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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
The Red Lock
By DAVID ANDERSON
Author of Moon"
Copyright b The sMermCo
By DAVID ANDERSON

Author of "The Blue Moon

finger toward them, dropped her
hand to the revolver at her belt and
looked around at the woodsman. He
caught the challenge In her eye,
grinned and nodded.
With a quickness and skill that
showed her mastery Of the weapon,
she plucked the revolver from its hol-
ster, raised 1t and fired. The first bull
let cut twig close to a walnut, the
second brought one down.
Every horse there had been trained
to stand under gun-ire. Rex merely
pointed his ears sharply forward and
stood to his tracks. but. even with
such firm saddle under him, the
preacher fiinched SO at the first shot
that he almost lost his balance. The
second brought an ELUSIVE exclama-
ton from him.
The slow eyes Of the woodsman
livened.
"Goodl" he cried ''Ther' amt an
other girl In the Flatwoods can do
that"
With little wisp of smile in her
eyes she glanced around at him, and
turned to the preacher.
Now, Mr.. Hopkins, you can try
y'ur new six-gun."
The preacher almost set up breeze
in the little valley with the gesticula-
lions Of his expressive hands; made a
heavy draft on his ample stock of eff
fusive EXPLANATIONS, and finally fun
bled the ivory-handled siI-gun out Of
its holster.
He committed the blunder of cock
ing it with both thumbs-a bit Of over
acting that did not escape the man
backing Graylock in apparent stolid-
ness
After deal of coaching from Texie,
tire preacher poked the revolver for
ward and pulled the trigger. There
was nothing to indicate that the bull
let even came near the target. He
threw his head back and exploded his
raucous laugh. Rex had stood firm
under the shot; he SHE'D at the laugh.
The preacher brought the horse
back alongside Of Brownie and fired
again-the bullet smacked somewhere
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embarras sment-

hes,'-in red embarrassment
but that's what they say"
He looked around at her again, with
that same half-cynical expression that
came SO easily TO his face, as he gath
cred up the reins.
With the mountain girls hurried
warning still fresh In his mind, the
woodsman glanced covertly about him
as they rode on-something he had
been constantly doing since first en-
tering the hollow. AS he did so. the
uncanny cabin happened TO come
again under his eyes. A sight met
them that for the instant shook even
bis iron composure-a face at the win
dow was peering at them through tn
clay-smudged pane.
The face ducked out OF sight
without so much as a flick o. L
bride rein-precisely as If he n
nothing at all-the woodsman 40 3
He glanced at the preacher poe
parently he had not seen z s Sut
he had he gave no sign lace
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
Of Tale
of the
FZatwoOds

yards back from the Eagle Hollow
road-the uncanny howell that the
woodsman had gazed down upon from
the top Of the bluff that morning
while watching the swallows dart In
and out of its ruined chimney.
THAT place is enough to give one
the-creeps," was the preachers com-
ment as he refined In Rex beside
Brownie.
The girl turned In her saddle and
sat for some time looking the place
oyer-the gate now long unused, its
hinges black with rust; the rank
weeds and sprouts growing close up
to the sagging door; the single small
front window now yellow with clay
that the rains had washed from be-
tween the logs; the rude clapboards
Of the roof warped, loosened, dis
placed-the crumbling remnants Of
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aEvafEst fine opposite bluff, bat appar.
4 entity I'd MT 'eEen fan a walnu I. He
I STUDIED the revolver moment fixed
MS seeS'ases Ughter on his no Sc, and
settled seriously to the task ED the
weapon in both hands. and 6 lined q
/ long GZaeresSilt the same
Then The git threw I'D her eyolver
and fred Rs,ain- The bullet Gu, nict
IN the rotred 'suter hull of a walnut
and she turned to the weeesm an.
NOV Jack, cts your tsrz.H
"Aw, couldn't hit one of e N"
Come on" she coared. y si,s. COO,
y'u shoot NOME 'since-let's setA'Eay
bfore corn pi-sn:in'."
He looked 81 her curisusl~. snd
shifted in his saddle The preacher
bad half turced and watched him mar
rowfy.
Suddenly the nspefver ieaped from
the woodsrnan's SIDE and daned sbout
over the blighted limb Th,ee shots
rang out: three usinuts few into frsp-
RentS and crumbled down mpou rho
leaves
Uhe preacher hsd StraiyMened In
the saddle and sat watching die Won !,
ierzll craftsmanship with an eve thst
kindled 10 nfnt and aame.
'at IL the third walcut shattered tn
lust and crumbs, the sx0op came back y
o his SHOULDERS, the air OF tired studf- =
usness 30 his face. :,
The gira turned TO tie woodsrnsn q
er fine eyes alive.
"You cossd "a got three morey"
The light In the brown eyes kindled
response in the gray; e slow smile So
awled across his bold features. no,
ITS ag'in the law o. woods f. be ,
ught with an empty gum" he said
it'll seriousness that set her won
ring. as he felt for the powder Y
SIX and bullets In his pouch. avn
In the dusk OF the evening, as they woy
de back to the village. the girl
,pped her horse In front of the old q
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
CHAPTER
The Scrape {

While grooming -,
that evening Jack w. $3.50 - his stan
the faca that "arnope thought of
tne nace .na nad appeared for its
starting ms1A 1t at the snudged win.
dow OF Her " spencer's unhsIlowas
caoin- AS a matter Of fact. he bed
been thinE ing Of 1t ever since rsd,no
out OF the jaws of the hollow
he hung up the curry comb and
stepped TO the barn door. The s,,a
giared red through a sIft in tho o,o,,d
bank, and still cleared the trees ~, ,ha
uIS'en' ioothlns by yard-enough for
me purpose he contemplated
a moment later he was climb,no ,,a
rough path that led TO the unIsndS
fauSlng, 10 search critically the woo5s
Ii every direction. he then stole sver
toward the ill-reputed cabin of ths
dead woodchopper 'ne
Inc sun just edged the traa-,o,s
When he came opposite the n,aca
Down In the bottom of the boIloyr e.
shadows lay heavy, but the uob, stt,,
'ouc"eo the uncanny howell soustra5
against the hillside.
S'eanns through the bushes and
- 7-uoies' Ne crept up TO the place
Ter cover Of the fallen oak. with
e>'oonS OF wild cucumber vines Ne
ne corner most densely hidden BY RI
mes chink had dropped out fron
etween the logs. leaving narrow
'evice- Shading his eyes, he peena
lthin, The cabin was empty.
Huggins the wall closely, he cren
'ound to the sagging door. softi,
iShed II open. His eyes lifted at WIS,
saw-an old box on end near what
q once been the fireplace. an emptv be,
iiShy bottle on the box, with Iamn ME
'nains beside it ready to light. Cas-
Ihket ready to hang over tbs end
judged window.
ne dusty floor was covered with e,ch
cks-man tracks-one mans Stsn-
so as carefully to set his feet IN r.
tracks, he entered the cabin and
led the door. anu
tTo BE CONTINUEp)
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
MacaWs.

Maeaws' kind of parrot, native to
SCUM America, can break with their
'eaSs nuts which resist attacks with
a hammer. WIN
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26

n pretty hard to be dishonest and
GOOD natured ar the same time
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
and W2houf Asasfo,cs

~ l. captain, what shall L do wbeo
non1e seassck q Ut isn't necesssrv
De TO tell that 1t will come an
1 ITSELF an
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26

Oefrlcn-quick schemes enable q 10,
u people TO get poor quicker.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
CeIuii1

She-He speaks seven lan.ursqss
me- felt sure he was one of those
ignorant forei-ners-Life
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
Always Keen AIIcooL., o..

'NeeP HIIcock's PIasterx
N your nome Invaluable for all loca,
aches and pains. inexpensive shso
iutely pure. safe and efectiye-adv
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
Iceland PRODUCING Wa,

WOOL is an important agricp,,r-.
eApor' OF Iceland much of 1t bein,
woven into blankets in America
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26

The strongest plume in wisdom s
wing is memory of past folly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
"CASCARETS" FOR LIVER
AND B0WELS-1Oc A BOX

Cures Biliousness, Constipation, Sick
Headache, Indigestion. Drug stores. Adv
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26
"DANDELlOH BUTTER COLOR

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for 80 years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
Of "Dandeliea" for 80 cents.-Ady.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26

A woman's ability to pity others
gives her lot of pleasure.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26

United Ststsa nayY suh,.ar,n..
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-26

Bargain counters never care whose
pocketbook they dent.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
Prehistoric Indian.
Rock Sculptures
Found in Canada.

Word has reached Vancouver,
B. g., of the discovery of three
prehistoric Indian petroglyphs or
rock sculptures by Andrew Wids
ten OF an archaeological party oper
ating in the Bella Coola valley for
the National Museum of Canada.
These are near the noted petrog.
lyphs discovered in 1920 by Harlan
|. Smith, Dominion archeologist,
who heads the party. In fact the
newly discovered petroglyphs seem
to be part of the same general
series and are similar in style,
although one of them is unusually
good art. They are on the west
ern wall of the canyon of a small
stream about a mile from the Bella
Coda river, into which it flows.
The source of the stream is in
glacier of Mackenzie park in sight
of the postoffice at Bella Coda:
None of the Bella Coola Indians
of the present day ever saw these
recently discovered petroglyphs or
knew of their existence, though
they knew of the rock sculptures
found in 1920. Even these had
not been seen for years aud could
not be located because they bad
been overgrown by moss. In the
Norway of Canada these ancient
pictures have remained so long
since the ancestors of the present
Bella Coola Indians made them
that not one Of the present Indians
could interpret them. Immedi-
ately below the petroglyphs the
canyon widens into fiat bottom
lands we'll wooded with trees, some
of which are six feet in diameter.
Above the petroglyphs is a series
of falls, and other falls of excellent
water come in from the sides, al
most flowing over some of the
petroglyphs.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10

+ Many White Earth residents
took in the Rodeo at Detroit the
latter part of last week.
The White Earth Orchestra
furnished the dance music at che
big Fourth of July celebration at
Pelican Lake.
White Earth was practically de.
serted last Friday owing to the
many Fourth of July celebrations
in the several towns in this yicin.
ity, at all of which White Earth
was we'll represented.
William Bement, of Waubun,
was q White Earth caller the lat,
ter part Of last week.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
Religion Of indian
PeriIed, Clubs Told.

Aid in preserving the religion
of the American Indian was asked
of the federated club women OF
America recently by G. F. Lum-
mis-, authority on history of the
southwest, and special Indian
welfare agent under President
Roosevelt, at q meeting in Los
Angeles, Calf.
Mr.. Lummis charged that the
Indian Bureau is destroying Indian
civilization through propaganda
against Indian religion and reli-
gious dances" and ask that club
women use their influence TO
save the Indians from this agony
and outrage from a blind political
bureaucracy"
AN army of $500 office holders
is now living on the Indian, but
not for him." Mr.. Lummis said.
AN official power now deals with
hundreds of millions of dollars of
Indian property held in virtual
irresponsible trusteeship. There
has recently been made an attack
on Taos and Zuni-which is simply
an entering wedge of a campaign
to destroy the whole Pueblo sys,
tenn and drag from under the feet
of the Indians the last acre of their
lands. You women in your recent
fight have beaten one effort at
legislative confiscation of these
lands. But kill the Pueblo religion
and the tribe is killed"
Mr.. Lummis declared that paid
lobbyists of the Indian Bureau
attended the 18th biennial conven-
ton of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs to spread propa
ganda against the Indian dances.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
rhlno TO Be Feared.

sNo, the fear, OF falling never en-.
tiers my head" said the aviator to his
gaping hearers. "What scares me Is
the danger Of stalling my engine nbout
two miles up and not being able to get
down, &.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
Rare Ceremony is Witnessed
Here During Recent CeIe-
bration.
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Concluded from 1st page
tears to the eyes of many. In a
brief address the recipient of the
honor thanked the Indians for
their confidence in her and prom.
ished always to continue her inter-
est in them, and to work for their
cause and betterment. She espec
tally said it was her desire to help
the women to help themselves by
creating an outlet for their work.
A meeting was hold the following
Monday at which about fifty were
present, society was formed and
officers elected. The. society was
named The Chippewa Women's
Guild" Many Chippewa women
can do exceptionally fine work,
suck as quilting, lace making, en-
broidery, rug making, both reed
and braided rugs, and various
other handicraft in which they
excel. A bureau will be estab-
lished in Minneapolis to dispose of
their work at a fair price, thus
enabling the women to have a
source of income which at present
they are deprived of.
Mrs. r. A. Jerue of the Cathe-
dral Rosary society, and Mrs. L.
Vessel of Little Falls accompanied
Mrs. McConville and helped with
the organization work, as did Sister
Ethelbert of St. Benedict Mission.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10

Advertise in The ToMAHAwK
il brings results.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10

The General Council is in ses-
sion this week at Cass Lake. The
delegates from this reservation
left for CassLake on Monday. Up
TO the time of going TO press we
have had no returns from the
meeting.
FRESH BREAD every day at
the B. S. Fairbanks Store. Adv.
All ready, get your fishing
tackle at Selkirk's Store. We
supply all the needs of the fisher.
men.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10


According the Sears
Roebuck from to
which making
the fancy price
birds than light hens
fys-the
extra brings the 5,-f@.
freshkned
mlkd fowls weighing II
higher pound than the light fowls weighing pounds The fyeye
the light
height December fowls pound
the light weights t"R 1a .ss.zta ts
ordinary 81
and The farmer who takes underAesha
poultry to market Is beating himself NJ
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
Subscribe for THE TOrlAHAWF<''
$l.5O per year in advance.
OF Deep Historic Interest.

When Jacob died In Egypt "suseph
commanded his servants, the physi.
clans, to embalm his father; and tho
physicians embalmed Israel" This
passage from Genesis has now an add
ed interest. II the body of ia
cob was embalmed in the Egyptian
manner. 1t ought now, when Hebron
with the cave Machpelah, where ia.
cob was burfed) Is In British hands.
to be found possibly with Joseph's In
,scriptions.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
An Illustration Of
MaChiaVe|ian Bureaucracy.

Concluded from 1st page.)
you, you who haye had so much
experience in this line, that you
cannot rely upon statements OF
fact made by the Indian Bureau.
With regard to the price re
ceived for this timber, the Indian
Bureau has itself received more
than twice the amount per thous.
and feet for timber of the same
quality, miles farther away from
market than this, in several recent
contracts.
All this was done over the pro
test of a shrewd old Indian woman,
VINO knew the value of her prop
erty. l am,
Yours very truly,
(Signed) +. L. Morgan.
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
Getting the Chippewa
Indians Together,
(Mahnomen Pioneer.)


w. A. Brunette, who is working
on plan to get the warning fac
tons of the Chippewa Indians to
gether in order that they may &c
to the Indian Bureau and to Con
gress with a joint effort, has re
ceived the following letter of com
mendation:
Cass Lake, MINI. \
June 2Ist, 1924.
heartily approve of the getting
together of all the Indians under
one council and urge all Indians to
do so and help the organizers both
financially and otherwise TO &C.
complish this worthy purpose.
EDWARD L. ROGERS.
Hawley, Mimi,
June Pa, 1924.
Mr.. VIM. Brunette,
Lengthy, Mimi.
My dear Mr.. Brunette:
In answer to your question,
whether or not, l would endorse
the movement you have started
looking toward the bringing to
gether the different warning fac
lions of the Chippewa tribe with {
view toward acting unitedly ir
matters affecting the tribal affair.
of the Chippewas, | wish to say
that | cannot lend myself to thu
support of any ono faction a.
against any other faction, but
wish to say that it is high tim'
that the Chlppewas forget thei
fractional differences and GET
TOGETHER.
Only when you can present .
united front can you appear before
Congress and be heard and be abb
to obtain justice. Until that time
comes you will continue to b.
stakes in the game that self.seek
ing politicians and patronage dis
pensing government officials will
see to their own advantage. an
sure that the Chippewas will ge
together if they can only be made
to see the situation as it is.
\ Wish kind wishes,
Your servant,
KNUD WEFALD
The Tomahawk., 1924-07-10
AGENTS WANTED.

You can make big money selling
our Superior Northern Nursery
Stock. Pay every week. Free
Outfit and good territory. Expert
ence unnecessary. The Hawk
NurSey Co., Wauwatosa, Wis.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-11
vONEN HAVE TIE RUNAWAY FEVER
 WORSE THAN MEN
SIXTY THOUSAND WOMEN AND GIRLS VANISH EVERY YEAR
 AND NEVER HEARD OF

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Sixty thou sand girls vanish every year in the United States.
 About that many run away from farm or village homes and are swal- lowed up in the cities. But more miss ing and runaway girls come back than go down, so says the National Asso-- citation of Travellers Aid Societies, which every year traces thousands of missing persons in the United States.
 All of the runaways are not flap, pers by any means. The number Of women between the ages of 40 and 60 who disappear from their homes is startling, the association reports.
 A majority of runaway girls are from small towns. Some seek adven- ture Others are stage struck Many dream of going into the movies. They are quickly disillusioned The ex- pected romance proves sordid. The stage is overcrowded and instead of such positions the luckiest of the girls obtain jobs as underpaid clerks or walters
 Of the 8 per cent who seldom come back or are ever heard of, some trust taxicab drivers to find them lodgings, other answer fraudulent advertise ments for positions, hundreds are lured into matrimonial agency traps. And many more find the character so few believe exist out of fiction-the well dressed man and the solicitous women who turk in railroad stations seeking youthful girls to recruit the dives and dance halls. From these places no person ever returns.
 More girls and women have the runaway fever than men, Of the 14,OO0 missing persons in one city last year S,3O3 were women and girls.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-11
CAPTAIN PARSONS GIVEN EXTENSION
 ALASKAN SERVICE
POPULAR OFFICER ONLY MAN THUS HONORED BY WAR
 DEPARTMENT

A very pretty compliment was paid in charge of the local division of mil itary telegraph and cable lines, by the War Department recently.
 Captain Parsons first assignment of foreign service expired last May, and so we'll pleased was the War Depart ment with his work, that he was given an extension of year, to May 1, 1924 His application for second extension was recently approved by Colonel Hartman, officer in charge at Seattle who forwarded it to the War Depart ment. The department promptly con firmed Col. Hartman's decision.
 This is the first time in the history of the service that such extension has been granted and shows that Captair Parsons services are appreciated by his superiors.
 Capt. Parsons is a very efficient and capable officer, and is we'll liked by the men under him. The fact that he is retained in charge of the local sys tenn is much appreciated by his Sew ard friends.
 In case the Signal Corps is removed to Seward this year the Captain and Mrs. Parsons will be a welcome addi tion to Seward social circles
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-11
THOUSANDS IF
 COUNTERFEIT q
 BILLS CIRCULATION

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-A counterfeit federal reserve note of one dollar de nomination has been discovered by az
 ents of the U. s. secret service. From the information let loose it appears that about s5O0,OO0 of the illicit cur. rency is in circulation and traces of the bad money have been found in hundreds of places scattered between the Atlantic Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. The federal sleuths have been hot on the trail of the counter feiters following the discovery of nine hundred dollars of the bad bills in an underground cache in this city. Five persons, including one woman, have been arrested in this city, St: Louis and St. Paul. charged with being in the plot to circulate the counterfeits
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-11
RACE OLDER THAN ANCIENT
 EGYPTIANS FOUND IN MAcHlNA

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Discovery of a tribe whose people he believed to have antedated the ancient Egyptians was reported today to the national foreign trade council by John Giffen Culbertson, manufacturer of Wichi- ta Falls, Teaxas, on his return from a South American tour of year and half.
 These people, known as Machina, speak a language very similar in word construction to English and they wor ship trees in the tradition that their ancestors escaped extinction in the Biblical flood by climbing trees. The tribe lives near the headwaters of the Amazon where Culbertson said he had invaded forests never before pene- >trated by white men
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-11
IMMEDIATE ARREST
 FORBES DEMANDED BY GEORGIA SOL0N tFt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The inn mediate arrest of Charles Forbes, for ner director of the Veterans Bureau, was demanded of Attorney General Daugherty today by William Wash ington Larsen, democrat, of Dublin, Georgia, who declared that it was up 10 the administration to accept the def of Charles Forbes, who recently dared the Attorney General to arrest him, stating that he would give testi- mony that would overthrow the Re publican party.
 Representative Larsen said that the offense of Mir Forbes was too grave to be overlooked for political reasons, and that every grafter must be pun ished.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-11
LA TOILETTE:
 WOULD AMEND
 CUMM|NS BuL

WASHINGTON Jan. l. "This means the difference of several hun- dred million dollars year in the amount of freight charges that must be paid by the American people. and four times that much in their cost of living" Senator LaFollette said in ex- planatlon Of proposed amendment to the Esch-Cummins bill, introduced by him.
 The amendment provides that rates Tor transportation shall be fixed mon the basis of cost of service which would abolish the provisions of the law guaranteeing to railroads cer- tam hXed return upon their invest ment. The other amendment directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to estimate the original cost of con- 'struction of the railroad lines.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-11
HIGHEST RAILROAD WILL BE
 BUILT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

SEATTLE, Jan. 11.-GilbeTt Living stone a maintenance of way engineer on the Pacific and Great Eastern Rail- way, who is spending the holidays in Seattle with his family, stated today that his company was preparing to er- ect the second highest railroad bridge in the world. The structure will con- meet the two towns of Quesnal and Prince George in Britis hColumbia, and span the deep gorge of Cotton wood Canyon in order to extend the line to Howe Sound. MT. Living stone said to be the highest railroad bridge now in existence was over Vic, toria Falls in Africa