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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08

Kitty Drew Her Down Beside Her.
and tense. Kitty put her arm round
her and sat down on the bed beside
her.
Tom Bowyer's a beast, Molly" she
said. But most men are. If you give
them the least bit of encouragement"
II never encouraged him." cried
Molly, sobbing violently. I've always
hated the sight of him. He has some
power over father"
"He seems very fond of you," sug-
gested Kitty.
do you call that fondness? I hate
him. / hate the sight of him."
Kitty stroked her cheek softly. You
haven't met very many men, dear. Love
doesn't amount to very much. And it
happy with Joe, after the first month
or two"
Molly looked at her in wonder. why,
| thought you and Joe loved each
other!' she exclaimed.
II admired Joe and respected him.
And then, there was not the dreadful
specter Of poverty with him. Joe was
a man like VIII Carruthers, he'd keep
his word, no matter at what cost"
Molly sprang TO her feet. What are
you limiting att" she cried Historically.
what word is VIII keeping? Do you
mean his promise to meT"
Kitty drew her down beside her.
Cant you see, Molly, dear-Heaven
knows how I hate hurting you, but I'm
thinking Of your happiness as we'll as
Wilrs-can't you see that it was only
a passing episode to him, this engage
ment?"
Molly sat perfectly silent, fixing her
eyes on Kitty's face.
"If he had mean it, wouldn't he
have written oftener from Clayton?"
"HOw long was he i'll, then?" cried
Molly.
HE was In bed q few days after you
left. or course, he couldn't resume his
work till his arm had healed, but he
wasn't what you could call i'll. At
least, he went to the directors office
every day to work on tho plans"
Her blue eyes, tranquil as a child's,
looked into Mol'y's gray ones. Pres
emily Molly laughed.
ITO think / didn't know" she said.
81 have been blind, haven't /? And I
thought that it was you who had
ceased to love me-"
IL, Molly. dear? Well-it was pretty
hard, coming here with Will Carruthers
and feeling you ought to know, and
not daring to speak. But please don't
take my word about the man you're en-
gagged to. l feel like a mischief-maker.
But l love you, dear, and ! like Will,
and l do feel he isn't to blame. That's
why l came to you. And I've no doubt
he's honorable enough to say nothing
at all, If you want to-"
kitty" Molly sprang to her feet,
quivering with indignation.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08

81 always loved YOU, VIII, ana it
was my right to love you. 1t was you
built up In your mind all that about my
loyalty to Joe. l cared for Joe in a
way, but that was all. If you imagined
all that you did, was | 10 blame for it?
Sometimes you nearly drove me crazy
with your talk about Joe, about his
work, about my loyalty to him, when
| vas hungry for your love.
I'm ashamed-G~l knows how I'm
ashamed to tell you this. You made
me, VIII. While joe lived | was true
to him. I'm free, and YOU are free, and
love cannot be bound. And | doIf't
care a snap Of my fingers for the Mis-
satibi. | care for YOU. I'm shameless
now, when | say this, but you should
have seen-you should have known.
What right had you TO drOne out your
refrain Of Joe, Joe, all the day TO me,
when my heart was crying out for you,
and you would not hear it? | want
your love, VIII! / want you TO love
me, and to take me away from Mani
toba, where I'll never hear Of the Mis-
satibi again-Or joe"
Afterward it seemed to Wilton like
a dreadful dream. Gently he put her
arms from his neck, and rose TO his
feet. And, because the nature Of the
man was Of that simplicity that in
stinctiyely understands, it was not an
ger, but a deep pity that filled his
heart.
I'm sorry, Kitty" he said. "What
you have told me makes an end Of
much that have planned and dreamed
of. 1t takes the zest out of things. 1t
was my fault. Let us go back"
She looked at him with white face,
set lips and blazing eyes. She rose
without a word, declining his hand,
and without a word they went back
along the cleared road in the twilight.
He left her at her door,
He went TO his shack and sat at his
desk for a whole hour, his head rest
ing heavily in his hands. All that he
had given his life to seemed broken,
his ideals outraged; his love for Molly
was the lodestone of his life, but even
love Is not all q man has to live for.
After a long time he was aware of
a low tapping at his door. He rose
and opened it. Kitty stood there in the
gathering darkness. She came a few
steps into the Office, and stopped.
"Will," she said IN a low voice. 81
want to ask you to forget. 1t was true
what | told you-partly true. But |
was overweight and weak"
The heavy cloud that hung about
him partly lifted. Wilton graSped at
the hope she gave him as a man, con-
WINGED against his will, turns again to
his accustomed habits of thought, and
will not see.
kitty" he said, II should have
known. / was blind. l looked for per-
lection. / was to blame. Let us for
get it ALL"
She answered in the same strained,
m~onotonous voice. II did love joe"
she said. "In a way, l did. AS much
as women mostly love their husbands.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08

[ did it would have been quite wrong,
[ felt, not to have told the truth
81 agree said Mr.. Coyote.
"'But tell me- he added, after a mo-
ment, why do you think you liked
me?'
"'Oh, Mr.. Coyote Mrs. Coyote said,
I think it was your voice.
"'Your voice sounded lonelier and
nigher-pitched and more wailing and
wild than any other coyotes voice !
had ever heard.
81 had heard a good many wailing
voices too. All yes, when | heard you
at night wailing at the top of your
coyote lungs l said to myself that 1t
was the coyote with that voice who
would win me quickly if he should
come to tell me he cared for me.
1.-The coyotes wall at night over
the plains is such a fascinatingly wild
wail-and yours, dear Mr.. Coyote, was
the best Of air."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
MR.. AND MRS. COYOTE

"A great many coyotes, or prairie
wolves as they are also known said
Daddy, had gone hunting.
among them were Mr.. and Mrs.
Plains Coyote whose special names
were Mr.. ana Mrs. c.
That was SO as not to mix them up
with the others. But we will call them
Mr.. ana Mrs. Coyote for they are the
only ones were going to talk about
this evening.
Now, many of the coyotes were on
THIS hunting trip. Our Mr.. and Mrs.
Coyote had brought along their four
teen young Coyote children.
THE Coyotes, you know, live mostly
upon the Western plains where they
love it best.
"They are something like wolves
in looks, and in size they are some
times as large rs the gray wolves
and sometimes very much smaller.
They DO not usually hunt in big
family groups and gatherings. For
they are not nearly so sociable as the
wolves-though they make nice pets
when taken young, and the wolves
would not do quite so well as pets!
"The- fourteen Coyote children had
been born in a burrow which had been
dug in a bank and they had always
been very comfortable and happy.
"Thls was their first hunting trip
and they were very much excited
about it. There were other Coyote
children along too.
"AIr. and Mrs. Coyote were a little
apart from the others. They could see
hat the children were all right. The
Coyotes were all talking about the
poultry they expected to get on this
rip.
land we will be clever as we have
always been clever they said.
"'People try to get rid of us, but
we're smart. We can run so quickly.
We have so much intelligence. And
we're nice Coyotes, after all. They'd
miss US if there weren't any more of
us about
They all agreed that this vas true
and so they all said they would be
very careful about being trapped or
captured themselves. They talked
happily of those things they would
eat, and of the dessert Of berries they
would have after Il good meat course,
"NIr. and Mrs. Coyote were talking,
though, Of other things.
Coyotes are devoted mates and
never desert each other throughout
their coyote lives.
"'Tell me, Mrs. Coyote said Mr..
Coyote, why you were so kind as to
like me?'
"It wasn't kindness on my part
said Mrs. Coyote.
"'NVhat was it then?' asked Mr..
Coyote.
"He hoped he knew the answer!
cit was love- said Mrs. Coyote. 4
loved you and when you asked me If
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08

The most uncommon. thing is com-
mon sense.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
CHAPTER VII--Continued,

But she went on without needing
him, until she stood almost at the end
of the shaking structure. 1t was a
dangerous place. The wind blew
strongly, sending her skirts flying
about her, and tumbling her hair upon
her shoulders.
Come back, Kitty !" called Wilton,
making his way across the planks I'M
til he reached her side. He put out his
hand to steady her. Then he saw that
the tears were streaming down her
checks.
"Why, Kitty, what Is itY" he begged.
81 didn't hurt your
She shook his hand from her arm
with q violent gesture, leaning back /;
and suddenly she lost her stance and
toppled from the edge of the trestle
anto the river below.
A plunge into that vlscous water was
more dangerous than n fall. Wilton
realized it instinctively. He leaped feet
airst and found himself struggling in
the sluey swamp, half mud, half wa
ter. Kitty, who had fallen into the
center of the stream, appeared half a
dozen feet away, her white face up
turned, her hands catching for support
as the shallow current carried her to-
ward. the lake.
Fighting madly, Wilton detached his
almbs from the sucking mud and man
aged to grasp her skirt as she drifted
past him. With a desperate effort he
drew her to him and struggled
through the yielding muskeg until he
was able to catch an upright of the
frestle-work.
He glanced at Kitty as he halted to
catch his breath. She lay passive In
his arms. her eyes closed; she seemed
to have tainted, but she breathed cas-.
ily, though quickly. Her dripping
clothes chung to her tightly, and her
fair hair streamed over his arms.
Then, Flooding through the yielding
swamp, he struggled OF until he
reached the shore. Kitty opened her
eyes and fixed them upon his.
Thank God. we're all right now 7"
said Wilton. at was a near thing In
that muskeg. You lie quiet and rest q
little. and then Wen hurry back, and
you must change your things quickly"
There was a quick catch of Kitty's
breath. "Oh, Will, you are so blind ~
she whispered. Couldn't you see? Are
you going to make me tell you, Will!
Are you going to make me tell you
that l love you?"
She put her arms about his neck, and
her face on his shoulder. Wilton, dunn
founded, hardly stirred; he did not
know what to do.
"Tll tell you because I see l must"
she whispered. "Tve always loved you,
viii. And / never cared for Joe."
kitty! !"
The cry that broke from his lips
held all the anguish Of HIS disilluslon-
ment. His face grew scarlet. He tried
to free himself. but she chung tightly
to him.
you've made me tell you, Will, and
you must hear me now" she said. II
v cared for Joe-not in that way,
He wanted me- and l thought / could
learn to love him. / was happy with
him. but what could he expect? He
would have been old enough to have
been my father. What right had he TO
MARRY me, ignorant as l was Of love
and OF the world? I was happy with
him--till met you.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
~Well?" asked Kitty, breathfn,

uuiNhig
"By the end Of the year your shares
will be worth nothing. You'll be ruined
II will be impossible to raise the CAPT.
tai TO keep rhe line, either. It's a
shame that CarrutherS should waste
his time and strength trying to carry
ont on impossible dream. If you could
sell your shares ut par when the note
falls due, you could pull out, and you
and he could make z sensible invest
mcnt. He'd soon get over the disap-
pointment. You could see To that"
lie could not hide the flicker Of a
smile. Kitty saw il, and loathcd Bow
yer the more. She knew he vas play
ing ON her hopes, and Yet the sudden
vision made her heart beat furiouSly.
I'm going to marry Molly he con-
tinucd. II swear that ! possess the
power to make her my wife. But
want the line in return. want to see
some Of Joe's papers. They're yours,
and YOU can let me see them without
doing wrong, ana youll be helping Car
ruthcrs indirectly. They're in his safe.
You know the combination.
iii marry her this fall. You can
trust inc, Mrs. Bostock, because you
oyerSaw just how ! feel about her"
Kitty tapped softly at the door OF
Molly's He's gone, dear" she
whispered. Let me come in TO you"
The bedstead vas dragged back.
Molly stood before her, Whitehead
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
"a LOVE YOU!"

SYNOPSIS.-Looking over Big
Muskeg, a seemingly impossible
swamp in the path OF the Missa-
tibi railroad, Joe BOstock, builder
of the line, ana Wilton C~arruthers,
chief of engineers, are considering
the difficulties. A rifle shot instant
ly Kills Bostock and breaks car
ruthers' arm. C%arruthers tries to
carry the body 10 a post OF the
Hudson's Bay company, where Nc
Donald is the factor. McDonald's
daughter, Molly, sees CarrutherS
struggling in the muskeg and drags
him from the swamp, with his bur-
den. UnaccOuntably, her father
objects to her saving Carruthers.
Weakened by his wound and eXer-
lions, Carruthers Is disturbed by
the appearance OF Tom Bowyer,
Bostock's business rival and par
sonal enemy. Bower insults Mol
ly, and Carruthers strikes him.
Carruthers declares his love for
Molly. She promises to be his wife.
Carruthers has TO reach the town
of Clayton to 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. THE snow, the
snow!" They set out on foot for
Clayton, reaching it with Car
ruthers in an almost dying condi-
ton. He is in time to foil Bostock's
enemies and keep control Of the
line for Mrs. Bostock. He finds
enemies at work at Big Muskeg.
Bower persecutes Molly with at
tentions. Lee Chambers asks Car
ruthers for work, saying he has
broken with Bowyer. C%arruthers
takes him on. Kitty Bostock, deep
ly In love with Carruthers, comes
TO live at the Big Muskeg.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
|CutiCura SoapI
|ClearS the Skinl
land Keeps il Clear
Will Clean Historic Edifice.
Soap Csc, Ointment Is and Soc, Talcum 25e.

Westminster abbey, London, is going
to have its first bath for many a year.
Prominent experts in old wood cary
ings of the Gothic and Norman peri
DDS, have discovered a preparation
which can be run over the wood of
the cid choir stalls and on the alatas-
ter of tombs, which will take off the
dirt, without harming the beautiful
work, bringing to light the wonderful
color effects of the old paints beneath
the dirt layers.
A preparation of lime, which will
give the historic abbey the effect Of
having been whitewashed when first
applied, will be painted on the outside
stone work OF the abbey, to clean the
gray stone back to its original colors.
At present the outside is, in places,
black.
The most uncommon thing is COM
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
RIGHT.

The teacher was trying to impress
upon her pupils the Importance Of do
ing right at all times, and to bring out
the answer bad habits" she in
luired: what Is that we find so
easy to get into and so hard to get
out OFF"
and then one little fellow answered.:
Bed"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
His Memory.

"How are you getting on In school?'
asked Willie's uncle.
"Fine," said the boy.
"Get any priZes?"
1.-TWO"
"What did you get them for?"
zone was for good memory and the
other" William halted and scratched
his head a m~oment-"I forget what /!
GOT the other one for"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08

l gave him all the love that was his
right. And / do care for the line. l
want you to wipe all memory Of this
afternoon out Of your mind. Try to
think of me as you used to-"
He took her hands In his. Its all
forgotten, Kitty" he said. "We won't
think Of 1t again."
But all that night his thoughts re-
volved about that dark spot In his
mind. which he had barred off. as If it
had been a prison.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-08
"Two-thirds Of the trestieWork
had disappeared, including a
great stretch Of the foundation"
(TO BE

Before the Police Came.
One Man TO Another-There's some
thing about you that l don't like. ]
believe 1t u your facet
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-11
ELMER LEWIS RIKER

Elmer Lewis Riker, age twenty
oufr, died last night at $3.50 o'clock at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. o. Riker, at Sparr, after a linger-
ing illness. Mr.. Riker served his
country in the world war, being in the
hospital corps. After his discharge he
was taken i'll and had been patient
sufferer for over a year.
He is survived by his mother and
father and two brothers, Clinton and
Orval Riker, who have the sympathy
of the community where the young
man was so well and favorably known
and where he gave promise of making
a fine citizen.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the
Methodist church at Sparr, Rev. Boat
wright officiating. Interment was
made in the cemetery at Anthony, the
pail bearers being selected from the
members of the Modern Woodmen, of
which order the deceased was mem
Der.
Sam R. Pyles & Company, under
takers, were in charge of the arrange
ments.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-11
BLITCHTON

Blitchton, May 1.-The jolly Jok-
ers met with Misses Winifred and
Geneva McCully May 3rd and differ
ent health topics were discussed.
White and yellow cake with hot choc-
olate were served the guests. The
club will meet with Misses Lillian and
Lois Bitch May 18th. The club and q
number of outside friends enjoyed a
picnic at Silver Springs Saturday aft
ernoon. After swim in the Springs
all enjoyed refreshments Of ice tea,
sandwiches and cake.
Mr.. Fenton Bitch of 0cala spent
Sunday afternoon and night with his
parents here.
Rev. Burnette of Williston preached
at the Baptist church Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. ]. G. Coulter got truck load
of goods from 0cala Saturday.
Mr.. Roland Bitch spent Tuesday
attending court at the county seat.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-11
DARLINGTON ALEXANDER

An approaching wedding of inter-
est to Ocala friends is that of Miss
Maude Alexander to Mr.. Edward Dar-
lington, which will ltake place at the
brides home in Brooksville on the 7th
of June.
Miss Alexander is well known in
Ocala, having visited her on several
occasions as the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. E. I. Helvenston, and has a large
circle of friends here who will be in
terested in the announcement of her
approaching marriage. Miss Alexan-
der is also a granddaughter of the
late DIR. Thomas Gary of this city She
is a graduate of Johns Hopkins and is
now holding responsible position at
the head of DIR. Helms sanitarium in
Tampa.
Mr.. Darlington during the world
war saw active service as a lieutenant
in the aviation corps. He is now a
salesman for the Oldsmobile distribu-
tors in Tampa.
The wedding will be very quiet
one, after which the couple will visit
Cuba on their wedding trip. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Helvenston and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Gary will probably be
among the out of town guests at the
wedding.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-11
PUTTING IT IN
ITS PROPER PLACE
Prohibition Enforcement Unit Should
Change from Treasury to Depart
ment of Justice

Washington, May 11.-(Associated
Press) of the prohibition
unit from the treasury to the justice
department as part of the general
scheme of governmental reorganiza-
ton was said today to have received
the approval of Secretary Mellon and
Attorney General Daugherty.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT = WAS
INDICATED
The report of the special treasury
committee which made an inventory
of the supplies and equipment of the
bureau of printing and engraving,
following the recent reorganization OF
the bureaus personnel, completed to-
day, is understood to be substantial
vindication of the declaration by treas
ury officials no material output Of IL
legal bond, note or stamp issues has
taken place within recent years. The
report will record, however, discrep-
ancy of some fifty sheets found when
a check was made of the special paper
used in the bureau for printing bonds
and notes.
COOPER TAKES LEVERS PLACE
The selection of Governor Robert
Cooper of South Carolina, to fill the
vacancy on the federal farm loan
board due to the resignation of AS
bury F. Lever, is understood to have
been made by President Harding.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-11
ocALA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY IL, 1922
STERN'S OFFER FOR
MUSCLE SHOALS
Doesn't Seem So Good as Henry Ford's
But Will Probably Suit the Poll
ticians Better

Washington, May 11.-(Associated
Press THE new proposal for lease
and operation of Muscle Shoals sub
mitted by L. Stern. consulting engi-
neer and manufacturer of Baltimore,
was made public today by Chairman
Norris of the Senate agriculture COM
mittee.
Stern offered to- take over the
property for operation for term of
twenty-five or fifty years, or such
other time as is agreeable, to COM
plete the plant at government cost and
repay for all expenditures already
made at the rate of two per cent an
nually. The power developed would
be used to manufacture fertilizers and
other projects.