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er beat To think suddenly of Will
ure. She stepped back, into the shad
owed end of the kitchen by the sink;
but Marin Pierce-she had put aside
her knitting-came out from the din
ing room and said briskly:
Chunk up the fire, Jenny" and to
Jim: "You get up close and dry"
Jenny obeyed, glad of this pretext
for activity; and Saladine told them
his name and errand here. THE road
in here fooled me-" he explained. 81
thought it'd bring me to Carey's. It
looks like travelled road"
She nodded, with clucking chuckle
"'Tis" she agreed. "a lot of people
come in here, take it by and large"
"Why?"
Her little black eyes twinkled at
him. IF you lived anywhere around
here, you'd have heard of Marin
Pierce" she told him, a crotchety
pride in her tones. Folks come to me
for doctoring. YARDS and simples. I've
healed pile of hurts in my day.
"a real doctor can't make living
here, so they come to me, and pay me
with help in hay time, or they get my
wood in, and do the chores that's too
heavy for Jenny"
1T must be hard for just the two of
you," he hazarded.
She related, almost proudly. her an
cient stubborn quarrel with her broth
err He said, amused:
Looks TO me you cut off your own
nose TO spite your facer'
Folks get so they banker for a
fight, around here" Marin Pierce de-
clared. "Quarreling with your kin
comes natural in Hostile Valley. take
heap of satisfaction out of seeing
the Win-side of this house go to rot
and ruin. Serves him right, | say !"
He around?" Saladine asked.
HE sneaks back. oncet in so often.
10 see tot I'm letting things alone"
she said "Or he says that's why" Her
tone was dry with scorn.
Then old Marin Pierce asked: You
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HOSTILE
VALLEY
NlINu Ames
Il|lllI williams
lIIIII Copyright by
JllIItt Ben Ames Williams.
IlIltlil WNU Service.
SYNOPSIS
Copyright by
Ben Ames Williams.
WNU Service.

AT gathering of cronies in the viii
lage of Liberty. Maine, Jim Saladine
listens to the history of the neighbor-
ing Hostile Valley-its past tragedies.
its superb fishing streams, and, above
all, the mysterious, enticing Hubby,
wife OF Will Ferrin. Interested, he
drives to the Valley for days fishing,
though admitting to himself his chief
desire is to see the glamorous Hubby
Ferrin. ''Old Marin" Pierce and her
nineteen-year-old granddaughter Jenny
live in the Valley. Since childhood
Jenny has deeply loved young VIII
Ferrin, older than she, and who re-
CARDS her as still child. Will leaves
to take employment in nearby Augusta.
His fathers death brings Will back
to the Valley, but he returns to Au-
gusta, still unconscious of Jenny's
womanhood, and love. Neighbors of
the Pierces are Bart and Amy Carey.
brother and sister. Bart, unmarried and
something Of a ne'er-do-well, is at
tracted by Jenny. The girl repulses
him definitely. Learning that Will
is coming home, Jenny, exulting, sets
his long-empty house ito rights" and
has dinner ready for him. He comes
bringing his wife, Hubby. The girls
world collapses. Hubby becomes the
subject of unfavorable gossip in the
Valley. Entering his home unlocked
LOT, Will mas seemingly damnlnS
evidence of his wife's unfaithfulness
as man he knows is Seth Humph-
reys breaks from the house. Will over
takes him and chokes him to death,
although Humphreys skaters his leg
with a bullet. At Marin Pierce's house
the leg is amputated. Jenny goes to
break the news to Hubby and finds
her with Bart Carey. Hubby makes a
mock of Jenny's sympath declaring
she has no use for half a man." and
is leaving. Will is legally exonerated,
and with a homemade artificial leg
carries on" hiring a helper, Zeke
Dace. Months later Hubby comes back.
VIII accepts her presence as her right.
Two years go by. Zeke and Bart Carey
engage in fist fight, the trouble aris-
ing, as all know, over Hubby. Amy
Carey commits suicide. zeke Dace had
been showing her attention, but has
completely succumbed to the wiles of
Hubby. Saladine comes to the Valley.
Bad roads cause him to stop at Fer
rims farm where he meets Hubby. He
leaves to fish an adjacent stream.
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CHAPTER VII

Jenny went down brook that morn
ing to do Marin Pierce's bidding in the
matter of the lily root; and as she
passed quietly through the woods
there was a stir of new life in the
iorest about her.
The girl made her way to a pool she
knew, with rip of singing water at
the head. Jenny crawled out on log
and lay at length, reaching deep into
the water with a heavy kitchen knife
to loose one of the roots from the
mucky bottom. Saladine came upon
her while she was thus engaged.
Along any well-fished stream there
is sure to be a trail that will lead
even a stranger to the most advan-
tageous spots from which to try each
pool Saladine was quick to discover
such a path here. When he first found
it, he saw a boot rack in the muck.
and knew that another angler had gone
down brook this same morning. He
thought regretfully that if the other
man had fished the pools, the trout
would be not so readily responsive
now; and as he went on, he began To
wonder about this man who had gone
downstream before him. and TO watch
alertIy, waiting to overtake the other
But it was not a man whom pres
emily he encountered, but a woman, ~
ing along a log which extended into
one of the pools, with her head lower
than her heels, her ankles crossed, and
her heels toward him.
While he checked in his tracks, still
and astoniShed, she brought up out of
the water an object which ne recog-
nized: one of the thick fleshy root
stocks of the water lily. She washed
it clean, and then she rose 10 her
hands and knees on the log, and sat
back on her heels. and so came TO her
feet and turned to face Jim on the
bank behind her here.
Her dark eyes widened at sight of
him: and Jim looked at her with a
pleaSurahle appreciation. The beauty
which she wore was not simple mat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-05
Ringworm on Head.
Child Cried All
the Time
Cuticura Relieved

"Ringworm started with white
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was in terrible way. These erup-
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them they would burn, and more
broke out. He could not rest, but
cried all the time.
II tried different remedies, but the
eruption lasted one year. Then 1
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and now my boys head is relieved.
I will never be without Cuticura
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Mass. ADV.
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CHAPTER VI-Continued
ID

"OVer that side" she assented "Ie
yo're still a mind to gow And she
urged, almost cajolingly: "You won't
take any trout today. Brooks too
highw
He would not argue with her. Like
~ not" he agreed. But I'm a mind
to see the brook" He found the steep
path at one side.
what did you come here for, any
way?" she demanded, and her mouth
was sullen, almost angry, challenging
ITO fish," he said, uncomfortably.
''To see Hostile Valley
1--WE amt all hostile here" she said.
She was smiling again. IF you want
in such a hurry!" He took one step
down. Il might come along with you,"
she proposed. IF you asked me pretty,
1 cd show you the best holes"
Saladine was a man sober and con-
tanned; but no man could escape the
disturbing force she emanated. His
senses swan and his cheek was brick
red.
I'll find 'em," he blurted; and
plunged down the steep path toward
the brook like one who breaks away
from OBTAINING hands.
From the foot of the precipice he
looked up and back, his eye drawn
irresistibly. She stood poised on the
very margin of the ledge, leaning a
little over to watch him; and he heard
her laugh softly.
Then he turned into the woods, re-
lieved to be away. He supposed she
would go back to the house; but so far
as Saladine ever knew, she did not re-
turn to the house again before she
died.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-05
Bird Cage" Pot
Holders Make a
Practical Gift
Bv GRANDMOTHER CLARK

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lamely. She had really meant that it
would be nicer than sympathy dinner
invitation from one of her friends. Il
even thought maybe, If happened to
find the right youngster-I might adopt
one"
She stopped, little breathless. She
hadn't meant to commit herself so
far. Yet the lady was very kind, and
arrangements were easily made.
She had never been to the barracks
before, and she thrilled to the ride
over the snowy road, but she was
her care. Their too-bright eyes gilt
tered, and they pressed sharp noses
against the car windows, leaving
marks where they had touched.
They were excited, terribly excited,
but happy, too. So was Marcia. Joy
and excitement shone from her eyes.
making her usually pleasant but rather
plain countenance radiant.
And then they were there, piling
children into the great building, find
ing their places, taking care of wraps,
warming cold little fingers, and through
1t all a glow. Christmas cheerI That
was it! For the first time in years,
Marcia was having a really, truly
Merry Christmas.
She Strengthened up for a moment
with the realization, and found the
man looking at her. He was taking
the coat off tousle-headed boy, and
across the lads head he smiled at her.
Marcia smiled, too, but her heart
seemed to stop beating.
He stood tall and straight in his
officers uniform, a handsome man, not
many years her senior. AS soon as
the children began eating, he came
over and introduced himself.
Having a good timer" he asked.
"Glorious!"
$50 are YOU"
"What?'
GLORIOUS, of course. Don't mind
my bothering, do you? l thought you
seemed, misunderstanding When L
was looking at you-remember?" Mar
cia nodded. Somebody once said that
if you look into a persons eyes, you
create bond that can never be
broken. know what he meant, now"
II felt it. too" Marcia murmured.
He looked about. II say, shall we
ditch the program? I'd like to show
you around the barracks, If you'd let
me-"
They didn't notice the cold, the fall
ing snow, nor, later, the children's
carols.
Goodness" Marcia exclaimed at
last. They're leaving. l must look
after my carload 'of youngsters"
"Wait!" He caught her hand, held
it fast iii want to see you again,
soon. We have so much in common.
you know-we're both lonely, we like
children, we enjoy Christmas parties
and want to know if you like hiking
and tobogganing, movies, operas. lots
of things. Me. for instance"
'Of course" answered Marcia. But
let me go now. Here comes that well
fare lady," She pulled away. "We
were just coming" she apologized.
The lady smiled. mo hurry. But
l wonder-you said something. you
know-haye you decided what child
you want to adopt?"
"Heavens!' declared Marcia. 81 for
.ot!'
well, why" asked the soldier
adopt one? | mean-wait until next
Christmas. Things change SO in q
year"
I'm day." breathed Marcia.
Western Newspaper Union
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-05
Asthma Follows Storms

Some obscure relationship exists
between asthma and thunderstorms.
Physicians who have greatly relieved
asthma sufferers by the use of air
conditioned rooms, free from dust
and pollen and regulated as to tenn
perature and humidity, have found
that these persons almost Invariably
develop attacks shortly after a Sc
we're storm.-Collier's Weekly.
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ter of hair and lips and eyes, of color
ing and conformation. She was, Sala'
dine thought, illumined and made ra.
diant by some inward glory.
He told her: II didn't look to run
into anyone, this far from the road
Its not far to where live" she
said simply; and she asked: Done
anything?"
mot much" he said apologetfcally.
Someone fished down through ahead
of me. That'd scare the trout. see
his tracks. Likely he passed you?"
There's a steam mill working, down
below" she reflected. Likely it was
one of the men from there" She was
clearly uneasy. 1--WE got to co." she
decided, and before he could speak to
detain her, she was gone. She van
ished among the trees, and he had an
impression of an almost musical har-
mony as she moved.
The girl set out for home swiftly,
disturbed by this encounter, her eyes
watchful of the woods around. She
came back to the house, and Marin
Pierce saw her uneasiness and asked !:
what happened, Jenny? See some
one?"
"a man, down brook" Jenny ex-
planned. Fishing, he was" She hest
tated. "He didn't bother me-" she said.
HE was kind of like Will, big, and
steady"
Marin Pierce chuckled. "Kind of
like WIFI" she repeated derisively.
That's all you can think of. Mill
man, was he?"
But Jenny shook her head. "No."
She added: HE didn't bother me. But
he said he'd seen tracks all down the
brook, along the path. ] didn't know
who might be around
This man, did he look like he might
be from Augusta?"
Jenny shook her head. mo, more
like folks around here" she declared.
But no one / ever see before"
They exhausted the subject present
ly, and must by and by have forgotten
it. But a little before noon, when he
was done fishing, Saladine, mistaking
VIII Ferrin's directions and seeking
the road to Carey's, took the way in
to Marin Pierce's farm instead, and
so came to the house divided. Marin
Pierce and Jenny were in the dining
room when rain suddenly began to fall
Jenny rose to close a window, and as
she did so, Saladine came running
around the house to take shelter on
the porch; and Jenny called over her
shoulder:
Granny, here's that man see down
brook" They saw him pass the win
dows and go toward the kitchen door,
him there.
When Saladine thus saw Jenny
again, he was surprised afresh at her
beauty, and amused at this second en-
counter. The rain had wetted him.
"Come in and set" Jenny invited
him. IT'LL the rains done. Yo're soaked
through" She pushed the screen door
wide.
Come in, come in!" Marin Pierce
insisted. "Water won't hurt the floors.
and you'll catch your death out there 7"
So he leaned the loose sections of
his disjointed rod against the weather
boarded wall and stepped into the
kitchen. 81 fished down brook, after
saw you," he said to the girl. 'Its all
a bog, below there. 1 got enough of
that, and cut back up to the road
Will Ferrin told me to take the first
road right >. :"
When he spoke that name, the girls
pulse caught, then pounded in a quick
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Huge Skull Found

The skull of huge prehistoric
reptile found recently in the Kar-
roo of Cape Province of Africa is
unknown to science, and 1t is be-
lieved the creature lived 200,0O0.O00
years ago.
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Christmas +
At She Barracks

thought passionately. She
i pressed her face close to the
toy window, so passersby would not
notice her burning cheeks nor tear
filled eyes.
Suddenly she was face to face with
it-that overwhelming longing for some
one to make Christmas worthwhile.
"Why am / such fool?" she asked
herself miserably. "A grown woman
weeping at a store window display !"
She hurried on to her lonely fiat,
and stood looking in the mirror. Thirty
two! II don't feel DID," she said.
After while she got up and washed
her face, determined to be sensible.
She couldn't eat yet-she was too
shaken-so she sat down with the
home paper. No use trying to avoid
the Christmas ads. Might as well face
the fact that no one in the world really
cared
Well, why not find some one? And
then, as though in answer, she saw the
item in the paper.
"Poor children of this and neigh
boring communities will be treat
ed to a real old-fashioned Christ
mas dinner and tree at the
Mckinley barracks. Officers and
men are providing turkey and all
the trimmings, and several hundred
children are expected. Churches
and social agencies are being
asked to furnish women to act as
chaperones and also cars to trans
port the children to the barracks"
Marcia stepped timidly into the so.
cial welfare bureau. II wonder If you
could use me to help take the children
out to the barracks on Christmas" she
asked. 1T would be so much nicer
than-than anything else," she finished
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-24
LAGERGRENS TO GIVE HOUSEW,ARMING PARTY TONIGHT, NEW HOME

A housewarming party to initiate their new residence, at 326 Second Street, will be held tonight by MT. and Mrs. Milton A. Lagergren, who will entertain several friends at a buffet supper. Bridge and pinochle will be played during the evening.
 Those present will be: Mir and Mrs. J. Q. Adams. Mir and Mrs. William Byington, Mir. and Mrs. R. Darnell, MT and Mrs. V. L, Hoke, MT. and Mrs. George Laveck, Mir. and Mrs. Dan Livie, MT. and Mrs. c. w. Livingston, MT. and Mrs. Alfred Lundstrom, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Tom Morgan, MT. and Mrs. Walter Peterson, MT. and Mrs N Rich ardson, MT. and Mrs. w. Telford, Mir. and Mrs A. Winegardner, Mrs. E. M. Richardson, and Miss Helen Druley.
 Miss Druley, the guest of Mrs. E. M. Richardson, is from Prescott, Wis. She is connected with the South Institute of Nenominee, Wis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-24
AL.EUTIAN HERE THIS MORNING
 FROM SEATTLE

Steamer Aleutian berthed at Pa cific Coast Dock from Seattle at 3::30 o'clock this morning. Later in the morning, she moved to the Alaska Juneau Dock to unload mine supplies. She was scheduled to leave for Skagway early this after noon, returning here on the south bound run at 2 o'clock Monday morning.
 She is commanded by Capt. H Andersen. Purser Joe Large report cd that the vessel had 235 round- trip passengers aboard. His in- bound list includes:
 t4Cm Seattle-Helen Flynn. John Lazear, R. K. Mellon. A. M Scaife, B. F. Shearer, Mrs. Shearer, Rob- ert Walters.
 The Aleutian took 12 passengers outbound. They include;
 Fer Skagway-E. B. Sparling, J. Hil, J. E.. Turton, Mrs. Turton, s. A. Light, R. A. Gridley, Mrs, Hazel Kirmse.
 For Haines-Mrs. O. Carmichael Mrs. c. D. Coates, Ed Dahl, David Johnson, Mike Johns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-24
BANKER HERE FROM EAST ON ], HUNTING TRIP
Richard Mellon and Others
 Take Off by Plane for Kluana Lake

Richard K. Mellon. President of the Mellon National Bank of Pitts fourgh, and a director of the Pan American Airways; Robert s. Wat CTS, President of the National Rad iator Company, Johnston, Pa; AL Ian Scaife, Chairman of the Pitts burgh Coal Company, and John M. Lazear, Pittsburgh capitalist, ar rived in Juneau On the Aleutian.
 The Mellon party was met at the dock by A. B. Hayes, Pacific Alaska Airways representative, and escorted to the Gastineau Hotel where preparations for immediate departure on a hunting trip to the Kluane district were accomplished. The party took off from the PAA Airport aboard the Lockheed El- ectra piloted by W. J. Barrows and Walter Hall at II am, ex- pecting to reurn in about two weeks.
 The members of the Mellon party have hunted together on a number of previous occasions. They stated that they have no particular choice of game and they chose Alaska for this trip because it is one of the few places left that are not shot out
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-24
TEA FOR MRS. STONE AND MRS PRICE WHO
 ARE VISITING HERE

For Mrs. Seymour I. Stone and Mrs. Dolly S. Price of Long Beach, California, Mrs. Robert Bender en- tertained at tea Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. Stone, who is visiting her brother. Gov. John w. Troy, and Mrs. Price, a friend of many years of Mrs. David Waggoner, have been in Juneau for the past ten days and will leave on the Alaska Monday for the south.
 Assisting Mrs. Bender were Mrs. J. J. Connors, Mrs. J. F. Mullen, Ms. J. A. Hcllentha1, Mrs w. E. Britt, Mrs w. w Council, Mrs I. Goldstein, Mrs. c. E. Morgan, Mrs. Smith Cass, Mrs. Minard Mill, Mrs. Chester A. Anderson, Mrs. Gertrude Naylor. Mrs. J. w. Gucker and Miss Lillian Alexander, and Mrs. George F. Alexander, who sang sev- eral songs during the afternoon.
 The visits of Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Price in Juneau have inspired many parties in their honor since their arrival here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-24
SHEARER HERE,
 BUSINESS TRIP

There are going to be some marvellous pictures. The picture industry looks better than it has for years" said B. F. Shearer, own CT of the B. F. Shearer Theatre Supply Company, of Seattle, who arrived with Mrs. Shearer on the Aleutian this morning. MT. Shearer controls both the Capitol Theatre and the Coliseum Theatre here. He operates two theatres in Ketchikan, a new theatre in Bremerton which is reported to be one of the most beautiful in the Pacific Northwest, and theatre in Everett.
 MT. and Mrs. Shearer will sail for Seattle on the Princess Louise Tuesday.
 MT. Shearer said that he came to Juneau to confer with Charles D. Beale, Manager of the Capitol and Coliseum theatres, regarding a Greater Movie Season" campaign. Both the local theatres will be re- modelled and renovated and picture products from all the major com panies discussed. MT Shearer stat ed that many new features, in- cluding "The March of Time" will be brought to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-24
MRS. NEWMAN HONORS
 MRS. REABER WITH AFTERNOON PARTY

Mrs. John H. Newman entertain ed yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs. c. M Reaber, who is visiting here at the home of her son, Capt. M c. Reaber of the motorship Dart.
 The guests included Mrs. Oscar G. Olson, Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Frank Foster, Mrs. William J Beck, Msr w. H. Robinson, Mrs. H. L. Red lingshafer, Mrs. Charles Fox, and Mrs. Reaber.
 The afternoon was spent in in- formal visiting and needlework.