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anybody else, I'd be sorry for her. But
her. Pfugh! If you ever look at
her again, I'll give her boy-bob. and
no mistake. /. s. And maybe trim
you along with itr'
She took the chair he had vacated
and drew writing materials towards
her, preparing to copy what he had
written.
Two days later. shortly after noon,
as he entered the Office, the clerk
wheezed to John:
ELLEN telephoned. She said for you
to come in with the loads tonight,
sure"
Lights were burning in the office,
and he FASTENED in.
"Hello!" he said, opening the door
and seeing Ellen alone at her dask.
She lifted her head slowly, and
turned on him face that was a mask
of reserve. White, she was, and
drawn, and her eyes smoldered.
Hello Elleni You sent for
me. What's what's the matter%
She put down her pen slowly, opened
purse that lay on the desk beside
her and took out letter.
Explain this" she said, and her
tone was like ice. She seemed to be
restraining herself, clinging with all
her strength to her self-control
He shook out the single sheet of
paper with hands that trembled.
Dear Friend" he read "In times
of trouble ii is up to women to stand
together. ! have known something
for weeks that has been on my con-
science. If you will look back you
will see that most of the trouble
which has come to you has been since
the man who calls himself John Steele
came to work for you. You may re-
call the things he apparently has done
in your behalf; consider the things
that have happened. This superin-
Tucker, your roadmaster. to cause two
wrecks on your railroad. He dis
charged Tucker to make his game
seem convincing. Your barn was
burned at his orders and harmless
tramp lost his life in it.
Certain accomplishments have been
placed to his credit Your property,
were it not for its being so heavily in
volved, would be on its feet. If your
creditors should force you out now,
they would be in position to make
the operation pay from the hour they
took charge. thanks to what this so
called John Steele has done for them.
under guise of doing 1t for you.
"All this may sound beyond belief,
but just ask this Steele whether or not
he Is using his own name or If he Is
not known elsewhere as John Steele
Belknap.
yours in sympathy,
"a FRIEND"
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CHAPTER VII

His position had become untenable
leve to a girl when he has led her to
think that he is another. can he?
About such situation, under the cir
cumstances, was something uncleanl
A man does not want to tell a girl he
loves only part of what there is TO
tell. he wants to tell it all, every
sentence, word and syllable.
He had written the sheriff at length
the night after DeYoung, the Belknap
& Gorbel filer. had told his story. not
trusting q word of that to script but
setting down theory as he had
evolved ii and outlining a program
for the well-intentioned. likeable but
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Part Played by
Chance in Life
Not Possible to Deny Luck
Is an Element.

at Is well known that as nothing
succeeds ike success, so nothing
falls like failure" said Mr.. Cat5
Ninetails; land 1t seems highly prob
able that both ability and circum-
stances have strong effect on either
Short History of Germany records
that Napoleon, speaking of General
Mack, who surrendered the Austrian
army October II, 1905, said: He is
certainly one of the most incapable
men in existence; and moreover he
has bad luck
Napoleon himself was, of course,
capable-and had good luck. That
is, suc' conditions prevailed for
about twenty years. Then they
changed. 1t might have been from
a loss of capability or failure of
good luck-Or both. At any rate, he
took no further part in the success
full activities of the world. There
have been other men who were ca
pable and lucky, which qualities
form an irresistible combination.
There have been men who were ca
pable, and men who were lucky.
Neither kind got quite so far.
''As such an irresistible combina-
ton Is seldom. If ever. lifelong, the
question arises as to whether such a
capable man would be so successful
If he were not lucky. or such lucky
man would be so successful If he
were not capable; and, indeed, fur
Their question as to whether a good
deal of what passes for capability
isn't mostly or wholly luck. On the
other hand, what is enviously called
luck may really be capability. The
two are such complementary attri-
butes that it is almost impossible to
determine which is dominant
There are those, of course, who
say that there is no such thing as
luck-that is, chance good fortune
but certainly there is some mex
plicable and uncomfortable force that
has powerful, even a decisive, eff
feet on the affairs of men, and it
would seem that luck is as good a
name for it as any. whether it con-
Germs the cast of fortune or of the
dice; nor is there any doubt that it
favors some people more than it
does others-such as General Mack
1t is our own feeling that when it
favors US we are capable, and when
1t does not we are unlucky. This
satisfies our self-esteem, and does no
particular harm, but it can hardly
be regarded as disinterested anal
ysis. Undoubtedly a great many
Of our misfortunes that are blamed
on chance are the effect of bungiing,
and much Of our good fortune
that is credited to capability is quite
as undoubtedly the result of luck.
Perhaps it is just as well. If we
could not pat ourselves on the back
without dislocating an arm, life could
be a sorry affair. We feel a fine
glow of generosity when we pat 9TH
er people on the back, even when we
think that they may be worthy of it,
but it is not nearly so satisfying as
when we pat ourselves on the back,
for then we have no doubt whatever
that the commentator is deserved.
After all, all Of us have some capa-
bility and all of us have some luck,
but most of us experience great diff
Guilty in keeping them working to-
gether. "-Indianapolis News.
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Discard Old Theories
as to Pesky Arthritis


rheumatism or arthritis? There is
no difference; the terms are syn
onymous. Not even in degree is
there a difference.
The derivation of the word arth-
ritis would indicate that it means
inflammation of a joint (arthron,
joint; tits, in the nature of, or in
fiammation of. Actually, arthritis is
a term used to designate a constitu-
tional disturbance that manifests it.
self by inflammation of the various
bony and soft tissues which go TO
make up a joint or which lie over
or close to joint.
In nearly all instances arthritis Is
caused by germ. The old theories
of excess of red meat in the diet and
uric acid as cause are no longer
countenanced; and such factors as
dampness and exposure TO cold, he
redity and glandular disturbance,
while extremely important as pre-
disposing causes, are not really at
the bottom of the trouble.
If the germ attacks the joints the
disease is called arthritis; if the
same germ attacks the muscle it pro-
duces myositis, of which lumbago Is
an example; if it attacks a nerve,
neuritis results.
Hydrotherapy, physical therapy,
gentle massage, heat, vaccines and
various measures to increase the pa
tents resistance must be employed.
A liberal diet Is insisted on, particu-
larly generous with reference to
meat, fruit, eggs and milk. Dry, warm
climates are distinctly helpful. Worry
initiates against the patients recov-
cry frequently and should be COM
bated with proper measures.-Hy-
geia Magazine.
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What do you suppose he'd say If
handing over jug to this man? And
if the witness was pretty certain the
Jug was filled with gasoline?"
"Huh?" Bradshaw gauped. "Wit-
ness? You mean"
John nodded. witness !" he whis-
pered sharply. 1--WE got him, Nat!'
Rapidly he recounted what De-
Young had told him and the sheriff's
eyes grew round with excitement.
"Now," John went on, 1.-THE next
move is to upset Gorbel's own story.
He told you again and again that the
man was drunk. DeYoung doesn't
think so, but If that stomach hasn't
alcohol in it, then Paul Gorbel's well
on his way towards being suspected
of arson, and arson isn't mild charge
in this state, Natl"
"Tll sayi I'll say 1t amt! Din
me. Well have a deburyin' in
a day or two now, and Wen see what
we'll see !"
They talked until late and John
went to his bed with finer sense of
well-being than he had had for long
time. He would not have been so
complacent, so certain that his prob
lem would come to an easy and early
solution had he known what went on
in the Belknap & Gorbel offices that
same evening.
Paul Gorbel had driven his team
relentlessly into Kampfest that day.
his dark eyes gllttering. Fear and
hate and jealousy rode with him.
When he entered his Office, however,
he was controlled. apparently at peace
with the world. He went to the Bank
of Kampfest, gave orders to the cash.
Ter. visited a moment, and was In his
office when the mill closed.
He stood in the doorway as the men
streamed By and when Tucker ap-
preached he called the man to him. A
girl came out, modishly dressed in a
fur coat, a different sort of figure
than those you will see on the streets
of a northern mill town. Gorbel broke
his talk to Tucker
"Oh. Mariel" The girl turned.
showing white face under the light.
lips heavy with makeup. even, gleam-
ing teeth. "I'll have some letters this
evening. About eight !"
"All right" she said, and went on
and Gorbel turned again to Tucker.
When he had finished the man
nodded.
"H-l. yesl You know. she's never
been a hand to say much against folks.
But I've heard her burn up old Belk-
nap worse n if she'd cussed him
out -
More rapid mumbling from Gorbel.
"Frent of Steele? !. !. Why. $. |
dunno Oh. yes Once i did |
She sure gave old Tom what-for to
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her DOUBLE CHIN
is VANISHING
Shape Growing Normal

s'Why am L taking Kruschen Salts? Be-
cause i was getting so broad across the
hips L was ashamed of myself. I've been
taking Kruschen about months and they
certainly are bringing my shape down to q
normal condition and what is nice about
them Ito my way of thinkingl Is they
haven't taken flesh from my cheeks but to
my surprise my double chin is vanishing for
which anyone should be glad" Mrs. p. Z.
Gardner, Worcester, Mass. (Jan. 3, 1889.
To lose fat and at the same time gain
in physical attractiveness and feel spir-
tied and youthful take one half tea
spoonful of Kruschen in glass of hot
water before breakfast every morning.
A jar that lasts weeks costs but a
trife at any drugstore in the world but
be sure and get Kruschen Salts the
SAFE way to reduce wide hips, promi-
nent front and double chin and again
feel the Joy of living-money back if
dissatisfied after the first jar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-08-04
By Harold Titus
Copyright. 1891.
wNU Service

slow thinking officer to follow. This
afternoon Bradshaw had telephoned
that certain Investigations had been
made and John rode In with the logs
to determine what he had learned.
Been waitin' for you" the sheriff
said, scratching his head. "Sit, Steele.
l done what you told me but 1t didn't
seem to get us anywhere Everything
looks straight as string"
$50? Just what'd you find?"
swell, did just what you suggest
ed in your letter might be done.
went to Kampfest yesterday and made
the point that the county didn't want
to bury this lad and tried to locate
his relatives.
"Was careful to ask around in other
places and, just as you figured, nobody
could help. Then l went to Gorbel,
like it was kind of a last resort, and
apologized for troublin' him on it and
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he tells the straightest story you ever
heard! If he's crooked he's too smart
for us. And maybe we're guessin'
wrong all along the line"
"What did he offer?"
Ill he told me everything! He
told the straightest story mand ever
listened to. He'd fred this man him.
self, he said, because he was full of
moon. Said it again and again, that
the man'd been drunk as lordi If
he's lying, he sure is good hand
at itp'
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-01

e n more e~xIensive than on a o
foot chahbrf
THE .'-'.-i depth can only be
obtained - building the proposed
imI'oundia- reservoir No regula-
ton w"fk n and above the g.
foot pr"Je requirements. will be
n~eressart ~ secure the 9-foot chan
mel with ials reservoir. In most Of
the river ~ieajects. the costs of OBJ
tanning aaG. foot channel, as against
a o-Ioot channel. has been almost
double: hence. a large part of the
cost oil ihe reservoir can be charged
to a 9-feer project"
PROTECTION from flood damage
would aisf is. a vital consideration.
the PROSE- uS declared. The total
ioss III iiaal damage from ST. Je-
seph to iA- mouth of the Missouri
has beer SIC. 900 since 1903
an averige luss of x11.44 an acre
of land flooded.
The estimated flood damage I'd
agriculiifF lands in the last IOf
years Is ST. zoo. 900. The loss and
d damage 10 Greater Kansas City
alone i estimated at So. 000. 0Ot
since 1sHI3. The total estimated
value 81 Protected property is $780,
600. 600.
The Fort Peck dam. with another
PROPOSED dam ON the Kaw rive
near Topeka. Kansas. will elimin
ate all flat~is ON the Missouri rive
and the haw river below the pro
posed Teleka DAM it is stated.
Referring 4. navigation benefits
it is stated that the Missouri rive
valley arsal produces a large exces
above is own needs of PRACTICAL,
all foods and grains which must b
! shipped IL market and. for the mos
part. his involved a long haul
Navigation Will greatly rednc
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COMERTOWN
Mrs Kenneth Hoist

George Nielsen motored to Dooley
to get a load of feed Monday.
Mrs. Tony Weller and sons are
spending a couple of days visiting
her sisters in Comertown.
4 surprise party was given Miss
EIdridge Wednesday when the high
school girls and n number of other
friends gathered at the Rostad home
They presented her with a beautiful
casserole and a set OF of silverware.
Miss Eldridge is to be Il bride on
| June 3rd.
The pupils and teachers of the
seventh and eigth grades had a
weiner roast Monday evening. Due
! TO such rains they had to have 1t
in the gym.
James Randall, teacher from the
Pleasant Valley school, called on
town friends and was renewing old
ac4uaintences Saturday.
The 500 line train jumped the
track about three miles east of the
town Saturday. There was no serious
results however, but a few hours de-
lay.
! Oscar Clemetson and Peter Bru-
void were ~transacting business in
Crosby Friday.
Prof. Solvold, Helen Strand and
Gladys Twet We're supper guests at
the Chris Petersen home Saturday
evening.
Nan Bruvold called on Mrs. Will
lie Iverson Friday. Mrs. Iverson is
confined in bed with leakage of the
heart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Hoist transact
/, Ell business in Dooley Monday.
The Mckinley school and teach
err Miss Esther Rice held their pic
mic Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Peele and
sons We're calling on their daughter
Sunday.
/ The Glee Club girls were given a
party and weiner roast by their di-
rector Miss Marion Christensen on
Tuesday. This was enjoyed immens-
ely as it may be their last meeting.
Peter Bruvold and Arnold Erick-
SON transacted business In Plenty
wood Saturday.
The GOmert0Wn schools held their
p'cnic Saturday in the school house.
The parent teachers association
served the dinner and a good pro-
gram was given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helms OF Plenty
wood called at the George Nielsen
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Olson and
family shopped in Plentywood Sat
urday and also attended the Farm.
ers Day entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Fransen
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Myer and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Wirtzberger and family attend
ed the Farmers Day celebration MT
Plentywood and also visited at the
Frame Murray home.
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and water supply.
The facts show that an army of
men would be at work. The pros
pectus states that 'in full swing,
$4,000 men would be employed"
Contractors estimate that II per
cent of the cost of the project
would 20 to labor, "a per cent to
labor directly ON the job and % per
cent for labor in materials, equip
msent, supplies and so on. At an
assumed cost of sos, 000, 900 there
would be ii, 900 900 days of labor.
Plans, it is added, are well devel-
oped and work on the project could
be started in 30 days.
The aim of midwest states, be-
SIDES flood control and other bene-
fits. is The construction 4af5a49 foot
channel for navigation from the
mouth of the Missouri to Sioux
City, Iowa. A 6 foot project is al
ready approved under the river and
harbor acts of 1912 and 1927. This
is about go per cent complete. ThA
g-foot channel Is needed to de-
crease costs of navigation and is
now the standardized depth in the
Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois and Ten
nessee rivers.
"The Fort Peck i~mpounding res
ervoir is for the purpose Of storing
| flood waters to be discharged dur
ing the low water periods to make
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up an deficiency of flow due 10
lack of rainfall, or diversion of
water from the Missouri river and
its tributaries for irrigation" the
Prospectus states. THE Engineers
have calculated that irrigation has
depleted the normal flow of the
Missouri river during dry weather
periods, to the extent of 1900 sec
ond feet at Kansas City.
"Fhe proposed Fort Peck reser
voir will provide a dependable flow
of 10000 second feet at Yankton,
City and 40, 900 SECOND feet al
s. d., 80. 900 second feet at Kansas
City and 40, 900 second feet al
Hermann, Mo.
Above discharge will provide q
dependable 50 foot navigation from
Sioux City to the mouth of the riv-
FER.
mo additional regulation work
other than that required for the
present b-foot project. will be re
qulred to Obtain IN SO foot chan
mel. If the reservoir is provided.
There are two adopted project:
on the Missouri river. Both of these
projects provided a channel depth
OF 6 feet with a width of 200 feet
The one project extends from tbs
mouth OF Kansas City and the oth-
er project from Kansas City II
Sioux City. The project from Kan.
sas City to the Mouth is practical,
completed and the project from
Kansas City TO Sioux City is under
way. The work will be finished a
far east as st. Joseph, Mo-. by mex
year.
Conclusions recently announced
by a special BOARD OF Army engi
neers show that the navigation Oh
a 6-foot channel is at least GO pc
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the cost Of marketing farm crops
from this agricultural region and
offers a substantial amount Of per.
manent farm relief"
Hydro-electric POWER develop
ment is another important advant-
age, according TO the prospectus,
which states:
There would be n primary pow
er of $4,000 kilowatts and an ulti-
mary secondary power of $4,000
kilowatts. The ultimate power de.
veIopment value is placed at $40.
800. 900. This development is il
connection with collateral plans.
AT the present time it has not been
determined how much demand
here would be for this power out
put AT this time, but it is thought
that power companies operating III
Montana could use a large portion
of this primary and secondary pow
er and that cheap electrical power
could be used for pumping i~nstalla-
ton for irrigation"
Erosion would be halted by the
| lf"ttfhNf fiktnl Engineers IHNeSllga-
lions show that the land erosion
each year, along unimnroyed river
is I3 acres a mile and the annua
loss OF land before any river i'm
] provement was $4,000 acres. TIL.
annual savings from sterilization
and stream flow regulation, capital
lied ut 4 per cen would be $S7,
!, 800. 900.
Present low, swampy and until
able land amounting to 232,0 90,
acres and eventually worth S11.
90 would be reclaimed as
result of stream flow regulation.
\ deficiency in the flow of til
Mississippi river, below the moutl
of the Missouri III low water sea
son. would also be eliminated. TIL
sterilization of the Missouri chan
net viii greatly reduce the silt dis
charges into the Mississippi ana
accordingly, contribute to the dc
pendability of the Mississippi as
navigable channel.
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RESERVE
J. ]. Gibbons

Mr.. and Mrs. c. \. Bornstad re-
turned from the coast last week.
Ihey had wintered out there.
Mrs kallak and Miss Julia John
son returned from the coast last
Saturday.
Mrs. L. G. Petersen celebrated
her birthday last Friday and all
members of the family gathered at
her home for the occasion.
John Mauritsen has taken over the
old garage and Is remodeling 1t 10
make IA meat market.
Martin Lund is preparing to load
a car Of cattle for the south ST. Paul
market Thursday.
Nels Christensen WAS returned to
the hospital at Williston Friday in
very poor health.
Miss oHara arrived Monday aud
Will spend a short vacation at the
Connole home east Of town.
Several carloads Of children drove
10 Aee4ieine- Haakke IN aTaursEfHy mOrIl-
ing to take part in a program ar
ranged by the legion there.
Albert Roryig reoI,ened his pool
hall this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larson have
moved in from their farm on the
reservation and will reside in town
during the early summer.
Last Sunday afternoon several
couples from town drove ont to the
Steiner Underdahl home east Of
town to attend n silver wedding
ann versary.
Mrs. John Brekke left last week
for a trip 10 Norway.
Nearly ever car in town dashed
to P%lentywood Tuesday evening as
everybody had TO see Grand Hotel"
With seeding over, the wheat Is
beginning to some in again and ell
e~yators are loading out Il couple Of
cars a day
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NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETI-
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DIST
RIOT OF THE STATE OF MON
TANA IN AND FOR THE COUN-
TY OF SHERIDAN
In the matter of the estate of Ida
Johnson, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that a pc
tition for the probate OF the viii of
Ida Johnson, and for the issuance
Of Letters Testementary to Alice
Redmond has been filed In this
court and that Saturday, the 18th
day of June, 4. d., 1888, at the hour
Of 10 O'Clock n. m, in the court
room i'll the courthouse of Plenty
wood Montana, has been appointed
as the time and place for hearing
said petition, when and where any
person interested may show cause.
If any they have. why said petition
should moi be granted.
Dated at Plentywood. Montana
this the Doth day Of May, A.. D., -
1913.
G. II. Peterson,
tCourt Seal) Clerk OF Court
j. ]. Gunther.
Plentyweed, Montana.
Attorney for petitioner.
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Official Plans For Fort
Peck Dam Project Received

A project that is even greater in
scope than previous unofficial in
formation has shown is revealed in
official plans for the proposed Fort
Peek dam received at Glasgow by
the Chamber of Commerce. The pro-
ject Is on the Missouri River or 20
miles southeast of Glasgow.
The information is contained in a
prospectus of the Missouri River
Navigation Association of which ].
A.. Weaver is president and facts
were obtained from plans made by
United tSates Army and War De-
partment Engineers. Some Of them
are.
Capacity: 1000, 900 acre feet.
Height of dam: 231 feet.
Construction of dan. earth fiji
with concrete facr, tunnels and
spft1way.
Drainage area: 57.725 square
miles.
Poor Area: 202, 900 acres.
Pool Length 174.S miles.
Silt: dam Is above silt bearing
water, hence filling in is negligible.
Cost: $s4. 000, 900 based on 1929
figures; at present cost probably
$65, 900, 900.
The reservoir, it is stated, would
be operated for flood control, navi-
cation, power, irrigation, soil eros
lon prevention, land reclamation