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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-14
CHAPTER a.


TT WAS when she had been a
week on the barge that Jacque-
lines chance came. Mrs. Joplin,
when she brought her supper, was
wearing an anxious frOwn, and
after she had placed the food ON
the table she stood, glancing at
Jacqueline, undecided. it seemed,
whether to go or stay.
eff it wasn't for you, dearie,"
she said, I'D be of to fetch him
back. He's boozing-that's what
he's doing"
Jacqueline, aware Of sudden
thrill Of excitement, was careful to
be casual.
''Mr. Joplin ?"
The woman nodded. "Boozing,"
she repeated. He's been gone
since IL o'clock this morning, and
it's now. and it's only boozing as
could keep i'm all that time"
mr.. Joplin's gone away?"
"GOne ashore, dearie. To col
iect. Five pounds is due to us
today, you know, and Alf's gone
to collect it. 1t looks as if I'll be
lucky if there's one pound left by
the time 'e's done with boozing." She
sighed. "'E never knows when
to stop, doesn't ALI, unless I'm
there to remind i'm"
The girl smiled.
why don't you go and remind
him. Mrs. Joplin ?"
What? And leave you here,
dearie?" She shook her head. 81
amt so green as all that. When I
got back with ALT, where would
be you, Ell? Not here. And that'd
fair set ALT rampagin', that would.
'E's counting on you, dearie, for
five pounds a week, and before e
went this morning e said ed
break my neck if you wasn't ERE
when e got back"
81 see," said Jacqueline thought
fully. "And suppose, Mrs. Joplin,
as Mr.. Joplin isn't here-suppose I
try to get away?"
Mrs. Joplin smiled indulgently.
"Td hit you, love, that's all. I'd
ave to. So don't you get trying
no tricks, there's a good gel, be-
cause you wouldn't like me lifting
you no more than my ALT does"
"All right, I WON'T" smiled JAG
queline. "And I suppose it's no
use trying to persuade you to let
me go?"
Five pounds a week worth of no
use, dearie."
"But suppose I gave you more
than five pounds a week? To let
me go, mean. Listen, Mrs. Joplin.
I've got to get away. Sooner or
later shall get away-you can't
keep me here forever-and when
do get away, what do you think is
going to happen? There's going
to be trouble-pretty big trouble
with the police, and you and Mr..
Joplin will be right in the middle
Of it."
mot me, dearie. Nor ALT.
We're doing nothing wrong. We're
just givin' you board an lodging"
you're keeping me here against
my will, Mrs. Joplin, and if you
really believe you're doing nothing
wrong, you'll soon discover you're
making a bad mistake. You're
taking money from Colonel Lut-
man."
'Never card of i'm, dearie.
Incog, you know"
"And he's playing a dangerous
game, and wher he's caught you'll
he caught. You may not know
what he's doing-probably you
don't-but the police won't believe
that when it all comes out. If you
don't want to be mixed up in
it -"
Mixed up nothing, dearie. You
can't scare me that way"
Jacqueline shrugged her Shout
lders.
I'm just warning you, that's all.
Murders a rotten sort of thing to
he mixed up in"
The woman's jaw dropped and
her eyes opened very wide.
49,, Murder? Who's talking about
murder? Me an ALT amt murder
ing nobody. F.. :"
You may not realize it, Mrs.
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Joplin, but I've an idea you're help
ing someone to murder somebody
You're helping by keeping me here,
and if you don't know it, you can
take it from me that your hus-
band knows it."
"What-Alf?" She shook her
head. "He wouldn't 'urt nobody,
ALT wouldn't except when 'e's
rampaging. ALI wouldn't get is
self mixed up in that sort o. bust
ness. e knows better than that.
If e started murderin' people, ed
ear something from me, an well
e knows it. You've got fanciful
ideas, dearie, that's what you've
got"
cts not a fanciful idea," JAG
|queline assured her. tits the
truth. Colonel Lutman-or who
ever it is who's paying you five
pounds a week.-Mrs. let you in for
something you don't understand,
and if you're wise you'll clear out
Of it as quickly as you can, before
it's too late. And it may be too late
at any minute. You don't really
suppose that people can vanish, as
I've done, and the police do moth
ing about it, do you? You can be
quite sure that the police are do
ing a good deal about it, and soon
er or later they'll be bound to find
me, and if they find me here-on
your boat :"
"You amt vanished, dearie," Mrs.
Joplin interrupted, land the police
amt worryin' about you at all.
That's just your fanciful ideas
again. see the newspaper regular
every day, and there's nothin'
about nobody vanishin'."
But I have vanished" JAG
queline insisted. 'There may be
nothing in the papers, and you may
have been told nothing about it.,
but somebody knocked me silly
and brought me here, and nobody
not even my mother-knows
where I am, and the first thing
my mother would do would be to
go to the police"
Mrs. Joplin seemed unimpressed.
knocked silly, was you,
dearie ?" She nodded. well, that
explains all them fanciful ideas
you've got about my ALT goin'
about murderin' people. If you
wasn't knocked silly, my dear,
you'd know my ALI amt that sort.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-14
HoE ln IS TO START
SAFETY GATHE1RlNc

VA Raleig Ugh, May l2-Governor c,
aoey will open the ejp lb4E Clyde R.
statewide t' safety conference Trs" - annual
eon7oalem' May 20 and 81 At Wins
ana State safety authorizes National Nat,
cuss highway, home and ind,,. Will dis,
cident prevention. 'O industrial &C,
Judge E. Earle pi,.
ooro' will discuss Traffic R Sf Greens,
Dean Keefer, Industrial s.fo4..
rector, National Safety co nalety d.
cago' Will address the tobacc ,l'il' Chi
a. Z. Horrocks, Director Ed I'd group
Goodyear University, Akron ~uca oI
will lecture each morning, T Th,, Ohio
morning he will discuss "Tbe "E uss
Skyline" and Friday, "Attac l"e Safety
Spearhead of Foremanshina WIN the
The Conference will be divia
thirteen meetings, with a pan ,oru into
sion each morning. '''' d SEES
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-05-14
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

n surgeon advocates an operation
for badness. But if it doesn't work,
how will the patient explain that his
scalp resembles an unsolved cross
word puzzle?
Wedding gifts are pouring in upon
the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simp-
son, according to newspaper dis
patches from France. We're beside
ourself to learn what Prime Minister
Baldwin sent.
A Brooklyn lawyer accidentally
shot himself as he sat down in res
taurant. 1t was bound to be acciden-
tal-not even a Brooklyn steak could
be as bad as that
Maybe the Duke of Windsor had
other reasons for abdicating. Corona
ton or no coronation-this is no
weather to go around wearing cou-
pie of tons of gold braid and medals,
not to mention a velvet-lined crown
made of heavy metal.
We wondered what a strike OF
movie actors and actresses would be
like. We always wanted to see a
picket line made up entirely OF 10
cylinder imported limousines.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Give Dinner In Honor Of Arasons.

Thursday evening the members pi
the Order of the Eastern Star gave d
dinner In honor of their brother Ma
sons, at the Masonic hall. The tables
were decorated in blue and white, the
blue standing for the Blue lodge. Mrs
Clifford Clay, worthy matron, gave Q
welcoming speech to the Masons and
Ed Henrichs, worshipfm master. gave :
return speech in behalf Of the Masons
thanking their sisters for the lovely
dinner A short play, A La Carte was
acted out during the dinner by Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Hosea. Miss Ida Daugharty
Mrs. Clifford Clay, Mrs. Frank Divis,
Douglas and David Dean. The plot Of
the play is an average American fam
lily going to an expensive and elite
restaurant They bicker about what
they are going to have for dinner and
end UP by eating ham sandwiches.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Eureka Begins War On Cancer.

On last Wednesday afternoon, MEM
bers from IS organizations met for the
purpose of learning the aims and pur-
poses of the nation wide drive against
cancer. The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs L. T Winslow, local
chairman, or in the army terms, cap
tain.
The main objective of the Women
Field Army is to educate the public in
recognizing early symptoms of this
disease which claims more lives than
any other in America save heart
trouble The medical profession IS
helpless unless they receive the pa
tent in the early stages Of the disease.
1t is, therefore, imperative that an early
diagnosis be made to insure a cure.
Through the mass meetings which are
being planned, with speakers from the
medical profession, the Eureka branch
plans on doing its part in the campaign.
The first mass meeting will be held at
the Baptist church on this Friday,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
School News

Tuesday morning Mr.. Dean an
nounced that there was great need
for better fire system. SO he pro-
posed that the student body elect a
fire chief and assistant chief. Jack
Brown was elected fire chief and James
Savage his assistant In the afternoon
a fire drill was held with real smoke
filling up the school house and giving
the appearance that there really was a
fire
The senior play Amy From Arizona
was started Monday. Those in the
play are: Raymond Lindsey, Harry
Fem, John H Burns, Morris Snyder,
Harriet Haaland. Rhea Fewkes, Susie
Grippe, Dolores Joy. and Florence Burns.
1t is a three act comedy in which Les
ter Hemingway. played by Raymond
Lindsey, starts the ball rolling by tell
ing one little lie to his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Squeers. played By Susie Grippe.
From this one lie he has to go on tell
ing more not to implicate himself but
does succeed in duplicating everyone
else.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Sunny of Sunnyside A Decided Success

The children of Roosevelt school pro-
duced one of the finest operettas on
last Thursday evening yet witnessed IN
Eureka. Although this. operetta was
not so attractive to the eye as the one
given two years ago, it showed de-
eided Development on the part Of the
children in their musical training. The
solo work was especially we'll done for
grade children Jean Drake and Gloria
Eberth were outstanding soloists while
Les Peltier, as the fat boy, evoked
much laughter. The circus, with Dale
Broderick as proprietor, was humor-
Gus climax to the story with the giraffe
and elephant as the highlights. The
many delightful little dances SO beau
tifully given were pleasing sight and
the teacher and children are to be
highly complimented upon the produc-
ton as a whole. The operetta was
given in the high school gym and the
receipts amounted to well over S65. A
substantial amount will be left after
paying for the radio purchased by the
school
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eureka News
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Red Cross Holds Annual Meeting.

The Red Cross held its annual meet
ing for the purpose of giving report
and electing officers on last Wednesday
evening at the Baptist church. The
meeting was held in conjunction with
the Chamber of Commerce and was
preceded by a delicious dinner served
by the Baptist Ladies Aid. The same
corps of officers was unanimously
chosen for the ensuing year: Mrs. Ed
Richardson, president; Mrs. Cora Wal
Ter, secretary treasurer; and Mrs. Enos
Campbell and Mrs. Harry Thatcher re-
lief committee The November roll call
proceeds amounted to S56. Balance in
the treasury now is S163.44.
J. A. Laux, head of the NYA for this
district with offices in Kalispell, spoke
on the prospects for an NYA project in
this community. He explained the evil
dent neglect to have project here
before was due to no one taking con-
crete steps toward this end Those
eligible for this work are youths who
are members of relief family between
the ages of Is and Is. The purpose is to
give employment to youths who are
unable to find work in private industry
and should be of such nature that it
will have educational value to the
young folks as we'll as be of benefit
to the community Mr. Laux stated
that he would return this Wednesday
with the district supervisor and he
hopes to work out a project at that
time. The wages are sl8 to S25 for
40 hour month
Mrs. Winslow then spoke briefly on
the drive against cancer and solicited
the support of the people DR.. Laura
Lowell added few words of COM
mendation on the drive and spoke on
plans for a revolving fund to care for
local crippled or physically i'll chill
dren whose parents are unable to care
for the work
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Big Week for Girl Scouts.

Girl Scouts of Whitefish and Troy
spent two busy days of celebration and
fun together last week Sixteen men,
bers of Troop II of Whitefish came to
Troy to participate in the joint cele-
bration of the 25th anniversary of the
Girl Scout organization They arrived
in Troy Saturday afternoon and were
met at the train by the Troy Scouts.
The two troops marched in body to
the local Scout room, where get-to-
gether games were played until
o'clock The Whitefish girds were then
escorted to their rooms to prepare for
supper and the evenings program.
The visiting Scouts from Whtefish
were: Grace Hume. Ruth Mcdonald,
Joann Dalton. Phyllis Rowlles, Jean
Collins Janelle Potter. Irma Jones, Do
lores Larson, Margaret Rowllee, Fern
Jones, Audrey Grippe. Elsie Jones, Le-
nor Sagen, Anne Lee VanArtsdale,
Thelma Smith and Mrs. J. w Alex
ander, captain of the troop.
The covered dish supper furnished
by the local Scouts, was served buffet
style, in the lunch room adjoining the
Scout room. 1t was declared most de-
licious by everyone present. Clean up
work was shared by all. 50 that s
o'clock found the Scouts ready for the
program to follow.
The fun of being a Girl Scout. the
ideals of the organization. it benefits
to GIRL and the joys of being united
IN a common cause. were impressively
and well illustrated during the program
The various numbers were presented as
follows.
Song ......s...-..s...s Star SpangIed Banner
Welcome Address .........-........-......
.............-....June Sanders OF Troy
Song .................Ha Hail to the Scouts
Response 49, Irrna Jones of Whitefish
Address, Girl Scouting and How It
Helps Girl.
BY Audrey Cripe of Whitefish
Badge awards to WhitefiSh Girls
Mrs Alexander
Investiture for Troy Girls ........
...............................M Marie Hubbard
Song .................... flynn of Scouting
Badges awarded to the Whitefish
girls were: one Tenderfoot badge, one
Second Class badge and a number Of
gold and silver attendance stars.
Troy girls who were invested and
awarded their Tenderfoot badges were
Dorothy Tallmadge, OF the Star patrol
Rebecca Webb and Dorothy Webb of
the Silver Fox patrol, and Kathleen
Carr, of the Beaver patrol
AT the close of the evening MRS.
Alexander BROUGHT forth big birthday
cake beautifully decorated in the
Scout colors. Everyone gathered
around to sing and wish each other
Happy Birthday by candle light. Mrs.
Alexander and Theima Smith later cut
the cake and passed out candy bars,
both treats from the Whitefjsh troop.
SUNDAY morning the girls again
gathered at the Scout room for break
fast From there they marched to the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Does Bladder Irritation Get
You Up?
MAKE THIS Csc TEST

Flush the bladder as you would the
bowels Help nature get rid OF i'm
purities and excess acids which can
cause irritation that results in getting
up nights, scanty flow, frequent desire,
burning backache or leg pains. Get
buchu leaves, juniper oil and 8 other
drugs made into little green tablets,
Just say Bulets to any druggist In a
DAYS if not pleased your 25c will be re-
funded. Welch's Drug Store.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18

their 51st wedding anniversary las,
Wednesday evening
Misses Selma Christopherson and
Margaret Lewis were business visitors
in Spokane over the weekend.
Mrs. Edward Burgeson of Spokane
arrived Friday to spend week visiting
her parents, MIR. and Mrs Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. L. Earnheart went to
Spokane Sunday on business trip.
P. A. Peterson made business trip
to Kalispell Saturday and will be gone
a few days.
Last Monday members of the Phi
Sigma Kappa fraternity at Washington
State College, Pullman, voted Gale
Weidner their president for the coming
year.
Mrs. James Rynn of Maiden. Wash,
arrived Monday to visit her brothers,
Walter and Carl Morrison, and other
friends of Troy
Mrs. r. Bennett and son Neil of Spo-
kane arrived Monday. Mrs. Bennett is
employed in the G. N. Cafe.
Mrs Sherman of Whitefish, who was
on her way to Spokane, stopped off
Monday between trains to visit her son,
Keith Sherman.
Mrs. William O'Malley left Thursday
for her home in Seattle after visiting
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. r. O. Kidder
for several days.
Reverend Taylor will hold services at
the Catholic church Saturday, April 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Nelson, Lor-
raine Mallick and Harry Fem were
dinner guests of MIR. and Mrs. C. H.
Ludberg Monday evening, in honor Of
Mrs. Nelson's birthday.
Reverend Margaret Clifford will hold
church services at the Methodist church
Sunday evening, March 81 The men,
bers are asked to come and enjoy an
other pot-luck supper at 6 o'clock Be
sure and bring something.
The flag contest preliminaries in the
Troy schools resulted in the choice OF
Jerry Kensler and Lois Sanders for the
fifth and sixth grades and Ted Crater
and June Sanders for the seventh and
eighth grades. These contestants will
represent Troy in the county contests
to be held at Libby March 27.
Mrs. George Fife entertained group
of friends at a card party at her home
Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kusner were
business visitors in Libby Saturday.
Mrs. Myrtle Kinzie is i'll in the Sand
point hospital with a sore throat. Her
throat has swollen up and is as hard
as rock. She is expected to be home
in about a week.
Mrs. L. R. Davis entertained the
Junior Ladies' Sewing club at her home
Wednesday afternoon AT the end Of
the afternoon the hostess served de-
licious lunch
Every house in Troy is now occupied
and they are becoming such a scarcity
that people find it necessary to buy
homes to get some place to live. There
are also three families living in trailer
houses.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Murphy went to
Standpoint, Ida, Sunday to visit Mrs
Knoels and Mrs. Myrtle Kinzie
Miss Silvia Carr and Miss Alice Met
Ter were Libby visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Alberts and
,hildren were dinner guests Sunday Of
Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Davis.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Troy News Items
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mine Mill to be Installed.

c. H. Barkdull, who is now in Troy
is carrying plans forward for installing
pilot mill on the Grouse Mountain
Mining and Milling Company property,
formerly known as the Grouse Noun
tain mine. AT present they are being
delayed on account of the deep snow on
the road to the mine. Plans are made
to produce from is to Is tons of ore
per day.
DIR. Martin R. Gunzel of Olympia
Hotel, Seattle, is president of the COM
pany and c. H. Barkdull, mining en-
gineer, is superintendent and manager.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Entertain AT 100 Luncheon

Mrs. John Sagen and Mrs L. r
Davis were co-hostesses at a 100 cos
tune luncheon at the Sagen home
Thursday afternoon After the de-
licious luncheon, served by the two
hostesses, the guests spent the after
noon playing the game Of 8Cootie. =
Mrs Anthony Joy was presented with
the high prize and Mrs. Charles Smith
received the low prize Mrs Webster
English received a prize for the fun
NEST annd most amusing costume.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Surprise Birthday Party Given.

Mrs. Russell Baeth was hostess at a
surprise birthday party given Monday
evening at the Coffman home in honor
of her husbands birthday
The guests spent the evening playing
the game of #Cootie," Miss Marzella
Sather was presented with the high
prize for ladies and Ford Grippe was
given the mems high prize. Miss Mar
garet Reedy of Libby received the low
prize for ladies and Shirley Callahan
the mems low prize.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Interest In Gold Hill Mine.

Progress is going forward on the
Gold Hill mine near Trout creek.
Through recommendations of Mr.. Bark
dull in handling the deal to Mr. George
Thomas, well-known Alaskan mine
owner and operator, of Seattle. Mr.
Thomas has taken an option ON the
Gold Hill mine near Trout creek and
will be on the property in a few days
to start development. This property is
owned by Percy Goodwin of Troy and
Macdonald interests of Butte.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Libby Wins Over Troy In Decision
Debate.

In a very close debate Friday even
ing in the Troy high school assembly
the Libby debate team defeated Troy
by two points Libby will represent
this district in the debate tournament
and the Troy debaters will turn their
attention to different topics for dis
cussion Mr.. Potter, principal and
former debate coach of Bonners Ferry
high school, judged the debate.
The Girls Glee Club sang two songs,
by the Mississippi" and 4 Hear the
Bees Hummin'." under the direction
of Miss Marion Void and accompanied
at the piano by Miss Yuri Kuwahara.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18

A. L. Dean and Irving Quanbeck left
Thursday noon for Butte to attend the
Montana Education Association Dele
gate Assembly and will return Sunday,
Mr. Dean is going as president of the
Northwest District and Mr.. Quanbeck
as representative of the Troy faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Alberts and chill
dren were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. l. R. Davis Sunday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Entertaills At Party.

Mrs. Ed. Laehn and Mrs. E 4. Hem
richs were co-hostesses at party given
Monday evening. in honor Of Mrs. Har-
old Magee who will be moving from
Troy In q short while.
Three tables of pinochle were in play
Mrs. E. J. Weidner was presented with
the high and travelling prizes. Mrs. Ell
gin Murphy received the low prize The
two ladies gave their prizes to the
guest Of honor, Mrs Magee, who was
also given a lovely corsage by the two
hostesses.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Volunteer Firernen Meet.

The annual meeting of the Volunteer
Firemen was held Monday evening IN
the town hall. Officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected as follows: Earle
E. Price, president; Gale S. McKain.
secretary, and Frank Sabin, treasurer.
Trustees Jas. Broderick, G. L. Weber,
A. A. Purdy, and Walter Gibbons. The
vacancy occasioned by the moving Of
Walter Kuchan was filled by Tom War
den. A $500 relief fund was reported,
this having accumulated from per-
centage taken from all fire insurance
written within the town. This fund is
to be used for any disability among
members of the organization while 60
ing to, coming from or while fighting
fire within the town.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18
Former Resident Passes.

Word was received on Sunday morn
ing by Tom Boorman telling of the
death of his mother, Mrs. Jim Boor-
man. in Oakland Calf Mrs. Boorman
was a former resident OF Eureka and
many friends remain here who are sad
dened to hear of her passing. Mrs.
Boorlnan leaves five sons. Carl of Oak
land. Les and Alva of Somers, Bert of
Kalispell and Tom of this place. MIR.
Boornan also survives and is living
in Oakland.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-18

Mrs. Glen Thorn and Mrs Judson
Fornan were co-hostesses at bridge
party given at the Thorn home We'd
nesday evening. Four tables Of bridge
were in play Mrs Ed Laehn received
high prize. The consolation prize went
to Mrs. Tom Ratchford Mrs. Art Will
son was presented with the travelling
prize and Mrs. Fred Glass was given
the door prize.