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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

4 tap at the door made him break
off and lift his hand to the electric
bulb overhead. The light snapped
out. Come in," he called.
The door opened and a mans head
appeared against the dim sky. "Mr.
Collins says will you please come on
the bridge, sir" said voice.
"All right" Captain Bunker turned
to Bess. I'll look into the matter,
Miss Archman," he said. as he rose
and hurried out of the room. followed
more slowly by Bess.
The Ell Rio was approaching the
land, whose loom Collins had made
out. Captain Bunker rang his engines
off and on and kept the engine-room
telegraph spinning like mad. A rift in
the clouds ahead was growing mo-
momentarily brighter; the captain
watched it and swore softly to himself.
Brighter grew the rift and brighter.
changing from a rift to cash. and
widening, till abruptly a fat, yellow
moon cleaned out for an instant, then
slipped away again. 1t had stayed just
long enough to show a black Island,
with mountain peak thrusting high
above 1t.
Captain Bunker rasped an order
and the wheel spun madly. The Ell
Rio turned on her heel and darted
westward for little way. then headed
south into the mouth of an invisible
channel.
Steadily the steamship went on, till
even Bess could see the peak of the
ofr tba
could make out lower lump of land
that ended with a smother of white
foam to starboard. She looked aft
and saw that the two lines of foam
had arisen apparently out of the sea
and seemed to be closing in behind
the vessel. Then suddenly they began
| to move swiftly to starboard. Bess
started, looked around and saw that
the peak of the mountain had swung
far to port, and she realized that the
Ell Rio had passed into a harbor and
was turning, probably to seek some
anchorage screened from the outside
| view.
Involuntarily she spoke. Good !!
| Good |" she exulted. "We've lodged
them. We're safe"
But even as she spoke sudden
glare filed the night, sending its bril-
liant CLEAN over miles of heaving wa
tiers, lighting up the quarterback, the
breaking waves, and the tall cliffs
that rose on three sides.
Someone had set fire to a red flare
| placed upon the taffrail.
(To be Continued)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31
PHARMACY COMPOUNDED
WITH FRIENDSHIP

Wouldn't you expect the first wom-
an In the United States who's become
president of state board of phar-
macy to be a bit "hard boiled" and
cynical? Or at least to hail from a
city where she had good acquaint-
ance among other voting pharmacists7
Honors go to a citizen Of New
Prague, MINI. New Prague boasts Of
less than 5000 citizens, of all ages
and sizes. That has left plenty Of
room, apparently, for one citizen to
spread-not cyniclsm, but enthusiasm.
Starting at fifteen, of necessity, Ma.
rie Piesinger. prescription druggist,
put her heart into her work. II have
enjoyed every minute of It," she an.
swers folks who want her formula for
success in a new field for women. ~
enjoy washing a showcase. 1 enjoy
busting a prescription bottle as much
as enjoy selling phonograph In the
gift shop annex for $295, cash In
hand.
You can make good anywhere. The
small town offers the same opportuni-
ties the big city does-if you apply
yourself and do your job we'll"
New Prague has received more than
honor through her woman pharmacist
Marie Piesinger believes in her town,
and puts the belief into practice. AS
member of the park board, and presi.
dent of the Garden club. she sees to
the planting of flowers in vacant lots
where weeds grew heretofore. She
holds a Red Cross medal for volun.
teer service rendered at home during
the war
But the real reasons for living and
working in town In preference to a
city. are more personal. more vital to
the philosophy of a friendly woman
They are, she holds. two. First. per.
sonalities. You know the people, and
they know you better In a small town.
Second, your interest in the town
is greater because 1t is your town.
You are trying to build up, to see II
grow and improve"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31
Aid Diversified Farming

A state bank of Granville. North
Dakota. that is encouraging divers!-
fed farming among its farmer pa
irons, has purchased some purebred
sires for the benefit of its customers.
The bank realizes the necessity of
good sires for the dairy herd, and has
set aside a certain amount of money
to be used in having a man look up
animals and ship them to Granville.
Bankers Of Lee County, Mississippi,
are employing a dairy trained expert
to give his whole time to the develop
ment of dairying His salary and ex-
penses are paid by the banks of the
county in proportion to their deposits.
This expert helps to arrange for loans
to purchase cows, sees that the farm
ers have shelter and feed to care for
the cattle, and advises with them in
figuring out rations and in determin.
Ing what crops to grow. He makes
special engagements to attend scrub
bull funerals.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

bess went very Willingly. Captoin
nunker led the way to the chart honse
.nu heid open the door for her. That
young woman stared into the black
ness, then stepped In, and waited while
oaptain Bunker closed the door. shut.
ting out the faint light that leaked
from the clouded stars. She heard
tne captain moving about in the dark
ness, apparently blanketing the win
dows; then she heard a faint Click
ana saw closely shaded electric bulb
glow out, throwing cone of light
upon the table In the center of tbe
room. BY its aid she made her wov
10 chair beside the table and sat
down.
Captain Bunker sat down opposite
her. Here Is your map" he said, lay
Ing the muddy. bloodstained square Of
parchment on the table. "And here is
the chart of Moro island, the spot
where my instructions bid me meet
your father. As you see. they are the
same, except that the government
chart shows no red lines"
Bess stared at the chart in fever
ish excitement. Undoubtedly Captain
bunker was right. The outlines of the
Island on the map and chart were
plainly the same. The parchment map,
however, was on much larger scale !;
when Bess laid 1t on top of the gov
ernment chart 1t hid whole group
or Islands of which II formed a mart
With sparkling eyes, she looked up
as Captain Bunker spoke. "There is
nothing on your map to show whether
the island is one mile or fifty miles
In length" he said. But the govern
ment chart shows it to be about five
miles long and three miles wide, and
to consist chiefly of an extinct vol.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER L-Thrown from his auto
% New York village. a man is car
Hsd gnSonseGioust .;op Gosat INTO the the home Of a
ID has been shot. fatally. Conscious
Morbach. and babbies Of "miilions.s
He begs that Henry Archman. Million
Sire resident of the vicinity, be sent
Tor, declaring he has an important mes
sage for r., him; !niona Ar1hWan h,,9 Ca esnnot be
that his secretary is on the way. A
nan announcing himself as Archma MS
secretary. Akin, arrives. talks with
Norbach, and leaves with a package
hs gives him.
CHAPTER I.-Morbach dies. Arch
mans arr, ssfiyal With his sscrstary re.
an impostor and has escaped with the
papers Morbach carried. Archman de-
pounces Edith Grant as a girl endeavor-
Ing to snare his son Harry
CHAPTER uI.1Archman. his mil
Hons made in Chicago. has yielded to
w. SHs daSSshters Nelile and s Bessisy Bamysi. 1.s1.
enteep years Odd. and son Harry-and
moved to New York In an endeavor to
fhey have not succeeded. Mrs. Arch
man is bitter over her failure, particu-
lsrly mourning the fact that she has
not been taken up" by a Mrs. Van
Sf1hT EN- iN.--ArClIuhn OTQerH Mel
lis to get ready for a long journey with
him, starting in an hour" He refuses
70 reveal their destination to his wife,
declaring 1t Is not his secret" Nellie
tells Bess she is in love with James
Carr, youth working on Archman's
ship, Ell Rio. She gives Bess q message
for him. Archman and Nellie depart
CHAPTER V.-Harry tells Bess of
Ills determination to marry Edith Grant
Mrs. Archmal receives a map, with the
explanation that 1t was among Nor
ward 1t to Mr.. Archman. Lord George
-Caruthers, travelling Englishmnn, ar
Tives at the Archman home, by invi-
tation.
CHAPTER VI.-The Archman family,
with Lord George, visit the Ell Rio.
Bsss meets Carr and tells him of her
that Edith Grant" is his sister. Mrs.
Archman decides to take Bess and
Harry and sail with Captain Bunker
on the El Rio to meet her husband.
Caruthers accompanies them. Bunker
has sealed orders.
CHAPTER VIA Miss Denslow. en-
gaged as governess for Bess. and Akin,
sail with the party. Miss Denslow and
Ssruthers. 1t appears. have met before
They decide to keep 1t a secret.
CHAPTER vIII.-Bess finds . note
70 guard his Instructions. She thinks
Joke. but playfully warns the cap
tain she will see them before he does.
4unker hnds his orders have been tam
pSred with. and accuses Bess. Con-
vinced Of her innocence, he realizes .
Spy is on board.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

'Ano Wndt 10 tne CroS6es mean
Treasurer
canO. This red line''-he pointed II
out with a stubby forefinger-"comes
down to the water on the east side.
My instructions say the northeast
side, and that is perhaps near enough
At any rate, we will go to the end of
the red line first. The other islands
of the group are placed so as to form
a sort of natural harbor with fairly
good anchorage"
81 see." Bess could scarcely sit
still. "And what do the crosses mean Z
Treasurer"
Lord knows. I DON'T answered
Captain Bunker seriously. "Of course
a map like this suggests buried treas-
ure and other accomplishments. But.
of course, Mr. Archman isn't the man
to take his daughter on a chase after
treasure, so we can leave that out"
"Oh!"
yes: we can leave that out" Cap
tain Bunker spoke severely. "And
lIldHh pOu lOT WCht
hunting once in my young days and l
had my fill of 1t. 1t isn't the roman
tic chlld's play you young people think.
This isn't treasure hunting, but I'm
afraid it's worse. 1t seems very plain
to me now that somebody committed
murder to get this map. They failed
at first, but they succeeded later. Then
finding that it did not give complete
information, they sent 1t to your
mother. hoping that she would do ex-
actly what she did do-send 1t to your
father by someone whom they could
follow. That they have followed Is
proved by the fact that my safe was
robbed. and the fact. If 1t is a fact,
as l strongly suspect, that they are
trailing us in another ship. This
thing is mighty serious. l only hope
we'll find your father and sister alive y
Bess' face had grown paler and
paler. "Alive?" she gasped. you
don't think that"
mo; l don't; after ALL" Captain
Bunker caught himself up in swift con
triton. mo; / don't. They're prob
ably all right. If these scoundrels
knew where to find them, they
wouldn't be following us. But the sit'i-
alton Is certainly alarming. If could
only find the spy-but l can't. what
/ particularly wanted Is to ask you to
notify me of the smallest suspicious
thing that you may notice. Don't stop
because you think 1t may be hoax
Suddenly Bess remembered me
mans and woman's voices she had
heard apparently proceeding from
Harry's cabin and his denial Of hav-
ing been one of the takers. 1t had
seemed a very trlfling thing at the
time, but in view of what had hap
pened since. 1t perhaps became impor
tant. "There's just one thing, cap
tain" she said Its like this" and
she went on and told Of the event
CAPTAIN Bunker brought his hst
down with crash. There Isn't but
one woman 1t could have been,' he
rasped, and She
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

did not yet have
their eyes open.
The falling Of the
tree killed all but
one. My cousin,
w b o owned the
plantation, took the
wee squirrel home.
Now how to feed II
was the question.
Well-he filed q
small bottle with
warm milk and put
a quill In the cork,
and 1t was certain
ly a cute sight to
see the squirrel
nursing on that
bottle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

In early days many
Indian battles were
fought in this sec
ton, which gave
Kentucky, the sobri-
quet Of The Dark
and Bloody Ground.
Then during the Civil
war. Kentucky being
a so-called border
state, several severe
engagements W r e
fought in the vicinity
of this town. and 1t
was occupied at va
rious times by each
of the contending
armies.
Looking east from
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31
CHAPTER TX
From the TaGrail.

Dark fore and aft except for the
my sheltered light that illumined the
compass, the Ell Rio steamed along
southward. Captain Bunker was vio-
ladng the most stringent rules Of the
sea, and was running no slight risk
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

Cousin kept it in his coat pocket
much Of the day, and he took 1t ev.
erywhere with him, stopping occasion.
ally for fresh milk for the baby squir.
rel. At night 1t slept all curled up
In an old cap on the closet shelf In
his room. Bunny was a great pet
and lived to be several years old. His
death was deeply mourned.
yspaper Union)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

the town one has fine view Of the
beautiful foothills of the Allegheny
mountains some twenty miles away.
And In the opposite direction lie the
wonderful Blue Grass farms, which
have long been celebrated as a center
for rearing the finest grades Of horses.
One summer morning, not long ago.
while we were visiting on one of these
20, Western Ne
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

49,. ~ 's'sS'Hoostp Dreaming buCH"
with Rifle Bullets"
IN mis- efforts to throw his pursuer off
the track.
Until the swift-paced tropic night
descended, he had continued his west
Suru course, knowing full well that
nis change of direction must have been
oetrayed by the vessels smoke. Then.
mneh darkness had screened his move
uents' he put out his lights and sped
.'sht or ten miles southwark; then
su,hed and ran eastward for twenty
nnes or more; then veered to the
night.
whether he had thrown his pur-
" Suer on the track, he did not know.
a Wnee or twice he stopped his engines
iu WY, listened. silently and intently,
mi,nout hearing any measured pro-
pe'lier beat behind him. This, Of
ourse' was not conclusive. but 1t was
encouraging.
a., hoout midnight he stopped again
s"is time for longer than before. Or
uers for silence fore and aft were
vassed -, quietly. through the ship. and
ae low hum from fo'castle and from
poop died away. For time the hiss
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31
Little q raveloques
A WEE SQUIRREL
By BLANCHE Gill

farms, woodmen cut down a huge old
were astonished to find in hole In
the tree squirrels nest in which were
Ave baby squirrels, very young-they
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

Mount Sterling, a pretty town in
eastern Kentucky in the heart Of the
white hurley tobacco country, Is on
the dividing line between the famous
Blue Grass region and the mountains,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

OOHMENCIIf- ACCOUN Account IN bank used
in connection with funds employed in business
transactions from which Withdrawals are made
by checks
PASS BOOK=A small account book in which the
bank enters customers deposits; an entry
serves as his receipt for that amount.
DEPOSIT SLIPS=Printed blanks with spaces in
which the depositor writes the amount of cash
and of each check deposited
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31
WHY BANKS?
LESSON x

BY J. H. PuELcHER Chairman
Public Education Commission American Association
When opening commercial furnishes the
deposor with book deposit slips blankc
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31

H. Pueiehe CHECKS=Prnted forms for orders on
the bank to money from the depositor's
account The depostor in the name of
the whom he wishes
paid, and then his the to
the bank the money Indicated deducting
from the depOsitors
cancels Cancelled checks returned to the
deposor and him receipts payments made
About ninety of all
paid by bank checks They facilitate business to
funds bills meeting obligations
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-07-31
Mary Succeeds
on Main Street
By LAURA MILLER

@. 1928. by Laura Miller
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Comfort in Thought
of That Insurance

Briggs and his wife were starting
out for a ride In the car.
II tell you, we don't get out in the
open enough" Mr.. Briggs observed.
Nothing like This car isn't working
like 1t ought tol Only working on
three"
Maybe we had better go back"
Mrs. Briggs suggested.
"Nope. It's all right when it gets
warmed up" Mr.. Briggs spoke with
assurance.
Just then they came to hill and
the car climbed to the top only with
great difficulty.
''Guess I'll have to take a look and
see what the trouble is" Briggs an
nounced.
He pulled over to the side of the
road and got out and raised the hood.
After short investigation he raised
up and announced to Mrs:
Gust spark plug missing"
"Well," commented the Mrs, isn't
It just fine that you have theft In
surance ?"--Kansas City Star. ~
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BRAKES REQUIRE
MUCH ATTENTION
That Part of Car Should Be
Operating at Top-Notch
of Efficiency Always.

(By ERWIN GREER, President Greer Col
iege of Automotive Engineering. Chicago.)
Car owners and repair men do not
take time enough In adjusting automO-
bile brakes. In your paper this morn
ing you read of horrible motorcar ac-
cident In which bad brakes" played
the leading role. Yet. you glance at the
item-and forget it. Worse still, you
ignore the moral it sets forth: Look
to your own car and see If the brakes
are in good condition.
Wheels Running Free.
Possibly you think that as long as
the hand after you come in from a
drive that the bands are not dragging.
But this is not conclusive evidence that
the wheels are running free. The only
way to be certain of this is to jack up
both rear wheels from the ground and
then turn each wheel in forward di-
rection. When this is done, due to the
differential action, the wheel on the
other side of the car should turn in the
opposite direction. That is, it will If
the bands are free. While this check
is being made the gears should be in
neutral. Any swishing or rubbing
noise coming from the wheel while
you are rotating it Is a sure sign that
something is the matter, and some
thing which should be Immediately re-
moved if you wish your car to be free
from brake drag. You who have not
had the experience will find 1t almost
unbelievable what very slight amount
of brake drag will do to your cars per-
Torrance, especially on hill.
While the car is lacked up it is i'm
perative that you first free the exter-
nal brakes, SO that there is absolutely
no contact between the brake band and
the drum. Then, when you rotate the
wheels, you can easily discover whether
or not the internal brakes are drag
ging. If the internal brakes run free
1t Is simple matter to adjust the ex-
ternal brakes, and this is accomplished
by first setting the adjustment at the
brake support as close to the drum as
possible, so that when the wheel Is ro-
tated no contact is made between the
brake drum and brake band. Most
brake drums are more or less out of
round, so be positive that contact Is
not made when the brakes are in the
release position.
Repair Brake Innings.
If the brake Innings are worn and
require replacement, have it done i'm
mediately. 1t Is aggravating to have
to fool around with adjustments while
on the road-furthermore, 1t is sheer
murder for yourself and passengers,
for who can tell when the emergency
will arise? Therefore have your brakes
operating at the top-notch of efficiency
at all times. If you don't you'll be
sorry, or, rather, your family will. be-
cause flowers and caskets cost more
than brake Innings. Do you understand
what mean?
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MOTHERS
SUMMER GIRL
BY DOUGLAS MALLocH

SUMMERTIME is children's time
- More than any other.
"Wintertime brings Christmastimes"
Interrupts my mother.
Yes, l know, but Christmas goes
Overnight and leaves the SHOWS.
But the summer stays and stays
ALI through all the summer days
Summertime is sunny time;
That's another reason
Why 1 like the summertime
More than any season.
Mother says, ITS often hot"
Yes, and often 1t is not.
Then we have the summer showers
Bringing all the summer flowers.
Summertime is picnic time
That is why love 1t,
With the green grass all around,
Skies of blue above it.
"But the summer cooks you so"
Mother says. 1t does, / know,
But, 1t seems, the more you cook.
More they say how "well" you look.
Summertime is some ones time,
And that some ones you'll"
Mother says, and takes me up,
Just like mothers do.
Says (and aren't mothers queerO.
81 was teasing you, my DEAR"
Pets my cheek and pats my curl,
Says that I'm her summer girl"
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
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JUST A STEP BEYOND

lust a step beyond the barriers
j which have so long defied us, and
we are sure of our ground, certain OF
realizing our fondest hopes, and
marching on with the victors.
The thought thrills US with citation,
hut how hard 1t is to make the final
stride when we are worn and weary.
Human nature is prone to lose cour-
age when the chase is tiresome.
1t inclines to become disheartened
when carefully worked out plans and
calculations fail Immediately to pro-
'duce anticipated results.
The fatal fault with most Of US is
lack of patience, coupled with an in
clination to be governed by impulse
rather than reason at the turning mo-
ment when everything Is dependent on
calmness and firmness Of purpose.
We incline to haste when we should
go slowly and take accurate account OF
our energy, where we should conserve
It, that our minds may not be filed
with fear and finally overcome with
sickening apprehension.
In business, as in love, most Of our
miserable failures result from our re-
fusal to consider seriously the step
beyond.
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Through the Glad
Eqes Of a u)oman
BY Jane Doe
TO ANY PRETTY GIRL
By Jane Doe

You know, of course, that envy
you immensely.
In fact, I'm rather Jealous of you.
But my jealousy isn't altogether of
the green pea-tinted variety.
A good deal of it should be spelled
with "Z"-Zealousy--if you will.
] feel toward all you little kitteny
bits of womanhood with your deli
ciously fresh and engaging ways, your
sublime and unconquerable optimism,
much in the same way as your own
mother does, or should.
II you belonged to me / should
want, oh, SO much, to see that those
first wonderful eighteen years of your
life were filed with the joy and beau
ty of existence.
l should try to give you all the sun
shine during your fiapperhood, so that
you would always have your memories
to compensate you when the clouds
which are so deadly inevitable come
to shadow the brightness In your eyes
and put weight on your heart.
OF course, l should want to spank
you-occasionally!
And the very hardest spanking /
should administer would be when /
discovered you allying yourself too
closely to the powder puff and bun
ny's foot and wasting your money on
facial treatments" vibro messages
and such-like beauty restorers only In
tended for the thirties and fortles.
1 am aware that to be pretty and
good 70 look at is often your over
whelming If secret ambition, and you
wouldn't hesitate one second II you
were offered the choice of the charms
of Helen of Troy and the brain box
that would help you to carve a niche
for yourself in posterity.
And all of us of the sex, with a few
misguided exceptions, would do the
same, seeing that we are all very much
aware that beauty, when it is beauty
and not camoulage, is the easiest and
pleasantest known method of achiev-
ing fame and fortune yet discovered.
But, if you are lucky enough al
ready to possess the loneliness that