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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-06


parent who was deceased.- OF course,
you understand, there Is nothing to
prevent her making such a will. But
you could contest it and break 1t,
am sure"
That's all 1 want to know" said
the other. drawing a deep breath as of
relief. "a close friend of mine is like
ly to be mixed up in just that sort of
unpleasantness. and I was a little curl
GUS to find out whether such will
would stand the test.".
Kenneth would have been surprised
and disturbed If he could have known
all that lay behind these casual ques-
tions. But 1t was not for him to know
that Viola had repeated Mrs. Gwyn's
threat to her impatient, arrogant lover,
nor was 1t for him to connect a sim
pie question Of law with the ugly plot
that had been revealed to Isaac Stain
by Moll Hawk.
After two nights of troubled
thought, Barry Lapelle had hit upon
an extraordinary means to circumvent
Rachel Gwyn. With ,Machiavellian
cunning he had devised q way to make
Viola his wife without jeopardizing
her or his own prospects for the fu-
ture. No mother, he argued, could be
SO unreasonable as to disinherit
| daughter who had been carried away
by force and was compelled to wed
her captor rather than submit to a
more sinister alternative
Shortly after the noon meal, Ken
meth rode up to the old Gwyn house.
He found Zachariah beaming on the
| front doorstep.
1t was late in the afternoon before
he saw either of his relatives. He
was on his front doorstep, contem-
plating with secret despair the jungle
Of weeds and shrubbery that lay be-
fore him, completely obliterating the
ancient path down to the gate. He
was not aware of viola's presence on
the other side of the fence dividing
the two yards until her voice fell upon
his ears. 1t was clear and sweet and
bantering.
II suppose you are wondering why
we haven't weeded the yard for you,
brother Kenny"
As he made his way through the
weeds to the fence, upon which she
rested her elbows while she gazed up
on him with mocking smile he ex-
perienced sudden riotous tumult in
the region Of his heart.
mot at ALL" he rejoined. II am
wondering just where I'd better be-
GIN"
did you find the house all right"
"Yes. You have saved me a lot Of
trouble, Viola"
"Dont give me credit for 1t. Mother
did everything. I suppose you know
that the furniture and other things
belong to you by rights. She didn't
| give them to you out of charity"
The last thing In the world I should
expect would be charity from your
mother" he said. stung by the obvious
| jibe.
He had come up to the fence and
was standing with his hand on the top
rail. She met his gaze for a moment
and then lowered her eyes.
II wish 1t were possible for us to be
friends, Kenny" she surprised him by
saying. ut doesn't seem right for us
to hate each other" she went on. look
ing up at him again. ''It's not our
fault that we are who and what we
are. I can understand mothers atti-
tude toward you. You are the son of
another woman, and I suppose It is
only natural for her to be jealous. But
| you and had the same father. TIT
ought to be different with us. oughtn't
kr'
ut ought to be-and It shall be.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-06

"and I am not Thinking OF the expense.
l am delighted with everything you
have suggested. / shudder when /
think how helpless should have been
without you. Put down all the things
you would most like to have. Viola, and
-and-well, confound the expense.
Come along! We're losing time. Did
you jot down that last thing we were
talking about?"
They proceeded. He had followed
about, carrying the ink pot, into which
she frequently dipped the big quill pen.
She overlooked nothing in the scantily
furnished house. She even went SO far
as timidly to suggest that certain arti-
cles of furniture might well be replaced
by more attractive ones, and he had
promptly agreed. At last she announced
that she must go home.
s"If you buy ,all the things we have
put down here, Kenny, you will have
the loveliest house in Lafayette"
Il have feeling 1 shall be very
lonely-amidst all this splendor," he
said.
'Oh. no, you won't. shall run in
to see you every whlpstitch. You will
get awfully sick of having me around"
II am thinking Of the time when you
are married. Viola, and-and have
gone away from Lafayette"
WELL" she began. her brow cloud
ing, "you seem to have got along
without me for good many years.
Besides, we are supposed to be enc
mics, aren't weY
ut doesn't look much like 1t now,
does it?"
NO." she said obviously, 'but II
must not do anything that will make
mother feel unhappy or"
He broke in a little harshly. "Are
you forgetting how unhappy II will
make her If you marry Barry La
pelle?"
"Oh. that may be long way off,"
she replied calmly. "You see, Barry
and quarreled yesterday. We both
have vile tempers- perfectly detest-
able tempers. OF course, we will make
up again-we always do-but there
may come time when he will say,
oh, what's the use trying to put up
with you any longerY and then 1t will
all be over"
She was tying her bonnet strings as
she made this astonishing statement.
Her chin being tilted upward, she
looked straight up into his eyes the
while her long, shapely fingers busied
themselves with the ribbons.
II guess you have found out what
kind of temper have. haven't
you?" she added genially. AS he said
nothing (beIng unable to trust his
voice.: 81 know / shall lead poor
Barry dogs life. If he knew what
was good for him he would avoid me
as he would the plague"
He swallowed hard. "You-you will
not fail to come with me tomorrow
morning on the purchasing tour" he
said. rather gruffiy. "I'n be helpless
without you"
81 wouldn't miss 1t for anything"
she cried.
AS they walked down to the gate
she turned to him and abruptly said:
Barry is going down the river next
week. He expects to be away for near
ly fortnight. Has he said anything
to you about it7''
Kenneth started. Next week7 The
dark of the moon.
mot word" he replied grimly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-06

The above figures show that for tho
class Of notes acceptable at q com.
mercial bank. the rates charged are
about 51s per cent. whereas for
loans at store they run as high as
SO per cent, and for chattel mortgages,
AZ per cent. The rates given here
represent the direct cost charged by
the institutions named; in each case
the total cost to the borrower is made
slightly higher by indirect costs. such
~ stamp taxes. legal, brokerage or
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-06
'sYNoPsIs


nys years old in the spring of 1872
when his father ran away from Ken
took sa risS Htshsl Them na. c.as.r
Aaohsrs baby daughter. In the fall
Ksnnsth's mother died of . broken
Up % 70 hat. ths Name Of RsoSsi c.rt.r.
-an evil womAn-"
CHAPTER Kenneth. now . young
lawyer. seek. lodging for the night At
lafayette. Ind. It appears that Ksn's
on his way to take possession Of ex-
strikers bought their farm Of Ksn's
Tiers widow-ths Rachel Carter. A
beautiful ninstssn.ysar-old girl. who
:a..: n: to aS. h.r s n.m .sn:r si.tinS ins
IN hsr. MUM
CHAPTER IL-In the morning the
gtTi 10 gone. Striker tells Ken shs was
planning to elops with Barry. Lapelle
took her home. AS Ken goes on his
way Striker tells him: That girl was
Viola 0wyn an shes your half-sistsr."
CHAPTER 1u-A handsome, dash
1uces himself as Barry Lapells.
CHAPTER Iv.--Isaac Stain, q farm
sr, gives Ken message from Viola to
call a. soon As he reaches lafayette
CHAPTER y.-At Lafayette Ken sees
Ais lawyer. Cornell. and the recorder.
Bugher. It appears that the will of
Robert Gwyn, formerly known AZ Rob-
ert Gwynne." divides an extensive
property between Ken and Rachel
Gwyn. Viola Is not mentioned, but
has decided not to contest.
CHAPTER Vixen calls at vioia's
homo and finds Rachel instead of Viola.
Rachel reviews the past, which nobody
1n Lafayette knows. Rachel tells him
that Viola IL not his fathers daughter
bat Atnda, her own daughter by her
Arnt husband; that Viola believes her
self his half-sister. She puts viola's
future in his hands. Ken tells her he
does not make war on women.
CHAPTER vIII.-viola tells her
mother she IL going to marry LApelle.
Rachel says he wants her for her
money and tells her she will disinherit
her.
CHAPTER M-Ksn meets Viola
with tApslls. They make up their
quarrel. He realizes he 10 In love with
her and bound hand and foot by the
double secret of mother and daughter.
I'm that tApslis is planning to ab-
~NSs ,.oA- T
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-06

other fees. Thus the total cost to the
borrower. who discounts his own note
at bank for 51a per cent. is STA per
cent due to deduction Of interest in
advance. stamp tax and computation
ON $50 day basis. In the case Of
mercantile credit the total cost some
times goes over ss per cent and for
chattel mortgages over As per cent.
The above figures, however. give the
comparative charges as made by the
loaning Institutions themselves.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-06

ITO be Continued)
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
FIRST STEP is TAKEN
TO CAP BIG GASSER

| Calgary, Alta, Oct. 16. First step
to control Alberta's greatest wet ga
we'll ever taken on Wednesday,, whe1
drillers hoisted 2,000-pound valve
into position over the roaring stream
that is pouring from the No. Royal
ite well at Black Diamond, at the rate
of 20,000,000 cubic feet every p
hours.
The valve will not be turned to car
the we'll for at least two days and il
may be that time before it is possible
to make exact measurements of the
flow and rock pressure. The valve has
to be anchored before the flow can be
capped.
Within an hour of the arrival OF
supplies from Calgary on Wednesday
afternoon the work of controlling the
tremendous flow was we'll under way
Working swiftly in the wrecked der
rick house, where the deafening roar
makes conversation impossible, the
drillers hoisted the valve into position
and in few minutes the great escape
of gas was belching from new out
let.
Although officials of the Royalite
company are not certain, they believe
that the drill just punctured the low
est formation that has yet been
touched in the Turner Valley field.
They believe that the well is on the
top of the anticline and that they are
in a lower formation than has been
hit by even deeper wells that have
been drilled on both sides.
The gas Wednesday looked like
steam. There is no doubt that it is
much the same as that struck in the
No. 1 Dingman well and other holes
in the same field. Only the pressure
in the new well is far greater than
anything yet discovered. Officials OF
the company refuse to speculate on
the possibility Of the well blowing
itself into real oil producer. They
are satisfied that the gas is wet and
can be treated for the production OF
gasoline at the Royalite plant, less
than a mile away.
Drillers and other oil men who visit
ed the we'll Wednesday are firm in
their belief that the great flow is
merely another indication of the pres
ence of OIL Some of them are confident
that this well will finally blow into an
oil well.
The No. we'll was down 3,740 feet
when the gas was struck. The posi-
BILE deeper drilling Of this well is prob
lematical. 1t is certain that no drilling
can be undertaken until some of the
present pressure is relieved. The gas
is strong enough to blow the tools
from the bottom of the hole.
Drillers predict that if the well is
closed off for while the pressure will
be such that it will blow the three
tons of tools to the top when next the
flow is released. The rock pressure on
the well when it produced 100000
feet was $50 and drillers predict that
it will reach 1000 now.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
BOB WILL DRILL
WELL CLOSE in
Vanmeer Oil Corporation Bnys
Land Close to Kevin and
viii Spud We'll in Soon.

The Vanmeer Oil Corporation is the
name of the new concern that has re-
Gently purchased from Arbie Boards
lee 12O acres of valuable land with a
valadation hole of five hundred feet
The company have erected this week
derrick over the hole in the ne14
sw1-4 25-35-3 west, and w. E. Burks,
drilling contractor has promised to
have the well going by the 25th of
this month.
This location is considered one of
the choice of the Kevin field, being
directly south of the Campbell pro-
Queer, which is said to be one Of the
best producing wells in this vicinity.
1t is also 220 feet south of the "Joe
Baker Mineral Deeds, and the old
time operators are making every eff
fort to obtain acreage in this part.
The Vanmeer company completed
what was at the time the biggest well
in the Kevin field, on the Storm per-
NIT in section 4-34-2 west. The well
flowed at furious rate for some time
and Vanmeer unitholders had oppor-
tunity to sell their stock for many
times the amount of their investment.
Suddenly water developed and the wa
ter invasion increased until there was
more water than oil. To protect the
strata, the we'll had to be plugged and
abandoned.
The company drilled second well
one location south of it's big producer,
this time getting a dry hole. The com
pany has been active since that time
and observers of the field were inter
ested in the filing of articles Of incor
poration last week of the Vanmeer
Oil Corporation, which replaces the
common law trust.
Operators who are interested
around Kevin, have placed bets that
"Bob" would be as lucky on this To-
cation as he was in "a.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
OIL EXPOSITION
PLEASES QUEEN

Billings, Oct. 14.-Miss Wana Ed
wards, queen of Montana, returned
from the International Petroleum ex-
position at Tulsa, where she went as
princess of Montana, Tuesday, tired
but happy over the experience and
with newly created friendships all
over the world. After day in Bill
lings, she returned to her home in
Forsyth.
Miss Edwards was as enthusiastic
over the industrial and commercial
side of the exposition as over the So
cial experiences she underwent.
"The International Petroleum expo
sition is tremendously big institu-
ton, with hundreds of exhibits of oil
producing and refining machinery"
she said. The International Petroleum
congress was held at the same time
with delegates from every oil produc-
ing country in the world present.
"We We're informed that there were
orders placed for millions of dollars
worth of oil producing and refining
machinery by both domestic and for
eign oil cmpanies, and particularly,
we were informed was that true with
regard to Russia.
"There is much of it to be shipped
to other countries, also Egypt, the
Argentine and other odd corners of
the world"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
new co. WILL
SPUD in SOON
Kevin Oil & Gas Syndicate Takes
8 Over Three Hundred Acres
Under Drilling Contract.

The Keyin Oil and Gas Syndicate OF
which Messrs Albert Archambault
w. L. Cliff and Fred Wear are trus-
tees, Mr.. Wear being the chairman OF
the board, have taken over the acre
age of the Kevin Oil and Gas company
under drilling contract, which as
sures the rapid development of what
is considered to be the best acreage
west of the track.
Two test wells are to be put down
between now and Christmas, according
to the program, the first well to be
spudded in this Saturday or Sunday,
and tools to be moved to the second
location within forty days.
Mr.. Harvey H. Bailey, pioneer of
the Kevin field, also known as the
"Gusher Man., will be in charge of
the field operation.
Mr.. Albert Archambault is presi-
dent Of this company and is we'll and
favorably kown here in Kevin, being
at this time Great Northern News
Agent, and he has with him men that
are reliable in every way. Superin-
tendent Wear Of this division of the
Great Northern, is one of the officers.
You can bet that the Kevin Oil and
Gas Syndicate will do what they have
promised their stockholders, and they
are drilling for production-an every
indication points to success. Here's
hoping you get gusher, Albert.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
MONTANA GAS
SHOWS UP BIG
Annual $IO,O00,00O Gas Bill
Paid to Home Refneries;
Predicts Big Year.

Montana, like few other states of
the Union, now produces nearly every
gallon of gasoline it uses and has a
surplus left over to export to other
states, members of the Northwestern
independent Oil Mems association
made known in Great Falls Tuesday
when they met in their semi-annual
convention at Hotel Rainbow.
This change in the source of gaso-
line and other petroleum products
means that the states S10,000,000 an
nual gas bill is paid to refners Of the
state and results in keeping that
amount of money within Montana
rather than sending it to other states.
Means of perfecting closer coop
GRAFTON between refiners, producers
and jobbers of Montana to further the
cause Of selling Montana made pro-
ducts in Montana were discussed by
members. Steps in this direction were
taken by the oil mems association a
year ago and have resulted in placing
practically the entire output Of all re-
fneries in the state. There is, how
ever, small portion of the states
output which goes to points in Idaho,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
The association is only for Montana
men connected with the oil industry
and has as its purpose the promotion
of the industry in the state, says c.
H. Brown of Lewistown, secretary
treasurer. Representatives of all
branches Of the business attended
Tuesdays meeting. The next state
convention will be held at Lewistown
April 18, 1925.
"Montana refners are starting on
the home stretch of a very prosperous
year," Mr.. Brown declared "It started
in with a late season, but the big
tourist season and the fact that Mon
tana people are commencing to buy a
home product made it possible for the
refneries to establish a new record.
The late fall season is also big fac
tor in increasing the consumption of
gasoline.
''We now look forward to the big
gest year in the history of the states
refinery business. There will natural
ly be an increased output in the indie
pendent refneries and we also hope to
extend the foreign market.
Among those who attended the
were H. Earl Clack, Clack
Havre; J. j. Lacklen, Big
H. f. Adams, Choteau; F. ].
Hart, Hart Refining company, Mis-
soula; H. Haglen, Clack company,
Havre; Dorham Schaeffer, Schaeffer
Oil company, Helena; J. c.. Everett,
Forsyth; w. 7. Scully, Dillon; c. H.
Brown, Arc Oil & Refining company,
Lewistown; G. w. Buntin, Lewistown
Oil & Refining company, Lewistown;
NJ. G. Henderson, Sunburst Refining
Great Falls; R. ]. Coughlin,
Westland Oil company, Scobey; G. L.
Colbert, Deer Lodge.
Officers are: L. H. Schaeffer presi-
dent; c. w. Buntin, vice president; c.
Fl. Brown, secretary treasurer. Fol
lowing are the directors: ]. G. Ever
EFT, Forsyth; J. ]. Lacklen, Big Timb-
er; G. L. Colbert, Deer Lodge; w. T.
Scully, Dillon; r. J. Coughlin, Scobey;
H. e. Clack, Havre; E. L. Allen, Lew
stown; A. E. O'Brien, Lewistown; M.
Henderson; Great Falls; John Han
cock, Miles City.-Great Falls Tri-
)une.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
HELEN WILLS GIVEN
BUICK BY ADMIRERS

Ability was given it's just reward on
admission day at the courts of the
Berkeley, CalifoInia, Tennis Club
when the fair Helen Wills, worlds
champion tennis player by virtue of
her Olympic games victories and Unit
ed States victories, was presented
with 1925 Master Six Buick Country
Club Special motor car. The Buick
was the gift of prominent civic organi-
zations in the San Francisco bay re-
gion, the California Lawn Tennis As
sociation, Berkeley CfsntnbcseeG ConaA
merce, the Berkeley Tennis Club, such
well known figures in the tennis world
as Wallace Alexander and M. C. Nc
Laughlin.
Fitting unto the occasion was the
fact that "Pop" Fuller, veteran tennis
instructor, who coached Helen Wills
into her present championship caliber,
was given the honor Of making the
presentation speech on the Berkeley
Tennis Club courts following an ex-
hibition match in which Helen dis
played her real worlds championship
ability before huge crowd gathered
to celebrate her official day.
Miss Wills has been driving 1924
Buick touring car, six-cylinder type,
which was presented to her by her
father, DR.. G.. A. Wills, upon her re-
turn last year from the U. S. women's
tennis matches, where she annexed the
crown from Molly Mallory.
That the 1925 Buick Master Six
Country Club Special, which is a three
passenger roadster de luxe type Of
automobile, will better fit the require
ments of the attractive young star is
a foregone conclusion. 1t is rated the
most Sporty" and also the most con
venient car that Buick has ever pro
duced. 1t is finished in sagebrush
green with burnt orange and gray
stripings. The top is of the custom
built variety, while from the stand
point of appointments and accessories
nothing has been left off,.
The great crowd that attended at the
Berkeley Tennis Club courts thorough
ly agreed that the Buick Master Six
Country Club Special was a most fit
ting gift for such wonderful young
champion, who in the course of a few
years had brought international fame
to her home city because of her re-
markable ability on the field of com
petition.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
Blazing Gas Well Shot
Out in Giant Blast

Grand Junction, Colo, Oct. 20
The blazing gas we'll of the
Utah Oil and Refining company
which came in October IL with
an estimated flow of 9O,O00,OO0
cubic feet of gas a day and which
caught fire last Tuesday was ex-
tinguished yesterday by the ex-
plosion of $50 pounds of nitro
galatine near its mouth. Ford
Alexander of Los Angeles who
contracted with the company to
extinguish the blaze. accomplish
ed his task 10 minutes after he
began work. Hundreds of sight
seers saw the blaze put out.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23

and participated in the services, with
the lodges of Shelby, Galata, Joplin,
Waller, Choteau, and Milk River, Al
berta, locally, other lodges represent
ed were Boise, Idaho, st. Paul, Mimi,
Chicago, Helena, and Casper, Wyo-
ming.
The membres of the lodge met at
the hall on the east side of the track
and marched in a body to the church
where the program was given as fol-
lows:
Worshipful Grand Master H. L.
Hart, of Montana Grand Lodge of
Helena, made the opening address and
conducted the ceremonies in fitting
manner. The contents of the box
placed in the cornerstone consisted of
the following: Holy Bible, Church
Discipline, Names of Pastor and
Building Committee, Names of Church
Trustees, Name Of Grand Lodge and
Grand Master, Names of Charter
Members of Church, and a copy of the
Kevin Review.
Invocation was made by Rev. d. A..
Kroft, pastor Of the Church, followed
by an address by Rev. j. MacGregor,
of Milk River, Alberta.
Duets were rendered by Everett
Rice of Shelby and Russell Lane, which
was greatly enjoyed, and the splendid
choir that Sunburst had prepared,
made the music appropriate in every
way.
Rev. D. A. Kroft, who has charge
of the church work at Sunburst,
Sweetgrass and Kelvin, is due great
credit for the work which he is car
rying on, and should have the cooper
alton of all in his laudable undertak-
ings.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-23
HOMESTAKE DIVIDENDS
TOTAL 80 PER CENT

Homestake Oil company this week
paid its fifteenth jivident, total of
80 per cent since the organization of
the company three years ago. It's
first dividend was 10 per cent and sub
sequent dividends have been five per
cent, including that paid this week
to stock of record on October 3.
The Homestake was one of the most
successful of Independent operators in
Cat Greek. 1t was financed principally
by Great Falls people, with capitali-
zation of $350,000 The company has
paid out of it's earnings $280,0 in
dividends.
The Homestake properties in Cat
Creek are being operated by the Mid
west Refining Company and at the
present time the Homestake is doing
no drilling. 1t has properties in Salt
Creek, with one producer, and has ap-
proximately one-third interest in the
Homestake Exploration company,
which company was organized by of
ficers of the Homestake Oil company.
Homestake stock is now quoted
around $1.40; par one dollar.