Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest

when Helen Cameron's car and its three occupants came in sight of the old Red Mill. Mercy Curtis ha

ere had been a good-natured, wordy battle between Ruth and Helen

my house," Helen

farmhouse. And, anyway, I co

t of yours, you know very well,

's long flannel nightgowns

of you, after all," interposed the plump girl. "One would think

e home with me,"

Ruth's house, just as

ouse which was connected by a passage with the grist mill. A light flashed in the window and at once the place looked ver

ear. I'll see you to-morrow, Nell, if you'll ride over. But don't come too near mealtime. I never could

got out, laughing. "You are incurable

an up the walk on to the porch and warmly greete

! Be careful, child! I'm kinder tottery to-da

replied the girl, starting the

ck as the girl came in. "It does seem good to have you home again. Your Uncle Jabez (who is

. He had had a good day at the grist mill. The cash-box was heavy that night, but he did not retire to h

ntract with that Dakota Joe. Anybody might see, to look at him, that he was

as already written to the agent at the Three Rivers Station, Oklahoma, telling hi

re a gun like you say she can, there ain't much reason to wor

eally desperate!" cried Ruth. "I hope nothing like t

e," agreed Jenni

said Aunt Alvirah. "I didn't s'pose

led Jennie, "if you'd seen her dr

ne for her mere living. She could go back to the reservation and live very comfortably without working-

und in such a foolish way,

her is Chief Totantora, a leading figure in the Osage Nation. The year before Germany began the war he was traveling

was then in a detention camp, for, being a good

call himself an American, if a

ty to a Government that, perhaps, has not always tr

. "Injuns is Injuns. You say yo

n enough money to set afoot a private inquiry for C

lvirah said, "she'd ought to

"Charity begins at home. I hope you ain't figg

e said. "And I have no intention of offering it to her in any case.

rld, gal," advised Uncle Jabez, finally picking up the cash-box to retire to

Aunt Alvirah shoo

es of life," she said. "He says nobody ever helped h

th. "I wonder what he would have done all these

lone creeter in the poorhouse when Jabez Potter came and took me out. I know that

eps it wonderfully well hidden

utious? See how many times you have been char

Mill, in disgust, "is that what we

the way the good Lord intended. And if Jabez Potter is charitable without knowin' it

ing air and they were ready for bed at a comparatively earl

she called it. She had promised the president of the Alectrion Film Corporation to think up some unusual story-prefera

n in "Ruth Fielding Down East." Earlier in her career as a screen writer the girl of the Red Mill had made a success of a sub

y had attended this day. That was surely "outdoor stuff." Was there anythin

ntier Round-Up marched in sequence through her memory. She did not want anything like that in her pict

ormance. Even Dakota Joe himself-as the figure of a villain, f

rincess in love and action! Ruth suddenly bounded out of bed. She grab

e got it!" Ruth crie

rolonged and pronounced snor

ed Ruth, shaking the pl

fire?" gasped Jenn

e got it!" r

d the other rather crossly. "You've spoi

nd will be delighted. I am going to get Wonota on contract when she breaks with Dakota

you have never yet done for me, and I ha

tty, plump girl, you shall have an important part in the production," promised

lump girl. "I suppose you migh