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DON'T OVERLOOK A GOOD THING

DUN ] Wv EKIlUUM y UOUU IHINO
From Jas. Edwards, Montgomery,
Ala. comes this letter containing a
valuable suggestion. feel IKE a
new man since taking FOLEY S
HONEY AND TAR. Can sleep all
night, soreness in my chest is gone,
so is the bad cough. My whole fam
lily use it for coughs, colds and
Group, and it always helps" Stops
tickling in throat. nervous hacking,
and puts Il soothing healing coating
on raw inflamed throat. Don't
overlook FOLEY'S HONEY AND
TAR.--Adv.
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power is the property of the nation,
a national park, consecratcd forever.
No men. no money making, no fac
tories, chimneys, smoke or machinery
can ever spoil it.
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Four States File
Ia Brief Opposing
Lake Drainage Case

Washington. March Up An
other brief in the long list of such
documents growing out Of the Chicago
lake drainage case was filed in the
supreme court today By the attorney
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MANDAN NEWS

Clifford Hamcl, salesman for the
Western Auto company with 40 units
to his credit. leads in the entire
northern part of the United States
from Maine to Oregon in the Janu-
airy | to March 81 contest of Ford
men.
Gilbert Stewart. son Of Rev. and
Mrs. W. G. Stewart, was badly hurt
Friday afternoon when the chair up
on which he was about to sit was
moved and he fell to the floor. strik-
ing the back of his head against the
edge of the chair seat.
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PetrOlle Wagner fig h I
round by round tonight at
Grand Pacific Billiard Parl0r.
No. telephone calls answered.
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THE PROPOSAL

will have snapped him up h. the.
years you've been away2 And
even If one hasn't. do do you
think he'll want you now. Your
names been in the papers sew
eraI times. Remember that wine
party scandal UP at your house
when it was limited you did q spe-
ciaI dance wearing only = hand
kerchief-"
''That was lie. a hidecus
lie.''
''Sure 1t was. But it was never
contradicted in the papers. Sup
pose Jim read about II and-and
formed conclusions.
Jim would have faith in me
no matter what he might read"
Don't be too sure. These
hicks"
Again Mae flushed. "Jim's not
a hick. He's-he's a prince. He
wOtlld never think i'll of me. No
matter what publicity might APP
pear in the papers"
Gertie laughed. Such trust was
truly delicious. well, / wish you
luck" she said, and took her de-
parture.
When the door had closed be-
hind her Mae went back to her.
chair. Was she a fool to dream
dreams? Was she fool to think
that Jim had remained unmarried
because Of her? Was she more
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She brahdished a newspaper in
the other girls eyes. I'm con.
graduating you on the fact that
you've at last decided to get q
divorce from Harry"
sBut- but, . stammered Mae.
How did you know? / only
started proceedings yesterday.
sHcw did II know? Say, Mae,
what's got into you? One would
think you had wanted the whole
thing kept secret! Publicity like
that"
Macs face fell. 'eYou mean it's
in the newspapers"
II mean nothing else but. A
big story. Your picture and
everything. Look: 'Ex-Follies girl
sues Bologna husband. Charges
cruelty and desertion.' It's all
here. Read it. There's nothing
left out. It tells even how you
came from a farm and
Pack OF Lies
Mae snatched the paper from :
her friends hands and scanned
the column Of matter relating to
her and her suit for divorce.
When she had finished she flung
it to the floor with a gesture Of
annoyance.
Most Of it's a pack Of lies.
was never in the follies, and I'm
not asking for aliInony or coun-
Sci fees"
Gertie looked at her as though
she had suddenly lost her head.
Say" she draWIed, what's
eating you? OF course you
weren't in the FolIies. But what's
the diff? Saying you were
doesn't harm you. It helps. It's
all good publicity. And you'll be
looking for a job now, won't you,
even If Harry comes across with
the mazuma."
Il don't want publicity. I don't
want a job. ! don't want ALI
mony!'
but = but it says here
. Gertie reclaimed the discarded
newspaper, that you are suing
for SIS a week alimony and $500
counsel fees"
And it says. too, I'm an ex.
Follies girl, Oh, Gertie, don't you
understand The facts aren't all
there. I'm through. I'm through
with Broadway I'm sick OF it.
wish I'd never seen 1t. I'm
through with Harry and men OF
his ilk. Other women may he
able to condonet continuous faith
lessness in their husbands. Otker
women may not care IL their
home iE only a private gin mill
and a hangcut for kept women
@AA1 AanAalaate FaAns AaA tsa4.s
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than afOOI TO think that he would
still want her now2
She had been q chorus girl. She
knew how chorus girls were re-
garded Ia her home town. And liz
he should by any chance have.
read any of the stories concerning
her, highly coIored sensational
stories which had been printed,
and which had been called good
publicity, would he still believe
her to be essentially the same
girl he had known and loved six
years before? OF course he
would. Jimmy was like that
Acting on a sudden i'm.
pulse, she went to her desk and
began writing a. letter
Knock at Door
But 1t was a difficult letter. to
pen. She could not concentrate.
There were noises. Echoes. Ghosts
Of long ago Then sud
denly steps ascending the. stairs.
steps that had q familiar sound
after ali the years = Her
heart stopped beating as they
paused outside her door. In.
stinctively she knew. There was
q knock and a mans voice ask
ing admission Jim's
voice! Jimi
Hastily, she dabbed powder on
her nose, and rose to meet him
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NOW Continue

her, she told herself. And then
she went upstairs and straight to
the telephone and called Ranny.
He wasn't at the office.
Peggy probably never would
have taken singing lessons from
Miss Sharp again Il 1t had not
been Tor the thing that happened
In the next 10 minutes. Al tiny
happening, too, but ii changed
her whole life for her!
As she was turning away from
the telephone IN the dark IittIe
han Uf The Nest, she heard the
well-xnoWn foghorn wall 81
Ranny,s roadster down IN the
street
she hurried to the windows
and looked out, The car was
drawn close t0 the curb, and
Ranny was getting out Of 1t. He
seemed TO be sewing something
to the woman who sat In tia
woman with light hair puffed ont
under q violet satin hat, with
painted lips that showed dim.
pie at one corner when she
smiled. IN short, Mrs. Jane
Bracket!
Peggy had just time To pick up
dust cloth and pretend TO be
polishing the top Of the book.
case when Ranny let himself into
Tho Nest. His light blue eyes
and his teeth cleaned as he
grinned at her cheerfuIly.
Hello; therel Wepking Your
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A STORY OF REAL LIFE
COMPLETE IN THIS ISSUE

az he entered In response to
her Come in,
IN a moment they were In
each Others arms and she was
sobbing unrestrainedly on his
shoulder. you've come! You've
come, at last. r
II didn't think ] would be well
come sooner His voice. his dear
voice with it's rising injection at
the end of each sentence was
caressing her ear. But when I
read you were suing for d.
Vorce 4
She was out of his arms in a
flash. You read? Has-has the
news reached home already
He smiled indulgently. IT get
Z. city paper every day. I've been
reading about you whenever
there's been any news. See
he disclosed q scrap book, I've
been keeping everything about
you I came across"
LOnged for Her
Mae did not dare to look. What
il he had seen that story about
the party that had been raided?
Or II the paper to which he
subscribed had been the one to
carry that seminude picture of
her? She did not dare to think.
"You-you have done. that"
she stammered. You've kept
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ali nay home has been. That's
all Harry has cared about.
- But it's over. just as
soon as things are fixed up I'm
going to clear out. I'm going
away. I'm going to try TO for
get I ever came to New York,
that ever married Harry, that
I was ever on the stage. I'm--
I'm going home"
Homer
Eyes. Home" Mae was sud.
denly confidential. II wish
had never left the place. There
was boy there. Unpublished, /
suppose you'd call him, rube.
His name was Jim. We've
were in love. I had half prom
Used to marry him. But / got the.
stage bug. / left him. But
maybe, maybe Jim'Il-"
Jim's 3 Man
'sSay! Don't you fool yourself.
II you're thinking he'll be waiting
for you. you've another think
coming. Men only do that in
story books. He's gotten himself
another girl by now II he's any
: kind Of a man at ALL"
Mae flushed. "Jirn's a man."
she said simply. "And he's well
off. Got a good business in my
little home town.
And you think no other girl
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You viii Want to Know Beautiful Peggy Starr, Heroine Of
the Most Interesting Story Of Young Love Ever
Penned BY Beatrice Burton

II do keep the house going.
az ii IS. Peggy answered him
very quietly. do you know
that last month al you gave
me was ssO-not much more
than the rents DO you know
thatg'
Rannt got up from the table and
laid his cigar down on the edge Of
his pie plate He put his hands
IN his rockets and looked down st
his wife.
u suppose this ii the end OF
everything he said, aa hts voice
was cold as Arctic air. 0nal-
II we're been getting farther and
farther apart You're no longer
interested in me or what I'm do
fngs have 70 20 TO other people
FOR svn1DafI1y and understanding
You're selfish and 1elf-centered
wrapped MP fl yourse
The rest OF his sentence was
drowned BY the sound Of Peggy
sOh. how can you say that!
How can ron say such thing
to me when love you she
asked n q voice that didn't sound
IKE her voice af an. She put her
head down into her chapped hands
and went on crying
She looked up just IN time to see
Ranny opening the door Of The
Nest. on his way out. And she
heard him ml1tter something about
HAZE your braiusst0En al by
your lonesome so you can enjoy L X
sSsf4fS1r1 Fe4l44
shaking the Jerry built little build
ing AZ Is i had been = hot1se q
cards.
Peggy sat perfectly stfil at the
table for B long tine after the
door or the Nest had banged be-
hind Rannys
Her seyes were fixed on the
cloth where some cake crumbs
lay scattered Her fingers brushed
them together into little heap.
but she didn't cen know they
were there
Her thoughts were outdoors
somewhere with Ranny where
ever he was.
We're on each others nerves
he and she WIS thinking
and its my fault. I've let him
drift away from me al these
months. haven't played With
him enough. haven't been his
pal Rbegun 70 think Of me
as nothing but heuseheAd
drudge.
1t came to her with hook
that she hadn't been ii Ranny
old automobile Tor months She
hadn't SO nvch az gone -
o1ss,rSf< S1-fEsS 1sfrSs M rl45fIa 49, "a
was such friends with lane.
Brsckett!s'
I'm end It. Peggy made up
her mind III end Il tonight
She Jumped up from the table,
locked the door of the Nest on
the outside and ran down to the
basement OF the hat. There. In
8 little four-room suite. lived Mrs.
Pigeon, the janitress
no Be Continued T0m6sroW.
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EAIRICE BUR ON

think more Of you if they have
fo pay you more, stupid &,
BY the first OF the year Peggy
was making $40 & month. She
began to buy new little things for
RaTlny. Juney's as his
father called him now.
sJuney was trying 70 learn to
creep. He would wriggle along
the floor III his little pink rornp-
sers looking Tor all the world like
b big rose.
Peggy went into ecstasies over
him. She never tired Of taking
care Of him getting 10 At dawn
to give him his morning bottle,
washing his darling elothes max.
ing his soup OF oatmeal and car
rofa and spinach. He WAS the
most wonderful thing III the world
to her.
Fay Gives warning
She would catch him up and
hold him pressed tight to her
breast as if she wanted ia ease
the ache ana the hurt there, with
the knowledge that even il she
didn't have Ranfly any more she
sim had bis child!
y VI
Fof Ranny was no longer hers.
There was no doubt about that.
He was never home Tor dinner
oftener than two nights il the
week, and ON those nights he went
straight to bed from the table.
He made X very plain that he,
had come home TO sleep, not 20
talk or 10 play with ssJuney
Y0n should write 81 book !, Fay
said to her one afternoon when
she dropped III for y cup of tea
and q chat; q book on How TO
be Widow Though Married,
Really you should! Why, you're
JUST plain sinnp to stick to q
man like Rannyl He doesn't
want you! If he did he'd stay
here with you once ri b while
instead OF rushing all over town
with that Bracket creaturers
Peggy,s face Whitened a little
iii the winter sunlight that
flooded the room. Does he rush
al over town with herr Are you
sure?n she asked quietly
Fay's spoon dropped into her
saucer with clatter Am !
sure, she repeated, her green
eyes swapping, ..0f course I'm
sure and SOS everybody else
sure!
Everybody sees them together,
everywhere! It's sickeningIs
Something seemed to stir deep
within Peggy's heart at the nens
tior Of Ranny and this other
woman sonnet thing that was knife
like In its pain. But she kept her
lips pressed tight together and
went on darning one of the baby's
little socks.
What Should Peggy Do?
It's not as IL you were q
honeIy old hen or wonla1l! Fay
went on IN her sharp voice. 81
can understand why men won't
be true to women who let them
selves go. But you're q raving
beauty Any man would be giae
to marry you! If / were you /
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HERES FOXY GRANDPA'S STORY

; kins. "That just shows you what
habit will do"
What do you mean I asked,
Mr.. Jenkins stopped for breath
q moment and then spoke:
''I'll tell you. Foxy Grandpa,
that's a funny thing. For twenty
years I've been stopping at that
water trough on the way up this
road for Alec to get a drink. But
this morning I was a little late
and / just thought I. wouldn't
stop: so drove on by. Now you
see what happened. Alec didn't
like it bit and just decided to
take matters in his own hand"
At this / burst out laughing,
and just then Alec turned around
and came trotting up the road in
his .dignified way.
He stopped when he saw his
master, and then Alec gave Mr..
Jenkins a very reproachful look
as IL to say:
How could you forget that
that was my place. to get
edtinlc?"
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prise Alec turned the wagon
around by himself and started
gallopfng down the road as If he
were the colt called Alexander
instead Of the old horse Alec.
Mr.. jenkins was SO astounded
that he couldn't speak for a mo.
ment, then he quickly put down
the milk can and started down
the. road after Alec. Then /
started: Then Bobby started,
and OF course Bunny was soon
out in front. We must have
looked like a scene in q moving
picture comedy!
How that old wagon did rattle.
How the milk cans did clink to.
gether as Alec went on In his
mad dash down the road!
A little distance ahead and,
coming toward him, was q
farmer In his flivVer. Seeing
what he thought was a runaway
horse, he stopped his engine,
jumped out. and holding up hts
hands, tried to stop Alec. But
sktee AedEed -hiE.q spA .if -hA lPeA
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Tense Situations Thrilling CIimaxes and the Amours
HOt-Headed Youth Feature This EngrOssing
and Exciting Serial Novel,

self to death as usual he
asked and kissed her not ON her
Iips where husband should
kiss his beautiful young wife,
bur on her cheek.
II stopped IN for my camera,
he explained. I'm taking Mrs.
Bracket out to- that new q.
Iotment Of ours and 4 thought
I'd get B picture or two Of It.
Peggy's voice was very
small She had never known
Ranny to use his camera before
to. take pictures Of real estate.
What be usually wanted It Tor
was to take pictures Of girls.
Her thoughts returned to- Jane
Bracket, sitting. down III Ranny's
car, waiting for him.
Why do YOU have to take
Mrs. Bracket out to the allot-
naent n she asked, looking straight
af him from under her level
black brows. Isn't Ii unusual
for you to tote people who work
for your father around the col1n.
try?''
Ranny came to her and put
his arm careless1y around her
shoulders.
Jealous little kitty he said.
low In her ear. Now don't get
il into your cute head that I'm
IN love with Mrs. Bracket. I'm
only interested in her. She's.
smart woman and wants y
career. and I'm going to help
her have one. like to see
an up-and-coming woman with
a. soul above cook stoves, once
IN while, by jinks!v
It was at that instant that
Peggy made up her mind to have
her career, too. IL Jane Bracket
could have one, why shouldn't
she2 And if Ranny liked to see
q woman sup-ai1d- coming, why
shouldn't she be up-and coming,
too?
She said never q word. but she
drew herself out OF Ranny's light
clasp and went into the clothes.
closet, where his camera lay on
the top shelf
She took 1t to him and put It
into his hands. And IL he had
troubled - look at her he would
have noticed Peggy looking at 1
him from out 81 the dark blue
eyes under the straight brows.
There was an expression there
that we see today In wOtnen's
faces ali over the world dan ex-
precision like dawn itself eager
and bright. and tllll of brilliant
PROMISE an uE d-coming look
No sooner was he gone out of
the house than she sat down at
the telephone. And BY the time
he and Jane Braeltett had turned
the corner of the street she was
talking to her old singing teacher.
Delighted with Her Voice
Miss Sharp, this Is Peggy
starr. she said. forgetting for
the moment that she was Peggy
Phelps. Il wonder IL you'd let
me go on with my music? I've
been 80 busy having q baby and
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looking after q house that I've
almost forgotten used to have
voice"
Used to have 3 voice! You
sound to me 81 e ou sim had
one!g piped Mis- sharp. Her
own voice was higi sppra
.sMaternity often makes b WON
ans voice much richer than ever
before. Think Of SchunlanIl.
Heinlx! Think Of Louise Honlerl
Mothers. both 81 tl16r
Peggy gig lad % herself Miss
Sharp was always 50 excitalDles
She looked like exs ligIs nd
school mar III but she wsas as
teniperamentai as Latin She
had been ~ Europe 10 study
several times, and she smoked
cigarettes constantly, insisting
that It didn't hurt her voice sbft.
But she knew her business
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certainly would divorce Ran
Phelps! Everybody knows That
Peter Willx would be tickIed 70
death YOU should have married
Peter, anyhow
whats that you were saying
about Peter WIKI asked q voice
from the darkness Of the tiny
hall. Ranny had come In, with
out their hearing him. and he
stood there, taking OFF his coat.
ray laughed comfortably as he
came into the sunny room.
Never you mind what / Was
sayingg she cried with the Inn
pudence that Ranny had once
thought 20 attractive. It's none
Of your basinesss Only remember
this: There are plenty of men
who find Peggy attractive. even
IL You don't any n1oreg
Peggy caught her breath at
Fayss daring. She was afraid
Ranny would BE angry But he
only laughed.
He seemed to be II high spirits
for some reason or other
IT bought car today he
announced suddenly, after din
ner, when he had pushed his
chair back from the table. He
took 8 cigar from the pocket Of
his velvet smoking jacket and
began TO peel off the silver foil
that covered 1t. Ranny always
smoked expensive cigars. The
other kind made him sick, he
said.
Il carr Peggy repeated why
was the old one so bad2
always thought Il was . very
good car.
Ranny laughed. That's be-
cause you haven't been III It
for several months, " he ex-
planned. ITS simply he limit
hard s.te start YOU lEiaow And
I had s. zen for. one Uf these
new cars anyway
Something told Peggy that he
was going TO ask her Tor some
OF her money. And. with q
sort OF shanoed Joy, she relnera-
bered that that very afternoon
she had mailed DR.. Buzzard the
last 500 that she owed him.
She had less than SO ia the
world!
Ranny cleared his throat ana
knocked the ash from the end
OF his cigar. 81 thought IL YOU
could keep the house going this.
month on your own money /
could afford to buy ii, = he said.
not looking at her.
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MED had the same nilkman
w for a long, long time-in
fact, every summer when we
went back to our house IN the
country Mr.. Jenkins would serve
us with milk, fine and fresh from
his own cows. He brought it to
us and served it from big cans
with a long dipper, which meas
ured the pints and quarts.
Now Mr.. jenkins. the milkman,
was an institution in that part Of
the country. Everybody knew
Mr.. Jenkins and his farm and, his
funny old milk wagon and Alec,
the horse which he had driven
for years.
He told me once that he had
named the horse Alexander, but
that he had later called him
Alec for short. There We're no
better friends in the world than
Alec and Mr.. Jenkins.
''One morning, when Mr.. Jen-
kins had left his milk wagon in
front ofAour house and was bring
iMg IN #Ia .1saillS, .gassA4 te ,essR .assF-
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;. been a chicken. You wouldn't
believe how light the old fellow
was on his feet.
On and on down the road we
all ran. Even the farmer Joined
the chase, and want to tell you
that the milk splashing out of
the can as they jostled around
in the wagon spurted out from
side to side like water does from
a road sprinkler.
"Talk about your Milky Ways!'
I laughed as we trudged on try
ing to catch up with Alec.
Further on. a little distance up
the road, Mr.. Jenkins shouted;
Hes stopped!
And. there was Alec standing
stock.sti1l with his nose deep In a
trough of water at the crossroads.
'Well I'll be- jiggered! gasped
Mr.. Jenkins. as we slowed up to
a walk when we saw that Alec
had come to halt.
do You suppose he got tired?"
I asked,
QHSet lat yalS. y utseelaped mfr. sJe1-
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from a to z, and that afternoon
she positively raved over Peggy's
voice.
.Loyel iove lovsl!' Il she
said. running thin, nervous
hand through her straight bobbed
hair. II win never Be great
voice for grand opera, but for
small concert or even for musi-
cal comedy she threw out
her expressive hands II win be
perfect!
She brought Peggy four new
pupils, TOO young girls who had
been stud voice with her.
And she mad q her charge: So All
hour instead Of two. as she had
been doing.
You're zine teacher she
said tefseIy 10 why not2 They
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ing IL don't believe In mar
rIage now. =
The words burst from her be-
fore she could control them. You
mean that you and I-hecauss
because Of what you read about
me, and-and believe
You understand me exactly.
thought you would. a broad
minded girl like you. can find
q little place Tor You here in the
city and run up occasionally It
will be very jolly. Just you and
and no one the wiser. We Il-,'
He never finished. a blow the
flat OF her small hand hard
across his mouth stunned him into
silence. He clapped a handIxer.
chief to where the blood spurted
from q cut in his lip. Mae was
trembling beside him very white
very small, but very strong. she
spoke but two words
s'Get outp she ordered.
He shuffled from the room.
She went at once to the fele-
phone. Her voice was little
historical when she spoke and
tears We're coursing down her
cheeks.
Forget what said to You &
little while ago, Gertie, she said
into the transmitter. And
and If you know Of a good party
for tonight ring me in. good
party, a wild one, the widest OF
the wild"