Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 21, 1922, Page 2

1t l | l ! ! i : : % ! i ] ! b3 .“;)n‘nl e rL.: . } AND COPYRIGHT “Z3C> “ HARPER (€Continveqd from lass fssue) “I reckon we're two of a kind,” he sald. “It was a woman who drove me into the desert. But I come to re- member. 'The desert’s the only place T can do that.” “Was she your wife?” asked 1'10 elder man. “No.” A long silence ensued. The camp- wore down to a ruddy ashen heap. “I, bad a daughter,” said Cameron’s ‘comrade. “She lost her mother at birth. And I—I didn’t know how to bring up a gixl. She was pn:tlv and gay. It was the—the old story His words were peculiarly ~signifi- cant to Cameron. They distressed him. He had been wrapped up in his remorse. If ever in the past he had thought of anyome connected with the girl he had wronged, he had long forgotten. But the consequences of sach wrong were far-reaching. They struck at the roots of a home. “Well, tell me more? asked Cam- eron earnestly. “It was the old, old story. My girl was pretty and free. The young bucks ran after her. I guess she did not run away from them. And I was away a 2ood deal—working in another town. She was in love with a wild fellow. I knew nothing of it till too late. He was engaged to marry her. But he hdnt come back. And when the dis- : hecame plain to all, my girl left he went west. After a while eard from her. She was well— working—Iliving for her baby. A long time passed. I had no ties. I drifted west. Her lover had also gone west. In ‘those days everybody went west. T trailed him, intending to kill him. But I lost his trail. Neither could I find any trace of her. She moved on, driven, no doubt, by the lound of her past. - Since that I have taken to the wilds, hunting gold on the desert.” “Yes, it's the old, old story, only sadder, I think,” said Cameron; and lis voice was strained and unnatural. “Pardner, what Illinois town was it youphailed from?” “Peoriy. “And your—your name?’ went on Camereon, huskily. “Warren—Jongs Warren.” That nime might as well have been n bullet. Cameron stood erect, mo- tionless, as men, sométimes stand mo- mentarily when shot stralght through the heart.. In an instant, when thoughts resurged like blinding flashes of lightning through his mind, he was a swaying, quivering, terror-stricken man. He mumbled sométhing hoarse- ly and backed into the shadow. But he need not have feared discovery, however surely his agitation might have betrayed him. -Warren sat brood- ing over the campfire, oblivious of his comrade, absorbed in the past. Cameron swiftly walked away In the gloom, with the blood thrumming thick in his ears, whispering over and over: erciful G—d! Nell was his daugh- ter!” : m i As thought and feeling multiplied, Cameron was overwhelmed. Beyond belle?, indeed, was it that out of the millions of men in the world two who had never seen each other could have heen driven into the desert by memory of the same woman. It brought the past «o close, It showed Cameron low inevitably all his spiritual life was governed by what had happened long ago. That which made life sig- nificant to him was a wandering In silant places where no eye could see him with his secret. Some fateful chance had thrown him with the fa- ther of the girl he had wrecked. It was incomprehensible; it was terrible. It was the one thing of all possible happenings in the world of chance that hoth father and lover would have found unendurable. Sowething within hins cried out to him to reveal his identity. Warren would kill him; but it was not fear of death that put Cameron on the rack. Ife had faced;.death too often to be afraid, It wag the thodght of adding torture to this long-suffering man. Al at once Cameron swore 3&! he would not augment Warren's tvouble, or let ‘him ‘stain his hands with blood. He would:tell the truth of Nell's sad story and his own, and make what amends e could. Then Cameron's - thought shifted from father to daughter. She was somewhere beyond the dim horizon line. In those past lonely hours by the campfire his fancy had tortured him with pictures of Nell. But his remorseful and cruel fancy had lied to him. Nell had struggled upward out of menacing depths. She had re- ! constructed a broken life. And now che was fighting for the name and happiness of her child. Little Nell! Cameron - experienced a shuddering ripple in all his being—the physical | rack of an emotion born of a new and strapge. consciousnes He felt th:tl | words. again and again. BROTHERS. it had been given him to help Warren with his burden. He returned to camp trying to evolve a plan. All night he lay awake thinking. In the morning, when Warren brought the burros to camp and began preparations for the usnal packing, Cameron broke silence. “Pardner, your story last night made me think. T want to.tell you some- thing about myself. In my younger days—it seems long now, yet it’s not so many years—I was gvild. I wronged the sweetest and loveliest girl I ever knew. I went away not dreaming that any disgrace might come to her. Along about that time I fell into terrible moods—I changed—I learned I really loved her. Then came a ‘letter I should have gotten months before. It told of her trouble—importuned me to hurry to save her. Half frantic with shame and fear, I got a marriage cer- tificate and rushed back to her town. She was gope—had been gone for weeks. and her disgrace: was known. Friends warped me to keep out of reach of her father. I trailed her— found her. 1 married her. But ton Iate! She would -not live with me, She left me—I followed-her west, but never found her.™ ‘Warren leaned forward a little and looked into Cameron’s’ eyes, as if searching there for the repentance that might make him less deserving of a man’s scorn. i Cameron met the gaze unflinchingly, and again began to speak: “You know, of course. how men out here sonietines loge old. nmmes, old identities. -It.won’t surprise you much to learn_my name isn't really Cam- eron, as I once told yon.” Warren stiffened wpright. It seemed llmt.th_ero might ‘have been :a_blank, & suspension, between his mrave In- terest and some strange mood :to.come. Cnmemn felt his ‘heart bulge and contract in his breast; all ;his hady grew cold: and it -took tremendous effort for him to make hh lips form words: “Warren, I'm the man \nu 're hunt- Ing. I'm Burton. I was Nell's lover!” The old man rose and Cameron, and . then phinged down upon him, and clutched ' his throat with terrible, stifling.-honds; harsh ‘contnet.” the ‘pain” awakened Cameron to his peril before It was too late. Desperate fighting saved him from being ‘hurled to. the ‘ground and stamped 'and “€érushéd. ~ Warren seemed a maddened giant. There was a reeling, swaying, wrestling struggle before the elder man began to weaken. Then Cameron, buffeted, . bloody, half-stunned, paunted for speech. “Warren—hold on! Give me—a minute. I married Nell. Didn’t you know that? . . . I'saved.the child!" Cameron felt the shock that vibrated through Warren. He repeated the As if com- pelled by some resistless: power, War- ren released Cameron, and, staggering back, stood with uplifted, shaking hands. In his face was a horrible darkness, “Warren! Cameron. Wait—listen!” panted “I've got that marriage o myses. A “Warren—Hold On! Give Me—a Minute—! Married Nell—Didn’t You Know That?” certificate—I've had it by me all these vears. I kept it—to prove’ to myself T ald right.” The old man uttered a broken cr) Cameron stole off among the rocks. How' long he absentéa himself or what he did he had no idean. When he returned Warren was sitting before the camptire, and once more he ap- | peared composed. He spoke, and his voice_had a deeper_note: but other- 7 i THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Wike he seemed as usual.” l They packed the burros and faced | the north together. Cameron experienced a slngulnr ex- -aitation. He had lightened his com- rade’s burden. Wonderfully it cawe to him that he had also lightened his own. From that hour it was not tor- ment to think of Nell. wv There came a morning when the un shone angry and red through a dull, smoky haze, . Were: in''ifor! nndstonnz said Cameron. hmausearcely ‘covered a mile whep a “desert:wide, moaning, yellow wall® of fijing sand swooped down upan’them. Seeking shelter in the lee of ‘@ rock, they covered their heads ‘and pa!lentlflslted The long hours dragged, and .the storm increased in fury. ;. Cameron and..Warren wet | searfs with water from their canteens, and bound them rouna . thelr’ faces, and then covered their heads. The steady, hollow bellow of fiying sand went on. It flew so thickly that enough sifted down under the shelving rock to welght the blankets ana almost bury the men. They were frequently com- pelled to shake off the sand to keep from being borne to the ground. And it was necessary to keep digging oqt thie packs. They lost the count of time. They dared not sleep, for that would have meant being buried alive. The storm finally blew itself out. It left the prospectors heavy and stupid for want of sleep. Their burros had wundered ‘maway, or haa been buried in the sands Far as eye could reach the desert -had marvelously changed: it was now a rippling sea of sand dunes. Away to the north rose the peak that was their only guiding: mark. They headed toward it, carry- ing a shovel and.part of their packs. At noon the peak vanished in the shimmering glare of the desert.. The prospectors pushed on, guided by the sun. In every wash they tried for water. With the forked peach branch in his hands Warren always succeed- ed in locating water. They dug, bat it lay too deep. At length, spent and sore, they fell and slept through that night and part of the next day. Then they succeeded in getting water, and’ quenched their thirst, and filled the canteens. and cooked a meal. The burning day found them in an interminably wide plain, where there was no shelter from the fierce sun. Mountain peaks lcomed on all sides, some near, others distant; and one, a blue spur, splitting the glaring sky far to the north, Cameron thought he recognized as a landmark. The ascent toward it was heartbreaking, not.in POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT (Ingerted for and by A. D. Johnson in his own behalf. Amount paid for series $20.00). A. D. Johnson » Present Ccunty Auditor seeks your support for election to a - second term as auditer of Beltrami county, November 7th. He® hag cndeavored to serve all without fear or favor and granting special privileges to none. This of- fice for the past four years ranks among the foremost in the state as having been efficiently and econ- omically conducted. He plfifés you the same high standards in the future if re-elected another term The same cordial wel- come ‘will be accorded all and the hospitality enjoyed by so many in the past will continue to be extend- ed in the future If you favor this kind of policy by one of your pubhp officials exercise your right of franchise on November 7th. He will apprceiate your support and vote. PAID"ADVERTISEMENT (l,'nseu;tedr by and for J. G. Morrison in his-own ‘behalf.” Amount paid for series $20.00) steepness, but in its league-and-league- Tong monotonous rise. Cameron knew there was only one hope—to make the’ water hold out and never stop to rest. wered over The Warren bégan to weaken. Often he had to halt. (Continued in Next Issus) PAID ADVERTISEMENT (Inserted by and for F. J. McPartlin in his own behalf. Amount paid $15.36). Men and Women of Beltrami Coun- 4 ty: May I suggest to you that you need a new dormatory tor your State Teachem College? . May I-also sug- gest that you need an, appropriation for a State Park near Bemidji Lake? May I also suggest that in.case your county is divided that you will want the road ‘from Bemidji to Baudette made & part of the Babcaek system of Trunk Highways by the next leg- is'ature? Does it occur to you that you will want a large number of special laws changed which now ap- ply to your county by reason of its size, to take care of your new coun- ties in case of division? That there will be many other matters of spec- ial interest to you that must needs be given immediate attention by the next legislature. These bills must be introduced and passed early in the session or be lost. My four years of acquaintance and experience in the legislature will be an asset to you in case I am elected to the Senate. During the past four years I have given your needs my personal at- tention, I secured the appropriation J: G_MORRISON. JR SUCCESSFUL NOMINEE FOR OFFICE OF .COUNTY COMMISSIONER From 3rd District I am a candidate for the above office and stand for good roads, good schools and farm development. An; aim to reduce taxes throughout the! county will be given my ° earnest consideration at all times. If elected I will meet with the township board in - the district at least once a year:to discuss with the people the’ problems that become my duty to solve as their representative. | Your support and vote will be ap- preciated election day Nov. 7, 1922. J. G. MORRISON, JR. ——— of $35,000 that completed the Red Lake Survey, leading the fight both before House and Senate Commit- tees after the death of the late Sen- ator Nord. I led the fight in the House for the Bemidji Park appro- priation. I actively supported the re- quests for appropriations for your Teachers College, the pride of North- ern Minnesota. I was the joint au- thor of ‘the State Soldiers’ Bonus measure. Helped to put over the Bessette land clearing law. Helped to draft'and pass the new drainage law under which the:Red Lake Con- servency District was organized. Was one of the sub-committee of three to draft, the working part of the so called Babcock Amendment in 1919. Took 2n active part in working out the --provisions of m;ny other gen- eral; laws of interest to ‘the people ,‘of the State, and won the respect' ind op- vers- and confidence of friends ponents in all debates or con ies in which I took part. I am also urging everyone. to help pass Amendment No. One to enable the next Legislature to establish a State Rural Credit System for the benefit of our farmers. If my work in your bclalf is en- titled to your appreciation and gra- titude you will so express yourselves by votes November 7th for F. J. McPARTLIN Candidate for State Senator Daily 10-19-20-21 Wkly 10-19 POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT (Inserted by W. T. Noonan -in his own behalf. _ Amount paid, for series $20.00). . ‘ !candidate for county commissioner for the first district .county. - *PAID ADVERTISEMENT (Inserted by and on behalf of Gra- nesota: Amount for series pajd $20.00). g GRAHAM M. TORRANCE Candidate for County Attorney for ‘Beltrami county, Minn. To the voters of Beltrami county: I wish to thank you for the con- fidence you have placed in me in the past in selecting me as your County Attorney, and if re-elected I again promise you the best measure of service of which I am capable. GRAHAM M. TORRANCE PAID ADVERTISEMENT (Inserted by and for J. L. George in his own bechalf. Amount to be pald for series $20.) F on; Courity Audit;)r . * Vote For |J. L. George * “Mr. George is painé’taking; ac- |’ commodating and capable. He brought order out of chaos in the Auditor’s office and while in charge always maintained a high order of efficiency.” General Election YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE. APPRECIATED PAID ADVERTISEMENT (Inserted by and for John C. Parker in his own bekalf. Amount to be paid for series, $20.00) M .lOllN C_PARKER - First Cammluloner Dulflct Thinking it is about time our city had .a representative .on the county board, I hereby announce myself a of Beltrami My motto if elected will- be to safeguard the financial interests of our county. by 1ud1cmu§ economy in disbursements of expengeés. The duties and responsibilities in-| i Elect NOONAN | TO THE LEGISLATURE He has lived in Beltrami’County 14 years. Hé knows the measures that are needed for its development and will work to get them. General Election Nov. 7, 1922 | sane principles, and with ~ mistakes | corrected as soon 'a@s discovered. | in my ‘mind and anything I can do | will gurely be done cident to the office shall mnot be lightly considered. I shall strive. dil- igently to see that the business of the county is conducted on safe and The tax business will be the first to relieve the present burdensome tax I will appreciate your support and if elected I will consider myself a servant of all the voters of Beltrami county, ready and willing at all times to co-operate with one and all for Vote for him Nov. 7 at| S 3 LR POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT (Insérted for and by Edward Paul- ham M. Torrance, of Bemidji, Min-|son in his own bchalf- Amount paid! for series $15). 'EDWARD PAULSON FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER 1st DISTRICT Respectfully solicits the support of the voters at the general . election, November 7th. His record as a fair and . edficient' commissioner during the ‘past term: speaks for. itself. He has séived the 'county well and his friends as well as voters general- i{ lyspéak highly' of the service he has rendered. Your vote and support will be ap- preciated. < EDWARD PAULSON POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT (Inserted for and by Andrew Johnson in his ~own behalf. Amount to be paid for series $20.00.) ANDREW JOHNSON Re-clect him sheritf of Beltrami County at the eclection November 7th. He has been a conscientious of- ficial and asks the support of the voters on his past record as their sheriff. Your vote will be greatly apprecia- ted. | Andrew Johnson, | Present Sheriff of Bel- trami County. PA!D ADVERTISEMENT (lnserted by and for S. M Koefod, Bemidji, Minn., in his own behalf. amount to be paid for series $20) S. M. KOEFOD JUDGE OF PROBATE BELTRAMI COUNTY Candidate for Re-election November 7, 1922 POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT (Inserted for and by C. A. Huff- man in his own bebalf amount to be paid for series $20.00). 4 | C. A. HUFFMAN | Successful Nominee for REGISTER OF DEEDS My candidacy for this office is hased upon the theory that it is poor policy for any man to be given a life nold on a public office. The present incumbent has been in the court house for twenty years and for three terms has held the office of Register of Deeds. In the sense of fairness and jus- tice the people are entitled to make a change at the election Nov. 7th. The present incumbent has been highly honored by the voters in the past and should gracefully step down. I have been a resident of Beltrami county for fifteen years, have built a home, raised my family and con- ducted my self in a manner that the people will have no apologies to make should they see fit to entrust. me with the duties of this office. I stand squarely upon my record as a | citizen and my training for this par- ticular work. | I will appreciate your support and assure you that so far as the conduct of the office is concerned you will never have cause to regret such sup- port as you may see fit to extend. Very sincerely, C. A. HUFFMAN PAID ADVERTISEMENT (Inserted by and for C. 0. Moon in ' kis own behalf. Amount to be pmd for series $20). - C.0.MOON For REGISTER OF DEEDS TO THE VOTERS OF BELTRAMI COUNTY: Having been nominated by a ma- jority of all votes cast for the office of Register of Deeds at the primary clection, I am again before you as a candidate. It is true, as stated by my opponent, that I have thrice been elected as Register of Deeds, one 2 year term and two 4 year terms. Dur ing the whole of that period the pub- lic has had access to the records of the office at any and all reasonable times. I have heard no complaint. On the contrary, I have beea inform- ed by many persons who are familiar with the subject that, for the first time in the history of the county, the the land indexes may now be relied upon. If accuracy and attention to business are factors to be considered in the choosing of. county officers, I respectfully solicit your support at the coming election. C. 0. MOON M. Skinvik in his own behalf. A POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT—Inserted for and by O. mount to be paid for series $9.60. *a JUDGE OF ELECTION NOV. 7, 1922 O. M. SKINVIK Candidate for the office of PROBATE Beltrami County For four years a State R vote for the best interests o: In the special interest of the betterment of our county and city. < Sincerely yours J. C. PARKER Credits. (Paid Adverisement) F.J. McPARTLIN" for STATE SENATOR epresentative from this Dis- trict. Twenty years a resident of the District. He knows its needs and the way to get to them. A vote for him is a f Northern Minnesota. the Farmers he urges all to vote “Yes” on Amendment Number One, for State Rural His Record Assures you He Will Get Results