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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-27

beyond shadow of doubt that he wal
walking to his death. His steps
dragged a little. though they had be
gun to be swift. The old, hard. phys
zeal, wild nerve OF the cowboy was
perhaps In conflict with spiritual
growth of the finer man, realizing too
late that life ought not to be sacri-
feed.
Then the dark CLEAN that was his
face took shape, grew sharper and
clearer. He was stalking now, and
there was a suggestion of impatience
In his stride. II took these hidden
M%exicans a long time to kill him At
a point In the middle of the road. even
with the corner of a house and oppo
site to Madeline's position, Stewart
halted stockstill. He presented q fair.
bold mark to his executioners, and he
stood there motionless a full moment.
That wait was almost uncomfortable
for Madeline. Perhaps II was only q
moment. several moments at the long
est, but the time seemed q year.
Stewards face was scornful, hard.
Did he suspect treachery on the part
of his captors, that they meant to play
with him as a cat with a mouse to
murder him at leisure7 Madeline was
sure she caught the old, inscrutable.
hooking smile feeting across his lips
He held that position for whit must
have been a reasonable time to his
mind. then with a laugh n a shrug
he threw the cigarette into the road.
He shook his head as II at the incom-
p~rehensible motives Of men who could
have no fair reasons now for delay.
He made a sudden violent action
that was more than a Strengthening
OF his powerful frame. II was the old
instructive violence. Then he faced
Madeline read bis thought, |
knew he was thinking OF her, calling
her q last silent farewell. He would
serve her to his last breath. leave her
free. keep his secret. That picture of
him. dark-browed. hreeyed. strangely
and strong. sank indelibly into
heart Of hearts.
The nex instant he was stridIng
forward. to force by bold and scorn-
ful presence q speedy fulnlIment Of
his sentence.
Madeline stepped into the door,
the threshold. Stewart stag
as II indeed the bullets he ex-
had pierced HIM In mortal
wound. His dark face turned white.
Ills Eyes had the rapt stare, the wild
ear Of . man who saw m apparition.
ret who doubted his sight Perhaps
r. had called to her ~ the Aexicans
to their Virgin: perhaps he Inn
lRined sudden death had come nm
wares. and this was her image ap~
,earing to him 10 soma other life.
~Nho are your he whispered
loarseay.
She tried to Ifft her hands. fnlleA
again. and held them ont tre0
Hing
~It II L Ma5esty- Yo~r wifsF-
fTHE UNDl
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-27
CHAPTER XIII


Madeline saw that the car was SUI
rounded by armed Mexicans. The,
presented a contrast to the others sh
had seen that day; she wondered
little at their silence, at their respect
full front.
Suddenly a sharp spoken ordel
opened up the ranks next to the house
Senior Monies appeared in the break
coming swiftly. His dark face wors
a smile; his manner was courteous
important. authoritative.
"Senora, you got here In time. K
Captain Stewart VIII be free"
"Freet" she whispered.
She rose, Keeling.
Come" replied Monies. taking her
arm. "Perdoneme, Sonora.
Senior Monies led Madeline through
q hall to a patio. and on through a
large room with flooring of rough,
bare boards that ratified. into a small
err room full OF armed quiet rebels
facing an open window.
Monies directed Madeline's atten-
ton to a man by the window. A loose
scarf Of vivid red hung from his
hand.
Sonora. they were waiting for the
sun to set when we arrived" said
Monies. 'sThe signal was about to be
given for Senior Stewards walk to
death"
stewards walk |" echoed Madeline.
"Ah. Sonora, let me tell you his sen
tence-the sentence / have had the
honor and happiness to revoke for
you"
Stewart had been court-msrtiaIed
and sentenced according to a Mexican
custom observed In cases of brave SOL
diers to whom honorable and fitting
executions we're due. Hh hour had
been set for Thursday when the sun
had sunk. Upon signal he was to be
liberated and was free to walk out
into the road, to take any direction he
pleased. He knew his sentence. knew
that death awaited him. that every
possible avenue of escape was blocked
by men with rifles ready. But he had
not the slightest idea at what m
or from what direction the bullets
were to come.
"Senora. we have sent messengers
to every squad of waiting soldiers
order that Ell Captain Is not to be
shot. He IL ignorant of his release. l
shall give the signal for his freedom"
els there no-no possibility Of a
mistakef" fsltered Madeline.
~None. Ny order included unload
ing OF rifles"
"Don Cariosr'
HE II In irons. and must answer to
General SaIaxar.~ replied Monies
with Z heart stricken by both Joy |
md agony, she cav Monies give the |
signal.
Then she waited No change mani
reetsd Itself down the length Of that
ouely road. There was absolute H.
Ia the room behind her. How
Infinitely long seemed tho
Rait3ngf
eud1snly.s DOR opened ana . tail
seepped eux-
-N6Adltpo rerDgnisad Stewart. He
"a - psoee both hands ~ the win
nnv~eoa ~ IMPORT while = storm ~
~111un nwaye6 ~. Like I retreat
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-27

cool, bright glance thrilled her. "Tn
need mebbe half an hour to go over
the car an TO pack On what I'll want"
She could not thank him, and her re-
ply was merely a request that he tell
Neis and other cowboys OF duty to
come up to the house. When Link had
gone Madeline gave a moments
thought 70 preparations for the ride.
A number ~ cowboys we're waiting.
She explained the situation and left
them 10 charge of her home. With
that she asked Nels TO accompany her
down Into the desert.
-sF1sS. him Majesty, I'm powerful
nf0u4 ~ ~ n you're xoln' Down
sn<sa1 ~ uroassfs you rant me.
h.dfifpe tenkd ~ bass Of ths car.
K11F p<y,1Ik#1p fss sloyx
~ r~~Ne > cHk oot1tns y and
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-27
CHAPTER xxIi-contInued.

He gave her a packet of telegram
fingers, began TO read with swift, dir
eyes. Some were from Washington. al
surfing her of every possible service
some were from New York; other
written In Spanish were from FL Pasc
and these she could not wholly trans
late In a brief glance. Would shI
never find Stlllwell's message7 IL wa
the last. II was lengthy. II read
Bought Stewards release. Also ar
ranged for his transfer as prisoner o.
war. Both matters official. He's safs
II we can get notice TO his captors
Not sure I've reached them by wire
Afraid to trust II. You go with Link
to Aqua Prieta. Take the messages
tent you In Spanish. They viii protect
you and secure Stewards freedom
Take Nels with you. Stop for moth
Ing. Tell Link all-trust hIm-let him
drive that car.
"sTILLwELL."
Link. do you know the roads, the
trails-the desert between here and
Aqua Prieta7 r. soc asked. Can an au
tomobile he driven from here into
northern Mexico?"
"Sure. But It'd take time"
1--WE must do 1t In little time" she
went on, In swift eagerness. "0ther-
wise Stewart may be-probably will
be-be shot.
Link Stevens appeared suddenly to
grow lax. shriveled. to lose all his pc.
ruliar pei. brightness, to weaken and
age.
'Ip only IA cowboy. Miss Males
ty. He almost faitered.- 1t was a sin
gular change In him. 'Thet's an aw-
ful ride-down over the border. II by
some luck | didn't smash the car I'd
turn your hair gray. You'd V be
no good after thet ride !"
~ am Stewards wife," she answered
him. and she looked at him, not con
scious of any motive to persuade or al.
lure. but Just to LET him know the
greatness OF her dependence upon him.
He started vi0lently-the old action
OF Stewart, the memorable action of
Price. This man was OF the
same wild breed.
Then Nadellne's words flowed In q
Il am Stewards wife. I 1--we
him; | have been unjust to him |
must save him. Link. | have faith In
you. I beseech you to do your best for
stewart's sake-for my sake. I'll risk
he ride gladly-bravely. I'll not care
or how you drive. I'd far rather
'lunge into a canyon-go to my death
the rocks-than not try to save
tewart.' |
How beautiful the response OF this
ude cowboy-to realize his absolute
consciousness OF self. to see the
aggard shade burn out OF his face,
he old, cool, devil-may-care spirit re-
urn TO his eyes. and to feel something
Tonderful about him thenl II was
lore than will or daring or sacrifice.
bIood-tie might have existed between
i'm and Madeline.
Miss Majesty, tibet ride fggers i'm
ossible, but I'll do I'll" he replied. His
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-27

Il don't know what we are coming
to-" "Aii the better. You'll have a
nice surprise when we get to IT,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-09-27

Frankness about oneself ID regarded
with establishment BY some natures.
They never reciprocate.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08
Present to Pa St

When a new literature succeeds, 1t
obscures the effect of an earlier one,
and its own effect predominates; so
that it is well, from time to time, to
look back. What Is original in us Is
best preserved and quickened if we
do not lose sight of those who have
gone before us.-Goethe.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that all those
owing me must settle their accounts
on or before September 1st., 1928, or
suit for collection of principal, inter-
est and attorneys fees will be insti-
tuted. RICHARD GRAHAM,
Challis, Idaho.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08
ITEMS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW


= Chickens are very scarce this
. year.
Harry Kragh has subscribed fol-
the Messenger
L. E. Dodge of Haley, has renewed
his subscription.
Pin your faith to Challis and you
will come out on top.
Bill Honey went down to Salmon
Tuesday on bushes.
An epidemic of sickness in a mild
form has visited Challis.
J. E. Walker was in town from the
Livingston mines last Friday.
George Keyser went UP to the Liv-
ingston mines last Thursday.
Jack Fisher was down last week
from his home above Clayton on bust
ness.
A number of local Modern Wood
men attended meeting of the lodge al
Mackay Tuesday night
George Meadows was in town Mon
day from his home on East Fork, az
tending to business matters.
Mrs. Henry Nichols went over TO
Pahsamaroi last Friday for a visit
with her son and his family.
Clyde Torrey was in town last week
from his Burnt Bar ranch up the Sal
mon river, attending to business mat
tiers.
Neil Parks and wife arrived in this
city the latter part of last week on
their way to their home at Boise from
a trip through the park.
Franklin Nickerson and wife, Neil
Parks and wife, NJ. A. Dillingham; and
wife, Mrs. Woodson and daughter, Eu-
nice and B. D. Fox motored to Bear
valley the last of the week on a short
outing trip.
Bert Williams, Franklin Cameron,
Buzz Pfeiffer, Turf McGown, Lootch
Vogler and Bill Honey attended the
dance at Stanley last Saturday even
ing and on Sunday they motored on
over to Cape Horn.
Bert Wilson came down last week
from the Silver Rule mine after a
load of supplies. Mr. Wilson is asso-
ciated with Fred Kemp in a lease on |
this old mining property and he re-
ports that things are looking mighty |
good now.
Challis and Round Valley will go to |
Salmon one week from next Sunday to |
pay the Lemhi metropolis a visit. The |
senior and junior ball teams of Chal-
is will go down on that date and cross
pats with the Salmon teams. Every
one is invited to go and return the
compliment the Salmon folks paid us
early in the summer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08
Small Bows Idea,

A juvenile companion, having OBJ
served the corner stone of a public
building inscribed "a. d. 1872" made
the statement, II suppose that means
All done, 1922"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08
Mother Love Supreme.

The mystery Of a mothers love, the
sensitiveness Of her sympathy, the
vastness Of vision of her intuition, the
sublimity of her self-sacrifice can new
er be supposedly. Alexander Lyons
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08

Eat ranch butter!
Subscribe for The Messenger.
Clean up around your premises.
Henry Nichols was in Mackay las
Sunday
George Meadows has renewed hi.
subscription.
Marion Peel and wife were here las
Monday on bushes.
Bill Vogel has renewed his subscriI
tion for anotheryear.
Engineer Stemmer was at Mackay
on business this week.
Mr.. Stemmer was in Salmon on bus
mess the first of the week
/ DR.. Farrell of Mackay, spent the
weekend at the Jensen ranch.
Don Cameron was in town this week
from his mining property near Custer
Jim Kerr and Mr. Latham left Wed
nesday morning for the Payette sec
ton.
1 Owen Swife, deputy game warden,
was in town last week from his home
at Salmon.
Assessor D. M. Burnett is in the
Lost river valley on business connect
ed with his office.
Bill Swigert and joe Keyser came
down from Custer the first of the
week for a load of supplies.
Moving machines, binders and
Irvine. Ask for the Primrose Separ-
ator.-The Challis Hardware IT,
Jack Goldsberry returned last Fri
day from Boise, bringing back a G.
M. c. truck for use in their garage.
Clarence Burstedt and Audrey Bur
net and M. A. Dillingham; and wife
were Pahsamaroi callers last Monday
evening.
Sheriff Cummins was visitor at
Mackay the latter part of last week
going down on business connected
with his office.
G. B. Morse, in charge of Forest
management was here last week and
he and Supervisor Renner are in the
Bear valley section this week.
Bob Moore and bride of Salmon,
passed through town last wednesday
evening on their way to Robinson Bar
on an outing of week or ten days.
Frank Oster came down from his
home above Clayton the first of the
week on business and while here re-
newed his subscription to The Mes
senger.
Cowles Andrus and family of Salt
Lake. were here several days during
the past week looking after property
interests and renewing old acquain-
tances.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08

Franklin Nickerson and wife,
Parks and wife, NJ. A. Dillingham;
wife, Mrs. Woodson and daughter
nice and B. D. Fox motored to
valley the last of the week on
outing trip.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-08

Bert Williams, Franklin Cameron
Buzz Pfeiffer, Turf McGown, Lootcl
Vogler and Bill Honey attended tn
dance at Stanley last Saturday even
ing and on Sunday they motored OF
over to Cape Horn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06
Fierce Wars Over Cinnamon.

For over POO years wars ragged and
nation succeeded nation In possession
of the island of Ceylon, In their greed
to obtain the fragrant cinnamon.
Finally the land fell to the lot Of the
Portuguese, who so cruelty treated
the natives that they appealed to the
Dutch, with whom they were on
friendly terms, to come to their aid.
This nation for seven months laid
siege to the island, carrying on a
fierce warfare in which many persons
persisted.
Finally in possession, the Dutch
were hardly less cruel to the natives
than their former rulers. They tried
to keep the monopoly of the trade of
the world; not single cinnamon
plant was allowed to leave the island
If the crop was larger than that de
manded by trade and the price in dan
ger of being lowered, all that re-
manned was burned or thrown into
she sea.
Cinnamon is now grown in many
tropical countries, and much i'm
proved by cultivation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES.
Contributed

There will be meeting of the
Frank e. Whitmore post, A. L., on
Thursday evening, June Z. in the
new club room on Main street.
Every member should make special
effort to be present, as important
questions relating to the club room
must be discussed, and other mat
tiers of Importance will be taken up.
Keys to the club room will be issued
at this meeting. The members of the
post thank all who took part in the
Memorial day program, and also for
the hearty support of the ladies'
auxiliary.
The post extends vote of thanks
to Mrs. Harvard Jordan and Harry G.
Austin for donations to the club
room, and to P. S. Thorsen, on be-
half of our brother organization, the
Boy Scouts, for generously Quitting
them with Scout uniforms.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY.
Usual Observance in Ellsworth
Thinning Ranks of Grand Army.


Memorial day was observed in the
customary manner in Ellsworth,
though Interestingly few people
turned out to do honor to the
soldiers dead and living. In the
morning, graves were decorated, and
at noon a dinner was served to men,
bers of the G. A. R. and American
Legion by the woman's auxiliary OF
the Whitmore post.
In the afternoon a line was formed.
composed of G. A. R. men in auto
mobiles, the members of the Ameri-
can Legion, and Boy Scouts. The
line marched to the soldiers monu-
ment on Bridge hill, where there
were brief services, with prayer by
Rev. G.. T. Jones.
The line was then reformed, and
marched to Hancock hall for the at
ternoon exercises, at which Mayor
Foster presided. Prayer was offered
by Mr. Jones, Lincoln's Gettysburg
address was read by Albert Davis, a
solo was sung by Miss Erva L. Giles,
and selections rendered by an or
chestra.
The memorial address of the day
was delivered by Rev. George S.
Brookes of the Congregational
church. Mr.. Brookes reviewed
briefly results achieved by the Civil
and World wars, and the lessons
taught by both, very happily bring
ing together at the close the striking
phrases of the two wars-the "Let
us have peace!" of Lincoln, and
''They shall not pass!" of Foch.
The dwindling ranks of the Grand
Army were again emphasized, only
eight of the "boys in blue" turning
out for the exercises of the day
They were Levi w. Bennett, Roscoe
Taylor, A. W. Curtis, J. B. Dean, A.
W. Ellis, James Farrell Nathaniel
Garland and Albert Garland. Com
mander James A. McGown of VIM.
H. H. Rice post is confined to his
home, i'll Of jaundice. and others
were unable to attend or were out of
town. Only four other members of
the Grand Army post besides those
mentioned are living-C. E. Fogg,
Henry c. Hastings, James E. Par
sons and M. S. Smith. Pearl B. Day,
Ellsworth's youngest G. A. r. vet
eran, Joined his home post at Blue
hill for the exercises of the day.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06
BEAUTY THAT is PERENNIAL
According to Medical Writer, 1t Can
Only Be Destroyed by lncor-
rect Mode of Living.

There is u beauty which cannot be
destroyed by time. Like Venus, it is
perennial, youth carried through mid
die age and the later years of life.
Wise women are commencing to learn
that year by year they are making his
tory and writing it in themselves, in
the pose of the head, the contour of the
body and above all in the revealing
presentation of the face. G. Ward
Crampoth, NJ. D., writes in the Health
Builder. The telltale years will tell
their tale with ineXorable certainty 1t
may be of wholesomeness, even tenn
per, good digestion and trained nerves
and these will show in the beauty tenn
pered, matured and refined by time in
stead of made gross. The radiance of
whoesomeness may rival the brilliance
IF youth. Or, instead, the history writ
ten may be revealed in leathery
facial hide, hardened by alcohol, tanned
by cigarette smoke and discolored by
the unneutraliZed toxins of dinners
large and late, wrlnkled into permanent
ripples, the traces Of thousand nerv-
GUS storms and sagging under the fat
of a thousand excuses. No amount Of
application from without can change
the exhibition of the unwholesomp
relics within.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas George A. Eldridge and An
ME w. Eldridge, both of Bucksport,
County of Hancock and State of Maine,
by their mortgage deed dated the cath
day of August, A. D. 1908, and recorded
in book 397, page 1872, Hancock registry
of deeds, conveyed to me, the under
signed, the following described parcel
of land. with the buildings thereon
situate in Bucksport aforesaid, on the
easterly side of Mechanic street, and
bounded and described as follows. to
corner of lot formerly occupied by
DR.. William Henderson; thence south
erly on said Mechanic street three rods
and eight links to land of the late
Henry Brookman thence south 61 de-
grees east by said Brookman's land
five rods to land of S. p. Hall; thence
south 81 degrees west by said Halls
land three rods and eleven and three
sixteenths links to the northeast
corner of the Henderson lot: thence by
that lot north 50 degrees west five rods
and one link to the place of beginning.
being the same premises conveyed to
Samuel r. Eldridge by Luman Warren
by his warranty deed dated July Q, A..
registry of deeds, book 164, page 40,
and given and devised by said Samuel
r. Eldridge to said George A. Eldridge
and Clara j. Collins by his will exc
cuted the twenty eighth day of August,
A, d. 1895. And whereas the condi-
tions of said mortgage have been
broken, now, therefore. by reason of
the breach of the conditions thereof,
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage.
CLARA ]. COLLINS.
Rockland, Maine. May 81, 1928.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06
He Wears a Necklace.

Did you ever hear of man wear
ing a necklace? Well, that is what
the male Canadian warbler does,
while on the female of this attractive
bird there is only the slightest indi-
cation of necklace, says the
American Forestry association,
Washington, which is conducting the
nation wide bird-house building con-
test among school children. The
warbler's necklace of black spots
shows up very strikingIy on his olive
green and yellowish throat and
breast. On the back the bird is of a
slate gray color with the tail more of
an olive brown tone. This is very
lively bird 1t is very seldom still for
more than a few seconds before it
dashes out at some tempting bit to
eat. 1t is partial to the wooded
banks of streams. 1t usually keeps
in underbrush near the ground.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06


Capt H. W. Haskell left last week
for Baltimore to take command of
the schooner Richard T. Green,
which is loaded with coal for Calais.
I Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Joyce spent
the weekend in Rockland, returning
with car which Mr. Joyce pur-
chased there.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Haskell have
returned from visit in Warren.
Gluyas Williams and family have
arrived for the summer, and are oc-
cupying the Wright cottage at Dun
hams point.
Miss Buel and Miss Young have
opened their cottages for the season.
Memorial day was observed in the
usual manner. The program at the
church was presided over by Supt. c..
E. Lord, and included prayer by Rev.
w. N. Bessey, reading by Mrs. A.
J. Scott, and singing by the choir.
The address was by Rev. Mr.. Keyes
of Little Deer Isle. Preceding the
exercises, the school children, ac-
companied by their teachers.
marched to the cemetery to decorate
the graves of the soldiers.
June a. NJ
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-06
South PenObscot.

Services were held at the Baptist
church June 8, by our former pastor,
Rev. c. A. Smith, who also delivered
the baccalaureate sermon for Clark
high school. The many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were glad to see
them, only regretting that their visit
was so short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Staples and lit
tie daughter Freda, who spent last
week with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Staples, have returned to
Waterville.
Mrs Edwin Leach and little
daughter Elsie, of Islesboro, were
in town Sunday.
David Perkins and w. L. Gray,
who are employed in Bangor, spent
Sunday at home.
June 4. x.