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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19

BLoOMINGDALE, July 15.-L. B. Per
kins, who died at Cashton, last Satur-
day, was buried here on Monday.
Twenty-Five teams accompanied the re.
mains from Cashton. Mr.. Perkins was
in business here at one time in partner.
ship with c. w. Dyson. :. Mrs. Simon
Olson and daughter, of Whitehall, are
visiting at Morterud's. Mrs. Morterud's
mother, who has been here since last
fall. will accompany them home: Rev.
Bergerson, of Boston, Mass, preached
here last Sunday. Quite a number OF
Indians are camped near Will Knapp's.
They came from Tomah for the purpose
OF digging ginseng. Ed. Larson and
wife, of McKenna, North Dakota,
accompanied by Mr.. Ginter and wife, OF
La Crosse, visited at Morterud's, Tues
day and Wednesday. Mr.. Larson clerked
at Morterud's about IL years ago and is
now running a storein McKenna. . Mr..
Sweitzer, of La Crosse, treasurer of the
Lacrosse telephone company, accompan-
led by the lineman, were here, Tuesday,
looking over the line. The Odd Eel
lows will install the following officers
tonight: J. N. Hall, N. G.; Charles
Conaway, V. G.; Peter Hanson, r. s.
J.. P. Allen, P. s.; G w. Melvin, treas
urer. The Woodmen are going to have
a social and speech by G. j. Smith, OF
Viroqua, at their hall, Saturday even
ing, July %. The public is invited and
a good time is promised. Miss Toilet
son is staying at G. A. Morterud's.. -.
Oscar Morterud and I'll. C. Hansen leave
for Minnesota and the Dakotas the first
of the week to find a place to locate in
business. . Capt. Silbaugh renewed &C
quaintances here Saturday night and
installed the Odd Fellows officers. He
was accompanied by his brother Abner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19

a Mr.. Major of La Fargo. We congrat-
ulate Mr.. Major on winning the hand Of
such a fair lady and all join in wishing
them much JOY and happiness together.
Miss Myrta Dolen, Pat Reed, Cyrus
Norris and Ed. Sanders and wife are off
on a trip in search of blueberries.
Miss Wessie MAINS has been stopping
with her brother for a week or So.
Ed. Clary is still unable to be out. lie
has the sympathy of his large circle o.
friends in his confinement. We hope
he may soon be restored TO health and
vigor. -. Our daily mail is a decided i'm
provement. NJ. ID.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19
School Report.

Joint district No. 3, towns of Viroqua
and Franklin, for term beginning May
1, and ending June "a: Number days
taught 80, pupils enrolled 40, average
daily attendance 81 plus. There were
no cases of hardness during the term.
Not absent during term: Dessa, Clar-
ence and Alice Abbey, Elmer and Maud
Groves, Flossie and Faye Asbury, Ethel
Smith, Alice and Ellen Hayter and
Johnny Clements.
ANNA DEFINING, Teacher.
Spring term district No. 3, town of
Forest; Number enrolled Is, average
daily attendance 10, whole number of
days attended ATS. Tardy but not alb
sent, Mary Mckee. Those who re-
ceived the most head marks in the B
spelling class were Mary Mckee, Emma
Markee and Jessie Eastman. School
closed June 90. Number of visitors IS.
NELLIE r. GOODMAN, Teacher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19

Observation-Disclosures Business.
Policies or certificates in force,
No. 1a6...... ................... SOS, 900 90
Losses Or claims Incurred, No. /. 500 co
Losses or claims paid, No. H.. 500 90
Premiums aud assessments col
lected during the year go. 324 81
Insurance Department, Madison, Wis.
hereby certify that the foregoing is an
abstract of the sworn statement of the indie
pendent Western Star Order, filed with the
insurance Department OF Wisconsin, this 18th
day OF February, 1899.
EMIL
Com missioner of Insurance,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19
plsooyered By A Woman

Some medicine is so disagreeable that
one can't even forget TO take it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19
Burlington Route, June and July Excur-
SiOns,

- SfOnS.
For the following meetings, all Burl-
ington route ticket agents will sell
tickets at rates and ON dates names:
Baptist Young Peoples Union, Nation
al convention at Richmond, Va. July
ID to 16. Tickets on sale July 10, II and
12, good for return until July 81, but
can be extended to Aug. 10. One fare
pins So for round trip.
--Thoreson's photograph gallery is
open every Wednesday and Saturday at
Westby, Wis.
Money to loan on real estate. c. H.
MINSALL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19
BY WIN. H~AUGHTON.

Written for the CENSOR.
SONG.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-19
EMIL GuJOHANN,
Com missioner OF Insurance.

DEPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
HI OF The Vernon County Bank. located at vi.
roqua, state of Wisconsin,, on the morning of
July Sd, 1899, as made to the State Treasurer.
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Summer Underwear.
soc mems fine Balbrigan underwear 1Oc
80 cent mems fine ribbed underwear, 10~
25 cent mems fine ribbed underwear, liz
IS cent mems Australian underwear 60
80 cent ladies fine ribbed vests ~
81. % ladies fine silk vests az
Is cent ladies ribbed underwear lfc
at. liz
) cent ladies ribbed underwear Ac
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-04-27
THE PRIN OEToN UNION: THU RsDAY, APRIL g. 1893.

spot where there were crossroads. and
where he should have to take the road
on his right to get down into the vii
lage, where DIR. loves house stood.
The crossroads were at the highest
point Of the neigh borhood, and George
could scarcely keep his feet, much less
choose his way as he approached It.
just before he reached the turning
he came to a fair-sized house Of only
two stories, shut in by q garden in
closed by q high wall. Just as George
got under shelter OF the wall, a door in
the middle opened, and out Of the
darkness the voice Of the girl he had
just met spoke to him:
"You will never find your way into
the village through this snow. Won't
you come inside the house until it has
left off a little?" 5I
George stopped. He could hardly see
the girls pretty face in the darkness
and the binding snow; but the voice
was alluring in its sweetness, and the
temptation to look once more upon
such exceptional beauty as hers de-
cided him. 4.
"Thank you. 1t is very good Of you,
very good of you, indeed. If am not
intruding, I shall indeed be glad to &C.
cept your kind offer for q few min
utes." So I'LL IS
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II am deeply obliged to you for your
kindness, said George, who was utterly
bewildered by the situation in which
he found himself, 50 that his words
came haltingly from his tongue.
Seen in the bright light Of the
lamp which hung from the hall
ceiling, his unconventional hostess
was even more beautiful than she
had looked outside in the dark
ness. She was tall and fair, with
figure more suggestive of strength
than is usual in young women, almost
masculine, indeed, in its unpinched,
natural waist and rather square shout
ders. A massive young woman, with
long white hands and quick, 1.-the
movements, and with a certain frank
simplicity of manner which suggested
that she did not live the cribbed and
narrow life usual with the women Of
the middle classes. The very straight
forward spontaneity Of her welcome to
this stranger was what one would have
expected of man, rather than of q
young woman.
But the freshness, the unexpected
ness OF this was only another charm in
the dazzled eyes Of George Llewellyn.
He found his heart beating faster, his
tongue faltering, as he looked at her
shyly, and forced himself to make an
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She stepped nimbly back, opening
the door for him. He passed through
on to stone-hagged path, which led,
under cover all the way, to a deep
porch, under which the lamplight
streamed brightly and invitingly
through the open door. II" T.
The curtains of a large window on
the right of the porch were drawn; but
those on the left were still open, and
allowed George to see into dining
room made coy by the shaded light
Of lamps, and by the glow of bright
fire. He caught glimpses of armor,
helmets, spears, shields, shining on
dark rich WALL and Of flowers and
sparkling silver on, white-covered
table.
George, who was half dazed by his
struggle with the wind and by the
action of the snow upon his eyes,
thought vaguely of the story of
Beauty and the Beast" as he stag
gered up the stone path. There was
something mysterious, almost uncanny
about the shut-in house and its curl
ously hospitable inhabitant, which
made him change his mind as he real
lied it, and turn, with an {, excuse
upon his lips, to go out again. : =
At that, moment he heard a KEY
turned in the door by which he had
come, and he knew in moment that
he had done wrong in entering, He
made two rapid steps back, and, was
met by the young girl.
This way" she said, as, passing him
quickly with smile of invitation on
her face, she led the way into the hall.
He followed reluctantly, lured by
the wish to see the attractive counter.
ance in the full light, but resolving as
| he went that he would make an excuse
to leave at once. .
She went SO quickly and he so slowly,
that she had entered the dining room
by the time George reached the hall.
She held the door of the room invit.
ingly open, and spoke again as he stood
hat in hand, on the threshold Of the
house. 1,
won't you take off your coat and
shake the snow off before you come in?
Then, when this storm has passed. you
will be able to start on your way again
! quite drv.''
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of anxiety. I'VE are shut ii here bya
wall, as you may have seen, as q pro-
lection from the gales we feel here SO
terribly.
Without answering George put up
his hand to throw back the catch Of the
window.
"Oh!' cried she, in q higher key;
''you are not obliged to go out that
way. # you will take a glass of wine
to make amends for your doubts Of my
hospitality, will open the door for
you immediately
Without waiting for an answer she
left the room, and returned in a very
few moments with decanter Of wine,
which she placed upon the table. With
out needing the fact that he had opened
the window, and was evidently on the
point OF making his escape by that way,
she poured out a glass Of wine, and
offered 1t to him with her own hand,
coming round the table and holding it
close to him.
"You won't refuse, will you?'
George, with one searching look into
her face, took the glass, and put his
lips to the wine. Then he put the
glass, with firm hand, down on the
table.
You must excuse me-" said he,
shortly. "This wine is drugged.'
She was very near to him as he
spoke. The next moment she had
snatched the bag from his hand and
sprung to the door. In the second
which followed the seizure she had got
such good sta rt that she was able ia
slam the door In his face as he pursued
her. BY the time he had opened the
door she had reached the extreme end
OF the long, narrow hall which ran
through the house from the front tc
the back, and was pointing a revolver
at him as he darted after her. &%
IF you follow me, I'll fire." she
shrieked.
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in triumph over my head, and telling
me she had caught thief. And she
was so proud, poor child, of having in
weighed you in here, and detained you
SO long. She said she was in an agony
of fear, lest should be late, and you
would get away, bag and all"
But" asked George, when the doc
tor had finished another roar of laugh
ter, what made her take me for
thief? Surely man may carry bag
without any dishonest intention?"
Office, and she was at the instrument
when message came through to say
that two thieves with stolen securities
were coming down"
George stared for a moment in silence
at the doctor, and then began to laugh.
1t was annoying to have gone through
all the revulsions of feeling of the past
hour for nothing, as it WERE,
But what made her decide that
must be the thief?" asked he.
''Well, she met a policeman on her
way home, who told her that the thieves
had been seen to come in this direc-
ton"
Then George put practical question
which betrayed the interest he felt in
his fair captor:
"And do you let that young girl walk
home by herself late at night over this
wild country?" =.
The doctor shrugged his shoulders.
"She's as self-willed as ever she can
be. In fact, she's getting too much for
me-" said DIR. Lowe, with sigh.
/ II meet her in the town when I can and
bring her home. But the gypsy won't
wait for me, and she carries revolver,
as you have reason to know. Here she
comes again. For goodness sake say
something to her so that she may not
see me laughing!'' :
Fortunately for everybody in the
rather strained state of affairs, VIC
lent ringing and knocking at the front
door startled them all, and diverted
attention from the awkward occur
renee.
Miss Lowe ran to the outer door, for
the one servant had long since gone to
bed; and when she reentered the din
ing-room it was with a policeman.
81 beg pardon, doctor; but I've gotta
job for you here outside We've caught
the thief; he had got about mile be-
yond here, when he found us close he
hind, and he jumped over q wall to ret
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He attempted to follow, not needing
the warning. Ping! Pingl He heard
two shots, and felt himself hit in the
right arm. Notwithstanding this,
however, he darted after her. But he
was too late. She disappeared through
the door at the end of the hall, and he
heard the key turn on the other side.
He threw himself with all his force
against the door, but with no result.
Then, finding that he was wasting his
time, he ran back to the dining room,
and 1eapt out of the window into the
snow-covered flower border under
meath. The snow was falling as fast
as ever, and he sank in 1t inches deep
as he looked for way out. 'za@ -.
But he found that he was caught in
a trap indeed, for the wall, which was
too high to climb, inclosed the house,
with It's stables and garden, the whole
way round. BE made for the wooden
door in the wall by which he had first
entered the premises, and as he did So,
he trod upon something hard, which
was lying in the path. Looking down,
he saw, to his surprise, a bag, so thinly
~ only lain there few seconds.
With a momentary absurd hope that
it might be the bag which had just
been stolen from him, Llewellyn
stopped down, picked it up, and was
about to examine it in the light from
the dining-room window, when there
suddenly broke upon his ear the
sounds of human voices within the
house.
And first of all he heard the voice of
the girl who had robbed him. She was
sobbing. and crying in voice full of
distress:
"Oh! papa, papa, had to shoot him,
and I'm so afraid I hurt him! l couldn't
help liking him all the time, and oh! it
was dreadful, dreadful! And now I've
got his bag I want you to find him, and
do all you can for him. if he is really
hurts
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George Llewellyn did not wait to
hear more; he put his hand on the
window-sill, and vaulted into the room.
. The relief he felt on discovering that
he had now a man to deal with was so
great that, disregarding the fact that
he was wounded, and that the blood
was trickling down through his sleeve,
he raised his revolver and turned to
the newcomer.
The young girl screamed and threw
her arms round her fathers neck.
But before another word was spoken,
George Llewellyn's arm had dropped
to his side, and he stood staring in be-
wilderment, first ut the old man, and
then at his daughter.
For if he had doubted the possibility
that the beautiful, smiling girl could
be an accomplish Of thieves, how could
he harbor suspicion about the stout
elderly gentleman, with the gold
spectacles and the stamp Of British re-
spectability on every homely feature?
sWhy, who are you9 What--w-w-
what"
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mo, sir. She won't cross tonight.
The storms too high" was the disap-
pointing answer Of the official.
Llewellyn, however, would not give
up hope at once. He had no luggage
but his hand bag, and he waited about,
refusing all offers of the porters to car
ry it for him, and made further inquir-
les, in the vain hope of at length hear
ing better news.
At last he became aware that some
thing about him had made him an OBJ
ject of suspicion to two men whom, by
their boots, he guessed to be detectives;
and as, recognizing this, he was about
to leave the station, one of these men
came up to him very quietly and re-
quested him to step into the superin-
tendent's office.
Llewellyn saw that it was best to
comply quietly, and, on finding him
couple of policemen in uniform, he
gave at once the fullest details as to
his name, his residence, his place of
employment, and his present errand.
He also gave up his keys, so that the
detective could inspect the documents
he was carrying.
The examination lasted very few
moments.
Quite right, sir, thank you," said
the man, touching his hat with smile,
"and now you must excuse me for hav-
ing detained you, but we've just had a
wire telling us to be on the lookout for
two well-known thieves, a man and q
woman, who are supposed to have
come down by this trainwith number
of stolen securities. So you see, sir,
although it was bad shot in one way
to suspect you, on the other it was q
good one, for you were travelling with
securities, although they didn't happen
to be stolen ones"
George Llewellyn accepted the apol
ogy and explanation good-humoredly
and asked if it was by order Of the pc
lice that the boat was stopped.
''Oh, no, sir. The weather's re
sponsible for that" answered the man
shaking his head. "Though don't say
it won't help us to have a little more
time to look around"
And he opened the door, salutine
George respectfully as the latter passed
out.
Out in the little squalid street out
side the station, with the WIND whis
ting round the corners and the sn6NN
melting into a dirty slush at bis feet
LleYellyn asked himself what h,
should do. Should he put up at no
tel Is the town? Or should he max!
Ih1eWay to the house of an old frieni
OF bis fathers. who lived. as hA knew
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The word died away upon his lps, g
the elderly gentleman, starting ana
staring at him in his turn, suddenly ex-
claimed:
Little George! Henry Llewellyn's
son, by all that's marvellous! Why,
why, what's this? George Lleweuyn,
little George turned thief! Why, what
does It mean?'
George had by this time grown ac-
custo1ned to the sudden change from
the darkness outside to the light Of the
room, and he staggered in amazement
against the table.
"Doctor-Dr. Lowe!' he exclaimed
hoarsely. ''Was twas ityour daugh-
ter that took my bag and-and shot
me?"
There was moments pause, during
which the girl, with q cry, and a look
of horror, sank down into chair, with
a deadly white face.
The doctor took off his glasses and
wiped them.
''There has been some mistake, some
desperate blunder!" said he, decidedly.
what were you doing in this part Of
the world?"
Coming to see you," replied Lie
i wellyn, promptly. II was to have
crossed to Calais tonight, with some
securities which was taking for our
firm to Paris. Finding that the boat
couldn't cross, I thought would find you
out and ask you to give me a nights
shelter. lost my way, and"
He was interrupted at this point by
moan of distress from the young girl,
who burst into tears and hid her face
in her hands.
The doctor, who was by this time ex-
amining Llewel]yn's arm, to see the ex-
tent OF the harm done, smiled rather
grimly into the young fellows face.
q my strong-minded daughter has
brought herself into a nice mess this
time" said he
The girl herself sprang up at these
words and ran to the door.
els behave lis he-badlv hurt?''
she jerked out between her sobs.
"Well, he won't die Of it," answered
the doctor, with twinkle in his eye
George was so much excited and re-
lieved by the discovery he had just
made that he answered in tone which
showed him to be in the best of spirits:
TITS nothing at all; it's a mere
scratch, Miss Lowe. Please don't make
yourself unhappy"
The girl turned slowly round, reveal
ing a most woe-begonet and grief
stricken countenance. She looked anx-
iously at her father, and seeing by the
expression of his face that she had
really not done much harm, she began
to dry her tears, although she still
carefully avoided meeting Llewellyn's
eyes.
my DEAR" said DR.. Lowe, ''go into
the surgery and get me the box where
keep my bandages. can finish this
> business here, for it won't take me a
, minute, and it's cold in there
a AS soon as his daughter had left the
room, the old doctor burst into fit OF
q laughter.
II shall break her heart if she hears
9 me laughing" said he, wiping his eyes.
Gust now when came in, by the back
q way, as usually do at night, I found
>, her waiting for me, waving black bag
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CHAPTER I.-WOMAN'S WILES.

Whew-w-w-w! how the wind blew!
How it swept along the Kentish fields,
driving the snow into drifts, whistling
through the bare branches of the trees,
and hurrying the black clouds along in
the lowering sly
The mail train was speeding along
to Dover, and the passengers, blinking
ont of the windows, shrugged their
shoulders and shivered at the prospect
before them.
If it's like this inland" said one
prosperous-looking old gentleman,
tucked up in rugs in the corner Of a
peighbor, "what will it be like at Do
yer? Ten to one the boat won't cross
tonight"
At the further end of the carriage a
young man was sitting, who seemed
much disturbed by this remark.
"Do you really think sop he asked
anxiously, joining in the talk for the
first time. "It takes a great deal to
stop the mail boat"
The first speaker replied with the
calm and pompous assurance of an ex-
perienced traveller.
"Well, and what do you call a great
DEAL if you haven't got it there?"
And he pointed with his finger to the
snow-covered landscape just as a fresh
blast came bowling round the flying
train, covering the window with a
thick white sheet of driving snow.
The young man looked more anxious
than ever. He was clerk in the en-
ploy of firm Of stock brokers, and had
been intrusted for the first time with a
duty of great Importance. He was the
bearer of a large amount of negotiable
Securities which, for safety, it was
thought advisable to send by hand,
apd he had to deliver them in Paris on
the following day.
When the train stopped at Dover sta.
ton, therefore, George Llewellyn, fol
that was the young fellows name, was
among the first of the passengers to
spring on to the platform, and to ask
eagerly whether the mail boat was go.
ing to cross.