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Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24

# it's money he wants. I'll give it to
can have that, but when I 60 you're
going with me-"
Hell never permit it."
! marry me-"
But, Alan" the woman protested
feebly; I've told you I'm no good
This isn't the first time I've helped
he" '''
Let me be the Judge of that" He
to him.
You love me, don't you?"
LOO wei! 10 let you make a mis-
take like this. When I found myself
IN your arms last night I realized that
"a let him kill me before I'd do any
thlng to hurt you. And that's what
Again he drew her close and said
gently: Don't worry. There's ALWAYS
way out and here's where I take
over"
Dorr was surprised on the following
morning to learn that Murray had
come in about daylight and. after rout-
ing out Captain Bangs. had taken the
speedboat and set out for Everglades
Under the circumstances 1t was a
strange thing to do. Alan was mysti-
fled and Mildred was in such a panic
OF apprehension that he had a hard
time to quiet her.
1t was nearly dusk when the speed.
boat returned. As Murray came up the
Loretta's ladder he called to his guest:
owe YOU an apology, Alan. I com
pletely forgot that YOU wanted to &c
pack TO town this morning. Could have
( I,,f
pretty nigh last night and had q
brllllant idea. When I get a tho1pft
IN my head there's no room for anv-
thing else. especially If I'm teed IN
l. nope one day more or less makes nc
dlfference to you"
None whatever" said Dorr.
Mildred followed her husband down
Lne companionwav to inquire: did
you 90 up there to set the stagep"
.,ta rot Aian? No. OF course didn't
leave but reallv had some business
IN town and besides I thoupht thai
you might Drofit bv another dav wifi
him. How did Won make out7"
we had a frank talk"
Get anvwhere?"
him everything" ''0
you mean"
The woman nodded and for a mo.
ment she thought that he intended
said slowly. ii'
per. %,Perhaps It's the odor Of burntn,
so that's It? You told him everv.
thing. And he was shaken to the core
him" WILL !" 'si'ah'
TITS no use. Tom. I'm throupbr
Indeed? NY dear. never until tbt
moment ae did I realize what a treasur,
nave IN you. Why you've handle,
this IN q manner to exceed INV fondes
expectations. You've made me look iik,
e pker; The most hoped for was ,
hundred thousand. now I see a niIjio,
IN sight. But let's not mar the hapn,
occasion with an argument. Wen nj
that off tin tomorrow" ~
Captain Bangs snatched q bite a
\ upper then transferred some package
nom ne launch TO the foWboat. n
vae waiting to cast or when Nun,
J finishsd his meal.
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24

her for things like this7" The speaker
was swept along by . sudden surge OF
emotion. You didn't dream that were
a couple Of common blackmailers2"
Mildred"
She rose. with q brittle laugh. We'll,
let it be lesson to you never to put
faith In well dressed strangers"
Dorr rose with her, he seized her
roughly by the arm at which she
WINGED and uttered an exclamation of
pain. please! That arm isn't what 1t
was. Tom has the strength of a gorilla. /"
She could hear the startled intake
of his breath, then he said with diff
ficulty: IL must get this straight"
Very we'll. You fell into the clutches
of crooks. One of them weakened
and
And for that she nearly got a
broken arm =. seel Well, that tells
me what I want to know"
At the tone of his voice she cried
imploringly: "Oh, Alan dear, you
mustn't have anything further to do
with us!"
What do you think I amp" he de-
manded harshly. Now that know
how things stand do you expect me
to run away and leave you hereP
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24
By REX BEACH
Copyrirht 1899: By News Syndicate Co.. Inc
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO

The click of DORIS reel suddenly
screamed and he frightened the hold
on his rod. yelling, "Strikel"
The stout bamboo bent, then astern
of the boat the waters exploded in a
burst of phosphorescent fire. Some
thing huge and incredibly active rose
out of the depths, shook itself and
turned a mighty somersault.
Dorr felt his line slacken, and cried ::
Damn! He's off"
TOO badl That was a nice fish"
said Bangs as he started aft to ex-
anime bait and leader.
But the tarpon had not thrown the
hook. it had merely rushed towards
the boat and now it leaped again so
close and so high that it hung poised
over the very stern Dorr realized that
1t was coming aboard and with a cry
of her seat and interposed himself be-
tween her and the fish. Its body all
but brushed him as it crashed down
upon the transom of the launch then
somersaulted into the cockpit.
In a series of commissions too swift
to follow. it tossed itself about and
the blows from its case-hardened body
tore the chairs from their fastenings
and threatened to smash the floor
boards under 1t. 1t catapulted itself
into the air and slithered from side
to side.
Bangs had jerked his two passengers
forward barely In time, now he yelled
at them to stand clear Raising a boat
hook he aimed blow at the creature.
He struck time after time and mean
while Dorr bore Mildred with him I'M
til they stood against the folded spray
hood.
Are you hurt?" he inquired breath
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24
Che Green Women

lessly. He felt her hair brush his face
as she shook her head and in the
reaction from his sudden anxiety his
arms frightened. He was aware Of her
breast rising and falling against his
chest. angs, after a terrific struggle.
finally subdued the big fish suffici-
emily to slide it overheard. Then, in a
weak voice Alan said: "Geel I was
afraid you'd been struck. 1t turned
me sick"
THAT creature was magnificent"
Mildred said. IF only people had the
strength and the courage to dash
themselves TO death rather than be
caught"
Alan was staring at her queerly and
she inquired: What is lt?"
Il don't know" he confessed, only
that I've suddenly awakened from that
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24

temper. Alan paused on the deck long
enough to tell his hostess.
There certainly is something phony
about this place. Imagine fish, big
ones mind you, hang you up in the
rocks and tie knots in your line!
Honestly Honest they had a grand mornings
snagged one but it came to life and
almost tore the rod out of his hands
When he reeled in all he had on his
nook was hank of hair"
Mildred uttered a sound.
IL wasn't hair, of course. Hair isn't
green: But I'll be blamed if it didn't
look like 1t. Toms got his neck bowed
and is going back tonight. Not for
mel" AVA
Shortly before supper. Murray. who
ilad peen drinking steadily during the
afternoon, inquired of his wife:
We'll. what did our plutocrat say
about the deal?"
I had no chance to bring it IN"
He stared at her fixedly "You must
nave said something last night for
he's leaving tomorrow He asked me
70 send him back to Everglades in the
speedboat."
Hmm! That's relief"
Murray seized his wife by the arm
SO fiercely that she uttered a cry of
pam. You try my patience! I'm in
deep water, up to my chin. You can
pull me out or pull me under. we'll
Ill never permit any woman to drag
me down. If he gets off the hook you'll
never be sorry but once, and that's
from now on. I'll start something you'll
poth remember I'll take him to
town, all right" The speaker laughed
unpleasantly. I'll boot him ashore and
give the newspapers a story that'll
| to- 4,
Ihat would be pretty rough on me
wouldn't it?"
Then do your stuff"
Murray poured himself another drink
and went on deck.
Has Tom ever spoken to you about
a lease of some fabulous oil fields in
South American" Mildred asked late
that night. She and Alan had put ir
the early evening trolling and nov
were seated on the after deck of thu
Never"
his only hope"
AN right, III help him out"
Would you? Why?"
I'd do anything you asked me t.
'Then-get away from here as quick.
| - 90 you Cdu! COIBeL LIlaC you eve
met anybody by the name Of Muir.
ray" Mildred spoke quietly.
I've arranged to leave In the morn,
ing. After what happened last nigh
couldn't very well stay"
The woman hesitated, then in {
small voice. she asked: What dit
Just SO III have something to re
Nothing, really! merely had
dream. It was about a young fellow
who fell in love with married woman
He happened to have pretty stronl
convictions about such things, so-h
up and walked out"
You didn't dream, did you, tina
the husband knew what was going OF
from the start and had arranged tn
whole thing2"
queerly.
You didn't dream. did you, that an
husband would bait . trap With hi
own wtfe7 Or that he married he
principally because she vas yosne an
quite good 1ooktng md he could e
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24
KILLER ASKS REHEAR1Nc

w. Lee Simpson, the Golden Valley
county rancher who was convicted OF
numbering deputy sheriff. and was
sentenced to hang, has asked the state
supreme court to rehear his case. The
supreme court already has upheld the
dlstrict court findings in unanimous
ing. Simpson contends that one of
the district court jurors was preju-
diced against him before the trial be-
gan. At Simpsons trial 1t was charged
he had killed two ranch employees.
whose bodies were found after the
deputy was killed.
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24

from loving you? That doesn't excuse
me for losing my head and hurting
it out I'm sorry! It makes q
pretty rotten situation, doesn't it?"
Yes For both of U.S."
He peered at her sharply, then ex-
claimed: Il wouldn't do anything to
embarraSs or to offend you. I should
have had more self-control. Forget it,
pleased" He fumbled for cigaret and
his hands shook as he lighted 1t.
Mildred came on deck late the next
morning to learn from young Bill that
her husband and his guest were out in
the pass with the captain. But they
wouldn't catch anything, Bangs Jr.,
declared. Nobody ever did.
That forecast was borne out when
the anglers returned. Tom was in a
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24

that underwater tumult persisted. than
Bangs was a strong swimmer and
he was no coward, but nothing On
earth would have induced him to un-
dertake rescue even had such q
TACT he could not credit what he had
seen, 1t was too inexplicable and too
terrifying.
And yet it was no nightmare, the
whole thing had occurred within a
stones throw and his eyes had not
tricked him: Yonder floated his up
turned s}a skiff and closer in, drifting
stood. was the-the Thing" that Muir
ray had tried to lift into the boat. The
captain stared at it until his vision
plurred. after while he crept closer
70 the waters edge. straining his eyes
70 see more clearly. Plainly it was
ueaa, 1or there was no movement to
IL. He could make out, however. that
seen. ~ s'e'
The moonlight frightened and Bangs
neard the breath wheeling in his
throat. He closed his eyes and looked
again. Then he turned and ran.
Mrs. Murray and Alan Dorr bade
good6y to their fishing guide as they
When the train had pulled out. the
elder Bangs said
They'll be married inside of a wear"
"Pshaw! You think they're in ioye?"
Il know it. I heard EN- that night
the tarpon came aboard"
and speaking of fish, whatever
made you lie to the coroner about the
way Mr.. Murray was drowned?"
He'd of said was drunk or crazy
Remember; we got other parties
booked. Think they'd hire guide
who was nuts?"
You amt even told me the truth
ABOUT what you saw in the water that
night, young Bill complained.
There amt any truth in i'll" his
father said irritably 81 thought I saw
something but I didn't"
what? You can tell me-"
Bangs passed a calloused palm
across his chin and it rasped like a
file. We'll. thought I saw a woman
"a green woman. The upper part Of
her was nekked and the rest Of her
was scaled"
For while the two walked on. then
SAID the boy. 1T must have been an
otter" -'
Sure! That's all it was" his father
agreed. AN otter-with arms. and
mar the color of seaweed"
THE END
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-24

Captain Bangs snatched a bite NJ
supper then transferred some PACKAGES
nom ne launch to the foW6oat. he
fin1shed his meal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
War = Simpli6ed

Eighteen months to go, and the war will be over-write 1t on your calendars. This confident prediction comes from Paul Bringuier, chief of the editorial staff of the Paris Soir, who Is visiting in Montreal. This is the way M. Bringuier sizes 1t up: The allied blockade Is working, Before le months are over, Germany will be forced ot make some bold move in desperate effort to extricate herself from an impossible economic situation. Then, says the Pari- sian journalist, Germany will blunder, and the war will be over. Just like that,
 Eighteen months Is long time; but even that limitation would be of some comfort If the world could count on It.. Unfortunately, M. Bringuier must be suspect. He has an ax to grind, and'he is using the Well-knoWn propaganda method of filling up the band wagon. Too many people in these parts still remem. Der the confident opinion of experts still Der the confident opinion Of ex- perts In 1914 who presented irrefutable proof that the World War could not last longer than six months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Love Changes Key

A pretty reliable barometer of the cur rent status of romance can be found in songs 6f the day, As the song writers go, so goes the nation Love Itself may be as immutable as the Rock of Gibraltar, but q lot depends on how you look at It.
 It seems a little refreshing, therefore, that the latest crop of popular dittles should approach the eternal problem with little more realism, There Is not so much gushing over the moon, not quite as much tear-jerking sentiment tality over unrequited and tilted love- Crooners are Warbling, Instead, about chatterboxes and scatter-brainS They are confessing you might have been a headache, but you never were a bore" In one song, the singer regrets that he got up that particular morning because he knew everything would go wrong and 1t did.
 All of this reflects a much better psycho- logical approach to q problem as old as the world. It's really no use klddtng youngsters any longer about the shlm. nering moon and the banks Of the SWanee,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Views of The Press

had something worthwhile to say. To some extent his other pecul- iaritioS may have been Q pose, at least at first, although general Slovenliness probably grew upon him to some extent as the years went by, Anyway, he was known as the sloppiest dresser In Journalism. {. contemporaries called him "the un. made Esd," "a one man slum,' etc., With Q touch of affection In the terms, Ills clothing was practically never pr0ssed often c suit that he wore with absolute nonchalanoe looked ag though he had slept iii t at least c week. His fieckties were always haphazard fashion that ono might wonder what lad of four dld the job
 Friends insisted, however, that tho appearance of his clothing was duo to his unconventional ways of getting comfortable" when ct work, os even reading For c regular giant of c man, which is about what he was, he coud curl up into sur. prising shapes. He never let any confederation for his clothes keer him from sprawling oil the floor to read . newspaper, If the spirit hap. pened to prompt him to do it-as It frequently did. Ten minutes in an easy chair, the way Broun sat in such Q piece of furniture, was enough to ruin the crease in any pair Of trousers he happened to Do wearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

about this, they protested. The children, they declared, should Do given rank corresponding to their parsnts'--an ambassadors child first, then c minister's then . counselor's, then c first sec. retary's, and SO on.
 In desperation, NEG appealed again t0 the protocol experts, but the State Department washed It's hand of the matter. Finally the foFmallsts prevailed and the YugOelav gaFl came ahead of the British children, because her father was . minle- ter and the British children's father was only . commercial secretary.
 Thus the children, who cared no whit about protocol, were given their first lesson in social Jealousy while waiting to say Merry Chris- mas" to the children of America. LANDON ON TDR
 To many politieos the Presi- dents sudden zeal in welding the pruning knife on next years budget savers strongly Of third term thoughts. But not to Ali Landon. The canny KanSan hos c different Idea, as follows;
 If he pats forth another big deficit spending program, you can expect him to be . third term candidate. But if he goes in for economy, he won't De . candidate"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
Current Comment

W0 should not allow war hysteria to destroy our business sense, Robert c. Lee, executive vice president, Moore Mccormack Steamship lines,
 
 I've always been opposed to too much ieniency. Life in prison IS not sufficiently different from life outside. --dov Llwen Dickinson Of Michi- gan.
 The only person on earth wlio may drag this nation Into war iB Hlt- Tor.
 --sen. Carter Glass tDem" va3 We should not Jump so quickly that we do not know what wc are jumping Into. If we go slow iy, our reforms will be better in the end.
 Mfrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Events have shown that they (dermapy) would Do satisfied with nothing less than repetition Of forclble attainment of their dc. sires. which they had unsuccess- fully tried before. Primo Minister Neville Cham. ~eas""h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
An ld-Fashioned Holiday

To all of us, young or old, Christmas and New Years has come these many seasons With 1t, always, there steals upon us one of those strange, recurring phenomena, like springs coming, that enrich and repleniSh life. There comes to each of us a prevailing warmth and 6 glow of good cheer an added acuteness to the love of people for people. There comes almost thirst for sharing with others our own pleasures --- the fireside; the table heavy with food and heavy, too, with it's aroma and the scent of spices and pine from the wood There is an urge to mingle more closely, and over the roads and the highways we speed from gathering to gathering, to our families and friends.
 In such happy mood 1t is not pleasant to think of danger. But we must If trag- edy, too, is not to be part of the sea- son. For the curve of traffic deaths, starting it's perennial rise with the short ening autumn days and early darkness, reaches it's fatal peak just as Christmas and the New Year come. Proof of this was seen in the Christmas holiday fatal ity list.
 Within the memory of many of us, Old Bess was llitched to the sleigh or the carriage on early Christmas morning and with our presents, mince pies, puddings and elder, we logged merrily at six miles per hour through the snow or over the narrow, winding roads to 0randma's. But
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

While there were this year many Christ mas cards that presented a sentiment not associated with the season, cards of e frivolous and jocose nature, 1t was quite noticeable that there was q great increase in the distribution of cards of a religious nature, that is to say, either the wording conveying something of the religious sig- nificance, or the design relating to the nativity Catholic periodicals had much to say this year, as did other magazines and newspapers about the lack Of appro' penera % I' we mebt @ say however Y' the H choice of cards this year, and the sentiment, were greatly improved, showing that people are thinking more seriously and using more care in the selection of their Christmas cards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

all is different today for the automobile has come. The safe old-fashioned Christ mas and New Year has gone.
 Just remember that. Remember, as you speed from one gay gathering to another, that this season is the most dangerous time for driving Most dan gerous primarily because the nights are long and because you can't see In the dark. Stay on the safely lighted roads when you can. When you can't, slow down at sun downl Watch out for the pedestrianl And, if you drive, make your seasons cheer thing of the spirit, and not of spiritsl
 Let's make 1t happy and safe old fashioned holiday seasonl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
VACATIONS WITH PAY
(Meriten journall

Vacations with pay arc favored and not only by employees. Fair efns ployers would like to sec their work CTS treated as well as most govern. inent employees and the employees Of certain large corporations. It Is un. fortunate that many concerns d0 not operate profitably enough to provide the many benefits that others can offer. VI
 There are times when even the big outfits cannot Do SO generous as they want to in this respect; when they are in q class with the concerns which are thankful If they can keep their heads above water at times. John 1T. 0oss of Waterbury'S ecovill. which has received larga government contracts, gave c fairs statement of the situation: N
 Tt is well known that we arc coihs initted to the principle Of vacations with pay when we can afford 1t. For two years we could not. The test Of whether we can afford it is the re- suit of the year previous. Hence, oi. the basis of this years business. we can set aside 6 reserve and even if next proves bad, the vacati0fii will De taken care of."
 It's all Q question of being Abil to afford It. ft is not q matter O generosity and eeIfshueee, e som would have workers believe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27
NO K. s. v. P.

NO R. $. v. P.
 There Is no R. s. V. P. on the invitations which the U. s. Am. bassador in Moscow sends to Rus- slams.
 Tn fact, he never sends an in. vltation directly to any Russian. It might cost the Russian his life. Being seen in the company of foreigners is 6 very serious mat- ter In the land of the Soviets. Hundreds have been purged by firing squads for less than that ns the U. 8. embassy well knows So to avoid unhappy incidents and at the same time be hos. pitable, . fool.proof system has been devised.
 When the ambassador decides to give an official dinner, he informs the Foreign Otiice that he will have a certain number of places at the table for Russians and to please designate guests. Usually this is done and the guests, thus properly visaed, come and enjoy themselves without fear of being nabbed by the secret police after. wards.
 NOTE-When Ambassador Joe Davies was stationed in Moscow. his wealthy wife brought her lux urious yacht to Leningrad--bu they never were able to induce c Russian to visit 1t,
 Copyright, 1889, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-27

A British subject who causes e German citizen to obtain money in this fashion is trading with the enemy.
 That constitutes treason. Miss Laurence compromised with an aria from Wagnerian opera, the work of o. German long since dead.
 HAIR FOR
 CHRISTMAS
 One of the straneest ChrlstmaS gifts on record was received the other day by Pat Harrington, q member of tho cast of Ladies and Gentlemen" algo famed as Q night club wit, The gift consisted of three toupees, neatly boxed. Har- rlngton really needed tho toupeeS and was grateful to the giver for c toupee costs from $50 10 Sl00. IDEAL" INSPIRATION FOR AN ACTRESS
 Margo Is one of those rare, for- eien-bern elamor girls who clicked Gn Broadway. As . rule tho alien thespian daughter fares III on that hardened artery above Times Square, Margo was born in Mex. leo. When you ask her where she lived there, she always lapses into musical Spanish to say "Calle Dolores, Numero Neuye, Mexico City"
 And she had c likely reason for aspiring to tho footlightS. On the other side Of Calle Dolores. stood --and still stands-the old Ideal Theater and from her place on tho balcony Of her home, Margo could watch the actors coming to and from their work, as well aS the audience filing in and out.
 And she says If it hadn't been that her family were frustrated IhesplanS themselves, she prob. ably never would be emoting now, But when she was three years old, she was carried to tho Ideal at least once each night to sec the play.