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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17
Byg. A. WALDRONs

Fafim0h and tke Merchant
Al LA-UD-DIN. the Merchant. and
GhIyas. the Wise. bis friend. fore.
gathered 70 thresh our . m0mentous
matter. And IS they spoke. yelled
womAn, safe from eyea. listened for =
space.
1T Is thus.- said Ghiyas. -Not IN
all Hyderabad Sind Is there one 30
rich as thou art. Aln-ud-dln. Thou
tradest In alien lands. and the fruits
thereof are thine Thou art wor-
shipper OF the serpent. and thy habit Is
u accord with thy faith; yet like some
adventurer OF the Far West to whom
religion hath no meaning, thou puttest
Eelfare and inclination nrst Is Il NOT
sol"
Truly replied Ala-ud-din. "why
should It be otherwisel Whose sit.
leth with folded hands when that
which he desireth ls within reach de-
serveth unhappiness~
But why shoUldst thou covet this
womanf She hath husband. one
trusted by thee. aad one who looketh
40 to thee"
"Asketh thou why1 II IL true have
many wives. But no heir have but
n my wish and my prayers | would
take this woman Fatimah In hope Of
son. Thou hast seen her only as her
rel discloseth her. Thou knowest
aer eyes are like the STARE came
apon her once In the harem. She IL
savorite with my wives. though Of q
strange faith. Her skin IL the color
u Wild honey, and her grace surpass-
9TH that of the gaxelle"
II see thou ART smitten with the
Beauty Of this woman"
Even So And may not also de
dire an heirYr
Yet would she be favorite Of thy
Wives II they knew thy wish and de-
ugnT
"what mattereth It IN my harem
.hough another Gomez
but as to Jafar, the husband of
Fatlmah. BE who soweth thorns can
not reap grapes. Jafar Is young and
fond. even as is Fatimah. II is true
hat thy wealth is great, as her honor
n thee might be. But when an ass
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

1T Is impossible TO make a Just
comparison between senator's OF today
and those who loom large IN senate
history. 1t Is much like the attempt
TO measure modern lawyers against the
legal giants Of the past. We select q
few great names and forget the album
dnnt mediocfdty. Two things are GER
tain. One IL that the problems with
which senator's must nowadays wrestle
have not decreased Ia number or COM
plexity. The other is that the sena.
tors to whom these problems are pre-
scented must divide their time between
the task OF solution and the political
work essential to success IN open pri-
marles and IN statewide elections.
The result Is that senators are
much more closely in touch with the
life Of their constituents and more re-
sponsive to their win. Whether In
the end this makes for better govern
ment and sounder statesmanship Is a
question which each citizen must an.
swer according to bis conviction. At
present Il Is a purely academic cues
ton. The open primary and the state
wide election were necessary parts OF
the modern revolt against abused au-
fhorfty. It Ia too soon 20 affirm
whether or not the change is salutary
and permanent. However this may
be. Il Il certain that the senate IL DO
longer Mount Olympus, bat Il is also
true that Pennsylvania avenus ia q
very different fhoronghfsre from Main
street. Senator George Wharton
Pepper. In the Forum.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

.limbs a ladder then shall we tind wis
som in q woman And In two meas
ares Of dates there Is one measure Of
stones. What ask. OF Jafar7"
'Tt is thuR O Ghiyas. JafHr know
sth not that / covet FatImah. he
knoweth that / trust him In many
things He guardeth my treasure
the store OF rare jewels / have gath.
cred among those who little knew
their worth. shall send him alone
On e Journey to farthest India, TO a
point where Ia one who oweth 20 me
all he hath To that one shall send
beforehand word that Jafar Is to tarry
with him until my wish for his return,
and that It win please me II JafaE
marry some woman Of great beauty
and worth"
The yelled woman withdrew from
ner conceslment as Ala-ud-din and
Ghiyas still argued
"And 30 thou wouldst have Jafar
larry with no desire to return" con-
tinued Ghiyas. ''But can be forget
Fatimahf Il is said be so loveth her
that be will not take another wife"
He would tarry until my wish bore
rrult And should he start before time
to return have other means though
desire him no III"
1T would be better otherwise. II Is
written that while thy shoe is upon
thy foot thou canst tread upon the
thorn Yet
GOOD hap cometh TO him who taketh
fortune In hand"
And Aia-ud-ain and Ghlyas sat long
together. turning the matter this way
and that And when they rose and
AIa-ud-din sought The trusted Jafar he
was on no hand. And when Ala-ud-
din sought Fatimah the beautiful she
also was missing SO Aia-ud-din cried
aloud to servants, and among them
came Kasslm, keeper Of the camels
And none but Kassim had intelligence
for Ala-ud-dIn.
-Jafar. o master said Kassim pros.
srating himself. "came TO the house
Of the cameIs with Fatimah. his wife.
prepared for the journey upon which
thou sentest them. And Jafar demand
N the two fastest camels, and upon
hem he and Fafimah disappeared
eastward IN q great dust
And Ala-ud-din sent Kasslm TO be
,eaten. while others were dispatched
n pursuit Of Jafar and Fatimah.
But they found them not For going
eastward upon the two swiftest cameIa
or space. Jafar and Fatimah
hanged their course.
And with them they took the store
4 rare Jewels Ala-ud-din had gathered
Imong those who knew not theii
yorth.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

TO remove pimplea and blnckheadH
smear them with Cutlcura Ointment.
Wash of IN i've minutes with CutI.
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fan 70 In
clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

For Jour daughters sake use Red
Gross Bah Blue IL the laundry she
viii then have that dainty, wall-9soomed
appearance that sirla admlres-Ad-
vertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

It is not generally known that Ohio
produces nearly one-nfth Of the total
volume OF paint products in the Unit
ed States, fits output reaching 22,000.-
600 gallons a year, which exceeds by
100000 gallons the total for her
nearest competitor, New York.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

visItor-what nice furniture
Little Ronald--Yes. I think the man
we bought Il from IL sorry now he
sold it--he's always calling.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

Red Cross Ball Blue should be used
IN every home. It makes clothes white
as snow and never Injuries the fabric.
All good Reconsideration
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

Cobwebs are said to be conductors
OF electricity. But they seldom shock
domestic servant.--London Opinion.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-12-17

1 helps Nature build the red.blOod-cef1a
that nght OF the impurities that cause
rheumatism
Conquer rheumatfsmf 8. q. q. has
shown the way. For generations
8. 8. 8. has brought blessed relief an0
comfort TO thousands OF rheumatic
sufferers.
When the rich. red blood that
8. 8. 8. helps Mature build goes conFns
ing through your system. Il puEsfaem
the blood In your body Hheunantiann
Fanishea - skin hsemEnhea zssappoax
--you begin to get hum
CRY sagain and enjoy -. ~
your f0od--stren&sh and
power al your body Aa9a2AAA
you are vigorous 49, red n
hl0oded and ready for
action. Knuw fhis Joy Of
living asailsl Talks i. q q. snd banlah
rheumagiami
Get 3. g. q. frosn amy AsmaHsas. Tha
saTRar h0kkza b nsoxm aszsnkaafcaA
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-29

wanderer, flung himself down in one
OF the rooms, and lay like a log until
awakened by the sunlight streaming
In.
Jumping up, completely rested and
restored, he ran down to the river.
plunged into the ice-cold waters,
raced back over the frozen snow, and
dressed.
Joyce was to remain at the mission
until Lee knew definitely whether or
not her father was in the district.
Before leaving the night before, Lee
had drawn the father into q talk, and
had learned from him that she would
not be in danger from the Free Trad
ers. The father had been compelled,
he said, much against his will, to come
to an understanding with them, by
which he undertook not to attempt to
interfere with their operations pro
vided his women and BARNS were left
alone. The board of missions was q
power that the Free Traders were not
anxious to tackle. Father McGrath,
hating the necessity of making terms
with Railway, had felt nevertheless
that he was doing the only thing pos
sible under the circumstances, until
the government made q move to wipe
out the organization. He assured Lee
that Railway and his men would not
dare to modest Joyce, and, further
more, hat he would protect her with
his life If necessary.
Lee had thought best to say nothing
to Joyce about his discovery of the
mine, but he mean to make a thor
ough search of the gorge for Pelly.
Failing him, he meant to discover his
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-29

mysterious assailant, in the belief that
he could provide him with the clue
he needed.
He had no doubt that Pelly's gold
mine lay in the chasm.
After having breakfasted he made
slipped quietly into the tunnel.
Striking a match or two, and assuring
himself that it was empty, he de
scended, and within a minute or two
had reached the lower %orifice, and
found himself again clinging to the
interior wall of the chasm.
Here the artificial excavation of the
rungs ended, but there vas a fairly
easy descent down the lower portion
of the cliffs, which afforded plenty OF
hold for the hands and feet. Lee
quickly scrambled down, and, swing.
ing free of the wall, found himself
standing at the bottom of the gorge
whose inclining walls shut him of
completely from the sight of any one
above. Only by standing In he very
center of the defle could he see the
summit of the cliffs, with their dense
covering of scrub.
The base Of the chasm was a little
wider than he had supposed, perhaps
fftv naces across between wall ano
wall. Along the center a thin stream
trickled over a sandy bed, Issuing IRON
one end of the chasm, where it bursl
out through the granite, carrying witt
1t the debris of the alluvial land above
mud, gravel, and sand.
This sandy deposit, carried alont
nv the stream, had been heaped up
nrobably in times of overflow, agalns'
tha granite walls, and within the LITTLE
limestone caves that studded theil
lower surfaces.
Looking about him, Lee saw tina
some two or three hundred yards from
the place where he had emerged gu
of fine face of the cliff, the gorge MAD
q sharp bend. almost at right angie
and here the ground was strewn Wit
q mass of fallen boulders, ranging
from huge rocks to small denrls
Above Ii was Il gap III lHC fonCi ~
t,on of the cliff, from which 1t ha'
been detached.
Lee made his way in this direction
AT once he came to the concluslol
that dynamite had been the u o
this collapse of part of the surface Q
the granite wall. which. smooth as
steel lining, could have been disrupte
by no natural force such as gravity.
And then he came upon somethlni
that confirmed the obvious deduction
1t was a rotting wooden cradle.
Beside it lay a rusty pick. Not Ia
away were two huge iron pans, thel
bottoms eaten out with rust, so tina
they resembled fretwork in steer
Under them were still the ashes AM
charred residue Of the WOOD ina
had been used to thaw out the froze'
earth.
All about among the fallen rock
were mounds, the residue from th
pans after the extraction OF the gofe
DOW covered with tAngles ~ oea'
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-29
CHAPTER XI
"1f You Find My Father

Lee spoke quietly. Il want to see
Miss Pelly."
aye, We want to see Mees Pelly =!
But We Gamma see her and We wilma
see her"
"Will you give Miss Pelly my
message?"
"Will ye TAX yersel' awa'T"
"No"
McGrath flung down the rife.
"Come on, then; come on, We swine of
a hooch peddler!" he shouted, bran
dishing his fists.
Lee flung up his arm just in time to
protect himself against a straight
right that would have knocked him
~senseless. Next moment Father Nc
Grath's arms were locked around him,
holding him as If in a wise,
"Will We TAX yersel' ava before I'm
tempted to forget my callingY the
father painted.
"Father McGrath-"
am ha' no dealing wi We and your
nest of ineequity. I'm no afeard of
| all the Free Traders that liver come DOT
o. hi. I'll send We back to the de1I
before your time, if you come med
ding WI my meesion.
1--WE made my compact wi your
malster, as I'd max a compact wi
The evil one himself, to protect my
oairns. Mebbe ye're a e hand
don't remember your face-so I'll re
mind We of it. Ye're to be free tG
oeddle your filthy liquors whaur We
weel-aye, an | dinna 'doot the guit
Lord wull score it again We too. TO
,hamin' His good corn whuskey J.
neexin' in your feelthy Woo alcoIi'
the way ye do-ye can peddle Their
whur We please, but yell leave mI
lasses and weans alone. or I'll maj
Siston lake too hot to hold ye."
Father McGrath-" Lee tried again
"Will We fight. mon to mon, "
domned Free Trader? Wall We hgh
or wrestle WI meT
"Pd be glad to. Father. but just nov
one Of my ribs is broken. When ! &c
better, perhaps"
Father McGrath released him
"Ye're speakin' the truth? Well, then
! tax yersel' of. Ys n see Nee
Peliy--"
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And he began going from room t.
room, striking matches and calling
her, and knowing all the while the flu
house.
She had fled into the snow. and
desperately weary as he was after his
encounter, Lee had no alternative but
to take up the quest. She could not
have gone far, but she must have been
In a state of desperation to have gone
out into hat storm. Which way? The
falling snow had surely long since OBJ
liberated her footprints.
He made his way down toward the
trail beside the river. Only two ways
were possible: n ran toward the
mission, nine or ten miles away, the
other in the opposite direction to the
Free Traders headquarters.
But suddenly Lees hopes and
spirits leaped up confidently. Stoop-
ing, he traced the tracks of a sleigh
along the trail. 1t had been drawn by
a single horse, and 1t was going In
the direction of the mission.
There was only one reasonable in
feren enc: EatheF MMcGfssttAh -5apst have
been passing, perhaps he had met
Joyce, and he had taken her with him
Lee took up the long walk imme-
diately. The snow was deep, progress
was difficult without s~nowshoes, and
the frost had already crusted the sur
face, so that his feet sank in cum
brously at every step. But a great
load was removed from his mind the
future now looked roseate.
AT last the mission came into sight
"a group of log huts clustered about
a larger one on a low elevation, sur
rounded by the forest. Lights cleaned
pleasantly inside them. A horse was
neighing in some stables. Over the
largest hut a wooden cross stood out
against the background of the sea-gray
sky.
Lee strobe up the ascent, hesitated
as to which hut to approach, stood ir-
resolute for a moment in the open
space at the crest of the little hill.
Then, as he waited, the door Of n of
them was flung open, and a man in a
mackinaw and lumberman's boots
stepped out toward him. Under his
arm he held a rifle. He presented II
at Lees breast.
He looked to be about fifty years of
age,o or a little older. He had a round
smooth face as soft as a babes, an
incipient paunch. A silver cross hung
from his mackinaw. A j~olly-looking
priest; but the eyes within the face
were steel-gray and ice cold. He
stopped two PAGES distant,
"Take yersel' off, We dOmned Free
Trader" he said softly, 'or I'll blow
We into Kingdom Comet"
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/ vegetation.
There was no longer any doubt ina
this was Pelly's gold mine.
Before making further investiga-
lions here, Lee decided to explore the
remainder of the chasm. 1t ran on Do
yond the bend for a quarter OF a miier
and then came to an abrupt termlna-
ton. Without any gradual lessening
Of the depth it simply ceased, the two
cliff walls coming together, In the
same way as they did near the rocking
stone at the other end. The chasm
was, in fact, simply an elongated
crater.
Returning, Lee made his way to the
cave formed by the explosion. If Pelly
was in the district, there was hardly
any doubt but that he would be hid
ing in that inaccessible spot, where
he would be safe against discovery.
1t was not unlikely that he was in the
cave itself at that moment.
Lee first examined the snow about
the mouth of the cave for footprints.
but he found no tracks except his own.
Lie liz
into the opening. The sand In the in
terror bore the marks of continued
trampling, but there were no imprints
with clear edges, and 1t was certain
that no one had been there for q long
time.
Unfortunately, Lee had brought no
candle, but he advanced some dis
lance within the cave, lighting his way
with matches. However, 1t was a fore
zone conclusion that Pelly was not
In there, for the sandy interior bore
no fresh footprints as far as he went.
A faint, distant roaring, as Of a
waterfall, came to Lees ears, and the
air was fresh, as If the cave were con-
nected with some opening In the noun
tain side. Lee resolved to explore 1t
another day. But 1t was clear enough
that Pelly was not in the chasm after
all. Another thing that led Lee to
that conclusion was the fact that no
mining operations had been carried
on there for a considerable time-long
enough for the pans to have rustedi
through.
If Pelly had taken refuge within ths
gorge. 1t was incredible that he would
not have resumed operations.
And these seemed to have been In
terrupted Unexpectedly, to Judge from
the exposure of the pans to wind and
weather. =
Perplexed and disappointed, Lee
turned his thoughts toward the cap
ture of the man who had attacked him
In the tunnel. He could no doubt
throw light on Pelly's whereabouts
Perhaps he was the assistant of whom
Joyce had spoken.
Lee expected that he would be Turk
ing In the tunnel, ready to renew his
but this time there should be
such fasco as before.
Lee made his way back on the oppo-
site side of the gorge. Here there was
q thick growth of dwarfed scrub laurel,
which had taken root in the soil
brought down by the little stream, and
bordered it, extending back from it
toward the cliff In a sort of miniature
Something protruding out Of
this growth arrested Lees attention.
1t was a wooden cross carved with
he name HELENE PELLY, standing
I'D above a low cairn of boulders.
Lee stood and looked, and vaguely
nournful thoughts coursed through
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his mind. 1t was a sad and lonely
burying place for Joyce's mother. Its
existence there was In itself a testi-
mony to the old mans mental con-
dition-that he should have carried
his wife's body through the tunnel to
that place of his dreams. And yet 1t
was certain that no proving thing
would ever violate that grave.
Lee went on, and, a few steps FUR
Their. stumbled against something else.
1t was the skeleton of a man, the
bones protruding through the rents and
tatters Of the scarecrow clothes. The
laurel tangles %sprouted between the
RIBS. The bones were bleached white,
the flesh had long since disappeared.
One bony hand still tightly clutched
the handle of a large, old-fashioned
revolver. The muzzle was choked with
rust there were rusted cartridges IN
side.
Disengaging it with difficulty from
the fingers, Lee saw, on the less rusteo
portion of the handle which they mao
protected, the initials, c.. P.
But he hardly needed that TO know
that his mission was at an end, AND
the last barrier between himself d
Joyce oyerthrown.
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CHAPTER V.-Anderson's compan-
IONS mind is clouded and she is suffer-
ing with a dislocated knee. Anderson
sets the knee.
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Continued on next to last pege)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-29

CHAPTER vII.-Memory of her past
life practically gone, even to the extent
of remembering her NAME, Anderson
and his companion go on.
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CHAPTER VIIL.-The two plan to
make their way to a Moravian mission.
of which Father McGrath IA charge.
danger have naturally drawn them to-
gether, and their acquaintance ripens
into mutual love.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-01-29

companion of the d3y before. and
Railway. with a girl. Estelle, a former
sweetheart OF Anderson's, who had
abused his confidence and practically
wrecked his life. Railway strikes Es-
telle, and after a fight Anderson, with
Estelle's help, scape with the girl.
, 1925-07-22
WISCONSIN LADIES TOUR YELL
LOWSTONE AND VISIT CODY

A party of Wisconsin girls spent
over Sunday in Cody after touring
Yellowstone via the Yellow bus
route. The party included the Misses
Hazel O'Connell and Agnes and Amy
Vaux of Bloomer. Wisconsin, Helen
and Kathryn and Florence
Hillbo of Cornell. Wisconsin, and
Envy 10y Bartig of Augusta, Wis
consin. Misses O'Connel and Bartig
were members of the. Rock Springs
school faculty last yea with Miss
Jane Beck and were disappointed
to learn that Miss Beck was out of
town.
They visited DeMaris Springs and
other points of interest about Cody
on Sunday and expressed their re-
greet that they could not stay longer
, 1925-07-22
ANDY MARLR FINDS
SPECIMEN OF RICH ORE

Andy Marler, one of the pros
porous ranchers of the Skull creek
section. was a caller in Cody today.
and stopped in at The Herald Of
fee to tell of the finding, recently,
of a specimen of ore. which, ac-
cording to an assay made at Golden.
Colorado, contains gold, silver and
copper. Just what percentage the
valuable ore runs was not disclosed
in the assay report, but Mr.. Marler
is very certain that his find is a
valuable one.
He has had considerable exper-
fence in prospecting work. and
states that he secured his ore from
the outcroppings of a ledge, and if
found to be valuable he is sure
that better ore will be discovered
upon following the lead.
, 1925-07-22

Cody at a house warming last Sat-
urday night. The upper floor was
left in M large room until after
the house warming. when it is to
be made into three nice rooms. Clar-
ence Shrine, Shorty Barker and
Bert Coe furnished the music for
the dancers. Mr.. and Mrs. English
later served refreshments of coffee,
cake and ice cream
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Mcdonald,
accompanied by two friends and the
children, spent Sunday night at the
ranch. Monday morning they left
for the mountains.
Edwin Dunn visited with Edward
Pearson at the Cooper ranch a
short time Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Boron mo-
tored to Northfork and back Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. L. w. Schultz entertained
to dinner Sunday the following: Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Pearson and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schultz
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F
Schultz and John, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schultz, Mr and Mrs. E. T.
Ebert and Grace and Leonard Stew
ardson.