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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-29
Old Jerry's
Contract
BY WINIFRED DUNBAR.

Copyright 1921. Western Newspaper Union.
II there was one person in the world
who believed that 1t was bad luck to
break a mirror, it was Walter Lane.
It was no ordinary six-by-ten look
ing glass that Walter had joggled
against and toppfed to the floor. 1t
was an eight-by-sixteen-feet plate
glass mirror, n Of the finest ever
turned out by Richland & Co, the big
glass firm Of the city. In getting it
ready for delivery, some M stumbled
over a supporting frame and the costly
mirror was shivered to atoms.
Walter Lane had been in the employ
Of Richland & Go. for over a year.
He was held responsible for the DAM
age, although personally he had no
hand in the disaster. There were
some hot words. Walter felt the in
justice of burdening his shoulders
with the entire responsibility; but he
was discharged. his accumulated wages
held back and threats of a suit to re-
cover the balance OF the damages
made. %%% 1872
"And about all / know is the kind
ut business the house does and, OF
course, they will blacklist me every
where with the trade" mourned Wal
ter. If. %%#
He felt pretty forlorn as he walked
slowly homeward.
There was a notable operate event
on the books for Friday evening. only
two days ahead. He had invited Leah
Moore and, although she had several
other invitations for that evening. she
accepted his own, so pleased and
pleasant that It had made his heart
bound. ~
81 can't face her, rejected Walter.
"I'n phone her this evening, and that
will mean-goodby T"
H..was distressing to think Of II,
and Walters spirits sank lower as he
proceeded on his way. Then a sharp
slap on the shoulder brought him to
a halt, and turning, he faced bluff and
hearty grizzled old Jerry Gowan.
Old Jerry had been veteran Il
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fIhed clay, thrown there by some Gp.
heaval Of nature they shona down.
promised fortune. Then the glow
passed with the shifting moon rays
"You could not. fix the spot?" ques.
toned the interested Beresford.
"How could 7? Why, I dared not
move to lose the focus I might not
later regain"
The plans for proceeding to Dyke.
mans Gulch were talked over and
Beresford pledged himself to the en-.
terprtse.
Two years previous he had left home
and pretty Ethel Rayner to seek his
fortune.
Just after his arrival at Cape Town
he had come across a poor fever-strick.
en- wretch, homeless, f%riendless. This
was his present companion, or rather
his pensioner, Vaclav Polski. The
young man had been a crack target
performer with a show that had be-
come stranded. He had been aban-
doned to his misery and poverty.
Polski was just recovering from his
illness. His gratitude, his fidelity to-
ward Beresford was touching.
Two weeks to a day after leaving
the mines the little party of three ar
rived at Dykeman's Gulch. They
camped In the valley.
It was shortly after eight o'clock
when the moon, clearing a lofty ledge,
cast its full refulgence upon the face
Of the great steep bluff.
1T is there-see. look! I have not
deceived you'll" shouted the exultant
expert, as way up the cliff there shot
out a thousand rainbow-tinted threads
Of light.
"n we could only mark the spot"
murmured Beresford.
BangI"
Beresford turned, startled-bang !
bang! bang! bang! bang land SO a
dozen times. He viewed Polski stand
ing with his repeating rifle directed
forward
"It is done!" cried the skilled
marksman. II have marked a circle
directly about the focus of light"
But the marks will not show In the
daytimeT"
"Plainly," declared the ingenious
fellow, II shot chalk bullets"
And with the dawn the adventures
saw way up there aloft an unmistak-
able series Of plain white marks, de-
noting the center Of the diamond glow.
It was the intrepid Polski who in
sisted On being lowered over the cliff.
It was he who brought aloft a dozen
radiant gems by a freak Of nature
planted far out of ordinary human
reach.
A fortune for each of the three ad.
venturers lay In the precious Jewels.
"See," cried Brazelton, as he hello
the largest of them In his fingers, "a
kings ransom. Oh, it is the most
beautiful thing in the world! !"
Except Ethel" breathed Bruce
Beresford fervently, land Ethel means
home, friends, happiness and lovei"
And Vaclav Polski kissed the hand
Of his almoner and friend, tears of Joy
In his faithful eyes, and asked only to
60 back to civilization and hope with
him
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JUNE u, Isaz

gone before. s,@sz4@
II there came i sudden stab =
LdIlah's heart when she heard d vague
report OF Hanry's intention of selling
out and leaving the village, she neysr
betrayed the wound And 30 time wors
on toward the date Of Beatrice's a.
parture.
Beatrice kissed Lillah effusiyely.
"rve had a lovely time here" she said.
land Klanz thinks he will be able to
give me a part In his new show. Broad
way at last for mine, Lillah, and your
little sisters fortunes madel'
Lillah smiled YEARLY. IT hope 80,
dear" she answered. "Pm glad you've
had q nice rest here"
Better than I expected answered
Beatrice ~contentedly, "but say, Idllah,
I'll be glad to shake that Linton man;
He's been logging me every minute:
rye hardly been able to call my SOU
my own since I've been here.
thought I'd have a little fun with him
at first, but he's sure got adhesive
properties"
"You-you don't care about himr'
asked Lillah.
Beatrice stared at her. "What7 Met
a rube like that?" she demanded. MY
you want to make me laugh or cryr
Beatrice went next day, and Lillah
resumed the routine Of her monotonous
existence. Sometimes she heard from
Beatrice. The part had fallen through
but Beatrice had other prospects. Soon
fortune would shine on her. Nj r.
1t was weeks before Henry Linton
stood, shamefaced, before her.
live been SO busy, @Lillah." -
stammered. = Ill.
"You see, there was a fellow wanted
to buy the farm, and he's been hang
ing on and off, but-well,x I've about
decided to stay on and make the best
of things"
LiIlah's heart began beating very
quickly and softly, and then, out Of
their common wretchedness, some
thing was born in her-something that
was to be forever after a part Of
her. It was like a revelation. <ks
For she knew that this was the one
gift the fairies had given her, this
compassionate understanding, by which
she was to give, give, and receive
nothing from life. She felt immeasur-
p ably strong.
I'm glad you're going to stay.
Henry" she said gently. "Come over
and see me sometimes-when you've
got time"
And she knew that the happiness Of
giving was greater than all that had
been bestowed on Beatrice. ,
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English Place Names.

The charm Of English place names
In not only in their bewtldering va
riety, but In the fact that almost all
Of them seem indigenous. At any rate,
they are all rooted deep, from what
ever original soil they came. Latin
and Danish names have BEEN wealth
cred and mellowed In so many GEN.
turtles of English history that ene re-
members only with IN effort that they
are not English In origin. Only the
Norman names have the slightest
tincture of foreign suggestion about
them. French is still a rather tender
exotic which needs to be trained
against the sunny southern wall Of the
language. Beaulieu does not seem to
belong naturally in Hampshire. But
even to domestfcate the names from
the three or four other languages is
no small triumph In verbal horticul-
ture.-Christian Science Monitor.
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Called White House "Barn-iike."

The letters written by Mrs. John
Adams, the first First Lady Of the
Land to be hostess at 1900 PennsyE
vania avenue, in which she described
the palace" as being "barn-like' and
half furnished" have been a source
Of historical interest In comparison to
the newspaper accounts of the COM
forts and luxuries Of the White House
as it stands today. However. Mrs.
Adams had made the executive man.
sion Tor home-like by the time Thorn
as Jefferson and his many daughters
came. to occupy it from his magnificent
homestead at Monticello, Va.
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the mirror service. but Tor II yeai
classed as superannuated, and lived
In &n old home some relatives had
left h'm. Walter had been his appren-
tiee, In fact, and Jerry was quite fond
of him. ,&2 .> f>y4& ~s>- .#&
We'll. my hearty" he hailed, show
goes it," r.
Bad" replied Walter, promptly and
truthfudly. "Pm discharged" and he
told how.
"GoodA Grand r cried old Jerry. II
don't mea because you lost your job,
but because I need q hand and I don't
know a better n than you. Lad,
I've got a big contract. TIL guarantee
at least $4,000 Cor the year. What do
you say"
"What do you expect me to dor
Walter asked.
"Buy broken mirrors from factories.
You. just broke one, you say. Go and
buy the fragments"
"What r you going to do with
themT
= "Cut and fit them to small medallion
mirrors. I've got an unlimited Or
der"
Somehow the optimism of the old
man inspired Walter with new cheer.
Somehow his hopelessness was dissi-
pated, and he mustered up courage to
call upon Leah and tell her every
thing. She not only accepted no other
invitation, but asked him to spend the
evening at her home, and evinced the
lfveliest interest in his new prospects.
Somewhere old Jerry had purchased
an enormous number Of medallion
frames. His business was to fill them
with little mirrors made from the frag-
rnents Walter purchased at a bargain.
Then there was some rush business.
The medallion mirrors were packed
in boxes. There was nearly a carload
Of them. They e shipped across
the continent. When they arrived at
the little town on the coast, they were
removed to the Lame Duck.
The Lame Duck was worthy of her
name-an old shore liner owned by
old Jerry's hacker and brother.
Then there was a cruise of 800
miles south and then somewhere off
the Central American coast the Lame
Duck came to anchor in the port of
the principal island Of a vast archipel-
ago.
There were natives, thousands of
them, and n king over them all. 1t
was with this p~otentate that Captain
Gowan did business. It seemed that
on a previous voyage the captain had
presented the king with the first hand
mirror he had ver seen. 1t set his
kingship wild with delight.
They had n money, no postage
stamps, nothing but banana trees and
shellish on the island, sheep and birds.
Every native had a mattress Of the
softest down. As to wool, the islands
were covered with thorny bushes that
were Just loaded with strands Of pre-
cious wool torn from the passing
herds.
The Lame Duck came back loaded
with wool and down The two part
ners-old Jerry and Walter-left San
Francisco with $4,000 between them
So the broken mirror led to new,
bright fortune for Walter Lane-te
Leah, patient, loyal Leah, love, con
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The Greater
Gift

By JUSTIN WENTWOOD



COPYRIGHT 1892. Western Newspaper Union
Lillah stood at the farmhouse door,
staring at the letter in her hand
It said little beyond the fact that
Beatrice was coming home, but that
said so much. And Lillah's mind went
wandering back into a maze OF
memories that began with their
earliest childhood association, thirty
years before.
Beatrice had had so much, and she
had had so little. Beatrice and she
had less in common than any sisters
could possibly be supposed to have.
Beatrice was beautiful, Lillah was
plain; Beatrice was clever and &C.
complished, and taking" All these
gifts had been denied Lillah, the elder.
1t was small wonder that Beatrice
had always had her own way. Their
father had spoiled Beatrice, he had
sent her to a good school, while Lillah
stayed at home and looked after the
house. AL the gifts Of the gods had
been poured into Beatrice's lap.
Even when the spoiled beauty ran
away and became q second-rate
actress. touring with q transforming
company, Lillah had scraped together
all she could raise and helped support
her until better times came"
Those times were always coming,
they never arrived For years Lillah
had scrimped to assist Beatrice, and
for years she had heard from Beatrice
periodically, always about the rosy
future that was to dawn as soon as
her talents received due recognition.
~ And now Beatrice was coming home
hr the summer, to recuperate.
A mans shadow fell across the let
tn. Lillah looked up with a start. Her
eyes softened as she saw Henry
Linton.
She knew him to the core. The
suftening was rather the maternal
senae Of the woman who recognizes
Tie weakness of the man she loves
than the happiness which comes to the
N1paan who gives her heart In utter
SeaEabandonment.
For even love had come to Lillnh
like nfe-grey and a little sonabre.
She loved the young farmer, but with
out illusion, and with a sober recogni-
ton OF loves exact value.
"What is II, honeyf" he asked. BAD
news1" - .
No" answered Lillah, folding up
thu latter. 81"
Only a letter from Beatrice. She's
coming home"
And she watched Beatrice with quiet
anticipation az she sat In the hammock
d TIN stDop three weeks later.
Beztxice had hardly changed at an.
Ehe was q little more petnlant, . little
more sellsh, but the years which had
begun to leave their mark on Llllah
had only added TO the sistar,s charm,
n was small wonder. thought L1llah,
that Hanry Linton called 50 often now,
or that he and Beatrice were always
to be een together.
Henry had seemed shamafaced, but
LIlah had been SO frank, she had
saized every opportunity OF throwing
the two together while she toiled at
the homework. So Henry's loye-mak-
Ing had come To be accepted al i
matter Of fact, and LiIlah seemed To
HAYS forgotten everything that had
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"Passion Play" Result Of a Vow. :
The Oberammergau Passion Play"
a dramatic representation of the suf-
ferings of Christ, originated from q
VOW made by the Inhabitants OF the
little Bavarian village In 1858, with
the hope Of staying a plague then
raging. The original text probably
was made by the monks OF, Ettal, but
the parish priests have since carefully
revised it. The music was composed
by Rochus Dedler In 1914. The play
Is given by amateurs In a purely rever-
entail spirit, and not for gain. 1t re
quires a cast of about seven hundred
persons In 1901 an $4,000 playhouse
was erected especially for the pres
entation, which is given. every ten
years. The first performance was
given In. 1854. ~~~ss@ssI#
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No Doubt,

No Doubt,
Miss Plain says you told her she
was pretty. How does your con.
science stand the strain?"
"Oh, I told her the truth"
"The truth? You don't really mean
to say you think"
"Of course not. I told her she was
as pretty as she could be. That's safe.
American Legion Weekly,
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With a Turkey on the Cover.
"A little orange juice will be about
an for you today, and perhaps a spoon
full OF SOUP"
A. ''Thanks, doctor" said the patient,
weakly. "Would you mind asking the
nurse to take that magazine out of
the room2" 49,
whats the matter with itf"'
Nothing, except 4 that it's the
Thanksgiving Observation-Disclosures
ARe-Herald. 81 T. &,5s$h-. .
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lmpersonating an Officer.

@F E8WC
"Coppers-nasty, suspicious, inter
fering blokes," exclaimed Bill. always
sneakin' about where they're not
wanted. I fairly 'ates a copper. An
now 1 reads in the paper about a Teller
being charged with pretendin' to be
oner"
"a Teller who'd pretend to be a cop
per-" rejoined his pal darkly, "'ud do
anything."-W1nnipeg Post.
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Miss Prue's
Inheritance

ny ELLA


Copyright, 1912. Western Newspaper Union.
Yes, we gossip In our village. but
we are not remarkable for that. We.
are perhaps no better. but certainly
no worse than a thousand other VII.
lagos located up and down the length
and breRdth Of the country. And the
1 -
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noon.
Mrs. Christine Mattson Of Wahkon
spent Sunday Afternoon at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. John Carlson.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Sollen have
moved their household goods to NAL
mo, where they will make their home.
Miss Bessie Schmidt is now employed
at the creamery.
Mrs. N. E. Sollen received word on
Monday that her father had passed
away at his home in Davenport, Iowa
She left on the evening train for that
place to attend the funeral.
The school ball team journeyed tc
Wahkon last Friday afternoon anc
was defeated.
The Hoo-Hoo Syncopaters of Ogil
vie will give another dance at the
pavilion on Friday evening, May, IL
Everyone is welcome.
Mrs. Jennie Blaustone was up from
Minneapolis last Sunday for a brie
visit with her son.
Pavilion presents William S. Har
in "The Toll Gate" next Saturda,
evening, May 10. Everyone welcome
Mr.. Thompson of Minneapolis spen
a few days this week in our village.
Mrs. E. c. Boeck left on Wednesda
morning for Minneapolis to attend
meeting of the grand chapter of tn
Eastern Star.
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MYRTLE Nvstead were awarded certifi-

Myrtle Nystead were awarded cert1l-
Gates for being neither absent nor
tardy for the entire term OF eight
months. The teachers, Miss Hllda
Barhaug and Maude Lundberg, left
for their homes the same evening.
They will come back to teach the
coming term.
Miss Hazel Henschel of Princeton
is assisting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Herman Barnick, who is now
suffering from scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Deuel. ana
daughter, Edna, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey Slattery drove over from st.
Cloud Sunday and were guests at the
1. w. Deuel. home.
Miss Nellie McColley has returned
from the Northwestern hospital and
is recovering nicely from her recent
operation.
Mrs Nels Sederquist entertained
Misses Maude Lundberg and Hllda
rBarhaug at supper Thursday.
Karl soderquist is employed at the
Henry Sanford farm.
The John Smith family spent Sun
day in Princeton at the bedside OF
their niece and cousin, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sitting, who Is
suffering from spinal meningitis.
The road boss, Arthur Nystead, ant
crew commenced dragging roads OF
Monday, which everybody knows wa
NEEDED very badly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Sederquist am
daughter, Dorothy, the Henry Santor'
family and the Misses Maude Lund
: berg and Hilda Barhaug were enter
tanned at the Deuel. home "Wednesday
evening.
The Clarence johnson family o
Foreston were Sunday visitors at tn
D Axt homes.
3 Arthur Leander Of Greenbush visit
e ed at the John Smith home Thursda
evening.
: Tom, Bob and Mary Osborne wei
Sunday callers at the Deuel. home.
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ISLE

NJ. E.. .Monson left last Thursday
morning on business trip to st. Paul
and other points.
The dance which was given by the
Ogilvie orchestra at the pavilion last
Friday evening was well attended IN
spite of bad weather.
Mrs. Gust A. Anderson entertained
the Lutheran Ladies' Aid society last
Thursday afternoon.
A number of our young folks at
tended the home-talent play 'Thomp-
kin's Hired Man," which was given at
Cove last Saturday evening.
Rasmus Skretting was down from
Redtop last Friday morning.
Miss Hazel Bezanson Of Wahkon
visited Isle friends last Sunday.
R. w. Richardson was an Isle bust
ness caller one day the first of the
week.
| Miss Viola Monson has been spend
ing the past week at Redtop.
Perry SWedberg OF Moose Lake Wis
tied Isle relatives few days las
; week.
Mrs. C. G.. Carlson was up from
, Wahkon last Friday.
Swan Nyquist has been i'll with tn
flu the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Sleeves and sol
; made trip to Minneapolis last week
Several Isleites attended the bal
I game at Opstead last Sunday after
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EAST GLENDORADO

Several of the young people OF this
neighborhood attended the party at
the Peter Cook home last Tuesday
evening in honor of Miss Ross and
Miss Mallory, who have been teach
inc in district the past year.
Miss Clara Denison spent Wednes-
dav afternoon with Miss Abbie Cook.
Ida and John Ford left for Minneap-
oils on Tuesday, where they will be
employed for while.
Mae Christensen spent from We'd
nesday until Friday in Princeton.
The program in district 33 on Sat
urday evening was well attended anc
the sum of $37 was raised for the
benefit of the playground equipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bachelor and son, Roy
and Mrs. Hall and daughter attended
the church services in Santiago or
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Magedanz ane
family of Foley were Sunday vlltor:
at the Denison home.
Miss Clara Denison spent Sunda!
with Miss Sophie Wager.
Mr.. and Mr.. H. W. Magnus and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Millet Simonson.
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PAGE

There will be preaching services at
Whitney Brook next Sunday at the
usual hour, p. M, by Rev. Brown.
John Brufodt and wife visited Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Brufodt.
The dance at the town hall Friday
night was we'll attended in spite Of the
rain, which kept lots Of people at
home. All reported fine time.
The school at Page closed last Fri
day. Miss Florence Richardson was
the teacher.
Next Sunday there will be small
program at the Whitney Brook Sun
day school as it is Mothers day. Al
are cordially invited to attend.
John Thoren made trip to Mime
apolis last Saturday in his car. Lyl
Roper accompanied him down an
back. They returned Monday morn
mo
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VINELAND

The members Of the school board
met at Mrs. divers Tuesday to trans
act business.
Mrs. Stuart Oliver entertained the
Ladies' Aid on Wednesday.
Miss Lillian Anderson spent Sun
day afternoon at the Rogers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Bartlett and Ir-
win Conk motored to Pierz Saturday
Services were held at the church
last Sunday at II o'clock and Sun
day school from IL to 1 o'clock. This
schedule will continue throughout the
summer and we hope the attendance
will be good.
Henry Beckman is at Wigwam bay
completing the rock work on the Bev
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township for a few days helping his
father with some Of his field work.
Mr.. and Mr.. Creager and son, Ar
thur, of Minneapolis, came here to
visit with friends and relatives for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Carlson and chill
dren visited at Andrew Drabant's Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Niesen and chill
dren viited Kate Niesen on Sunday.
A flivver got stalled near Princeton
last Saturday night, but luckily all
got home without walking.
John Dalchow and brother, Louis
and Oscar Nagel made trip up north
Sunday in their Ford.
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en's cottage and building a fireplace
for Mr.. Gilbertson.

'en's cottage and building a fireplace
for Mr.. Gilbertson.
Mr.. Tressler of the Vineland
hunting lodge motored to Minneapolis
Sunday and expects to bring back a
load of furniture. Mrs. Johnson and
little girl accompanied him.
A truck came up from st. Paul Sat-
urday with two Holstein cows for the
Olmstead farm.
Earl Brown passed through Vine
land last week on his way to his sum-
mer home at Nichols.
The garage back of the Vineland
hunting lodge is now in shipshape or
der and ready for business.
Game Warden Lucas was seen in
! Vineland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Oliver and chill
dren spent Sunday afternoon at the
Grady home.
Mr.. Dye Of St. Paul is making plans
for erecting three new cottages neal
the Rogers property. Bert Carpenter
is taking charge Of the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Bergendah
called on the Grady family Sunda!
evening.
Clyde Rogers has taken contrac
to build three-story building at Wig
wan bay for VIM. Horton of Minneap
oils. Mr.. Horton expects to have
restaurant and cater to the touris
trade.
Jesse and Clyde Rogers motored t
Wahkon Friday to get boat whic
had been shipped there by mistake
Iosco rot,1rnod hv ho9t