Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 10, 1922, Page 2

(Continued from last issus) . CHAPTER XX ‘Quietly, as though nothing had hap- pened, the three men went down the stairs, passed the sleeping night clerk, and-headed back to the sheriff’s office, where waited Anita and Harry, who had completed his last duties in re- gard to the chalky-faced Maurice Ro- dhine: - The telephone jangled. It was Denver. Mason talked a moment over the wire, then turned to his fellow officet.” “They've got Barnham. What's more, he had close to a million dollars in curréncy strapped around him. Guess we'd better stir up some horses now und- chase along, hadn't we?” i#Yeg, and get a gentle one for me,” cautiohed Harry. ‘“That goes for me, too,” laughed Fafrchild. *“Aid me—I like automobiles bet- ter,” Anita was twisting her long hair into a braid, to be once more shoved under her cap. The start was made. ‘A’ Qetour, then the. tracks led the way to the Ohadi road, and behind tlient:tame the pursuers, heads down agalnst the wind, horses snorting and conghing as they forced thelr way through 'the big drifts, each following oné<dnother for the protection it sf forded: © A long, silent, cold-gripped two' liours—then finally the lights ot Ohad. ‘But even then the trall was not difi- cdlt. ;. The little town was asleep; hardly a track showed in the streets h!yond the hoofprints of a horse lead- ing up the principal thoroughfare and on uut to the Georgevllle .road. On- ward yntil before them was'the bleak, mt-rldden old roadhouse which formed Lnums home, and a light was gleam- ing within, Sltently the pursuers dismounted aud started . forward, - only ' to. stop short, A screath had come to them, faint:in.the bluster of,the storm, the racking -scream of & woman in a tem- pest .of ' anger. Suddenly the light seemdd;to bob about in the old house; 1t, showed first at one window—then anpther—as though some one were running-from room to room. Once two gunnt shadows stood . forth—of a rrouchlng man and a woman, one hand extended In the alr, as she whirled .the lamp before her for an instant; and . brought herselt between its rays and those who watched. Agdin - the chase and then the scream, louder than ever, accompa- nied. by streaking red flame which spread across the top floor like wind- blow spray. Shadows weaved before thi windows, while the flames seemed to reach out and enwrap every por- tion of the upper floor. The stagger- ing figure of a man with the blaze all about him was visible; then a woman who .rushed past him. Groplng as though blinded, the burning form of the man weaved a moment before the wlndow, clawing in a futile attempt | to open It, the flames, which seemed | to,leap from every portion of his body, enwrapping him. Slowly, a torch-like, | stricken thing, he sank out of sight, | and’ as the pursuers outside rushed | forward, the figure of a woman ap- | peared on the old veranda, half naked, shrieking, carrying something tightly locked in her arms, and plunged down the steps iInto the snow. Fairchild, clircling far to.one side, | caught her, and with all his strength resisted. her squirming efforts until | Harry and Bardwell had come to his assistance. It was Crazy Laura, the centeats of her arms now showing in the light ef the flames as they licked every window of the upper portion of the lhouse—five heavy, bound ' books of the ledger type wmpped tight in a grasp that not even Harry could loosen. “Don't take them from me!” the insane woman screamed. “He trled it, didn't he? And where's he now— up there burning! He hit me—and I threw the lamp at him! He wanted my hooks—he wanted to take thera away from me—but I wouldn't let him. And you can’t have them—henr me—let go of my arm—let go!” She bit at them. She twisted and butted them with her gray head. She | screamed and squirmed—at last to weaken, ' Slowly Harry forced her arms_aside and took from them the preclo‘xs contents—whatever they might’ he. Grimly old Sheriff Masoen | wrapped Jher In his coat and led her | toa hnrfi there to force her to mount and’ride With him into town.i'he house —with ‘Squint Rodaine—was gone. Back in the office of Sheriff Bard- well _t}ne books were opened, and Fair- child uttered an exclamation, "Bqtryl Didn’t she talk about her books' at.the coroner's Inquest? See if . there's any entry along early in July—about the time of the inquest.” Bnrdwell turned the closely written pages. ; At last he stopped. “® "l'uflfled today at the Inquest. he read. I lled. Roady ma d sheepsklin- | it. I never saw anybody quarreling. Besides, I did it myself.’” “What's she mean—did 1t herself?” the sheriff looked up. “Guess we'll have to go 'way back for that.” “First let'’s see how accurate the thing is,” Fairchild interrupted. “See if there’s an item under November 9 of this year.” The sherlff searched, then read: “I dug a grave tonight. It was not filled. The immortal thing left me. I knew it would. Roady had come | and told me to dig a grave and put } it in there. 1 did. We filled it with | ! quickllme, Then we went upstairs and it was gone. I do not understand it. If Roady wanted me to kill him, why didn’t he say so? I will kill if Roady will be good to me. I've killed before for him.” “Still referring to somebody she's killed,” cut in Anita. “I wonder If | it could be possible—" “I've just thought of the date!” Harry broke In excitedly. “It wasalong about June 7, 1892, I'm sure it was around there.” The old books were mulled over, | one after the other. At last Bardwell | leaned forward and pointed to a cer- taln page. Continued in next Issue AMEENENTS “THE OATH” AT THE REX TONIGHT AND FRIDAY “The Oath’” the R. A. Walsh pro- luction for Associated First Nation- al Pictures, Inc., which opéns at Rex tonight for a two days’ showing, contains a scene which has been hailed by critics as being the most dramatic that has ever been filmed or staged. A series of fast moving, interesting circumstances has “involved Hugh Colman in a sit- uation where his conviction for mur- der is absolutely certain unless he breaks an oath given to his wife wvhen he had secretly married. But there is another woman whom 1e has Joved. Although her love has Jeen given to his dearest chum, she nakes the greatest sacrifice a woman :an make to save Hugh from the gal- ows and succeeds. The scene is one )f the strongest ever put into a mo- don picture procduction, and the angled net which results from her action in the lives of four persons orovides. a most absorbing double love story. |“1 AM THE LAW” AT REX THEATER OPENING SUNDAY “I Am the Law,” a blue-blooded story of virile and scintillating ac- | tion, laid in the god-forsaken land of | | barren whiteness and the snow drifts | ‘uf the northwest, where the derelicts | of humanity drift to make their last | gold smke. where race of creed is | ‘lorgotton in the mad rush for then | precious yellow metai—there in thn§, | country is laid the seting o} a pow- | | crful photodrama that comés to the | | Rex theater Sunday, hearalded as ,;.,rndlcr in story and cast than any | this city in a decade. Featured in this story of stories | are Kenneth Harlan as Corp. Bob | Fitzgerald, the same Harlan, who | for the pst year was leading man for | | Constance Talmadge; Alice Lake, the | brilliant little star of over a dozen | Metro productions; Rosemary Theby | diminutive female lead of “A Con- {necticut Yankee"; Noah Berry, the fighting man in “Bob Hampton of | | Placer”; and lately with Douglas | Fairbanks in “The Mark of Zorro”; | | his brother Wallace Berry, the fam- | ous villain of over one hundred pic- | tures and Gaston Glass, who made | an instantaneous hit in ‘“Humor- esque” and more recently featured | in “Cameron of the Royal Mounted”. “HERITAGE” AT THE ELKO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY Dr. G. M. Morgan the famous physician and scientist in a recent interview made the astonishing claim that it is possible to prove —one's identity wth a certain family through certain characteristics that-ahve been handed down for generations and | | that family:". Dr. Morgan's theory form&’ basis of one of the most remat photoplays of the year. Wil Mack, the noted dramatist has-furns ished this unusual story, which' he has called “Heritage”. This produc- tion will be seen at the Elko theater Today and Friday. Matty Roubert, t-e popular juve- nile star, carries the burden of the intensely dramatic situations with which Mr. Mack ‘has most vividly family, of Pennington, Vi other pruducnon that has come to || { thereby have become ldenufied with portrayed the subject. Dr.. A. E. Henderson will un- doubtedly be with the rest of the boys at the pageant during the fair to see that they put it on as it should be done. He is one of the early settlers here and has been ar- tive in the progress of Bemidji, es- pecially so until recent years and then prevented only by failing health. “HEAD OVER HEELS” AT GRAND AGAIN TONIGHT At the Grand- theater tonight Mabe! Normand wii! again, demon- | strate that she has forgotten none of e humorous scrobatic tricks with which she delighted her friends. The photoplay is the Goldwyn produc- | tion “Iead Over Heels” which had |a long run as a musical comedy. “THE FACE BETWEEN” AT , GRAND THEATER FRIDAY Bert Lytell’s Metro picture, ‘‘The Face Between”, a Bayard Veiler production of Justus Miles Fnrrnan s [% tory “Tommy |T:Pteret™ iw'q shown at the Grand theater on Fn~ |day and Saturday. “The “Leather Pushers” will also appear in round two at the Grand theater tomorrow and Saturday. " GOODLAND Alhert Clark had the misfortune | of .alling and hurting his arm while stacking hay Saturday. Mr. and Mrs, Charlie ¥!en!ee and sited at the J. R.. Wells, home .Sunday evening. Dewey, Charlie and 'Emma Bliss spent Sunday evening at Clark’s. Gay Mahoney, "Cora" Searles and Euel and Cleon ~ Smith called at Clark’s Monday ‘eve 3 Scours and Thumps. Scours and thumps are among the dangers which aré apt to beset the young pig- during. the flrst few day- of its life. Purebreds Bring More. Money. g ‘Pure bred live stock costs.no more to feed than common stock and brings more money. —_— Horse Easily Poisoned. A horse is very easily poisoned and many deaths have resulted from feed- lng moldy silage. il IIIII|IIIII|II||||IIIIIIIIIII|I|IIIIIII] M itha follow vZ‘n /tff’ down’| ITls something ronger than zf:‘mlf at 15 the lopment o ages n yourblood; TS ! YOUR. | . i ‘WitLanp Mac's great picture with MATTY ROUBERT and a notabla cast, 2. —they their chilfuen. b The greatast factoriim’ O_r'fll"’ Hy nge-b. it lcr saod oy evil. in " the fimlv- lntem-tlml New AT THE ELKO Shows 2:30—7:30-9:00 Mat. 10c-Z Eve. 10c-25¢c Pflock’s Music | | 1 ' have originated with the Portuguese, | From lumberjack to lawyer is the record of P. J. Russel, prominent Bemidji attorney, wno is easily ra- ted among the old timers in this neck of the woods: Aiter wrestling logs for a while, he made up his mind that it would be less strenuous to wrestle fees from his clients. That’s not saying what he thinks about it ‘now, .although he has so far not gone to wrestling logs. He should make good material for the Old Third street scene and those in charge have been overlooking good material if they have not ask- ed him to take part in the pageant. As the picture shows, he evidently won some laurels at one time or an- other, and he might win some more if given a good role in the pageant. 'HENRY FUNKLEY l | | | Col. Henry Funkley, -lawyer, cit- izentand automobile fan, is numbered among Bemidji's early settlers. He has helped many poor ‘“devil” = to settle in some way or another, some- times fixing. it so they ~ wouldn't have to settle. He is still an ardent student of Blackstone ,which means in more common language that he is a. lawyer. The picture of Colonel Funkley shows that he might be used in the “moon” scene during the staging of the historic pageant. His head looks that way now but he doesn’t care. L. F. JOHNSON forest district ranger, has a long record in Bemidji L. F. Johnson, and vicinity. For many years he cruised the woods of Northern Min- nesota when a lot of the = boys thought it was big league stuff to cruise the ‘ocean and the Great Lakes. He might be used In the pag- eant to help blaze the trail for the early settlers wending their way into the Bemidji which will be shown at the fair here next week. He also has been chief cxecutwe of Bemidji, having held the office of, mayor far. two consecutive terms giving way two years ago to Mayor A. V. Garlock. He is an ardent booster for Northern Minnesotw tnd for the protection and conservation of the forests. Portuguese Named Japan. The English name Japan seems to | who spelled the Chinese Yih-pen Japen, the letter J being silent or similar to H according to their language. This is the way the Spanish and the Portu 00 RO RRRRRRRORR 10 - guene stlll nronounce Japan. J. C. PARKER ( ;'I'HURSI»)AY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1922 REX mmmm MAVFLOWER PHOTOPLAY COT‘P. rmm 5 /iy THE MAGNIFR:ENT DRAMATIC FRESENTA‘HUN OF* DOUBLE- [.OVERS AND HAVOCKED IJ E! , “ Asitwasin the beginning, is now, and ever shall be—humanity transgresses and p&ys' But what are the paths of men and women who secretly bridge the gulf between two faiths? Here are two .who forswore their marriage—taking “an-osath never to reveal it—and stum- -bling into the abyss when their oath wrecked the brxdge which Love had built. FOX NEWS. MUTT & JEFF Special Feature Sunshine Comedy REX ORCHESTRA . Mylu_:ee 2:30—10c-25¢ REX IT’S EDWIN CAREWE’S PRODUCTION— AND OH, BOY! WHAT A CAST!. 1AM THE Adapted from the novel “IDOLS” by Wm. J. Locke; di- rected by R. ‘A: Walsh. % OPENING SUNDAY " & T T T T John C. Parker has lived around in Northern Minnesota for a long string of years although he is not consider- ed as an old-timer in Bemidji. Never- theless he is sure to occupy some prominent role in the staging of the historic pageant during the North- ern Minnesota Fair. He might be induced to give an exhibition, to- gether with Andy McNabb “on an old-time rooter at a basketball game. That’s where both of these fellows shine. A. B. Palmer is another of the consistent athletic fans. J. E. CAHILL J. E. Cahill is another of the old timers in this community and is al- so considered good material for -the Old Third street scene. In fact, his present position as deputy sheriff might be of particular use during the staging of this scene, especially if , some of the boys should persist in making more than one scene. Lots of fellows have staied . at Deputy Sheriff Cahill’s plnceothe Beltrami county jail. Some of them, L it is rumored, have even hesitated’ about leaving. He insitted upon them staying there, until their - release was ordered. Howeéver, it Has. beéen necessary to keepthe' baty ot 'th jail windows, even'ithough Mri Ca-' hill’s hospltahty is unlimited. Menus of the. Nations. Ireland’s national food Is the po- tato. The Hindu's national food' is rice. The national food of Germany is pork. The French are the greatest vegetable eaters. Italians like olly foods. Russla’s national food is rye. America has no national food. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER REX SATURDAY THE GREATEST CAST E‘/ER ASSEMBLED Directed by Edwin Carewe All Stars, Count 'em!— ALICE LAKE, KENNETH HARLAN, NOAH BEERY, WALLACE BEERY, GASTON GLASS, HECTOR SARNO, ROSEMARY THEBY—and Others! OUT WEST FRONTIER DAYS IN FILM-AND VAUDEVILLE SHOW— 'MONTANA B¢ And his trotipe;of - Rootin’, Tostin’ Knights of the Plains—in person. "Interesting and Thmllmg pic- tures of Broncho Busting and Frontier Days will be shown, ° and the two Cowboys will ap- pear in person.