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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
This
is one
man who
ALWAYS
makes money
in Oil---whO
always has and
who always
will

barrels Of oil to the surface, he must give I21z barrels
to the landowner FREE OF COST OF PRODUCTION.
Not one cent does the landowner have to spend to get
his share of the oil. Because the landowner gets his
share Of the oil without having to spend money to drill,
his share is said by the Standard companies to be equiv
aIent to F0RTY-SEVEN PER CENT OF THE NET.
That Is, the landowners profits are nearly as great as
those of the operator who spends the thousands and
hundreds of thousands to get the oil.
g The landowners share is called
OIL. He gets 12R per cent of ALL the oil ever produced
on his land, be it produced this year or 100 years from
now. His right is perpetual. Likewise, he is able to esI
any part or all Of his royalty, as he chooses. Were an
investor to buy ALL of his royalty, the investor would
step into the shoes of the landowner. The landowner
would own the land, but he would not be entitled to any
of the oil. The royalty is the thing of value on an oil
structure.
IT Whenever the landowner chooses to sell part
of his royalty for a LUMP SUM which viii Immediately
buy him automobiles, pay off indebtedness or care for
other large expenditures, he can legally do SO. He can
sell any fraction of his royalty. He gives a DEED there
for. The deed is like a real estate deed. The man who
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
Fortunes in Oil!

buys royalty files the deed for record and he OWNS it
as he owns real estate. The royalty deed is a part of the
abstract to title. None can deprice the royalty investor
OF his holdings. The law safeguards him. Whenever
any oil Is taken from the ground and marketed the
royalty owner-just as the landowner-GETS HIS
SHARE.
William Howling owned a farm in Kevin-Sun-
burst field He did not believe in oil. He sold ALL
his royalty before any oil was found. His farm has
produced thousands of dollars worth of oil that would
have been his had he not sold. The thousands of dollars
worth of royalty oil has gone into the pockets of in
vestors who were wise enough to buy ROYALTIES.
They occupy the coveted place of william HowIing on
pay day. Their checks come at the end of every thirty
days, as regularly as the month comes around.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
G A oil strike!"

s IAN oil strike!"
T These words thrill a nation as does no other
terse announcement. The nearest approach was in
the gold rushes of the Old West.
e The reason is that the magic of oil trans
forms men over night from poverty to riches; turns
deserted, arid fields into hustIing centers of indus
try; upsets sleepy cow towns and fills them to over
flow with the rush of big business; new industries,
new people, new money-alI join into a vast program
of fortune building.
T Much money is won; much money is lost.
But the calm observer who has watched the hectic
history of oil fields knows that there is ONE MAN
who always WINS.
Ct 1t is the man on whose place the well was
drilled: the landowner.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
NORMAL TOH0w AMERICAN FUR COMPANY ESTABLISHED
GRID TRADE with THE BLAGKFEET INDIANS, AND THE
THIS YEAR BUILDING OF FORTS PIEGAN AND NC EMZlE

well until they reached the mouth
Of the Milk river. There they
tied up for the night, part of the
company sleeping on the shore and
part on the boat. Then a storm
arose. The rain fell in sheets, and
a fierce gale-almost a hurricane
set in from the north, blowing
down the river. 1t swept the furled
sail from its fastenings, and the
boat from its moorings. Down
the river it raced about four miles,
when it struck a snag and went
down. The cargo was lost and two
men were drowned; one of these
being an Indian returning from a
visit to Fort Union.
Mitchell at once acquainted Nc
Kenzie with the news of the dis
aster, and another boat was sent
him containing the necessary sup
Meanwhile, not far below
Milk river, he built a barricade
which would protect them from
possible forays by the Indians,
until the boat arrived. Then he
assembled the river about four miles
above the junction with the Mar
las and some five miles below a
separating the Marias and
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

erning body of men, and was a can
didate from Montana State College
for the American Rhodes scholar
ship. He has made a fine reputa-
ton as a teacher and his friends ex-
pect him to make an equally fine
record as an athletic coach.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

z The person who thinks
back, remembering the pictures of
those he has seen in the papers in
connection with sudden fortunes in
oil will recall that almost invariably
1t was a man who OWNED LAND
on an oil structure. Quite frequent
Iy-most ge~neralIy-he was a poor
man, struggling on a dry land farm,
ct w While everyone else is
spending most of his life trying to
keep up interest and taxes. Then
comes the transformation: a cit
heme, automobiles, Europe - The
MAGIC OF THE GENT OF OIL!
spending money, the landowner is
RECEIVING MONEY. His is the
SUDDEN WEALTH OF THE OIL
INDUSTRY.
ct The reason is this: when
the landowner leases his land to an
oil operator he reserves the right
to tewlve and one-haIf barrels of oil
out of every 100 barrels produced on
his farm. The lease guarantees tina
whenever the operator brings 100
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

Y we have some remnants of these OFFERINGS
ns territory as pOssible-are the ones who are
ura"1ng down the largest royalty checks. 1t was NOT
long ago when royalties on every one of the big pro-
oucing farms In the shoshone group, including the
storm permit, were going begging, with no takers.
mere are other equally good properties In
Kevfn-sunburst. 1t is a matter of bnvino rova1+,aa
ahead of the drill and waiting for the drin to tell the
story. The investor who wishes information REGARDING
'he Dest opportunities now offered can do no better
tnan to use the attached inquiry blank, writing name
and address plainly.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
REPRESENTATIVE WANTED

RELIABLE MEN WANTED EVERY
WHERE to distribute samples, book
let's, etc., for national advertisers; no sell
ing; year-round work; no experience or
capital necessary; permanent business.
Write quickly, enclosing stamps for con-
tracts and details. National Distributors
ASSN, Inc, 5153 North Clark ST., Chicago,
illinois,. Dept. M.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
HOTEL O RENT

FOR RENT0First class steam-heated
hotel at Choteau, Montana. Furniture
for sale. Will rent hotel building reason
able. Write Frary & Burlingame, Great
Falls. Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

T 1t would follow that there
are two ways to participate in the
wealth that oil brings. One is to
buy a farm on an oil structure and
wait until IL is drilled. That is be-
yond the realm of possibility for the
average person who is anxious to
make his savings earn more than six
or eight per cent. The alternative is
to GO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE LANDOWNER. That Is made
possible by investment in LAND
OWNERS ROYALTIES - buying
from landowners who have farms IN
oil fields.
We have some remnants of
three offerings involving wildcat
royalties in the vicinity of
ton and in likely large producing
areas. They involve investments of
from $50, s75 and. 500. The man
who is willing to gamble small sums
oE royalties such as these is likely
to emerge with substantial profits.
with the further development of the
field. 1t is our experience that clients
who have preferred this sort of in
vestment-making small euus oro-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
By Martha Edgerton Plassmann.

By Martha Edgerton PIassmann.
a factor of the Hud-
w son Bay Fur company
w sent Hugh Munroe to dis
cover if the American Fur COM
pany was invading the territory of
the Blackfeet, although his fears
we're set at rest temporarily by the
report he received, he was fully
justified in his apprehensions. Lit
tie by little the Amerivan Fur COM
pany posts had been creeping up
the Missouri river; Manuel Lisa
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

MONTANA'S LARGEST POULTRY &
Feed Supply House. Carbola-Disin-
fectant & Whitewash. Zinoleum-Lice &
Mite Killer. Spray Pumps. Dorsh &
Greenfield Co., 1850 Harrisoz avenue, Butte,
Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
LIVESTOCK

Buy your Hoistein Bull from M~ontana's
largest and greatest dairy institution.
Get type, size and production. Ringing
Dairy Ranch, White Sulphur Springs,
Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
WANTED

WE ARE IN THE MARKET every day for
live chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
quality on day Of arrival. Montana Meat
and Commission CO., Butte. Mont.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

CONTINUED on the Agricultural Rage1
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
FARM WANTED

LIKE TO LEARN of good Montana land
for sale, cash price, reasonable. r.. A
McNown, 318 Wilkinson Bldg, Omaha.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
SEEDS, POULTRY FOODS, SUPPLIES

Illinois. Dept. M.
SEEDS, POULTRY FOODS. SUPPLIES
MoNTANA'S LARGEST POULTRY &
fectant & Whitewash. Z~inoleum-Lice &
Mite Killer. Spray Pumps. Dorsh &
Greenfield Co., 1850 Harriso. avenue, Butte,
Montana.
POULTRY WANTED
WI R I n THE MARKET every day for
live chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
Highest market prices paid according to
quality on day of arrival. Montana Meat
and Commission Co., Butte, Mont.
FARM WANTED
LIKE TO LEARN of good Montana land
for sale, cash price, reasonable. r.. A.
McNown, 318 Wilkinson Bldg, Omaha.
PERSONAL
MARRY hundreds wealthy. Largest, most
reliable club. Quickest results; write, be
convinced. Confidential, descriptions Free.
Mrs. Budd, Box 1853, San Francisco, Calif
MARRY-Business girl, 81, worth $4,000;
widow, 48, $4,000; girl, 10, $4,000.
Write for descriptions and photos. Club,
507 Lankershine Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal.
MARRY IE LoNELY; Home Maker;
hundreds rich; confidential: reliable;
years experience; dissertations free. 1.-THE
REBUILT TYPEwRITERs
ALL MAKES: Splendid bargains, prompt
delivery. Our rebuilt machines give sat
isfaction. Il. j. Hooking, State Distributor,
Royal and Corona lTypewriters, Glasgow,
Montana
BARBER COLLEGE
CONSTANT DEMAND for GOOD BARRIERS
me enf { Sstion Earn BaT Taile cSSi Hg lea I6i
So. Arizona Street, Butte, Montana.
FURs REPAIRED. RE-LINE
EURS REPAIRED, Refined, Cleaned and
made over. satisfaction guaranteed.
Hoenck's Fur House. Butte, Montana.
AssAYERs, CHEMISTS, ETC.
LEWIS & WALKER, assayers, chemists,
10s No. wyoming. Butte, Mont. Box ia.
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IF YOU HAVE. ANYTHING YOU WISH
to sell or buy, write us and we will
tell you how to get in touch with the
people you can do business with. Write
M. n. A., Box 1928, Great Falls. Mont.
CHOICE NEW PRUNES-Price reasonable.
Sample 10 cents. o. w. Bean, 595 Center
street, Salem, Oregon.
SUCCESSFUL RETIRED COYOTE TRAP
PER offers entire knowledge. Free CIR
course. Trappers' Exchange, Smith Ferry,
Idaho.
WHITLOCK PRESS FOR SALE-35x47
2 revolution. Good Job Machine, will
take 4 pages Q column newspaper. Now
running In our plant. Price fob. Great
Falls $3.50. 00.-Montana Printing Co.
ST. MARY'S HOME
1T. HARY'S HOME at Great -'alls, Mont,
for infants and small children (boys up
to fourteen years Of age) young ladies and
elderly ladies'. Write for full Information
to Mother Superior, 726 9Th Ave, North.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

FAhM LANDS FUN bALG
CUT-OVER AND DEVELOPED LANDS
Is to % miles N. e. Spokane; on paved
highways; extra good soil; spring brooks;
grows grain, vegetables, hay, fruits; several
developed ranches, few stock ranches with
adjoining free range; $40 to $40 per acre;
10 years time; & per cent interest; free
lumber. Write owners for free book. Ed
wards & Bradford Lumber Co., Elk, WASH
tngton.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

TEACHERS NEEDED
hilbert TEACHERS AGENCY, Spokane,
We. need more teachers. Write us.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02
Personal
REBUILT

ALL MAKES; Splendid bargains, prompt
delivery. Our rebuilt machines give sat
isfaction. Il. j. Hooking, State Distributor,
Montana
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-02

BARBER COLLEGE
CONSTANT DEMAND for good BARRIERS
everywhere. Earn while you learn.
Montana National Barber College, 101
So. Arizona Street, Butte, Montana.
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PRODA Sc jednorodinny dun

PRODA Sc jednorodinny dun
ma Barkwill Ave., je tam 6
pokoju, koupelna, cena pouze
$4,000. - Dale dun 3 6ti po-
koiich koupelaou, slepicnlk,
naleza sc ma Harvard Ave. V o.
koli Corlett, cena $4,000. -
Dvourodinny dunn ma Portage
ul. blize Broadway o 8. poko-
jich koupelnou, cena pouze
$4,000. = Novy jednorodin.
ny dunn c Z pokoiich. S koupel-
nou $ modernim zafizenim, wy
tapeni horkou' vodou. Tento
dnm je prava lace, ola Sc "a
pouhych $1,000. J. Fl. Nejed-
lik & Go. 11015 Union Ave-
Tel. Broadway 2586 !?
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PRODA Sc jednorodinny dun
o 5ti pokojich S koupelnou, dla
zdena ulice, vsechno zvelebeni
zavedeno a zaplaceno. Naleza
Sc ma Union, blize vych. 140
ul. Cena $4,000. Jednorodiny
dum 0 eti pokojich koupel-
nou, vse zarizeno, naleza Sc v
Garfield Heights. Cena $1,000.
Novy Bungalow blize Corlett
skoly, cena $4,000. Dvourodiny
novy dum blize Corlett skoly.
Cena S9S00. Blizsi sdeli A. J.
Sklenicka, 1916 Union Ave.
2-2O
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MUSf BYT PRODAN dim 0
10 svetnicich, 2 koupelny, 2
fernesy, krasne dekorovany,
2 garaze, lot 40 pfi 160. Je
potreba hotove as $4,000. Ma
leza Sc blize Miles vych.
131. ul.
DGm o 10 pokojich, 2 kou-
pelny, tri toilety, fernes, lot 40
pri $50 str, vezme Sc lot co
cast splatky.
Ddm o 8 svetnicich, koupel-
ma, fernes, lot 80 pri $50 str,
hodi Sc pro velkou garaz neb
jakykoliv obchod, nese cfslo
1923 vych. 116. ul. Vezmou Sc
Lofty co splatka.
Dunn o S svetnicich, koupel-
ma, prave dohotoveny, nase4a
Sc DllZe Vych. Isl. ul. lena
$1,000. ra
Hleda Sc domek o 6 svetni-
cich v okoli Fleet ave. a Uni
on, must NIT koupelnu a fer
mes.
Name farmu O 80 akrech
"a Chagrin Falls, ddm o 8 svet
nicich, pekne bane, les, cukro-
We stromy. Proda Sc bud cast
nebo v celku aneb Sc vymeni
"a mestsky maetek.
Prodame pekne obchodni mi
sto, grocera a reznictvf, aneb
Sc vymeni.
Mnoho jinych domu ma W.
ber ke koupi neb ma vymenu.
Blizsi sdei Tom. Suchy, 2465
vych. SO. ul., aneb Aug. Hama
eek, 1923 vych. 116. ul. Tel.
Garfield 5486.
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PRODA Sc grocerni a feznic-
KY obchod v peknem okoli Sc
vsim zarizenim a budovami,
aneb Sc vymeni "a jiny NEST
sky majetek. Haste Sc v C..
3240 zap. Sd. ul., mezi Clark
a ,Dennison ave. Tel. Hemlock
.35l9.
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- Karpety vsech druhG a
kazde velikosti, take ma scho
dy We velkem vybsru u Sc
DLACK0, 4s16 Broadway.


VELKA LACE LOTU. - Vel
mi pekny lot ma Andover Bvld.
blize Turney Rd., 40 pri 1872
stf. ceny $l78O ms.si byt pro-
dan na soudni rozkaz a da Sc
Ia S400. Zavoleite B. Souknp
S13 Williamson Bldg. Main
2671. 2-22
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Necekejte dele! Zdali chce-
te miti move zaclony poole mi
ry, neb stare opravene, zavo-
lejte mas. My delame nejlep-
81 praci pri vzorne obsluze.
Ceny mirne. Stackhouse Hard
ware, 1929 vych. 131. ul. :?
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PRODAJf Sc pod cenu DIV

move domy 6 pokojich ma
dlazden6 ulici, dlazba zapla-
cena, vse moderne zafizeno,
jsou hotove k nastehovani. Ma
lezaji SIC blize kary obcho-
du a sice v {. 3548 E. 103 St.
a 1901 E. 108 ST., z Union.
Haste Sc u majitele, kontrak-
tora F. Lisy, 431O E. 116 st.
'f 2-25
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PRODA Sc dun 0 6ti pokojch
koupelna, parketoNe podlaihy,
fernes, skopky ma pradlo, ele-
trika, vse V tom nejlepsim po-
fadku, ola sc LEVINE. Haste sc
v {. S911 Folsom Ave. Tel.
Garfield 2766-R. 2-2O
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HLEDA SE byt pro dive osoby
o trech neb ctyrech pokojich
S koupelnou, najem as $4,000
mesfcne v okoli Clark Ave. neb
Scranton Rd. Nechte adresu v
adm. t. listu. 2-2O
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PRODA Sc

PRODAM PEKARSKY OBJ.
CHOD dobre zarizenou Pc
karnou. Najem ohnasi $40 a
lease je ma dlouhou jeste dobu.
Obchod Sc prodava "a pficinou
nemoce. Adresa sc sd6li v
adm. t. liStu. :. 2--22
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ROMAN EMILIA RICHEBCJRGA
Volne p:elozil Frant. Ladisl. Click.

Vedela dobfe, kdo asi tute
neoGekavanou smrt starcovu
zavinil.
Prvni, ktera cetniky, pricha
zejici do divorce, spatrila, byla
Gertruda.
Pfi pohledu tom zmocnils
Sc il nevyslovna dzkost, tax ze
Sc dala do hlasiteho kriku:
"Jdou sem cetnici! Jiz wiz.
deli do dvorce!'
Bylo velike stesti pro zara.
zenou a uleknutou devecku
re v tomto okamziku byla s
nj We velkem celedniku tolike
kucharka Serafina.
Ale tato mela pine ruce pra.
ce, procez nepozorovala an
bledost, ami leknuti Gertrudy
Ia nekolik okamzika ma to
Well cetnlci do divorce.
Ma dvore skocili sc svych
koni vkrocili ihned do do.
mu.
Gertrude sotva udrzela sc
ma nohou a leknutim sklesla
ma lavici u zdi.
Kuchafka Serafina sla Get
nikam vstric.
echo 81 pfejete?" tazala sc
;;ch z eAs
Jest to pravda, re pan ia
kub Mellier nahle zemrel?'
tazal Sc velitel.
"Bohuzel jest jiz mrtev mas
dobry pan" znela odpoved'
"Zemrel dnes rano v osm ho-
din"
"Nemohla byste mi blize u
dati, co Sc dnes v noci We va
Sem dome stalo?" tazal Sc We
-. i<,' .,.S ~ y
ia o tom skoro mic nevim, .
odpovedela Serafina. "Zda sc
mi, re Sc mas pan nahle tezce
roznemohl a pocal volati o
pomoc.. Kdyz pax k nemu pfi-
sla sleena Blanka do pokOje,
|byl bez vedomi. Timed mas
|vsecky probudila a hned ma to
ielo sc kocarem pro lekafe
do Fremicourtu. Jineho mic ne
vim, pane veliteli."
Tato zprava Getnickeho We
litele patrne neuspokojila, ne
bet nevrle svrastel cello.
"Tedy opravdu jiz nicehe
nevite?" tazal sc kratce.
"Nikoli," odvece Serafina
"a rochybuji velice, re JIM br
dou vice vedeti nez ja.'
Velitel obratil Sc pax ns
Gertrudu.
"Nu a co vite wy" tazal 81
il. "Ci snad take Wy nevitt
niceho?"
Gertruda Sc pfi otazce tett
zarazila a vyvalila nan sve bl
be .oci.
ga = ia jsem take an
dcst malo neslysela," zajekta
la iaksi pomatena. "Spal'
jsem 30 celou noe tvrde We sv
Iposteli v komore."
! Tot musite miti mad mir
tvrde spani,' prohodil cetnic
Ky velitel, odvrativ sc od m
'inacez tazal Sc znovu Serafiny
!. "Nemohl bych mluviti pa
mem Rouvenatem?"
"Ten neni donna, odjel d
Farize.
"Tak?" tazal Sc velitel. ..
Ikde jsou celedinove?'
5 "Odes1 prave obedem
sekacum. A pasak mas prav
: pfihnal dobytek domu bud
bezpochyby v chleve."
4 "Nemohli bychom mluviti $
> slecnou Blankou?"
! "Ono jest u zemreleho p;
: ma" odvece. Serafina. "Mal
iii snad zavolati?"
E Zatolejte il. Nebot' vec
!, mad miru dulezita netrpi o,
n kladu. Vyrid'te, ze il proslr
J mohla-li by sem ma n6kol
malo SLOW prijitl."
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Protox Blsnfa pred kazdsm
iv6fe pokoje Mellierova pee


live uzamkla.
Jakmile sc .la dvere zakle.
palo, vklouzla Timed Lucie "a
.zastfcne zaclony postele Mel.
,lierovy, "a niniz Sc starostlive
ukryla, nasez teprve odemkla
Rlanka dvere.
'tSlecno," vyrizovala Serafi-
ma, dole isou diva cetnici a
ia nevim, co zde mas cht6ji,
ale velitel me sem postal, ze
by s vami rad promluvil."
"Dobfe," odpovedela Blan-
ka, "vyrid'te i'm, re prijdu
okamzite dolu"
! Pc tech slovech odkvapila
kuchrka, BlanEa pax specha-
la k Lucii.
"Slyseli jsi Serafinu, ze jsou
dole cetnici?" tazala Sc j..
"Budou-li Sc nlne vyptavati,
co Jim mann odpovediti?"
"Ze te dnes V noci mlady Pa
rizak prepaid We tvem poko-
j." odpovedela Lucie, menu
sis povidati, ostatniho pax
feknes pouze to, co pred tim
zemfely otec mas lekari povi-
dial: ze vrazil dnes v noci ma
neho do pokoje loupeznik, kite
ry no popadl "a kirk a skrtil,
ze no ale otec nepoznal. Ne
bot my nemsme prava, aby-
chom ma zaklade pouheho po-
dezreni n6koho tax ohavne-
no zlocinu vinili, nechytily-li
jsme no pfi tom."
/ "Rozumim ii a zachovam Sc
/ podle tvych slov," odpovedela
Blanka a spec hala dold.
| Zde ocekavali jiz cetnici
dychtive prfcnodu jejiho, a
jakmile do celedniku vkrocila,
oba il zdvofile pozdravili.
Gertrude posud sedela jako
pfikovana ma Iavici a Serafina
stala u plotny a varila.
Velitel cetnik1 promluvil:
"Slecno, pan mest'anosta o.
hlasil nam, ze pan Mellier ze-
mfel, jakoz i ze dnes v noci do
stal Sc loupeznik do pokoje va
seho pana otce a ze no We spa
nj prepaid, skrtil a kdyz my
slel, re jest jiz po mem, ze no
nechal lezeti uprchl. Jest to
pravda?"
"Ano, jest tomu skutecn6
TAX" odpovedela Blanka.
"Nasf ulohfou jest" pokra-
coval velitel cetnikI dale, "by-
chom lupice onoho vypatrali,
slecno. Povezte nam, nefekl O.
tee vas pred svou smrti, kdo
byl omen lupic?"
Gertrude poslouchala, stra-
chem takrka ami nedychajic, S
vyvalenyma ocima, tfesouc Sc
ma celem teIe.
"Nerekl, nebot' otec mdj no
nepozpal,' odpovedela Blan-
ka.
"A Wy sama nemate zadne-
ho podezfeni ma nikoho, re by
byl onu loupez spachal?"
'Nikoli, pane veliteli."
: "Jakym zplsobem ale do
stal Sc loupeznik az do vaseho
domu?"
ITO ia sama nevim," odve.
ce Elanka, "snad nekdo zapo'
mn6l zamknouti dvefe."
> Ma to ozvala sc Serafina:
"Vcerejsiho vecera byly ia
: ko obycejne vsecky dvefe 1
okna dobre uzavreny."
, "Lupic ale musil prece ne
kudy dostati Sc do divorce a dt
\ domu," namital velitel. "Ne
mate snad, slecno, nikoho ,
K celede vaSi v podezfeni?"
e Blanka ma to zavrtela hla
e YOU.
Ma tuto otazku mohu van
G ien tolik odpovedti, re Sc ote
muj jeste kratce pred smrt
! acu vyiadfil, re veskera &c
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-02-20

Wy Wdy OpraVdu nevlte,
pane Rouvenate, co sc u mas
prihodilo?"
"Nuze, co sc zde stalo?"
'Povazte, to velike nestesti
- pan Mellier -
"Snad Sc roznemohl?"
Stalo Sc jeste neco mnohem
horsiho, pane Petfe pan
Mellier jest mrtev"
Pri te zprave starry nadvor-
mix leknutim vykrikl a rychle
kvapil Ike schodGm.
Takrka v okamziku octnul
Sc nahore a vrazil jako sileny
do pokoje Jakuba Melliera.
Zde privitaly jej zoufale bo
lestne vykfiky dvou zenstin.
Spatfil pokoji u zemrele-
no stati Blanku a jeste jednu
zenstinu, kterou ale neznal.
Rlanka sotva re no uzreIa,
vrhla Sc mu S hlasitym placem
stkanim kolem krku.
Starry, verny nadvornik wy
vinul sc z objeti divcina vrhl
Sc ma mrtvolu davneho sveho
pfitele pana.
"Tedy isl mrtevv' zabedo.
val zoufale; "Zemrel's, a il
isem zde nebyl, abych ii by
dial posledne s Bohem", anil
slysel jsem posledni slova two
je a nevyslechl posledni vii
tvoji! O oBze, Ty se's mad min
nesmiloval - on snad zemre
aniz Sc Tebou pred smrt
svou smiril!"
| zakryl 81 zarmouceny sta
rec tvar obema rukama a "a
plakal hofce.
Ma to sc vztyCil a obratil s.
k Blance, chteje il obejmoutl
v tom uzrel Lucii.
=
N Nekolik okamzik1 ma nj u
pfene pohlizel, nacez ucouv
cd nj ma nekolik krokn, jak
. by byl uzfel strasidlo.
'Lucie - Je-li MONA - Wy
, krikl velice pfekvapen. "Jst
IVY to skutecne?"