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dream OF wrongs 1t would good lie and sob.
in the moonlight with the pale beams making jewels
fore she quite unprejudiced observer would
have said that temper and not sorrow governed
>eisely just when she had flung her bodice the
bed and loosened OF hair from her pretty
flying to the and her heels the faithful Viii
ams. anxious to witness the declaration OF such as
tonishng tidings.
Miss Kitty. Miss Kitty: oh. please to open the
door Mother Gegg is here ard she has news Miss
Kitty
Kitty coiled up her hair again and opened the
moved by dramatic summons.
Well Sarah. and what Is ity
"0h. Miss Kitty. OH what have heard"
Has anything happened to ny aunt?
"Oh. worse than that. Miss; Sir Richard Escombe-
and dreadful i'll they're all fearin he'll go to
heaven this night"
quite unmoved.
And why has Mother Glegg sent you to me- sa-
A'Because Miss Sir Richards asking for you in his
sleep as can hear him down the lane. Oh.
please do listen to what Anne Gegs mas to say You'd
We know the sequel we'll Kitty commanded the
faithful Williams to get coach from the Crown inn
at MARROW, sending the obsequ1ous and courtesying
Anne back to her cottage headlong that Dick might
not lack her ministrations
The old woman. quite that had been
directed TO Elizabeth Dulcimores house for purpose
and that the who advised her to let Kitty Dulci
know was the rufRan Musgrove hmseif-went
had passed. Kitty herself in crazy carriage
Williams riding by the drivers side and of the
But the who drove the coach had FIVE Of Mus
groves guineas already in his pocket and when he
conducted the party into convenient ditch.
hundred yards from the gate of Medmenham abbey,
believed that his money mad been well earned.
Oddly enough 1t was almost at this hour that
Elizabeth having been most rudely treated at Windsor
and determining to choose better opportunity
visiting London, had turned her horses heads again
toward MARROW and come home sadder but by no
means wiser woman
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SYNOPSIS


m short foreword we are told that the story is
TO deal largely with the reyeIs the society
81. Francis, founded during the III at
and Sir Francis Dashwood. Among it's members
William Whitehead, poet laureate, and Frederick Lord
Hsrbornc, rascatiy voiuptuary. One of the rules OF
these burlesque Franctscans n must die
marry woman whose good name he defended
Inasmuch as only women of notorious character were
mock ritual celebrated burIesque of religions
ceremonial.
sfr Richard EscOmbe, "a daredevil
Irish barOnet during his absence France has had
price set upon his head suspected Jacobite He
boldly partly clear his partly TO
Kitty DuIcimore. laundering into the Dulcimore
try home he finds IL occupied by of Lord Har-
in lottery. Whoever draws IL is pledged to
marry her. The winning ticket is cunninEly thrust
into Dicks unwilling hand just at the moment that
KITTY enters She demands an explanation Whca he
cannot give and the lovers I'm Dick rides
the guards by George IL. Three months later Honor
MarNToOd discarded mistress of Harborne's still
fn his Informs him that Kitty is 10 be married
next day 10 Harborne Forgetting his duty Dick hies
Harbornes London residence, Northumberland house
On the he Is piled with liquor by two Of Har-
bOrne's hireiings and on reaching northumberland
drinks glass of druEged wine rendered him
by Harborne. He staEgers intoxicated the
kitty and King George. The latter shrevdis
suspects trick exposes Harb0rne by making
him drink his wine. Meanwhile Kitty had fed
Bristol thence, o er cousin.
Ioughby, to he of aunt. Elizabeth
DulcmOre, at NARROW, Hedmenham abbey. Dick,
foo is way TO NARROW when his horse scared
by pistol shot, with him. AS he whirls
past Medmenham abbey he notices number of fine
gentlemen entering it, moment later he lands his
CleSE.
days later while eonvaIescent he
Kitty has been abducted by order of the vindicve
Harborne and is be taken Medmenkam abbey. At
abbey the fun and furious Kitty, all
unconscious, is rshered m.
IL uT1o
swords with Lord Harborne, and the pre-
hght 10 the DEATH EscOmbe pIedging himself
obey the rule of order forfeiting life
Before another sundOwn-
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CHAPTER xxx
Aunt Elizabeth G
Journey

Aunt Elizabeth Goes Upon Journey
Aunt Elizabeth had been very busy these later days.
and the shadow of good Queen Anne often upon
Here was fine old woman who believed that dead
dukes and duchesses to nothing of miscellaneous
royalty awaited her in heaven but that earth her
glory was merely retrospective. And 10 and behold.
is suddenly plunged into very whirlpool her
desires; listens famshngly stories plot and
terplo talks faiiarly of my lord and the others as
though they had been her visiting list since she
gir and finally determines that nothing is lacking
to King Georges happiness but her immediate ap-
pearance at court
From this somewhat optimistic delusion Kitty Dull
cimore alone saved amiabie old lady.
My dear aunt" she said days before the
old, old The king would be serious
if you told him. shall not Lord Harborne again;
Please don't think oft any more. 1 am very happy
To all of which Aunt Elizabeth would answer
pish'; favore exclamation of hers and expressive
"A curate! God the childs Why old
m tine paor the Tines
we come I'd like to the curate in my
parish would look twice at a gentlemans daugb-
ter. A pretty thing to hear, upon my word"
But, dear aunt, all for the apostolic sue
cession."
The apostolic fddlesticks. Those married at
all married hshwomen When will you learn little
common sense, Kitty? Here's great nobleman waiting
to make you his wife and you talk of never seeing
kept the family jewels. But the girls, bless me-
cleverness-no nothng, as the good queen would say.
which men like to find in them"
aS SoiIc
who do not quarrel with the work."
wasting your beauty upon fedglings. What did
Lord Bollngbroke of Catherine Hill, who used to
play at the kings theater? She cast her at a
bulls foot-meanng old Sir John Morgrave, who kept
her dangling Is then married his house
keeper That's what you will do with lord If you
play your cards badly Ah you should trust an old
woman; you should be advised by her. She's been the
friend to the best that sat upon throne
Never word of hers that wasn't listened to respect
fully never piece of advice that not thankfully
received"
Kitty did not dispute this claim; indeed as Aunt
Elizabeth upon the only of her appearance at
ST. James had merely said Thank you maam' to
good Queen Anne the of argument was clearly
limited.
Perhaps the comedy of the whole thing amused
Kitty above It's sordid scheming She realized that the
old woman cared for little but the part she herself
might possibly play in the affair Twenty times had
she dissuaded Elizabeth from riding Immediately to
London and asking his lordship what he meant by it.
Her auns good natured offers to proceed to Windsor
and consult his majesty delicate an affair We're
equally embarrassing and to be frustrated only by
some hnesse And then It all came the news of
DICKS accident; of hss disappearance from Windsor
and OF the Ignorance of all concerning his immediate
whereabouts.
tie and by such learned the distressing It'd
ngs OF Sir Richards misfortune The succeeding days
We're very hard to live through and only the great
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CHAPTER XXI
Kitty Returns to NARROW

Lord Repton, at Sir Richards request. carried Kitty
from the club at Medmenham. did he leave un-
til she stood within the porch of Aunt Elizabeth's
house NARROW.
A phlegmatic he had exchanged few words
with her during that brief Journey When she asked
him. in low sweet voice if he thought that there
would be meeting between lord and Sir Richard
he answered very bluntly that he did know: but
said he, God help the old IL they fight" At
which Kitty trembled for she knew the rule
and had she been compelled that which
passed between Musgrove and Whitwould?
Il God not she exclaimed, very earnestly
they would claim his life marquis. You know what
men they cannot keep it from me-
Repton shook his head wisely.
That would do them little good he shortly
George would be IL he heard OF IL Take
advice, young lady, If the shoe pnches remember
George. pretty boOtmaker-good ht every time"
Kitty, to her misfortune. scarcely heard him Her
deductions were wiser than and were cunuIatfva
The rule How instantly had been obevedf She re-
membered every word of it, drawn M bv our wise
brother John Wilkes for the salvation Of this com,
nunty.' Would these spare Richard F,sconnbef
And had not he drawn the sword for her sake2
She perceived instantly what an advantage F4ar-
borne would possess for she could not contemplate
my lords DEATH nor had it entered into her reckon
Ing. de would claim the pledge Dick. Mad
and 1rlghtru as the words of tragic Jest Were
she accepted every one of them the that
nome OF inramy Dick must answer and for her he
must sacrifice his honor or his life
Snaii we wonder, then, that she returned in ST.
enee. Wnen the carriage entered the little
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ISOLATION came to cheer him. His death must the
woman he loved from all the shame that Medmenham
abbey might have put upon her. No would
speak i'll of Kitty if Richard Escombe dead.
1t would have been about o'clock of the
morning. All who had determined to fly the sinking
ship already gone from Medmenham. Some 20
horses in the stables, boys lying the
bare stones told of the faithful the bep-
less few. Such kept their heads grouped
my lord, who still the strength cry
blackened lips, The penalty! The penaltyl"
A weird and horrible figure of glittering jest And
to be played to the bitter end, it would seem,
the finest spirit of the monks of ST. Francis.
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
NIGHT RIDERS SET
FIRE TO VILLAGES
Attempt to Destroy Two Towns
In South Dakota.

Aberdeen, 8. D., Aug. 25.-Lowry
and Alaska, two new towns on the
Minneapolis and st. Louis road in
southern Walworth county, were par
italy destroyed by fire OF incendiary
origin.
The buildings burned In Lowry were
the Farmers State bank, the general
store of ]. F. Herman and a pool.
room. The total loss there is $4,000,
mostly covered by insurance.
At Alaska the building lately occu-
pied by bank, the plant of the Akas-
ka News, poolroom, butcher shop,
saloon and hardware store were de
stroyed. Total loss $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Great excitement prevailed owing
to the report Of Lowry resident who
arrived early on the scene of the fire,
to the effect that he saw six horse
men just leaving town. 1t is believed
that the gang went to Alaska and
started the fire there.
Revenge for the arrest of several
suspected horse thieves Ia believed to
be the cause of the raid OF the towns
OF Lowry and Alaska by night riders.
Both towns narrowly escaped being
wiped out by Ere.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

Through the Intervention Of the min
lister Of the Affairs Of the interior, the
employers association and the CON-
mittee Of the labor unions have agreed
TO settle the various questions in dis
pute and start work again. Several Of
the branch unions are disappointed at
the compromise and declare that they
will continue the strike. Among them
II the typographical union. This
means that there will probably be a
serious split between the Danish labor
unions. and continuation OF trouble.
The newspapers are still unable to get
out their regular editions.
Not for many years has the price of
butter been so high as 1t II at present.
II Is now a crown for a pound. The
indications are that the price on bur.
ter will go still higher. The direct
cause seems to be the great demand
for Danish butter in England.
The price on wood has never before
been as high as at present In fact
everything is high In Copenhagen at
present and one hears lots Of com
plants, especially from the working
people.
The stream Of tourists during the
month Of August has been unusually
large. There has been q large list Of
notables and Copenhagen Ii this fall
scheduled ss host for much royalty.
MARION .. NoRELIU&
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

2,367, 600 ruble. During the same
period last year the exports to that
country amounted to 2,074.0O0 ruble.
Queen yictoria's mother, the Grand
Duchess Louise Of Baden, arrived at
the car tai Aug. and is still a guest
OF her royal daughter.
Sarah Bernhardt will pay visit to
the Scandinavian countries this fall
Stock holm.
The Duke OF Yestergotland, Oscar
Carl Wilhelm. has been appointed n
general In the Swedish army.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
BANDIT HAS NERVE
Holds Up Seven Stages In YeI-
I0wstOne National Park.
OBTAINS ABOUT $4,000 LOOT
Over One Hundred People 0c-
cupied Coaches Stopped
by Highwayman.

Butte. Mont. Aug. 25.-Ons high
wayman. wearing black mask. held
up and robbed the passengers Of seven
stage coaches In Yellowstone Park at
q point only a few miles distant from
the Old Faithful Inn. near the Upper
Basin, according to telephone advices
received here. The coaches left the
hotel IN the usual order. at intervals
OF few minutes and were held up
one after the other as fast as they
came in sight.
The highwayman was stationed at a
bend In the road where he was In.
visible from either direction. At the
point of a rife he lined up the pas
sengers and after relieving them Of
money and valuables, allowed them to
enter the stage and resume the jour
uey. This performance the bandit
enacted seven times It is understood
that he collected in all more than ST.
600. The fact that tourists In the
! ark are not permitted to carry weap-
ons made 1t impossible for any Of the
passengers or drivers to render re-
Eistance. The robber was a man
about ffty-five years old, weighing
about 14n pounds. After holding up
the last coach he disappeared into the
hills and It was afterward found that
he had made his escape on a horse
belonging to the transportation COM
pany.
Even Took Candy From Girls.
The last coach contained Ave young
ladies. The highwayman obtained
very little from them, but stopped long
enough to appropriate some candy.
In all about 125 people were held
MP, but not all of these suffered
losses. When he ordered the drivers
TO move on the bandit stood few
minutes with his gun pointed toward
them and then walked down the road.
All haste was made back to Old
Faithful Inn to give the alarm. The
soldiers encamped at the Thumb sta
ton we're Immediately notified and a
messenger was dispatched to the
camp of soldiers on the West Gallatin
river at the west boundary of the park.
The soldiers from Fort Yellowstone
were on the road to take up the trail
within ten minutes after news was re.
ceived.
1t is thought almost certain that
the bandit is heading for a point be-
tween Big Springs and Ashton, sta
lions on the Oregon Short Lines Vel.
lcwstone Park branch and north of
Idaho Springs. There are a number
Of settlers and forest rangers in the
upper and lower basins and IL he
continues after reaching the main
road he cannot escape observation.
On the West Gallatin trail a squad of
soldiers Is posted near the line.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
SAYS He IS NOT GUILTY.
Former EmpIoys Accused of Lootlng
Chicago Sub-Treasury.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-C. w. Fitzgerald,
arrested on charge of stealing $173,.
coo of United States funds from AS
sistant United States Treasurer VIII.
lam Boldenweck on Feb. 20, 1907, was
admitted to bail by Judge Chetlain.
Counsel for the defendant pleaded for
an immediate hearing, but the court
postponed the examination until Aug.
81 to allow the states attorney to col
lect further evidence.
The evidence against Fitzgerald
was worked up by a private detective
agency and no move was made by the
government authorities In court. A
representative Of the United States
district attorneys ONCE. however. was
present.
Assistant United States District At.
torney Davis stated that the federal
authorities had concluded not to take
part In the prosecution Of Fitzgerald
unless further evidence against the
defendant In unearthed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
/, JOHN W. KERN NOTIFIED.
Told Of hls Nomination for vics
Presidency.

Indianapolis, Aug. 2S.-John Worth
Kern, Democratic candidate for Vice
president, was notified formally today
OF his nomination.
The meeting was held at the state
fair grounds and vas attended by
many thousands OF persons.
William J. Bryan and other speak.
ers, members Of the notification com.
mittee appointed ut the Denver con-
vcntion. members OF the national CON-
mittse. headed b. Norman e. Mack,
and others OF the omciai party at.
tended.
The programme for the day includ.
cd luncheon at the hotel By the speak
ers and members Of the national and
notification committees, after which
the ofncial party was driven to the
state fair srounds IN automobiles.
Mr.. Kern devoted most OF his
speech TO the tariff question and TO
criticism of Speaker Cannon OF the
house Of representatives.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Duluth Whsat and VIax.

Duluth. Aug. 2s.---wheat-To arrive
and on trsck--No. / Northern, S1.0l
01.o4h: No. . Northern. el.0i: Sept.
sskc; Dee. 97hc. Flax-To arrive,
on track and Sept. 3l.2Sk; Oct. 81.
~: Nov. SLIT; Dec. s1.24k.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
BARON sTERNBERG DEAD.
German Ambassador to United States
Passes Away.

Passes Away.
Heidelberg, Germany. Aug. "a
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, the Ger
man ambassador to the United States.
died In the Hotel Victoria in this city.
The baroness, who was Miss Lillian
May Langham of Louisville, KY. was
with her husband at the end.
The immediate cause of Baron Won
Sternberg's death was Inflammation
Of the lungs. He was fifty-six years OF
age and fought through the Franco
German war.
When he left Washington May 10
for his home in Germany the ambas-
sador himself seemed to those close
to him to have a premonition that he
never would return.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
O.. Paul Union Stock Yards.

ST. Paul. Aug. 25.-Cattle-0ood TO
choice steers. s6.000s.7B; fair to good,
ts.00m6.75; good TO choice cows and
heifers. $4.0005.o0; veals. t3.759525.
Hogs-s57606.55. Sheep-Wethers,
$3.75G5.00; yearlings. $400@4.50;
spring lambs. $5.00@5.50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
CHICAGO Union stock Yards.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Cattle-Be eves.
S3.e6G7.70; Texans. $3.5095.oo; West.
eyn cattle, ss.30@s.S0; stockers and
feeders, sae00<60: cows and heifers,
yl76G5.so; calves, 35.2507.00. Hogs
Light. s&oo06es: mixed, $1,000
ESQ; heavy. s5.s006s5; rough. $3.50
0s1o: good to choioe heavy. $4,000
&ss; Pigs $a7Sok7o. SAsep. sa1S
~<3e: ysaTiinsa. N.ls0&se; ianbA
t1xo0kSQ
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug. 25.-wheAt--
Sept, ssNc; Dec. 91kc. On track
No. hard. sl.03x; No. Northern.
ti.o1k; No. Northern. sskc; No. q
Northern, e6xc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
SITUATION IN MOROCCO.
Change In Rulers Dose Not Change
ths Problems Presented.

Ws VV0otems presented.
Paris. Aug. &.-Onicial circles view
the sttustioa In Morocco with calm
spirit. It II pointed out that the
change In rulers does not change the
problems presented. The act of Al
geciras was devised to meet these
problems and is equally applicable to
the new as to the old regime. There
fore. II Is considered unlikely that 1t
will become necessary to summon a
new conference of the powers, for
there appears to be no reason why an
agreement as to concerted action can
not be arranged through the usual
channels.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Grand Review n sydney.

Sydney, N. o. w.. Aus. A.-Thsre
vas o grand review In Centennial.
park here In whioh 400 men Of the
royal navy. 5000 men Of the Amer.
lean feet. 1000 Of the naval and mtl.
itasy forces Of New South Wales and
1000 cadets TOOK part.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Wheat-Sept.,
1914 G93Bc; Dec. 94k 9945sc; May,
9s% d9Skc. Corn-Sept., 77Ac; Dec,
66@86Mc; May, 64hc. Oats-Sept.
4s&c; Dec, 4SAc; May, 50&c. Pork
Sept, s14.S5; Oct, $1445; jan, SIS.
20. Butter-Creameries, 19Q22Mc;
diaries, 10000. Eggs--1shc. Poultry
Turkeys, 15c; chickens. 10@10kc;
springs, 15c.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA.
Recent Occurrences OF Interest
in SsSscsn. Norway and
Denmark.
MEMORIAL SHAFT is UNVEILED

Scandinavian Heroes Names Carved
In the Cornerstones-Nfonu
10 of swedish Granite. and
weig - b1xteen Tons.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
TO AMEND PRIMARY LAW.

Governor Cummins Will Call Session
Of Legislature
I Dss Mofnes. Aug. 2b.--Governor A
b Cummins authorizes the statement
that he will call special session Of
the Iowa legislature to amend the
primary law and permit the psople TO
eject The successor to Senator AllisOn.
Ths announcement followed . confer
saD q RsOublisaAs n De- hGlnsA
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

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