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into the killing, or, in a moment of
| dependence because she must leave
the defendant, she killed Worth and
turned the gun on herself
Furiously: 1.-THE witness is not on
trial!'
mo! But the witness has been
brought into this court in a most
irregular manner. She has attempt
ed with smile and weakness to play
on the sympathies Of these jurors.
"She has, been rushed in here at
the eleventh hour when the case
against the defendant. Was practically
proved and verdict of guilty would
certainly have been returned. At
this crucial moment the witness
breaks into the court and in a SEN
sational manner arrests the pro-
ceedlngs.
"Your honor, move that the en-
tire testimony of this witness be
stricken from the records! This
woman may be an actress brought
here by a defense admittedly with
out a, word to say for himself-the
desperate maneuver of a man facing
the gallows. 1t has not even been
shown that this witness is the
woman wounded in the office Of the
deceased"
! Sandy stood. She stood with her
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CHAPTER CXVI

CI1AHlEtL SAN1
All that he feared was realized.
They would pin it on heron
Sandy
They would lock Sandy in a cell
"a dim, sitting cell. They would
charge her with Ramon's murder.
So he stood up. Desperate, he
stood up. He flung out a hoarse,
broken phrase: ''She didn't! I"
1t was clipped in the middle by
the hammering of the bailiff and
the shouting of Norman Wood.
Wood, with his hands showing
Douglas vigorously to his%chair,
shouted: Just a moment! Don't
answer that, Mrs. Murillo! You're
not required to answer questions
discriminating yourself
! Sandy, turning to him with that
! white, pitiful witTthat clear.
flsfy voice noY slow and husky: II
J am going-to answer. l came
to ansvssr--''
The prosecutor slowly rolled a
waf Of paper. Your honor, the
questions are in order. Murder has
been done. l am attempting to show
motive; to show that this witness
goaded the defendant into the kill
ing when she saw that she could not
escape the attentions Of the de-
ceased She goaded the defendant
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utes. And three minutes later he
was seen leaning over the woman
appearing to caress her-stanching
her wound. This woman had already
been wounded. She had already
crept with laborious slowness from
that far. corner where the blood
stains were to the door. She had
fumbled with it and let him in.
Sandy had shown this. The testi-
mony Of the five people who identi-
fed Douglas bore her out. So she
had cleared him.
But at what a cost! Cost of her
own life, her own freedom. Sandy
in a celia sitting CELL
He was led away-his head down,
teeth sunk in his lower lip.
Judith, overborne-Judith. with
her head thudding and sick, watched
him led away like this. brown. bonuy
head lowered.
And she pushed Sandy to chair.
She ran after him-she caught his
arm. He mumbled with despairing
accusation: Don't, Jude! What did
tell you? They'll do 1t to her.
They're going to do it to her."
"No-<wait, Douglas-they can't
they won't-I've thought"
Then she flung herself at Norman
Wood: "Listen-can I see that
pistol? I'm thinking. Didn't they
say it's an automatic? And you
have to use pressure on the handle
and the trigger? Both at once? Oh.
listen-I know where she, was
wounded-the angle. Of it."
"Yes-the pistol-I'm going for
it. Come here! You say you
know where she was wounded? And
yyou think it viii be clear she could
not have shot herself?"
TudftI- sfeadvfng herself against
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I who was dying for him-would it
was 1 who could die-I and not
Sandy"
Half an hour later sandy sat
again in the witness chair. As
the judge sat down, she turned with
childlike smile and murmured:
"They are my finger prints-you
know. of course, they are. She
smiled at the judge and at the
jurors
Norman Wood took up the pistol.
He handled II TO Sandy. lie said:
"She has been wounded here. Here
is the mark, Now, Mrs. Murillo, will
you please try to pull this trigger?
No-hold the weapon Just over the
mark. Now you must press the
handle-and press the trigger both
at once"
rBut can't-not keeping 1t
there"
"No-you can't-and no human
being could"
HeedleSS OF Observation-Disclosures
of judge, she rose. She flung out
her hand and called: "Douglas-you
hear?
"Douglas-you hear-not 7! !
didn't do it-look, Douglas" She
swayed.
He flew to her then--he caught
her in his arms. He wrapped bis
arms about her and sobbed with his
face against her shoulder.
Six oclock-all the testimony In
Douglas leaving the stand.
Six o'clock. the jury instructed
the jury filing out. Two minutes
passed 6. the Jury coming back.
Go DO Continued
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hands resting on either arm Of the
chair. The sunlight fell on her
face. d. making it luminous like the
face of an angel shining from a
stained glass window
She swept out one hand-breezily
as when she had tossed the shawl so
brilliantly about her shoulders. She
raised her face, the eyes closed. But
1 am the woman"
So quietly that only then the
judge-and only then the prosecu.
tor saw her,.
Audience and jurors leaned for
ward. They drank her words. 81
am the woman. Here-he shot me
here"
She sank down. She rubbed her
hands very anxiously against her
throat
The judge watched intently. He
pushed a book so hastilX-it fell from
the bench. VERY well, Mr.. Prose-
cutor Well allay your doubts. 1
order a recess. Let the finger prints
of the witness be taken. Let her
wound be examined by physicians.
order a recess of half an hour"
Then Douglas buried his face in
his arms. He sat immovable, not
stirring even when she touched his
hair with her fingers. Douglas,
look at mech, Douglas. dear"
He was led away. And he dared
not look at her. She had cleared
him. The moment it was shown that
she was the woman wounded he
would be cleared beyond a doubt.
For 1t was admitted that he stood
outside Rarnon's office at a quar-
ter of eleven. lie stood there impa-
+4auf1xr x.roffir~- x,t~har1a fuv0 MIN
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his arm: Let me see the pistol. -.
Let me try and see If she could do
it. e.. Oh, Douglas-she didn't
KNOW know Sandy. -"
Wood brought Judith to the
judges chamber. He put the pistol
in her hand.
Sandy was shot in the left breast,
the bullet entering at sharp, acute
angle. And the bullet coming out
through the back in a direct line
with this angle. The bullet came
out through the back under the right
shoulder.
Judith took the gun. She tried to
manipulate it. She tried again--a
dozen times. She said to Norman
Wood: could it be done? Could
she have done it?"
You're certain the mark of en-.
trance is just there?"
I'm certaip."
"Then she didn't do it,. She
couldn't have done it unless she had
an arm half again as long as it Is
and with extra joints"
"She didn't do it," Judith closed
her eyes. She handed the pistol to
Norman Wood. She rubbed her
hands together. They were terribly
cold.
"She didn't do it. VIII you go and
tell this to Douglas? Go and tell
him now-at once"
Judith came back smiling-came
back to Sandy. She sent a messen-
ger for milk and forced Sandy to
drink this.
Sandy looked at her with trem-
bling lips: Hes all cleared, Jude
isn't he He's all cleared. OF course
they are my finger prints"
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CHAPTER III
Mrs. Middleton frowned.

Mrs. Middleton froWned.
MARY Rose, I do think you're
hard on poor Flossie, sometimes -
she said in her mild way. I'm sure
she has sore throat .or she
wouldn't say So"
"Oh, wouldn't she!" thought Mary
Rose, exasperated.
She watched her mother spread
clean napkin over the coffee tray
and set Flossie's breakfast on 1t.
! She poured the steaming coffee into
little silver pitcher that had been
one of her wedding gifts, years be-
fore. And instead Of the toast that
she and Mary Rose had had for
breakfast, she took three cinnamon
rolls from the cupboard and put
them on a fancy plate.
There! Maybe that'll tempt her. .
she said. "Flossie's not very strong
mot very, strong?" Mary Rose
repeated. "She's strong enough to
CAD around half the night, I notice
And what makes me So cross is
that she expects to sleep all day and
let you wait on her, hand, foot and
finger, Here, give me that tray.
She took it from her mother
worn hands, and marched upstairs
with it.
Flossie was propped up again.
the pillows of her bed, turning the
pages of a fashion magazine. She
had evidently been making her
morning toilet, for comb a powder
puff and bottle Of perfume lay on
the coverlet.
! Her hair was f1uffed out around
! her head like the halo of a Christ.
mas tree angel. And around her
slim shoulders was a pink bed
! jacket, made of an old party dress
| Thanks, Tor the kind attention, =
L. <.se
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plain lazy, FIogsie Middleton" she
said. you may fool mother, but
you can't fool me! And only
brought your breakfast to you to
save her a trip upstairs!'
ITO Be Continued
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banged the tray down on the table
besides the bed. tits so darling Of
you to be so sweet to me when
I'm sick" She giggled.
Mary Rose glared at her. II
know you're not sick at adjust
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lures of the closing events at the
school were the exhibits Of work
done by the students during the
year. This year was the first
time that the work of the manual
training classes had been placed
on exhibit. Their exhibit consist
ed mostly of toys, tool racks, and
a clothes chest.
In the Domestic Science depart
ment some excellent examples Of
the work done were shown. The
second grade exhibit, that Of a
model nursery, was very carefully
executed and would have been a
distinct credit to second graders
in any school in the country. Ex-
amples of many kinds Of sewing
and garments were shown, all ar
ranged in attractive display form.
Indian beaded work was also
shown. In the cooking depart
ment each student had prepared
either rolls, bread, cake or cookies
and these we're displayed. Cook
books prepared by the students
and bound in neat covers were
displayed. One feature of the
Domestic Science department was
a complete baby layette prepared
entirely by the students under the
supervision of their teachers.
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THE COPY E LINE"

Gathering, composing, print
ing and mailing the eight pages
of matter that make up The
Herald each week entails an i'm
mense amount of time-taking
work. Anyone who does not
believe it will please step in
and take one of our jobs for
Just one week Cat regular
wages).
We W it to our advertisers
and our rural readers to get the
paper out on the Friday rural
mails and we make a de-
termined effort to do so. 1t is
manifestly unfair to make the
task more difficult by bringing
in advertising copy and lengthy
free notices Thursday and some
times even Friday.
So we are again forced to
call attention to the copy
"dead line" Display advertis-
ing and long notices should be
in the office by noon each We'd
nesday and positively WILL
NOT be received on Thursday.
News locals or classified ads
requiring only a few lines can
be handled up to 1900 a. m.
Thursday.
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MARCHING ORDER
FOR MEMORIAL DAY

(Continued From First Paee)
opening prayer = uo-mo-
lee a. -
singing ny choius u ~ WIS "
scnooi onii'ie"
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Talk on Civil War Experiences
- Comrade C. F. Blaich
Solo --- Mrs. George Flint
aGuress 49, HeV' oyu1eY a TaIAer
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LAST RITES FOR
DR.. ATKINSON

CONTINUED From First Page
Larson of Wolf Point and Drs.
Fulkerson and Fouts Of Poplar.
Honorary pail bearers chosen from
among the men that Doctor At
kinson knew and worked with in
the early pioneer days were A. 0.
Davis, Frank Cusker, Jim Helmer,
j. B. Randall S. 7. Cogswell and
a gentleman whose name could
not be learned.
At one time he was the only
physician between Williston and
Havre. The story of the good he
has done, the suffering he has al
leviated and the lives saved IS one
that can never be completely told
so great was the territory and so
faithful and tireless his services.
A touching feature was the grief
of the Indians among whom he
labored so long. On the day be-
fore the funeral they went to the
Atkinson home by the dozens and
there were many among the seem
ing endless line which passed
through the church for a last look
at the kind and peaceful face.
DR.. Atkinson was 70 years old.
He has lived in Northeastern
Montana for 80 years, coming
here from Mount Vernon, ILLINOIS.
received his first degree OF
Masonry before leaving there and
became a member of the Northern
Light Lodge of Poplar in 1910.
The surviving members of his
family are Mrs. Atkinson and two
daughters, Mrs. William Thomp.
son of Fairview and Mrs. Edward
Manley of the north country. A
cousin, Ben Hardness OF Illinois
came to the funeral. Mr.. Hank
ness was formerly a resident OF
the Southside.
The doctor was buried in the
Nickwall cemetery beside a son
and daughter who had died In
early youth.
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PENSION
T so YEARS

CONTINUED From First Page
a half of his enlistment served,
he received an honorable dis
charge at Springfield, Illinois.
At the conclusion Of the war,
the government shifted its mill
tarv activities to the great North
west, and the army game now be-
ing familiar to him, Joe enlisted
in the 18th U. S. Cavalry, which
was being sent into the Dakotas.
AT Fort Yates, Dakota Territory,
where the outfit finally located,
there was much dissatisfaction
among the men owing to made
ouate food and the belief that the
officers were selling the mems ra-
lions. A number of assertions re
suited, Joe being among the de-
serters.
For years Joe followed the life
of a plainsman and was n OF
the builders of old Fort Peck, near
what is now Lismas in this coun-
ty. However, because of fear OF
discovery and arrest as a d~eserter,
he never disclosed his name of
Chamberlain. In time, due in part
perhaps to his trade of tanner
and also to his occupation at times
as butcher and cook, he became
known as Joe Butcher, or as now,
Joe Butch.
Joe's friends long have known
that he was a Civil war veteran,
but all attempts to get him to
make application for a pension
failed because of his fear of ar
rest should he acknowledge his
identity as Chamberlain. Finally,
at the urge of Mr.. Sternhagen, who
assured him that any facts which
if known, would place him in jeop-
ardy, would be held in strict con-
fdence, Joe told his story of de-
sertion. Then followed a mass
of detailed work to piece the story
together in such form as would
be acceptable as proof to the pen
sion bureau. This was concluded
with the visit here on April %
of a special investigator from the
bureau.
Thomas G. Mooney, also n OF
the early pioneers of Valley coun-
ty was the first to urge the pre-
s~entation of Joe Butch's claim
for a pension, taking the matter
up with o. P. Hovind, then adJu-
tant of Valley Post No. Al, Am
erican Legion. Others who have
interested themselves in Joe
Butch's case are the late Colonel
Sargent, of Nashua; John Willis,
Iof Glasgow, and Senator I. j.
Walsh.
Mr.. Butch's pension of $50 is
retroactive to March II, 1925,
which entities him to back pay
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Prodigal Son" and Ruth" The
choruses from the different grades
sang several numbers. Prizes
were awarded for the Bible mem
DRY contest. Anna Toilette Of the
division received a special
prize for learning the most Bible
verses during the year and Jacob
Bad Hawk received a similar one
for the upper grades. Beulah
Archdale was awarded a prize for
showing the greatest general i'm
provement in department during
the year.
One of the most interesting fea-
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NEW HARDWARE
GROCERY STORE

Continued From First Page)
The reorganized company will
be conducted along practically the
same lines as the firm was before
the fire last March. j. M. Wigtil
will continue as the active man
ager and with the new building
and new stock Of goods it is an
ticipated that a modern up-to-date
store which will be in a position
to give first class service to the
public will be opened.
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INDIAN SCHOOL
FINAL PROGRAM
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CONTINUED From First Page)
Sunday evening the closing ex-
ercises of the school were held in
the large class room. The pro
gram was opened with a prayer
by the Rev. Peter Thompson. Sew
eral piano solos we're given by the
students. A group Of girls from
the primary department presented
a playlet "Ten Virgins" The pu-
pills in the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades gave two playlets "The
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amounting to approximately $3.50.
And so the nation will repay, in
part at least, a debt for honor
able service rendered by one of its
citizens 81 years ago.
Joe Butch is so years of age
and lives with his children at
Frazer.
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(Ill[ TON THE AIR N -==zz===----

5--H.rman Streger, pianist. fl S:l5-Jack Smith, baritone.\ Ii S:3Q--Ridgley's Versatile orchestra. J--Walter Schustcr, tenor. 9:15--Fred J. Morris, bone solo. 9:30--Cotton Belt Quartet 9:45-poems. t:&Q-Charles Kings orchestra. 12 midnight---IIarry Richmans En,
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VON SALM TO SEE SON
 ALONE, AGREEMENT SAYS
Now All is serene in Rival Camps in Domestic ECud at
 Palm Beach.

Palm Rearh Fla" Feb, 1G lP-- All was serene today in the rival camps of the house of SaIn. An armistice was signed yesterday be- tween the count an1 the countess whereby the former was 'o enJo} his two hours a day, four days q week, with his young son, unham- perad by detectives and nurses.
 As a consequence, the count and young Peter got acquainted yestcr- day, although the Won Hoogstraetcn scion did not learn 10 refer 10 his titled father as "Daddy,' however much he may have been impor- tuned 10 do so.
 Mnliccnt, the chIid's mother, and her father, II. II. Rogers, have re mained in the background and in the center of that portion Of the populace who have nothing to say.
 Shortly before o'clock yesterday