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Show TAGE TWO THE The Ward of Robbers1 Roost Bq CHlTTEolDEH MARRIOTT G. Ohapraao, ft W. WNU Servlca CHAPTER VIII Continued 17 Up to thlB moment the two captives had kept silence. They bad realized In the game, not supposed to act of their own Initiative. However, they did not know what Barker wanted them to say. Bat when be denounced them they Imagined be was playing a part and became suddenly eager to follow his lead. Consequently, . when Go Ahead shifted his attack and centered attention on them with such bewilder ing suddenness,, they burst Into clam orous speech. -- we didn't i" they cried. "He's a We never named your liar, Jim. name." A roar of laughter swept the crowd chiefly from Barker's own adherents. Coder Its Impact bis always swarthy face grew actually black witb anger. Toward the men be sprang. But Go Ahead stepped In his way. "Hold on, sheriff, " be protested. "I'm not questioning the right of a man to beat bis own dog. and If these men told the truth when they said they were yours, go ahead. But if they lied" Gc Ahead paused sugges . tively. "Lied? Of course they lied I I never saw them before." Barker was on the defensive tbougb be could not lroag lne how be bad got there. "Then I don't think you've got any right to manhandle them." Barker squirmed. He felt confused ly that there was something wrong In Go Ahead's argument, but for the life of him be could not find the error. Incontinently be surrendered. Around he looked, then called to one of ' his . deputies, who was pressing toward him. "Hey, Miller," be ordered. "Take these borsetbleves and lock them Dp." Then, as the deputy caught bold ot the bewildered men. Barker turned 10 Go Ahead. "Come Into the otllce, will you?" he Invited. "I'd like to get this 6tory straight." But Go Ahead shook bis bead. "Thanks," be said. "I'll drop In later. Just now Bob and I want to get something to eat We're hungry. Guess we'll go to Bridget's and get some grub and a room." "A room I" Barker's eyes bulged. Was it possible that this man bad not yet discovered Bob's sex? Go Ahead did not understand. With some perplexity be answered. "Why, yes." be said. "Bridget has rooms, basn't she?" "Yes. But you you you " Bar ker broke off. tie bad meant to say "Ain't married yet, are you?" but be caught himself Just to time. Abruptly he realized that Stella did not look like a girl to anyone present except himself and to two or three others who knew the facts. He also realized that for him to recognize Fair s da ugh ter would be to supply another thread for the web of evidence that seemed to be closing about blin. "Oh. sure, you can get rooms there," be agreed, hastily. "Drop in at the office any time when you get ready." Go Abead turned away, passing through the throng that opeued for him and Bob. On Its outskirts he brushed against Caesur, who, witb the rest, was apparently looking on. Go Ahead stopped and looked at the negro as If the latter bad arked blot something. "Haven't got time to talk borne "It you've Oow, boy," he suld loudly. got any bring three or four around to Bridget's after dinner tonight." Then be walked on. that they were mere pawns CHAPTER IX Bridget's was built on the "system of units" plan. Originally a good-sizeadobe building. It bad been supplemented by frame and aven by galvan Iroo additions until It bad taken on a nondescript, not to say hetero- ltl geneous, asjievt. When Go Ahead raw It be grinned. "I Hd somebody build It from the correspondence school directions In the Women s Home Chronicle telling bow to build a bouse out of a soap box and a till can?" tie asked. Stellas eyes widened. "Why!" she exclaimed. "I never thought of It In that way before; but that's Just what It does look like." Tbeo ber Innate QuilU Long in Utt Quills are supposed to bave been used for writing pens In the Fifth century, though the conjecture rests mululy on an anecdote of Tbeodorlc, king of the Ostrogoths, who, being so illiterate that be could not write even the Initials of his own name, was provided witb a plate of gold thronab which the letters were rut, and, this placed on the paper when bis signature was required, be traced the letters witb a quilL The Set of tin earliest (wrtala eeount of the mod loyalty to ber friends sot the better of ber tense of humor. "I eion't care," she protested, "it's clean, and the eats are good, and Bridget's a good sort She's been mighty good to me, and Tm mighty fond of ber." "Good boy I Stand op for your friends. I hope she's got a room for os." "I'll go in and see." Coloring faintly, Stella scurried around the side of the bouse, darted Into the adobe section, from which appetizing odors were floating out upon the air, and precipitated herself Into the arms of a comfortable looking Irish woman who was cooking at the rtove. "Oh, Bridget, Bridget I" she cried. "I'm so glad to see you." "Arrahl And is It yourself, mavour-neen?- " Bridget's arms closed about the slim form of the glrL ' "Sure, it's the long time since you've been In. so If Is. . , . Abl Too needn't be tryln- to explain at ail.. It's oneself that knows wbat'a been goln on. . . . Why, why, darlln I What's after being the matter witb ye?" Stella was sobbing on the woman's motherly shoulders. ''Oh, oh, Bridget 1" she gulped. Tm so miserable and so happy and so so " "Whist, whist, child) That's enough " for one bit. . . , Who Is he, - . dar-lint?- i."Uer Stella tore herself free, "Surel Sure it's e man In It, there Whativer else should a girl be bappy and miserable all at once for?" Stella drew bereelf up. "You're all wrong, Bridget," she said, coldly. Tin not a girl. I'm a man and" "Not a girl? Arrahl Ain't ye now? Thin of thatl" "No, I'm not." Stella stamped her foot. "I'm a man or a boy, anyway. la. I X TIMES-NEW- Friday, September 14, 192S NEPHI. UTAH S, News Notes ! it's a PriviUgm to Liin in 1 Utah SALT LAKE Salt Lake is the center of a great livestock area that in 1927 sent more than 8000 cars of livestock to the Salt Lake stockyards -- ' DRAPER-Poultry raisers in Utah. re receiving returns of approxin itely $2 per hen per year after all feed costs have been deducted. The state has many individual flocks of from 5000 to 10,000 hens; PROVO Preparations for the ship. ping1 of the onion crop of Utah county are being made by the growers, according to W. J. Thayne, Utah county agent. A number of the biggest shippers already have sacked a big portion of their crop. g The GUNNISON contest promises to be one of the most interesting features of the Sanpete county fair, which is to be held September 12, 13 and 14. S. W. Chapman of Manti has the pulling contest in charge. He expects a hundred teams to enter the contest. BRIGHAM CITY In a letter just received by the local chamber of commerce from Governor George H. Dern, the chief executive accepts an invitation to participate in the Peach day festivities here on September Other prominent men of the state have also signified their intention to attend the big peach festival. MYTON Farmers who reside close to Mt. Emmons, Altonah and Bluebell, where there has been sufficient water for irrigation purposes, are having good results in the raising of grain this season. Some of the fields are producing from thirty to forty bushels By ELMO SCOTT WATSON of wheat to the acre. A considerable T LIES before me as I been has the already grain portion of write a little 11 cut and some has been threshed. book with the MwrMI PROVO According to John F. word "Autographs" Utah the County manager of E'S stamped upon Its frayed Fair association, every effort is being and stained green clotli made to bring to the fair this year You know the IB-mJ M I cover. a greater exhibit in all departments kind of book it Is and A better program of horse racing toyou can easily guess its gether with special entertaining atcontents page tractions, is well under way. The fair page on which are written in the fine opens September 27 and will continue Spencerinn handwriting of the ''Elefor three days. gant Eighties" some such "sentiment" WASHINGTON Salt Lake leads as "In the present age, boys have all other large western cities in pergrand opportunities; may you improve centage of grain in post office receipts yours that no regrets shall mar your in the month of August, as compared manhood. Your teacher, Eli.abeth wi'.h August of last year, according ." Or in a sprawling schoolto figures made public at the office girl hand, signed "Jennie" or "Minnie" or "Addie" is the declaration that of the postmaster general. The grain is 7.82 per cent, from $103, 911 to My pen Is poor. $117,426. Only four out of fifty large My Ink is pale; in included cities in the United States My love for you Shall never fall! this tabulation have a larger gain. If such were all that this "aut GREEN RIVER Melon day, Green River's big annual festival, was fitgraph book" contained, it would be no tingly celebrated Monday by one cf different from the thousands of others the biggest crowds ever to assemble at which were once cherished by our faGreen River. Last year's crowd cf thers and mothers and which now and then come to light agaiu as we ransack 7000 persons' was equaled if not exan attic or delve Into an old trunk. ceeded by the assemblage from ail over eastern and southern Utah, which But this particular book contains an autograph (or perhaps I should say, congregated here Monday to do homwhich makes it age to the principal product of the an "autoportrait") unique. On' one of Its pages Is a penvailey the melon. MYTON The public schools and cil sketch, colored with bright purples and reds and blues, and signed high school of Duchesne county will by the Indian who drew It, "Brave open Monday, September 10. Several of the buildings are being put in better Bear." And so as American Indian day condition and new equipment provided. (September 28, this year) draws near A total of twelve truck lines have been and as I look at this little autograph established providing transportation for the pupils. The Duchesne county with its unique "portrait of the artist by himself," I am minded to tell again teachers' institute will be held Thursday and Friday, September 6, and 7, at the story of Brave Bear, a warrior ol Duchesne. An interesting program Is the Sioux. If there be left any who once knew Brave Bear, perhaps it may being prepared. not seem quite appropriate to make COALVILLE Coalville city counAmerican Indian day, which Is obcil has named a committee to investigate the cost of instating pipe from served in many states "In recognition the flowing hot well in the recently of the contribution of the American Indian to our national tradition." the acquired city park, with instructions to report at the next meeting The occasion for retelling the story of an services of Emil Hansen, landscape Indian who was notorious rather than famous. For, from the point of view gardener at the Utah Agricultural colof the white man, Brave Bear was a been to the secured have design lege, park grounds, and it is expected "bad Indian." But there were In him this work will be under way within a some of tho?e qualities, characteristic of the American Indian, which no one. short time. FILLMORE Opening day of the whether he be white or red, can help admiring. Millard county fair, being held at FillWapttypay (Brave Bear or the Fearmore, was attended by one of the largest crowds ever assembled at a less Bear) was a member of the Cut Millard county fair. The exhibits ,tj Head band of the Yanktonnl tribe of the Sioux In North Dakota, lie tirst the department of agriculture, domestic science and art and education were appears In history as the boon comeffectively displayed in the recently panion of the famous warrior, Italn In remodeled old state capitol, the work the Face, popularly (and erroneously), cf remodeling having just been com- known as the slayer of General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn. pleted m preparation for the establishment of a state museum in the old In his declining years Face told the story of his life to Dr. Charles historic structure. A Eastman, an educated Sioux, and It RICHMOND The state road commission and the commissioners of Is In Doctor Eastmirtrs book, "Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains." pubCache county have reached an agreement whereby the road commission lished by Little, Brown A Company, that will put the highway from the Richtells how be. mond crossroads through Lewlston to Brave Bear and Hohay, the Asxlnl-bolri- e the Idaho state line in good eondithn captive of Sitting Bull, made a and level up the detour that runs daring attack on Fort Totten, N. D., through Cove precinct. Both of those In the summer of 18(50. Here Is the told It: tcry as Italn highways have been used as a detour while the concrete highway in the Wapiypajr, the Fearlea B,ir, who north part of the county was being afterward hanged at Varikton. waa constructed. The two roads are to be the braveal man among- ua. He dared Hohajr to make the charge. Hohay acput in first class simp, It is said. cepted tha challenge, and In turn dared OGDEN W. R. Chaplain, head of tha alher to ride with him through the agency and riahl under the walla of the United States forest service grazing research at Washington D. C, conRain-in-the-Face ferred with officials of the Intermoun-tai- n forest service here for a shcr time recently. Mr. Chnpline was en I was about ten years old when we route lo California from the eait. Ernest Winkler, chief of grazing in encountered a band of Clteyeimes. the Intermountain forest service, reThey were on friendly terms with us. turned to Ogden from southern Utah but we boys always Indulged In slinm at the time of Mr. Chspline's visit, fights on such occasions, and this time The range in southern Utah are very I got In an honest fight witb a Cheydry, but both cattle and sheep are in enne boy older thnn I. I got the best of the boy, but be Mt me hnrd In the good condition, showing; good weights, Mr. Winkler said. face several times, and my face was all spattered with blood and streaked wbere the pilttl "lad been washed horse-pullin- 14-1- PJ Men-denha- ll, li.! And I'm going to stay one. I I Ohl Why won't the men let me alone?" "God knows, dearie. But I'm think- In' maybe It's Just because they are men the poor omadhouns. Who's been troublin' ye now? Barker?" "No! Test Ob, it's too long to tell now. But Wade and Barker trapped me at the J. B. ranch this morning. And If Go Ahead hadn't come a " "Who come along?" "Go Ahead. My cousin from the East, Dad sent for him " "Sure an' 1 know. Fair sent me word about blm a month ago. It's a fine moutliflllln' name" be's got. Rut I suppose he got It because be was most onllke It. Likely he turned out to be a lah dude." The Irish woman dropped her eyelids to hide the de-da- b twinkle. "Dudel Dudel" Stella laughed scornfully. "Well, If you'd seen the way he handled Wade and Barker this morning and Barker again Just now Oh I I wish I had time to tell you all about blm, but It would take me a wetk. But be's a real man and and he's nice too." Bridget shrugged ber mighty shout dera. "An' wouldn't anybody be nice to a pretty girl cousin the first time tie sees her?" she scoffed. 'But I'm not pretty. And he doesn't dream that I'm a girl and I'm not, I And he ninstr't know won't be a girl 1 It If I Bill." Bridget stood back and ran a shrewd, appraising eye over Stella's face and figure. "I'm thlnkln' maybe It's right you are," she conceded. "It's lot more like a rowdy boy than a girl you're lookln' right now. But in three months belike or maybe In Weill It's oot savin'. I am. less An' as for pretty but no matter about that. Where Is this burkaroo of yours?" 'Out In front He's looking for me the Stella me, you know; and be doesn't know be's found me. He's come ber to wait for word from dad where be's to meet me. But but" the girl s face crimsoned "be says he wants a room a room for us, and" oot" And why Bridget I" tTO BE CONTINUED.) ern writing pen Is 6.T0. The next notice occura In the latter part of the same century. In a Latin sonnet to a pen by Alrihelm, a Saxon author. Steel pens were first made by Wise, to England, In 1803. Jutt Chang Diet "How's a man going to live In peace witb a lien oo bis property?" asks an editorial writer. Tbe Hen never was oourlshlng; the thing to do Is to live oo the fat of the land. Farm and Fireside. ' sSf U5J FjiTjf ifi Wda1 'Come Into the Office, Will You?" Ha Invited. ' KSriZ I fi7ei Vs7,f i njtrX t W ' WVVV I - A - 'AAvji ' All after Ilain-ln-th- e e How Was Named white settlements. He called a counthe fort, which waa well garrisoned cil of their band, feeling sure that and strong. Wapaypay and I In those days called they would not dare absent themselves each other "brother-friend.- " It was a from the council, and asked Capt. vow. What one does James M. Bell, who was stationed the other must do; and that meant .that of the Seventh cav I must be In the forefront of t'EVj" charge, and if he is killed, I must fight alry ot F until I die also! I prepared for death. the council and make the arrest J painted as usual like an eclipse of the Ilis plan worked well, for as soon, sun, half black and half red. Now the signal for the chrrffe waa as the two Indians bud entered the given! I started even with Wapaypay council room Lieut. Herbert J. but his horse was faster than mine, so with a file of soldiers surrounded he left roe a little behind as we nearcd the fort. This was bad for me, for by them. As they passed out of the buildthat time the soldiers had somewhat ing under guard, The Only One made recovered 'rom the surprise and were a desperate utteiupt to escape. He aiming better. was shot by the soldiers as he boundTheir big gun talked very loud, but across the prairie, but when they ed was my Wapaypay ltading on, leaning forward on his fleet peny like a flying approached he sprung up with a knife squirrel on a smooth log! He held his in his bund und died lighting. Brave rawhtde shield on the riTht side, a litBear was taken to I'euibina for trial tle to the front, and so d:cl 1. Our wts like the coyotes singing In but escaped from the Jail there and made his way to the I'iue Ridge reserthe evening, when they smell blood! The soldiers' guns talked fast, but few vation. Fearing arrest if he stayed were hurt. Their bis gun was like a there, he stole a horse and started toothless old dog, wno only makes himnorth. Near Fort Sully lie waylaid a self hotter the more noise he makes. How much harm we did I do not settler named Johnson, killed him and know, but wa made things lively for a taking the man's rifle, escaped iirto time; and the white men acted as peoCanada, w here he Joined Sitiir.g Bull's ple do when a swarm of bees get into band of fugitives. camp. We matle a successful retreat, but some of the reservation Indians In the summer of 13S1 Sitting Bull followed ua yelling, until Hohay told to the United States ami returned them that he did not wish to fihl with the captives of the white man, for there surrendered and Brave Boar had n choice but to return with him ami would be no honor in that. There wa olood running down my leg, and I ta!;e his chances of escaping punishfound that both my horse and 1 were ment for his crime. 'Sitting Bulls slightly wounded. band was willed on tfiesStanding After Hint daredevil feut. Brave ltock reservation. That fuIlMuJor Bear drops out of sight, at least so fur McLaughlin took us history records uny of his doings Rock, and Brave charge at Stan) Bear, knowing that The next written record of him Is in the major would be sure to have nini the book, "My Friend, the Indian." arrested again, laid his plans to espublished by Houghton Milllin com cape. But lie delayed loo long. A puny, and written by the lale M;,J. white man who h;:d agreed to hei James McLaughlin, who us Indian him eK;;jit! betrayed him and Urate Standagent on the Devils ae and Bear was made a captive for the lunf ing ltock reservations in North Dakotime. He was scut to Ynukton, then ta hud occasion In both pluccs to the ciipitiil of Dakota territory, placed Bear. In 1S73 Brave Bear and on trial for the murder of Johnson, a companion named The Only One enfound guilty and sentenced to be tered the stable of a settler named htned. DeLoruie near reiiihinii, N. D., for the While he was In the Jail at Yankton purpose of stealing horses. When two awaiting execution he wus the object of the owners approached the stable, .of considerable Interest for white visthe two Indians shot and killed both itors who hud heard much of the Inand mortally wounded a third man. dian One of them, a derpentdo. Then they entered (lie Delxirnie house, rancher tunned Payne, took his suiull shot and seriously wounded two womson, Whit with blm lo sc en there and after rilling the place Brute Bear I'uyne, and when the boy asked und taking several horses escaped into the Indian to write his name In hi the Missouri river country, passim; uutogrnph book, Brave Bear not only througti Die Devils Lake reservation did that but also drew the picture as they did so but keeping away which Is reproduced above. the agency. As soon as Major The end of the story of Brave Bear who was then Indian auetit Is told In book an at Devils Lake, heard of the crime, follows : Major McLaughlin's he reported It to the civil atithoritlna When 11 rove Hear was hanged for his of Dakota territory, but they were uncrime, his father, an old Indian of tha able to capture the murderers. Cut Head band of Sioux, cam and Five years later (In the winter of soucht me at the agency. "la my son dead?" aked tha father, 187S) Major McLaughlin learned that "He is dead." I answered. Iirave Bear and The Only One had "Are you sura ha la dead V persisted returned to Devils Lnke and were liv'ha old man. "1 have a telegram saying that ha ing among their people, the Cut was banged yesterday," aald I. Heads, In the western part of the res"It la well," rejoined the eld man. ervation. Accordingly be arranged to "We ar glad. Ms mother and myself, for ha waa a bad son."capture them In the early spring bedeclatatlon was aa And thla frightful fore their ponies were In condition to near auloglum aa was aver pronounced start out on their usual raids against on iirave Bear. Slo-cu- m war-who- know-Brav- - awny. The Sioux boys whooped and yelled: "His enemy Is down, and his face Is spattered as If with ruin I Ualn-ln-- f Ills name shall be e Face I" Afterwards, when I wag a young man, we went on a warpath agalnt the Gros Ventres. We stole some of their horses, but were overtaken and had to absndon the horses and fight for our lives. I hnd washed my face to represent tbe sun when partly covered with darkness, so I ptiinled It ball Halo-In-th- black, half red. We fought all day In the rain, and my face whs partly washed and streaked with red snd black; so again I was christened Unite We considered It on honorable nmi. Statement of Ihiln I lithe Face to Dr. Charles A. F.nstmnn In an Interview, as reported fn Kastmnn' Indian Heroes and Crent Chieftolns." (Little, Brown A Company.) To good nu til red peoplp, that they are good-nature- qnently reward enough. to he Is t'-- ' 1 fi. |