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Show s7 BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1932 The Black Box of Silence Illustration by O. Irwin Myers fore (TNC Serrlt.) WUlUm Ciui Cktpaiu.) THE STORY CHAPTER L Having demonstrated the power of an extraordinary silencer, the "Black Box," which he has perfect-AOwen Land is, young inventor, in the little town of Carthage, confides to his chum, Wally Markham, that he (ears the device. If exploited, might be used for evil purposes. That night the black box Is stolen from a safe in d, Landis' laboratory. CHAPTER II. Land is tells Markham the only person, beside himself, knowof the safe. Is ing the combinationwhom the inventor Betty Lawson, with Is in love. Markham takes a plas'.er cast of a woman's footprint, fouad beneath the window of the laboratory. CHAPTER III. Betty, daughter of t college professor, is well known to Markham. Both he and Landis believe her to be above suspicion, but to assure himself he takes an opportunity to fit the cast to one of Betty's shoes. They are identical. Betty tells him Herbert Canby, a stranger in town, who Is posing as a "promoter," had driven her home from the theater the previous night, and that she had dozed in the car. Markham does not tell Landis of his discovery. That the girl should have deliberately stolen the Invention from Landis' safe is unthinkable, but the evidence of the plaster cast seems to prove she was present at the time of the robbery. CHAPTER IV. Markham, vaguely suspicious of Canby'B honesty, searches his hotel room, in his absence. He finds hidden there two loaded automatic revolvers and a complete set of burglar's tools. Canby. returning, brings the re volvers and burglars kit to the hotel .clerk, claiming to have lust found them in his room. That night the safe in the bank of the small town of Perth, dale was blown open and looted, the noise of the explosion being unheard. Satisfied that his "black box" la in the hands of crooks and is being put to the uses he feared, Landis, with Markham, drives at once to Perthdale. we got By Mrs. Geo. A. Deal Mrs. Betty LuedeW of Dayton writes: "I am using Kruschen to reMr. and Mrs. E. N. Austin had as duce weight I lost 10 pounds in one their guests, Sunday evening, Mr. and week and. cannot say too much to Mrs. J. Z. Armstrong and family of recommend it." To take off fat easily, SAFELY and Idaho Falls. Mrs, Armstrong is a HARMLESSLY take one half .tea- sister of Mrs. Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 0. Nye had as spoonful of Kruschen in a glass of hot n the morning before break- heir dinner guests, Sunday, Mr. and wat Jdrs. J. M. Matsen, Mr .and Mrs. S. H fast, go lighter on fatty meats, potala uiglow and children of Salt Lake City toes, butter, cream and pastries. itand and Mrs. May Tingey. The ladies are the safe way to lose unsightly fat one bottle that lasts 4 weeks costs .sisters of Mrs. Nye but a trifle. Get it at any drugstore Mrs. Amy Hansen of Brigham City, in If this first bottle fails was a truest duriner the week, of her to America, convince you this is the safest wajr to lose fat money back. her brother, Mr Cephus Anderson. But be sure and get Kruschen Salts Mr. and Mrs. Cephus Anderson and imitations are numerous and you daughter, Lora, and Mrs. Lewis O. must your health. (Adv.) safeguard Johnson, motored to Brigham City, Wednesday. Mrs. Nellie Pierce and daughter, A depression party given under the Leone, attended the funeral services direction of the Gleaner and Junior for Sheldon Pierce, held at Farming-to- Girls of the Y. L. M. L A., was held at the home of Miss Lucetta Pierson, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Woodward of Friday evening. There were 28 guests Corinne, were Sunday guests of Mr. present who enjoyed themselves. A and Mrs. T. A. Carter. sumptuous lunch was served and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Holmgren and games were the outturn of the evenMrs. J. L. Harvey made a trip to Salt ing. Lake City, Wednesday. Mrs. F A. Driggs was hostess to Clawson and Bishop Iverson and as the Ladies Self Culture Club at her Sunday Pres. Lee of the Box guest, home Friday, November 4th. A large Elder stake, crowd of members and special guests Geo. L. Linford of Ogden, is spendwere present. President C. E. Smith ing some time at the home of his parand Sargent Streeper were the speak ents, Mr. arid Mrs. Geo. A. Linford. ers. Peck and Mr. and Mrs. Millar daughter, Sherry Jean, Mrs. F. S. When You Think Peck, Mrs. Lewis Lillywhite and Mrs. HARDWARE Hunter Gaddie were Ogden visitors, -- Ip IV r I I n :x: " ! ; I - r there." NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the directors held on the 29th day of October, 1932, an assessment of nineteen cents (19c) per share was levied on the capital stock of the corporation, payable to Moroni Arbon, treasurer of the company, at his residence at Snowville, Utah, on : the 31st day of October, 1932. Any stock upon which the assessment may remain unpaid on the 2nd day of December, 1932, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, C. H. SKIDMORE and unless payment is made before, will be sold on the 23rd day of December, 1932, to pay the delinquent assessment together with the cost of of On advertising and expense of sale. WM. HUED, Secretary On November 30 and December Snowville, Utah 12-t4. the county Extension Service have planned to hold four meat cutting demonstrations in Box Elder County. Curlew Irrigation & Reservoir Co. Professor Harry Smith of the Utah Principal Place of Business State Agricultural College will put Snowville, Utah on the demonstrations, with the as sistance of the local extension work Monday. NOTICE is herby given that at a ers. Mrs. John Richards, Mrs. A. M. Aus One demonstration will be put on in meeting of the directors, held on the "Everything To Build Anything" and daughter, Mrs. Bracken, were tin 27th day of September, 1932, an as- each of two communities in the north PfcoM 11 Monday. sessment of five percent was levied era part of the county, and one dem- visiting in Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Sweeten, Mr. on the capital stock of the corpora- onstration in each of two communities and Mrs. J. J. Shumway and Dr. and tion; also an assessment of one per- in the southern part of the county. Mrs. John W. Chambers, were Tuescent was levied on the stock in the These communities have not yet been guests of Mr. and Mrs. East Canal, and an assessment of four designated, but definite arrangements day evening Geo. O. Nye. Canwill be announced through the press percent on the stock in the West to Mr. and 'Mrs. J. M. Gaddie were al, payable on the 27th day of October, at a later date. in visitors business Monday. Lewiston, a of 1932, to Jesse Arbon, the treasurer of pork It is planned to use half The following Garland people drove the company, at his office or residence and half of a mutton for each of the to see President Hoover: Mr. and invited at Snowville, Utah. Any stock upon demonstrations. Everyone is Mrs. W. A. Vanfleet, Mr. and Mrs. which these assessments may remain to attend one or more of these dem Per On Irrigated Land. Harold Persson, J. J. Shumway and unpaid on the 28th day of November, onstrations. Cent. Ne Commissions. P. C. Peeterson, 1932, will be delinquent and advertisNotice the press next week for full C. Peeterson is in Logan Mrs. P. ed for sale at public auction, and un particulars. JOHN J. SHUMWAY with her mother, who is very ill. less payment is made before, will be went to Ogden, MonBenson Arch sold on the 22nd day of December, Bell, 12 Phones: B. E. Y MU-day to hear President Hoover. 1932, to pay the delinquent assessPres. and Mrs. C. E. Smith had as ments, together with the cost of adtheir guests over the week end, Pres. vertising and expense of sale. O. Hadfleld Mrs. J. By EDMUND HURD, Secretary, :x: t4. Snowville, Utah. A Relief Society social was held at the hnme of Marv Udy. Tuesday. A where in those old workings. "We'll larere crowd was present. , Mrs. Sarah Hilton, Mrs. Frrsd Bux keep on going while the candle lasts. There must be some connection be- ton and Mrs. Clyde Buxton of Gar tween these old workings and the new. land, were special guests. The E. V. Wad family were Lo You're not too tired to tramp, are sran. visitors Sunday. you?" Mr. and Mrs. Robert Macfarlane THE BOX ELDER COUNTY BENEVOLENT SOCIETY "I'm not tired at all, now. And we Monday to Idaho, called were Elba, We haven't can. we must get out if This is a local organization, organized to create a burial been kidnaped and shut up in here for because of the serious illness of Mr. fund, or protection in time of need. Macfarlane's mother, who passed nothing." That was the hoginning of a' long away Tuesday. The money you pay to a beneficiary stays in your county and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tubbs period of fruit less wanderings in a Sun children of Holbrook, Idaho, were niin'.o Hint seemed endless. Its a local organization under the supervision and conIt v;is not until their candle had day guests of Mrs. 'Fiances Tubbs. trol of a local board of directors. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Welling were that the really dwindled lo a dtvperiite character of their situation Brigham visitors, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Searle Beecher of gripped Landis. With the light gone they would he utterly helpless. Brigham, were visiting with relative; See of call Mr. Scot Horsley, Brigham, for full information "We are nearly at the end of things, here Sunday. Miss Ruth Forsberg was home last Betty." he said soberly. "You see how much there is left of the candle. After week for a few days but returned to It is gone we'll he Just buried alive." Salt Lake, Friday. "1 know; but I'm not afraid, Owen. Mr. and Mrs. Janjfes Skeeley of ClifIt It will be starvation, won't It? I ton, Idaho, were visiting at the home don't want to die, hut I'm not afraid. of A. A. Capener during the week. Let's sit here on this pile of rock and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morris of face it the best we can." were Sunday guests of Mr. For a little while they sat in si- and Mrs. Geo. Wad. lence. When he spoke It was to say, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ward and daugh "I'm to blame for whatever happens ters, Irene and Mrs. Lelose Jensen, to you, Betty. If I hadn't brought you went to Willard Saturday. Mrs. Eliza along the devils, whoever they are, Ward accompanied them home as far who kidnaped you, wouldn't have left as Elwood where she remained with you to starve at the bottom of that her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Hansen. shaft." Mrs. Nephi Dustin has her mother, Mrs. Hunsaker of Elwood, as a guest TO BE CONTINUED this week. John Bowcutt spent last week at Tremonton with his daughter, Mrs. John Bronson. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowcutt went Goes to Willard Saturday. They were accompanied by Clyde Marsh. (Continued From Page One) Mr. and Mrs. Eston Nielson of Hy- 355 rum, spent the week end with Mrs. JoseDh Chez (D.) 212 ' Nielson'a mother, Mrs. Nina Dustin Ivor lAjax (R.) 372 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hunsaker of El Chailes A. Stain (D.) Dustin 223 wood, spent Friday at the Frank M. Onenshaw (R.) 361 home. Julius C. Anderson (D.) 239 Mrs. Ira Ward was visiting in FieldDr. C. N. Jensen (R.) 346 Charles H. Skidmore (D.) ing, Wednesday with relatives. 246 "Haven't You Any Idea Where We Albert E. Holmgren (R.) 339 Are?" Betty Asked. Tracy R. Welling (D.) 229 C. Wm. NOTES Horsley (R.) rest for a few seconds and catch his E. E. Clark 351 (D.) breath before giving Betty the agreed-upo- John F. Burton 189 (R.) :x: signal. 401 E. H. Cornwall (D.) W. Astel of Garland, was operatJ. wu- once u ai 255 ed on for ,Melvin- c. Harris (R.) ruptured ulcers of the stom-px. to wina. in a tew umiuie "c, 33 S Chambers Edward (D.) condition is better than exHis and its bucket the precious drawn out upon the windlass Jgg pected. frejght The small daughter of J. A. Vance 155 Then the candle was relighted it;H. L. Richards (R.) of Park Valley, had the misfortune to Abbott (D.) M .nno-obreak her arm and was brought here that thev had 23G Hadfield John (R.) to the hospital where Dr. White gave cended to what seemed to be nothing 3o0 her medical attention. Mav- (T). .w. uun (ipnrcra i . more uiuu iu uyi'c i..jv. 247 J. P. Christensen, Jr. of Elwood, warren of bewildering passage and Kennett H. Malan (R.) Lewis Jones (D.) had his tonsils removed. drifts. Burnett of Plymouth, had his David we where "Haven't you any idea removed. tonsils are?" Betty asked. t, The small daughter of Edwin "Wait a bit," said landis; and then, removed. tonsils her had "I've got 111 Hasn't Bert Canity told Margaret Jenkins has her collar about his mine the Quavapni?" bone broken. :x: "yes." Ben Mortenscn of Bear River City, -Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Well, there are two Quavnpnls; the IIEPPLER new one thut Is being worked now, and Heppler, a boy, born November 4th. a much older one," and he repented Mr. and Mrs. John going home in the next couple of days. for her Sturbuck's account of the an- ERICKSON a boy. born' Mrs. T. E. Adams of Thatcher, is of Elwood. where Erickson about cient workings. "ThaUs November 5th. still in a very critical condition. we arc," he concluded; "burled some- He felt her shudder as she said. -- It makes cold chilis run up and down my back! Is there any more of it?" "A little more. We came on. and as we were driving down the mountain road above I.ake Topaz, we saw something on fire in a deep gulch, and wondered what it could be. The next day we made inquiries in Brewster to find out if the Fleetwing had come in the night before. So far as we could learn. It hadn't. "We spent that evening with Mr. Starbuck, and on our way back to the hotel we were set upon by three men. 1 was sandbagged and knocked out, but Wally beat them off and helped me to the hotel. The next day we thought we'd see if we couldn't find out what had become of the missing Fleetwing. and drove up to the place where we had seen the fire in the gulch. We left our car and climbed down to see what had burned. It was a big car, so badly wrecked that we could hardly tell what it was; but I guess it was the Fleetwing." "Another mystery Is that all?" "Not quite. While we were looking at the wreck somebody began shooting at us from the road on the other side of the gulch. We ducked and climbed up through the wood9 to where the shots had come from.' There were two men. and the shooter said they had been told there were bears In the mountains, and he'd taken us for one. There was nothing to be done about it, so we let them go." "Can you put it all together and make the pieces fit?" she asked. "After a fashion. Those three men we followed all the way from Indiana are the bank robbers, and they think we've got something on them. That accounts for what's been happening to Wally and me ; but It leaves you out" "Maybe," she said ; but she added nothing to that single word. "But see here," Owen went on, "we're wasting time sitting here talking about This kidnaping can mean only one thing that the scoundrels are going to pull off another of their robbing stunts and want to make sure of having a clear field. We must get out of this and block their game, whatever it may be." "Do you know where this dungeon place is, or what it is?" she asked. "It's an abandoned mine; abandoned a long time ago, at that. As to where it belongs on the map, I don't know. You won't be afraid to stay alone for a few minutes, will you? I'm going to climb up and see where this bucket leads to. Just stay where you are until you hear me lift the bucket and drop it. Then climb in and shake the rope when you are ready for me to haul you up. Will you do that?" "Yes," she agreed ; and with that he laid hold of the rope and began to climb up. When he had wriggled out at the top of the shaft and found, by groping around, that It was capped with a wooden windlass, he was willing to 'has-been- While he and Landis is stolen and wrecked. He buys another, and to the minthey go on. On the road they get news of ing town of Copah the Fleetwing, ahead of them. At a hotel in Copah they meet Betty. She is surprised at their presence in the West, and explains the reason for her Markham and her father's Journey. overhears a conversation between Can-b- y and the three Louisville men which convinces him be is on the right track. CHAPTER VI. are sleeping, Markham's car CHAPTER VII. Markham and Landis follow the three men in the Fleet-winThey find the commissary of the Cinnabar mine has been held up and robbed and two men killed. Again there was no sound of the explosion. At Brewster they learn of the arrival Markham of Canby and his party. FJ meets a distant relative, William Star-bucmine owner. He gives them some Information which piles up the evidence as to Canby's crookedness. CHAPTER VIII. At Brewster they meet Canby. He tells them he is in the West on business connected with his mine, the "Old Quavapal." Betty and her father are with him as guests, the professor being interested in paleasontology. Landis and Markham are saulted on the street by knife wleld-erHenceoff assailants. their but beat forth, Markham decides, the two of them will go "heeled," their enemies vldently having become desperate. s. k, s, CHAPTER IX. Landis, despondent because of his belief that Betty is in lov with Canby, is . encouraged by Markham. Leaving the car to Ina burned auto, off the road, vestigate they are shot at, but unharmed.twoThe to ehooters declare they took the be bears, which they were hunting. Evidence, later, convinces Markham and Landis that the shooting was attempted murder. CHAPTER X. Returning, with Betty, from a dinner with friends of Star-bucMarkham beats off two men who to kidnap him. At the hotel attempted he finds Landis has gone out. Three men from Louisville are registered, of the same names as the three whom he and Landis have been following, and they certainly are not the same men. k, 5 r n, Demonstration Planned Cutting Meat 11-1- 0 1 THINK WILSON Unlimited Landis. lured from the hotel. Is kidnaped and confined in an old mine drift. Wandering, he finds Betty, also a prisoner. He tells her part of his experiences, but learns little from ber. Seeing what appears to be a light, far away, he leaves Betty, to finds a gang of miners Investigate, and at work, his silencer mulling the noise,of he In anger destroys the mechanism the machine. The gang, dismayed, run from the drift, two men remaining. From their talk, Landis fears they may And Betty, and from a hiding place attacks them with a shovel. In the fight he subdues both men, but is badly hurt and makes his way backun-to Betty only to fall Into her arms conscious. CHAPTER XIII. In a hospital Landis learns from Markham the detail of Canby' plotting. On of hi accomof Betty plices had told of the seizing and Landis and the place of their ImTheir rescue followed. prisonment. band, had Canby. head of a criminal "salted" the Quavapal to sell it to a Louisville group the three men whose name his confederates had use but, acbadly needing money and learning of Landis' silencer, he had cidentally stolen It and had hi gang use It In their bank and other robberies,In and the also to conceal his operation Landis Quavapal. From Betty herself of the the learns how Canby. night disappearance of the silencer, had her and had her open the safe. cleared up, That part of the mystery wonder, as all that remains Is the had ever had see It, why I.nrt1 Bettydoubt of her love fur him. She any convinces him of hi error. hyp-notlx- Money LOAN 62 2; - RIVERSIDE .' 11-3-- Protection at Cost JOIN half-inc- h INVESTIGATE - I Tremonton Ticket Democratic SIMPIICITf Patterns ' I Three Styles From Each Pattern ! XI. Seeking CHAPTER Landis, Markham is decoyed into taking a long trip from Brewster, and geU back to find both Betty and Landis are missing. CHAPTER XII. How One Woman Lost 10 Lbs. in a Week GARLAND 1 CHAPTER V. At Perthdale they find confirmation of their fears. Three and trangers,toriding in a Fleetwlng, Louismen be business of claiming ville, are the only possible suspects. Markham and Landis decide to follow them, although advices from Louisville seem to guarantee the standing of the three. At St. Joseph Markham sees Canby'a car, a Nordyke. He learns Canby 1 driving west, with Betty Lawson and her father as his ruests in the car. The Fleetwlng, Markham's car, and the Nordyke, form a procession on the Pikes Peak highway. 'J vavw nvio iw.i PAGE THRO Stnto Sunt nf Sotinnla NOTICE By Francis Lynde (Ctpyrif hi by f niTV borrTbler she hud-- . AT 77 IS YOUNG AGAIN "Did anything else happen?" j -Ttrxi Tea; we went on from Copah that and the was night, again Fleetwlng "since taking Vinol (iron tonic) I ahead of as all the way across the 'can walk much quicker. Now, at 77, Red desert At a little village called j feel strong again and much young-Atropi- a. we had a Mat tire; and after Cr." F. W. Vinol tastes Lindquist we had changed to the spare, we found delicious. Scott Drug Company, Tre-were awayea monton, Utah. (Adv.) "c "r,c buiub nine, buu wopd we nnauy went on up the mountain we ran into another of the mysterious robberies. Hie commissary at a mine had been looted and set on fire, anl two men who were guarding the safe and .the NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT payroll money were murdered. Of course, there was no evidence that the three men in the Fleetwing had j Snowville Land and Water Company, done it ; but we knew that their car Principal Place of Business, had passed through Atropia just beSnowville, Utah "ITercy-H- ow fiered. 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