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The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-07
CHAPTER lII-con.lnu.d.

J"Wal. wal. al. this Is the proudest
-meetln' Of my life." replied Stillweli.
In booming voice. He extended
huge hand. "Miss-Miss Majesty,
sight Of you is as welcome as the rain
an the flowers to an old desert cattle
man"
Madeline greeted him, and 1t was all
she could do to repress cry at the
way he crunched her hand In a grasp
Of iron. He was old, whlte-halred,
weather-beaten, with long furrows
down his cheeks and with gray eyes
almost hidden In wrinkles. II he was
smiling she fancied It a most extraor-
dinary smile. The next instant she
realized that 1t had been q smile, for
his face appeared to stop ripping, the
light died. and suddenly 1t was like
rudely chiseled stone. The quality Of
hardness she had seen In Stewart was
immeasurably intensified In this old
mans face.
Miss Majesty, It's plumb humlliatin'
to all Of US thet we wasn't on hand to
meet you," Stlllwell said. "Tm sure
afraid 1t was bit unpleasant fer you
last night at the station. Wal. I'm
some glad to tell you thee there's no
man In these parts except your brother
thet I'd as lief hev met you as Gene
Stewart"
sIndeed?"
~Yes, an thet's takin' into consldera.
tlon Genes weakness, too. I'm allus
fond Of sayin' Of myself thet I'm the
last Of the old cattlemen. Wal. Stew
arts not a native westerner. but he's
my pick Of the last Of the cowboys.
SURE, he's young, but he's the last Of
the old style-the picturesque AN
chivalrous, too, ! make bold to say,
Miss Majesty, as well as the old hard
ridin' kind. Folks are down on Stew
art. An I'm only sayin' good word
for him because he Is down, an mebbe
last night he might hev scared you,
you bein' fresh from the East"
Madeline liked the old fellow for his
loyalty to the cowboy he evidently
cared for; but as there did not seem
anything for her to say. she remained
Silent.
Miss Majesty. I reckon, beln' as
you're In the West now, thet you must
take things as they come, an mind
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CHAPTER "

A Ride From Sunrise to Sunset.
Next morning, when Madeline was
aroused by her brother, 1t was not yet
daybreak; the air chilled her. and In
the gray gloom she had to feel around
for matches and lamp. Her usual
languid manner vanished at a touch
Of the cold water. Presently, when
Alfred knocked on her door and said
he was leaving a pitcher Of hot water
outside, she replied, with chattering
teeth, 'Th-thank y-you, b-but d-don't
ne-need any now" She found It neces-
sary, however. to warm her numb fin-
gers before she could fasten hooks and
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-07
- MET A LADY"

,6YNoPSls.-Arrivins at the lone
" little railroad station Of El Cajon.
New Mexico. Madeline Hammond,
New York society girl. finds no one
TO meet her. While In the waiting
room. . drunken cowboy enters.
asks u she ID married. and departs,
leaving her tsrrihed. He returns
with q priest, who goes through
some sort Of ceremony. and tho
cowboy forces her to say "ei."
Asking her name and learning her
Identity the cowboy seems dased.
In Z shooting scrape outside the
room . Mexican u killed. The cow
boy lets . girl, Bonita. take his
horse and escape. then conducts
Madeline 70 Florence :. Kingsley.
friend Of her brother. Florence
welcomes her. learns her story. and
dismissas the cowboy. Gene Stew
Art. Next day Alfred Hammond.
Madeline's brother, takes Stewart
to task. Madeline exonerates him
Of any wrong intent Alfred, scion
Of wealthy family. had been dis
missed from his home because OF
his dissipation. Madeline sees that
the West has redeemed him. She
meets Stillwsll. AIS employer. typ
ical western ranchman.
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buttons. And when she was dressed
she marked In the dim mirror that
there were tinges Of red In her cheeks.
swell. II / haven't some color! she
exclaimed.
Breakfast waited for her In the din.
ing-room. The sisters ate with her.
Madeline Quickly caught the feeling Of
brisk action that seemed to be In the
air. Then Alfred came stamping In.
'Majesty, here's where you get the
real thing" he announced, merrily.
"We're rushing you off, I'm sorry to
say; but we must hustle back to the
ranch. The fall roundup begins to-
morrow. You will ride In the buck
board with Florence and Stillwell. I'll
ride on ahead with the boys and fix
up a little for you at the ranch. It's
a long ride out-nearly fifty miles by
wagon-road. Flo, don't forget a couple
of robes. Wrap her up well. And
hustle getting ready. We're waiting"
A little later. when Madeline went
out with Florence, the gray gloom was
Tightening. Horses were champlng bits
and pounding gravel.
'Mawnin', Miss Majesty" said Still
well, gruffiy, from the front seat Of a
high vehicle.
Alfred bundled her up into the back
seat, and Florence after her, and
wrapped them with robes. Then he
mounted his horse and started of.
As Madeline gazed about her and
listened to her companions, the sun
rose higher and grew warm and scared
and grew hot; the horses held tire
lessly to their steady trot, and mile
after mile Of rolling land slipped by.
From the top Of a ridge Madeline
saw down into a hollow where few
Of the cowboys had stopped and were
sitting round a fire, evidently busy at
the MONDAY meal. Their horses were
feeding on the long. gray grass.
"Wal, smell Of thet burnin' grease
wood makes my mouth water" said
Stillwell. "rm sure hungry. Wen
noon hyar an let the hosses rest. It's
long pull to the ranch"
During lunch-time Madeline observed
that she was an object Of manifestly
great Interest to the three cowboys.
She returned the compliment, and was
amused to see that glance their way
caused them painful embarrassment.
They were grown men-one Of whom
had white hair-yet they acted like
boys caught In the act Of stealing
forbidden look at a pretty girl.
Cowboys are sure all flirts." said
Florence. as II stating an unlnteresting
fact. But Madeline detected a merry
twinkle In her clear eyes. The cow
boys heard, and the effect upon them
was magical. They fell to shamed
confusion and to hurried useless tasks.
"Haw, haw!" roared Stillwell. "Flor-
ence, you Jest hit the nall on the haid.
Cowboys are all plumb firts. was
wonderln' why them boys nooned hyar.
This ain't no place to noon. Amt no
grain or wood wuth burnin' or nutb.
In. Them boys Jest held up. throwed
the packs an waited fer US. It amt
30 surprisin' fer Booty an Ned
they're young an coltish-but Nels
there. why, he's old enough to be the
paw Of both you girls. It sure Is amaz-
In strange"
A silence ensued. The white-haired
cowboy, Nels, fused aimlessly over
the campfire. and then Strengthened up
With q very red face.
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When the boys and girls begin grow
ing up, trust In God and don't make
your advice too dry.
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tTo BE coNTrNuEp.)

Tree Pest Has Bothered Europe.
The Douglas Or tree chalcid, an In.
sect introduced into Denmark from
American seed, is Q much greater psst
In Europe than n this country,
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sMIss Majesty, tie Plumb HumiIlatIn'
To All Of Us Thst We Wasn't on
Hand to Nest YOU" stiIIwsll Said.
each thing little less than the one
before. II we old fellers hedn't been
thet way we'd never hev lasted.
"Last night wasn't particular bad,
ratin' with some other nights lately.
Thsre wasn't much doln'. But had
q hard knock. Yesterday when we
started In with q bunch Of cattle I
ssat one Of my cowboys Danny Mains.
along ahead. carryin' money he'd to
pay of hands an my bills. an l want
Cd thet money to get In town before
nark. Wal. Danny was held up. /
don't distrust the lad. There's been
ysaAes 0reaasss In town lately, an
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-07

An ounce of honest criticism Is worth
more than pound Of fattery.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-07

II hope ! have found mysslf-
my work, my happiness, here
under the light Of that western
star"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27
AT RAT AND
HITS DYNAMITE; UP
GOES CABIN AND ALL

Its all right to shoot at a
mountain rat, but be careful what's
behind him." is the advice of Tom
my Coughlin, prospector in a gulch
near Nine Mile, where he operates
q claim.
1t was 2 o'clock in the morning
when Tommy vas awakened by one
Of the mountain species of cheese
nibblers. This particular rat had
annoyed Coughlin before, so he
decided to finish him. :
Selling his shotgun, Tommy,
with the true aind steady aim of
the old timer, fired. With the dis
charge of the gun, the earth seem
ed to open up and things went fly
ing into the air in every direction.
Everything whit; clothes, cab
In and claim. / thought twas the
earthquake in Japan" is the way
Tommy describes it.
did you kill the rat?" he was
asked later, upon his arrival at
police headquarters with his hands
turns of surgeons tape.
"Say, you bet your life" Tommy
declared. anybody who can find
that there rat kin have my claim
he added.
1t developed that Coughlin, In
bis zeal to do away with his four
footed tormentor, had forgotten
that nearby lay a case and a half
of dynamite, two of caps and
a case of shotgun shells. When
Tommy fired at the rat, the whole
thing went. His escape from
death or serious injury was a ar
row one.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27
Lesson No. S
Economical Dishes Easily Prepared

spoonful salt, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, Q
tablespoonful butter or substitute.
Mix -four, corn meal, salt and baking powder.
Add unbeaten egg and liquid. Add melted but
ter and beat vigorously. Pour into shallow pan
which has been well oiled and bake in a mod
erately hot oven. The mixture must be thin.
An inexpensive substitute for cake one
that alzcays pleases the children and many
adults IS old-fashioned gingerbread. h re-
cipe IS one that I haze found most satisfac-
tory:
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27
Don't Forget cutIcura TaIcum :

When adding to your toilet requisites.
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You may rely IN it because one Of the
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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27

San Diego.-Mrs. F. C. Cencena,
81 years old, has just given birth to
her 25th child. She has had several
husbands.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27

III series OF lessons o n milk cookery IS appearing weekly. Mrs. Blakes
counsel uU be helpful and stimulating because of her practical experience
an home cooking. She uaU anszcer Gy question o. cookery asked By her
readers. ADDRESS Mrs. Mary Blake, care Carnaion Milk Products Co.
Stuart Building, Seattle, Washington.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27

\X7HERE families are large and in
comes not so elastic as might be
wished, one of the problems Of the home
maker is to serve good, wholesome and
tasty dishes that can be prepared at low
cost.
Here again, Carnation Milk proves an
able ally, for it enables her to have at all
times an abundant supply of pure, rich
milk at a relatively small expense and by
using this in her cooking she can make
appetizing and nourishing dishes at much
less cost than where expensive cuts Of
meat and ready-prepared delicatessen
goods are used.
For lunch or for the evening meal, a
cream soup is a satisfying course. Here
is one that is easily made anG economical.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27
Gingerbread

6 Tablespoonful wa
ter, IA cupfulg -four, 1
cup molasses, 2 table
spoonfuls Carnation Milk,
" teaspoonful salt, r.
teaspoonful soda, IN tea
spoonfuls ginger, " cup
full butter or lard. Sift
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-27
Cream Of Macaroni Soup

1 teaspoon salt, 2 table
spoons butter, II cup
macaroni, broken in H.
inch pieces, 1 teaspoon
salt, 2 tablespoons flour,
8 cups water, l cup Car
nation Milk. Cook mac
oron; ~ hailinn co1tad
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02
World Screen Play
In '.Soufh Sea Love-

Shirley Mason In South Sea Love-
at the World theater. a fascinating
story of adventure in the Fiji Islands,
Miss Mason portrays the role of a
high-spirited girl half French and
half Spanish who falls in love with a
mysterious stranger. This part Is Civ.
en- a realistic portrayal by J. Frank
Glendon.
Indifferent to the girls charms, the
stranger, an Englishman, Is the spe-
cial object of the young lady's at
tention.
terrific storm at sea results In
the death of the girls father. who be-
fore passing away. makes her prom
ise that she will wed the stranger.
Before the wedding takes place
however, the girl finds out that the
Englishman. is already married.
Heartbrol<en the girl runs away and
at Suva, the main port of the FIJI
Islands and where the derelicts of
the world find their way, she secures
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02
Strong Cast Plays
in "St. Elmo" at Sun

Rivaling those of the most impor-
tant productions Of the season, the
cast selected for "St. Elmo" Augusta
j. Evans famous novel, which opens
at the sun today. is one of the strong
est and best balanced that could be
obtained.
The title role OF the famous story
is portrayed by John Gilbert, whose
excellent work in Monte Cristo"
and in Shame" has won for him the
praise of motion picture critics the
country over.
Barbara La Marr plays the part Of
Agnes Hunt the faithless sweet.
heart of st. Elmo. Miss La Marr es
tablished an unequivocal popularity
with her masterful performance in
such productions as "Trifling Wom-
en- The Hero" Prisoner of Zen
da" and Rich Mems Wives"
Bessie Love. the star of vast ar
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02
Charles (Buck) Jones
in Thriller at Moon

Charles Jones is coming to town
again in new romantic thriller,
"Hell's Hole offered on the Moon
screen this week. Racing with
breathless speed to a novel and ex-
citing finish, Jones carries role that
affords him liberal opportunities for
displaying the daring which Is char.
acteristic of his work.
Supporting the star are Ruth elf
ford, leading lady; Maurice b. Flynn,
heavy: Kathleen Key, Hardy Kirk
land. and Eugene Palette. Emmett
J. Flynn adapted the story, which is
an original by George Scarborough.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02
Blanche Sweet as
"Anna' at Rialto

Thomas II. Ince is reported to have
paid the sum of 100000 for the
screen rights to the Eugene O'Niell
stage drama Anna Christie" which
won the Pulitzer prize last year. Out
of 1t he has produced new sort OF
screen drama insofar that the big
punch OF the picture is all based on
its realism to life-and the sordid
side of life at that 1t holds the Rial
to screen this week.
Blanche Sweet has the role OF Anna
and besides her there is only one
other woman in the cast, that being
'Marthy," played by Eugene Besser-
er.
BY using only two women in this
story, in contrast to a background OF
surging masculine life, Ince has pre-
sented one of the most remarkable
studies-and a woman of the uncon-
yentional type. Sailors, draymen,
street vendors, wharf front rats"
xhuffling Cinnamon. coal.blackened
stokers form the picturesque mosaic
OF masculine life, against which the
dramatic story of Anna" is unfold
ed. 1t Is due to go down In screen
history as the most unconventional
and most unusual and powerful pic
ture of the year.
Three principal characters are in
volyed in this drama Of a girl who
fights all her life for life itself
against masculine oppression. Men
they're all alike-and, Gawd, how |
hate them all" is the cry of Anna"
who has been the victim, first of her
fathers unwillingness to assume pa
rental responsibility and look after
his daughters welfare: next Of the
brutality of four cousins of the
northwest; then of men, men, until
she comes to hate them with deadly
ioathing. When finally great love
comes to her and she Is forced to
tell her father and her sweetheart
the story OF her past lfe-one- OF the
most powerful situations ever worked
out on the screen Is presented.
William Russell and George Mar
ion have the two male leads.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02
Plots of Photoplays
Vary With Trend of Times
Styles Of Dramas and Comics Change From Time to Time
Slapstick Exists in Drama Well as the Funnes and
Has Its Place-Mixture of the Two Scenes to Be
the Theme Motif in Features Today.

There's cycles and cycles in the
photoplay business. There'e melo-
drama, the daddy of all plays,
whether spoken or cinema. Then
there's all the ramifications and the
intricacies of all the plots of all the
scenario artists who twist and bend
angle to an old situation.
Realism, in its entirety has been
eschewed by most motion picture
scenarists. Everything has had to be
''doped'' for a happy ending and an
endearing closeup. Today the Rialto
lheater Is offering stark realism in
Anna Christie the kind that in
The woman of Paris by Charlie
Chaplin has astounded critics and
public alike and made the name of
Chaplin, a directors name in place
OF the cognomen of comedy star.
Sex, costume, mush. wild outdoors
action. crook melodrama, all have
had their day or their season in the
movies. Comedies hit the same cycle
a.
Buster Keaton and Ham Hamilton all
have the control of the slapstick
down to the finest point of finesse.
Lloyd is a nervous thriller expert.
Matrimonial household comedies such
as the Sidney Drews' have the field
at the Christie lot.
Now a new world Is returning to
the comedy field ma mixture OF
action, slapstick, unexpected turns in
such plot as there is, and all sorts of
gags" that are sure Of a laugh. It's
conglomeration of the realistics,
that have proven safe in the past.
Drama as exemplified on the
screen has been the prescurson of the
comedy rage. Certain sorts of
dramas have been good for a certain
number of gasps and ah-ah-'s
from an audjence-hence. they were
thrillers. and could command dough
at the box office. Others were built
around a main cabaret or wild orgy
scene and could be milled as spectacu-
lar--being sure of certain per-
centage of admissions. Now the days
seems to have come for a reasonable
amount of acting and a fair balance
of cast and scenery effects-all to
balance a well developed plot with
background to accompany same.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02

ray Of photoplays, has been cast in
the feminine lead and promises one
of the best, character delineations of
her varied career. As Edna Earle,
Miss Love is again the sympathetic,
appealing bit of femininity that has
been the foundation of her success on
the screen and spoken stage.
To Walter Baxter has been as
signed the heavy role.
Nigel de Brullier and Lydia Knott,
veterans of the celluloid, also are
mentioned in the cast.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02
Muse Program.

sunday--George Arliss in THE Man
Who Played God"
Monday and Tuesday-Rex Beach's
The Spoilers" and round one of
Fighting Blood"
Wednesday and Thursday-Marie
Provost and Ray Griffith in "Red
Lights
Friday and Saturday-Jack Hoxie
In ''Men in the Raw
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-12-02

employment as a dancer in a motor
ious dive.
On receipt of a mysterious cable
gram the Englishman follows the girl
only TO find that the half-breed
Frenchman who owns the dive is
seeking the downfall Of the dancing
girl. What happens from then on
keeps one on the qui vive and there
is plenty OF action.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-05
The Strength Of the Pines

only the shadow of the brambles,
blown by the wind.
Once his heart leaped into his
throat at q sharp crack of brush be-
side him; and he could scarcely re-
strain musculer jerk that might have
revealed his position. But when he
turned his head he could see nothing
but the coverts and the moon above
them. A garden snake, or perhaps
blind mole. had made the sound.
Four minutes later he was within
one dozen feet Of the designated win
dow. There was a stretch Of moon
light between. but he passed 1t quick
1y. And now he stood In bold relief
against the moonlit house-wall.
He was In perfectly plain sight of
any one on the hill behind. Possibly
his distant form might have been dis
cerned from the window Of one Of the
lesser houses occupied by Simon's kin.
But he was too close to the wall to
be visible from the windows Of Simon's
house. except by a deliberate scrutiny.
And the window slipped up noiseless-
ly In his hands.
He was considerably surprised. He
had expected this window to be locked.
Some way, he felt less hopeful of sue
cess. He recalled In his mind the d.
rections that Linda had left. wonder
ing II he had come to the wrong win
dow. But there was no chance Of a
mistake In this regard 1t was the north
ernmost window In the east wing.
However, she had said that she would
be confined In an interior room, and
possibly the Turner's had seen no need
Of barriers other than its locked door.
Probably they had not even anticipated
that Bruce would attempt rescue.
He leaped lightly upward and
slipped silently into the room. Except
for the moonllt square on the floor 1t
was quite In darkness.
He stood a moment, hardly breath
ing. But he decided 1t was not best TO
strike a match. A match might reveal
his presence to some one In an adjoin-
ing room. He rested his hand against
the wall, then moved slowly around
the room. He knew that by this course
he would soon encounter the door that
led into the interior rooms.
In moment he found 1t. He stood
waiting. He turned the knob gently /;
then softly pulled. But the door was
locked.
There was no sound now but the
loud beating Of his own heart. He
could no longer hear the voices Of the
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-05

wind outside the open window. He
wondered whether, should he hurl all
his magnificent strength against the
panels, he could break the lock; and
II he did so, whether he could escape
with the girl before he was shot down.
But his hand, wandering over the
lock, encountered the key.
1t was easy, after all. He turned the
key. The door opened beneath his
hand.
If there had been single ray of
light under the door or through the
keyhole, his course would have been
quite different. He would have opened
the door suddenly In that case, hoping
to take by surprise whosoever Of the
clan were guarding Linda. To open a
door slowly into room full Of enc
mics Is only to give them plenty of
time to cock their rifles. But In this
case the room was In darkness, and all
that he need fear was making a sud-
den sound. The opening slowly
widened. Then he slipped through and
stood ten breathless seconds in silence.
Linda" he whispered. He waited
long time for an answer. Then he
stole farther into the room.
Linda he said again. TITS Bruce.
Are you heref"
And in that unfathomable silence he
heard a sound--a sound SO dim and
small that It only reached the frontier