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were Island Lake callers

ginbotham were Island Lake callers
on Wednesday of last week. e." ~
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. A. Randall and
Miss Manuel Wordon spent Sunday at
the Ray Wordon home at the G.. w.
Clark farm. .,. -:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Fellows have
moved from the R. r. Dickens place
across the lake, where they will do
farming this season. I'll .,.. = y
Robert Higginbothan, was a visit
or in Island Lake Sunday: - ~
Miss Nina Cook had as her guests
Sunday evening, Misses Ruth De
Long, Alice Henderson, Cora and
Dorothy Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Stephan, Henry and Cecil Higgin-
[botham, George Edwards, Chas. Lang
and N: B. Gardner. ...,; wi, :"
r. The, iWatson's entertained at din
ner Sunday Misses Ruth belong and
Alice Henderson, Messrs. Henry and
Cecil Higginbotham and Norman
Gardner. ~.
Missionary W. S. Cummings was a
visitor in the community last week be-
ing entertained at the Carl Jones, F.
~. Gardeners, E. r. Lees and at other
homes here. A most interesting les
son in Bible study was given Sunday
at a; meeting held at the consolidated
school house after Sunday school was
over. The attendance for Sunday
school was 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nelson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Ollom Sunday.
The big dance which was announced
for Saturday night at Nebish was
postponed and small club dance
given by the "Good Times Club"
members instead.
Mrs. VIM. Mcclellan is employed at
the Lake Julia sanitorium.
Rev. Blaine Lambert gave lecture
on New York City Monday evening at
the school house here and Side pic
lures were shown. This was in con-
nection with his missionary work.
Mrs. Marjorie Jones spent last
week in Bemidji with her. mother,
Mrs. M. w. Knox who has been i'll
for some time. - W.. ..,. :
T Mrs. A..sA.A Randall was the guest Of
her daughter, Mrs. c. E. Coffin Mon
day.
A number of friends Of Miss Chris
tine Stephan gave her a surprise
party last Wednesday evening before
! her departure for the twin cities
Thursday morning, where she will be
| with sister and will take a short
course in some business college in the
near future.
!. John and Elberta Lee visited the
| Cook children Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Parks enter
tanned MIR. and Mrs. N. l.. Knox and
children at dinner Sunday.
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md On ch of them carried hand-ax


and each ofsthem carried a hand-ax
for making stakes. ~%'
1t was not often that,the quiet HayeS
permitted himself to go into raptures
over anything; however, he went i'll
to raptures over the Moreland coal.
: 1t was, he declared, one of the best
propositions he had ever seen. 1t
was no wonder that Henderson Con
was determined to get possession OF
, ii, he said.
I Then they went to work.
; Ey shutdown two days later they had
chosen the route for the narrow-Sause
railroad and set stakes accordingly.
Hayes told his general manager that
with good force of men the last rail-
could be put down within two months.
During those two days they had
several times seen Henderson Goff In
company, with Black Adam Ball and
some of his relatives. Once they had
come upon Golf talking earnestly with
Saul Littleford, the big, bearded, gaunt
brother of the Littleford chief. Hayes
reminded Dale OF this, and said to
him further: - ~r,+>.
"Golr will have the Littlefords on
his side the. first thing you EnowI
Maybe some of the Littlefords, as well
us some Of the Balls, knew about this
coal before David Moreland got his
mountain by states grant at few cents
per acre. Ii you'll take my advice, Mr.
Dale, you'll make friends OF these two
sets just rs quick as you can"
Dale thrust his hand-ax inside his
belt and turned to the mining expert.
"Dyou know, was thinking Of that
same thing when you spoke" he re-
piled. "And / believe can manage 1t,
now that Miss Littleford's accidental
wounding has given the old feud such
Il big blow. I'm fairly sure can man
age it so far as Ben Littleford Is con-
cerned; it's john that's going TO be
hard to bring to-taw. lie should be
home this evening, il he's had good
luck, and III tackfe him-u soon as lie
comes."
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CHAPTER TX.
A Signal Victory.


:. The mining man Hayes. the major
and John Morelnnd were waiting at
ile gate when Dale, accompanied by
the moonslIiner, returned to the cabin.
Dale was the first to speak. He told
briefly Of that which had taken place
at tile blown-down sycamore, and ut
the last of it BY Heck Strengthened
proudly.
II be dadjimmed eff I hadn't hn'
pumped him so full O lead at the
couldn't enough o men got around
lin to tote Off his corpst. eff he hadn't
ha' drapped the towards gum" BY
Heck declared as fercely as he could.
cause NAV she seed in the cup at
Bill Dale was a-goin' to be right
pa'tickler friend o mine, igOl, and
has q habit O. takin' keer O my
friends. Now thar was my Uncle Bill,
him what could jump a sixteen.rall
fence"
ut was nine-rail fence, By" i'm
patiently cut in John M0reland.
you've done told that so much at
it's dang nigh wore out. S'posen ye
10 back thar to the orchard ahind o
the house and see what Gale and
Luke's a.doin'; hey, By"
Heck nodded and went toward the
orchard. lie knew they didn't want
him to overheac what they were going
to say, but it didn't offend him. 1t
wasn't easy to offend the gooI-natured
Heck.
Moreland turned to Dale. "Wcll?'
Dale turned to Hayes.
"Were going to begin the building
of, the little railroad At the earliest
nossible moment. And because don't
know anything about the work, Tn
going to ask you to take the lead. Nov,
there may be some fighting. r don't
want yon to 81 into thfs thing bIintl-
Il, you see. n. you're going 70 With
draw at ali, do it now" -. -,,..'.'' ~
i aim not. asSktranger to fighting"
Hayes replied mtlingIy. 1--we been
half "A dozen coal strikes. 81 l
think you may count on me. Mr.. Dale"
I, '"rhen lay eutsa plan for imnedl.
! ate action" ~
I'D suggest. acquicsced Hayes,
"that we send. to the little town In
the lowland for a supply Of picks and
ishorels, axes and! saws, hammers,
drills, and explosives. In the mean
! time, you and I can stake out the
WAY for the track"
It sounded businesslike, Dale
thought. ~
Within the hour John Moreland and
his son Caleb started for Gainesville
on foot, and in the older mans pocket
was money sufficient to buy the things
tthat were needed. a. - -1.2s
Dale and Hayes set out for the north
END Of David loreland's mountain,
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PLEASANT! VALLEY

The Pleasant Valley FARMERS club
met at the home of F. r. Webster
on Wednesday, Feb. l., with an at
tendance of about Is. Almost inter-
esting business session was held. New
members admitted were Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Nelson, Mr., and Mrs. Erisson,
Robert and Ben Higginleotham, Ar
thur Skipton..
A committee for taking care Of the
fair exhibits for, this year was APP
pointed. Frank Porter, for the East
side; Norman Knox, central. E. R.
Lee, southern part; Mrs. Carl Jones
and Mrs. c. E. Coffin to assist in the
women's part Of the exhibit. 1t was
voted that the society send a protest
against the fair being held in Aug-
ust instead of September, as former
lily. This was on 'account OF vegetables
corn, etc, not being matured enough
at that time to exhibit if held in Aug
ust. We would, like especially to ex-
hibit grains, vegetables and other
farm products in connection with the
stock. -
Visitors were: Mrs. Alfred Jones
of Big Falls, Mrs. j. A. Lauevi!le,
Misses Nina Stout, Olivia, Roy anu
Dorothy Porter and Messrs, Alandslee
,of Island Lake, Dahlman, Godding and
Pearson. The next meeting will be
held on Saturday, March at the
Up. V. school house, where the bachei-
ors will act as hosts at lunch. At this
| is election of officers for the coming
year, the meeting will be called at
1890 a. m. All members are urged
| to be present at this time. Visitors
are welcome to attend.
T. A, miscellaneous shower for Miss
Cora Watson, who is soon to become
bride, will be given by Mrs. J. B.
Higginbatham at her home OF Feb.
II, in the evening.
Howard Porter came home from
Crookston camp Sunday and went to
Bemidji on dental business Monday.
Paul Winebrenner Of Bemidji is Wis.,
ting Harry Rustvalt. VT :.,...
| Jack Stephan is laying of work
as engineer at Crookston camp on
account Of illness.
Mr.. and MRS.. E. Randall were
visitors at Frank Porter's Sunday. 20
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Saterlee enter
tanned NJ. and Mrs. Carl Jones Sun
Jack McNallec, who has recently re-
turned from Canada, was guest at
the Carl Staerlee home Monday and
Tuesday,:
| Dan O'Keefe, who was ill at his
home for a time was removed to the
hospital in Bemidji, where he has been
the past two weeks.
! Mrs. alfred Jones of Big Lake
spent 2, few days last week at the
J. l.. Jones home here.
Miss Dorothy Randall spent Sum
day at the Curtis Thompson home.
Sam Fellow called at E.; R. Lees
Sunday. ...
Earl Bucklen and Chas. B. Funk
were out from Benlidji Friday on
matters of business.
Prof. A. NJ. Ripple was in Bemidji
! the first part of the week, attending
! to business matters.
Miss Cora Watson was a guest at
the F. r. Webster and j. B. Higgin-
! botham homes for few days last
week.
John DeFoe and family after Wis.
iting ct Red Lake, returned to then
Ehome at Cass Lake driving through
with team and sleigh Monday, stop
ping at E. R. Lees over noon.
! The Tenn Mile Lake school house
will be moved by, the .Allenslee boys
to the consolidated school grounds
to be used for teachers cottage.l
Miss Cora Watson and Henry Hig
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. Together they started across David
Moreland's mountain, walking rapidly,
with Dale leading. IT,. ,..~
Darkness came down on them when
they had covered half the distance.
The great hemlOcks and poPlars
doomed spectral and gaunt in the early
starlight. The almost impenetrable
Tickets OF laurel, and Ivy whispered
uncanny things. and their seas Of pink
and snowy bloom looked somehow
ghostly. New and then there was the
pattering OF some little animals feet
on the dry, hard leaves Of bygons
years A solitary brown owl poured
out its heart in weird and melancholy
cries TO the night it loved. Thefe was
thef faint, far.oft laying of q hound,
and the soft swish OLA Nightmares
, Wings. ~
'A MEN from the core OF civilization
must feel these things Of the wilder
moss 80 ~ = $sEI5.a g.
'. Suddenly Dale drew back. and stood:
StiI- In the trail ahead, Standing as
JIlbt-V1lit'SS us tHe titSS fuupot was
the tall figure of a man. 1t was almost
as though lie were there to bar the
way. ~ =. -
The two went on slowly. .The figure
didn't move. Dale spoke, and the form
came to life. 1t was BY Heck: he was
leanlns on the mtzzlc OF his rifle.
ITS you, is II, Bill, old boy?" He
yawned siuggishly. II was a-waitin'
here TO- you. l reckonrI must ha,
went to sleep a-standin' here on my
feet! I've got news, BILL = g. ,
'Out with it, y -s -, .s.-.' -
~, 1--WE been a-trailin' Henderson Goft
all day." Heck said in guarded. tones.
lies shore got them lOwdown Balls
to bellevin, they're already million
hairs" = 49,. -
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CAPTAlNCY OF
ST. PAU. FORCE AT STAKE

St. Paul, Feb. 1O.-The detective
captaincy of the local police force
is at stake in the civil service ex-
aminations being held here today.
The position is now held by Herman
Val, who was Professionally appointed
after the removal of G. w: Wells.
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SYNOPSIS.

cHAPTER I.-YounE Carlyle, wilburton
Dale. or 'Bnl Dale" as he elects to be
known, son OF a wealthy coal operator,
John X. Dale, arrives 1T tho Halfway
Switch, in eastern Tennessee. abandon
bride. Patricia claverins, Mt the altar
determined to max: his own way IN ,.I nfei
ms meets naA: M.sS c fsP,sal
lands home. Moreland II chief OF his
clan" which has an old. fsud with the
IHttlefords. He tells Dale o. tho killing
man named Carlyle. Morelands descrip-
ton Of "Carlyle'' causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
CHAPTER II.--Dale arranses to make
his home with the Aroreland family. for
whom he sntertains a deep respect.
CHAPTER 111.-Talkins with "Bahe"
Lttleford next day. Dale Is ordered by
"Hlach Adam. Ball. bully Of the district.
to leave This girl" alone. Dale replies
ssdy t soa they sa1 rn s;d ap H EnR.
ranges WITH John Norsland TO develop
Dayid's coal deposits. Ben IAttleford
sends challenge to John Moreland to
meet him with his followers next day. In
battle. Moreland agreeA
r------z-A-
CHAPTER 1V.-During the night all
thu guns belonging to the Iittlefords and
the Morelands mysteriously disappear.
CHAPTER v-pnle arranEes to 60 to
Cincinnati to secure money for the min
Ing OF the coal. The two clans find their
weapons, which the women had hidden.
and line up for battle. 'Babe." in an
effort to stop the fighting. crosses to the
MOreland side OF the river, and IS acct
dentally shot by her father and seriously
wounded.
CHAPTER VITO get proper surgical!
aid, John Moyeland. Ben LIttleford and
Dale convey BABE" unconscious. to the
city. Doctors assure them she IS not
seriously hurt. Dale meets an old friend,
Patricia C1apering., Telling his father Of
David MoreIand's coal, the old gentle
mans actions convince his son OF his
fathers guilt IN the killing Of Moreland.
CHAPTER Wilt Is arranged that
"Babe' is to. stay with Mrs. McLaurin
TO- be educated. Dale, refusing his faith
sr'A prOffered financial aid to develop the
mine. interests Newton Wheatley, capt.
Dale -alizes he loves Babe"
CHATTER VIII. Returning to the
Halfway Switch. Dale meets Major
Bradley, lawyer, and real friend Of the
Indiintaineers: whom he engages IA
Con, 'of ?eytl repute, tries to bride Dale
to betray the Moreiands By selling him
the coal deposits, and telling them they
are OF little value. Dale attempts 10
thrash him, but Got draws a revolver
Dale Is unarned.
(ContinueI from last issuc)
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CHAPTER 1V.-During the night all
tho guns belonging to the Iittlefords and
the MoreIands mysteriously disappear.
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sure. If they have some, maybe they
will sell them to us for enough money
to buy real for sure American shoes
with. At least we can try it."
SO they went. Peggy and her uncle,
and they had a beautiful time. They
found the quaint little Dutch village
with its charming little houses and
one big sure enough windmill. And
better still, they found the little chill
dren with the same wooden shoes and
one little girl. just Peggy's size eX-
actly, was more than willing to sell
her shoes to a little girl whose uncle
was as generous as Uncle Ed was that
day. So the shoes became Peggy's
and her costume vas complete.
1 wish there was time to tell you
all about the play at Peggy's school.
and all about the fun they had at re-
hearsals and all that. But maybe
you've been in a play yourself and
don't need to be told about that sort
of fun. b
But anyway, the play vas a big sue
cess and everybody said Peggy looked
exactly like a really truly little Dutch
girl with her hair down her back and
her wooden shoes and everything and
that she acted very, very well.
After she came home from school
hat afternoon, she put her costume
away so carefully in a box in her room
and thought she was all through using
it for a long time.
That's just how little she knew.
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For no matter what she was doing
after that, Peggy kept thinking about
hat costume under the bed and the
wooden shoes. and wishing she could
dress up again and be a little Dutch
girl-even If there wasn't a play.
She thought about it so much tina
one day at noon time, she decided to
come home right after school and play
hat she was "a little Dutch girl, and
go off in a dark forest.
Right there Peggy was pretty mixed
up. Dutch girls live in Holland n
there are no dark and gloomy forests
in Holland as Peggy would have
learned in the very next grade. Hol-
land is a land of sunshine and canals
and tiny, beautiful little fields are
taken ARE of better than some of our
yards. 1t is way over in Central Eu-
rope that the dark forests grow. quite
a way off from Holland.
Still, if she had known that, per-
haps she wouldn't have planned to
dress up and play go to the forest and
then perhaps--hut that's getting
ahead of the story.
On the very next afternoon Peggy
ran skipping home from school as
early as she possibly could and, in
stead of stepping to play with the 9TH
er girls, she hurried right into her
house and up to her room. She took
the costume out of the big wooden
dress box that rolled under the bed
and nut il on.
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F ftTTHE YOUNG NC pEopIEF%

courage and he burrowed in n found
a stick which he had put there him.
self some weeks before. With the
stick he made a deep furrow in the
snow as he walked to the right of
the rick. but when he tried to retrace
his steps, the furrow was all covered
up. But he went on trying and dug
deeper.
He had been out in the blizzard an
hour and a numbness was stealing
over him. Some Of the pain and cold
was sinking away, but he knew that
this was the worst sign. He goaded
himself on, and shouted for help.
First it was "Help!' Then the grip
of the blizzard frightened and he began
to call: Jean! Jean!" and then:
"Mother!" His father was far away
or a business trip, and, of course. his
mother was in heaven, but she seemed
near to him then in hat Of
despair.
His feet were like lead and even his
legs did not feel like flesh and bone.
His Knees gave way under him and he
sank down sobbing in the snow. How
long he lay he did not know, but sud-
denly he felt disturbed. He did not
want to be disturbed. He felt warm
and peaceful and it seemed as If his
mothers kind arms were aroun him.
Then the next thing he felt was a
terrible pain in his feet and hands.
He opened his eyes groaning and
found himself in the kitchen of his
home.
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are to hold the top in its place. They
should be larger than the screws
which should be IL" or ~" No. 10.
to allow for the shrinking and SWELL
ing of the table top without straining
the joint.
After the table top Is fastened on it
may be smoothed and sandpapered
and the blackboard and shelf for the
directory pad and pencil made and
fastened on by bowels as at C. In
making the stool the work will be
very much he~same, excepting that
the top may be nailed on, as it may
be of common boards for the top will
be covered with upholstery.
The top of the stool may be up
holstered with uphoIsterers padding
or felt of any kind, and covered with
leather or any seat covering desired.
fastened to the edge of the top with
upholsterers tacks which match the
color OF the covering.
The table and stool may be stained,
~shellaced. rubbed lightly with num-
Der 5000 s%andpaper, and waxed with
one of the wax preparations upon the
market; this finish replaces the shine
of the shellac with a CLINT which
catches and softly reflects the light.
Beside adding to the comfort of the
seat the upholstered top Of the stool
protects the legs of the. table when
the stool is withdrawn, or pushed I'M
der the table again after using. (
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She looked around to see who might
have done such a dreadful thing and
there, standing right up in the fork of
a tree was a wicked looking little
gnome-exactly the sort of a wicked
gnome who always made trouble in
story books. Peggy had always
thought that when she came across
this gnome in real life she would stand
up and talk to him and tell him he
ought to be good. But indeed she
didn't do hat at all.
She shivered back away from him
and great tears of fright ran down her
cheeks. She forgot hat she was a
little Dutch girl and that she was 60
ing out for a brave adventure.
But before the gnome had time to
tell her what wicked things he meant
to do when he carried her off to this
strange dark place, Peggy heard the
cheerful voice of her father calling,
Peggy! Peggy! Where are you,
dear?"
She tried twice to speak, but
couldn't say a word. But that didn't
matter either for her father spied her
and came over to her. With him near,
Peggy didn't feel so afraid and when
he came close enough to put his arm
around her, she said softly. Father,
Q tell him he mustn't take me away
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I'D like to have had some of the
girls go with me.H she thought to her.
self as she stepped into the wooden
shoes. but / wan to play get lost
like a real story book person and I'm
'fraid it would be hard to play if
other folks were along
Down the stairs she went walking
as carefully ass she could so as not to
mar the floors. with the wooden
shoes. Out in the kitchen she
stopped to get an apple n two
fresh spice cookies from the lot that
were spread SO temptingly on the
kitchen table. Peggy loved spice
cookies and when they were made,
Peggy's mother always left them out
on the kitchen table to DOL and to let
Peggy know that she could help her.
self. Then she went out the back
door. crossed lots through her grand
mothers yard Old the next street and
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- EAN," Pat said, with a r%eproach-
full look on his face, at isn't a
fellows job to look after babies
~ and I'd just refuse dat, II 1t WASH I
you that's asking me-"
well now, that's real nice" repHed
his sister so%othingly, as she pinned
on her veil. II hope you'll both De
good"
"I wouldn't mind some of the other
beaux that hang around here" Went
on Pat, but that Carson fellow L
can't stand. Little skinny sissy! BE-
sides he's a teacher! / never thought
you'd take up with a teacher!'
Jean only laughed.
"Wait till you're twenty instead or
she said. Were going to drive
through Longacre Valley and will be
back very soon"
Pat waved them goodby from the
front window, and noticed what a
hard time Carson had cranking mis-
fivver. 1t was a very cold day. and
Jeans cheeks were very pink. Fat
was fond of his sister, who had been
a second mother to him and little
Paul since their own mother had died
two years before. He was fond and
grateful but he hated to be left to
mind the baby.
I'D rather be scared to death than
bored to DEATH" he muttered as he
turned from the window. and his re-
mark sounded quite fine to him. so
he said it again and even wrote it on
The edge of a magazine.
Baby was asleep and the house very
quiet. 1t was still outside too, and the
light looked yellow. Rover scratched
at the door and when he was let in.
he shifted about anxiogsly and barked
as loudly as he dared. Pat got rest
less too and wandered aimlessly to
the porch. Whew. 1t was cold! The
wind was rising. and how it cut!
"Geei" exclaimed Pat, as he backed
into the house. 81 hope Jean will en-
joy her ride in that little tlivver!"
He went down and tended the fur
mace, which helped while away a lit
tie time, and when he came up again
and glanced out of the window he saw
only whiteness.
"a blizzard. by golly!" he cried,
rushing to the window. Poor Jean!t
I hope that poor fish will have sense
enough to get her to a safe place.
Guess she'll phone pretty soon. Gee,
I hope she will"
He peered a~nxiously out while
Rover whined at his feet. The big
silent flakes fell fast, driven slantwise
by the keen wind and covering every
landmark. Pat had a horrid feeling
of being buried deep, deep, and cut
off from everybody and everything in
the midst of the sitting whiteness.
Suddenly he thought of their COW,
Floss, and the old horse, once a favor
lite of his mothers and now an old
pensioner of the family. "The window