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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
o Dezzford Yosss

with all his might and, after fur
Their civilities, took his leave.
AS we turned to the house
ssOf such," said Herrick, quietly,
'sis the kingdom Of EARTH"
On Monday a note came by hand
from Brief.
ssThe Count of Brief presents his
compliments to Mr.. John Herrick
and begs to express the hope that
he and Mr.. Richard Exon will make
it convenient to become his guests
tomorrow at six o'clock, to meet the
Duchess of Whelp and to remain
at Brief during Her Grace's pleas
ure."
Herrick read this aloud, and fin
gered his chin.
''Ice for two," he said shortly. II
suppose it could have been ruder,
but the blood you wiring out Of a
stone is usually thin. And when
we roll up at four, he'll 60 blue in
the face. AS for Percy the Good, he
must be half out of his mind-a vic
tim raised from the dead and two
witnesses coming to stay. Let's send
him a wire signed Max Bracher,
asking to be met at the station at
half-past three. You know, this play
has its points. It may be melo-
drama, but you must admit that
the situation is pregnant-if nothing
more"
''I'll be glad when it's over" said
!. "He's wicked enough in cold
blood, but he's going to be red-hot
with his back to the wall"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
Twentieth Century Coins Include 159
Monetary Values; Cent Most Common

a 20-franc piece, under Albert ] in
1914. Italy, however, in 1885, issued
two gold coins Of so and 100 lire,
respectively, but in France the use
of gold in coinage has practically
ceased.
When George VI assembled the
throne of England, Great Britain
brought out its customary issue Of
gold coins-haf a sovereign, one,
two and FIVE pounds-as had pre-
viously been done for Edward VII
and George v.
While the British coins maintain
a fairly rigid conservatism in de-
sign, the silver crown issued in 1885
to commemorate the silver jubilee
Of George v represented on the re-
verse a modernistic figure of st.
George riding over the dragon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
SERIAL FICTION
She Painted Her Face
a stony q love ard Intrigue Sy DoRNFoRD YATES


anything, ask the steward - he
knows the rules Of the house. And
now you'd better come with me. She
will expect to see you upon the
steps,"
With that for welcome, he led the
way to the courtyard, as though ne
were late.
A little bevy Of servants was
standing beside the steps-with Ber-
tram, the steward, before them,
wand in hand. On the other side
were standing Parish and Winter
and two waiting-wolnen in black.
AS came out with Herrick, Par
ish came forward at once, to pay
his respects.
I put out my hand for his.
'sI'm looking forward" ! said, ITO
a talk with you.
AS he took my hand
II shall be honored, sir, when
ever you please"
/ turned to see the Count staring
and Percy Virgil beside him, poking
| his head. Then the Count said some-
thing in German at which the two
Of them laughed.
Herrick's voice rang out, as the
| crack of a lash.
"We know the Duchess servants,
because we know Tracery. Can you
say as much, you two?"
His words might have been a
spell. Everyone in the courtyard
seemed suddenly turned to stone.
Bertram stood open-mouthed, with
hand halfway to his head, and
the others stared straight before
them, not seeming to breathe. Only
the Count and Virgil turned slowly
as red as fire, and at this full-fa-
vored moment, heard the crunch
of gravel beneath the wheels OF a
car.
Since this meant that the Duchess
was come, the tense situation was
less relieved than submerged, and
all eyes were turned to the archWay
which led to the drive.
A liveried groom appeared, back
Then long limousine turned
| slowly into the courtyard and moved
to the foot of the steps-and there
were Elizabeth smiling and the
Duchess of Whelp leaning back, with
| the air of Lord Chief Justice up
| on his Bench.
| The chauffeurs sat still, uncov-
| cred, while footman opened the
| door and the Count stood bowling
| and waiting for the Duchess to put
| out hand.
In silence Old Harry surveyed
him. Then she spoke clear and
loud.
'sThere is something different
| about you. We're both of us older,
of course, but it's deeper than that.
The flesh is Esau's flesh, but the
spirit - White to the lips, the
Count looked ready to swoon. .'It's
very strange. should never have
said you were Brief"
Somehow the man made answer.
SIN twenty-four years, madam"
sNo, no, it's not that. The Loop
ard grows old, but he never changes
his spots. Never mind. Here's your
daughter back. She has escaped
this time: but I think you should
warn all your servants, within and
without, to expect another attempt
well, any time now"
With that, having set two balls
| rolling before she had fairly ar
rived, Old Harry got to her feet
and stepped out Of the car and, de-
| lining the arm the Count offered,
walked up to the head Of the steps.
There she stopped and looked
round.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28

ret which gave to Elizabeth's suite,
climbed the stair and passed
through her lovely rooms.
And then we had entered the tow
er and were climbing up to the
bedroom / knew so well.
Winter was busy, unpacking. As
we came in, he turned, with shirt
in his hands
Now Winter, Of course, was pre-
pared for some such encounter as
this; but Virgil was not: and the
sudden, improvised meeting with
the valet whom he had oppressed,
who must, he knew, be itching to
take revenge, hit our unpleasant
companion extremely hard. Indeed,
for one or two moments, his self
possession was gone and he seemed
the prey of some nightmare, too
grim to be true.
As man who comes full on a
snake, he started violently back.
And then in a flash he was round
and searching my face and Her.
rick's with boiling eyes.
We regarded him coolly enough.
81 said he wouldn't suit you,
said Herrick, complacently
For an instant / thought that the
fellow would launch an attack. AS
beast about to spring, he dropped
to crouch and actually lifted his
lip. Then he had himself in hand,
and had turned ahoI1t
As he crossed to the window
"I'm not at all certain" he said,
shat Brief is going to suit him."
I addressed myself to Winter.
"Did you hear that remark"
81 did, SIR" said Winter, quietly.
"Repeat it to Mr.. Parish, her
Grace's page"
Every good, SIR"
Virgil stood very still, with his
back to the room. When at last he
turned, saw he was very pale.
"My uncle will receive you," he
said, ''in a quarter of an hour"
Then he passed to the doorway
and left us alone.
Two things were now clear, and
Herrick at once sat down and wrote
the Duchess a note.
Madam,
Before we had been here ten minutes.
Virgil took care to warn me not TO re.
mind his uncle of anything which had
happened before he became Count OF
Brief This, submit, goes to show
that Virgil Is aware Of the truth.
The presence Of Winter appeared to
shock him so much that am sure that
he regards him not only as a personal
enemy, but as q witness. to be used
against him. IL and when he Is charged
with the theft OF the jewels.
Yours to command.
This note we gave to Winter, to
give to Parish at once. Then we
washed our hands and made our
way back to the hall.
We were not sent for to 60 to
the Count Of Brief. In fact, we
did not see him, until he passed
through the hall, on his way to re-
ceive the Duchess, whose car had
entered the drive. This, suppose,
by design--so that Herrick should
have no time to awaken such sleep
ing dogs as the Count desired to
let lie.
! shall never forget his appear
ance, or how startling to me was
his coming across the hall, for, ex.
cept that he was stouter, and, seem
ingly, younger in years, he might
have been his poor brother, come
back to life.
If he was i'll at ease, he never
showed it, but used us both cavalier
ly, as though to confirm the impress
sion his letter conveyed.
(Which is which," he demanded,
and gave us no time to reply, "Oh.
this must be Herrick. The Duchess
mentioned your name. If you want
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
Renowned Court Painter

Fragonard (1732-1806), the re-
nowned court painter to Louis XIV,
was kept busy painting voluptuous
scenes Of love and seduction. Ma
dame du Barry set the fashion for
the whole pleasure-loving court by
decorating her boudoir with his
paintings. He began his career as
law clerk, but his genius for art
brought him to the studio of Fran
co.'s Boucher in Paris. He surpassed
his master. When the people Of
France rose against the profigate
monarchy, they included the court
painter Fragonard, and he was
forced to return to Grasse, his
home. There he turned to simpler
subject matter He was poor and
forgotten when he died in Paris in
1906. ssEss M s4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
CHAPTER VIII

GLOW good Of you to come early"
Herrick and looked round-frona
one Of the magnificent Bouchers
which hung on the hall Of Brief.
Percy Gilbert Virgil was standing
six PAGES away.
"For that" said Herrick, slowly,
''the warmth of our invitation must
be our excuse"
Virgil raised his eyebrows and
took out cigarette.
s'My uncle will see you later. Till
then you must put up with me-"
"We'll manage somehow" said
Herrick. 81 don't remember you
here in 1912"
The other frowned.
sAllow me to warn you," he said,
'tnot to refer to that visit when my
uncle is here. AS you probably
know, in 1914 his father and wife
were both killed and his only broth
err, my father, met with a hideous
fate. And these three terrible blows
all fell within "a hours. From that
day to this he has never so much as
mentioned what went before. For
him the past is buried-in holy
ground"
'sIs it indeed?" said Herrick. "I'd
no idea. And / don't think his daugh-
ter has. She never said"
''His daughter? When did you
meet herr"
The queries famed. That Herrick
had drawn first blood was as clear
as day.
cat. Tracery," said Herrick, calm
ly. eve dined there on Friday
night
Virgil stood still as death.
Then, as though released from
some spell, he turned to a table be-
side him, struck match and light
ed a cigarette.
"Well, WELL" he said lightly. Sand
how are you proposing to get me
DOWN."
The sudden, impudent question hit
me between the eyes, but Herrick
replied as coolly as if a child had
come up and asked him the time.
''Well, we rather thought Of leav-
ing that operation to you"
Virgil laughed.
ST don't know that I blame you,"
he said, and took his seat on the
arm Of mighty chair. cts rotten
to be laughed out Of court. Have
they found Max yeti"
"They found him on Tuesday,"
said Herrick.
s'Well, that ought to help you,"
said Virgil, comfortably.
81 think it will" said Herrick,
ssbefore we're through"
Virgil fingered his chin.
"Where were you," he said, son
Wednesday, at half-past nine?"
Elsewhere" said Herrick, short
ly. ssWhere were you on Friday,
at half-past six?"
s'That," said Virgil, sis easy /. .
Never mind, let's look at your
rooms" He got to his feet. "Did
you bring a servant of sorts? Or
are you working alone?"
ST don't think he'd suit you," said
Herrick, 'sif that's what you mean"
''Is that meant to be rude?" said
Virgil.
Intensely" said Herrick.
Vigil sucked in his breath.
Then
CAS- your host, T."
s'l.has makes you think" said
Herrick, shat you are our host?"
The others eyes burned in his
head.
Then, with manifest effort
ssCome," he said thickly. "I'u
take you way that you know"
And SO he did.
AT the foot of each staircase tur-
ret, there were two doors, one of
which gave to the terrace and one
to the house "A moment later, there
fore. we followed him into the tur-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
Got There First

Got There First
s'Do you see that woman with
the squirt and the rabbit teeth?"
queried Jones. 'She's the last
woman I'd marry"
The stranger looked at him sad
ly.
sold chap" he murnured,
'sshe's the last woman I did
marry" =" 'F9
If we could only see ourselves
as others see us, we'd never speak
to them again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
Thumb in Soup?

Thumb i'm Soup?
Proprietor-Ahem! In settling
for your dinner, sir, you forgot
the waiter. .es $3.50
Anti-Tip Customer didn't eat
any waiter. s..,e &.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-28
Me Too!

Me Too!
'sWhen ! was your age, my boy,
I thought nothing Of a 10-mile
walk -
''Well, don't think much of it,
either
The P0stman-Yes, Mrs. Jones.
I did have a card for you, but I
guess Mrs. Smith forgot to give it
back to me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-08

Famous Canadian Pro"
specially tempered one piece
steel figure skating blades like
those worn by champions.
Ladies' shoes are white elk,
center stitched vamp, COM
pletely web lined, shearling
tongue. Oak leather sole with
tempered steel shank. Mems
shoes are all black elk, REIN
forced stitching, web lined,
with shearling tongue.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
DEVEL OP MENT OF
BRANAGAN MINE At
LIBBY RESUMING

LIBBY William r. Wade re-
turned to Libby the latter part Of
last week prepared to begin work
on his mine property south of Lib
bv. the old Branagan property
wade reports that he has secured
"a lease and option on the Tip Top.
an adjoining property and plans to
give it thorough testing this
season.
81 do not plan to do any milling
of ore this season" said Wade,
but will devote all the time to
developing the two properties. Last
year we hauled ore to the Midas
mill, distance of about nine miles,
but we will not do that this seas
on"
If the years development proves
satisfactory, Wade said the COM
pany would erect a mill on the
property next year costing about
100000 He expects to have about
40 men employed this year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
FLOTATlON NAY BE
USED FOR Sill YER

The flotation process many sup
plant or supplement smelling and
cvanidation as a method for the
treatment of many silver ores, as
the result of experiments conducted
by the Bureau of Mines. All the
commercial silver minerals can be
floated successfully under proper
conditions. according to a report
Just published by the bureau. These
conditions are discussed in some
detail and the adverse actions of
slime and certain reagents are point
ed out.
The concentrates from flotation
must be treated at the mine or
sent to a smelter During 1897. IS
per cent of the silver recovered in
the United States resulted from the
smelling of rich ores and concen-
trates, and only 4 per cent from
the cyaniding of ores and concen-
trates
This report is the latest addition
to the progress reports series of the
metallurgical division of the Blu
reau of Mines and is designated as
Report of Investigations 1896,
Some Factors Affecting the Flota-
tion of Silver Minerals. by E. S.
Leaver and ]. A. Woolf. Copies may
be obtained from the Bureau of
Mines, Washington, D. c.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
MIRACLE OF

The largest and oldest flowing
wells in Kevin-Sunburst are IN inc
Rimrock pool where average mi
tial production is 12O per cent
greater than the remainder OF the
field. with the advantage OF nlgn
gravity crude that commands the
Ont rank price. Nearly all nave
baen made to produce through use
of acid. however The Dahlqulst
No 3 thus treated. paid out IN
the first 8 weeks.
Three new locations were an
nounced in the field this week
They are;
Superior PctrOIeum-GOvernmen
No IA center east line, NEA
SWH 12-35-3W, in the new sun
bnrst sand pool. This S0-acre lease
is said TO have produced $SS,OOO
worth of oil thus far, from iouI
wells. Location of the fifth Wen
is $50 feet south of the north line
and 100 feet east of the west line
of Section II.
Coolidge & COOlidge-State A No.
4. in the discovery Sunburst sand
pool. is located in NV corner NV a
SWH 36-36-2W 1t is 2310 feet
north of the south line and 800
feet east of the west line of the
section. It is drilling at S25 feet
Mosby Oil Corporation has spot
ted Peterson No. 2 we'll in center
NEH SEA 7-35-2W. half mile
east of the No which was dry
hole. This is in an undrained
territory where no commercial
wells have been drilled in the last
IA years. 90
CrumIey-Fryberger No. 10, Sc
NEA SWA 24-35-3W, is drilling al
1880.
Goeddertz & Agen-GOeddertz No
II, NE SEA SWA 23-S5-SW, is
rigging up.
Iorton-Osthoff No. 1, SW sW Y
SCI 1-35-3W. has completed drill
ling up tubing and is preparing
to acidize at 1913.
PrevOI & Shea-GOvernment No. 2
sW NWA SWA 11-35-3W, is drill
ling at 1916, after setting S-inch
pipe at 1850.
PIotke- Ward No. ., SW SWA
sWH 28-35-3W. is pumping Is bar
rels per day having been unim-
proved by two shots OF acid. 1t
made 20 barrels natural.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
GOLD STRIKE Ar
NEIHART DENIED

Reports of a gold strike at Mel
hart during the last few days are
without foundation, although ex-
element has resulted from circula-
ton of such rumors.
Statements were made that a
group of youths were prospecting on
a claim near the outskirts of Mel
hart and uncovered surface ledge
of considerable value. This was at
first reported on the Amelia claim
and then on an adjacent claim.
Members of the county board of
commissioners were in Neihart this
week and learned there had been no
strike, although some favorable
looking ore had been found by a
group working one claim.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
ADD eight NILES
l2-INCH PIPE ON
ELK BASIN Line

Construction of 100000 re-
placement pipe line for Billings
Gas company began during the last
week between Billings and Elk Ba-
sin. S. D. Bechtel company, one of
the six companies connected with
the Boulder dam project, has the
contract, secured with a low bid of
about $4,000 plus materials. Ditch
ing machines and other equipment
were shipped in from Coleville.
Utah. Eight miles of eight-inch line
is being replaced with new ~
inch line.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
TESTING AT PENDR0Y

It is reported. without confir-
nation, that the Zodiac-Kellogg No.
we'll. NE NWA NEA 33-2SN-
5W. on Pendroy structure, is un-
loading rotary mud after having
run liner below the 4 u inch cas-
ing set at 2414. 1t is understood
that preparations are being made
to test the top of the Madison lime
at 277O feet. This well is located
on the Glow" side of the Pendroy
fault, determined by geophysical sur
vey and confirmed by the drilling
of wells on the "high" and "low''
sides. respectively.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
NEW WEST kelvin
Continued from Page Onel


George Eagle, superintendent of
Big West operations.
The No. 8 we'll in SW NV "A
NEA 28-35N-3W stopped flowing
on Sunday, after it had been chok-
ed down to about $50 barrels per
day. Rods were run and pumping
started and it was found to be
making oil. After two days of
pumping it suddenly turned back
10 pipeline oil and began flow
ing, making no water. A second
time it was pinched down with a
uuarter-inch flow beam and again
it quit and when pumped, began
making water. On Thursday it again
started making OIL flowing and
pumping, making ITO barrels of oil
on Thursday.
The NO. was apparently dis
turbed by the relief of pressure by
the No. 9 we'll. although the two
are producing from different hori-
IONS. George Engle is of the opin-
ion that the water will be ex-
hausted as was the water in the
Rimrock No / we'll, largest well
in this pool The Rimrock we'll
pumped water with only a color Of
oil for more than a week before the
water was exhausted, when 1t turn
ed to oil. The Rimrock wen is
still the largest high gravity pro-
Queer in the field. unless 1t is ex-
ceeded by the Dahlquist No. 8.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
EXPANSION
CONTINUED from Page Onel

another hot oil pump of greater
capacity will handle the second I'M
H. One still has been completed,
hut two more stills are to be built,
One cracking tower Is up, also CON
densors, all ready to handle l,5OO
barrels of crude per day. This I'M
1t will doubtless be turning out pro-
ducts during June. while the new
unit will not be ready until about
August.
Talk or Pipeline
There are rumors in Kevin-Sun-
burst this week that a pipeline is
TO be built from that field to Cut
Bank. to link the two fields II
will be a 27-mile line, il construc-
ted, with II miles of gathering
lines. 1t will carry a minimum OF
500 barrels per day and up to 1000
to 1900 barrels, under capacity OPP
Grafton. If the pipeline is not built
II will be necessary to truck the
oil TO Cut Bank. as It has been
found inexpedient TO ship 1t by
rail. Trucking contractors have been
figuring on the haulage but II is
said that the extra cost over pipe
line charges would soon pay for a
pipeline.
viii Hold Banquet
The present week will see an un-
usual gathering at a banquet in
Shelby where Socony-Vacuum will
be host to Independent producers
and jobbers of northern Montana.
It is perhaps the first time in this
state that a major operator has
welcomed Independents as partners
in a refining marketing enterprise.
Guests will chiefly include the pro-
ducers belonging to Producers Re
filming Co., numbering some IS,
which operators have contracts to
provide a minimum of 1000 bar
rels of crude and up to 1000 bar
rels of crude per day for the Stan
dard subsidiary, the latter agree
ing to exclusively market the pro-
ducts from this crude. which is
to be processed by Glacier Produc-
tion company in the new Cut Bank
plant under supervision of SOcony-
Vacuum engineers.
The banquet is to be held Thurs
day night with B. G. Stevenson,
Montana representative of Socony-
Vacuum, acting as host.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
GOLDSMITH IS MILLING

SHERIDAN, MoNT.-Milling of
ore started "wednesday at the Gold
smith mine in Current gulch near
Sheridan. The mine and mill are
being operated by David Curry and
sons of Butte and five men are en-
ployed there at present.
A battery of five 1OO0-pound
stamps was obtained from the
Kearsage mine in Alder gulch, to
form the Goldsmith mill The OPP
orators expect to make a shipment
of ore soon.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
oII-OrrNE FINANCING LIGHT

No oil and gas well financing was
authorized by the Securities and
Exchange commission during the
month of March, according to the
monthly report, and only one min
ing issue was filed. That one was
for the sum of $2SO.OOO This was
out of 40 issues involving a total
of 9,241,978, which was chiefly
for manufacturing and public util-
ity issues.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
TARRANT HAS
lContlnued from PaGe Onel

the north end of the field, is drilling
at 1926.
Pardu-TriBaI 40 No. ., NV
SEA SWA 7-32-5W, is rigging up.
Santa Rita-ShearOn b No. 4,
Sc SEA NWA 7S2-5W, is drilling
at 2575.
Santa Rita-NIcCabe Permit No. 2,
c SEA NEA 29-33-5W, is drilling
at 1875, having spudded May 10.
Tarrant- Wiley Connolly No. 2,
C SW4 NEA 31-34-5W, is drilling
at 100.
Tarrant-State No. 4, Sc NEA
SEA 36-34-6W, is rigging up. the
crew having moved down from
Mcclellan NO. producer.
TexacO-HessIer No. 2, CNL Me-
NEA 19-33-5W, is drilling at $50.
having spudded on May s.
TexacO-Sec. Unit No. o, G
SWA NWA 9-32-5W. which swab-
bed So barrels in the first "a hours
started off on the pump at 40 bar
rels per day.
Santa Rita-Ritchie No. 4 c NWA
NWA 5-S3-5W is pumping rs
barrels.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
MOVING OUT OF DETROIT

A current SEC publication re-
ports that Continental Motors Cor
poration is issuing 1854, 044
worth of stock to finance moving its
Detroit operations to it's Muske-
gon plant.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-05-13
AsKs NINE PATENT

j. M. Gabel of Helena, Montana,
made mineral application in the
Great Falls land office for the Ari-
adne lode mining claim, containing
1859 acres in Sections 4 and 5
Township North, Range 4 West.