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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

must be right. for KeIleen had pointed
over there. and the direction he had
designated conceded exactly with
what the stars told. She could not go
far wrong II she kept that North
Star al her baek-she would be going
south. A moment she paused, hesi-
tating 10 take the plunge, a prayer
on her lips. How lonely. desOiate.
black the night was; the very silence
seemed TO hem her In. isolate her from
all the world Then. with firm-set
Hips. the girl went forward. plunging
her way through the sand. instantly
swallowed up Ia the black desert.
She plunged on recklessly. desper-
ately. hope dying within her as she
advanced. Nothing could guide her
now, or save he. but Gods mercy.
The sOundless sOlc through which she
moved. the impenetrahle black curtain
envelOplng her almost drove her mad
She could not night the depression or
keep her mind clear The sand shifted
under her feet and twice she fell
heavily. tripped by some protrudlng
rock, and left bruised and breathless.
Her advance was blind, uncertain. and
she scarcely dared turn her face for
ward for fear OF losing the guidance
OF that one star ~ which she endeav-
Ored 10 steer. She was lost utterly,
but for that. and. when for a moment
her eyes strayed everything became
confused, her every sense Of direction
gone How long she t0lled on. how
fast her rate OF progress. the girl
never knew-the way was uneven,
with unexpected depressiOns here anG
there. and ridges OF rock projecting
through the sand. and occasionally
she mad 10 go around. Once
she encountered a shallow raylne,
stepping of Into II unconsciously. and !
then crawling painfully up the oppo-
site side, cut by sharp spllnters Of |
stone. before attaining the level again. !
For the moment she lost her star but /
finally located II once more, and /
plunged desperately on.
Then she saw something Just ahead
n her-a dim. indehnable shadow.
which seemed 10 move. II was so
iideous. so grotesque and shapeless,
ier very heart stood still with terror.
rhe girl sank 10 her knees, trembling,
With no eyes for anything except that
mysterious moving object. Mlsshapen,
luge. looming oddly through the
loom. II was advancing steadily
Oward her-a formless something
which resembled neither man nor beast.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

yoar~elf. Saneoesi This rock Is clean
az a billiard table. sed there's ~
pisee 20 hide. Where The h-l % yoe
suppose these hsongs uentf-
We nnd 'em when TIE aay comes
thst net ~ Oar Ia the desert. senar.
Where The 'Kid' rslt-~heref
n~borsh Realised that the Mexlcan
rad sfsmhervJ onto the fat top ~ the
rcek. an1 was pecrlnx down over The
edge. while MesKrr rctasiaed On the
Sand lnpatienily ufoying about
welt ~hat % yeu sesf' he harked
fnaily.
~>et uue d--n shfrx. senior. black
iiss h--l down thsre-he no i've after
that
Meages laughed ehuekllnxly.
~fil say he eoaldnt. not even n he
was eat rhsrv aint no use our
hanging rcand here. That xuy Is cut
% the way. aud wen pick him up an
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
CHAPTER XIII
The Border Patrol.

Deborah rose timldly 10 her feet
her heart beginning to beat once more
but not with fear. Forth from the
darkness came the low Whitney Of q
horse In sudden recognition. while as
Instantly that horrld shadow took
both shape and form. II was a horse
saddled. bridled. the rein trailing
along the sand, one OF the two animals
stampeded by the shot which had
killed Keteen. He had sensed her
coming in the desert night, and was
even then iumbly welcoming her. The
girl went forward slowly, doubtfully,
fearful OF again startling the animal
into flight but he remained quiet.
smiling at her ms she drew near. and
she finally put hand on the dangling
rein. II was the horse Kelleen had
ridden. and Deborah hid her face In
his name and cried softly. while he
turned and rubbed his muzzle against
her shoulder In silent greeting. 1t
seemed too good TO be true: ms though
God had led her every step OF the
way The sudden reaction left her
weak as a child.
Yet she must 10 on there was more
cause now than ever before 10 20 on
more hope OF success. She made the
effort twice before she succeeded In
dragging herself up into the saddle.
but the horse stood patiently. making
no attempt to break away. Once there
the girls strength came back. and
with IL her determination. All was
stiIl. deathly still not a breath OF air
her cheek: the dense night
shut them In Carefully she located
the only star she knew TO her mind
Il seemed utterly wrong In Its posi-
ton. yet she was faithful to Il. Hall
afraid. yet not daring to venture other.
wise. she drew tho horse about and
rode south.
The nlght seemed endless. the black
iesert eternal There were times
when the Girl lost Consciousness OF ev.
'rythinx. except that shining North /
stav ever NJ her back. II was her one
,uisle and hope: through IL she re-
aired sanity and faith. In that wns
ny Box canyon and those waiting 1
rcepsrS. She dare not ride fast 4
moving not what pitfalls were ahead
he course Irregular. up and down
he horse picked his way intelilgentiy.
he reins lying loose. EXCEPT nS she
OCCASIONALLY held him inexorahiv ~
he southwark she swayed YEARLY
a the saddle. ciinxing to the hlxh
''mmel for support. unable 10 see.
It aware that they croSSea shallow
avines. and fcuad passage occasion.
~ along ridges 90 outcropping rock.
nd then advanced more easily foy
'nx Spaces over wide expenses of
and uoiseleSsiy rs specter. II was
ard % keep awake. 20 concentrates
} remernher-She had 70 struggle ~
'afiss this was not all dream.
Then. after seemingly endless
aurS. the dawn came. woria she
scr again fcrxet ~ She har,n,
rev ~ first what & was Riafnr
'vsrily with lowered head. she ~
inc dimiy aware ~ chanre
Shtcuirg - the sioern about. dur 4
aynsSs tiugelns family the hiack /
~ ~ the surrounding night. Almost
! she wondered TIE daylight came ,
an and spectral az HrSt. widening r
y vista on = xray circle "a the stars !
owiy faded from out a multicoleue,i !
. 70 ne Jeff q Frightening white
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
Business.

Baltimore importer contracted
$4,000 worth of debt with a German
house before the war. The war itself
Interrupted communication, so that
the bill was not paid; but the goods
were received, sold and profit real
lied. Now the importer is trying to
find his German creditor so that he
can give him a check for cents in
full discharge of the obligation. with
nterest.-Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

Kesne. n. II. II was weak and run
tro.blss which women have. found
great relief when taking Lydia 4. Pink
Used Lydia =. Plnkhsm's sanative
Wash. / am aba 10 DO my work and feel
Bio COMPOUND. am doing all can 70
advertise Vi Mrs. A. n. HAMMOND.
n Carpenter Street. keens. N. IL.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
CHILDREN CRY
FOR "CASToRIA"
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children OF All Ages

Nofheri ficfchers castoria has
been IN use for over 10 years 20 relieve
babies sud children ~ Constipation.
Flafniency Wind Collie and plarrhca !;
aliaylnF feserishness arising there
from and b. regulating the stomach
and ilouela. aids the assimilation o.
fooili giving natural sleep without
oplates The genuine bears signature
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
CHAPTER xiI-continusd.

1 IL
1T must have been; the old Mexi-
can camp was south there in that can
yon where / told you the cayalrymen
were waiting tonight. I am beginning
10 understand what Is up--or. al least,
suspect what ali this may mean.
Someone has accidentally stumbled
onto this old mine don't believe the
discogerer could BE- either Bob or Gar
rify. Bat In some way they got wind
Of IL and have taken possession. This
mnnifion train. supposed 10 be headed
for Mexico. stops here. casebe@l
don't know what's up. and don't care
fie gets MS money just the same. with
less travelling and danger Maybe he I
asks no questions maybe he knows
what's up and Il 10 on the deal. Any
way. under orders. he dumps the stun
powder dynamite. whatever II is
and hustles II out Of sight into that
cabin Before daylight comes his
mule train Is back again on the des-
ert empty. travelling north"
"And there IL nothing you can DO.
IL fhefef~ she asked. III IL no crime
70 discover and work a miner"
"S0-oniy. perhaps. that dead man
You tell ne about; murder ~ still a
rrime. even on this border. There Is
something about this affair which Ism;
straight; otherwise GDrrlty and Boh
sfeager wouldn't be IN u. Those guys
IRE playing dir, souiehow--it is up
10 me 10 ind out how"
keileen stood up. advancing 10 the
'ery edge u the Nat rock. where he
onid look straight down into the deep
repression below
There Ia no movement down there.
'aAebeers outft II not onto the ,
cheme; after they 20 that stun will /
II DO carried into the tunnel. Meager +
IN never dare leave II out yonder"
whats the place called where the !
oidlers aref h
box canyon--whyf" a
Il was wondering" 4
sharp spit Of fre ieaped out ~ 1
he night beyond the horses. accom-. h
anled BY a dull report The startled h
nlmals whlried and disappeared Ia /,
ie darkness. but Deborah saw only n
eileen. poised there 90 the edge ~ q
- chasm saw him flng up both a
inds. eiusching vainly ~ the air. and 4
len fopple over. down Into those r,
,wnlng depths below. She could not a
zen scream. but some irresistible In. "a
met caused her Instantly 10 roll r,
lck from on the stone Into the slight q
AZ ~ base. In the black <,
lrkness Of this shallow hole she lay
otionleas. scarcely venturlng 10 r,
eathe. In her fright and daze she r,
I conprehcnded ali that had oc- IA
rred the shot had come not from b,
meath. but out Of the desert KEEL. a,
an had been killed the horses STAN. a,
dcd she was unhurt. but alone. n,
II was all ever 20 quickly the sltua- 81
N barely flashed through her brain. ID
fore voice spoke. a voice familiar II,
4 hated nj
ny Cd. that got him Did you as
, how he toppled plumb over the pc
M That settles bis spying on us. 81
'eckon." ma,
'si. senior; but I would swear there nv
= two Of them there" he
You saw twof'
No only the one standing against sh
llght. the Senior Kid know m,
~ but I thought he spoke. and as
Y. senior. there were two horses" va
OF course. he stole mine had hi
hot at him them but thero Is no thI
else here. DIN you. look for adj
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

aide. ! had been taxi
ing medicine for a
|iongtimeandnothing
sssfnsd 20 do me any
| good Ny husband
went 10 tho drug
store and 40 said 70
|the clerk. I want tho
beat medicine yea
have for womsn's
troubles. He gave
him a bottle Of Lydia
r. i'inkh2m's Vage-
table Compound and
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

Fof nsaay rear. druggists have wstehsd
sith mnsh lntsfe~t ths remarkable record
uNalataiasd ~ De, klimsF's swamp Root,
Ne great kidnsT. liver sad bladder ned
enc
Il . phJsieisa's prescription.
Swsmp heet = a strengthening msdi
sias 4 helps The kislnsys. liver and bisd
Der a. tas ~ofs nature intended they
shquil h,
Ssamg roos has stood the test ef YEARS
= = saii ~ al druggists % i,s uerit snsl
= sh1uid hsio yoa. Ne other kide~y ned
sins has - snsay ffients
r. snF~ 10 ct swamp Root and start
trsstnent a onee
However Il res 18th erst 10 test this
great pfspafaftien send Zen cents 10 Dr.
NliHsr 4 ca. fAarhsmlen. " n. Cor q
ssnris hoftie. When writing 10 sssrs and
u~usien this paner Advertisement.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
IHHN1ZA

II an Old maid u sent a. buy furnl'
tafr ,he !. surc TO select q chair with
arms ie D.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

Tourist Is this quiet pincc1
ilsbenmaa- wa until people
started coming hers 70 nnd quiet.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

A farmer can rejoice IN that he
neser has needed any letters of rec
oinmendation"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

" oEe lets other people absolutely
alone. be- u apt 10 be left more 80
sereiy alone than b. likes
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
WEAK, RUN DOWN
and AILING
Ly6a {. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pond Brought Relief When
Othss Medicines Failed

winston-salsrn. N. CT was weak
and rundown and had trouble with my
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

Y e wasn't f,f the weather there
sre ipts ~ uea uho weaid never look
losar=i hsasce
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

irnstp h4s pne advantage over an
suseneaiie ~. TIRE never puacture-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
WOMEN! DYE FADED
THINGS NEW AGAIN
Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shabby Gar
ment or Drapery.

Each 15-cent package of Diamond
Dyes" contains directions so simple
that any woman can dye or tint any
old, worn. faded thing new. even II
she has never dyed before. Choose
any color at drug store.-Advertise-
ment.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04
Better Trained.

Better Trained.
This portrait makes her look pref
tier than she did when I met her,
Jane"
"Of course, ma. the artist paints so
much better than she does" Pick
Me-Up.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-10-04

Some folks never put or until to-
morrow the creditors they can put OF
for thirty days.
In learning life" II isn't absolute
~ necessary to get into scrapes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
MILLIONS SPENT IN
BUILDING GOOD ROADS

over 10000 miles of roads were
completed or placed in an advanced
stage of construction in is southern
states during 1922, at cost in ex-
cess of s165,00o,ooo
These figures are appro ximate--
and conservative. In several of the
states, county construction Is entire
ly Independent of state work and
there is no adequate means of secur-
ing accurate data on county work.
The figures quoted are based upon
facts in hand. They could easily be
increased by % per cent and still be
reasonably safe.
Bonds for good road development
during the year reached total of
s132.199.6I5; and since much of the
expenditure for new roads comes
from state taxable sources and from
federal aid, it can readily be seen
the 5000. 100000 figure is more nearly
correct.
One of the most important devel-
opments in recent southern road
building is the large amount of hard
surface roads being laid. Until two
adam was the only hard road being
laid; but today, 20 to so per cent of
all state highways being built are
concrete. asphalt or similar hard
surface. The time is very near at
hand when the northern and eastern
tourist can make his Florida tri]
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
PHoNoGRAPH TONES IMPROVED

Undesirable high tones, or wills
ties" an annoyance commonly ex-
perienced by phonograph users, may
be eliminated by the use of recently
patented interference tubes, described
and illustrated in Popular Mechanics
Magazine. They consist of U-shaped
metal appliances, designed to be in
eorporated in main tube that is
fitted between the reprodueer and
tonearm of a talking machine. Ac-
eording to the inventor. the arrange
ment of bypaths for the sound waves
causes certain of these to be con-
siderably -softened with but little
loss in volume.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18

over perfect roads every mile of his
journey.
AS mentioned in a previous sur
vey, the states of Texas. North Caro-
lima and Missouri have shown un-
usual application to the task of con-
structing ambitious and far-reaching
highway systems during the past
year. Other states have also accom-
plished much solid work during the
year.
North Cardinals Progress
North Carolina, with the proceeds
of its 1000, 900 bond issue of 1921,
has effected an organization and a
system of construction and mainte-
nance that has attracted country
wide attention and has drawn to the
state the road builders, not only OF
the north, but of Europe, az well, to
investigate the secret of the state
success. AS the end of the fund ap-
proaches, the state Legislature is au-
thorizing. as these lines are written,
further bond issue of $4,000. 900
to complete the job. Added TO this
latest movement is a state tax OF ;
cents per gallon on each gallon of
gasoline sold in the state to meet
completely all interest payments on
the road debt and to provide mainte-
nance funds as well.
While this great sum of the first
bond issue was being spent. the in
dividual counties of the state matched
the expenditure on county and town
ship roads. Taken with the federal
aid appropriations for the period
1921-1925, and the new bond issue.
this gives North Carolina the enor-
NOUS sum of $120,000,000 wherewitll
to develop it's closely knit network
of highways that traverse the state
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18

from sea to farthest mountain tops
and from South Carolina to Virginia
many times over.
Under the stimulus of what it's
neighbor is doing, the state of South
Carolina is now projecting a bond
issue of s50.000,000 for road develop
ment. Sentiment has been widely
crystallized and the probabilities are
that the bond issue will be an estab
lished fact within another 10 months.
Georgia, while turning down an
ambitious program of bonds to total
SIS 100000 at the last meeting of
the Legislature, is awakening to the
necessity of statewide action, and
something definite in the way of a
large bond issue for state highways
will probably result at an early date.
southwestern Development
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas are
building rapidly and with perma-
hence In Arkansas and Oklahoma,
the counties which have recently
been enriched by the sudden wealth
of oil development are spending
large sums in hard surfaced roads
in the construction of huge bridges
and in the opening up of additional
areas to motor traffic. The vital need
of automobile communication in the
oil areas has spurred on the sections
around Fort Smith, FL Dorado. Mus
kogee, Tulsa and other points to
ever increasing development.
Texas, with its hundreds of miles
of distances, during the past two
years, has laid down 1867 miles of
highway, and. at the present time,
has 1881 additional miles in various
stages of completion. OF this total,
1,oS9 miles is hard surfaced. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
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WRITINGS IN Sky

Undoubtedly the tallest and broad
est letters and figures ever writ
ten, were those formed in the sky
over New York city in a recent Sc
res of stunt flying by Capt. Cyril
Turner of the British royal air force.
says an illustrated article in the
Popular Mechanics Magazine. This
clever filler has astonished and de-
lighted thousands of people by doing
queer things. like scrawling his tele-
phone number and short messages in
the sky. The exhaust pipe, extended
to the tail of the ship, serves as his
pen" and a chemical introduced into
the exhaust as the ink"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18

estimated cost is in excess of S4S,-
100000. This does not take into con-
sideration large projects being fl
nanced by counties
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
EXPLICIT

From Lie.
Sweet THING want some cigar
cites for my aunt.
Clerk-Virginia?
mo. Lucy"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18

hand operated wall papering ma :
chine has ben invented.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-09

we fail to discover any other invention
the obliteration of which would bring
such chaos. Trains are often delayed
five minutes. They might be delayed a
day or a week; the results would be
decidedly unpleasant but other means
OF transportation would be found. So
with the telegraph, gas, electricity,
and SO with other inventions But the
silencing of the telephone would bring
deafness and dumbness to millions of
people who rely upon 1t for their daily
work. 5Ae
And now of course, in order to justi-
fly the statement that this is not
propaganda, it ought to be said that
many believe the telephone service Is
poor in this city and many believe 1t
is not. Many think the charges are too
high; many think they are not. At
any rate the imagination staggers un-
der the thought of the silent telephone
even for five minutes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-09
GOOD FALL PROSPECTS.

1t is good news to the people of
New Britain to know that the Hard
ware Age, making its weekly market
summary, declares that throughout
the country hardware wholesalers are
preparing to meet a large fall demand
for all kinds of seasonable and staple
merchandise. Just now more activ
ity is being shown in manufacturing
sections than in agricultural states,
and city collections are much better
than those in the rural communities.
At this season of the year trading
In the hardware market is some
what slow because of summer slack
ness and vacation periods. This is
apt to give false idea of the hard
ware conditions. The news of the
preparations for fall will counterbal-
ance any tendency to be discouraged
and such news indicates that the
period Of plenty of work will con-
tinue as far as we can now sec ahead.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-09
COAL COMMISSION REPORT.

The second report of the United
States Coal commission is quite what
might have been expected. No pana-
cea for coal troubles is furnished, and
probably the commissioners, expert as
they are, recognize the impossibility
of presenting any plan as cure-all
for coal troubles now. But it con-
tains a special suggestion that is
worth considering at least-as, OF
course, are all its suggestions. 1t ad-
vises the operators to organize for the
management of their labor relations
just as the miners are united. There
is a suspicion that this suggestion is
made not for the sake of the oper-
.ators-not to tell them how to pro-
tect themselves, but rather for the
purpose of protecting the public.
Where the miners are organized
and it is well for them that they are
organized-and, being SO organized.
may speak together through one
mouthpiece the operators should be
organized, not for lf-protection but
rather to simplify negotiations.
Trouble has come because there was
a lack of harmony among operators.
Some demanded more, some less than
others. If the operators would or
ganize and be as loyal to their or
ganization as are the miners, and If
they would stand by the agreements
made by representatives of the oper-
ators as the miners stand by agree
ments made by their representatives,
it would seem that agreements be-
tween miners and operators would be
reached more readily.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-09
A SILENT COUNTRY

This is no propaganda for the tele-
phone company. One may refuse to
commit himself on what he thinks of
that organization, the best or the
worst The present comment is sug-
gested by the information that the
telephone company may decide to 81
lencc its wires for five minutes out of
proper respect for the memory of our
late President.
A silent country! The telephone is
but one of the inventions of compare
lively modern times. but since it has
come what would We do without it ?
what would be the condition of the
country if every telephone we're to be
silenced for day or a month. Com
plete readjustment of affairs would
have to be made. Already it has
changed the lifelong habits of people.
Personal talks are done away with in
many cases; the business is transact
ed over the telephone Much writing is
avoided and the time used for other
purposes. Think as hard as We may