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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

All to we'll he knew that the fierce
raiders from the south would, among
their first acts, cut out the tongue of
their captive, further hindering such
pathetic attempts at escape as she
might make. The thought of that
maddened him.
eff I can only save Anne that, it'd
be worth the risk, he murmured. eff
only she'd followed my warning"
Then with business-like thoroughness,
he and Selim prepared for their des-
perately dangerous mission.
eff we do not RETURN" said Roberts
to the hawk-faced sergeant who was
the second in command, you'll fight
to the end, but destroy every rifle
you can before the fondouk falls.
There's no use letting those Targui
devils get them to shoot more French
men with"
"But, Sid, surely thou art mad to
go among them. Thou canst have no
hope of escape and man such as thou
art would live long hours under the
torture"
Earnestly, the others sought to per-
suade him, but Roberts brushed them
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

ter wished to be alone with his
thoughts. Frequently in the past haG
the big American thus stood, gazing
fixedly on space. Accordingly, the big
Senegalese silently squatted on his
heels, merging with somber shadows
in the lee of the wall.
In the engineers brain ragged cur
ious conflict. More than ever the
personality of the Cleeves girl came
back to him and he was at the same
time surprised and dismayed to real
ize how greatly he cared for her SAT-
ETY.. With sigh, he brought his
clenched fist gently down on the para
pet again and again, while he ponder
ed the problem which confronted him.
Selim, from where he squatted knew
that his master was arriving at de-
cision. Those little gestures, were as
positive as spoken words.
At last Robrts turned to the Sene-
galese, who instantly rose to his feet,
attentive and not little anxious.
"Selim," said he, "canst thou speak
the tongue of the Fulas?"
The black shook his head.
emo, Sid, but the Haussa language
I know well-and there are Haussa
among the Touaregs."
"That's good" said Roberts tensely.
"Thou art not afraid to die?"
The tassel dangling from the top
of his chechia swayed in negation.
"Nay, Sid, I fear not the Forgot
ten of God. But thou, Sidi, what if
they capture your"
"Their knives are no sharper for me
than for you," replied the American
grimly.
For some moments the engineer said
more, but stood, a straight,
brooding figure on the tower, with the
starlight Indirectly revealing his high
bridged nose and square, decided jaw.
"It can't make much difference" he
told himself, eff the beggars attack
again. They'll carry the fondouk any
way and my presence wouldn't make
much difference. On the other hand,
if I could reach her, might save her
from the forst of it."
That he could resuce Anne Cleeves
alive he never hoped; but the recol-
lection Of snatches of accounts, deter
mined him to save his countrywoman
the ultimate degradation of becoming
a muted house slave and concubine.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

"And what men had she with her?'
demanded the engineer, and feared
for an answer.
"There were but a guide, three driv-
ers and two servants" The gaunt
figure shook his head mournfully
"Only the guide and one servant car
ried arms"
Roberts groaned and ever brighter
grew the flame of his anxiety and his
wrath.
what happened?" he prompted.
"At dawn" continued the ragged
spaker, "the Forgotten of God sur
rounded her douar and ere many of
them woke, the swine-born Touaregs
made her and all her people prison
ers."
And the white lady?" Roberts
dreaded to put the question, hoping
against hope that the wilful girl might
have offered some resistance and so
had died to avoid the indescribable
fate in store for her.
"The white lady, with the rest, was
taken captive" continued the speak
er. 81 saw her oh, Sid, bound and
walking in the midst of other, mehari.
Sh was a very strange lady, for she
wept not nor did she speak. From
my place among the ruins, I saw her
pass"
whittier did they go?" Roberts felt
the question to be quite useless. IN
doubleday, Anne Cleeves was beyond
help, had he been able to offer any.
The vision of that slender white
form, paved and prodded by the filthy
hands Of the raiders, seemed strangely
unbearable and, in his minds eye,
Roberts had a horrible vision of the
beauty stumbling along, footsore and
burned by the pitiless glare of the
African sun.
"They passed in a direction south
of the oasis" informed the Arab with
doleful shake of his shaven head.
"They are now, no doubt, among the
rest Of the dog-conceived Targui."
After closely questioning the vii
lager, Roberts dismissed him and, fol-
lowed only by Selim, clambered to the
top of the tower and stood there gaz-
ing out over the desert, which was
lighted by the sheen of numberless
stars.
Selim, with the acute perception of
the uneducated, realized that his mas
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

brasure with his American-made uni
form raising memories in the engi.
neer's brain. Everywhere were strewr
empty brass cartridge cases, cleaning
duly in the dying light of day. Fall
en- rifles and flintlocks canted at all
angles from among the bodies, giving
an impression of pedestrians. Here
was a scarlet checia, fallen from the
head of it's wearer and there broken
lance or blood-dimmed scimitar. In
many places two or three dark bodies
were piled one on the other. These
grim heaps were chiefly where the
gaps in the embrasures had admitted
hail Of marauding bullets.
cts bad" Roberts told himself
dumbly, "damn bad. One more at
tack like this will be the last" He
drew deep breath and shuddered-
the musty smell of carnage was strong
in the air. In the courtyard itself lay
the bodies of dead and wounded ami
mails, animals of all kinds, which like
their masters had been exposed to the
murderous volleys.
From the overcrowded sun-baked
enclosure rose the feeble cries of the
wounded and the laments of the be-
reaved, who stood watching as hope
less tirailleurs passed the bodies down
from the firing step. The villagers
instantly broke into agonized, earpierc
ing walls as they recognized some
relative among the fallen.
In an incredibly short space of time,
Roberts had superintended the clear
ing of the fire steps. Dust and sand
was scattered to make the footing
steady on the splashes of gore. The
rifles of the fallen were then loaded
and conveniently stacked behind the
embrasures, ready to be snatched up
the instant a fresh Targui charge was
launched. He had the dead animals
dragged to one side and the wounded
ones put out Of pain. Then Roberts
himself attended to the bandaging and
care Of the wounded with such scanty
supplies as he had.
"How many are dead, counting all 2"
he inquired of Selim, as that giant
came up from making a hurried in
ventory of the fallen.
"Of the men there are fifty and sew
en-" replied the black. Furthermore
twelve women and eighteen children
have fallen at the hands of the For
gotten of God"
TIL bronzed face of the American
grew tense and the cigaret which burn
ed between his fingers shook imper-
ceptibly. Already eighty-seven lives
had been snuffed out! Almost half of
the total population sheltered in the
fondouk. There were then forty-three
Electives, and though the piles of fall
en- lay even thicker without the walls,
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Roberts knew there could be but one
end to his situation should the Toua'
regs settle down to seige. Too wei
he knew that with the hope of captur'
ing the garrison's rifles they woulc
not rest until the fondouk had fallen
AS twilight fell, his worst fears
were confirmed. A veteran sergeant
of the tirailleurs, standing by Rob
erts' side, uttered a hoarse shout and
fell backwards from the firing steI
with the first of the hidden enemy's
bullets through his brain.
Evidently our friend, the Touaregs
Tchek, has decided frontal attacks are
too expensive" remarked Roberts
glomily. "This sniping's hell on the
Arabs nerves."
Selim nodded sullkily. His simple,
direct nature much preferred the noisy
carnage of hand-to-hand fighting, and
though a good shot himself, he despis-
ed the prolonged inaction of sniper's
war.
That night a fresh calamity befell
the harassed white man who alone car
ried the responsibilities of the seige.
Shortly after twilight, strange,
terrified, ragged villager pleaded for
shelter and the ear of the Command
ant. His was a tale that drove the
blood from the Americans rugged
features.
1.-TWO days gone by,% related the
newcomer, with eyes that rolled in
fright, 81 passed the ruins of Els So
hond."
A premonitory chill permeated Rob-
erts' body as he heard that word
ruins"
81 saw a caravan, oh Sid, a very
small caravan" continued the speak
er, with expressively fluttering hands.
81 had gone to trap wild camels near
the lost city and had made my camp
in the hall of pillars, which thou dost
know very well, oh, Sid. At the set
ting of the sun, this little caravan
pitched it's tents not far away, and
then, Sid, came lady fair as the new
MOON"
On the barrel of the rifle he carried,
Roberts knuckles showed white as he
heard the natives words. Instructive
ly, he knew that white lady was the
imperious and lovely Anne Cleeves'
GAS fair as the new MOON" A sense
of foreboding shook him.
eco on" he commanded harshly,
and the Arab shrank back at the ex-
preston in the white mans eyes. $50
on, thou hast heard me! What hap
pened?"
"The lady, too, camped by the ruins
and that even I went among her peo-
pie and spoke with them. She caused
me to be brought before her and ask
ed me of the ruins"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

aside, and little later two convincing
looking Touaregs on fast mehari, slip
ped silently through the gate and,
skirting the wall, dashed swiftly in
to the desert to the north.
The douar of the raiders lay in
large wadi, perhaps two kilometers
beyond the oasis, and the twinkle of
their camel dung fires sent bitter,
acrid stencil up to Roberts and his
follower as they boldly approached
the first of the outposts.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
WILLOW RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Novak and Sophie
and Dorothy mOtored to Walker Sat-
urday to visit their daughter. Mrs.
Ben Harris (Helen) and family. They
returned Sunday evening. Sophie re-
manned there for few weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Johnson and
Sherrin drove to Minneapolis to spend
the weekend with relatives. Miss
Telander went as far as Forest Lake
where she remained and visited her
people. Mrs. c. c. Sexton spent the
weekend with Miss Nell Sexton and
Superintendent G. Aakhus was on a
business trip. They all returned Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Ed Bohaty and son, Jimmie.
spent a few days recently with her
sister, Mrs. B. Burak, and family.
who live in Denham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burak are operating a lunch room
there.
County Superintendent and Mrs. A..
f. Gustafson of Pine City, were din
ner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Wahlstrom Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. Anna Cofer and son, Bud, drove
to Onamia recently for a few days
visit with her son, Harold, and Mrs.
Boxell. They are all located on Mile
Laos lake and are doing we'll.
Mrs. Ann Anderson. Mrs. Melberg
and Mrs. Ed Halva drove to Duluth
last Thursday morning and spent the
day with friends, Miss Maud MacMil-
liam, Mrs. Walter Gladson and Mrs.
Chester Davis, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Soliday
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Johnson enter
tanned at cribbage last Thursday
night. Mrs. r. Stende received head
prize for ladies and Superintendent C.
Aakhus head prize for gentlemen.
Ann Anderson and R. Stende won Sec
ond prizes.
Theo. Thompson, who has his fam
lily located in Sandstone, called here
to visit his parents and other friends
Tuesday.
Mike Tarnowski motored Sunday to
St. Paul where he will spend the next
two weeks visiting friends.
The Commercial club met at the
schOolhouse Tuesday evening in spe-
cial session to discuss business mat
tiers as there were not many present
at the recent social meeting. Nearly
all active members were present.
The Lutheran Young Peoples so
ciety met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Klatt early last week There
are about 20 young people in this So
ciety and it is very enjoyable way
to pass the winter evenings after their
meetings. Lunch was served.
Mrs. Lawrence Novak left Monday
afternoon for Minneapolis where she
will visit her daughter, who is en-
ployed at the East Hennepin cafe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
MCPHERSON

Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Miller attended
the funeral of Mrs. Kaphingst at
Sandstone Monday.
Thora Bohlin called at the E. ],
Miller home last Thursday.
Mrs. Bohlin and Thora attended the
Ladies Aid meeting at Clear Creek
Wednesday of last week.
Rev. Elmer ]. Johnson called at
the Bohlin home Wednesday of last
week
Miss Evelyn Larson spent the week
end at her home in Oak Lake.
Miss Marie Casadont spent the
weekend at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Casadont.
Miss Ella Hurley left for her home
recently. She had worked as operator
at the depot the past winter.
Miss X. Goggin left recently for her
home in Minneapolis after working at
the depot the past winter months.
Miss Leroy Miller will entertain
the Friendly Neighbors club at her
home Wednesday, March "a.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
(FrOm Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Shetuick and two
daughters of Willow River, spent Sun
day at the G.. Laurance home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nelson and daugh-
ter. Alice, spent Saturday at the John
Nelson home in Rush City.
Clarence Haglin went Sunday to
Duluth where he will seek employ
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman and family
moved last week to Aitkin.
The many friends of Mrs Fred
Ziegler are glad to hear that she is
able TO he home again.
Paul Jensen visited Saturday eve
ming at the Ben Nelson home.
E. Erickson of Duluth, spent the
weekend at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewel Nelson of Du-
luth, spent Monday and Tuesday visit
ing at the John Work and Ben Nelson
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nelson and Mr..
and Mrs. John Nelson of Rush City
spent Saturday evening at the Peter
Wierup home in Friesland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter of Sandstone,
and daughter Ann, and family spent
last Thursday at the John Postma
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
! Oak Lake NeighbOrhOOd

Fern Anderson from Duluth, spent
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. f. Anderson.
Mr.. Olson visited his daughter and
family, Mrs. c. E. Anderson, last Sum
day.
Eleanor Fiske left for Duluth Mon
day to seek employment.
Several from Oak Lake, attended a
Luther League meeting at the home
of Mrs. Degerstrom near Bruno Tues
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Koecher and
son, Andreas Anderson and Conrad
Koecher spent Wednesday night OF
last week at the Gust KOecher home.
Eleanor Fiske spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Arvid Anderson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Anderson Wis
tied Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Anderson and
family Sunday.
Mrs. c. E. Anderson and Fern spent
an afternoon at the Roy Brandt home
last week.
Hedge and George Samuelson and
Leslie Armstrong spent Saturday eve
ming at the Anna Anderson home.
Alvin Torrell called at the Emil
koecher home Friday.
John Miller visited at the Carl Sam
uelson home Saturday.
Robert Berger and Robert johns Oh
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
Legislative News
BY c. G. MANN,
Representative from Pine County

Monday and Tuesday of last week
were rather hectic days for the writer
as our county was vitality interested In
the passage of law under discussion
those two days, namely, the elimina-
ton of the one-sixth contribution by
counties to the old age pension. And
after hours of argument, with the help
of some of the liberal members from
other sections of the state, We won, and
passed the measure through the
House. If the Senate will pass it, the
state will assume the payment OF the
old age pension, with the assistance
of the half from the federal govern
ment. However. there was a fight in
this body to substitute revolving
fund for the poorer counties. Many
of us felt that no revolving fund could
be made satisfactory or workable, and
personally l feel that with the state
paying the full half, the levies for
this purpose, and the administration,
the amount paid and the Qualitica-
tions for pensions will be much more
uniform throughout the state, and
hope that the Senate will pass it
as is.
The Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day sessions were taken up almost ex-
clusively with two questions, civil
service and the new Money and
Credits Tax bill, which increased the
mill rate on money and credits from
three to five mills and includes other
things that will bring in considerably
the additional burdens we are load
ing upon it. The three larger coun-
ties, Hennepin, Ramsey and st. Louis,
fought hard to get a larger proportion
of the division of the funds from the
bill but were defeated. However, the
bill was laid over until Monday.
Civil service, wanted by state en-
ployeS, was a hot fight for hours,
and the bill backed by the League Of
Women Voters and the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, was finally passed to
general orders and the bill known as
the Administration bill was indefini E.
ly postponed. However, our list Of
general orders is now so long, and
there are too many opponents of the
measure to even get a special order,
which requires a two-thirds vote, so
that | would say that the bill will
never come up again in this session.
On Friday evening, the second night
session this week, the bill to elimin-
ate the state lew on hOmeSteadS was
discussed and advanced to the cal
endar. The Senate has killed House
bill creating a heavy tax on Oleomar-
garine, and other measures we have
passed, and it begins to look as though
there may be some reciprocal action
in the House before this session is
over something on the order of pro-
cedure followed by rural members,
under my leadership, to repeal the
household goods exemption tax a year
ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

tected in his position. 1t Is said this
ernor. A governor is elected for two
years. Few serve more than four. In
so short time governor does not be-
come thoroughly familiar with the
various departments of government.
His duties are so many and of such
Importance that he cannot interest
himself i'm details of employment.
Civil service may be very bad if only
the employee is considered. OF first
consideration should be efficient serv-
ice to the state. not to a majority or
minority or to department.
Consultations.
The move for greater efficiency and
economy and progress through re-
organization is going on. The con-
servation department has been re-
organized and the plan it well under
way to cons olidate all veterans activi-
ties. Under this heading might also be
placed the move for single cham
bered Legislature. 1t is expected that
the unicameral bill will be recon-
mended for passage in the Senate
this week. A bill to place the drivers
license, motor vehicle license, chauf-
feurs license and highway patrol into
a new Public Safety department is
ready for introduction.
Delegations Active.
During the last weeks several dele
cations have been heard. The Cross
Lake dam and high water projects
have provoked extensive reactions and
many petitions have come in. The
surprising fact is that the State Execu-
tive council could be prevailed upon
to grant an appropriation upon such
a controversial project.
The writer had the privilege to
meet with a large delegation from
Sandstone representing the Workers
Alliance. 1t seems that attempts to con-
tact the Brainerd office have proved
unsuccessful and the workers had to
come to St. Paul with their grievances.
1t is understood that meeting
is to be held in Pine county at which
someone from the district office will
be present. If matters cannot be salts
factorily arranged at that time, other
steps will be taken to secure proper
adjustments and more satisfactory
ALLEGATION of work relief.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

program is fair and is based on the
ability to pay.
ReactiOnary Opposition.
Some very reactionary state sena-
tors, backed by our daily press, may
kill this splendid program. They
have a counter proposal up now that
would even go so far as to take away
our present net income tax law which
actually gave $43 last year to Pine
county for every dollar that Pine
county paid into the fund.
Get Behind II and Boost.
State aids help to lower the local
property taxes. If you are interested
in this, and in the extension of free
public school education, you will get
behind the new tax program that is
now being contested in our state Sem
ate.
What VIII be the Fate!
On the passage of this program de-
ponds the fate of most of the pro-
posed 1897 educational bills that tend
to further equalize educational oppor-
tunities. Our state senator, our state
representative, and our governor are
on the right side of this tax question.
and with our schools 100 per cent.
Encourage them to carry on"
State Aids In Full.
If state aids could be paid in full
instead of pro-rated. think what it
would mean for our schools and our
local property taxes in the future.
That alone would bring about 100000
more aids for Pine county schools an
nually. The new tax program will
provide funds for payment of all state
aids in full.