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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
CHAPTER. III. tContinuedl

A clinging kiss emphasized every
| word. The fearful Miss Chandler waved
her a last adieu from the door. Her
somber companion helped her into the
carriage, and the wheels grinding down
the soft road seemed TO be tearing her
very heart-strings. as Hopedale faded
from view i'm the distance and the ychi-
bounded forward, carrying innocent
Edna Deane To meet a strange, solemn
mystery.
Twilight closed in about the land
scape. as the carriage dashed across
the country for the nearest railway
station. Twilight, folding it's mystic
| shroud about the old seminary struc-
ture, was shut out securely from one
room at least.
With locked doors and shades drawn,
Beatrice Mercer sat at a table in her
apartment, porting owe a letter, study
Ing il, Analysing it, re-reading it.
1t was the crumpled missive, half
| read by the distressed Edna. How had
1t come into her possession? BY de-
sign, the cleaning, calculating eyes
| told, for those eyes had the mask down
now, all alone by herself.
One no ur went by-twO. The supper
bell rang, but Beatrice never left her
task. She was writing now. A singu-
lar feature Of chirography, hers, it
| seems, for she wrote with a coarse pen,
in a bold, masculine hand, and then
with, a fine one in delicate Italian char
acterS.
She manipulated the two letters, so
dissimilar in appearance, folded them,
placed them in an envelope, carefully
added the representations. and then,
stamping the envelopes, put on her
cloak and hat and stole from her room.
Down the dark hall, through h front
portals, out into the road, and town
wards she sped. At the village post
office she paused to drop the letter into
the box there, and a faint CLEAN Of a
lamp near by showed the address plain
ly-"MIr. Raymond Marshall"
Done" she murmured breathlessly,
as she hurried homewards. "Circum-
stances, accident, all in my favor. l
could not have endured the condolences
hat broke my heart, much longer.
Edna will never write, her fathers let
ter tells me why. She will see
her old friends again. Raymond Mar
shall will forget her in time-I viii be
his friend, his consider, and then
The dark eyes glistened, the fair face
was sentient with vivid emotion. Then!
All. balm for the hungry heart, love FOR
the starved soul, peace for the sell
torture, for word and feature betrayed
the secret of a woman who could SUI
fer, conceal, and plot as well, to con
summate the hopes dictated by hatrcu,
jealousy and love!
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A PLENTY

Iankton, s. D., July 17.-C. NJ. Lie
back, a civil engineer, while working in
the bluffs ten miles west of Yankton
found the skeletons of nearly 100 human
beings, supposed TO be the remains of
Indians. The bones of a white man
were found on the hill, and had evidently
been there for years. In some of the
mounds with the skeletons were found
bracelets, crockery, silk handkerchiefs
and many other trinkets of the white
mans manufacture, all indicating the
presence of whites. 1t is believed that
the skeletons are those of Indians who
died fifty years ago or more.
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HEALING WATERS.

chamberlain, S. d., July 1.-THE board
of control of the National home at L.eav-
enworth has sent a detail of old veterans
TO Hot Springs, this state. for the pur-
pose Of testing the medical properties of
the waters. Congress some time ago
made a large appropriation for building a
national sanitarium for the old soldiers,
and the national beard has the selecting
of the place where it shall be built.
The board looks with favor Upon the
claims of Hot Springs, and, if the waters
prove beneficial to the old soldiers com
posing the detail, that own may secure
the sanitarium.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
EDITOR

Duluth, July lie. ]. Luther, editor
OF the West Duluth Times. and Presi-
dent j. Nj. Martin of that village. had a
hght on the street in which the athletic
editor, who is likewise a captain in the
National guard, scored Il knock-down.
Iaere was a Scandinavian picnic las,
sunday ana Martin permitted liquor to
De sold there. Luther attacked him for
TINS action and when they met a war Of
words followed. Martin made a rush AT
Luther, but the latter threw up his fit
and the latter went to grass. Bystand-
ers then interfered and the row ended.
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CHAPTER III.
TWO LETTERS.

"Two letters, Mr.. Marshall"
Raymond Marshall took the rendered
missiyes from the hands Of the anti
uuated postmaster of Hopedale, thrust
one. an ordinary business missiye, into
his pocket carelessly, but the other
his eye frightened and his pulse came
quicker.
From Edna" he murmured, recog-
| nizing the handwriting on the enyel-
ope. Something about the reception
| tonight. | hope that tiresome Mr..
| Brinsley is not to be her escort. IL
is too precious, too sacred to read
here" -.
He reached home and went to his
room with a gay song on his lips. The
! memory of the girl he loved was always
| with him, the possession of a shy, dam
! tv epistle from her enhanced its sweet
ness.
Rather bulky he commented, as
| he carefully cut open the envelope, as
| if every scrap of paper her hands a
| touched was precious. Mr.. Marshall
why! what Is this? oh, Edna! a joke,
a cruel hoax, surely"
The words died in a gasp. With star
| ing eyes Marshall surveyed the letter
DtlOIt Hill. iIltii ~
| seat. he sat giaring at 1t with color
| less face and chilled heart.
A formal dismissal, a cold, precise
| disayowal of all the past, the cruel
! words seemed icy fingers reaching for
| his heart. to blight all the faith and
| love of his nature with a single touch.
Edna had written it-her slanting,
| Italian style showed in the chirography.
,t - oo,ll no NO dnttht Of that hIlf
the langrage!-oh. what did Ii mean!
Briefly it addressed him as might n
n Circumstances, the latter
| said, had in an hour changed her des-
| tiny. All was over between them. 1t
was better so since fate ordained it.
| Remember her as a friend, their brief
| Filtration" rs a Maynard caprice Tor
| passing the summer months away!
False. Deceitful. VIII V De
| lieye IT," painted the petrified Marshall.
why. ycsterlay-the ring gave her,
| the pledges we made-oh. this Is some
farce. some hidden dream. What Is
this:' :,
Mechanically turning the wretched
| missiyc over and over IN his nerveless
| hands. Raymond Marshall observed Tor
the first time that 1t was comprised
of two sheets OF paper.
And striving to separate them, ne
| ascertained that stray patches OF mu-
cilage held the lower page to the other,
In a few minutes he discerned that IL
could not have been the intention OF
| the sender to inclose the second sheet
| That was accidental. 1t had stuck TO
the top sheet and had been folded IN
| with Is by a hasty, careless hand.
IT bore writing-not Edna's writing.
A dagger seemed driven to Ray Mar.
sha.l's heart rs he tore 1t free, n
| tho bold. masculine chirography danced
| before his vision.
II he had been startled before. every
: pllse stirred with fierce fire now. The
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
FOR ys1E.

Tacoma, Wash, July It's. d. Dus-
.aperre. cashier of the suspended Bans
Oh fuyallup, was arrested on a charo..
OF embezzling $4,000 of the bangs
FUNDS. The charge and arrest caused !
Dig sensation as Dussenperre was !
prominent man in business and soc;,I
circles OF Tacoma. Arrest was made n
Yakima by the sheriff, who kept his pris.
oher all night in a room of a priya.a
house in this city. D~ussenberre was
taken to Puyaiiup for hearing before JUS
uee Hili. The bail was fixed at $4,000.
which he was unable to furnish. and he
was reminded TO Jail. He refused 10
taik, though the bank Officials claim no
mas acknowledged to a shortage of $40
ooo' claiming the balance was bad notes,
etc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
ANNIE HAS 4 RECORD.

Eau Claire, Wis, July II. Annie
Norris, the woman in mans clothes
licked up in Milwaukee for larceny at
Fond du Lac, was in Eau Claire n year
ago, and disguised as a man, wearing
trousers, getaway coat and gold spec
tacles. She was married here to a Fond
du Lac girl who gave her name as Clara
Belle Fields. The couple kept a restaur-
ant here for a while and then disap-
peared. The marriage ceremony was
performed by Justice of the Peace Ed
ward NJ. Larson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
RAILWAY

Pittsburg. July 17.-Engine No. 800,
driving east-bound freight No. % on the
Pittsburg Il Western railway, ran into n
mass of stone at the mouth of Tunnel
No. 1, n,dr Undercliff station. COM
pletely wrecking the engine and six cars
end fatally injuring Engineer Frank
Bailey. Fireman John O'Neill and En-
ginter Charles Angel, of she west
bound train, sustained injuries but not
of a serious nature.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
TREATED LIKE A HERO.

Canton, S. D., July 1~7.-Reputable peo-
pie of the town are pretty fully disgust
ed with the way Rev. j. L. c. Wilson, the
convicted rapist. is being feted and dined
t7 sentimental people, especially by
women. Sunday morning he was eS'
corted to the Methodist church by =
crowd of ardent admirers and was gwen
? genuine ovation. Later he was served
with ice cream and Strawberries ana
shown as much attention as if be had
been a rare hero.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
CHAPTER Nv.
The Truth Revealed.

Beatrice Merce? was seated at a desk
correcting some exercises Of the pu-
pills, her portfolio spread out be-
fore her. The color died from her face
as she recognized her visitor, then 1t
turned deep-red with reactionary emo
ton
His thoughts were too full of Edna
to allow of his reading Alright the trem-
ulous emotion, the half-represSed fright
that his hostess betrayed.
Miss Mercer" he spoke, hoarsely,
Il have come to ask of you the infor-
nation that Miss Chandler refuses.
Why did Edna Deane leave the semi
nary? Where has she gomez
II cannot tell you"
His eyes flashed excitedly. He
clenched his hands in an exces Of SUI
fering and suspense.
You must" he gasped, frantically.
do you understand what i am endur-
ing. sh-heart-breaking
From beneath her yelled eyelids the
girl studied his working face. Craft
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AND OPIUM,

Portland, Or, July 1.-THE steamer
Danube arriye4 here to-day from Vic
toria. b.. c. She brings e~ighfy-foIr
Chinancn. 1t is stated that this is the
last lot of CeiestiGls that will seek a
landing at this port this year. On
searching the Danube the custom officers
found seventeen pounds of unStamp,d
opium. William Dunbar, manager of the
Merchants Transportation company, was
arrested on an Indictment for smuggling
opium into the United States.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20

Davenport, Iowa, July IA special
from Pomeroy, the center of the Iowa
cyclone district, says that forty Of the
injured persons were taken in Pullman
cars TO Sioux City, and that ninety OF
the wounded remain in POmeroy and vi
entity to be cared for. The American
Red Cross society, which has beca Oh the
field for several days with five trained
nurses has summoned more help by wiro
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
A DEAD.

New York, July II. - Gen. Edward
sHne. who has been critically i'll for
e time, died yesterday. Gen. Jurdinc
i sxty-fve years old and was a mill
nan since he was old enough to
ty a musket. When the civil war
se out he raised "A company at Fort
\ and put them into Howkins ZouayeS.
J went to the front as a captain in
b, 1861, and his first battle was Big
tthd. Afterward he was in command
the landing forces which attacked
1T Clark and Fort Hatteras. He
tght at South Mountain, Antietam,
d~rieksburg, Camden IN. c., Roa-
Be Island, Elizabeth City, Suffolk and
cher hard engagements, and was sew
times wounded.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
TORTURED A WOMAN
WORK IN A MINING
TOWN IN MONTANA.
hohes Placed I'm the Charge Of n
woman Is Recovered onIy After
n Had Been BrutaIIy Treated ma
Threatened With Death.

Helena, Mont, July 1.-THE FOLLY Of
u'a"ihg money out of safe banks ana
putting II in the house or CARRYING II
ABOUT on the person is well illustrated
III the mining town of Granite, where a
stampede recently closed one local bank
having got their savings in hand many
mace no better use of it than TO sauander
IL. others hid it. One man with a
sum OF nearly $500 placed it temporarily
IN possession OF a woman of Granite for
safe Keeping. subsequently calling for
II TIC woman denied ali knowledge OF II.
LNa"lcrated, the owner of the money,
Win several pals, proceeded 20 force the
woman, using barbara methods TO com.
pei restoration. Her hands were tied,
her lace slashed and ~disfglred, and as
a ma resort coal oil was poured upon
her and the threat OF burning her alive
was about to be carried out. Then the
woman weakened, divulged the hiding
place of the money and its recovery was
eHected. Several houses have been
broken into by burglars in the hope of
hndlIig hidden treasures, and idle men
WI" walk the streets carrying their say
lngs are tempted to drink that they may
be robbed, and invited to squander the
money IN all conceivable ways.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
ORDERS.

Boston. July 17.-Assistant Attorney
General Travis has asked Justice Barker
in the equity session of the supreme
court to exercise the prerogative given by
a recent act of the legislature and wind
I'm the few endowment orders which have
not yet passed into the hands of a re-
c~eiyer. Justice Barker issued an order
of notice, returnable a week from to-
morrow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
WANT RUST REMOVED

Omaha, July II. - The attorney for
holders OF the coupons of the American
Water company has asked that Receiver
Rust be suspended. They allege that h.
has been paying coupons in favor of per.
sons friendly to the Denver company:
that he has drawn a salary when he has
not served, and that he has taken the
money of the company and deposited il
to his private account in New Jersey.
Rust has gone to st. Louis and taken the
vouchers with him.
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TOOK POISON

st. Paul, July 17.-Saturday evening
Joseph Bednach, a middle-aged German
living at 81 st. Clair street, wearied Of
an unequal struggle to maintain an ex-
istence for himself and wife, drank a
quantity of carbolic acid and died an
hour later in terrible agony. Before
drinking the bitter draught himself he
offered it to his wife who was unsus-
picious of what the cup contained. The
fiery fluid burned her mouth, but she did
not swallow it and will recover.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
BETTER

Washington, July 1I.-There is gen
eral concurrence among officials of the
treasury department hat the financial
situation has improved and continues TO
improve. So firm is this belief that mott
fcatior received by the controller Of the
currency that three more national banks
lad failed did not cause aud serious mis-.
g;vings of a retrrn to the critical stage
Of the past several weeks.
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CIT HIS THROAT.

Philadelphia, July 11.-John A. Lom-
bard. fifty years old, manager of the
Hero Fruit Jar company. which was in
volved in the failure of Spring Garden
National bank, and who was the de-
PENDANT in suits brought by the receiver
of the wrecked institution, was found
dead with his throat cut, ut his home
last pight, having evidently committed
suicide.
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CTo be Continued.)
WHY THE LECTURER STOPPED.
The Snore OF n Re~cumbent Student
Ends a Dull Discussion

Ends N Dull Discussion
There is a certain professor in Boston
who lectures before a class of students
IN a subject extremely abstract and
difficult to grasp, and a story Is toid In
the Globe Of a situation In which he
suddenly found himself one day while
lecturing on one of his most abstrnse
topics. The members Of the class had
evidently had an inkling of the nature
of the lecture OF the day In question,
for ut its beginning the professor faced
but half a dozen students. He adjust
ed his glasses, smiled his p~leasantest
smile, and, turning to his manuscript,
was soon revealing In the intricate and
bewildering theories Of his favorite
subject. Attention from the benches
lasted but d short time. There was
plenty of room TO stretch. and stretch
they did. In the course of half an hour
every n of these six were either ex-
tended at full length or i'm a semi-re-
cumbent position. If the professor
had looked up he would have counted
but two heads-the others were lost be-
hind the high-backed benches. Every
thing was quiet enough to indicate
closest interest on the part of the stu
dents. and the mind Of the professor
was far away from mundane environ
merts. Suddenly from one OF the
benches there came a great, loud, pro-
longed srore-Morpheus had laid hold
Of him. The half-awakc quinteEt sup
pressed their giggles the best they
could. The professor dropped his
glasses and eyed the two heads with a
look ef great surprise. He took In the
situation Immediately, grasped his
manuscript and strobe out Of the room.
And he never went there any MORE
The course Of lectures was completed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
BOYS DROWNED.

Galveston. Tex, July lT.-Lnst night
George Pond, aged twenty-four: Albert
Butterowe, aged sixteen, and Willie
CIawsop, aged twelve, went fishing in the
bay. They did not return home, and
this morning their clothes were found Oh
& railroad trestlc. The bay near whcro
the clothes were found was dragged ana
the bodies of Pond and Butterowe re-
covered.
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KILLED BY A y

Fargo. n. D., July IL. - Thomas
hughes was struck and killed by a
Northern Pacific trein. He had been
drinking all night in a Moorhead saloon
and left there about half an hour before
70 come to Fargo. He came here three
DAYS ago from Saltwater, and has eeeh
here every fall for several years DONG
farm work. His mother lives at Vino
eski, VT.
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DREAD DISEASE.

Fslena, Mont, July II. - A disease
p which the doctors are in dispute
\ ragged with considerable violence in
shelter town of Anaconda in this
e for the last ten weeks. IT is al
|ately called black measles and black
IHpox, The first ase appeared about
" !, and at present there are about
: cases in various pest houses, and
Yellow flag is flying over eighteen
aings Fortunately there has been a
" proportion Of deaths.
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Chicago, July 1.-THE body of Will
lam Laudert, ffty-eight years old, q
farmer and worth 100000, was found
in a grove near the Kenilworth station
on tire Northwestern railroad. His
clothes were badly torn, and evidences
surrounding the body indicate that a
struggle had taken place. Residents of
The neighborhood are not inclined to the
theory of suicide and believe that he
was murdered.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20
AURORA

icago, July 17.-Reports from yari,
points in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Nnern Michigan and Iowa tell of a
taiiiul display of aurora borealis Sat.
y night. The aurora was preceded
70 electrical storm of great violence,
Ien was felt from Nebraska to the fan
Fstfn states. This greatly hampercd
r1aph service. and since the advent
ae aurora telegraph business in many
Eaous mas been almost at a standstill,
wy 70 the peculiar influence.
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EeINs LIFE AaEV
...roR wHTrEMAN WRITES
Ah. MANLY LETTER.
AAlLuu 80. cOIemn Oath Never tO
s..cuIutc or Gamble, and Is
EBRArre sa.a 10 Hereafter DO Right

IuIv IL. - Ex-senator A. j.
nu. has written n letter from
Ciemm \ Y. in which he says he is
Rs,nn rmad with grief and modification
40 desire &c excuse or palliate
nhs no has dtre. He admits having
! check on a bank when he had
|ends. He ADDS;
Nra been careless and reckless and
- a fortune in speculation and
ns I have brought ruin ana
~ On myself and on a heartbroken
mother: bat the charge that /
s.o,dcd to defraud any II or had
~ onv one With n bogls book or
a.d IN in tho tombs are as false
statement published in Il certain
hat my domestic relations were
have had the terrible pas
u SPECULATION and gambling to
,bo passion for drinking is no.
| never knew the valne of
7 received from my father DUR
i, Ifetime and after his death more
ssmGNo. i made nearly rs much
i nine lands and real estate. /
$4,000 profit out of my interest
!, West Duluth Land company and
d. .s much more out of acre property
W. Snperior. All this has gone
thor money in the stock exchange
hard of trade, at the race track
!, the card table. / have been
IA with a dear good mother and an
IA FOR A wife; | have been most hap
,,oyried: an unkind word has never
F.,.J betweea us. When the trouble
you York was settled and everything
7 was in such an agony of spirits
determined 10 end my existence.
1 some still small voice said to me,
[af there is yet time to undo the
mo you have done--tO begin again and
n, nv the past i have rich and in
s,tal friends who are able and will
and anxious TO help me If | show
r. that | am sincere in the solemn
n have taken never again TO specu-
or gamble in any way, shape or man
and with the grace and help of Al
rhty God | shall keep that vow. To-
start for a new home to begin
sn the struggle of life, firmly resolved
% right and live right. / have just
.qd my thirty-third birthday. / go
b q heavy and contrite heart, and l
D to undo the wrongs | have done
regain the position | formerly Occu-
IN society and in the affections of
friends In Minnesota"
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MEXICAN HANGED.

Fl Paso. Tex, July IA Mexican
named Jazo was found hanging to a
tree ON the lower island where reside the
famous Bosque gang that murdered the
TEXAS ranger, Capt. Frank Jones. He
had been hanging there a day or two
when found. and there is no clue as to
who hanged him. The Mexieans say that
tho man was a Mexican citizen and that
the Texans hanged him.
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nrcIDED FOR A BRIDGE.

Elk Point, S. D., July T.-At a wen
attended meeting of the county colni
s,oners of Union and Plymouth couhues
held in the court house in Elk foih'' ~.
Tbursday, July Is, it wat decided 70 pus
is ! bridge at Richland n ano.her
niles from ELK Point near the '"ni
s.,Eey farm
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A RAIN STORM.

West Union, Iowa, July H.-There was
onotber heavy storm of rain and light
n;ng last night. Nearly every telephone
Instrument in McGregor was burned ont.
There is a big washout near Beuiah' OF
the Milwaukee & 81. Paul railway, AMI
another near Waukon.
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DOUBLE

laAFille, Tenn. July 17.-Near Gin
Auuerson county, yesterday, John
man and Moses Cox were shot ard
any wounded while at work in e
ny GEORGE Beels. No cause was
sueu Tor the double murder. A posse
sVW searching for BeeIs.