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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-29

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yellow orchid, its golden slipper still
as plump and unwilted as before 1t
had been transplanted.
II found 1t this morning back In the
woods"
His voice was strained and heavy
out Of all proportion to what might
have been expected in uttering a state
ment 30 simple. The girl breathed
fast. The man stopped, plucked the
blossom from the stem and held. 1t
toward her she took 1t and with slow
fingers fastened 1t in her belt.
II reckon we wasn't nothin' but Jist
crazy kids" the mar went on, but y'u
know how the first bluebird and the
irst robin and the first lady slipper
was alw'ys-big days to us
He was venturing his words forth
rs II each one had to feel its way
across his lips, like a hunter picking
his way over the dangerous bog at the
head Of Mud Haul.
But lady slipper day. he faltered
on, was alw'ys the biggest. Y'u know,
we alw'ys kinda ig'r'd on dom some
thin extra that day, and when 1t come
this year / ben plannin' ibid"
He paused, breathed hard, struggled
for the next words-the hardest In the
language to say stole a glance at the
girls face; looked away. The stark
skeleton of the unfinished farmhouse
unexpectedly - mayhap u%nluckily =
came under his eyes the transferring
emotion slowly died in his face; the
bound boy again dominated the man.
He heard the girls deep breath felt
her hand thrill upon his arm accepted
1t for what it was-the spontaneous
communion of comradeship, a relation
on which he dared not presume
dimly read in the serious eyes, as they
strayed over his face, the tingling mys-
terry, the ~far-fiung vision that nestled
there.
Very thoughtful she seemed, and for
the most part silent-the all-sufficient
silence that sometimes falls between
comrades-as he led her down the
bluffs. on the Eagle hollow side,
around by the post office, and to the
ward gate at the red-roofed cottage.
The Rev. Caleb Hopkins, with a book
under his arm, was just coming across
the little park from the study at the
parsonage. He dropped down on the
rustic seat at Whispering spring,
opened the book and bumped himself
over it, apparently oblivious to all that
went on about him.
The woodsman studied him a mo-
ment, frowned, and turned his eyes
back to the girl. Swept by a sudden
impulse that he could not control-an
impulse that called for no word-he
lifted her hand from the gate latch;
held It for a delicious instant in both
his own dropped it and turned away.
Halfway up the road to the big elm
at the homestead he looked back. The
tall figure Of the young preacher had
risen from the rustic seal at Whis-
pering spring, and through the pensive
twilight the girl was crossing the yard
toward him.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-29
c4AprEa WI.


The FAiry's secret.
The furnishings of the cabin undes
the crimson rambler would have b.
4 revelst ZION to a stranger entering ths
door for the arst time. A soft-toned
rug from the Orient covered three
fourths Of the rough floor, stoppinr
just short OF the cool stove, which
with It's array OF utensils, occupied the
other fourth. The bed was high post
cd and %canopied, dressed In the lnest
linen and hung with faded tapestry.
The chairs were handsomely mphol-
stored. while a center table of hapd.
carved rosewood stood In the mid-sse.
ton of the fioor.
Along the south wall IN American
nag of silk hung draped, and under Its
lopped-up center two pictures-the
beautiful face of a woman; and In
the companion frame, the fine. up
standing figure of a soldier in the uni
ers-the man and the woman who had
dreamed the dream that never came
true.
The wOOdsman had finished his task
at the barn and feedpens that evening
and returned to the cabin, where,
deeply thoughtful he was half me
cha~nically building a fire In the cook
stove when his quick ear caught the
sound of a light step coming along the
path from the orchard. He laid down
the kindling and turned toward the
door.
The light step had stopped, and
Texie stood outlined In the doorway,
her eyes dancing alive over the
thought of having taken the alert
woodsman by surprise, h round won
der of her throat and cheeks touched
to a softer blush by the waning sun
light that slipped In under the Grim
son rambler.
The man dragged of his hat. The
girl glanced over the cabin lifted her
eyes.
Jack, you're the best ~housekeeper
in the Flatwoods.'
The floor creaked with the weight
of him as he came to the door. He
had to stoop to pass under the Intel,
and his massive shoulders spread al
most from jamb to jamb.
at amt me- he said in his slow
way. There's a wonderful fairy about
these hills sOm'er's hat slips in when
I'm off in the fields, and no matter
how upside down I've left things, she
jist touches EN- with them small hands
fairies has got, r mebbe says r sings
some wonderful charm to 'em, and
when l come back, there they are, all
and span. Some folks says Their
amt no fairies, but l know Their is
one, anyhow"
The girls expressive face was alive
and eager.
why don't y'u try some day t.
trap y~our-fairy?'
The heart of the big woodsHian rose
to his eyes. Fol a transcendent mo-
ment the man in him, sprung from
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-29
CHAPTER WI


Jack Warhope made a o~ne-handed
job Of his work among the feed-pens
next forenoon, though it was a task
for two. The young woodsman was
immensely sensitive over the fact that
he vas d bound boy, though Simon
Colin obtruded it on him and
seldom exercised any sort of authority
over him.
He allowed him to live on in the
cabin where his father and mother
had dreamed their dream, to come and
30 as he pleased. The shrewd old
money-lender probably knew that the
young mans high spirit would urge
him further than any amount Of exer-
cised authority possibly could. And
Simon Colin knew the race from
which his bound boy had sprung.
From the first, SimOn's treatment of
his bound boy had caused his neigh
bors no small wonder-it was 80 I'M
like him. He had sent him to the viii
lage school till he outgrew ii, and had
allowed him to roam the woods with
out any sort Of restraint. Far from
discouraging his very aptitude for
woodcraft, he had even loosened his
heart-strings-and his purse-strings;
an infinitely harder thing for him to
do1to the extent of buying him the
best double-barreled shotgun the mar
ket afforded, and a revolver of model
and workmanship as fine as the art Of
revolver-making could produce at that
time-twO gifts on which the boy GER
tainly cast no discredit.
The morning was far gone when the
wOOdsman finished his task at the
f%eed-pens.
AS he stood leaning against the
fence, the ent of the. day before
crossed his mind-the heelprints on
the dusty deck of the concealed house
boat; the ~ivOry-handled six-gun: the
spark of flint that had transformed the
peering eyes of the preacher when he
faced the desperadO's knife. From
this, his mind reverted to the words Of
Belden about what he had seen in the
little park.
A face rose before him-a face COM
polling in its easy suavity-that, IN
spite of its studious severity, seemed
TO have a strange fascination for
Texie. He knew she had let him walk
home with her from the Festivals
privilege that meant more in the Flat
woods than anywhere else in the
world. A deep breath came up out Of
his breast his hand gripped the fence
rail hard.
But many an insistent task lay wait
ing. The thought reused him. As he
raised his arm to put on his hat, the
sweat got at the cut in his shoulder
and stung him.
He had intended TO haul in some
shock corn from the bottoms. He
frowned toward the wagon; plucked
the blouse loose about his shoulder:
Hnally went up into the woods to in
spect a string of rail fence that would
have to be repaired before the stock
cattle could be turned out of the lower
lots into the upland pasture.
He had spent some time readjusting
fallen rails and Strengthening crooked
panels when a tiny spot of color in a
corner of the fence caught his eye.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-29
VISIT FOLKS BACK EAST
AT REDUCED RATES

The Great Northern
that it will sell on Dec. ID and Is,
81 and %, 27 and %, 1928, to home
visitors only, tickets from Eureka
and all points east of there in Mon
tana to various specified points in
Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri
and Nebraska at a rate of a fare
and o%ne-third for round trip tickets.
Such tickets will bear. final return
limit of March 1st, 1924, passage to
be continuous in each direction. The
points of destination to which this
rate applies may be learned upon APP
plication at the local ticket office.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-29
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Morning Worship, II O'Clock.
Evening Worship, at 1880.
There will be the usual service Of
song and the orchestra will play a
the evening service.
Owing to SO many other doings
coming up to the Christmas season,
the Ladies Aid will hold its next
monthly meeting on Dec. 6.
The weekly choir practice will be
held on Friday evening in the church
! Remember the sacred concert to
be given December %, commencing
at 7:30 p. m.
In our Sunday school contest, the
Reds are still leading. On last Sab
bath the Blues had 81 and the Reds
81. The social will be given next
on a date yet to be fixed.
On December IL a roast chicken
will be given by the men Of
our church. Be sure and keep this
date clear. A big event.
The monthly meeting of the Sab
bath school teachers and officers will
be held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
on next Monday evening,
Dc. 8. A full attendance is urged.
what shall l render unto the
Lord for all his benefits? I will call
upon his name and pay my vows utl-
to him in the presence of all his
people"
r. Alexander, Pastor.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-29

mr. when ne dug # outsH6f the f9nre
corner; glanced toward the red-rSofed
cottage, and set his feet to the roush
path that led down t. the fallov vayA
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-29

AT THE CHURCHES
& q TX
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Services will be held at the Cati1o-
lie church every Sunday. Low mass
at 500 a.. M high mass at 10 700
a. m. Father Benedict pastor. Et
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
TROPICAL ALASKA
 IS NO IDLE BOAST

LONDON, Feb. 10.-The earth is wobbling on it's axis, according to Col onel P. Jensen. The Danish scientist who returned recently from a degree measuring expedition into Greenland He reports that Greenland is moving westward at the rate of 20 yards a year. This seems to confirm the re, cent report of surprising climatic changes at the North Pole.
 It is now established that there is a periodic shifting of the latitude of the North Pole. The movement is difficult to detect because of the small area of the Pole-about the size of a tennis court. Some authorities say that the poles are gradually changing their positions, and that this altera tion to the worlds axis will in time mean that regions which are at pres ent ice-bound will become warm and habitable countries.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
PENSIONS FOR
 DNDlCENTS TO
 BE ADVOCATED

The Territorial legislature which will convene in Juneau next month will be urged to enact legislation for the better care of aged indigents than now exists in the way of pensions help that will enable many to con- tinue to enjoy life-live it, at least at their own homes instead of being forced to become inmates of the Pio- neers' Home.
 Those behind the Old Age Pension movement are highly appreciative of the Pioneers Home and of the great work it is doing in caring for the down and outs who are it's inmates. The Home is splendid institution, is ad- mirably managed and is indispensable. But, in the opinion of many, there are inmates in the Home who, with a little help from the Territory, say $25 per month, could continue to get along at their homes where they can live their accustomed lives and be free from the environments and discipline of the Home and, at the same time, be less burdensome to the Territory.
 The matter of providing for aged and deserving indigents outside of in- firmaries, homes, poor-houses or any similar institutions is not by any means a new subject, but has been nd in, tically every state in the Union, many of which have enacted legislation to that end and in no case, so far as known, has any such legislation, once enacted, ever been repealed.
 The second industrial conference called by President Wilson in 1920 urged the consideration of old age pensions; the federal council of churches of Christ representing over twenty million church people in the United States has for some time in cluded in it's social creed a plank for suitable provisions for the old age of the workers. The NatiOlal Catholic War Council also declared that the state should make comprehensive pro- visions for insurance against illness, inValidity, unemployment and old age. The American Federation of Labor is demanding constructive legislation in behalf of the aged. The United Mine Workers of America have a special committee working for the promotion of such legislation throughout the United States.
 Locally, the matter Of Old Age Pen sions was first given impetus by prac- tically every secret order and organ izatiOn of Douglas It has been adopt ed by Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska and in fact, has received the endorse ment of every organization in the Ter ritory before which it has been pre- sented. All members elect of the leg islature who have expressed them selves on the subject give it their hearty approval and there is but lit tie doubt that the desired legislation will be enacted.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

According to the underwear adver- only the slim young ladies in public.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os borne. If.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

Send us your job printing.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
GOV. HUNTS HOLE OUT

It is rather amusing to note all the trouble
Gov Hunt is going to in order to clear his skirts
of the odium accumulated by defeating the Col
crado river pact with the assistance of a demo-
cratic legislature The new hand-plcked confer
ence, is made up mainly of men he can depend on
with a slight scattering of republicans to sorter
relieve the political situation--of whom one is
Thomas Maddox who along with Hunt repud-
lated the pact some months ago. In selecting Il
personal legislature Gov. Hunt has not over
looked his hand and undoubtedly the full pro-
gram has been arranged in advance Gov. Hunt
feels that feeding this additional bunk to the
dear people may help remove some of the curse
Says Sen Elliott to Gov. Hunt: 1T looks as
though we had gotten ourselves into bad poll
tical jackpot in killing the Colorado river pact
and trying at the same time to make the people
believe we were for it pottage, heritage and all
SaysaRepy Louie Douglas, "Me too" Says Gov.
Hunt "Of course you can't blame me. | only
pulled the trigger, but | didn't know the gun
was loaded However, let us confer one with
the other and write many letters of bunk to each
other so they may be printed Possibly we can
make the suckers believe that putting off prog
ress for couple of years has saved posterity a
batch of heritage from the old nuts now here in
habiting Arizona"
Then they proceeded along that line but so
far have failed to change the minds of the peo-
pie who can and do think.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

Senator Mulford W1nSor, president or the last
Arizona senate, previously candidate for dem
ocratic nomination for governor, at one time prl-
vate secretary to Governor Hunt, and touted as
the power behind the throne; state land COM
that it is claimed he is now land poor, comes out
with lengthy letter addressed to Gov. Hunt
in which he intimates Governor Hunt was d.
fool, politically for helping to defeat the Colo
rado river pact, and wants it distinctly under
stood he is going to have nothing to do with
Hunts hand-picked, secret conference to help re-
adjust Hunts political chestnuts from the fire
which is arriving from all directions. Senator
Winsor also, in the most delicate and diplomatic
language, desires that Governor Hunt take no
exceptions, or get angry at this decided refusal
to be made catspaw of at this desperate stage
Of the political game.
Hunt backed Golfer when he really needed
Wnsor. Now Winsor is backing the Colorado
and don't need either Hunt or Golfer.
Winsor has written around himself from Maine
to Oregon, endeavoring to convince Hunt that
from the depths of his political heart, he hopes
the funeral wreath he sends will be most ae-
ceptable-if Hunt can pick the cactus out OF it
ard still retain mutual loving frame OF mind
No one -diSagreeS with Gov. Hunt and lives pol
itically-if he can prevent it.
Winsor has dared to disagree
As for progressive honne-buiders of Arizona,
let Us pray and hope for the best until the con-
tending elements of the democratic party find
time to ten us how they can best use us and Ari-
zcna in helping them help themselves.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

Mark Dunbar, son of John O. Dunbar, has ta-
ken over Dunbar's Weekly which is now called
Dunbar's, and proposes to make it statewide
weekly reflecting the editorial opinion of the
state. Mark evidently had several bad hours
getting Dunbar's under the tent with the new
city administration along with the new city
manager, Avery Thompson, when the blg SHIFT
came. It was no easy problem after all the years
in which the paper left nothing unsaid tending to
praise the idea that Avery lacked every virtue,
but it was done in very astute manner. The
right kind of a statewide paper should be SUI
cess and we wish Editor Mark success with that
kind of a weekly.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

How futile seems the best efforts of good
man in politics. Senator Knute Nelson was
great friend Of Arizona, but not until after he
was dead could democratic paper say good
word for him. We are not laying it all to the
democrats merely pointing out concrete ~
stance However, we are glad it isn't as bad as
it used to be. 1t hasn't been many years back
when even after death no praise was given.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

Editor Bill Kelly, of the Graham County Guar
dian, sGila County Farmer, Clifton Copper Era
end Morenci Times, took his pencil in hand and
splashed q 2G-page edition of The Guardian, Just
to show the home folks he had come back. Not
only to show them that he had arrived back but
also to show them what their prosperous valley
contained They were probably surprised, just
as Flagstaff folks are now and then, for things
too close to home are too often overlooked by
home folks. The chunk of Arizona Bill wishes
to assist in developing is well worth while-and
he is amply able to do the job
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
A IITTLE STORY

A preacher was trying to reform
Jude Johnson. "I'm sorry that you
are addicted to liquor" said the min
lister. "You should do your utmost
to cure yourself of the habit. You
are too good man to throw yourself
away. Hereafter, when you are
tempted to drink, think of your wife. "
But my wife doesn't drink" said
old Jude.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
NOISE WINS

FWhat does. the professor Of Greek
get?"
"Oh, about $4,000 year.
"And the football coach ~
about $4,000 a year"
"Quite discrepancy"
"Well, did you ever hear 10000
people cheering a Greek recitation z"
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

The Right Rev. Fred Wedge arrested as an |.
w. w. speler in California, is another one OF the
things that ill-advised newspaper publicity has
made The Rev. Fred and Billy Sunday are OF
the kind that would save the world III the woric
paid 'em enough" Their ego assays billions per
pound P T. Barnum was right, only it never
occurred to him how much volume newspapers
could add to his first figures on the fool birth
rate.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
ALMOST

In London they were discussing adj
vertising. Great stuff, these electric
signs on Broadway" said the Yankee.
They're got one advertising Wrig-
ley's gum, runs whole block, 250,0O0
electric bulbs"
"How many?" cried the astonished
Londoner.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty thousand"
answered the Yankee.
The Londoner observed: "But / say,
old chap, isn't that bit conspicuous Z"
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
LITERAL MINDED

A lovers quarrel was in progress.
"You make me tired" she storm
ed. "You can't see anything but facts.
You have no imagination. Why, |
wouldn't marry you if we were the
last two human beings in the world"
"Of course you wouldn't" replied
her statistical suitor, "There wouldn't
be any minister"
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

The Holbrook Tribune, which consolidateswith
The News several months ago, is making rapid
strides forward under the management of Edi-
tor Mark H. Bryan. II was enlarged to Z
column, 8-page paper last week and Editor Bryan
says he is making all preparation for the in
stallation of a new web press in the near fu-
tare A prosperous, live newspaper is always an
indication of prosperous live town.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

Postmaster General New has instructed rail-
way mail inspectors to ascertain why there are
so many delays in delivering newspapers. We
presume the original trouble started under Bur-
Lesson, who seemed to think paper mail was a
nuisance anyhow New is endeavoring to Grad
icate the idea.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

Sam Gon1pers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, claims to have launched a
fight to drive reds and radicals out of the unions
We hope this is true. This element never want
ed anything but trouble and have caused bill
lions of dollars worth of it which came from the
wages of honest laboring men. If they are la
boring men it is an honor to be called scab.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

The mere fact that you could buy this, that or
some other given article for half the present
price twenty years ago, or during any given per-
iod. is not a criterion of prosperity or lack of
it Times, prices, wages and style change. The
people ''now doing business" make these changes
in accordance with existing conditions.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

While down at Miami recently we noted broad
leaf trees planted along each side of the road
leading to Globe for fully mile. They were
planted and man hired to care for them by
one of the mining companies. We merely note
it as the kind of public spirit which makes good
towns to live in.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
GRAND OLD NAME

Japers-Eph Simpkins must have
some wonderful apple drink over at
his soft drink emporium.
Bubbs-Yeh! Who told yer?
Japers---I read his window sign:
"Come in, drink our cider and be
Mary"
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
PAINEIIL IEWELRY

Anna: as having the ears pierced
for earrings painful?"
Bella: "No half so much as allow
ing them to be bored for an engage
ment ring
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
AT HOME EYERYWHERE

Scene-A hotel in Buenos Aires.
Hotel Clerk Registered new guest
foreigner, sir
New Arrival (testily) - Certainly
not. English"
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11

1t isn't very consequential as to whether or
not you like the editor of The Sun, the main
thing is: "do you love Flagstaff?" If SO, let's
build together There is room enough for sew
eral more towns around here close in--let's stick
our Flag In the hub and make it go round.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
THE INDICATIONS

Friend: $50 your son is IN college
What is he preparing to do?"
Father: Don't know, but from the
way he works me, | kind of think
he's going to be a diplomat"
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
He COMES Up SMILING

"Well," said Tut, as the sound OF
the excavator's shovels on the stone
roof disturbed his slumbers, this
goes to show that you can't keep
good man down."
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
BARGAIN PRICES

Her mother took little Edna down
town the other day, and as they walk
ed slowly along they saw the sign in
an entrance, children, half price"
ooh, mamma" cried Edna, "do let's
go in and get baby, now that they
are so cheap
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
WAITING

First Englishman: Charley, did you
hear that joke about the Egyptian
guide who showed some tourist two
one as a woman ?"
skulls OF Cleopatra as a girl and
Second Ditto: "No; let's hear it. i"