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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

mo. l knew nothing about IL TO,
two or three days after that"
"Was his demeanor that of a guilty
man7"
Payne leaped to his feet. 81 object
10 that question r he shouted. But
Bower was already answering:
He looked like a man mad with
fear"
AS he spoke he glanced upward.
There came a scream from the gallery,
and Kitty fell back, faintlng in her
chair.
The court adjourned until the NOR
row Payne went to his client almost
Immediately.
what do you make of IT ALI" asked
Wilton grayely.
ut looks bad" answered Payne.
II was a fool to hide Joe's death.
Inquire for Kitty when you 90 back
and try 10 let me know how she is,
won't your And tell her not to worry.
Tell her I'm going to pull out triumph
antiy, for the sake of the line,n said
Wilton.
fhent itll MIN Win lit ECcblfc W
put Kitty upon the stand. He did not
tell Wilton this. He would have
avoided this had II been possible. But
It "a the only chance remaining. The
jury might believe her.
Suddenly there leaped into Pnyne's
mind the conviction that
tbevmnr-
der. Nothing else could explain his
yindictiveness. lie learned that Kitty
was recovering, and, before returning
to inform Wilton, he had the impulse
to go TO Jim Belts quarters. He want
ed TO see the only man who still be-
lieYed In Wilton's innocence.
At Belts home he was told that the
old man had left Clayton two weeks
before, and had not yet returned.
Payne made his way slowly back 10
the Jail. He had to uphold his faith
alone-his faith In an acqulttai. 1t
was the hardest job he had eyer had
In his life.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
XIX


Payne was struggling with his per
plexlties about a month before the
date set for the trial Rhen4IImEBefts
and Kitty came 10 his office. Kitty
sobbed out her story, while Payne lis.
tened In utter amazement
"Why did you do this. Mrs. Bos-
tock7" he asked, when he had heard
her 10 the end.
because ! love VIII and wanted to
help him." she answered.
"You are willing to tell this story In
the wItness-box just ns-you'ye told II
10 me?"
~ Will" cried Kitty. IF II will
save Will-if It's needed to save him"
AS the day Of the trial drew nearer
Payne knew wins case was desperate.
Public opinion was infiamed against
him, and Bowyer's sklllful campaign
had borne rich fruits.
Without animus, but I'm the resolve
to clear his own reputation for laxity,
Quinn had worked up the case until
each link appeared complete. Ander-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
CHAPTER XXI


The second day of Wilton's trial was
occupied by the handwriting experts
gentlemen brought to Clayton at fat
fees, who unanimously testified that
the signature on the transfer was gen
uine, and those on the checks forger-
les. On the third day the defense
opened. and Payne called Kitty, reso-
lutely ignoring alike Wllton's signals,
and the ROY lawyers satisfaction,
and Bowyer's vulpine smile.
"The defendant was d friend Of your
~husband?" he asked.
MY husbands greatest friend" she
answered.
HE brought his body back to Clay
ton under great difficulties. although
his arm was broken?"
yes"
"Nhat was his attitude toward you
and the Mlssatibl company"
"He wanted me to help him fight to
hold II for me, on Joe's account"
"And he asked you to come to Big
Muskeg to live?"
"He tried TO stop me. II was
my suggestion, because / wanted to
follow the work"
Payne shot a f~ieetfng glance at the
jury. They were watching Kitty with
unchanged faces; but there IA no
disbelief ON them.
cat the portage you met afr. Bowyer
one evening. / believer"
"Yes."
.sTeu us the conversation that en-
sued"
II caught him trying TO embrace Miss
Mcdonald. He told me that he loved
her, and would win her from Win Car
ruthers. He tainted me with being In
iove with WIN. I was. / ami"
She drew herself up proudly and
flung out the words with inde~scribable
energy. The whole court was eiectri-
fed by her words and manner. Ii stag
gered Payne. 1t was n of the worst
things she could have said. He did
not dare glance at the jury.
"what was the nature of the bargain
that Mr.. Bowyer offered7" continued
the lawyer.
sHe said he would win Miss McDon-
aid and get her put OF my way IL /
help him gain control of the
MlssatIbi. And he asked me to give
him the combination OF the safe, so
he could examine some papers
there. He said 1t was my safe. and
controlled the line. so that / would be
doing no wrong"
aWhat answer did you maker"
81 gave him the combination" an
swered Kitty In q low voice.
GRO BE CONTINUEDJ /
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
WILL RETAIN OLD COACHES
Williams College Authorities Likely to
Keep the Men Who Have
Done Good Work

Present Indications are that there
win be few changes In the list of
coaches for major athletic teams at
Williams college next year despite the
engagement of Guerdon Messer as ath-
letic director. Oficial announcement
has been made In all cases, but Percy
Wendell. the old Harvard star. Will
surely be back TO coach In football.
while Jack Coombs. formerly Of the
Athletics Ia slated to look after fall
baseball practice. Doctor Seeley IL
practically sure Of being In charge Of
track again. Nothing has been said
In regard to basketbAn coach for next
year, but II wosld not be surprising II
John Shanahan OF North Adams was
reappointed. ~ he has me With II
csllent success during the iast two
years. Considering the numerous handi
cans which faced him- He has built
10 Z systsm which should commences
to bear fruit naxf ssaaoaL
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

He was In a fever to be gone. lie
wanted his rife he cleaned and oiled
It. He asked for his snowshoes. and
began examining the strings. AS Molly
gave them to him she suddenly per-
ceiyed that one of the strings vas
broken. And there flashed into her
mind the memory Of her discovery be-
side the portage on that day when she
saved Wilton.
She would not let the dark thought
in her heart come into consciousness.
But she kneeled at the factors side.
her arms around him. "Nhat is trou-
bling you?" she pleaded. "Tell me-"
Mcdonald was shaking like an
aspen. TITS naething. lassl" he bah
bled. IF I've repaid, it's for wrong
that was done me and mine"
what have you done? Whom have
you repaid2 You must tell me-"
He clutched at her. II warned him
what would be II he came between me
and mine. And when he sent VIII
Garruthers to steaI you from me-for
he was at the back of that shot
him"
"Whom2s
Melly's gray eyes searched into his
soul.
Joe Bostock -
After a long time Molly tool the fac.
tors hands In hers. "We'H go on" she
said in hard voice. Thank God,
pa-Innaeent-man has~baea1ampQssedy
III stay with you. I'll never speak Of
this again. But If ever the guilt is un-
justly placed on anyone you will go
back TO Clayton and confess the truth.
or I'll denOunce you"
AYE, I'll go back, Molly" he cried.
mo man shall hang for me. / swear
lt-if ye1l stay by me till then, Molly"
She left him, and, with a singular
clarity of mind, as If there were moth.
Ing more to fear or hope, and no
for further feeling, she went TO the
door and looked out across the snow
bound wilderness.
She saw a figure t%rarnping through
the snow toward the mission. And
thus Jim Belts found her.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

He has been with the American inter
allied boxing team at Paris, France,
1919, and the American Olympic box
ing team at Antwerp, Belgium, 1920.
He is now teaching the istic art to
coaches at the University of Illinois
coach's school.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

sen. who followed the Indian witnesses,
testified reluctantly that he had over.
heard Wilton request the pseudo po-
licemen to delay their journey to Clay.
ton, as he did not wish Joe Bostock's
death to be known, for business rea-
sons, until some time later.
There followed Papillon and Jean
Passepartout. who stated that they
had been told by the outlaw, Hackett,
that Wilton had murdered Joe Bostock.
Having already come to the same opin-
ion, and being afraid Of having. the
guilt laid to them, they had decided to
run away.
Suddenly there came a buzz OF ex-
element In the court room. All eyes
were turned toward the crown attor-
ney, at whose side stood Bowyer him.
self; and II was evidently the inten-
ton Of the prosecution to call him to
the stand.
Payne's eyes, attracted upward sud
denly, saw Kitty In her widows black.
seated In the front row of the cutlery,
her eyes fixed in terror upon the new
conner. And. as If drawn by the force
OF her will, Bowyer looked MP and
Payne saw the flicker of a smile cross
his red, vulpine c~ountenance.
Bowyer, called, deposed that he had
known Joe Bostock intimately for sew
eral years. They had always been
friendly, though often business rivals.
"When did You first learn Of his
DEATH" asked the crown attorney.
Not for several days after"
but you met the accused at the
Hudson's Bay company's store at Big
Muskeg a few days after the eventf'
Two days after"
"What did he say TO you about the
~tragedyr
HE told me Joe Bosfock was not
with him"
"And he said nothing about his
desthy'
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

ton he holds with the institution Of
learning demands that he be among
those present some time after the
opening of school.
Robertson earned fame when ne
pitched a no-hit, no-runner-on-irst
base game at Detroit April 80. He has
been a fairly good pitcher this season
aside from that notable achievement,
and, with another season or two In the
big leagues, viii develop into one of
the leading mound men, 1t Is believed.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
I.cklno In Consideration.

AZ long as the grass In a Chicago
public park Ii healthy and greer
rbe citizens seem to look upon IL al
some sort OF garden and keep on OF IL
m the signs command them. When
n begins to die out. however. their re
s,qct o IL Instantly vanishea
A man In q hurry started n day to
cr,s across . yellow patch In the
upper park. but was stopped by .
policeman
4sWhnf difference does II makeY" de-
msndsd the citizen The xrs. ia half
dead already.
-8ure." aid the indignant oobcer.
~ r. had = sick friend would 70 Be
waikiki On his stomach --Hsspsrs
Magazine
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
THOUGHT HE WAS OUT

; One day the Cardinals were
{ playing at Philadelphia and Pat
! Flaherty. the s0uthpaw.- wHs- On
TIE Sab for che QaakeFs Pat
/ had a deceptive motion TO first
| base and often fooled not only
! the runners, but the batters.
st. Louis got a man to first
, and Steve Evans came up to
, bat. Pat kept pegging over to
| first and to the plate, winding up
/. by having two strikes and three
balls on Steve.
Pat suddenly, with a brilliant
move, threw to first. Evans
thought he was hurting at him
and took a vicious swat-at
Pats motion.
Thoroughly disgusted with
himself. STEVE threw his bat
down and started back to the
Card bench.
Here, there, where are you
going?" demanded the umpire.
Il struck at that; I'm out,
amt II" said Steve.
The Cardinal manager made
Evans return to the plate and
complete his turn.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
CHAPTER Xxx
Ths Guilty Mani

The inquest on the bodies Of Hack
EFT and Lee Chambers had established
the fact. ascertained by a s~earch-party
on the day after the fire, that there
were no human remains under the
charred timbers of the camp. Notwith'
standing this, when the attempts made
to trace Mcdonald and his daughter
fafied, II was generally believed that
they had been lured there by the OUT.
laws, and had either died in the flames
or had been murdered and their bodies
disposed of.
Jim Belts had nothing more substan-
tial than anyone else on which TO base
his search. He vas resolved 10 free
Wilton, and, having failed with Kitty,
he determined to discover the other
woman who, he felt sure, had been
mixed up In Wllton's life-if she
still lived.
Jim Belts built up the theory that
Wilton had arrived at the camp too
late to save the girl from Bowyer, and
that, h~alf-crazed, she had fled with her
father into the wilderness. He went
to the fishing camp and spent a day
prowling among the ruins~but he
learned nothing there. Then he went
TO the store. II was still empty, for
a new trading post was being estHb-
llshed northward. and the company had
not replaced the factor, perhaps would
not do so. Belts broke In.
Everything was as 1t had been on
the night of the fire. But Belts quick
ly discovered that someone had been
there since. For In the dust that COW
cred the floor of Molly's bedroom were
the faint imprint of feet. A woman's
foot
That was all the clue Belts got, but
II satisfied him. He cast about him,
northward and eastward, going into
every Indian encampment and talking
with the inhabitants. But II was a
week before he got his second clue.
Molly and her father left Wilton be-
side the road and crept stealthily into
the underground. When they were a
SUFFICIENT distance from the camp they
made a wide detour. crossed the road,
and took the trail back toward the
e~ncountering nobody on the
way.
There the factor got $500, and
made up a pack of food sufficient
for two weeks, journey They put
on their sn%owshoes and started east
ward.
Molly had noticed that the factors
paralysis had completely left him. She
said nothing to him about It, however.
TO bring 1t to his attention.
They travelled for eight days. On the |
Mcdonald showed signs of
he had overtaxed his
strength.
They were following an Indian track
that led TO a little Moravian mission.
miles farther on When hey
reached II at nightfall. Mcdonald was
In a raging fever and half-delIrious.
The brother In charge welcomed
them; he put the factor to bed and
nursed him a~ssidpously through a
sharp attack Of pleurisy. Mcdonald.
his delirium rayed necessarily. All
the ghosts Of the past tortured him.
Night after night he ruved, while
Molly tended him In his anguish But
4 last tho delirium left him, and con-
pctence, screaming into the sick mans
soul could M more pass the seal upon
ain up~
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

The New Rochelle handicap. at Q
mile and a sixteenth for three-year-
olds. with 5000 added. Is the out
standing feature of the eight stakes
announced for the autumn meeting at
Yonkers in October.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
Sporting Squibs
of All Kinds

New York Canoe club, organized in
1871, is the oldest In the United States.
Tilden, Johnston and Richards are
the three foremost singles lawn tennis
players In the world.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
TEACHES COACHES FISTlC ART
Spike Webb Is Putting Pep Into
Branch of sp~ortsranship at uni
sersity of Illinois.

Spike Webb, noted boxing coach. for
merly of the United States Naval
academy. where he coached boxing.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05

New York club, organized IN
! 1871, Is the oldest In the United States.
Tilden, Johnston and Richards are
the three foremost singles lawn tennis
players in the world.
A campaign to raise $2.0O0,000 for a
memorial stadium at the University of
Minnesota has been decided upon.
Golfers In Chicago are planning to
build an "all-star" course, with holes
that will be a composite of the best In
the country. 9
In Spain, tennis is played mainly on
clay courts. Grass courts are hard TO
cultivate there. The Royal Associa-
ton of Spain has "a clubs enrolled.
Ed Thorpe OF La Sale institute viii
be the referee of the annual Army
Navy football game to be played on
Franklin field. Philadelphia, November
Is.
A younger brother Of Earle Neale
of the Reds, and Washington and
Jefferson football coach, will be a
candidate for the Yale football team
this fall.
Jesse Pennington, famous captain of
the West Bromwich Albion soccer
team Of the English league, holder Of
81 international cups. has decided to
retire from the game.
notwithstanding the popularity of
sports In Philadelphia, the Quaker city
is by far the largest city In this cour-
try without a modern athletic club. A
company has been formed to supply
the need
The New Rochelle handicap. at O
and q sixteenth for three-year-
olds. with 5000 added. Is the out
standing feature of the eight stakes
announced for the autumn meeting at
Yonkers in October.
Good Time. a full brother to Hour !
less. BY Nexofoi-H ourgiass. and Inn
to this country by the owners
of the Lexington stable when a year
ling. will be trained for the jumps by
J. Carroll Good Time IL a thres~year
I'D ard has " started
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-05
COLLEGE CALLS PITCHER
Services of Charlie Robertson of the
White Sox Are Needed at
Sherman. Tex.

Charlie Robertson. the 'no-hit''
pitcher with the White Sox, is the
head coach of athletics at Austin uni
versity, Sherman, Tex. and the posi-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-08

OLD CAP BINNACE, RETIRED SEA
OQI7 SAID HE COULD NEVER
SLEEP IN ANYTHING But A
HAMMOCK HE HAS CHANGED
HIS MIND SINCE l4E HAS BEEN
LIVING IN AN APARTMENT
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-11
Ripping RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Upon the shelves the good books
stand. unblemished by a readers
hand; the gilt is fresh upon their
backs, the covers show no seams or
cracks; the stately tones with wis
dom stored make small appeal to read
ers bored by anything in print whose
drift is to instruct or to uplift. The
queenly dame who is in charge re
marks to me, Our stock is large OF
volumes stuffed with useful lore; we
have nine tons, or maybe more. Our
shelves are loaded to the guards with
works of sages and of bards, so choose
book to suit your need, and take il
home with you and read" I'm look.
ing for book" 1 say, "a noble work
by Bertha Clay, wherein a serving
maid named Luke is married to a belt.
ed duke; that mobiles jealous aunts
now rush to put cold poison in hel
mush; plot follows plot till readers
quail-this is an outline of the tale
and I'll be glad as glad can be, if you
can find this booksfor me" "Ah, Voc
is me-" exclaims the dame, you mod
ern birds are all the same. I thought
when I beheld you here, your face sc
thoughtful and austere, that from the
shelf you'd promptly jerk helpful anC
uplifting work. But no one wants those
noble tones; you reach for bunk likl
Sherlock Holmesi'"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-11

winter conditions are confronted it
will become more and more clear that
the bill is an outrageous one and steps
must be taken to guard against repi-
tition of the crisis that developed this
summer.
Every line of industry and business
and almost every household in the
country will feel the effects of the
coal controversy and if the general
public comes to the conclusion that
the same unfortunate state of affairs
is constantly imminent unless some
thing is<done it is a foregone conclu-
sion that something will be done.
Much will depend upon the diagno
sis of the experts and that in depends
upon the experts. They are called up
on for a report on the industry as q
whole with special reference to means
of stabilizing production, and under
this head comes "the ACCESSIBILITY OF
legislation having to do with govern.
ment or private ownership, regulation
or conrtol"
This is where the major operation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-11
Operation for King Coal
Miners Employment Irregular and Observation-Disclosures
ton of Industry May Follow Last Strike.

the miner has had to fight for and
get a wage scale unduly high in order
that he may live, when he is working
only one-half to two-thirds of the time.
and this in turn has resulted in in
creased prices to the consumer and in
multiplied disadvantages to the owners
of the high cost mines.
Under the strike settlements the
miners have gone back to work at the
old wage scales, and in addition to
this they have every reason to expect
more days of employment and more
overtime during the next 10 or II
months than they have ever had in
a like period. Accordingly the individ-
ual miner is elated and feels that the
strike was we'll worth all that it cost
him. Officials of the mine workers
organization, however, are inclined to
look farther ahead They know that
the wholly satisfactory conditions in
prospect will prevail only for a limit,
ed time, and that next year, or the
year after, the industry will be back
on a normal basis of too many workers
and too many mines unless in the
meanwhile something has been done
to stabilize it.
For this reason these officials wrote
into the agreements settling the strike
the provision for a governmental in
vestigation which resulted in the
bill passed by congress creating the
commission of seven experts to be ap-
pointed by the President. Leaders OF
the miners realize that permanent
good can come to their people only
through thorough rehabilitation OF
the coal industry, and they have prom
ised to cooperate with the commission
in every way. They say that the inves
tigation will vindicate all the con
tentions they have made to the ne
cessity of wage and working agree
ments on a national basis.
The operators were not so keen fol
the investigation, but they have agreed
to it and there is no reason to doubt
their good faith. A large element
among them is alive to the fact that
some reforms or changes must be
worked out III the coal industry.
| Public Interest
Is Vital One.
The public's interest in the work
about to be undertaken by the com
mission is vital, although many PEG
pie may be prone to jump to the con
clusion that everything is all right
now that the strike is over. The tota'
cost of the dislocation in the great
fuel industry will not be known fol
months, but as the weeks go by anC
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-11

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HERE'S A RICHMOND CASE
Joseph F. Mangold, proprietor Of a
barber shop, 322 Main St, says
Standing so much weakened my kid
neys. Sudden pains across my kid
neys took the life out of me- When
I bent my back bothered me and it
often felt so stiff and sore l dreaded
to move. My kidneys became in.
active. Doan's Kidney Pills bought
at Quigley's drug store fixed me up
Do you know when each variety
should be planted?
Do you know all about taking care
of them?
Do you know which varieties should
be transplanted to obtain the best re
suits?