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She covered in silence. The
voice itself. a gentle, reassuring
drawl. would normally have tended
TO subdue the beast Of panic agains.
which she was delivering silent.
heart-breaking battle.
But It was pitch dark. As tho
freight train gained speed It began
TO lurch like a schooner in troubled
waters. Beneath her feet the boards
billlowed over q bedlam Of clank-
ing, grinding iron. She slavered
through rafting teeth. She couldn't
help it, nor could she retain an ago
nized cry:
Were locked In. locked In!
What'll we do?"
"As said BEFORE" the quiet voice
spoke from the blackness. nothing
absolutely nothing. Blessed be
he who expects nothing. for he
shall not be disappointed"
HE said It would be couple OF
days before they open the door"
she protested frantically. maybe
more. Is there no way to get QUIT"
III the blind lead the blind, :
quoted the voice. both shall fall
into the ditch"
"Who are you?" she Quavered.
BE % good cheer" came the an
swer. ut Is T: be not afraid"
1t sounded like Bible talk. Strange
people quoted the Scriptures. In
the old days at Ryeneck 1t was
Hannah. monitor Of Hardiman's
seminary of profane love. Here II
was a voice in a wilderness OF ma
Ngnant dark. She felt in her peck
It for Alley. The kitten was sim
mering blissfully. She began ia
'eel shame. The voice and the kit
ten were unafraid. Whittier had
her courage fed?
II guess it's the dark" she
thought. I'm afraid Of the dark
Aloud she asked:
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Don't you mind being locked up
for an indefinite period?"
I'VE are all locked up-no matter
where we may be. What does it
natter"
A philosopher. Well. she. too
could be q stole. And q practical
hobo, too.
Got match!" she called.
There was silence while he
searched. Presently:
Just one"
Light It. please"
I'D better not"
"Why?"
"The last match always goes
out"
please light It! I feel like 10
nah. I want to see what the inside
Of this whale looks like"
There was q splitter OF fame
which for q moment lit q tall figure
The match promptly went out.
"You are JONAH" he commented.
I'VE may starve to DEATH" sht
suggested, c0mfortingly.
mot unlikely" he answered, II
his gentle voice. II have frequent
~ contemplated death in its varl
GUS forms. Drowning, believe
would be the least unpleasant, an,
starving the most fearful. The bod,
Graves food above all else, ant
when food is denied It. there IL, q
you might phrase 1t. hell to pay"
DON'T" Her interruption was ,
scared vail. Il don't want to heal
any more"
".But as dreadful as, starvation
is" he went on pleasantly, 1T il q,
nothing compared to the sensation
| Of dying by. thirst. Your throat be
comes parched. Your"
"Don't!' It was 2 moan now
please don't!s
She heard his step. He wa
close. She sensed that he tOwere,
two feet above her. There was con
siderably more Of him than OF her
1t would take him longer to starve
she reflected with a bitter sniff. Hi
quiet voice was heard again.
How old are you. SOM"
Eighteen"
young to be cut or like this
But. you should have considered
that before you ran away"
How do you know l ran away!
she asked, startled.
II can see." he answered. "eve,
In the dark
Now" he said. wen get out Q
here"
|
She was lifted up.s Fear agai,
chilled her, sandashe1 struggled.
"Quit that, Old Timer" he said
I'm not going Is hurt you. IT.
hard enough to hold my bAlanc
without your wriggling like that"
what do you want me to dot
she asked miseyably.
Reach to the top OF the car.
She did - bid. Now push!n
She exerted I'll her force. A ira
door gave And fell over. She tot
L - - - ~ - = T.
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ADVENTURES
aMe.TWINS
THE MONEY ON THE WALL

HE WONHl ON NE VAIL
Excuse ME for minute, please"
said Mrs. Cracknuts. the squirrel
lady. bustling out Of her parlor to
get the rent money.
Just sit down! Sit down. said
Daddy Cracknuts, Hospitality motion
ing the visitors toward chairs with
his hand.
Mister Tingaling, the fairy land
lord, sat down in the green plush
chair, and Nick sa. down III the red
plush chair and Nancy sat down in
the blue plush chair. Daddy himself
sat down in his old easy chair and
filled his pipe.
"I'm sorry l cant afford to paper
the dining room this year for Mrs.
Cracknuts," apologized the fairyman.
I'm sorry if it's all brown in spots
from the maple syrup that has
soaked through the walls. But that's
the trouble with maple-tree apart
ments--es pecially in the spring.
Eyes, | KNOW" nodded Daddy
Cracknuts. but don't worry, sir!
Women are too fussy. 1t doesn't
bother me one bit what kind of paper
is on the walls Of the dining room.
The only thing that worries me is
the kind of food that is on the table
of the dining room" And the squir-
relgentleman laughed and laughed ut
his own joke.
Mister Tingaling looked at his
watch unseasily. Time was going and
there was no sign of Mrs. Cracknuts
returning. Could it be that she could
not find the dollar for the rent
money?
But just then in rushed that lady
herself. "Oh, dear! Oh, dear me.
Gr4cious, goodness, mercy on US,
lahd alive!' she cried. "Somcbody
hay done something dreadful! Just
cofsc and sec! It's right out in the
dining room. Oh, dear mel"
Out rushed Mister Tingaling and
at his heels were Nancy and Nick
and Daddy Cracknuts.
"Look!" cried Mrs. Cracknuts.
Look! Someone has pasted my dol
lar bill right onto the wall paper and
cant get it off,"
What she said was true. There on
the wall, right where it showed the
| most, dollar bill in fairy money
was pasted on the wall paper.
Mister Tingaling looked as though
he'd hit his crazy bone or lost dia-
! mond ring, or was going to have a
tooth pulled or something. How was
he ever to get his rent money now?
But Nick had an idea. "Ill take
my knife and get it Off" he said. Il
can scrape If off"
~But you'll ruin the WALL" cried
Mrs. Cracknuts. you'll have to cut
q great big piece right out Of the
wall paper! And that would look hor.
rible. never could live in q house
thet had = big piece cut out Of the
wall p4psr!"
Mister Tingaling looked ut his rem,
m4Rsxvthen hs sid. go ahead
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Nick. Scrape off the bill, and III see
that Mrs. Cracknuts gets new paper
put on her dining room this spring"
Nick got the money off and Mister
Tingaling put it into his big pocket
book, and Nancy wrote out a receipt
for the money and handed it to Mrs.
Cracknuts. who was fairly dancing
with joy over the good news.
Everybody said goodbye and then
Mister Tingaling and the Twins went
down iii the elevator.
ut must have been the bad little
goblin Or the Gazookumses who
played that trick" said the fairyman
thOughtfully.
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Eyes, it must be-" said Nancy and
Nick. }QA@a
At that very minute Mrs. Crack
nuts was laughing to herself as she
carefully put away q bottle Of glue.
What DADDY doesn't know, won ,
hurt him. she chuckled. "But there
are more ways than one Of getting
what you want in the world"
(To BE Continucd)
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
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One BOYS Deed

n you're inclined to shake your head over the So
called decline of younger generation, consider
the case Of young Sanford Nelson, q telegraph mes
senger boy in Seattle.
Nelson saw q holdup, jumped off his bicycle and
captured one Of the robbers, armed man. So bust
ness men are raising .. fund to help him get an
education.
siBut IL isn't only his bravery that we would CON-
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mend. Young Nelson is supporting his mother and
crippled father, and is going to night school besides
When we can raise boys like him we don't need
to worry about what's happening to our youth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-16

One great evil of the radio is that burglars can't
start to work before two three o'clock in the
morning
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-16

Herb Hill, of Glendale, N. D., de-
featcd Bert Hiatd, Of Wheaton, MINI.
in two falls in wrestling match at
Wheaton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-16
What Price College?

Even the very simple spring hats bring top prices.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-16

The difference between good luck and bad luck is
usually the frame of mind you happen to be in.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-16

People who long for the olden days forget they
used to put people in jail for owing money
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A THOUGHT

To him that esteemeth anything
to be u1 ,e,. to him i IL unelea".
E1o9 !
God be thanked thatJ there arcssome
in The world to whose hearts the barn
| aclcs will not cling. G. Holland.
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David Holer, farmer living near
Kenyon, Mimi, believed to have beer
gored by bull, was found dead in his
barn.
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CONTINUED in our next issus)
Copyright. 1895. BY TIFFANY tEnl,a.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Tic up Of New York shipping is
threatened by strike of 5000 work
crs on 400 tugboats for higher pay
and shorter hours.
American embassy in 14fxico asks
military police projections FOR Utah
construction company in states Of
Nayarit and Jalisco.
DR.. A. c. Graham, superintendent,
says at Louisville that Kentucky
Anti-saloon league will demand re-
moval of Assistant Treasury Secre-
tary Andrews for senate testimony.
President Coolidge returns to Of
flee after several hours in bed ia
avoid cold.
Children pickcts for New Jersey
textile strikers return to Passaic af-
ter failure to see President Coolidge
Finance Minister Pcrct decides tc
negotiate French debt settlement in
Washington after London negotia'
tons.
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TOMORROW: Girl to Girl.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-02-19

what would be of most value to In
dian tribes. A great number of te-
pee rings or circles of stones left when
tents were pulled away, are also an
evidence of Indian village. Several
graves also denote a residence OF some
length of time. Just what relation
the life of Indians is to the legend on
this Writing Rock has many possible
aspects.
Possibly some may see a connec-
ton to Asiatics or even to that OF
the Mayas people "a very highly cul-
tured race at one period of ancient
tlme) Of Guatemala CIR Honduras,
Central South America, or again
some see relations to the Cliff Dwell
ers, the Aztecs, or Pueblo Indians of
Arizona. Some may credit the hardy
Vikings who were supposed to have
passed through hereabouts from Ore
gon country in year one thousand, on
their Inflated trip to Lake Superior.
1t is presumed that this work was
hired done so later corners would
have guide as to their trail. Do
the mound builders have any claims
on this history? There are more In
scriptions like these in Richland coun-
ty, N. D., and the south end of North
/ Dakota.
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A SIDE LIGHT ON NORTH DAKOTA

Today the of the North Dakota non-partisan
league assembled at Bismarck says the Daily
Worker One group, known the SoreNye faction OPP
posed to the newly organized fameabor party of that
while another faction realizing the fuy nonpartisianism
avowed favor of endorsement of the farmerabor party
In preparation for the convention number of shady po-
ical charlatans corrupt EDITORS aybd lawyers and the
usual nfraf of spois politics. have opened up verable
barage of lies against the famerabo party The weekly
rural that ves upon the crumbs gets through ques
tonabe political sources trying sog the by
ing to the hoax of raising the Communist DOGGY because
avowed Communists aiding in the fight establish farm
eabor party One of the stupid of these editors is
Ernest A Francis whose records according reliable nfor
nation in possession of The Daily Worker vile that if it
generally known he would have leave the country
der of night
This creature published ignorant screed against the
farmer labor party repeating in his weird dcton all the
Poded fables about Russian gold financing the party and
forth
ike all of his type he did solution of the
ills OF the farmers He remained silent the present agrcul
ura crisis and said nothing Of the fuy of the
various Challenged debate by active leaders Of
the tamerabor party this petty scbbe evaded the issue
Such creatures dare face the light of publicity Ed
tor Francis dares debate for he knows that open
cusson in his wherein his could be exposed
he would have for his financial management of the
farmers paper that he edits he would have answer for his
record while county attorney and for suny other things
are unPrnaben other words he would have leave town
between dusk and dawn escape the wrath of the people
pretends to speak for
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-02-19
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN NORTH DAKOTA
By John Gabriel Soltis

he political lines in the State of North Dakota have be-
come very clear the result of the of the convention
or the paper Nonarsan league held in Bismarck last week
Ihs organization has been during the past years. merely
an apendage OF the national committee of the republican
~ The results OF the convention have clarified THINGS political
eH around 1t was to be expected that
the ackeys OF the Wall Street parties would not come out for
the Famerabor party This element controlled the conven
on tor the that the farmers of the state who are class
conscious have long since abandoned the League as their poll
tca expression They could stomach the proposition of
neng sold to Wall Street. under the fig leaf of Progressv
ISM ne old maneuver of talking radical but acting reaction
ary SO brilliantly illustrated by Senator Wheeler of this state
Is done tor with the farmers and workers of North Dakota
The convention uncovered the political agents of the can
ltalst class as nothing else could SO short time Thew
stand IN the open hight where every honest man can see
their political venalty
he v A. will undoubtedly put up their own candi
e IN the republican primaries They will be opposed bv
the oore,Nye combination of republicans who only differ
WIN the l. " As, on what gang of political hogs should be
at the trough Sorie and Nye will be defeated in the pr
me mltants who alone count in every political par
~ VIII not support the capitalist tickets.
fhe tarmerLabor party will have complete ticket &C
Senate i0i ui0 ~ D
In the fall elections the fight will be between the renub
can party and the Farmer-Labor party 1t will be class
struggle We predict that the Sorle-Nye outfit will tb
SWING to the right and against the Farmer abor party a III
at Bismarck last week P'i'y' 90 Il ol0
Nothing serves the interests of class political action %
sPenGldy as the unmaskng of the real political cbar e
tne rake Frogressives The convention at Bisr,ar ]
Pllshed that with vengeance '''-'''oN '0ooll-
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LIBRARY


Many favorable comments upon the
appearance of the new library have
been made by patrons and visitors.
For the benefit of those in the county
who have not been to Plentywood
since the change a brief description
is given here.
Three large stacks built of soft pine
wood from motives of economy but
modelled as closely as possible after
the steel stacks used by city libra
ries and stained brown are placed at
right angles to the north wall of the
long ROOM These hold the books for
adults. The children's books are on
shelves remodelled from those used
in the old building placed along the
south walls. The upper portions of
the walls themselves have been fresh
ly tinted a light buff and the lower
walls painted a cocoanut brown. The
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hard wood floor has been newly sand
ed and vanished. The magazine rack
occupy the northeast corner and the
librarians Office, separated from the
main room by a partition, the south
west. The court house was made to
furnish a little charging desk, a long.
reading table and a desk for the Of
fee, all of solid construction and nm
ished in light oak. The height of the
room insures airiness and the five
large windows light and sunshine. The
lights are the handsome hanging
chandeliers which were already in the
building.
New tan shades have been ordered
to replace the shabby green ones new
up, and there will be a low reading
table for the children with little
chairs in the near future. These VIII
be placed near the children's book
shelves and will constitute the child
ren's department.
Perhaps next summer there will be
window box with fresh green plants
to place near one of the wide win
dOws.
1t is necessary at this time to call
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ty, North Dakota, to point to us
message.
What do these deeply grooved lines
and dents tell US?
This has been a question asked for
years and years but no one knows or
offers any clue beyond repeating that
it is the work of the Indians at some
period far back in the past. / have
studied on the probable solution and
| suggest that it is a crude map of
this region, showing a part of the
Missouri River as indicated near top
of stone. Then branching north or
down from top Of stone are the num-
erous creeks, such as the Cottonwood,
/ Muddy in North Dakota and some in
Montana, the Big Muddy and the Pop
lar. On comparing with map of
our section of country is a fair re-
semblance when considering, that the
Indians had no training in map max
! ing nor any means of checking up dis
tances, as is the methods of civil en-
gineers. A grooved line running
crosswise probably indicates an old
trail and is also in line of the valley
from Hanks and Grenora, N. D., to
Coalridge and on west to the north
of Antelope in Montana. The mark
ings are on the north side of this
Writing Rock Stone and l drew my
conclusions that the may is viewed as
lit would be seen from this poir
a person looking toward the south
The markings to the left shows q
circle with five dots inside, this would
indicate the site Of an Indian encamp-
ment, and is most likely the Five
Knife River Lodge or Grosventre In
dians of the Plains. Near to it is
a sign looking like an arrow point
ing down along a creek, possibly the
White Earth creek. Then further or
following down the stream and the
section of the Missouri is another
pointer. This may indicate that this
tribe may have entered into some
form of agreement with the Five
Knife River tribe.
This map then would indicate the
land holdings or territory of IndiaT
Tribes en- good terms or related. The
Indians are believers in the Greaf
Spirit and is somewhat in the line Of
beliefs of the white race that there i!
a Life Beyond on passing from thi'
WOIlu lllIO duObllCl anu UCbbCl BiclNC
so some thinking tribe probably want
ed to- leave an indestructible record O
their having lived here, thus promot
ing the Spirit of Good FELLOWSHIP
forever Consider this message 0
eternal brotherhood left to US frOn
past ages by some human race. l
they by this labOricus work on thi
= hard rock considered it of such grea
importance to leave for the cOmin
race what message are we going t
leave for posterity?
; The writer, while removing som
rocks, preparatory to breaking up tn
prairie sod, came on a sign whicl
may bear some significance to our 10
cal history, on his Montana land. Tw
groups of small rocks were piled i
two triangle shaped forms, one point
ing east and the other to the west
1t may probably be a designatio
sign of territory and may have bee
the center of a battle-ground at on
time but as no arrows are left .aroun
nor other war implements can b
found, Sc the latter is not likely t
be the solution. 1t is to point OF
the good camping sites for watel
l for grass and game such as buffalo
deer and antelope This seems to
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attention to the desirability eff having
the library quiet. Its very atmos-
phere should impress it as a place for
quiet study. Tell your friends and
remind Yourselves: DO NOT VISIT
IN THE LIBRARY!
Story hour will be conducted every
Saturday at ten o'clock from now on.
All children are invited to attend. Mrs.
Grandstrand Of the PlentywOOd
schools, will have charge of the desk
during the hour so that the regular
business of the library will be unin-
terrupted.
Following is a list of the magazines
and newspapers for which the library
subscribes:
American Boy, Atlantic Monthly,
Current History, Good Housekeeping
House and Garden, Ladies Home
Journal, Nation, Popular Mechanics
Radio Digest, st. Nicholas, Saturday
Evening Post, Scientific American
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D. B. c. GIRL NOW
TEACHES AT"HIGH"

In charge of the Commercial De-
partment at Brainerd High School
this year is Florence Reed, a young
lady well equipped to hold the posi-
ton, having been trained at Dakota
Business College, Fargo.
D. B. c. actual business
course is copyrighted, (unobtainable
elsewhere. } Graduates require less
breaking in, advance more quick
ly. Laura Du Bots, was sent to
good position with the National
Securities Co. the day she graduated.
Watch results each week. Fol
low the SucceSSfuP'-Monday.
Write F. l.. Watkins, Pres, 800
Front St., Fargo.
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Friday, February 10 :

5, Survey Theatre MagaziD. -
Companion, Literary Dipest Youth,
cam Mentor, Harpers, WOLF ,I, Anea
New York Times, Great " Pa5 Woa
6une, Producers News, p, aus H.
Herald. FIehtywo,,
More have been added 70. j.
ing year, beginning in = 4 lOr the Con-
names of these will be = pn 55RIl. II
they are in the racks. published v5s
Come into the library =,
when you have a few r5or,a and res
went want to leave w ,,bIUnlents, Y@
how pleasant it is. Keen You I'D
what is going on in thu poSted q
means Of some of the svo World b
cussions of current affair; SCe'leOt d.
tind in the magazines, f f >. you "a
terested in the radio, come you {, a'e i,
acquainted with the Padioan and e,
There is a magazine h ~. Hgst
bcdy's interests. " suit ever.
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TWO TRIANGLES FARM

II
m, Dagmar, . Mont, Feb. IA, 1926.
The Producers News.
Plentywood, Montana.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find a paoa from,
our local history which I submit for for
publication as a topic of interest r.
foster an interest to our onlv Monn ~
ment and object of interest to tonr-
lists. Enclosed is photo of stone fo,.
copy, or you may get a little bette.
cut by sending to A. H. Bredlv -'' Of
ambrose, n. D., for postcard view
Believing that this will also be Of IN IN
terest locally for those who plan On
picnles or camping out, will find tbiS
highest elevation, point, in radius Of
hundred miles or more, a place to
VISIT chiefly on account of the his
torlcal interest only. It is located
about SIX miles south of AIkabo. n
u, and one mile east of main trail
on the highest hill. We have Also
called attention locally through cour-
tesy Of Grneora Newsman, last fan. tn
preserve this Rock from humiliation.
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DACMAR MAN TELLS OF
ANTIQUE WRITING ROCK

nous 2one Tells History of Past Ages-Opnes That
6Looved Lines on Rock Suggest Crude Map Of Tb;s
ReglGn-kock May Have Been Used AS Guide Post
Superior. ZIP 10 Lake