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Evening star., 1935-12-29

ing but a snow-bound landscape. No
camera had been invented which could
picture the tortured imagination of a
man so close to death. His head was
spinning. He was tempted to hurl the
instrument into the brush but habit
is strong task-master. Instead he re-
placed it carefully in the limp water
proof case.
1t no longer seemed important to
get back to camp. He dropped to the
ground and wriggled forward. Ilder-
kirk knew how to stalk and he would
play this grim tragedy to the end. He
would put his hands on these lovely
phantoms. In all his life he had never
made a more careful approach. If
death would jest with him then he
would jest with death. Every bush
and rock was his refuge. Slowly,
cautiously - he must not disturb the
birds!
They were restless and crowded
the farther bank, but they did not fly.
Why should they fear him, Ilderkirk,
their friend? Couldn't they know,
specters that they were, that he would
not harm even the ghost of a trum-
peter swan?
Only a snow-laden bush separated
him from his quarry when they began
to trumpet in a wild. alarmed way.
Ilderkirk lifted his head ever so little.
AS he did a gray form shot by and
struck the water Ilderkirk could see
the barred fangs of a timber wolf. One
of the swans beat the surface with his
feet and wings and launched himself
into the air.
Ilderkirk plunged after the animal.
The shock of the icy water woke him
from his lethargy. His left hand
gripped the throat of the gray killer
before the wolf could reach the re-
naming bird. But Ilderkirk was too
weak for such a struggle. The wolf
snapped at his wrist and wrenched
Evening star., 1935-12-29
Miss Lola
Continued from page twelve

covered with Chinese characters. He
put the slip of paper into his breast
pocket and returned the envelope full
Of banknotes to the girl.
I'll show this Chinese writing to
LANG Yu-jen after you've gone." he
said. You can keep the money"
AFTER I've gomez" she gasped. The
horror in her face was unmistakable.
After they've . ?"
NO" he said shortly. 1--WE got an
hour. l can get you out of here if you
think you'll be safe beyond the lines
of this army. Will you be safe in
Ching Lao-chu's territory7"
"Oh, sure" she said. Sure, sure! l
can talk Chinese. didn't let on, but
can. And can go on to the main line,
to Harbin. Let's go quick. Big Boy,
How can we go?"
Il can take you across the ice to
the other side of the river" he said.
There's hand-car there. l can take
you on mile or so, to the last outpost
of this army. After that. if you think
you'd be safe, you'll have to walk.
Here's revolver if you want it."
mo. no." she said. ''I'll be all right
once l get across the river"
81 hope So" said Holden. You're
not all right here"
Her eyes filed with tears - the
tears of gratitude; the fright had
almost gone out of her face. "Oh,
Big Boy" she said. you are good to
meP'
He got up and went out to give
orders. The weary train crew obeyed
without question; the engine began
to puff and chug its way back to the
Mingari River. Holden sat silent in
the compartment, wondering what
accident had compelled him to be, in
a moment SO critical, the arbiter OF so
many destinies. LANG Yu-jen and his
army, Ching Lao-chu and his Japanese
banknotes, and Miss Lola - all these
people would live or die by what a
stray wanderer did. And in another
week he would be in Russia, on the
new job, and would doubtless never
hear of one of them again.
They came to the bridge-head and
walked across the ice. The sentries
saluted; it was none of their business
Evening star., 1935-12-29
THIS WEEK

if the American wanted to walk on the
ice with strange white woman. They
had orders to obey him. At the oppo-
site bridge-head he took command of
the hand-car, which constituted the
entire rolling stock of the Kaichengchu
branch railway north of the Mingari
River. The tricolour of Nationalist
China was stuck up on stick in its
middle. Miss Lola took her place and
Holden applied himself to the handle
bar. At the last post of Liang's army.
two miles up the road. they were in
spected and passed by group of
shivering, Indifferent soldiers. For a
while longer Holden worked the
creaky conveyance, and then, in the
midst of the cold, desolate plain,
where not a house or human being
was to be seen, he stopped.
You'll have to walk from here,
Miss Lola" he said. "Ching's men
can't be far away. hope you'll be all
right"
She was weeping quietly into the
collar of her shabby fur coat. Her
eyes, when she lifted them to him.
were swimming. It'll be OK, Big
Boy" she said. you have been good
to me. l won't forget it. l won't tell
'em anything about your bridge. l
won't"
''All right. Miss Lola" he said.
Lots of luckr He watched her
stumble off down the railway track
The Mingari bridge was built in a
day; Liang's men crossed it, took up
a practically impregnable position on
the other side, and destroyed the
bridge behind them, so that when the
Japanese arrived they faced a revived
and encouraged enemy. Liang was
able to hold his position until REIN
forcements arrived and what is called
an honorable surrender" could be
managed; but by the time all these
events had taken place Holden was
far away, on the new job, and the
passage of the Mingari had become a
fast fading episode of the forgotten
Manchurian campaign.
There was one part of it Mark Hol-
den could never forget, however.
That was the day after the passage of
Evening star., 1935-12-29

the river, when Liang Yu-jen's army
occupied a village on the north side
that had just been evacuated by the
surprised and shattered army of Ching
Lao-chu. Holden was standing in the
railroad shack. warming his weary
body before small tile stove, when
the General came in. Liang's childish
face was sombre.
81 have to tell you something" the
General said. ITS that girl. The
Russian. She's dead"
Holden remained motionless. It
seemed to him almost as if the General
were telling him something he already
knew - something he had always
known.
"She was shot by Ching Lao-chu
this morning. just before we caught
up with him." LANG said. This is
attributed to the fact that we made
surprise attack. l am informed that
Ching thought she deceived him. It is
regrettable. She left a scrap of paper
for you, and the man she gave it to
kept it. Here you are. So"
Holden Strengthened out the crum-
pied bit of paper. 1t said: :"I guess they
are going to give me the works. Big
Boy, because they say should have
told them about your bridge. But l
didn't tell them. l don't care if they
do give me the works. I did keep my
mouth shut, and l want you to know
that l didn't tell them nothing. Good
bye, Big Boy. Thanks, Lola"
Holden put the piece of paper in his
pocket and looked out the window.
The window of the shack was made of
glass. This unaccustomed luxury
enabled him to see the snow falling
straight and cold, falling icy-soft and
certain, over the endless plain and the
men that toiled and fought upon it.
Through the snow he could see, for a
moment, the flaky white face of the
cabaret girl. and her violent lips and
staring eyes. She had told them moth
ing in the end.
Il guess I've had enough of your
war, Gene" Holden said. eff you can
get me on some kind of train for the
main line, I'll be moving along" He
did not look towards the General. He
was staring out through the window.
trying to catch again that moments
shadow of white in the greater white
of the snow endlessly falling.
Evening star., 1935-12-29

said. They thought I'd get through,
easy. guess Ching Lao-chu got little
previous and blew up the bridge too
soon; otherwise I'd have got through
all right"
What are you. anyhow" Holden
asked. You talk like an American"
I'm Russian, all right" she said.
Russian, just like l said, and I'm
going to Harbin to get job in one of
the dance halls if can. But I've
worked in Shanghai and Manila and
Kobe, and can talk American. l
didn't have the fare to get to Harbin,
Big Boy. Honest didn't. That's why
l took the two hundred and fifty yen.
You don't know how hard times have
been in my job; girl can't make two
hundred and fifty yen in a year, any
more"
Holden considered her thoughtfully.
Her language was the language Of the
Far Eastern dance hall, the ruin of
grammar and vocabulary; and yet
he thought he could tell in the tone of
her voice, the way she held her head.
that she had not always been an orna-
ment of such establishments. He had
known certain number of the Russian
girls Of the East. enough to realize
that the most improbable dramas often
lay behind the drab enigma of their
present. What strange confederation
of events had thrown this morsel of
humanity into a train in the bleakest
waste of Manchuria. frightened and
helpless in the face of death? He
shook off such thoughts impatiently.
1t was none of his business who she
had been or whence she had come.
Il believe you, Miss Lola, he said.
But know that the Chinese will not.
If they find those envelopes. you will
be shot. Give them to me-"
She eshuddered convulsively. That's
almost as bad" she whispered. III l
give them up, maybe the Japs will
find out. and they'll do me in, sure as
hell"
She stared at him for a moment, and
then, without another word, rose and
pulled two envelopes from beneath
the cushion on which she had been
sitting. Holden examined the en-
velopes. One was heavier than the
other. He tore it open; it contained
Japanese banknotes. The other re-
vealed only slip of thin paper
Evening star., 1935-12-29
19 Sc

Agatha Christie. Ensland's $ fore
most writer of mystery fiction.
will head a long list of ace story
tellers who will maintain the
pace IN entertainment which
THIS WEEK set in 1885.
Among our other 1886 contrib
utors will be Rupert Hughes.
Emily Post, Jim Tully, Vincent
Sheean, John Erskine, Per-
cival Christopher Wren. Valen-
tine Williams and host of
others.
Make a New Year Resolution
to read THIS WEEK regularly.
1t brings you the best, of fact
and hction-hrst.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-20
Basketball Games

(Continued from Page Une) Community Xmas Fund for this year.
 Following are the lineups of the various teams: Native School-Gus Patch, Mendalook, Gabriel, Gus Larsen, Amarok.
 Nome School-Frank o. Farrell, Karin Walsh, Ul- rickSon, Scott, Mendalook, Kevin Walsh, George Mar tin, Sims, Floyd Wheeler, Fred Bockman, Dick Mar graf, Miles Brandon, Stuart Morrison, Kermit Rock and Roger Bockman.
 Alaskans-Aleck Mogg, Fred Larson, Bill Patch, Trigg, Sam Mogg.
 Nome High School-Mil- ton O'Farrell, Wiloya, F. Wade, Jim Harper, Slack, Tommy Martin, Amarok.
 Officials for the games were:-Referee, Carl Gla- vinovich; Timekeeper, Tom Hayward; Scorekeeper, w. H. Bloom.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-20
LOCAL ITEMS

A telegram received by Mrs. Madeleine Mirow from her mother, Mrs. Chas. l.. Calkins, stated she arrived at San Francisco yesterday from Nome. The informa- tion was also included that the funeral of her husband Charles L. Calkins, who passed away several days ago, would take place to- day, Burial will be made at Oakland, said the wire. Mrs. Calkins was enroute to the bedside of her hus- band when he passed away
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-20
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET NOME, ALASKA
Community Xmas Celebration Will
 Be Next Monday

Make plans now for at- tending the Community Xmas celebration Monday, December 23rd. The after noon exercises commence at 12:30 P.M., when Santa Claus and his reindeer will drive up Main Street head ed for the City Hall. He is reported to be loaded down with presents for all the children of Nome and will distribute them at the even ing programs to be given at the two church.
 At 1 PM. there is to be a band concert by the Nome Brass Band and at 1::30 P. M. the Sports Program for all the kiddies and younger folks will start, featuring dog races, ski and snow shoe racing and etc.
 In the evening two pro- grams are to be given, one in the Federated Church and one in the Methodist church, These programs will commence at 8 o'clock according to the pre- sent schedule.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-20

Pilot MiroW of the Mirow Air Service who was en- route to CordoVa from here with passengers and sched- uled to pick up incoming passengers there, was pre- vented from proceeding be- yond Fairbanks by heavy rains at Cordova. The ice broke up there and it was impossible for him to land at CordoVa. He will wait until the arrival of the next train at Fairbanks and then come to Nome, Monday Wp
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-20
NOTICE

As Trustee of the Estate of Mccarthy, Panos, Inc, Bankrupt, 1 am authorized and directed by the Referee in Bankruptcy to sell all the Estate property for cash. Sealed bids to be opened February 1, 1886, for any or all of the proper ty will be received by me personally or can be left in the office of Leroy M. Sulli- van, my attorney. Any or all bids may be refused.
 JOHN STARR,
 Trustee. Publish Dec. 20, 27, 1885, and Jan. 3, 10, 1886.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-20
MILK-FRESH-MILK
Drink Milk for Health

Dieticians contend that fresh milk contains more nourishment than any oth- CT known food. It has no substitute.
 Our cows are selected on the Pacific Coast-tuber cular tested and approved from the best dairy stock before being shipped.
 We deliver at your home -office-or store; in quarts pints or half pints. Phone your orders.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-20

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03
DUQUETTE

Irene Anderson spent the weekend
at home.
Ralph Johnston and John Sharples
of Minneapolis, visited at the Peder
Erickson home last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Melancon an
nounce the arrival of an pound girl
born Sunday night.
Mrs. Paul O'Brien of Duluth, Wis
tied her parents between trains Tues
day.
Mrs. Neal Bonner and children
spent the weekend at the John Mar
cote home.
liver Ellefson visited at Sunrise and
points in Wisconsin last week.
Alice Hedberg and Kenneth Walters
spent Sunday at the Hedberg home
and brought Mildred with them.
Clifton Erickson, Leslie Anderson,
Ernest Torell. and Alex Hultgren were
Pine City visitors Tuesday.
The Dunnigan Construction Co. I'M
loaded two carloads of equipment re-
Gently and have already started pre-
liminary work on the bridge here.
The Anderson-DeLong company is
tearing down the old warehouse across
from the store.
The F. A. Kuhn family visited in
Princeton Sunday.
keno" party Saturday evening at the
Community hall. Prizes will be Civ
en- and dancing will follow the party.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03
Oak Lake NeighbOrhOOd

| The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
give it's annual chicken dinner at
the church basement Saturday, Oct.
l12 Dinner will be served at noon
| and all are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swenson spent
Sunday in Cloquet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barstang and Mrs.
Andrew Larson of California, and
Mrs. Nels Lindh of Bruno, spent Sat-
urday afternoon at the Anna Ander-
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Jacobson and
Miss Samuelson of Duluth, visited at
the Alfred Anderson home Sunday.
Victor Swenson spent Sunday in Du-
luth.
Miss Lillian Peterson of Bruno,
spent the weekend with Jennie An
derson.
Jennie and Arnie Anderson and Lii
liam Peterson visited at the Harold
Lund home Saturday evening.
Mrs. o. ]. Fiske has been on the
sick list recently, but is better at
this writing.
Miss Wellma Anderson of Duluth,
visited at her home recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Anderson, Mrs.
John Swenson and Mrs. Esther Raul
son of Oregon, spent Friday evening
at the Anna Anderson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lund and FAM
lily visited at the James Caldwell
home at Duquette Wednesday eve
ming of last week.
Mrs. S. M. Lund returned home Sun
day, having spent two weeks in st.
Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03
AUCTION SALE

There will be an auction sale on
the DR.. Dredge farm, miles west of
Groningen on Friday, Oct. II, COM
mencing at IL o'clock, noon. Free
lunch before sale starts.
Observation-Disclosures head of
cows and heifers, mostly Holsteins;
purebred registered Holstein bull,
several purebred cows; purebred
Chester White pigs, 2 draft horses,
colts.
Farm machinery, 500 bushels of
oats and other feed.
See bills and list in papers next
week
DREDGE & COTTRELL, Owners.
First Natl Bank, Sandstone, clerk
VIM. H. Barnick, auctioneer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03
THE CRUCIBLE
High School.

The Askov high school this year
boasts of three glee clubs. These in
clude the junior high school girls
glee club, with membership of 25
the junior high school boys glee club
33 members, and the senior high
school girls glee club with % voices.
All the glee clubs are under the
direction of Miss Olson. They are
hard at work practicing for their first
appearance, which will be at an early
date.
On Friday the seniors took charge
of the high school during the third
period. A program was presented
which was dedicated to the new pupils
in the high school section. The pro-
gram was given for the purpose of
aiding those pupils who have been
having trouble in keeping out of mis-
chief. The change from elementary
to high school life is not so easy to be-
come adjusted to. Included on the
program was a list of dos and
donts," declaration of independence
for the student group, mock test, a
demonstration on mathematics plus
several other presentations for the
benefit of the students.
Last Friday was the grand election
day, when the class officers for the
year 1885 were chosen. The senior
officers are: President, Ejvind Hen
riksen, vice president, Sylvia Deger-
strom, treasurer, Russell Jensen. Sec
rotary, Helen Larsen; juniors, presi-
dent, Howard Kilstofte, vice president,
Arthur Christensen, treasurer, Agnes
Degerstrom, secretary. Harriet Soren-
sen; sophomores, president, Harold
Madsen, vice president, Harold Mil
Ter, treasurer, Myrtes johnson, secre-
tary, Ruth Miller; freshman, presi-
dent, Gene Buck, vice president, Emily
Feldtmose, secretary, Esther Thorn
sen, treasurer. Leslie Krantz; eighth
grade, president, Harry Mortensen,
vice president, Edna Christensen, Sec
rotary, Mildred Smith, treasurer,
Marvin Jensen; seventh grade, presi-
dent, Homer Andersen. vice president,
Marvin lessen, secretary. Jeanette
Simonsen, treasurer, Arden Hyldahl
Grades.
The first and second graders are
studying their environment. They
have started leaf collection. The
pupils bring to school the autumn
leaves which are then pasted on d
large sheet of paper and identified.
The first graders have received
new reading books. They are very
glad when they can read page. They
have also started the fascinating
study of numbers. They are very in
terested and quick to learn, probably
because they want to learn, but also,
no doubt, because of their new arith-
metic books.
When a first or second grade pupil
hands in an exceptionally good paper
it finds place in a huge scrap book
This will encourage them to do better
and heater work.
Several people visited the first and
second grade room last week. The
pupils hope more will come to note
their progress and have a good time
with them.
The fourth graders had occasion
for rejoicing when they received
their new and highly interesting
geography and language books re-
Gently.
The fifth and sixth grade pupils are
studying uses of food, different types
of food, vitamins. and health in gen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03

SPECIAL BARGAIN SALE at Marks
Trading Post. Willow River, Satur-
day, Oct. 5. Come early for an all
day sale. The new Willow River
bakery will furnish refreshments at
low price. Received car load of
unclaimed railroad goods, paint,
roofing paper; all kinds of useful
things for the farm, wagons, high
and low wheels, two corn binders
and other farm machinery, harness
ses and sleighs; 20 head Of horses
and mules, mares, colts, yearlings,
2-year olds and 3-year olds. Terms
or cash. Also have order for 20
head of horses for fox meat. Will
pay cash or trade. Sturgeon Lake
State Bank, clerk. 94w3-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03

Dansk Gudstjeneste med Altergang
Sondag den 6. October XII. 1890.
Dansk Sondagsskole Sondag den 6.
og 20. October Kl. 1890.
Ungdomsmode / Prasteboligen Jun
lori Fredag den T. Oktober XII. s.
English service Sunday, Oct. and
Is at S p. m.
English Sunday school Sunday, Oct
IS and q at 1890 a. m.
Junior meeting at the parsonage
Friday. Oct. 4 at s p. m.
jobs. KnudSen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03

WE ARE paying the following for
poultry, prices guaranteed until Oc-
tober 8: Heavy hens, AZ pounds
and over, 15c, under Az pounds,
lie; heavy breed spring chickens,
lac. Leghorn spring chickens, 13c.
Licensed and bonded poultry buyers.
-Halvorson Poultry Farm, Sand
stone. 41W3-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03

FOR SALE-Twelve months guaran-
teed S0-ampere storage batteries,
S3.95 and old battery: heavy duty
radio B. batteries. Sturgeon
Lake Garage, Sturgeon Lake.
25w1-3t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03

FOR SALE-Two work horses, weight
about 1900 lbs. each, and about 10
tons upland hay. Will trade for
cattle. hogs or car.-G. E. Duncan.
61a miles east, Willow River.
30w3-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03

FOR SALE-Saxaphone, rockers. duo
fold, chairs, all kinds of tables.
wash stand, good wood and coal
heater, kitchen cabinets. ice box,
etc.-E. J. Walsh, Willow River.
25w3-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-03
LOST, FOUND, STRAYED

for Fairbanks scale be-
tween Bruno and the Rutledge cor
Finder please return to r. E. Ellison,
ASkOv. 25W3-1t