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Evening star., 1927-11-06

'Brunettc." said the man.
Carrie pulled off her hat and laugh
ed up at him. her head thrown back
her face sparkling. IL aim to please" :"
she retorted. Suddenly. swiftly. the
man kissed her. a long kiss. And
Carries mind, working clearly. said:
so this is it. Well. I don't even like
it. 1t feels as if l had fallen, face
down, into a plate Of wet sausages."
She jerked herself free.
You re not sore, are YOU, girlie?"
mo"
Come on, take ride with me in
the fog. A nightcap"
where's your car?'
I'm the garage. If you'll wait for
me at the foot of this street.
III come to the garage with YOU"
She was not at all clear In her mind
as to he: course of action. Not that
it mattes'ed. TOO careful all her life,
that was the trouble with her.
X 4 x y
TIE garage was n cavern in which
rubberbooted giants were slaves
to steeds of steel. She waited in the
doorway. The man strobe over to a
huge car.
Taking the bus out" she heard
him say to one of the men, ''How's
she fixed for gas?" She could not
hear what the garage man was say
ing. The noise Of the hose, suddenly
turned on a car, drowned his ut
terance. What he said was: "You
taking out that skirt? Say. if your
boss finds out you been joy-riding
again, l bet he fires you. He was
shooting off this morning about where
had the gas went to that was put in
yesterday"
shut up" said the other, and
climbed into the drivers seat.
AS she saw this. terror possessed
Carrie, and, with terror, reason re-
turned to her. Without backward
glance, Carried turned. fled. flew up
the street to the Boardwalk
WELL" said the elevator man-oh,
the dear, accustomed elevator man. in
his friendly blue and gold and scar
let.-"you must of had quite walk" "
Yes. Quite a walk" She could
even smile
Her room was flooded with light.
So was the room beyond. Her moth
er was standing in the middle of the
room. She. was looking very wilt
Evening star., 1927-11-06

hilaratcd, happy. almost young. The
Atlantic City of the daylight had van
ished. Now there was only the ocean
and the fog-the drum beat and the
hammer. She walked a mile, happily
She turned, came back. Her cheeks
felt fresh and cool, AS though color
had been whipped into them Her eyes
felt bright. She went to the railing
that separated walk from beach. She
leaned on her folded arms, staring out
unto the blackness-beyond. Boom
boom - boom. Come come come.
You-you-you.
'Cer'nly is some foggy night" said
voice beside her. "A mans voice
He laughed, little uncertainty. A
tall man. Broad shouldered. A rakish
cap pulled down over his eyes. a
great overcOat. The scarlet eye of
was surprised to hear her own laugh.
She looked up at him, again faced the
ocean, waited. Something told her
that this was the thing to do.
"Out alone, girlie?'
tie nightcap."
preciat lively. His shoulder Just touched
her arm. She did not move away.
That's a great little idea, I'll say"
Nobody else seems to have thought
OF it," said Carrie. Il hardly met
SOUL"
Afraid of the fog, I guess. like
it. The foggier the better. Give me
foggy night and strange road and
my car and I'm happy"
''Oh. l don't know about driving in
the fog" How easy it was, this con-
versation. His car. He probably
didn't have one. Just talk.
Like to try it?h
'Try it? How do you mean?"
"Take a little run tonight. I know
a little place between here and Philly
where we can get something"
She felt little breathless. Are
are YOU from Philadelphia"
among other places" He leaned
closer. She did not move away.
Say. that hats got me stumped.
How can ] tell whether you're a
blonde or a brunette with that hat
down over your head like that?"
Carrie laughed. (which do you
1ikeo"
Evening star., 1927-11-06

only brought her up in the motor from
town.
by love, how good of him" said
Spilikins: and his sentiment in regard
to Capt. Cormorant, though he didn't
know it. was to become d keynote of
his existence.
II didn't know she was coming so
soon" said Norah, and there was
weariness already in her heart Ger
tainly she didn't know it; still less
did she know. or any one else, that
the reason of Mrs. Everlcighs com
ing was because Mr. Spillikins was
there. She came with set purpose
and she sent Capt. Cormorant direct
ly back in the motor because she
didn't want him on the premises.
''OuGhtn't we to so UP to the
house," said Norah.
'All right" said Mr.. Spillikins with
great aiacrity, lets GO
Now as this story in it's first Install
ment began with the information that
Mrs Everleigh is at present Mrs.
Everleigh- -Spillikins, there is no need
to pursue the stages of Mr.. Spillikins
WOoing. It's course was swift st0G
happy. Mr.. Spillikins, having seen the
back of Mrs. Everleigh's head. had de-
cided instanter that she was the most
beautiful woman in the world, and
that impression is not easily corrected
in the half-liCht of shaded drawing
room nor across a dinner table lighted
only with candles, nor even in the day
time through a veil.
In any case. it is only fair to state
that if Mrs. EverleiSh was not and
is not singularly beautiful woman
Mr.. Spillikins still doesn't know it,
And in point of attraction the homage
of such experts as Capt. Cormorant
and Lieut.. Hawke speaks for itself
so the course of Mr.. SpillillinSS
love. for love it must have been, ran
swiftly to its goal. Each stage of it
was duly marked by his comments 20
Norah.
She is splendid woman" he said:
80 sympathetic. She always seems to
know just what one is going to say"
SO she did, for she was making him
say it.
"By Jove." he said a day later,
Mrs. EVerleigh's an aWfully fine
woman. isn't she? I was telling her
about my having been In the oil bust.
ness for little while, and she thinks
Evening star., 1927-11-06

that I'd really he awfully good in
money things. She said she wished
she had me to manage her. money for
her"
This also was quite true, except
that Mrs. Everleigh had not made il
quite clear that the management of
her money was of the form general
ly known as deficit financing. In
fact. her money was, very crudely
stated, non-existent. and it needed d
lot of management.
A day or two later Mr.. Spillikins
was saying, Il think Mrs. Everleigh
must have had great sorrow. dont
you? Yesterday she was showing me
Il photograph of her little hoy-she
has a little hoy. you know
Eyes. / know" said Norah. She
didn't add that she knew that Mrs.
Everleigh had four.
and she was saying how aw-
fully rough it is having to have him
always away from her at DR.. Some
things academy where he. is.
And very soon after that Mr.. Spill
likins was saying. with quite quaVer
in his voice.
- "By Jove, YES. I'm awtuly lucky;
1 never InCuSnl lOf Il tiot
she'd have me, you know-a woman
like her. with so much attention ana
everything. I can't imagine what she
sees in me-
Which was just as well.
ss X
And then Mr.. Spilliliins checked
himself, for he noticed-this was on
the veranda in the morning-that
Norah had hat and jacket on and
that the motor was rolling toward
the door.
Il say" he said. 'are you going
away?"
"Ycs. didn't you knOw?" Norah
said Il thought YOU heard them
speaking of it at dinner last night.
have to go home; fathers alone
you know
"Oh, I'm awfully sorry" said Mr..
Spillkins; I'VE shan't have any more
tennis"
"Good,by." said Norah, and as she
said it and put out her hand there
were tears brinlming up into her
eyes. But Mr.. Spillikins. being short
Of sight. didn't see them.
"Gocd-by." he said.
Then, as the motor carried her
away, he stood for moment In
.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

Japanes kimonos, with silk and crepe
de chine lingerie.
There's a pretty one. Look, Car
rie. The third on this side.
That would look good on you"
I'm too dark for orchid"
81 used to wear 1t when | was your
age / had waist. time ! was en-
gagged. trimmed with this passemen.
terie across here in a kind Of yoke
that was when they wore ba sques------''
"Oh. come on! ! got a notion to go on
by myself. II you don't stop g1wping
in front Of every window you see"
II was queer how remote the ocean
seemed. You hardly noticed it,
They had luncheon and walked back
TO their hotel. The old man aba ndoned
| his springy stride. He was frankly
weary. as was his wife. The Madeira
embroidery a Il the souvenirs and the
kimonos and the new Sprino models
we're much less interesting second
! time. Mrs. Cowan and Carrie did not
stop more than twice on the return.
! We'll take chair this afternoon
said Ma Cowan. i've done all the
walking want for one day"
/ 'clll thjs walk scoffed Pa
| Cowan. But his eyes looked tagged
II certainly do. And I'm going 10
have n p, and so are YOU. II
wouldn't hurt you = lie down. Car
! rie."
Carrie shook her head. I'm going
10 sit on the porch ia the sun. Why
don't you lie down in my room, and
pa in yours? You'll rest better"
|
iTliTsY separated TO meet again al
half past three. From half pa 81
three until five. up ana dawn in "A chair
ialmost 10 the Inlet ana back. And be
yond. the fat blue gray eXpanse thai
was the ocean.
Pa Cowan remarked it. II dom
lever remember seeing the ocean a.
quiet as IT is today. Look at that"
He waved a patroniz!ng arm. Fla
as a pound. You forget its there
that's a fc I.
They talked little.
This air certainly makes YOU sleepY
Evening star., 1927-11-06

pexation was applicable to himself
He dreamed about ships and about
the sea; about forests and tigers ana
mountains and beautiful maidens
blond and slim.
Ma Cowan was dark and heavy.
In the last 10 years the silvering of
her hair had relieved the sallowness
Of her face. She had carried her
weight well. but il always had dis
tressed her. too. Ma Cowan, all un-
suspected-perhaps even by herself
still had visions of herself transformed
into a slim wisp of gold and cream
and roses: lily maid: wrath, all
flame and chiffon. This while she
knew that her waist. even In styl-
ish stodt. had never measured less
than 40.
The Cowans lived on an old street
that was beginning to grow shabby.
Just around the corner you noted
those harbinges Of decay--under-
takers pariors, private hospitals. deli
catessens.
Since her return to the parental
roof Evelyn was always urging her
family TO move TO new. fashionable
suburb. Evelyn was secretly and
fiercely ambitious for social prestige
She actually humbled herself TO
scrape acquaintance with people who
might be of benefit to herself or to
the children. Dorothy and Junior. Is
years hence.
We've always been very devoted
family" said the CowanS. We live
for each other. I'll go. . q. .
Don't you bother. Let me do
that. Can ! help you?
Ma Cowan. Pa cowan. Evelyn. Car
rie--four strangers living together.
For all unsupported:
Come. Adventure" cried Pa Cow
an. before | die
Come. Beauty" cried Ma Cowan
''before il is too late"
Come. Love" cried Carrie. IL
am starving for want Of YOU
Come. Power cried Evelyn. 81
have always dreamed of you"
EVEN in the Summer, the Cowany
~ stayed pretty close to home. II
was so cool, and you could get tt
the beaches in a jiffy. Besides, years
Of thrift had made them cautious
But this Atlantic City jaunt Of three
days duration had come about aimos
OF itself Rain. cough. snulii"s
nerves, the children. Eyelyn's tclc
phoning.
In the last three days she had. j
seemed to Ma Cowan and Carrie sale
the same thing "A hundred times seat
ed at the wobhlv telephone table an'
jotting down mea nn@icss figures ant
curlicues on the pad as she talked.
Hello. Yes. Oh, hello. Daisy
] was just thinking of you. oh, In
fine, but the rest of the fan1i!y's lax
low. Colds. I'm keeping Junior hom
because he has a lttie-tDorothy
Mother can't hear word when yo'
Evening star., 1927-11-06
In THE WINDOW PA
COWAN SAW THE
RED AND WHITE OF
FORBIDDEN FOODS.

shut of those women" he said 10 him.
SELF. with satisfaction. He stopped
pa sserby to ask: Can you tell me
the name Of firstclass restau urant
I'm a stranger here myself. said
the man.
Pa cowan continued his walk. He'd
find something. The streets were
busy here. More like home. On a
window in raised lettering he read,
Sea Food, Steaks. Chops" In the
window. nesting in crisp lettuce. ia
Cowan say the red and white OF 1or-
hidden foods. lie entered.
"Um-hring me steak" ne sald 70
the waitress "Cut thick" He indi'
Gated a surprising thickness WITH
thumb and forefinger
That's what we call an extra
steak" said the girl. Cost you dollar
and a half
II didn't ask what 1t would cost,
retorted Old Man Cowan. testify. AN
order of French fried. Got some iima
| beans? All right. With butter. cup
Of coffee. Afterward you can brlng
| me piece of that cake saw up front.
| Uh, make it pot Of coffee. you'd bet
| ter"
| AS he munched the forbidden food
| he resembied. in a startling degree.
! naughty boy, his eyes dafung mere
and there. as though. even In this re-
. mote corner, ne was not safe from
! Mas watchful scrutiny. He devoured
| all the monstrous meal He glanced
| carclessly at his check and left an al
| most ostentatious tip for the girl. lie
| felt rakish, free, expansive, wicked.
4, n 4 \:
= HE emerged from the portals OF sin
satisfied. and went TO the hotel
! The room reached, Ma Cowan was not
! there. Neither Was Carrie. ON the
! sun porch. probably. He was drowsy
in spite of the uuaccustomed coffee
He settled himself for a nap. AS he
| doZed off he had the queer idea that
weights of iron had settled themselves
on his chest.
He had been right about Carrie. Su
pine in steamer chair, Carrie lay In
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21
$4,000
BUILT
By
LUMBER.
JACKS

drive opens around June /, and for possibly four
Junes thereafter.
Pure machinery accomplished much. But the
alert and skillful men who have charge of it
have accomplished more. Before the machinery
ever saw the woods, up went a headquarters, a
machine shop, a coal dock, OIL houses, carpenter
and harness shops, a mess hall, a water works
and dwelling houses. On Oct. 1 the company was
ready for its men.
They came. Or rather, they came back-for
more than 40 per. cent of the woods army are
veterans who find their winter home in the for
est, and have done so-many of Ghem-for
periods running from 10 to 40 years.
An elemental Business.
Fast advancing as the lumber business is. it
still attracts men who have the frontiersmen's
love of cOnquering elemental difficulties. They
needed a bridge to span the BlackfOot river be-
tween camp No. 4 and that camps field of active
operation. 1t was built between Nav Is and
Sept. Is at a cost Of $4,000 by 10 men under
the oversight of a foreman and an engineer, and
is a magnificent structure.
If there is one word more than another that
seems to characterize the activities of the camps.
it is foresight.
1t is present in the creation of the railroad
now leading east of the headquarters camp to-
ward the Elk river country; for the present stand
is good for no more than four years. II is IN
be seen in the fact that the men are fed rovaIlv.
housed comfortably, and equipped with heavy
clothing that does not permit of exposure. An
elemental business has been humanized to the
highest degree.
And the results are manifest in the Inevitable
inclusion that the men working silently through
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21
Ample Coal in Colombia
for World 500 Years

ChicagO.-When American coal sup
plies r exhausted, the world may
look to the republic Of Colombia for
fuel, DR.. Alberto Benavides, consul Of
Colombia, said here, in planning for
the welcome in Colombia to be ex-
tended the Illinois manufacturers and
merchants who visit his country In
February.
Colombia" Doctor Benavldes said,
'has enough coal to furnish the world
its supply for the next five centuries"
Leaving Chicago, February 1, a
group Of % Illinois manufacturers
and merchants will take a Caribbean
sea cruise for trade promotion pur-
poses, touching two ports In the re-
public Of COlombia-Barranquilla and
Puerto Colombia.
'This treasure land Of PROMISE
Doctor Benayides said, els nearer to
the United States than any other
South American country.
"GoId is found In almost a free
state in every river Of the republic.
Every mineral known to mankind IL
found In Colombia In abundance
There is one port where the platinum
Of the world is produced"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21
T~HEJAMMER At Work

the snOw-cOvered hills are co-wOrkers in a noble
and traditional profession, and are therefore very
much like members of one family. Property is
safe; the time-honored formula of work and rest
In equal parts Is enforced; and entertainment in
various forms is provided for.
Latin Grammar in the Woods.
Once upon a time it was considered by a lum-
berjack that a trip to the nearest city Tin this
case, MissOula) was a treat. But to add to the
balanced life now led in the hills much Of the
city has been brought to him. From one camp to
another circulates the railroad library car, bear
ing its load of 1,500 books, and offering the sub
lect Of an unusually interesting study in the
intellectual tastes of many men who come of
evenings and Sundays to read books which run
from sets on electrical engineering to the lumber
jack tales of Ralph Conner, from Benefits Latin
grammar to the detective stories Of Frank
Packard.
But this is only one of many improvements.
In each camp are facilities for hot and cold
showers; each has its own store, where men may
purchase goods at cost prices; tobacco, medi-
cine, and equipment of many kinds. There are,
of course, many men who work a day for the
price of enough gas to move on. There are
many more, however, who work through the win
ter and whose checks reach a Missoula bank each
month unspent.
eve have men here who have saved over $4,000
without a break" it was stated at the headquar-
tiers camp.
There have been significant changes in the
business since an earlier lu~mberman, A. B. Ham.
mOnd, worked the banks of the BlackfOOt IL
the Dos.
However, speaking literally, the woods ar
stin full Of good men.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21
NOTICE

Registration of electors for the
Municipal Elections to be held in the
City Of Three Forks, Town Of Man
haitian and Town of Belgrade, Gal
latin County, Montana, will close Fri
day, February 18th, 1927, at 500
o'clock P. M.
Pursuant to the provisions of Sec
ton 566, Chapter 48, Revised Codes
of Montana, 1921, Relating to the
Registration of Electors.
Notice is hereby given that all
books of Registration for the NUM-
cipal Elections to be held in the City
of Three Forks, Town of Manhattan,
Town of Belgrade, County of Gallatin.
State of Montana, on Monday, the 4th
day of April, 1927, will close on Fri
day, the 18th day of February, 1927
at 500 o'clock P. M. and will be
closed for a full period Of forty five
days Immediately preceding the day
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21
YEW Tree FROM VIRGINIA
IS TAKEN TO WASHINGTON
Experts Engaged for More Than Week
In Digging Roots and Arranu-
ing for Removal.

Richmond, VA beautiful yew
tree owned by Clarence Hicks Of Port
Royal, Va, has been bought for $1,000
by the st. Adams guild Of Washington
and is being taken to Washington to
be planted on the grounds Of the Ma
tiOnal cathedral where President
Woodrow Wilson is buried. The tree
is a very fine specimen Of the variety
known as Irish yew-a shrub with the
pyramidal or columnar habit Of the
cypress, the branches are mostly verti-
cal, Of dense growth and dark foliage.
1t measures 20 feet In height and 80
feet in circumference.
The removal Of the tree has been
no simple task. For more than a week
experts have been engaged in the
work, digging a great hole 40 feet in
circumference and removing the roots
Of the tree with a huge ball OF earth
around them. A compact wooden frame
was then built around the ball to hold
the earth to the roots.
A cable was fastened around the
framework surrounding the roots OF
the tree and the other end was at
taehed to a heavy truck. The tree was
pulled out Of the hole by the truck.
then along 30 feet Of road and on.
to a trailer attached to a large truck
by which the tree is being transported
to Washington.
The picturesque little town Of POrI
Royal was laid out in 1744 on the banks
Of the RappahannOck and possesses
much Of the charm Of an old world VII
lage. Here Life Is peaceful and I'M
hurried, it has escaped the rush 0.
the highway, for the Underwater trai
passes half a mile from the town.
As q l0iters along the grass,
streets under ancient sycamores ant
mulberry trees and observes the Quain
houses covered with moss grown
shingles, the old gardens with thei
box bordered paths, one feels trans
ported back over more than a hundrel
years and can picture the time whel
Port Royal was really q royal port
and the boats from England came a
the Rappahannock as far as Falmouth
above Fredericksburg.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21

Bozeman, on the Ord day Of February
1927, at Two o'clock P. M, Of said
day, then and there to make answer
to the complaint Of the above named
plaintiff, in a certain action to recover
the sum Of One Hundred ($1O0.0O)
Dollars, and cost of this action for
money loaned to defendant, by plain
tiff, on November 26th, 1926, at de-
PENDANTS special instance and request.
And if you fail to appear and answer
as above required, judgment will be
taken against you according to the
complaint.
Given under my hand this 4th, day
Of January 1927.
w. H. AXTELL,
Justice Of the Peace
First publication January z, 1920
(Last publication January q, 1927
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21

action is entirely outside the control
Of the person examined. He said this
apparatus was "a complete give-away
of the emotions which the robber was
attempting to conceal" Doctor Link
also explained a number Of psyche
logical tests, electrical and otherwise,
now in use for the selection Of en-
plOyees, either for hire or promotion.
he said these tests must not be used
as infallible guides, but as an aid to
the general common sense.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21
SCIENCE IS USED
TO BARE CRIME
Novel Apparatus Registers
Guilty Excitement

New YOrk-Using specially devised
apparatus to Measure the electrical
resistance Of the human skin and an
electrical s~tethoscOpe which enabled
the audience to hear the humping Of
the heart OF the person under exami-
nation, DR.. A. P. Link, instructor in
psychology at New York university,
demonstrated to the New York Elec-
trical society how science can aid in
detecting and apprehending criminals.
Three persons selected from the ID
dience were sent cut OF the room un-
der sealed Instructions. One Of the
trio chosen by lot went to a room on
the tenth floor Of the building where
a letter was taken out Of an Overcoat
pocket.
From the envelope SO was removed,
the letter was replaced and the "cul-
prit," whose identity was not dis
closed to Doctor Link or those in the
audience, returned to the auditorium.
Doctor Link then subjected each Of
the three to electrical psychology tests.
The emotions aroused by the guilt Of
the "robber" became instantly evil
dent on the records OF the apparatus.
An electrical stethoscope, specially
devised by the Bell Telephone lab
O~ratories, amplifying the heartbeat
sounds more than 100000 times, en-
abled the audience to hear the thump-
ing Of the heart. When the young
man who had opened the envelope and
removed the $40 was asked questions
bearing on the robbery his duickened
humping Of heart when the key words
were mentioned was instantly made
evident.
In addition to the quickened hear
beat Of the one who removed the SIC
from the envelope, "guilty excitement
was also demonstrated in the form 81
q moving spot Of light thrown on
screen IN full view Of the audience
The spot shot clear across the screeH
when the person questioned became
unduly excited.
Doctor Link explained that excite
ment lowered the electrical resistanc'
Of the skin. This, he said, was espe
clally when an effort was made d
lie OF to conceal the truth.
According 10 Doctor Link this na
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given, that the
regular annual meeting of the stock
holders Of The National Bank of CAL
latin Valley, Bozeman, Montana, viii
be held at it's offices in Bozeman,
Montana, at 4 o'clock P. NJ, February
1, 1927, for the election of directors
and such other business as may come
before it.
o. A. LYNN, Cashier.
First publication December 81, 1926
(Last publication January q, 1921