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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

chey tool her from the room and left
him alone again. But there was
something left with him which they
could not take away; for In the
moment he had stood alone with hi r
and ~passionately pleading. soqnethiLg
had passed between them-he could
give no name to 1t. but he knew thai
Harriet Santoine never could think
of him again without a stirring of her
pulses which drew her toward him.
The following morning the relieving
snowplows arrived from the East, and
Eaton felt 1t was the beginning OF
the end for him. He watched from his
window men struggling In the snow
about the forward end of the train !:
then the train moved forward past
the shoveled and trampIed snow where
rock and pieces OF the snowplow were
piled beside the track-stopped.
waited; finally II went on again and
began to take up its steady progress.
The attack upon Santoine having
taken place In Montana, Eaton thought
that he would be turned over to the
police somewhere within that state,
and he expected 1t would be done at
the first stop; but when the train
slowed at SImons, he saw the town
was nothing more than a little hamlet
beside a side~track. They surely
could not deliver him TO the village
authorities here.
To x1ad~ 40 -.rSx~goI lgfwn~~-- 4
him. Eaton realized. whether the DO
lice took him In Montana or Chi
cago, since In either case recognI-
ton of him would be certain In the
end but In Chicago this recognition
must be immediate. complete, and ut
terly convincing.
The train was travelling steadily end
faster than its regular schedule; IL
evidently was running as a special.
other train taking the ordinary
traffic; 1t halted now only at the
largest cities. In the morning II
crossed Into Minnesota and ia the
afternoon, slowing, 1t rolled Into
large city which Eaton knew
be Minneapolis or st. Paul. The
car here was uncoupled from the train
md picked up by a switch engine as
dusk fell, Eaton, peering out of his
window, could see that they had been
left lying In the railroad yards; and
about midnight, awakening In his
berth, he realized that the car was
still motionless. He could account
FOR this stoppage In their progress
By some change In the condition
1f SantoIne. Was Santoine sinking,
so that they no longer dared TO trayel7
Was he. perhaps-dead7
No sounds came TO him from the
Ear TO confirm Eaton In any con-
there was nothing TO be
earned from anyone outside the ar.
Eaton lay for a long time, listening
or other sounds and wondering what
vas occurring-or had occurred-at
he other end OF his car. Toward
morning he fell asleep.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

new members for the Legion
william P. O'Connor is a fighting
type, and his thirty-three years are
full of interesting experience. Born
In Dayton, o., he attended h public
and parochial schools and was gradu-
ated from ST. Mary's college, o the
University of Dayton. In 1908. He
was graduated from st. Mary's sem
mary and ordained In 1913. when he
accepted an appointment as pastor OF
a church In Urbana, o.
He was serving there In July, 1917,
when he became chaplain of an Ohio
National Guard organization which
later became the One Hundred and
Thirty-sixth Field artillery of the
-Thirty-seventh division he sailed
with this organization for France In
June, 1918. The ship, before complet-
ing the voyage, rammed a German
submarine which later was sunk by
~1estroyers.
Father O'Connor served with his or
ganization In the Baccarat sector and
later at st. Mihie1, the Meuse-Argonne
and In Belgium. After the armistice
he proved his versatility by arranging
FOR the production of "The Passing
Show of the A. e. f." one of the best
soldier shows presented overseas,
The national chaplain obtained first
hand Information In regard to the
feelings of newly discharged veterans
when he served for a time with ma
tional headquarters of the American
Red Cross. Later he became pastor
Of a church at jamestown, o., and
subsequently was transferred to his
present charge, the church of St Vim
cent de Paul In Cincinnati.
He served as a member OF the Lee
yion's national ceremonials committee
In 1921, which drew up the ceremo-
malls which have been used by all
Legion posts. In all clashes of relig-
ious creeds and dogmas, Father O'Con-
nor has been noted for his marked
liberalIty and liberation
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01
CHAPTER X
Publicity Not Wanted.

INV wv
Basil Santoine dying Blind mil
l~lonaire lawyer taken III on trainr
The alarm of the cry came L
answer Eaton's question early the mex
morning He threw up the curtain
and saw a vagrant newsboy, evidently
passing through the railroad yards
to sell to the trainmen. Eaton, hail.
ing the boy put out his hand for a
paper. He spread the news-sheet be
fore him and read that Santoine's con.
dition was very low and becoming
rapidly worse. But below, under q
Montana date-lIne. Eaton saw II pro.
claimed that the blind millionaire was
merely sick; there was no suggestion
anywhere Of an attack. The paper
stated only that Basil Santoine, re-
turning from Seattle with his daugh-
ter and his secretary, Donald Avery,
had been taken seriously Ill upon a
train which had been stalled for two
days in the snow In Montana. The
column ended with the statement that
Mr.. Santoine had passed through
Minneapolis and gone on to Chicago
under care Of DR.. Douglas Sinclair.
Eaton stared at the newspaper with
out reading, after he saw that. He
had not realized. until now that he
was told that Harriet Santoine had
%gone-for II her father had gone on,
Of curse she was with him-the ex-
tent to which he had felt her fair
ness, almost her friendship to him. At
least, he knew now that. since she had
spoken to him after he was first ac-
cused Of the attack on her father.
he had not felt entirely deserted or
friendless till now.
But why, II Santoine had been
taken away, or was dead or dying,
had they left Eaton all night In the
car In the yardsl Since Santoine was
dying, would there be any longer an
object In c~oncealing the fact that he
had been murderedf
He dressed and then paced back
and forth the two or three steps his
compartment allowed him. He
stopped now and then to listen from
outside came the noises Of the yard;
bat he made out no sound within the
eAT. II II had been occupied as on
~ days previous, he must have heard
Dma one coming to the washroom at
kf0 end Was be alone in the car
new, or had the customary moving
about taken place before he awokef
Finally, to free himself from his
nervous listening for sounds which
never came. he picked up the paper
He read:
The news Of Mr.. Santoine's visit
Of 4 week on the Coast. II not known
already In great financial circles, Is
likely to prove interesting there. For
years he has been the chief agent
Ia keeping peace among some OF the
great conflicting interests. and more
than once be has advised the declsr-
ing OF financial war when war seemed
to him tho correct solution Thus.
ave years ago. when the violent death
Of Matthew Lstron threatened 10 pre-
trouble among western
Ssntosne kept order In
might vsrv veil become
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

Phil ID. Swing. a member Of the house
Of representatives from California, has
issued a statement praising thu Amer
lean Legion for its work In conducting
American Education week. "As water
win rise no higher than tts source. 20
our republic will prove no wiser than
the electorate from which II draws its
authority and inspiration" Congress
man Swing stated Hence. the Ill I'm
portance OF seeing that every person
admitted to participation In u govern
men receives the necessary education
to be able Il understand the problems
which confront our nation and to con
tribute his bit toward their Intelligent
solution. This applies with equal force
to the na~tive-born A. well as to tho
u~afuralixed citizen The American Le
gion Is doing . splendid pesce-time
service by boosting Americas Educa-
ton week"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01
aHe has a chance, then, now?"

ale has q chance, then, nowf"
"Yes; but we don't know how much.
IL wanted you 10 know. MIR. Eaton,
that / recognize-that the chance Fa-
Their may have came through you. and
that | am trying to think of you as
the one who gave him the chance"
The warm blood flooded Eaton's
face, and he bowed his head. She,
then, was not wholly hostile to him ;
she had not been completely con-
vinced by Avery.
Her eyes rested upon Eaton stead
lily; and while he had been appealing
TO her, a flush had come to her cheeks
and faded away and come again and
again with her impulses as he spoke.
IF you didn'tedo 1t, why don't you
help us?" she cried.
"HeIp your
ayes; tell us who you are and what
you are dolngf Why did you take the
train because Father was on II, II you
didn't mean any harm TO hiTn7 Why
don't you tell us where you are going
or where you have been or what you
have been doing7 Why can't you give
the name of anybody you know or tell
us of anyone who knows about your
II might ask you in return" Eaton
said, "why you thought 1t worth while,
Miss Santoine, TO ask so much about
myself when you first met me and
before any Of this had happened7
Why we're you curious about me?"
"My father asked me to find o.
about you"
"Why?"
Harriet had Redeemed under Eaton's
gaze. you understand, Mr.. Eaton. Ii
was-was entirely impersonal with
me. My father, being blind. is obliged
to use the eyes Of others-mine, for
one; and he has Mr.. Avery He calls
us his eyes, sometimes; and 1t was
only-only because I had been COM
missloned to find out about you that
/ was obliged to show so much
curiosity"
Harriet arose, and Eaton got up as
she did and stood as she went toward
the door.
Avery had reached the door, hold
Ing II open for her to go out. Sudden
ly Eaton tore the handle from Avery's
grasp. slammed the door shut upon
him and braced his foot against 1t.
Miss %Santoine," he pleaded, his
voice hoarse with his emotion. "for
Gods sake. make them think what
they are doing before they make a
public accusation against me-before
they charge me with this to others
not on this train IL will not be
accusation they make against
met will be my sentenced l shall
be sentenced before / am tried-con-
without a chance to defend
That is the reason I could
not come forward after the murder
Of Mr. Warden. I could not have
hin-or aided In the pursuit
Of his enemies-if I had appeared;
merely would have been destroyed
myself The only thing I could hope
% accomplish has been In following
ny present course-whIch, | swear
o you. has no connection with the
attack upon your father. What Mr..
Avery and Connery are planning to
10 TO me-, they cannot undo. They
viii merely complete the outrage and
already lone me-of which
ifr. Warden spoke to his wlfe-and
hey viii not help your father. For
Gods sake, keep them from going
Her color ~deepened. and for an In
itant- he thought he saw full belief In
Tim growing In her eyes; but II she
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

her father lay. She was watching
the face Of her father. and as Eaton
stood In the door, he saw her lean
forward and gently touch her fathers
hand then she turned and saw Eaton
Here is Mr.. Eaton, Father" she
said.
"Sit down." Santoine directed.
The blind man was very weak and
must stay quite still and he recog-
nized 1t; but he knew too that his
strength was more than equal to the
task OF recovery. and he showed that
he knew Ii. His mind and will were,
obviously. at their full activity, and
he had fully his sense of hearing.
Harriet's lips trembled as she
turned to Eaton; but she did not
speak directly to him yet; 1t was
Basil Santoine who suddenly inquired :
"What is 1t they call your"
MY name is Philip ID. Eaton"
Eaton realized as soon as he had
spoken that both question and answer
had been unnecessary. and Santoine
had asked only to hear Eaton's voice.
The blind man was silent for a
moment, as he seemed to consider
the voice and try again vainly to
place 1t In his memories. Then he
spoke to his daughter.
describe him. Harriet
Harriet paled and flushed.
about thirty" she said. under
rather than over that. Six feet or
a little more In height. Slender, but
muscular and athletic. Skin and eyes
clear and with a look of health. Com
piexion naturally rather fair. but
darkened by being outdoors a good
deal. Hair dark brown. straight and
parted at the side. Smooth shaven-
Eyes blue-gray. with straight lashea
Eyebrows straight and dark. Fore
head smooth, broad and intelligent.
Nose straight and neither short moi
long; nostrils delicate Mouth straight,
with lips neither thin nor full. Chin
neither square o pointed, and with
out 4 cleft. Face and head, In gen.
eral Of wal Angio-American type"
go on" said Santoine.
Harriet was breathing quickly.
GLANDS well shaped. strong but with
ont sign Of manual labor: nails cared
for but not polished. Gray business
new. Soft-bosomed shirt Of plain
denlgn with soft cuffs. Medium
heIght rundown white linen collar.
Four-in-hand tie. tied by himself.
black shoea- No jewelry except
watch-chain-"
sIn eeneralr S~antoine suggested.
I'm general. apparently weli-edu-
sid. weil-bred. intelligent young
Oppression frank. Manner
.alf-cortrolled and reserved. Seems
younger than he must b.
older. Something has
happmsd at some time which kas
.sd ! great effect and can't be for
rotten.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

Chinese extrac-
ton, won first
place In the Amer
lean Legion's ma
tiOnai essay con-
test on the sub
ject How Can
the American LIE
gion Best Serve
the Nation7" Con-
test results were
announced recent
g by Garland w.
Powell, who Is
the director of
the Legion's ma
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

lean Legion, re-
fuses to admit
that the duties of
his office are con-
fined to the de
livering OF an In
vocation at the
Legion natio n !
convention. In ac-
~cordance with this
belief. "a e
O'Connor has as
sumed the task of
organizing all war
c~haplaIns In an
to gain
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

Stevens was a sergeant In the One
Hundred and Ninth Ammunition train
Of the Thirty-fourth division. He spent
IL months at Camp Cody. N. NJ, and
later went overseas. He has pledged
himself to make hir post the largest
In the country and to lead 1t In par
ticipation In civic affairs.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

American Legion.
3 worthy OF at
.ention. w. A.
stevens, newly
elected comman-
Ter of the Legion
post OF ID e :
uolnes, Ia, has
he credit for get
ing one-tenth of
he 1000 members
IF his %organiza-
ion, the second
urgest post In the
country.
During the war
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

Although be Is . disabled man tax
ing treatment ut q St Pau: hospital.
Hans Hundosf has signed up 81 new
members fer ST Paul Post No. 3 Of the
American Lseg1on- This posi- now has
400 members
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01
"~DEscRiBE HIM"

Gabriel Warden. Seattle capital
LIST, tells his butler he Is expecting
a caller. to be admitted without
question. He informs his wife of
danger that threatens hint IL he
pursues a course he considers the
only honorable one. Warden leaves
the house in his car and meets a
man whom he takes into the ma
chine. When the car returns home.
Warden is found dead, murdered.
and alone. The caller, a young
man. has been at Warden's house.
but leaves unobserved. Bob Con-
merry, conductor, receives orders to
hold train for a party. Five men
and a girl board the train. the
eastern express. The father OF the
girl, Mr.. Dorne. is the person for
whom the train WAS held. Philip
ID. Eaton, a young man. also
boarded tho train. Dorne tells his
daughter and his secretary. Don
Avery, to fnd out what they can
concerning him. The two make
Eaton's acquaintance. Dorne is
found nearly dead from a murder
GUS assault A surgeon operates.
Dorns is revealed as Basil San
tome. blind. and a power in the
financial world as the adviser of
dig l~nterssts." Eaton is suspected
and questioned. He refuses infor-.
nation about himself and admits ne,
was the caller at Warden's house.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01
Che:oor
tCopy for This Department Supplied b
the American Legion News Seryice.t
TO ORGANIZE ALL CHAPLAINS
Father O'connor of Cincinnati As.
sumcs Task to increase Member
ship Of the American Legion

Father william p. O'Connor of Gin
%cinnati. national chaplain Of the Amer
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01
All SING CHING WINS FIRST
Fourtosu-Yssr-ofd Boy of Hawaii
Takes Prize in Leoion's National
Essay Contest

All Sing Ching. of Eva Oahu.
Hawaii. a fourteen-year-old beg of
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

Old Kin Goa WAS = merry old soul
A merry old soul wAs be.
aala be- Since rn worth '~tsAn dollar
q ton.
I'm the pride of sAscs&tse~
Americas Legion Wuekix
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01
ROUNDS UP LEGION MEMBERS
w. A. Stevens, Commander Of Des
Molnes (Is-) Post, Promises to
Have Largest Organization.

Any mar who can go out and get
200 members to anything, even the
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-03-01

~ uodsrntznd; Of oours>
Hwohi eut yeu-perr& hs~sl
Ia his hsussl"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-03
LAST SALE TODAY
Exchange and Sale Of Reserved Seat:
For Mrs. Odiorne's Dancee Recita
viii Open at either's Drug Store
At 9 O'clock

Exchange and Sale Of Reserved Seats
For Mrs. Odiorne's Dancee Recital
Will Open at Bither's Drug Store
At 9 O'Clock
The old fairy story of disobediencc
and all the resulting trouble will be
portrayed in dance called Pan
dora's Box" at Mrs. Odiorne's recital
on Friday evening. This is really
one OF the prettiest and most uni
que numbers of an exceptional pro-
gram. The dancers appearing in this
presentation will be Petty Nelson as
Pandora. Dorothy Whiting as Epime-
theus, Christine Hanson as Quick
silver. Grace Shaw as Trouble and
Ioanne Ryan as Hope.
HThe "ChineSe Love Story" which
is high comedy dance will display
the versatility of Mrs. Odiorne' s
local dancing pupils. This dance will
be interpreted by Louise Hillman as
the Maid. Stanley McCurdy as the
Man, and Charles Kinsman, Jr., as
the Irate Father.
A song and dance number entitled
add to the variety of the evenings
program. There are three characters
in this number. and all of them have
achieved popularity previously by
their vleverness as entertainers. They
are Queehie Folsom, Edna Spearin
and Deroyce Eastman.
A particularly pleasing presenta-
ton will>be that of Emily Louise
Lippincott and Adeline Fearebay as
Bits of Sunshine" and another solo
dance that will have an appeal all
it's own will be that of Lillian Nc
AlliSter as the "Hussar."
The exchange and sale for the
Odiorne recital will open this morn
ing at Bither's drug store. The first
reserved at 75c and the third and
fourth at 55c. There will be rush
seats on the floor. Brim Jewett's
orchestra will play for the general
dancing which will begin at 9.3O.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-03
"JuST MARRIED. PROVES A HILARIOUS
AND BREEZY EVENINGS DIVERSION TO
} CAPACITY CROWD At OPERA HOUSE

Miss Vivian Martin. Things Just
naturally and irresistibly conferred
around her at her every appearance
In her difficulties her voice and
spoken words were just as appealing
and calculated to exact sympathy as
was her glowing personality- 1t was
with satisfaction that the audience
watched the progress of her love for
the right young man take it's course.
and everyone just wanted to help
her understand that her previous
fiance was a bad bad man and not
deserving of her little excellency at
all.
Through three acts that are sup
posed to take place within the
space of day and two nights the
situation got more terribly tangled
all the time. 1t seemed hopeless of
satisfactory solution, resulting in
l'happines for those whose serene
lives have been affected so disturb
ingly, till through the agenc yof the
same emotional little French lady.
who is in good measure responsible
for the complicated state Of affairs,
the truth prevailed and the steam
ship La France" continued its
voyage across the seas under a
Honeymoon that shone beneficiently
on everybody.
The story is by Adelaide Matthews
and Anna Nichols, the play is pre-
scented by Jules Hurtig in con-
junction with the Messrs. Shubert
and is staged by J. c. Huffman and
Clifford Stork. The cast was well
! balanced and was as follows:
Mrs. Johnnie Walker
Miss Blanche Benton
Second Steward
MIR. Harry A. Schaeffer
Victoirc Berth
Miss Marcelle D'Arville
! Ships Officer ...... Mr.. Roy Foster
Mr.. U. Makepeace Wittcr
Mr.. Joseph Slaytor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-03

damage to the Augusta Girls Com
munity Club house will reach close
to $1,000. while the full damage to
the wharf and freight shed on the
kennebec Navigation Company
DOCK. can not be determined until
the river has dropped back to nor
mai pitch. 1t is perfectly apparent
THAT this building has been extern
sively damaged. being twisted and
has shifted on its foundations con-
siderably.
One of the largest money losses
as a result Of this flood is to the
employees OF the cotton mill. who
have been forced to take a respite
from their work. This pay roll loss
1t is estimated will total $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Augusta Girls Community
clubhouse emerged from the freshet.
IN the course of time. Wednesday,
and by middle forenoon. was enter
cd by Miss Elise p. Briggs. execu-
tive secretary of the club and Miss
Alice II. Human, manager of the
Chimney Corner. Fire Chief Roy
Small was also early on the scene
of action. With the aid of shovels
and heavy brooms, an efficient crew
had soon worked it's way down to
the original floor of the club. The
damage to the club and fixtures is
estimated at about $500.
The water has raised havoc with
the erstwhile bright and shining
clubhouse. The damage was con-
fined to the lower story of the
building and that about half way
up on the walls. the high water
mark being plainly visible. The
wainscotting. in the dining room
Is warped in practically every panel
It was found that there was Q layer
OF fine, black mud on the entire
floor. about two inches deep. Due
to the forethought Of the club work
ers and interested friends. every
thing that was movable had been
taken upstairs. with the exception OF
some Of the heavier pieces of fur
niture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-03
Local Boy Stages
Show in New York

c. Byrce Little. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. j. c. Little, Winthrop street.
who is now located with the National
Credit Office in New York city,
coached q minstrel show Which was
most successfully staged, April 81
and % at the Neighborhood house Of
the Central Presbyterian church. 422
57th street, New York City. He had
sole charge of a cast of about 100
voices. arranging the solo work and
the specialties, as we'll as the stage
arrangement.
Mr.. Little has had no small expert
ence in this work and since going to
New York has been called upon to do
considerable chorus work. as well as
church solo work. He has had the
experience of singing over the radio,
several weeks ago. following the
presentation of concert in a Brook =
lyn church. His many friends are
pleased to learn that he is finding
New York so congenial.