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journey.
 The morning of the eleventh day she wakened to find herself in Squaw Harbor. the first lap of the journey done. After breakfast, she went ashore with Ivan to make final plans for the launch trip to the north coast of the mainland.
 She was immensely pleased with Bradford,s arrangements The Warrior would carry her straight to the scene of the wreck, he said then the boat would lie at anchor outside until dory could be put ashore and the casket unearthed and brought aboard. This accomplished, she and her party would be transported to Seward, whence they could catch the Admiral Watson back to Seattle.
 I've got you three good men for your labor" he told her-with that kindness and courtesy toward stran- gers that is the tradition of the North Your head guide is Pete he was wrecked on the Vigten and knows approximately where the Ju- pitcr broke up. Then you have Fortune Joe and Nick Pavlof for general labor--packers we call them. both as good men as l could find"
 Continued on Page 16)
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RFGIS HERE TO-DAY

Peter NeWhail, Augusta, Ga, tlecs to Alaska, after being told by Ivan >>1shmin, Russian violinist, he had drowned Paul Sarichef, Ishmins sec retary, following d quarrel. lshman and Peters wife, Dorothy, had urged him to flee to South America. He joins Big Chris Larson in response to a distress signal at sea, forcing his sea jacket upon him. Their launch hits rocks.
 Dorothy receives word that her husbands body, identified by his sea iackeet, has been buried in Alaska. She now feels free to receive Ishmin's attentions. But Peter has been res cued by another ship. His appear ance is completely changed and he IS known as Limeiuice Pete. He finds his identity is completely covered and takes job in a cannery. Larson's s body occupies his grave.
 A last letter sent Dorothy in Pete E effects puts him in a new light to her She decides 10 carry his body back to Georgia for burial lshmin srranges with Peters boss for guide and labor.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-06
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single survivor of the Nigten you can show them approximately where they want to go"
 Pete slowly strengthened. His fin gers went white to the tips. What has the Nigten to do with it?" he asked brOkenly.
 Nothing, except that the wreck Of the Nigten-of course you know the last vestige of her has broken up and vanished--marks also the site of the wreck of the Jupiter. They arc going ont to eXhume the body of the Remittance Man who went down with the Jupiter and was buried on the shore-Peter Newhall was his name Mrs. Newhall and couple of other people are in the party"
 He thought 1t an illusion that the
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itlAI1 fsF Nl Dorothy Meets Pete

Even as he wondered at the maze into which tate was leading him Pete was swept with exultation.
 II was not that his dreams over leaped themselves. that he was lift cd up hy false hopes He knew ex- aetly where he stood, his exact limi- tations. He knew. first of all. that Dorothy must never know hts iden- ti'y. She must never be permitted 10 receive the faintest hint of the truth; that the emhalmed hody in the caslget was not that of her hus- hand, Her eternal happiness dea pended upon thsti and her happiness here alone that full vision had come to him--was the one theme of his life.
 Indeed, after that counterfeit of himself in the rasket had been un-
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suddenly pale and stricken, as if in the presence Of a ghost. And it was true. the dead had risen for Lime juice Pette
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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-07
CHAPTER #

The two men occupied a table set
against the wall They were, In their
way, an interesting contrast physically,
neither OF them good-Iooking, according
to ordinary standards. but both with
many pleasant characteristics. Andrew
Wilmore. slight and dark. with saIlow
cheeks and brown eyes, looked very
much what be was--a moderately sue
cessfuI Journalist and writer OF stories,
keen golfer, bachelor who pre-
ferred a pipe to cigars. and lived at
Richmond because he could not find q
fat ln London which be could AFFORD,
large enough for his somewhat ex-
pansive habits. Francis Ledsam was
Of sturdier type, with features per
hapg better known TO the world owing
10 the constant activities of the car.
toonIst. His reputation during the
last few years had carried him, NOT
withstandlng his comparative youth
he was only thirty-fve years Of age
into the very front ranks Of his profess
sion, and his income was one Of which
men spoke with bated breath. He
came from a family of landed proprie-
tors. whose younger Sons for genera
tons had drifted always either to the
bar or the law, and his name was well
known In the purlieus Of Llncoln's Inn
before he himself had made II famous
He was persistent FefHseF Of invita-
lions. and his acquaintancea In the |
fashionable world were comparatively
few. Yet every now and then he felt
mild interest in the people whom his
COMPANION assiduously pointed out 20
him.
Francis finally broke IN on Andrews
chatter. Il know you're dying TO talk
about the Hnditch case. aren't youf
Well, 20 ahead"
Tin only interested In this last de-
pasopmenf." wifmore confessed. -Of /
rourne. read the Newspaper reports.
re tail you the txuEh. for . murder trial ]
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room the waitress was watching them
euriously.
"Good God" Francis Ledsam ex-
claimed at last. suddenly realizing his
whereabouts. do you mean to affirm
solemnly that what you have been tell
ing me is the truthT
The woman continued to button her
gloves.
ut Is the truth" she said.
Ledsam sat up and looked around
him. He was little dazed. he had
almost the feeling OF a man recovering
from the influence OF some anesthetic.
Before his eyes were stlIl passing
visions OF terrible deeds, OF naked,
ugly passion, Of mans inscriptions
savagery. During those few minutes
he had been transported to New York
and Paris, London and Rome Crimes
had been spoken of which made the
murder for which oliver Hllditch had
just been tried seem like q trlfiing In
discretion. Hard though his mentality,
sternly matter-Of-fact as was his out
look, he was still unable to fully be-
lievs in himself. his surroundings. or
In this woman who had just dropped
a veil over her ashen cheeks. Reason
persisted in asserting itself.
But IL you knew all this" he de-
manded. why on earth didn't you
come forward and give evidenceT
Because" she answered calmly. as
she rose to her feet, my evidence
would not have been admissible. ! am
Oliver Hildltch's wife"
Francis Ledsam arrived at his club.
the Sheridan, an hour later than he
had anticipated. he came face to
face with his most intimate friend,
Andrew WIlmore. The latter. who had
just hung up his coat and nat. greet
ed him with a growl of welcome.
$50 you've brought II on again.
FranclsT'
''Touch and CO." the barrister re-
marked II managed to squeak home.
This case has upset me-"
upset your But why the dickens
should lt7" the other demanded. In a
puzzled tone. cit was quite an or
binary case. in its way, and you won
It."
II won IT," Francis admitted.
''Your defense was the most ingeni-
Gus thing I ever heard"
Mostly suggested. now come to
think Of It,"
Francis rose to mis- feet. shook him
self, and with his elbow resting upon
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MYSTERY. ADVENTURE. ROMANCE. LOVE

Mrs HIditch" said Lsdsam ~uH you GHoU me to make
ing dPOlogsf Your husband and hare arrived understand
ingor perhaps should misunderstanding renders
the acceptance Of any further hospitality my part posss
She held out the tips of her fingers.
II had tdea she observed Nth gentle that you
bdTTsers such pUss morally thought you rather
proud of being hope of criminal classes"
"MGdan Lsdsam replied II proud of havlg sarsd
the Ts Of ssnfsssed murderer, though that may
be your husband" ~
uughing softly himself escorted his
departing guest to The door.
you have az aGin sense of huuor" Ledsam remarked
"ForoUe me-" HiIditch beqQed your
rather appealed You person very scany
perceptions you could spend the evening here and understand
that my death the thing the WOrd Ghich GO~d make
my Tifs happy
Margaret Hadch speaking" she announced II felt
that must ring up and tell you Of very strange thing which
happened after you left this evening My husband persisted IN
playing With that curious dagger lie laid against heart
seated himself the chair which Mr. Jordan had occupied
the attitude 1t What he called reconstruction. While
holding there think that he have had f
mag have been shall know He called out and
hurried the to him tired to snatch the dagger
II did factbH must have been too late He had already
applied that slight Of the fingers which
The doctor has Just left He that death mast have been
instantaneous.
dramatic situations Here Francis Ledsan brilliant
thirHVe He
securing acquIttanee oliver Hldch In
glance
committing Also his
him Is
and fears a Mrs. Is guilty
seventy stories Phillips
oppnhsi public necessary say
reading this the The author
Ing and stirring that the most hardened reader can hardly fall 70 get
thrill out Of IT,
fish and clear style probably due large part to Boston U s. ~
Hopkins who
culture precise He made his home In Eng
land and turns out never less than two and sometimes three four books
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up his has and gave an order. The
woman slowly began to remove her
gloves. When she pushed back her
veil, her vis-a-vis received almost a
shock. She was quite as good-Iooking
as he had imagined, but she was far
younger-she was indeed little more
than a girl. Her eyes we're OF deep
shade of hazel brown, her eyebrows
were delicately marked, her features
and poise admirable. Yet her skin
was entirely colorless. She was as
pale as one whose eyes have been
closed in death. Her lips, although In
no way highly colored, we're like
streaks of scarlet blossom upon
marble image. The contrast between
her appearance and that Of her eeHa-
panion was curIousIy marked. Fran
els Ledsam confOrned In no way to
the accepted physical type Of his pro
fessIon. He was over six feet in
height, broad-shouldered and power
fully made. His features were cast
In large mold. he was OF fair, almost
sandy complexion. even his mouth was
more humorous than incisiye. His
eyes alone, gray and exceedingly mag
netic, suggested the gifts which with
out a doubt lay behind his massive
forehead.
II am anxious to avoid any possible
mistake" she began. your name is
Francis Ledsam"
at is" he admitted.
''Y0u are the very successful Grim
lnaI barrister." she continued. "who
has just been paid an extravagant fee
to defend Oliver Hilditch."
Il might take exception to the term
extravagant. Ledsam observed dry
~. "Otherwise. your information ap-
pears to be sIngularIy correct do
not know whether you have heard the
verdict. If not, you may be Interested
10 know that succeeded IN obtaining |
the mans acquIttaI"
Il know that you did" the woman
replied. Il was In the court when the
verdict WIS brought In. II has since
occurred to me that / should like you
to understand exactly what you have
done. the responsibility you have In
Cured"
Ledsam raised his eyebrows
Responsibility he repeated.
-What have done is simple enough.
/ have earned a very large fee and
won my case.
s.You have secured the acquiftal OF
Oliver HiIdIfch." she persisted HE
a By this time a free man. Now
nm going to speak TO Jon Of that re-
am going 10 tell you a
little about the man who owes his
freedom to your eioquence
It was exactly twenty minutes after
heir entrance into the tea-shop when
ne woman finished her monologue.
TIE began to draw On her gloves again.
BEFORE them were two unfanted eup@
Il lsa and an untouched plate Of brad
nd buffax- Brom = corneg ag khs
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W. - 49, tfH1t
the mantelpiece leaned down toward
his friend.
"I7l tell you. Andrew. You're about
the only man In the world could tell.
I've gone crazy"
Il thought you looked as though
you'd been seeing spooks," W9lmore
murmured alphabetically.
Il have seen spook,s FranciS, re
joined, with almost passionate sSeI.
BUSINESS, "a spOok who lifted an i'm
visible curtain with invisible fingers.
and pointed to such a drama of hOr.
rors as De Quincy, Poe and Sue
combined could never have imagined.
Oliver HIlditch was guilty, Andrew
He murdered the man Jordan-mur
dered him in cold blood"
I'm not surprised to hear that
was the somewhat puzzled reply.
HE was guilty, Andrew, not only Of
the murder OF this man, his partner,
but Of lnnumerabIe other crimes and
brutallties.g Francis went on. "He is
fiend in human form, II ever there
was one. and have set him loose
once more TO prey upon society. am
morally responsible for bis next rob
berry, his next murder, the continued
purgatory OF those forced to assocl-
ate with him"
''You're dotty, Francis,1 mis- friend
declared shortly.
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CHAPTER i

j.
Francis Ledsam, alert, well satisfied
with himself and the world, the echo
of a little buzz Of congratulations
still in his ears, paused on the steps
of the modern Temple Of Justice to
light a cigarette before calling for q
taxi to take him TO his club. Visions
of whisky and soda-his throat was
a little parched-and rubber Of easy
going bridge at his favorite table.
were already before his eyes A wom-
an who had followed him from the
court touched him on the shoulder.
May speak to you for moment,
Mr. LedsamT
The harriEter fr0wned slightly as he
swung around to confront his ques-
toner. II was such a familiar form
of address.
"what do you whntP' hs> asked. a
little CURLY.
"A few minutes conversation with
you." was the calm reply. 1.-THE mat
ter is important"
The woman's tone and manner, not.
withstandlng her plain. lnconspicuous
clothes, commanded attention. Francis
Ledsam was a little puzzled. Small
things meant much to him In life, and
ne had been looking forward almost
with the zest Of a schoOlboy to that
hour Of relaxation at his club. He
was impatient Of even a brief delay,
a sentiment which he tried TO express
in his response.
''What do you want TO speak to me
about7" he repeated bluntly. Il shall
be In my rooms In the Temple tomor-
row morning, any time after eleven"
1T is necessary for me to speak to
you now" she insisted. '"There Is q
tea-shop across the way. Please &C
company me there
Ledsam. a little surprised 1T the
GOODNESS Of her request. subjected his
accoster to a closer scrutiny AS he
did so, his Irritation diminished. He
ahrugged his shoulders slightly.
"If you really have business with
me" he said. Il win give you few
minufesn
They crossed the street together. the
woman self-p0sseRseds negative. wholly
without the embarrassment Of one
performing an unusual action Her
companion felt the awakening Of curl
osIty. Zealously though she had. to |
all appearance. endeavored to conceal
the fact. she was without q doubt per
sOnabge Her voice and manner lacked /
nothing Of refinement Yet her affrac
ton to Francis Ledsam. who, although /
q perfectly normal hmman being. was
40 seeker after prsmlsenous adven-
lures, dld not iis IN these exferna1a
As 9 barrfster whose success 81 ths
eFimlnal bar ha6 been phen0menal. ne
had attained 70 q certain knowledge
af hmman nature he remfixed thaf
khin wu&nnn wnz no kuspasfoF.
Thex PASSED Enee ghs sea-aAep and
esund IN aznuGy enwmez. LnAsam huna
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bat 10 be operated Upon, and Of course
that would cost as q great deal. Fly hun-
band heard about Lydia e. PInkham's
Vegetable Compound nc the factory and
one night he stopped &C She drug gtcre
and bought me q botSAa & it. bad be-
gun 10 think there was no help for nnes
but took three bottlGa Of It and now
I feel like myself once more. The prizes
for three bottles want 90 much aa cha
doctor had charged I cannot praise
Lydia r. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com
pound enough. "--Mra. DORA OSBORNE.
$50 Sherman Avenue, South Band, Ind.
Women troubled with famale weak
mesa should give Lydia HI pinkham's
Vegetables Compound O fair txinl-now.
For sale by druggists everywhere.
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/ court and told me the story Of Oliver
Hildltch's life"
"A strangerT"
"A complete stranger to me- II
transpired that she was his wife"
Wilmore III cigarette.
Believe herr"
There are times when one doesn'i
believe or disbelleve." Francis an.
swered. zone knows"
Wilmore nodded.
"All the same. you're crazy" he de-
clared. "Even If you did save the fell
low from the gallows. you were only
doing your job, doing your duty to
the best OF your ability. You had no
reason to believe him guilty"
That's just as It happened" Fran.
els pointed out. II really didn't care
at the time whether he was or not. ,
had to proceed on the assumption that
he was not, OF course, but on the other
hand should have fought just as
hard for him II had known him to
be guilty.
And you wouldn't now-tOmorrow.
sayy|'
Never again.
because Of that woman's storyr"
Because Of the woman"
There was a short silence. Then
wilmore asked a very obvious Ques-
ton.
"what sort Of person was sheT"
Francis Ledsam was silent several
moments before he replied. The ques-
ton was one which he had been ex-
pecting. one which he had already
asked himself many times. yet he was
unprepared with any definite reply.
II wish / could answer you, An
drew" his friend confessed. "As q
matter Of fact, l can't. I can only
speak Of the impression she left upon
me, and you are about the only per
son breathing to whom ] could speak
OF that"
Wilmore nodded alphabetically.
He knew that. man OF the world
though Francis Ledsam appeared. he
was nevertheless highly imaginative
person, something OF an ideaIlst as re-
CARDS women. unwilling as a rule TO
discuss them, keeping them, in a gen
eral way, outside his daily life.
eco ahead, old fellow he invited.
You know / understand"
'She left the impression upon me"
Francis continued quietly. "of a wom-
IN who had ceased to live. She was
7oung, she was beautiful, she had all
he glfts-culture, polse and breeding
tut she had ceased TO live. We sat
With a marble table between US. and |
few feet Of oil-covered floor. Those
ew feet. Andrew, were like an impass-
bic gulf. She spoke from the shores
4 another world. I listened and an
wered, spoke and listened again. And
Vhen she told her story, she went.
ant shake on the effect she had upon
1e, Andrew. I feel as though / had
AIKEN q step TO the right or to the left
yer the edge OF the world"
Andrew Wilmore studied his friend
He was full OF sympathy
nd understanding. His one desire at
nat moment was not to make a mis-
Ike. He decided to leave unaEked the
bvious question.
81 know" he said simply. "Are you
ming anyXhere1,,
Il thought OF staying on here" was
le Indifferent reply.
"We won't do anything OF the Sort"
'llmore insisted. There's scarcely a
,ul in tonight. and the place ls too
impy for a man who's been seeing
looks. Wen go to elaridge's."
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-07

Seals are found on Guadalupe h.
land and the coast Of Chile. New yea
land and southern Australia. southern
coasts OF South America and nelghbor.
Ing islands. The northern fur seal
IL confined to the north Pacific ocean
and Berlng sea.
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o4ck ana DeArfng~
down pains. / was
30 sore / could hardly
drag myself around
and was not able 70
do q bic Of house
work. Ny husband
worked all day IN tbs
shop and then came
home and helped me
ak night TIE doc
hors said I had fe-
male weakness and
here Wme no helm
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-07

Canton, China, Is surrounded By
walls Of brick and sandstone. twenty
five to forty feet high and twenty fest
thick
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There is nothing more satisfactory
after a day Of hard work than a line
full Of snowy-white clothes. For such
results uss Red Cross Ball Blue.--Ad-
vertfsemenk.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-07

for all local aches and pains. the re-
suit OF taking cold, over exertion or
strain, is an Allcock's Plaster ADV.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-07

A man never kicks II his name is
misspelled in the police records OF a
newspaper
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-02-07

Always Keep @ox on Hanu.
Brandreth Pills are q safe and reli-
able laxative, made in America for
ninety years, entirely vesetabls-~Adv.
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"Betty.s face Is her fortune"
'WelI at any rate II draws q lot
OF interest"
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HAD To LET
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- killed Jordan IN ths vary
chair IN which you are now slt-
ting

GRO sn cosrmUnD5
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He has courage wiimore declared
HE has also a very beautiful compan-
Ion. Were you serious. Francis. when
you told me that that was his wifer
sShe herself was my informant, was
the quiet reply.