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SWAMP
Michael J. Phi.1 Upa
Ill« n n « r * e t* n c V
H e n ry J iy ! * •
Copy Waist M ishael V. PHlllI»«
tha surface
H» Oiled the woodshed to the saves
end even pi 1*1 e tier around the la-
aide of the «arses. a alab abed with
eloping root He made three tripe to
the Davenant ranch. But the owner
had not yet arrived
Another rainy day found him chink­
ing the logn of the cabin with mud
from the banka of the creek
It did
not really need It. But restlessness
waa devouring blm, and the demand
for liquor waa rising like a prairie
Ore. The Intenalty of the paeelon
* frightened him.
Back home. 1 a
Announcement!
We wlnh to announce that we have purchased tne
Orindell Grocery on Main near Fourth street and will be
pleased to meet all the regular customer» of the grocery
and new ones as well. Our long experience In the grocery
business has taught us to know good groceries and how to
give real service to our patrons.
We will carry a full and complete line of fresh fancy
rroceries of high quality. Also carefully selected
an d a r .n le
I could run ■lock jn
But here, the frontier still, where
TM I L1A0INQ CHARACTERS — | run the booie-tracha day nnd night p
fenced.
You conalder life waa much more open and simple,
up
hi
re
But
as
they
get
down
where
II
Edison Forbes, a young resident ol
the restraints were fewer. The wild­
Bi oltilale with an Inherent craving I there are more towna .they m u a l lay ( a
erness. grim and unfriendly In storm,
up
daya."
for liquor. Is held for the death of s
gay and sparkling In sunshine. Invited
lie took the bottle out again His d
woknau who has been killed by a bool
one to live bis own life, uncaring
lagging truck.
t Ircumslantlal evi­ potations had reduced the contents k
There were few to see and to com
considerably
Tha
stuff
was
begin
(]
dence pointe to Forbes and rather j
ment. it was. he fancied, like the
than tell the truth of the episode nlng to taka effect. "Well, another r
early days in the west. Some of the
little
drink
won't
do
ua
any
barm."
be
,
which would clear him bul casi an
settlers here were failures who had
aald aloud with a reckless laush "And
other friend In a bad light, he elands
com« to the Jackplne country to for­
I gueaa It'a time to hit homeward (
trial and Is sentenced tv a long term th< n It'a a long, long ways to little | (
get the past They did not ask too
In prison The governor of the state. ,
personal questions. Because they
1 old Tipperary down there by the (
an old friend of Eddie's father, be
would resent such question« from
1 creek
a
c»*nt
more.
And
It
m l< n t t a n * a
lleves nim Innocent and pardons him
"It'a a long, long way Io Tipper­ year to find your man. Suppose I others.
shortly after hla arrival at the Jail. ary." he sang, unsteadiness creeping ;
advance the money to satisfy the , Just after noon, while he waa at th«
Scoots Llbbsy. a -worthless rhuror
Into hla footsteps.
(Continued on Page S)
lazes, and give you a thousand dollars
tsr. who has smashed his machine in
Darkness had fallen when h e besides T*
to another car. killing Its lone occu­ »lumped against the door o( the cabin. ,
pant, a woman. Forbes' companl n The raincoat had Impeded him Some j A thousand dollars- The offer was j
ena Llbbsy quit lb s scene hurrkllj. where back along the trail he had I surprisingly generous, it -meant that
rtealmati considered the place worth
leaving the former alone to l«t" a thrown It away
8« that It was a particularly twice what the average
< a » is t> h la who reasons that Eddie
drenched figure that toppled to the person would pay. Well. If II was
floor when Palsy Jane lifted the laU'h. worth more than eighteen hundred
W hen the Doctor
She got him undressed and to bed, dollars to Sealman. It must be worth
Recommends
j somehow. Ups compressed, eyes glow­
M ilk of Magnesia
that to them.
ing with resentful Inner fires. He
"I don't believe I care to sell." he
f o r the treat­
was Inert as a log
He slept the
ment of consti­
night through, without moving. Real­ said. Patsy Jane's eyes telegraphed
pation. h e a r t
ly It was more of a stupor that of a pproval.
b u r n , or other
sleep, for the liquor had the effect on
k in d r e d
ail­
CHAPTER X.
hla senses of a shrewdly swung
Another Truck
ments. use
i mallei.
Sealman jhow ed hla disappoint­
1
He waa sick next day. tick with a
••That's a good price. Mr.
1! «»use of failure and remorse and m en t
worthlessness, but physically III as Forbes, a big price. You won't get
young couple to pay Sealman oners well The eiposure In the cold rain another such offer."
Milk of Magnesia
"Maybe not."
to give Bddls a Job after he goes down Itself was a venomous drug. The
An
especially high grade
“You've
admitted
that
there's
a
adulterants
which
had
been
added
to
to lxmg Porta«*. a nearby town, and
product of f u l l official
give bite and volume by the various chance you can’t raise the taxes. You
learns about tba tax«*-
strength and purity.
may lose everything "
The next day while walking about handlers bordered on deadly poisons
Highly recommended also
"That'a a chance I mean to take,
and they clawed and lore at stomach
their property they discover a mya
as an alkaline mouth wash
returned Eddie, sm iling He felt bet­
and
Intestinal
linings
terloua mound that contains outcrops
to protect the teeth from
It was not until the second morn­ ter that the refusal whs behind him.
similar to salt. At the tax office
"Hum ' Sealman digested thia for a
erosion b y t h e mouth
ing.
after
he
had
eaten
breakfast
In
Forbes learns that the back taxes
time. “I'm not Justified Mr. Forbes,
acids.
a
dressing
g
o
sn
.
that
Palsy
steeled
amount to over eight hundred dollars
Smooth as Cream
not Justified at all. In fact. I’m prob­
and that the certtflcalea are held by herself against the pity which kept a b ly foolish for doing It. But 1 might
Pleasant to Take
swelling
up
at
sight
of
the
pale
face.
a Chicago capitalist who la eager to
Rexall Milk of Magnesia
She
had
tended
bis
uncomplainingly.
obtain the property. Eddie has five
straightens out your stom ­
Ignoring the fretful replnlngs and self-
months to pay. A few daya later he
ach and gives you back
scnurgfns
helps a booxe truck out of the mud
your appetite. Sold only
i
"Now. Eddie." she said gTsveiy.
and la presented with a bottle ol
at the Rexall Drug Store.
whiskey which he hides before walk 1 across the breakfast table. "We'll have
FULL PINT
a little talk. 1 m not going to say
tng over to Interview Sealman.
much
Nagging won't do any good.
But we must have an understanding."
CHAPTER IX
She healtated before going on; "I
An Offer
don't need to tell you what liquor
does for you. You know where it
brought you—where you'd be If It
weren't for the governor. Eddie. I
won't stand any more. I can't stand
any wore. Thia Is the last time. !f
you gel drunk again I'll leave you."
He searched the sad piquant little
Com« in and let us get acquainted with you
HALLECK’S GROCERY
Successor to Grindell s Grocery
Main Street Near Fourth
Stevens-Perkins Building
Before the W e t W eather Come*
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SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR ROOFING
Flanery’x
Drug Store
WRIGHT & SON
S pringfield
S wings
to S i l v e r t o w n s !
b o t h e iJ o o .
Hla optimism was not Justified j
Most of the settlers In the vicinity had J
little good land, and that was lily- .
cultivated. They preferred hunting,
and fishing and getting out posts Io
farming for which they had neither
capital nor equipment.
When he crossed the creek, h o w -}
ever, there was a ray of hope. The ,
Davenant ranch, plaything o f a
wealthy.Detroiter, had a resident fore­
man. He told Eddie that the owner
had ambitious plans for the year 'n
I the way of heavy planting and much
clearing He might need several men.
i When Mr. Davenant came up in a
! week or so, and made final decision,
he had better be on hand.
Eddie felt that ho could not afford
to wait even a wee«c. He went to j
town. But Long Portage was over­
flowing with labor The married men
who hnd been In the woods all winter
were trooping back. Their summer
Jobs were kept for them. There was no
chance for an outsider against the
long-established claims.
The week passed dully. He dug and
chopped out pine stumps, for their
roots and pitchy knots made excellent
firewood. The hard labor of sawing
and chopping smothered his homesick
ness and drowned In fatigue the crav­
ing for liquor which was ever near
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