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CHAPTER xI
Pay Dirt.

In September there was q killing in
Of stranger whose friends made such
an investigation, backed by the real
law-and-Order element Of Hereford,
that the exposure brought about for
feiture of all licenses and strict shut
ting down on gambling and Illicit
liquor. Plimsoll left Hereford for his
horse ranch, deprived of the sheriff's
official countenance. and Jordan began
to worry about election.
One evening in early October little
body of riders came to the Three Star,
all strangers to the county, men whose
faces were grim, who cracked no jokes,
whose greetings were barely more than
civil.
"This is the Three Star, amt it?"
asked the leader of cowboy, who
nodded silently, taking In the appear
ance Of the visitors.
"Bourke, Peters and Manning?"
zone and ALL" answered the Three
Star rider. "Find 'em at chuck, 1
reckon. You-all are jest In time. II
you aim to stay overnight I'll tend
yore hawsses an put 'em in the cor
ral."
"You seem hospitable here"
The tone was half sarcastic.
"Rule of the ranch" replied Buck.
Folks arrivin, after sundown. the
same bein' strangers. is expected to
pass the night. If they're In no hurry
Sandy personally backed the invita-
ton a moment later and steaks were
| being pan-fried as the men dismounted
and lounged on the porch, awaiting
their meal. The leader introduced him
self by the name of Bill Brandon
claiming previous knowledge, without
actual acquaintance. of Sandy, Nor
mon and Sam In Texas.
Were out after man who's been
| collectin' hawsses toe promiscuOus.
said Brandon after supper "We know
you gents by past reputation an by
what they say of you In Herefo'd
Also, by that last reckonin'. | ain,
figgerin' you as any speShul pal of the
man we're tryin' TO round up. reckon
| you know who we mean. Jim Plimsoll
\ who owns what he calls the Waterlint
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hawss ranch, sixteen miles east OF
YOU, more or less; an who gifts more
fancy breeds out of the NANCY cayuses
he shows his breedin mares an stall
lions, than there is different fish In the
sea. From all can figger most of his
mares must have TO- foals year.
"Some of us are from this state
MOjave county-two of us from Ne
yada. Me, I'm from California. We've
all been losin' hawsses off an on an
we've final got together an compared
notes. Seems most of the missin' stock
sorter drifted across the AriZ0ny line
somewheres between Mojave City an
Topock. Most of 'em have been sold
or passed on. All of 'em have been
faxed an doctored more or less. Talk
points TO Plimsoll, so do some facts.
but not enough"
"You been over to his ranch?" asked
Sandy.
"Jest come from there. He's slick
and cool is PlimsOll. We was sup
posed to be lookin' over hawsses for
buyin', but he's careful who he sells
to. We saw some. An we recognized
some. Rnt you know now it is
Bourke, 1t ain't hard to change q
hawss. I'll say this for the man. he's
the finest brand-faker I've met up with.
But we're goin' TO git him yet an.
when we do. there won't be any more
hawss-stealin' an fakin' In Coconino
county, Arizona. Hawss- -stealin' was
q hangin' matter when | first come
West an ! reckon there's some feels
the same WHY now SpeshGlly wlien
the courts back up man like PliIn-
soii Leads cheaper than rope, but
somehow il amt so conyincin"
Brandon changed the subject after
he had spoken, but il was plain that
he and his companions had not given
up the matter; clear also that they
were sure of Plimsolrs guilt and lay
ing plans TO trap him. They stayed
until the next morning and departed.
| The incident was forgotten as the
roundup days grew near Molly was
not to come home at Christmas after
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Leads Cheaper Than Rope, but
Somehow II Amt So Convincn'."

all. She formed friendship, the first
close one she had made, and Barbara
Redding advised that the invitation
extended by this new acquaintance to
spend the holidays be accepted
Shows fell, the temperature ranged
down far below zero at times. winter
gave reluctant place to spring until the
last moment when it turned and fled
and, far into the desert, myriads of
6ower-blooms sprang up overnight
while everywhere the cactus cleaned
in silken blooms in yellow and GRIM
son.
One April night the Bailey flivver
came charging up to Three Star.
smOthering itself in cloud of dust
| that had not settled before there
| sprang out of 1t Miranda Bailey and
the lanky Ed, temporarily charged with
a tremendous activity. The cause Of
young Eds galvanism was so strong
| that he actually won from his aunt as
bearer of the news.
"Gold" he cried. They've struck
pay dirt at Dynamite! Chunks OF syl-
vanite that sweat gold In the fire. AS
say thirty thousand dollars a ton.
Whole streaks OF it. Veins twelve
| foot wide. The whole towns stamped
in by way of White Cliff canyon. I'm
goin'. Got a pick an shovel in the car.
Aunt Mirandy, she was bound we'd
come this way. Mebbe we can pack
you all in. But you got to hurry or
they'll swarm over Dynamite like flies
on a chunk o. liverr'
"It's true" backed Miss Bailey
"Folks over to Hereford have gone
crazy. | caught a word or two that
Plimsoll's to the bottom Of the rush
i An he'll grab those claims of Molly's
first thing. That's one reason made
Ed come this way. Thought you might
like to come erlong. on'y he took the
words out of my mouth"
"You gOin'?" asked Mormon.
"Sure am" she answered. ED Bal
ley Senior, he lows there's no sense
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ONE DOG SAVES
LIFE OF ANOTHER
Airedale Pup Rescues Setter
That Falls Helpless on
Railroad Track.

Cincinnati.-"Fritz," an Airedale
pup, rescued Major" huge Lew
ellyn setter, from death under Bal
timOre & Ohio passenger train at
COlerain avenue.
Major and Fritz, both owned by
Fred Thiele, a saloonkeeper, are In
separable companions.
The two dogs were playing on the
railroad tracks. A rumble and warn.
ing whistle, a flyer heaves into view
around a curve 200 feet down the
track. Fritz leaps from the path of
the train, then looks back.
Major has fallen between the rails
and is lying with his feet rigid in the
air. He has been stricken with a fit
and is paralyzed temporarily.
Harry Schramm, barber, and
Charles NJ. Hart. mail carrier
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erasps Major By the Back OF Che Neck

Grasps Major by the Back OF the Neck
rushed to the tracks, intent on rescu-
ing Major, but Fritz beats them to 1t.
He rushes to the spot where Major
lies Schramm and Hart are not 20
feet behind him.
Fritz grasps Major by the back of
the neck and with a desperate pull
hauls him over the rail few seconds
before the train crashes by. Schramm
and Hart, wonder struck, attempt TO
lift Major up but warning growl
from Fritz stops them.
Pausing only the fraction of min
ute, Fritz again takes Major by the
scruff of the neck and drags him down
a declivity 75 feet to Thiele's saloon.
There. standing guard over his com
panion, he licks Majors face, and In
a few moments Major comes out OF
his coma. Hart and Schramm report
the incident to a disbelieving crowd.
Eugene Weatherly. night chief OF
detectives, dog lover, heard the
story. All day he spent In locating
Schramm and Hart, who reiterated
the story of the rescue.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Ito the Three-Bar ranch.
Arizona. owned Jointly by Sandy Bourke,
mormon" Peters and ''Soda-Water Sam"
Manning, q dog makes It's way, In the
last stages OF exhaustion. Inscription on
its collar says its name Is Grit. propeTty
Bourke and Sam mount and let the dog
lead them.
CHAPTER 1.-THE two fnd dying
overturned wagon. and young girl. his
daughter. They get him out. but he dies
almost instantly. murmuring Molly
mines" Sandy takes the girl. Molly. to
the ranch.
CHAPTER III.-It Is agreed that Molly
stays as mascot" of the ranch: SANDY
insists, though, that she must nave an
education. JIM Plimsoll. gambler, visiting
| the ranch, insults Molly. He claims he
| grubstaked Casey, which made MIN the
old mans partner Mormon drives hlm OH.
iCHAPTER Iv.-Starting with gold
eagle. Molly's luck piece. Sandy. with
| Sam, plays faro at PiimsolPs place; win
| ming in the neighborhood of $4,000
| ;CHAPTER Wit is arranged that Molly.
| to whom the half of Sandy's winnings be-
| long, shall go East to be dedicated.
| CHAPTER VIA neighbor. Miranda
| Bailey, warns the ranchers that Jim Plim-
4
guardianship of Molly and the authori
/ ties stand In with him. Sandy determines
| to take the girl to New Mexico, visiting
on the way an old friend, Barbara Red
ding, for advice as to Molly's going East
| The three men. with the girl, set out
/ CHAPTER vII.-Pursued by the sheriff,
| the ranchers separate, Mormon and Sam
] returning, and Sandy and Molly going on
/ CHAPTER yIII.-Tha two are caught
Y a. oil ing w
Sandy saves Molly,s life. They reach the
town OF Caroca, their objective.
/ CHAPTER IX.-At Caroca Sandy meets
friend. who helps the pair elude the pur-
suing sheriff. and they safely board the
train on their way out Of the state.
/ CHAPTER x.-Sandy returns to his
partners, announcing that Molly has been
! placed in a school recommended by Bar
bara Redding.
But I'm going to stick with 1t till
get same as the reSt-On the outside
anyway" she wrote. 81 don't know
how some of them work inside. 1t ain't
like me- But I've started this and you
all want me to go through, so | will
though | get lonesome as sick ca
for the ranch. l don't swear any more
II got into awful trouble for spillinl
my language one time-and can spell
pretty good without hunting up ever!
word In the dictionary. reckon In
hard filly to break, but then, | wa
haltered late. | don't think 1t woult
be allowed for me to have Grit. 81
you'll have to look out for him and no
let him forget me. hope you won
do that yourselves. Don't think Tn
unhappy, because I'm not"
"If she's happy, I'm a ella lizard.
said Mormon. whats the sense o
havin' her miserable fo' the sake of
III book learnin'. She's gettin' t
spell so l can't make out what She
writin' about
At last Molly wrote that she ha,
made the basketball team and wOl
honors and favors. She gained laurel
for the college in swimming and ten
mis-, and life went more merrily.
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vice which the newspaper is
able to give and which it is
glad to give, to every
worthy cause and to every
worthwhile object. Doug
las Dispatch.
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A NoN-PARTIsAN NEWSPAPER
Appreciation Appreciated

ed to give freely of their
space to every public project
that comes along, irrespect-
i've of its actual news value,
and it is second nature for
a newspaper man to lend
the support of his columns
to any struggling instutlon
that may be helped by Ju-
diciously applied publicity.
But it is exceedingly
seldom that this work is
appreciated byrits benefic-
iarys, and still more is it for
such appreciation to be ex-
pressed. Therefor it is the
more gratifying when a
minister signifies his obli-
cation in the matter.
Most people labor under
the delusion that they are
doing the newspaper a
valuable service when they
condescend to submit matter
for publication, and do not
realize that every line of
type printed costs good hard
money, and is justifyed
only by the value of the
idea it expresses. This value
be in the form of an adver-
tisement, for which the ad-
vertisertiser pays, or else IN
the form of news for which
the subscriber pays. Matter
which is not payed adver.
ising and which is not OF
news or editorial interest is
wasted space.
At a recent meeting in
Phoenix, Arizona, publishers
decided to place a ban on
propaganda matter which
has become the greatest pest
in the business. Every
movement that is started.
whether it has news value OF
not, promptly on the papers
for support and gets peevisl
if the columns of the pres;
are not thrown open to it
Reformers are the worst Of
tenders in this respect ant
every long-haired man ant
short-haired woman in th'
country who thinks of a nev
way to censor the publi
morals, comes tripping int
the newspaper office an'
calls it's editor a servant o
the devil if he fails to wa.
enthusiastic over the prop
osition.
However, it is worth al
these troubles and unpleas
antness to find once in
while, as we do find, some
one who appreciates the ser
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The reason a little man
hates to start an argument
with a big man is because
he knows he's going to be
called a liar.
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What's the use of all this
argument about a college
education? They're all right
if a fellow can't get any
other kind.
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The world is getting fast
er. A man can get married
in two minutes or drink him
self to death in one.
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The worst thing about
elections is having your
friend beat.
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We have also noticed that
after some Snowflake girls
get through fixing their
complexion they haven't
much time for fixing the
house.
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CHAPTER Ito the Three-Bar ranch
Arizona. owned Jointly by Sandy Bourke
Mormon" Peters and Soda Water Sam
Manning, q dog makes It's way, In the
last stages Of exhaustion. Inscription or
its collar says its name is Grit, property
of p Casey" Seeming a desert tragedy
Bourke and Sam mount and let the dos
lead them
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CHAPTER 1.-THE two And q dying
man, Patrick Casey. pinned under an
overturned wagon. and q young girl, his
daughter. They get him out. but he dies
almost instantly, murmuring Molly
mines" Sandy takes the girl. Molly. to
the ranch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
ADVERTISING
is STABIL!7ER
Cuddy Tells Adj Men About
Truth in Advertising

Advertising and the spiritual ma,
turc % man are the two great stabil.
lacrS u business. John J. Cuddy. adj.
vertising director % the standard OIL
Co. % California. told the Seattle
Advertising club az their meeting
Tuesday noon in the Masonic club
rooms.
eve are in fastmoyiug agc,
Cnddy said. New thinsg are coming
50 rapidly that IL Is hard 90 keep
track OF them. Rut this very elo-
ment OF change brings discomfort IN
the turmoil caused by the necessity
% constant rcadiuStment TO new
things.
~ln this turmoil % business there
are two great siabilizcrs, ono OF
them Is the spiritual nature OF man,
the other Is advertising The spir-
itual nature Of man has always acted
as stabillzer. and always win.
The reason why advertising tends
20 stabilize things In business life
IS because IL tells the stories OF the
goods that are being produced and
the Industries that arc producing
them. II is the voice OF business
that keeps telling one class Of poo
PIE about the work 81 another class.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04

employment basis
Ia periods such a. we arc now
passing thru the temptation 20 10.
dulEc IN extravaganza. speculation
and various lmprudcnt practices In
the strongest These lndulgencsa lead
70 initiation. dlaorganiEa che f0utlnca
~ trade and eventually bring about
"a business reaction. on the other
hand, money that o. saved or what
amounts 10 about the same thing. IL
spspt eonstrucliyely. acts na Htn.
billElnK Influence II keeps general
business on an even keel II rciarls
oS,myaEnnt end reckless practices.
More men have been ruined by
prosperity than by adversely.
u requires more personal charac.
ter 10 Withstand the temptation Of
plentiful days than Il does 20 combat
the evils of lllfortune.
Now n tho time above al others
for tho people or this nation 20 learn
by experience tho value ~ thrift,
For I, u only IN this way that bus.
ness activities. huch an now exist.
can be- kept up
Every man who IL fayombly en-.
ployed today should remember that
indirectly. tho none the less truly. tho
permRnoncy Of his employment dc.
ponds on his own thrifi.
Let oxtravagancc and speculation
run rampant in the country. AZ often
has been the case. and thousands OF
men nuw happily employed win be
walking tho streets looking Tor work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
Moody Issues Book
on Public Utilities

John Moody has just published tho
1923 edition Of his Public Utility
Rating book. which is intended. as he
expressed II. 10 furnish the yard
sticks by which 30 measure the cap
iiai requirements. the operating rey
suits. and the general outlook Tor
any sort of a public utility company
Three bond averages, figured on
both the price basis and an income
basis. show the swings Of public uiiI-
ny bonds by months from 1914 TO
daie-onc covering light and power
bonds. another telephone and tele-
graph issues. and a third electric
railway bonds.
The gas company exhibit displays
wholesale and retail prices. produce
ton and consumption. and the re-
markable growth IN the popularity
Of gas as a fuel and the earning
power Of the companies. For cleo
trio companies there are shown costs
Of installation, wholesale and retail
value Of current. operating results.
earning power and future prospects.
Street railway ratios and results are
displayed in full.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
PHONE LINES
BEING BUILT

With the beginning OF work last
week between Walm walla and
waitsburg, the Pacific Telephone 81
Telegraph Co now has reconstruc.
ton on It's long distance line In
Southeastern Washington In progress
representing an aggregate expendl.
ture OF $500. 600. Including the work
that was done between Spokane and
Rosalia last fan the total within the
year win exceed half million dol.
lars.
From Walla Walla 30 Waitsburg
abou; 20 miles OF pole line VIII be re
built along the permanent shorter
route. A total OF 323 miles OF high.
grade copper wire Will be used on
this section.
Earlier in June the construction
crews began work between Waits.
burg and Dayton on an cightmne
stretch pole line costing $4,000. in.
Guiding the placing OF rs miles OF
wire.
From Dayton TO Colfax the con.
struction, representing s222 900. was
commenced some time ago. Between
Lewiston. Idaho. Pullman. Colfax
and Rosalia another job represents
about $50. 600.
All OF this Improvement. except
that portion leading TO Lewiston, is
on the route OF the main Portland.
Spokane lead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
COCA COLA CHIEF Is
ONLY 30 YEARS OLD

He's % and he has Just been elect.
cd president Of tho Coca Cola com.
pany. a $50, 100000 corporation. He
Is also vice president Of the White
company. Cleveland motor truck
manufacturer.
Within a dozen years Woodruff
has become one Of the biggest indus.
trial leaders in the South His father,
Ernest Woodruff. banker. financier
and manufacturer. predicted disaster
when the son turned down n family.
picked job and went out on his own
There's no magic password says
Woodruff. THE young man has a
better chance at the big jobs than
the older man because no has a
smaller rut TO climb out Of. II he
learns how to handle men, he can
fi1l any kind OF a Job in any kind Of
industry"
Associates say Woodruff - 100
per cent picker OF men. He has this
unique system; He hires a man with.
out having definite job for him.
and then lets him find his own way:
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BLOWING YOUR OWN
HORN NOT NEEDED

You don't have to blow your own
horn" he says. Ability shows. even
II the words are n bromide. You
read advice to young fellows 10 dash
into the boss's office and pound on
the desk and demand a raise. Men
who do that sort Of thing always re.
main unimportant men"
Woodruff thinks there arc two
reasons why lot OF hlgh.salaricd
jobs 90 begging. These. he explains
FIRST. too many men are special.
lists. Specialization is fine. but un.
less a man is cautious. he gets into a
deep rut and strikes a stone wall be.
cause he knows nothing but that one
specialized job.
Second. too many nro unwilling
TO make sacrifices. Tho biggest is
the sacrifice Of egotism in subordi,
mating self in order 10 put accom-.
pllshment first"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
PLAY YOUR LUNCHES
Is MOODRIFFtS ADVICE

When he left Emory university.
Woodruff began selling fire extin.
guishers. and the manager OF the
concern nc worked for then is now
working for him. Next he became
purchasing agent OF the Atlantic Ice
& Coal co. Then salesman for
White motor trucks. from that 10
branch manager Southern district
manager and finally vice president
and sales manager Of the company.
Building UP organizations has been
his speciality. so he doesn't consider
1t unique TO be an executive stimuli.
taneously in two such widely differ.
Ont industries as soft drinks and
motor trucks
Play your lunches" advises
Woodruff. FOR the line between fail.
urc and success is almost invisible.
and you can never tell when you'll
wake up to find failure turned into
success Know men and business
principles, and any job Is open.
Know your destination and ride your
Job without overrunning any sig
nails"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
BOND PRICES
ARE SAGGING
Market Feels High 0perat-
ing Costs, Says Moody

Moody's Weekly Review Of Finau.
ciai Conditions. IN o. current issue.
says In part:
The selling Of stocks and bonds
and The timidity Of Investors may
well be attributed 10 high operating
expenses and political invertebrates.
Bond prices have lost The entire re-.
coyery made IN the spring. are back
10 the lowest Of the year. and are
stu sagging.
THE money market does not *,
plain their heayiness. but the high
and rising cost Of doing business
and tho corporation battling On the
part Of the politicians o. both par.
ties appears quite a sufficient *.
PLANTATION. 50 Il Is that securities
are declining II face OF general pros.
pcrity.
'''rhe meat packing Is now IN a
thriving condition. To be sure.
meat prices aa "A whole have M
cllned considerably since the first u
the year. but the prices Of meat sni.
mails have also declined. Hogs ars
now very cheap. In fact. the mar.
gin ~ difference between the aver.
nge cost OF animals and the aver.
age wholesale value of meat IL now
greater than AZ any iime since 1919.
Since the Industry itself II All right.
then. the problem OF ihe investors
IL mostly one Of The selection n
good securities.
Electric railway business l. kae-
ing a serious wage problem and a
probable decline in future earnings
with many individual exceptions
OF course Wages. after declining
from the autumn Of 1920 TO the be.
ginning OF 1929. are now advancing
again: and the higher pay seems
likely 70 come out Of profits. since
fares are still holding even or sag.
ging a little. Hence. II is Just rs
important for the investor to know
his rate situation as {, Is 10 know
his street railway company"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
Financial Flashes
From James Macfarlane 4 Co
slI Second Ave.
twenty Industrials 1885, up

Twenty industrials 1895. up 10;
20 rails 7s.40, up 1.55.
Senator smoot, chairman OF the
senate finance committee in the next
congress, declares against reduction
OF taxes and predicts enactment OF
soldier bonus.
Western Pacific May net operating
income s2sO,s2S versus 136.sOs in
1922.
Pig iron quotations receded 10
new low levels in Chicago dis.
trict.
London: Tire price warfare In Eu-
rope. II is expected British compan-
les will start price war in England,
France and Italy.
Reports were current yesterday
that Vacuum OIL will cause some
surprises very shortly by announcing
an advance in price Of lubricating
oils.
Washington Officials forecast
$1,000, 900 drop In United States
customs In next six months.
Trade outlook is excellent and
credits sound. says Mechanics & Met.
tails bank.
Eastman Kodak gives S1.700. 900
wage dividend to $1,000 workers
According TO dispatch from
Mexico City, the government like
~ TO remove import and export
duties on foreign petroleum for
purpose Of keeping refineries OF
Gulf coast region operating.
Hudson Motor in June shipped 4 :.
COS Hudsons and $3.50 Essex cars, a
total of 1885 production schedule for
July 1926.