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Show CACHE AMERICAN Page Two LOGAN. CACHE COUNTY. UTAH Friday, August, 9, 1935. tne bar. I remember this was a terrible disappointment to us, and we wept bitterly. I think that about this time we were all We lay on that bar like men already dead, with no longer hope of CACHE AMERICAN Phone 183 Phone 183 half-craz- VhUj Newspaper, Published Every Tuesday and Friday By the Cache American Publishing Co. at M West Center Street, Logan Utah J. C. ALLEN Jr, Editor WSL C. ENGLAND, Manager J. H. ENGLAND, Mechanical Superintendent Entered aa econd-claa- a matter November t, 1931, at the Past Office at Logan, Utalh under the Act of March 3, 187. uruftmtHi abeorlptlon Kates by carrier or mall one year - - - ILSO Advertising rates made known upon application. - jfeaftfokkiynftyrz aWithout Consistency There Is No Moral Strength an WHAT HAS GONE! BEFORE: Tbr of us, The iTodigal," Salvation Jim and myself, Join the Klondike fo'd rush of '98. The settlements g&m-tttr- rs vo'g flood with dance-ha- ll I girls, met Berna and with whom I fell in love. Thousands struggled over the almost impassable trails which claimed a heavy toll of ltte and property. Lawlessness was hunrampant. A snowslide burledadvendreds. After many thrilling ture we arrived at Itawuon City, Where Bernu'n relatives plan to marry bmr to Iacast6, a notorious character. We were advised there was no land owaiiablo. Berna promised to marry to in a year. Many more adventures and three of us join new stampede. made us a partnership An Indir-propositi n ana after working all win-to- r Him! struck it rich. Berna and I were u be married but 1 was taken I hear of Locaatos with typhoid. threat to get Berna. Still weak, I cabin. Locasto threw me eoeght out and I fell onoonaciuua. Loras to had won Remo. Then Locasto off on new stampede Berna in a dance halt Disillusioned, I hit a fast pace on the downward trail. Pinal I y 1 o)lApsed at the news of toy mother's death and came to in Without Consistency there is no moral strength, is a quotation that strikes us forceably at this moment as we turn the pages of the Tuesday daily and see before our very eyes the hard liquor advertisements, calling attention to the brand of Apple Jack Brandy best suited to the tastes of the readers of that publication. The ink has scarcely dried since we read in scare-fac- e headlines that This paper under no circumstances will ever submit its pages to the publication of hard liquor advertisements. At the time of the publication hr of such silly editorials, the question arose, When did this editor become so purified that he would not accept money for advertisements, at least when they Bentos cabin. come from a legal and legitimate source? Recovered, I again urged Berna to me but she would not, saying is the the that Big Daily marry thing brought Money (hat we should continue in our happias we were. to Logan. There was no other excuse for it. Logan ness Out In the snow Locasto and The Worm" struggle to make the nearest was served by a paper at the time the Herald came settlement. The Worm beats unconscious while he sleeps, that has never been duplicated for reading value and takes ail the food and leaves him. Two days later he is caught in a service to the community since that paper was forced blizzard without flr and food. Locasto fell against the from the field by the money of the Herald-JournHe recovered Indians cabin door. and left Alaska, threatening some day If for knows not that. holding company. Every body he would return and get me. the money controlled by the- Holding Company of Pull of such thoughts as these I there never would have been such raised the Herald-Journa- l, my eyes and looked down the river the Moosehide Bluffs. an institution in Logan. Yet, about once a week, thi Hullo! towards There, Just below the town, was a great sheet of water, and even puritan publisher takes a sharp swat at the vices of as I watched I Baw it spread and is there Without spread. People were shouting, runconsistency Holding Companies, ning from their houses, speeding no moral strength. to the beach. I was conscious of a thrill of excitement. Ever widening Mr. Reader, without indulging in useless argument was the water, and now it stretched bank to bank. It crept forward or ceremony relative to the consistency of the edi- from to the solitary post. Now it was alof and these the torials of most thero. acceptance Sudtonly the post days vast started to move. money gathering advertisements, we simply want to was eliding forward. Slowly, secall your attention to the fact that after all, the only renely it went, on, on. Then, all at mce, the ,t, the bells pealed, justification for having a Scripps publication in our and shrilled from the block mob of people of officials the with holding company that lined the banks there went up community cheer. The Ice is hundreds of miles away, is the fact that this field an exultant out the ice Is going out! belooked fertile to the said officials and they are here I looted at my watch. Could Isevlieve my eyes? Seven seconds, to reap a money harvest. If it takes hard liquor ad- en Ditnatee one "hunch his past had right; his guardian angel been vertisements to bring that money Return, and should was had Intervened ; the bis chance to make a new these advertisements continue on the publishing mar- given start Herald-Journa- l, will in found columns be of the the ket, they in scare-fac- e The watns were wild with Joy. tpye, as brazenly flaunted before From mountain snows the sun the readers of that paper as the editorials in had setthetiutn Srts. Down hill and dale they sparkled, trickling from denunciation, have been flaunted in the past. boulders, dripping from mossy cranto Half-froze- al n aaa. "To tell the truth, shes a bit stuck on me. Not my fault, of course. Cant help it if a girl gets daffy on me. But say, I think I could get her switched on to you if you made it worth my while. Its a business proposiUon." He was sneering now, frankly villainous. Jim gave no sign. "What d'ye say? This is a likely bit of ground give me a in this ground, an' Ill guarantee to deliver that little piece of goods to you. Theres an offer. Again that smug look of generosity beamed on the man's face. Once more Jim motioned him to go, but Mosher did not heed. He thought the His face gesture was a refusal. grew threatening. "All right, if you wont, he snarled, "look out! I know you love her still. Let me tell you, I own that woman, body and soul, and I'll make life hell for her. Ill torture you through her. Yes, Ive got a cinch. You'd better change your mind. He had stepped back as if to go. Then, whether it was an accident or not no one will ever know but the little giant swung round till it bore on him. It lifted him up in the Mr. It shot him forward like a stone from a catapult It landed him on the bank fifty feet away with a sickeing crash. Then, as he lay, it pounded and battered him out of all semblance of a man. The waters were having their half-sha- re LEGAL NOTICES The man stood by his water-gu- n and from its nozzle the gleaming terror leapt At first It was only a atlm volley of light compact and solTo pierce it id as a shaft of stisaL would hnvo splintered to pieces the a core of was sword. It sharpest SUMMONS water, round, glistening and smooth, In The District Court of the First yet in its mighty power it was a Judicial District of the State of monster of destruction. The man was directing It here and Utah, in and for The County there on the face of the hill. It flew of Cache from the bow, and LOUIS R. COLLINS, Plaintiff, kke an arrow he aimed it the hillside vs. ROSE ROGERS COLLINS, De- whereever seemed to reel and shudder at the A. W. LLOYD "Probate and Guardianship Notices, Consult County Clerk or the respective signers for farther information. RADIO SERVICE ENGINEER Ave. Phone 999-- 33 Federal Furniture or Pianos Moved fendant. The State of Utah to Said fendant: You hereby summoned to If served within the county in which this action Is brought, otherwise within thirty days after service, and defend the above entitled action; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. This action is brought to recover a judgment dissolving the contract of marriage heretofore and now existing between you Johnson Cab & Transfer Phone 314, Logan SPECIAL DISCOUNTS On window glass this month. Prepare now for winter. EVERTON are De- appear within twenty days after service of this summons upon you From or to any point in Utah, also local moving and ha tiling. Wo Carry Cargo Insurance C. R. dam. and the plaintiff. & SONS L. E. shock. A little turn of the wrist and a huge mass of gravel crumbled into nothingness. He bored deep holes In the frozen muck, he hammered his way down to bed rock, he swept it clean aa a floor. There, with the he solid force of a battering-ram- , pounded at the heart of the hill. The roar deafened him iTe heard the crash of falling rock, but he was so Intent on his work he did not kmr another man approach. Sudden-enl- y ha loomed up and saw. He gave a mighty start, then at alia again. This was the weettr.g he had dreaded, longed fee, taught against, desired. Primordial emotions sorgad with tin him, but outwardly he gave no sign. Almost with a curious blase savagely, In his eyca he redirected (be Uttlo once he was al giant Us waved his hand to the other man. "Go away I" ba eho-da- d. Moshvr Moused to budge. The gea-sroDwawan bad made Uvtag 27-2- . INSURE WITH THE UTAH HOME FIRE INSURANCE CO., We Insure Hay and Grain in Stacks and Fields, Etc. W. J. Harrison, Richmond, Utah LOCAL AGENT Richmond Telephone Exchange, 9R1 Why Be Bothered With Washing at Home When You Can Have It Done So Cheaply at JAPANESE HAND LAUNDRY 88 ' ' I! Phone 4IS West First North We Call and Deliver NO NEED on, times Dont mind boys. up. Im an old man. me. Im walk. He shook hia head pitifully, but once more he crawled after us. We ourselves were making no great speed. Lack of food was beginning to tell on us. Our stomachs were painfully empty and dead. Down the river we trailed forlornly. For a week we had eaten nothing. Jim had held on bravely, but now he gave up. Leave me, dear boys, leave me ! He was like a drunken man, and house970-- TO FOR SALE Three purebred Hol-stein cows. H. Andersen, Hyrum. P. WORRY FOR SALE 200 ewes from 1 to 5 years old. Frank Wood, Trenton, Utah. Sell Your Truly, there is no need to worry about your summer driving when your car is serviced at the GaSav Service Station. Old Animals (Head or Alive) For Cash Phone 2- GAS OIL Hymm Paradise Fish Hatchery WATER AIR Typewriter Repairing his every step was agony. We threw away our packs. We For quick service call no longer had the strength to bear Telephone 235 them. The last thing to go was the And remember . . . Halfbreeds rifle. Everton And Sons The Halfbreed had crawled ahead a mile or so, and he came back to We guarantee our work Here in this volley of dead things, where we lay. In a voice hoarse altoe found Jim, most to a whisper he told us a bigParts for all makes. Dividends are ger river joined ours down there, GaSav members. and on was old an the bar Indian "There's something the matter with Perhaps in that place some Jim, the Prodigal phoned to me camp. from the Forks; "hes gone off and one might find us. It seemed on left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the the route of travel. So we made a SPONGE FINISH hills. Some prospectors have just last despairing effort and reached it There was a grave set high on come in and say they met him headand it within a If you use King covered Is Snake body stilts, White easy for the Valley. ing canvas. The Halfbreed Seemed kind of queer, they say. with on your walls. canvas wrenched the from the Wouldn't talk much. They thought body, he was in a fair way to go crazy. and with it he made a boat eight EVERTON & SONS feet in length by six in breadth. It Hes never been right since COMPANY I answered; well ha J vaa too rotten to hold him up, and tie nearly drowned trying to float it, to go after him.1 so .on Ivina the he left it edge "All right Come up at once. I'll Hes a good mar get McCrimmon. in the woods. Well be ready t start as soon as you arrive. So the following day found thi three of us on the trail to Ophir. We travelled lightly, carrying verj little food, for we thought to find game in the woods. On the evening of the following day we readied thi cabin. 'By going to the headwaters oi said the Halfbreed, Ophir Creek, we can cros3 a divide into the val-bof tlie 'White Snake, and theri we'll corral him, I guess. So we left the trail and plunged into the virgin Wild. Oh, but it wai Often we would bard travelling! WASH SLACKS, guaranteed to wash, keep straight up the creek-be- d Regularly plunging through pools that were and walking over shing-priced up to $2.95 SALE PRICE ly bars. Then, to avoid a big bend of the stream, we would strike oil Every yard through the bosh. seemed to have Its obstacle. Then we dropped down tntn a vest, d valley, a valley that looked as if it had beon undteturNd of time. since the begtsedr-Here in this valley of Dead Things wo found Jim. 100 per cent Wool. A wide and patrange of Ha was sitting by a dying campall popular colors and patterns. prices fire, all huddled up, his arms emterns, on the bis knnee. eyes bracing his fading embers. As wo drew near be $ did not move, did not show any surprise, did not even raise his head. us followed His eyes furtively. Silently wo squatted in a ring For a while around his camp-firwe said no word, then at last the Prodigal spoke : Jim, you're coming back with us, arent you?" 'Well, boys. Til come. But its no Washable Terry Sweaters good. Tm down an out Wearily we gathered together his Colors Blue, White, Yellow few belongings. He had been living on bread, and but little remained. wonld he we reached not him. Hod 100 per cent wool have starved. He came like a child, slip over Sweaters but seemed a prey to acute melanSizes 36 WASHING paid e 78 West 1st. Smith Clothing SLACKS knee-dee- p, Wool Slacks hush-fille- Sweaters and Sport Coats tv to 38, fancy weave, all white. Zepher Knit, fancy back, labs on sides, all wool all colors. ? Hollywood Sport Coats Made in latest Sport Backs, genuine Polo doth. regularly to of Logan South Smith Clothing e. Cache American Expert Glazing KEEP YOUR MONEY HOME son. This heartened us, so once more we took up our packs and started. Jim did not move. "Come on, Jim. Still no movement boys can come back for me. You'll find old Jim spry an chipper, awaitin' you with a smile on his face. Now go, boys. Youll go, wont you? Go be darned said the Prodigal. "You know we'll never leave you, Jim. You know the code of the trail. What dye take us for skunks? Come on, well carry you if you cant NELSON, Attorney for Plaintiff. g Post Office Address 8 Arimo hba puny, almost porcine. Block, Logan, Utah. Rls rtefi, penetrating volte pie.ced itiutigh die roar of the "giant." NOTICE TO CREDITORS I "rfere, turn off your water. In the District Court of the First weni Get a boal- to speak W When in need of . . . Judicial District of the State of d.vo proposition io make. Stlil Jim was dumb. Utah, in and for the County of bo him and Moaber came do PRINTING Cache. Into bis ax The two men shor.tcd In the matter of the Estate of ADVERTISEMENTS IRENE KING were very calm. HUMPHREYS, Dec"Bay, your wifes in town. Been JOBS eased. there for the last yuas. DMnt you Creditors will present claims know it?" or with vouchers to the undersigned Jim aback his head. Bo was parNEWS ITEMS at 211 Cache Valley Bank Bldg., ticularly teterosted in his work just aww Thero was a great saddle of Logan City, Cache County, State Call 700 r. and ba mgal It up magicallof Utah, on or before the 7th day da yYour Patronage Is Appreciated of October, A. D. 1935. "Tea, she's In I n IMng reapeo-table.-" ANGUS LEROY HUMPHREYS, Administrator of the Estate of Jim redirected bis glnt with a Irene King Humphreys, deceased. savage swish. 62 West Center "Bay, Tm a sort of a philanthropic NEWEL G. DAINES, guy," went an Mosher, "an there's Attorney. nothing I like better than doing the erring write restitoobon act. I think choly. KOTICE TO CREDITORS I could induce that little woman of It was indeed a sad party that the District Court of the Flnit fours to coma bsck to you." trailed down that sad, dead valley.' Judicial District in and for the Jim gave him a swift glance, bat Jim tagged forlornly behind, and of Cache. State of Utah. the man west an. County U was very anxiously we watched In the Matter of the Estate of VIRGINIA A. PORTER. Deceased Creditors will claims with vouchers to present the administratrix at her undersigned residence, Logan. RFX. No. 1 or at the of- COLD PACK CANNER fi.p DIRTY BLINDS Attorney George C. Heinrich. U, First National Bank enamel. Heavy Holds 7 Bogan. Ltah, on or before Building qt the 25th Tell a story to everyone who day of September. 1935. jars. With wire rack. Each sees. We clean window shades DORA K. PASSET. $1.50. Administratrix of the estate of! Virginia A. Porter deceased. EVERTON & SONS EVERTON & SONS 1935f 'rSt publlcatlon July COMPANY COMPANY last Publication August 30 COMPANY Prompt Service . You Jam-wag- Then, leaping and laughing in a mad ectasy of freedom, they dashed into the Half-bree- only keeping you back. Without me you've got a chance; with me youve Leave me here with a got none. gun. I can shoot an' rustle grub. g nies, rioting in narrow runlets. that at last we were barely crawling "I guess well have to go on quar- from now," said the a few days later. He ranged far and wide, looking for game, but 'Our Father never a .sign did be see. Once, InWhich art in Heaven deed, we heard a shot Eagerly we ' " " "Which art in waited his return, but all he had got was a great, grey owl, which we His head fell forward. Bless you, cooked and ate ravenously. my boy. Father, forgive, fop- " five He sank back very quietly. At last, at last we had climbed He was dead. over the divide, and left behind us forever the vampire valley. Oh, we Next morning the Halfbreed caught were glad ! said the Halfbreed, we t minnow. We divided It into three "Well, ate It raw. Later on he found ind cant be far from the Yukon now. under a stone. We It must be the valley beyond this tome water-lic- e one. Then, in a few days, we can tried to cook them, but they did not us much. elp make a raft and float down to Daw- Go Bteam-whla-tl- by-go- ne Halfbreed. along. My ice-fie- go-to- stud the "Its taking longer to get out of this valley than I figured on. And indeed it was like a vast prison, and those peaks that brindled in the sunset glow were like bars to bold us in. Every day the old mans step was growing slower, so grey and deathlike. by-go- ne r-'- him. He seemed to know that ha was keeping us back. His efforts to keep up were pitifuL We feigned an equal weariness, not to distress him, and our progress was slow, slow. Looks as if well have to go on For Window and Auto Glass Then Jim passed in his checks. In the night he called me. "Boy," he whispered, you an Tse been good pals, aint we? "Yes, old man. "Boy, Im in agony. Im suffering untold pain. Get the gun, for Gods sake, an put me out of my misery.; "Theres no gun, Jim; we left it back on the trail. "Then take your knife. "No. no." Give me your knife. "Jim, you're crazy. Where's your faith in God?" "Gone, gone; Ive no longer any right to look to Him. Tye killei Ive taken life He gave. 'Vengeance is mine,' He said, an' I've taken It out of Hia hands. Gods curse is on me now. Oh, let me die. let me dial" I sat by him all night. He mnand In agony, and hia passing was hard. It was about three in the morning when he spoke again: "Boy, give me your hand. Say a (irayer for me, wont you? Maybe Itll help some, a prayer for a poor old sinner thats backslid. I can never pray again. Yes, try to pray, Jim, try. Coma Dn; say it after me: Our Father Whats the matter, Jim? Come FOR RENT Two light on." keeping apartments. Phone He turned to us a face that was - For Expert Radio Service m&f LOGAN HARDWARE CO. |