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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-15
(To be Continued)
THE FARAER's PRAYER

(The following, known as THE
Farmers Prayer" all over the Mid
die west, originated in Garden coun-
ty, Nebraska.)
Lord, / am only a farmer. Thou
knowest that when wheat was 80 per
bushel and had -four and sugar in
the house and cake and pie every
time l wanted it, was not satisfied
and voted for a change.
Thou knowest that wore Hard
ing badge and was faithful in all
things to G. o. P.
Even so Thou knowest that / be-
lieved in the dawn of the new day
and that wool would advance in
price, that would get SO for wheat
and 20 cents for my pork.
Lord, two years have gone by never
to return and 1 am too poor to buy
the necessary Rockefeller for my
Henry; still l wear Harding badge,
but it's on the seat of my overalls.
o, Lord, l am thankful for one
thing that Harding has been able to
make jackrabbits taste good in the
summer time. pray Thee that Thou
wilt keep them replenished SO that
shall not want.
am glad, o Lord, that Thou hast
prospered the railroads and that they
have been able to keep up theil
freight rates when my corn woult
not pay the expenses of gathering
and l pray Thee that Thou wilt con.
tinue to uphold Mellon that he may
be able to collect four years inter
est on the funds of his own bank ac.
count for it is a righteous course.
Teach me to pray: Our Father
who are in Washington, Harding be
his name; his kingdom, his will be
done even to beating the soldiers Out
of bonus. Give us each day our
daily corn bread, that Wilson tried
to make us eat for two years and
Harding had us eating in three
months, and lead US not into temp
tation to vote for democratic pres
ident, for Harding got all the power
and Mellon all the money, Rockefel-
Ter all the oil and me the patched
trousers for ever and ever Amen.
The Trenton Register.
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Better and Last Longer II Men Like
You Were Driven Out"

claim and to back all the squatters
who work for me. If you don't like 1t
you can carry the matter to Tucson.
The law will uphold me-"
THE law? Say. on this southwest
border we haven't any law except a
mans word and u gun"
'"Then you'll find United States law
has come along with Ben Chase" re-
piled the other. swapping his fingers.
You're not westerner?" queried
Belding.
mo, I'm from Illinois,
Il thought the West hadn't bred
you / know your kind You'd last
long time on the Texas border; now,
wouldn't you? You're one of the land
and water hogs that has come to root
in the West. Mr.. Chase. the West
would fare better and last longer If
men like you were driven out"
You can't drive me out"
"rm not SO sure of that. Wait till
my rangers come back"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-15
CHAPTER XIII
Changes at Forlorn River.

Changes at Forlorn River.
The first of March saw the federai
occupation of the garrison at Casita.
After short, decisive engagement
the rebels were dispersed into small
bands and driven eastward along the
boundary line toward Nogales.
1t was the destiny of Forlorn River,
however, never to return to the slow,
sleepy tenor of its former existence.
Belongs predictions came true. That
struggling line Of home-seekers was
but a forerunner Of the real invasion
Of Altar valley. Refugees from Mex
leo and from Casita spread the word
that water and wood and grass and
land were to be had at Forlorn River !;
and as II by magic the white tents and
red adobe houses sprang up to glIsten
In the sun.
Belding was happier than he had
been for long time. He believed
that evil days for Forlorn River,
along with the apathy and lack of
enterprise, were in the past. He hired
a couple of Trustworthy Mexicans to
ride the boundary line, and he settled
down to think of ranching and irriga-
tion and mining projects. Every morn
ing he expected to receive some word
from Sonoyta or Yuma. telling him
that Yaqui had guided his party safe-
ly across the desert.
Among the many changes coming to
pass in Forlorn River were the INSTALL
ing Of post office service and the
building Of a mescal clearinghouse
Belding had worked hard for the post
office. but he did not like the idea Of
a saloon for Foriorn River. stir.
that was an inevitable evil The Alex
leans would have mescal. A good
many Americans drifted into Forlorn
River-miners, cowboys, prospectors,
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QUOTATIONS OF A cow VALET

Talk about your farm blocs all you
want-the biggest cuckoo clock egg
of all is the city bloc and the big
town blockhead.
In the city, folks live ten to fiat
and when one of them comes home a
bit late, and maybe his feet hurt, for
three months the neighbors will be
gabbing about how he came home
staggering drunk to. beat his long
suffering wife.
Or maybe the neighbor's wife goes
to nurse relative, leaving him with
the kids, and the first time he takes
in the milk bottle two old hens will
start to cackle about her running
away with the milk boy.
No joke, I've heard the neighbors
anvil chorus start hammering on less
than that.
Out here in the country, we are too
darn busy to think up lies about our
neighbors. We know our neighbors
are all right; every dod-gasted one of
us has been up against it and called
in the nearest neighbor for every
thing from new baby to balky
mare, and we know that the milk of
kindness flows as a warm, sweet
stream through the bowels of the
last one Of 'em. In the country we
don't call q cop when some neighbor
falls out with another; no, sir, we let
em' fight it out, and then keep our
mouths shut about who was licked.
In the country we swop work, and
we swop horses, and we swop hired
men, and we swop home brew recipes,
but there are two things we don't
swop-our word and our women.
Anybody who doubts what I've said
should trot over to the court house
and see how many farmer wives are
getting divorces and how many city
women.-- Exchange.
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big sum of money, $1,000 and II
wasn't his. 1t was all in the shape
of unregistered Liberty bonds and
Ted was forced to keep 1t overnight
In his room. He had received 1t that
day in business transaction for the
firm of which he was treasurer and
the big vault at the local bank had
jammed shut that afternoon and would
have to be opened on the morrow by
experts.
Ted felt that he didn't really need
to worry and yet he did worry. He
worried about the money and he wor-
ried about Mary, with whom he was
very deeply In love. But there was
nothing to be gained from simply wor-
rying. SO Ted tuned his receiving ap-
paratus and started TO listen in on
the evenings entertainment from the
broadcasting station where Mary was
employed, about a mile from Ted's
boarding house.
Mary was singing when the FIRST
sounds came to Ted over the radio
phone. He clenched his fists at the
words.
81 love you truly. truly, truly, dear
came Mary's sweet. thrilling voice.
So this was why she wanted him
to listen In. This was her way of
notifying him that she had definitely
decided to take Wilkens. All the
world went black to Ted at this
thought. He wanted to hear no more.
He reached mp to take the receivers
from his ears.
But now the song broke on sud
denly.
A sound of commotion In the broad
casting station came to Ted over the
radiophone. Then high-pitched
scream. Then
"Helpl Helpr' screamed voice. a
voice that was surely Mary's. yet SC
changed by terror that It was entirely
different.
Mary In danger
Ted dashed the receivers from his
ears and leaped to his feet. He must
reach her as quickly as possible. And
even then he might he too iatei
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Over the
Radiophone
.y FRANK H. WILLIAMS
8..s.sss. -
20. 1879. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

6..ss.sssss.s. .ss
20. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Although Ted Cowles feared that he
had lost out to his rival, Howard viii
kens, In his race for the heart and
Johnson, he nevertheless listened in
on her radiophone concerts every eve
ming.
Ted and Mary had together become
greatly interested in radio while at
tending college. and Ted had al first
been delighted when upon their re.urn
to their home town Mnry had been
given a contract to sing three lines u
week for the local broadcastng sta
ton, which was managed by Wilkens.
But this delight had soon changed to
Jealous rage when he saw the appar-
ent interest with which Mary well
coined Wilkens' advances.
OF late Ted hadn't seen much of
Mary-she had been so busy with her
concert work and with the attentions
which Wilkens showered upon her
that there hadn't been time in which
to see her old school friend.
So that evening Ted sulked In his
clearinghouse room and almost de-
termined not to listen In on Mary's
concert, in spite of the fact that she
had sent him a little personal note
telling him that she was going to sing
some new songs this evening and max
Ing a special request that he listen to
her.
Ted stared glumly at his receiving
set. What in the world could she
see In Wilkens? Wilkens was un
scrupulous, hard, brutal. Ted felt that
he could read character, and 1t was
his opinion that. If pressed, there was
almost nothing at which Wilkens
would stop. For instance, Ted in his
bitterness told himself that II Wilkens
knew about the money Ted now had
in his room, there'd be nothing viii
kens wouldn't do to get 1t. This
thought rather worried Ted. 1t was
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-15

Ranchmen-You need one OF our
books Of blank bills of sale. very
handy. Just like . check book. En-
ables you to take bill Of sale Of an,
animal right where you buy It. Fo
sale at either Of our Offices or an,
bank in the county.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03

and same drifting up along the other side. Necks were craned. feet drawn back to give her room. for she was dancing close. And then, suddenly it seemed, she was opposite Velantrie where he stood beside the door.
 Out to the center she went as if she spurned the crowd, then swift as a winged thing she darted toward him, threw back her little head, smiled straight in his eyes and held out her hands, palms up.
 It was challenge, direct, daring, pretty.
 For one second the man hesitated. Then he tossed his broad hat to those behind. sprang forward and caught those outstretched hands.
 Lola's eyes were liquid light as she drew him into the clear, snatched her hands away. tossed them above her head, and began to dance in earnest. The stranger. too, began to dance, and those who watched saw instantly that the girl had made no false choice of partners. He placed hand on his belted hip. raised the other to touch her cinking fingers now and again. and he, too, swayed and dipped and circled. though in q lesser fashion, to give background to her brilliance, the subtle and perfect accompaniment to a wonderful performance.
 Lola was a rose in the night,
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brain was working and she meant te change that very soon, fherefoFs she sent the least Of her followers, s meek brown Mexican, unhotieeahle In lhe crowd, 10 whisper something il lhe iidleF's ear
 And then lhe music stepped, the crowds dHifted to the benches, and ihe fiddler was tuning his fiddle te another key,
 He tucked the fiddle in his neck and began abruptly 10 play-and no one called this number,
 Wild, swift, beautiful music il was. Spanish 10 the core,
 il lifted and swung and al regular intervals there came q thrum Of the Lass that sounded like the stroke of foot np0n the floor, And then, softly swiftly, like lear before a wind, Lola Sanchez came drifting down the floor alone, From some- where as if by magic she had drawn a pair Of eastatnets. and these began ta snap and click as her hands rose above her head,
 An. she was beautiful thing. Young, slim, small. graceful as a gazelle. her 1.-the body bent and swayed. whirled and dipped and eircled, like a flame in the breeze.
 Stamp-whirl-bend-hands way ing. eastanets clicking. she went down the long room. cireled its farther end
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
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wind in the twilight, a laugh and q I Jest and a challenge. NelantFie. the stranger sas young tree in a storm
 a cloud hard blown by winds, and the
 thunder or his hooled heels rolled
 under the lightnlng of the eastaRets.
 Great snakes." said PeFly, softly
 ''ain't that amazin'?"
 tie spoke 10 nobody in particular,
 bpt the blond boy who stood beside him cleared his throat as if with an effort and Val haRnen on the other side glanced up, The boys face was pale as milk and his blue eyes were narrowed to cold points.
 Down the room and back again went the two, Lola was all about Neiahtrie, eoaAing, sRurning. ehal- lenging, and all the while her little face was full Of light that shone for ali 10 see,
 As if by artless chance she drew the figure gracefully toward the far side of the floor. directly before the blond boy, and she was utterly irresist. ible. Butterflies in the breeze. stars that glittered. fires at night-she was all Of them. and mems pulses ihrobbed drunkenly to behold her
 And then. as the music rose to one last kneeling. she fled straight 10 ye- lantrie, sank backward in his reach ing arm. and held up her flower face toward him. unmistakable in its in- tent. its invitation.
 Half under her spell the man hesi- tated a fraction Of q second. The perfect action Of the steps and the music lost it's first beat in that seconds wait. Lola's face glowed decper-and Velantrie bent.
 By" came n choking whisper as the blond boy. gray as ashes and cold. reached to his hip.
 There was flash of metal. a step In that second Val | liannon beside him dropped light ming quick hand on his shoulder and ! swung him round in action--as she had so often swung her dad. There | was an oath. shot that went wild and landed in Hunnewell's tray on | the platform sedge across the room. and Velant-ie. arrested halfway 10 I.ola's siren lips. looked straight past the boy and into the blazing black eyes of the girl who had saved his life.
 For one sharp moment the. tension ,eld.
 Then Velantrie slowly strengthened Ip and Lola slipped from his arm. forgotten as she had forgotten the ,lond, boy. He stood still. breathing 1ard. his blue eyes fastened on Val's ace, a frown between them.
 From all sides men crowded in. ,ushed between and hustled the boy way. while from that other side of
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REGIN HIRIs TO-DAY

JOHN HANNoN, wealthy ranch aHhel. his blind wife, l3ELI.E, and their beautiful daughter VAT. live happily together in HaRnon's wonder ful ranch home, Paradise. RedsiaF Is the king of the Red Rraad 0f horses oWned by the master of the ranch, In game ai HrNNis, WELLS store, VElANFRIE from the iiaFdeF wins LOLA SANCHEZ wh9 saflers herself as stake for hRlnENAN, man 0f mystery, Nc- laRtFie sends Lola home to her father
 Val attends the Fourth Of July celebration al santa LeandFa, Es- eorIed hy the Paradise cowboys in the afternoon, Val watches the races where the Red Brood wins hanars, Al the dance in the evening Val dances the first dance with TOM PRESTON. the foreman Of Paradise, who loves Val sincerely,
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clerk-"Wait until l Ind out the price of the giass."
 Finally. Charles Fernoieto. of La saiie street. whose name. we believe. has heretofore. figured in the list Of winners. wins the two dollars offered as a third prize with this dialogue:
 Wife-''Give him a hat to match his looks"
 clerk-"This Is the worst looking one we have. Madam"
 Aud SO the Missing Dialogue Contest passes into history. gentle readers. It has probably been lots Of fun for you even if you have not won prizes. We have enjoyed reading over the answers very much. but believed that the in- tercst was waning In the weekly pie lures, We shall try to get similar scheme to take its place within few weeks.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
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 RHEUMATISM

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 Nothing has such concentrated, pen- etrating heat as red peppers. Instant relief. Just as soon as you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes it warns the sore spot through and through. Frees the blood circulation. breaks up the con- gestion--and the old rheumatism tor ture is gone.
 Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from red peppers, costs little at any drug store. Get jar at once. Use it for lumbago, neuritis. backache, stiff neck, sore muscles, colds in chest. Almost instant relief awaits you. Be sure to get the genuine with the name, Rowles on each package.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
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 tt gives . le,el head. clear brain, normal appetite, good digestion. sleep, pep and an immense capacity Tor work. The old custom was Co treat ihe effects. by my methods the cause Is located and removed hy adjust. maats. The latest electrical treat. ments, violet rays and electric light haths or whatever Is indicated for a speedy eue. Any man. woman or child suffering from general weakness. chest diseases. stomach. liver, kidney or heart diseasss. high blood pressure or faulty blood circulation. neuritis. sciatica or any form of rheumatism. my treatments never fail to give dc- sired results. Or for those who have failed to find relief. regardless of what ailments. this message Is for you., The treatments are not embarra ssing for women and arc painless.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
FINAL WEEK OF DIALOGUE
 CONZESTDRAWy 70 CLOSE
Schen Spencer and Feoeto are the Names of the Prize
 E Winners At Wind.Up of Stunt.

Catherine M. schenk. Of Winter street. wins the first prize in the weeks Missing Dialogue Contest which. by the way. is the final contest for the time being at least. She will be awarded tb.0o if she calls at the Herald office and claims 1t, Here is the dialogue which she submitted to fit the picture as published;
 wife--"i don't like that hat, it Is too heavy"
 clerk--"Weil. that will prevent him from becoming chilled to the bone"
 Miss Leone Spencer. Of West Main street furnished, one that is possibly a trifIc deep" but which the editor thought deserving Of the second prize Of three dollars. It is;
 Wife-'.Look in the glass. hubby, and see how you like t."
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
co ON WITH THE STORY

These strangers came in unostenta. tiously and stood in bunch, some. what close together, There were nine Of them, all clad in good garments, the best that money could buy in q wider market than the rangelani owned Their soft fine boots were stitched in colors. their hats were very wide and ornamented with much silver after the fashion Of their kind across the line,
 They stood quietly and watched the dancers. and in their midst stood one who was or different mold. Tall, slim. fine Of feature and form. smil- ing, his reckless face a-sparkle with the joy Of youth in music and motion, this man was not so guardedly alert, and he carried his hat in his hand. Thick black hair waved back from a handsome brow. white with the bleach of the sweatband. sign manual Of him who rides much in the open.
 His blue eyes under their black lashes roved over the dancers with a bright bold glance.
 As the couples drifted out again Lola Sanchez. living flower in her black and scarlet, came down the room in the arms of a big blond boy her small face upturned, her CO., quette's heart playing the old game in her dusky eyes.
 And then-the boy swung her past the door and she looked up full into the smiling face of the stranger.
 "Velantrie." she breathed to her self
 "What?" asked the boy. but she cid not hear.
 From that moment she forgot him utterly.
 When the dance ended Lola | stopped, as if by accident--something | about the tiny slipper that encased | her light foot--bent and strengthened it-cose by the door. As she rose, quick as willow wand released, she looked into velantrie's eyes and her own were eloquent.
 "Master!' she murmured in span ish so low that none but he caught the soft word.
 Who's the chap by the door," the blond boy asked suspiciously, but Lola looked up nnocently.
 Which one ?"she asked, and the suspicion died.
 The newcomers did not dance. They had come because Velantrie gave the word, because he chose to look upon Santa Leandre at 'her merrymaking, and that was all.
 Velantrie did not dance either. T here was none whom he knew upon the floor save and except the small girl who called him master, and he ' only smiled with amusement as he watched her. But Lola Sanchezs quick little
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the Feem NalshsFie's followers cam
 like a belt, selid packed, tAsiF face aaams and keen, theiF hands on lhsi suns, ready
 ''s,ssdg, hefs@ said Yelantris There's nothing wFoagn
 Then he made one stride to Val reached cut a hand and sMiled, Il was the brilliant lighting of his face like ire behind a curtain, that vas his ehiefest charm,
 I've hs masy a close aall.H he said simply ,,'and have done some sharp tricks to beat them myseif, but never saw pFettier piece Of work than that, The quick thought. the quick aetion-they were like a man. a Keen man. used te desperate chances. and l never saw a woman before who could think and act like that IT you knew me-" he finished frankly. perhaps you would not take my hand, Hut l want ta thank you"
 Grayely Val looked full into his brilliant eyes The light and the laughter Of the earlier night were gone from her face. why she could not have told to save her life, yet it was nsl because of the near tragedy. that she knew.
 "fes." she said as simply. ''I win take your hand"
 And her firm brown fingers closed around his in strong clasp. The smile died on the mans face and he looked into hers for another long moment.
 Then he loosed her hand and turned away,
 T shall not forget" he said.
 Instantly his men closed about him. they marched across the floor among the crowd which fell back from them. filed eompactly out the door and were gone.
 The celebration was over in Santa | Leandra. Dim shapes rode through | Ihe dust and cool starlight that pres- aged the dawn. and the denizens Of | he rangeland scattered for another year.
 Ii was mid-morning when they ode into Paradise. and far of Val 'haded her eyes with her hand and the familiar place,
 "noys." sch said at last. there's wrong at home. The 'iders are all in and hanging round he corrais. There's dad--he's wait ng for us"
 There was something wrong at
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wolrEa 10 ooacH
fermer Bis Iassaas Gets Berth Al
 stanford University

San Francisco. Feb, s.-It was re- ported here recently that Harry wol- ter, famous euifelder, who has play ed ball with the New York Americans and several Of the Coast League clubs including San Francisco. Los Angeles and Salt Lake. has signed a three year contract as baseball coach at stanferd University,
 wolter coached the Card basebaii- CTS several years ago and met with much success at that time. He was a