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(Continued from last week.)
Tnen there was thc tine ait of sc
c*uing ride.», which 1 had to acquire.
Thus was one oi tne matters relating
to which 1 had received, and contin
ue tl to 'receive, volumes of auvice.
One man would tell me that the best
way to avoid unnecessary walking
wu." to go to a garage and to camp
th re until a motoiist going my way
•feould deign to offer me a ride. An
Other would say that the ideal way
w.vs to walK slowly down the road,
•topping to hail the first passing mo
torist. Others swore that I ought to
wait on the road, a mile or two from
town, and hail all cars until one or
another should stop.
fa\or of the "turn-around-and-jerk
me
Many were in
»•-thumb over-your-shoulder"
you
thud . I may safely say taat among
every ten persons whom I met there
was at least one who had opinions on
the matter, ami no two were exactly
agreed as to technique. I tried near
ly all the methods advocated and
learned that it did not matter greatly
which 1 used, though 1 did notice that
the plan of waiting at a garage was
less fruitful of "lifts" than any other,
wherefore I early discarded it. Dif
ferent methods seems to suit differ
ent localities, but, on the whole, the
issue depended on whether or not the
overtaking motorist liked my appear
ance. Granted this, 1 found that if I
hiked along briskly—which is the only
natural gait for me, anyway—as if I
ally meant to get somewhere, and
turned my head (always without stop
ping, though I usually slowed down
if the car showed any sign of an in
tent to stop) sufficiently for the ap
proaching motorist to get a good view
of my face, my chance of being "pick
ed up" was g )od. In time, I could
sense intuitively whether to smile or
look grave, and whether or not to mo
tion with hand or head in the direc
tion in which I was going. In the
deserts and semi-deserts of New Mex
ico, Arizona, and western Texas,
where every traveler is suspicious of
strangers, I secured several lengthy
rides by merely hiking along at the
double as though I had no object in
view save to get away from there as
speedily as possible (which was true);
and in California, which scores of per
sona had assured me was especially
hostile to foot travelers, and where
had expected no help whatever from
automobilists, I rode continually. The
strangest feature of this was that
never, by word, look or action, indi
cated to any Californian motorist that
T desired to ride. I would merely
walk along, carefully keeping to one
side of the road, so as to leave plenty
of room for speeding automobiles, and
presently someone would stop and in
vite me to continue my journey in
easier fashion. They were always
good company too, bless their Sun
Maid hearts!
And yet, Californians are not dis
tinguished for their cordiality to pen
niless Easterners. I never saw one
of them offer a ride to any other
the numerous pedestrians who liter
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ally swarm over some of the state's
highways, and T was myself plenti
fully patronized, not to say despised,
by the "native sons" when Î met them
a wav from the road. Rut they would
rot let me walk. T was, and am, at a
loss to account for my good fortune In
that respect. Surely there was some
thing more than mere coincidence
there.
But 1 am months ahead of my
story! I »et us go back to Oakes,
North Dakota, and a new chapter.
PART 111.—Tells how 1 called on a
warlike Waitress, a gracious Gover
nor and a Taciturn Tribe; and holds
forth concerning Buffaloes and
Butte, and Oil and Oreodontidae.
Ends with a Love Song for a Dusky
Maid, and a Saga of Insectivorous
Pioneering.
Thc third letter, dated at Aberdeen,
April 14, was unimportant, and most
of its substance has already been giv
en. My journey from Oakes to Aber
deen was uneventful except for my
meeting in EHendale, North Dakota,
with an old Welshman, John Jones
by name, who had been everywhere
and who entranced me with accounts
of his adventures in out-of-the-way
comers of the South Seas and the
Orient. I spent a night at his home
and had to promise to let him know
the outcome of my adventure when
ever it should be completed.
In Westport, South Dakota, as in
Buffalo, North Dakota, I received
mail, ano I shall let my readers im
agine the pleasure that it was to hear
from someone I knew. U is a disad
vantage of this sort of traveling that
one is perpetually alone among
strangers, since before one has time
to become really acquainted with any
body, one must move on, always
meeting more strangers.
The fourth epistle follows;
Fort Pierre, South Dakota,
April 27, 1926.
Your Honor, and ladies and gentle
men of the Jury, I am guilty as
charged. I have been wasting time,
hut I appeal to the mercy of the court
on the ground that 1 have been wait
ing for supplies which refused to
come. . Ten days is too long a time to
<pend in a town no larger than Pierre
but I could hardly avoid it.
now on my way again, though 1 can
still see the lights of the capital
twinkling on the other side of the
Missouri.
I en toyed my stay in Pierre. It is
well situated, with its splendid hills
on one side and the broad stream on
the other. It is Interesting to me al
so because in it I visited my first
state capitol and shook hands with
my first Governor—an unimportant
consideration to those who rub elbows
with governors from habit.
Leaving Aberdeen T had a stroke of
'uck, and. was given my first 75 mile
lift. A Mr. Reagan, who is In the
automobile supply business in Aber
deen, picked me up just south of the
eitv and carried me all the way to
Wolsey, going several miles out of
his way to help me along. He is suHK
a n.an as one would he fortunate to
meet under my conditions, willing to
c e® something commendable
hörest effort, and he encouraged
grratlv.
Arrived in Wolsev. T turned w>st
w«»cl and walked the 14 miles to Wes
sHfton that evening In the morning
r. bank examiner picked me up and
1 am
m anv
me
carried me to Miller, From theié I
wet to Highmore on foot, a distance
of l 2 miles arriving late in the after
, You may believe that 1 gazed
with profound respect upon the vi
lious little sign board wh.ca stated
that the distance to Pierre was about
a äpääs
ih ° M Pierre
■ 1 th TX1Z nt lhe W hmf , thï MÎl:
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mlrablt, after wmcBiH»™
•ing. Dunn* the fit« »ys n» .
«Id almott nothin* ( d out>(wneiil J
not the friendly I
luuii
dozen varieties
The people here ■ ■
1 had been accustomed to meet
ing, thus far, and in a day or two >
frit that I must have managed t<>
meet nearly all the misers and mts
andthropists in South Dakota. Then
Dame Fortune made just such a volte
face as she sometimes does make, ami
1 got along famously during the re
mainder of my stay in the city.
Ore experience in particular stung
than all the others, in the
luck charged.
Wl )«•
•sort
me more
interval before my
Granted that 1 was not exactly a vis
iting potentate, I still cannot think
that the person whom 1 am now about
to describe had any justification for
euch extreme discourtesy as she show
ed.
I had been strolling around town
until noon, and was dusty and hungry.
Walking into Welch's Cafe on Pierre
Street T freshened up as to face and
hands, and then propelled my hundred
pounds, every pound
for nourishment, to one ot
Enter this
waitress,
her exalted
seventy-five
vrammg
the tables in the house,
female villian, employed as
By the corrugations on
brow I could see that she hated her
self. 1 tossed my card on the table—
a habit I had which often led to
pleasant conversations but which
have now discontinued—she picked it
up. There was no menu and 1 sug
gested that 1 could use a little infor
mation regarding the varieties, num
ber ami quality of the dishes served
in the place. 1 judged, because of
the general appearance of the estab
lishment, that this was what I was
expected to do. Meanwhile she had,
with infinite travail, thought the mat
ter over and decided that she liked
herself even less than she had at first
realized. This decision was extremely
unfortunate since it forced me to seek
•another restaurant and it must have
had a terrible psychological effect on
herself. She considered me search
ingly for perhaps three seconds, and
then observed loftily that I had come
to the wrong place. No doubt. No
doubt she was right. As an after
thought, born of an agonizing convul
sion in the cerebral region, she added,
"But I'll take ten cents from you for
the use of our soap and towels."
I assume that my jaw dropped,
though I was so dazed that I do not
remember a mere detail. At any rate
I paid her and departed, and it did not
occur to me until half an hour later
that she had mistaken me for a beg
gar. As 1 recall, it was about then
that 1 invented two naughty words.
Next week Mr. Stahlherg is enter
tained by the Governor—visits the
scenic places of the chy and takes
pictures from the Capitol Home.
MONTANA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
Kalispell —Test shipment of late
everbearing strawberries made to
California for high class preserves.
Great Falls—$4G0,CC0 contracts let
for constiuction of new Paris store.
Libby—Dangerous Troy road is to
be surveyed for safe rebuilding.
Shelby—Great Northeim is building
500 00 barjrel fuel oil tank.
Manicke—Crumby Mining Co. in
stalls compressor and modern equip
ment.
Helena—City asks bids for building
airport hangars.
Poison—Heavy crop of late cherries
being harvested along Flathead l»akc.
Havre—Work begins on new high
school gymnasuim.
Saco—Sixty miles of new 75-mile
G. N. branch line is now open.
Great Falls— Willls$>n Oil & Gas
test well at Big Sandy is down £200
feet.
The Northern Pacific will build a
SSOO.OOO steel car repair shop at Lau
rel.
Missoula—26-mile Allen Station
Deep Creek forest road is being com
pleted.
Martinsdale—Durand Tlk range is
being extended and fenced.
Whitefish—Somers Lumber Co. is
rushing work on logging spur.
Whitefish—Great Northern lays
110 pound rails to Olney.
Walton—Great Northern is spend
ing $124,000 on snowsheds here.
Cirlce—Northern Pacific Rcdwater
branch line will he finished hy Sep
tember.
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ness in a clever, tailored way.
Notice, too, the slightly lengthen
ed skirt. Whatever our doubts about
the trend of fall fashions at this
early date, we may be sure of four
important facts: There will be long
er skirts, uneven hems, molded lines
and flares.
SHORT JACKET SUITS FOR FALL
Not only for sports wear but for
more formal occasions, too, Parisian
designers have sponsored the short
jacket costume for fall. This gives
new importance to the under blouse
and skirt which show to much better
advantage than they have under full
length ensemble coats.
Blouses may contrast in color or
show smart conventional designs in,
colors that harmonize with the plain
er shades of the suit. Pleated skirts
appear most often with these short
jacket suits; collars are scarflike or
have softly tailored lines.
CAN YOU WEAK IT?
The beret, or close fitting "tarn",
is having a vogue for sports. Have
you a part, round face with whisps
of windblown hair to frame it, or a
mop of boyish curls? Then you may
wear thc beret and be certain you are
"ri''ht." Noth otherwise.
MORE MATCHES
For a time we were content with
matching shoes and handbags. Now
it must he shoes, hat, scarf and bag
if we would he supremely smart.
With a best frock or costume for a
promising background an unending
variety of costume effects can he
achieved in this way.
Among the smartest suits for fall
one sees ensembles with coats of var
ying lengths. The full length coat
is still with us and perhaps holds the
first place. Two extremely chic new
suits from over the seas however,
possess jackets of finger length and
a third suit, an attractive little mod
el worn hy Nancy Carroll, a Para
mount player, has a three-quarter
length coat of quite boxy lines.
The fabric is one of the deep tones
of brownish beige, the trimming a
border of leopard skin. The French
felt hat in a matching shade of beige
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brown snakeskin Is equally modish.
TWILL BE A VELVET SEASON j
AH indications point to the popu
luaüty of velvet, both plain and
printed, for the coming ? aeon. One
clever costume noted on the Avenue
combined a sleek black satin skirt
with an overblouse of white chi Ton
velvet printed in blocks indicated by
fine black lines and di - i.i solid
black. With it a handsome scarf of
silver-tipped fox was worn.
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