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Read How Nancy Tempted
Fate to Win Romance

She gulped. Partly ? ~
but / ought to tell you.
. eeD
"Say! / don't want to
hear anything. Don't tell
me any more about it,
"But Jack, / must. You
don't understand. It was
SO beautiful in the meadows
above the valley. Like the
beginning of the world.
Everything 80 fresh and new.
Flowers = = you never saw
such flowers. And / used
to 60 riding with him over
these terrible trails : =
thousands Of feet high, over
the slippery shale, with
canyons and rivers down be-
low and one misstep from,
your horse
"GOd, he had his nerve to
take you. Suppose you'd
fallen"
"But Jack, nobody falls
The horses, yon know.
They re 50 sure footed. But
it's q thrill. $50 I forget
what / started to say. : 80
'The strong, silent ranger,
no doubt. - He grinned
alphabetically.
Unaccountably she smiled,
too. II suppose so : =
oh, yes $50 / was going
to say. - :"
well, don I say it, sweet
heart The less we think
about the unpleasant things
Of life, the better. /" A
shadow crossed his face; he
shivered slightly, as if he
were cold. e He had
thought of Anita, his wife.
He said, Nancy, I'm mar
ried, as you reminded me.
But I'll soon be free. And
then nothing viii keep us
apart. / know you think it
isn't very romantic, marry
ing somebody like me, in
stead Of a strong, silent
woodsman"
"Jack-please
IAN right, | won't rub it
in. But dear, you sse who
really loves you, don't youi
And baby, if You had mar
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home to her door, met the
sweet sad.eyed mother who
had just lost her husband.
Marjory's people thought
Speedy was the finest man
in the world, but Mrs.
Carter couldn't understand
his nickname.
"You don t seem to hurry
more than most people, !"
she told him, and Speedy
laughed.
1t lasted almost a month,
Speedy getting to Marjory's
house on time for appoint
ments, Speedy catching the
early train, seeing shows
from the rising curtain
then the strain began to
tell.
It just wasn't natural for
him. People die quickly if
they hurry too much, =" he
told Marjory the first night
he was late calling for her.
"The modern pace is too
fast anyway. /"
Marjory looked a little
skeptical. A week later she
was frankly perplexed.
Speedy had missed the
seven forty-five four times,
and she d have to ride into
the city disconsolately alone.
Darling" he told Mar
jory one bright starry night.
4 have a confession to
make to you, and then. I'll
be much happier. You want
to know me as ! really am,
don't you-well, the truth
isl m the slowest man in
the world. Honestly, I
cant see the sense in hurry
ing. I've been scared into
hurrying with you, because
the first day we met you
said you hated slow, poky
people. Do you hate me,
Marjory = He smiled his
most winning EmiIa and
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coming for me at five-thirty
sharp and we are going to
elope. Good-by-Marjory.
The telegram cOuldn't
reach him before four
thirty. He'd have to rush in
q taxi toNmake the 5 o clock
train for Waynesville then
there was a 10 minute sprint
from the station to be home.
1t was an acid test.
She trembled as the tefe-
graph boy went off with the
message and then she sat
on the front porch steps
with Teddy+-Waiting.
Its a great Iife,' - said
Teddy, talmost marrying
the girl you love so that
the fellow she loses will get
wise to himself and grab
her." Marjory patted his
hand.
"I'm not a piker, Teddy, -
she said. you've been
wonderful to me all my
life. -
Teddy clutched her hand.
"You don't love me, " he
said, "But, by gosh, I'll
teach you to. I'll make you
love me more than-that--
that guy who is too slow
to come in ont of the wet. =
Teddy's yellow roadster
stood out at the curb. His
watch was in his hand.
Marjory sat leaning against
a porch pillar. Her face
was ashen white, her eyes
burned like two stars.
At five twenty-five Teddy
started the engine in his
car. No one had appeared
around the corner from the
station. At five twenty
nine he went up TO her.
"MarjOry kid, / wouldn't
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pressed her arm softly
against his.
Mol couldn't do that, "
said Marjory softly. and,
there was a shaky little sob
in her voice.
Mrs. Carter and Marjory
kept a dinner of Speedy's
favorite roast and Yorkshire
pudding waiting over an
hour one night before he
sauntered with no excuse.
It was after this that Mar
jory decided to teach him
a lesson. Either. that or
leave him forever, because
she couldn I stand Speedy 5
procrastination any longer.
There was a boy, Teddy
Drake, who used to make
mud pies with Marjory and
who understood her per-
fectly. She confided in him,
how wonderful Speedy was,
what a perfect person, ex-
cept for his terrible slow
ness. Something had to be
done.
I'm in love, don't you
sect" Marjory said tensely,
tears shining in her blue
eyes. "But / couldn't stand
whole life of waiting-for
everything. He doesn't
realize how terribly selfish
it is. ]"
They put their heads to-
gether and thought, and then
with prompting from Teddy,
Marjory devised a tele-
gram
!" l love you, but a life Of
missing trains and appoint
ments and everything else
would be too CHASTITY.
Teddy Drake has wanted
to- parry since he was
fou and ] was three. He il
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would. Whatever you want
whatever You need"
you re too good to me,
Jack you'll spoil mel"
Il want to spoil you,
damn It'll I want you to sit
on a cushion, and what is
its eat strawberries and
cream
The tears that she had
been holding back for an
hour overflowed then. Her
chin quivered : - if he
didn't stop sympathizing
with her she d break down
and cry all over him
IF you say another kind
i word I'll yell $50 I'm so
miserable - You don t
know !" I cant tell you
a@ 80
And all of a sudden she
was telling him. II sat here
all day waiting for a man,
and he didn't come
wasn't that silly of met
Oh, don't laugh, Jack it
isn't funny, really. It's
tragic. I haven't told you
all that happened this sum-
mer. / should have. / don t
know why / didn't
There was a ranger"
Strong and handsome.
They re always strong and
handsome. Six feet two in
his stocking feet and"
Jack, don't laugh at me.
-
IN not Laughing, baby.
You fell in love with him, is
that it, Forgot your old
Jack eating his heart out
for you home ="
"But you were married /"
II know, sweetheart. You
couldn t forget that, could
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i s
Two handsome women at
Z nearby table nodded
friendly greeting. An elder
" gentleman in frock coat
and pearly gray trousers
and tiny thread Of scar
let ribbon in his button hole
paused to speak to Jack,
to be presented to Nancy.
The head waiter lowered,
kissing directions out Of the
side of his mouth to Henri
and the other waiter. Some
young girls at another table
looked and whispered, won
dering who the celebrities
were.
Nancy slipped the scalding
tea. She nibbled on . sand
wich. Ate another, and an
other ravenously. The color
came back in her cheeks.
"Feel better?"
"Oh-lots-''
He offered a cigarette.
StNOw tell me all about it.
About What9' She
smiled at him shyly.
"You know - why you
were here, and what's the
trouble, and all about it.
You looked as though you d
lost your last friend
81 thought / had
"Not while John Herbert
Beamer is alive and kicking,
baby! Listen, honey
trust me Tell me what it
was = / know-you lost
some money
"No, no, no-it's nothing,
Jacknothing.
" Baby, if you needed any
thing you'd come to me,
wouldn't you? You'd let
me help you9 Say that you
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He began to speak, gently,
earnestly. Nancy, we all
make mistakes. | made mine.
You almost made yours"
"Oh, I did did
"Pull yourself together,
baby. Powder your nose,
there's the girl. Pull your
hat a little more over your
eyes, that's it. e Listen,
it doesn matter. You fell
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ried him 1t wouldn't have
worked. You weren't made
for that sort Of thing. You
were made for luxury $50
pearls, fnrs, the bright lights
yes, you were; don't
shake your head at me!
And baby, that ism t all.
You wouldn't make a wife
for Q fellow like that; he
wouldn't even want you
long; you wouldn't be the
right kind Of woman. Sounds
brutal to say it, but when
he saw you couldn't. do the
washing, and didn't want to
be left to dry-mold in his
shanty, he'd see his mistake,
too"
She hung her head. 81
guess you re right, Jack. - 6
"You re darn right I'm
right"
He lit another cigarette
for her. She took q few
puffs and laid it down. 1T
must be late-Jack-I must
go-I1l be late home"
She must get away. Have
time to think. To think it
all over. And decide . e
decide something.
!" w b tever you say,
dear. y He signalled for the
check. Walters scrampered.
"Mr. Beamer wishes TO
Icave!"
jack can t ever thank
you" He was sending her
home in q taxi.
"Don t be silly. Go home
and get a good rest. III
call you in the morning
Byi"
But just as the taxi man
was closing the door Jack
Beamer changed his mind.
He leaped in beside her.
CONTINUED Monday
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.PEEDY WILSON they

rPEEDY WILSON they
called him because
- well, he was the slowest
person in the world, and had
been from earliest infancy.
He mad even cut his teeth
later than other babies, and
he didn't walk until his
mother refused to push him
around in a baby carriage
any longer.
At % years Of age he was
missing the seYen forty-five
commuter train to New
York from Waynesville regu-
larly. He had never seen
the first act Of a play in
his life.
whats the rush?'
Speedy used to ask, beaming
complacently down from his
height Of six foot three
inches. He would have been
a star football player at
Harvard in his day if they
could have gotten him to
run with the ball instead Of
Looping.
Every morning his mother
hurried his breakfast into
him, and rushed him off t.
the seven forty-five hope
fully.
He always missed il, but
the conductor of the eight
two pulled him on t" his
train as it was steaming out.
Crowds pushed him into the
subway in New York.
At the office his boss sped
him off to talk real estate 20
important clients, for Speedy
was q valuable man in spite
of his slowness. His leisurely
charm had . hypnotic effect
on prospective home buyers
One day Speedy was
founging into his seat on
the eight-two when he heard
q terrible. sq,lark under him.
A fiery red haired young
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youi / shouldn t have ex-
pected you to. | should
have got my freedom before
| spoke. But damn til
loved you sol had to tell
you"
He looked so big and
wholesome and honest, lean
ing over the table to her,
loving her with his eyes
forgiying her. = -
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for this fellow, and You
thought You were going to
lead the grand outdoor life
and, renounce everything
especially your poor old
rich boy = I" and he filled
you to the neck about the
great open spaces and what
not, and the first time he
made a date with you in
the big city he missed . .
is that right"
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She hung her head. I'm
sorry, +" she whispered.
His comforting warm hand
closed on hers. $50 you
thought you were in love
with this fellow, and when
it came to a showdown he
didn't make the grade. Is
that it?"
"Doesn t look like it." she
said through tears.
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A Tense Story Of Love and
A Girls Ambition
| CHAPTER XXI.

kCVYOURE darn right I'll buy you some tea. Cham.
payne. Whisky Cognac. Anything!n Jack
Beamer smiled down into Nancy's woe-begone face.
"Come on, baby
He led the way toward the dining room big clustering
goodnaured Jack. Feeling like lost kitten whom some
one had rescued Nancy followed
"Nr. Beamer!" The head waiter bowed And how are
you todayf All : let me seel" He considered the
choicest table Henri, show Mr.. Beamer - &
Henri than unctous He adjusted Nancy chairs
he wanted to take her coat; he rubbed his hands
Another waiter brought ice and butter with the air OF
who treads on holy ground.
Orange pekoe and toasted mullins usual siri And
marmalade And the little sandwiches? Petits foursf Yes
= -
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An ideal college costume the bOxpleated woorers skirt
and Knitted wool shown the next figure The skirt
Of beige with stripes.
young lady the background wearing jersey suit of
blue with eggshe de chine blouse Note the chic
bow effect and the bows the sleeves.
the right, again makes charming frock The
very the finely peated skirt This
topiece costume the skirt being bodice Dark red
IS color and the eloche hat matches exactly.
Simplicity and be the keystone which to
college girls wardrobe and these frocs frankly
fitted to fill the niche.
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This Day IN Our History

On July "a, iei2 the United States settled long standing
Texas The United States paid Mexico about $OOOOOO
land.
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TIvEN the midst Of Summer planning for Daughters
III college days the things have to select from
certainly bewderng Of course lot depends Daughter
herself and the college she to attend but there few
essentials that will be the matter where she will
Naturally she will practical things but she will insist
Therefore, the frocks pictured have been
indicative of the trend.
the left threepece blue knitted wool
white effect the collar
cardigan skirt with hip yoke side and
matching belt all of which the last word The beret
is blue Jersey.
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DR.. Riscls,s Daily Health Hint

II healthy practice to allow children 70 about barefoot
during months vet there danger Of Infection nails
injury AT rate children who 60 bare
foot should wash their feet several times day.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-07-11
Martin Zeller.

Martin Zeler was born, May II,
1853, in Indiana. When he was three
years old his parents moved to Louis
vile, KY, and three years later they
went to Montana, Wis, where he
spent his boyhood and received his
education.
On Nov. 8, 1880, he was married
to Amelis Rebhahn and to this union
were born six children, one of whom
died few years ago.
In 1890 Mr.. Zeller came to Mon
tana, first locating in Helena but
two years later he came to Kalispell
where he was joined by his family
and they have made northwest Mon
tana their home ever since. In 1920
they removed to their present home
a mile north of Fortine at which
place he passed away Saturday after
noon, Junne %, 1929. His death was
sudden, due to a heart ailment.
Mr.. Zeller was true pioneer. He
had bought, cleared, and made into
homes four pieces of raw land since
coming to northwest Montana. And
these have been real homes, with we'll
built houses, orderly yards, clean
fields, comfortable, beautiful and
practical. 1t is such men as Martin
Zeller that make a country prosper
GUS and he will be sorely missed by
the community where he had many
neighbors who called him friend.
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Mrs. Teggart spent last week visit

Mrs. Teggart spent last week visit
ing near Flagstone, B. c.
Betty Gill has gone to Glacier Park
where she will work in the Beauty
Parlor there with Helen Collins.
Miss Evelyn AGREE, who is a Sis
ter of Lou AGREE who formerly taught
in the Roosevelt school in Eureka,
was here Sunday and Monday, at the
home of Mrs. Paul Morrison. Her
home is in Glasgow and she is on her
way to Seattle to visit her sister.
Lower LaRue, coach and science
teacher at the Lincoln County High,
resigned to go to Oilmont and his
place has been filled by the school
board who have hired <. Phares of
Humboldt, Kansas. He is a graduate
of the Kansas Agricultural College at
Manhattan and has done post work
both at the Emporia Normal College
and at Greeley, both of Kansas. He
has had five years experience in his
work and comes highly recommended.
Mrs. J. c. Porter returned from her
trip to Standpoint, Spokane and Lib
by. Her son Roy and family of Spo-
kane and Mrs. Frank Hendrickson of
Libby accompanied her home.
The second and third trick opera
tors at the G. N. station were re-
moved the first of the week and agent
John Buhmiller is holding down the
work unaided. He reports that it is
impossible for one man to do it and
the work is steadily piling up. His
hours are from 8 a. m. until p. m.
with an hour off for noon. While all
passenger trains arrive during those
hours, that is only small part of
the business. Freight, express, and
other things contrive to keep him
more than busy. He is hoping to have
some help in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. }. &. Presho of Spo-
kane, Wash. spent the Fourth in Eu-
reka at the J. P. Fincher home. Mrs.
Presho was formerly Harriet Shene-
felt, sister of Mrs. Fincher.
Mary Ruth Hamilton is visiting in
Glacier Park.
Mrs. j. C. Porter went to Shelby
Tuesday afternoon to visit her son
and family who live near there.
Blanche McManus has gone to Seat
tie to spend few weeks with her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. McKenna of
Minneapolis, Mimi, were weekend
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Sabin. They are returning to
Minneapolis via Fernie and Glacier
Park after a six weeks tour of the
coast cities. Mr.. McKenna is a cou-
sin of Mrs. Sabin.
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Jaqueth & Charnholm

Helen Young Of Gateway spent The
past week with Maurine Thomas.
Mrs. Flora Cunningham is spend
ing the summer in Whitefish at Rest
haven on Whitefish lake. She expect.
to remain until September LIST.
Miss Beatrice Stephan, teacher a
the high school for the past three
years, left for her home in Lonf
Prairie, Minnesota, last Friday. Sht
has been the guest of the Waller fam
lily and Mrs. Mabel B. Belts since
school closed.
Mrs. C. O. Winkley Of Fortine il
enjoying a visit with her sister, Mrs
Bessie II. Brown, who is here for c
few weeks Her home is at Boulder
Mont.
Mrs. E. M. Preston and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. A. M. Hunsinger, enter
tanned number of their friends at 6
bridge dinner Tuesday evening. a
lovely dinner was served at 7 O'Clock
and after that four tables of bridge
were played. High score honors went
to Mrs. E. E. Long and low score
to Mrs. M. A. Hunsinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. t. Winslow enter
tanned at bridge Wednesday evening
in honor of DR.. and Mrs. Cook who
were house guests at the Winslow
home. Bridge prizes were given &c
Mr.. George McGlenn, Mrs. F. E. Sab
in, Mrs. Cook and Hugo Klossnei
for scores which were nearest Ger.
tain numbers previously decided upor
by the hostess. Three tables were at
play. i,
Mrs. George Forman was pleasantly
surprised by a visit from her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. R
D. Atchison, who drove in from Min
neapolis. They are on their way te
their home in Los Angeles and ex--
pect to stay in Eureka week.
DIR, C. c. Gerard and son Bob spent
the Fourth with Mrs. Gerard and
daughters who are at Apgar for the
summer. Bob remained for longer
visit but the doctor returned the next
day.
Miss Helen Trip left Friday for
Traverse City, Michigan, to spend the
summer with an uncle there. Her sis
ter. Roene, who has been attend
ing school at Oberlin, Ohio, is also
there for the summer.
Misses Helen Young and Maurine
Thomas and Steve Mccullough and
Fred Williams spent strenuous 4tf
when they climbed Therriault Pass te
Fish lake and returned the same day
c. B. Graves and Gilbert Greunke
also spent the Fourth there and the
rest of that weekend. They returned
with good catch of fish.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John Fl. Geiger, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the UNDER
signed, the Administrative of the estate
of John H. Geiger. deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice to
the said administrator at Office OF
B. F. Maiden, First National Bank
Building in Libby, in the County OF
Lincoln, State of Montana, the Same
being the place for the transaction
of the business said estate.
ALICE GEIGER,
Administrator of the Estate OF said
Deceased.
Dated at Libby, Montana this 18th
day of JUNE, 1929.
B. F. MAIDEN,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Ju2O-
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Eureka Locals

Mrs. Cleo Scott and children Of
Portland are guests this week at the
home of Merlin Scott. They have
also been visiting other relatives at
Gateway.
| AL Ibison returned from Helena
where he has been for the past year.
| He and Ed. DeMers are outfitting
themselves for trip of several weeks
duration to their mine on Big creek.
Bud Johnson of Fortine has gone
to Kellogg, Ida, where he has a posi-
ton in the smelter.
/ Gilbert Greunke went to Trego
Tuesday from which place he will be-
gin work on the forest road which
is being built up Swamp creek.
Mrs. Craig has been visiting rel
atives and friends in Cut Bank and
returned home Wednesday.
The Butts families enioyed
real family reunion Sunday at
Sofia lake. Mrs. E. M. Butts
is here from Priest River and her,
entire family of five sons and five
daughters with their families and nu-
merous other relatives and friends
met at the lake for a picnic. There
were at least fifty in the immediate
family. The photographer from Eu-
reka was there and took numerous
groups of the crowd which will serve
as splendid remembrance of the
day. Those attending from distance
were the families Of Ethan Butts and
Mrs. Brown of Priest River and an
other daughter who is also Mrs.
Brown from Nelson, B. G.. The other
children live near Gateway and Rex
ford.
Mrs. Emma Dimmick and grandson
arrived in Eureka Tuesday from Spo-
kane. She will spend the rest of the
summer here.
Dot Alverson has closed her Beau
ty Shoppe and is going to Butte where
she has a position.
A. E. Johnson of Fortine is hav-
ing new Frigidaire installed in his
home.
Jack Garner Of the Eureka Com !.
mercial store is spending his annual
vacation in Illinois with his mother.
Mrs. A. M. Hunsinger is working in
the store during his absence.
lulSSCo Null dIlu LtOIld
Whit entertained a number Of their
friends on the eve of the Fourth at
a swim at Tetrault lake followed by
dancing at the Mccullough home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Larson drove
to Spokane to visit Mrs. Larson's
Mrs. Anderson, who is i'll in
a hospital there. They brought back
with them their small daughter, Helen
Jean, who has been there for several
weeks.
Charles Sutherland Of the border
patrol is in Helena this week being
called by the grand jury.
Mrs. Mae Paulsrud and son Nor
timer drove to Spokane a week ago.
Mrs. Paulsrud remained for visit,
returning home Tuesday.
A. G. Sutherland is here from
Bozeman visiting at the homes of his
sons, Walter and Charles.
John Koehler, who has been third
rick operator at the Eureka station,
IS now working at Jennings.
Jay Sailing, Jr., who has been work !
ng in Portland and San Francisco, re-
,urned home last week for a short
visit with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Fl. Sailing.
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Church of God.

Sunday, July l4th, in the new
church.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning sermon at IL a. m.
Basket dinner in auto park at noon.
Dedicatory services at 2:30 p. m.
Rev Stuart and outside ministers are
expected.
Evening services at 8 p. m.
Prayer meeting and bible study,
Thursday at p. m.
Friday evening, the 18th, there will
be song services and social program
at the home Of Rev. E. G. Almond
son. Music, recitations, singing, games
and lunch.
Everybody heartily invited.