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Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23
CONE AND GONE

Il j. III. Guerin of Brainerd visited
here with relatives the latter part o1
a last week. .z#
Miss Grace Long went to Royalton
last Friday, where she visited few
|days with friends
II. Mosher of Motley, who is taking
a course Of studies at the local bust
ness college, visited over Sunday at
his home.
Samuel Paiqun arrived here last
Friday from Long Prairie
&. II. Easton,. who was visiting in
Minneapolis, returned here the latter
part of last week.
Boom Master Webb returned to
Minneapolis last Friday after a busi-
! ness trip to this city.
Mrs. J. s. Murphy left Saturday for
a few days visit in Frazee
Mrs. J. W. Jarboe visited over Sun
day with friends in Morris.
Loren B. Roberts of Minneapolis
visited over Sunday with his father,
DR.. L. NJ. Roberts.
Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Kaliher and
daughter, who were visiting relatives
In Sauk Centre, have returned home.
Mrs. G. F. Klrscher and daughter
went to St. Cloud Saturday, where
they visited few days.
| Col. S. R. Snow, who was visiting
in St. Cloud and Minneapolis, returned
home Saturday.
P. j. Manner and family went to
Melrose Saturday, where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Traeder Of Sui
Ivan, Wis. arrived here last Friday
visiting, guests OF VIM. Pantzke.
Miss Louise WINNER, who was Wis
lting in Perham, returned home last
Friday. ... ......
Jos. Stimpfing and family, who
were visiting. in Portland, returned
here last Friday. .. H..
T. J. Mathieson visited in Pequot
last Friday on business.
| Miss Leonella Vessel went went to
st. Paul last Friday, where she
visited few days with friends.
! Mrs. Frank Kopacz went to st. Paul
last Friday, where she visited few
days with friends
! Mesdames L. L. Benedict and F. c..
| Field returned to their homes in
Wadena after a visit here as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ryan.
G. A. Larson and A. Larson, who
were at Lemon, S. D. returned home
last Friday. ...ss
Lloyd Greene of Staples, who is at
tending the Little Falls business COL
lege, visited over Sunday at his home
Miss Hattie .Jorgenson of Brainerd,
who Is taking: course at the local
business college, visited at her home
over Sunday
Miss Abba Richard and Miss Ella
Doten, who are attending the ST..
Cloud Normal, visited here with their
parents over Sunday.
T. Dugas OF Bemidjl returned home
Saturday after a visit here with his
brother, AL. Dugas.
q. P. Murphy, formerly with the
Little Falls Plumbing & Cycle com.
pany, arrived here Friday, and visited
a few days with friends.
Miss Lulu Stang, who is teaching q
term of school near Flensburg, visited
over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. G.
NJ. Hallanger
Mis- Marie Larson of the st. Pau
Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23
sWANvlLLE

Oct 21.-Wallace Zlemkoski and
Irwin Stith returned from Damon,
Mimi, Wednesday, where they have
been threshing.
Mr.. Childs Of Olivia was here on
business Wednesday.
j. D. Stith and W. H. Cox drove out
to Cedar Lake on business Wednesday.
Samuel Martin of Glenwood visited
his parents here Wednesday.
Editor Eastman went to Mime
apolis. Wednesday to have a specialist
treat his eyes, he being unable to see
Mesdames F. G. and John Muske
and Mr.. Ziehlsdorf were Little Falls
Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23

here Saturday.
Mrs. "a. +. Campbell Of Minneapolis
returned home Saturday after 8 visit
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Fl. Parsons
Mrs. Mary Nichols went to Duluth
Saturday after visiting here with her
son, r. Z. Nichols.
Will Elliot visited over Sunday with
relatives in Brainerd.
Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23

from Philbrook Monday. Their house
hold goods were brought by team. b,
has rented the Schmidt building q
main street and will reside in thl
back rooms and have blacksmith
shop in the front rooms.
! Mrs. Hasklns of Burtrum was 8
pleasant caller here Monday.
Miss Heffron Of Fargo, n. D.,
arrived here Monday to visit he1
sister, Mrs Otto Krousey.
Eli Blair returned Saturday from al
rip to Vancouver and other western
Canadian points. He reports crops
very poor there.
John and Chas. Stroman, Fred
Riebe and John Carlson went to Little
Falls Saturday night to hear Gov.
johnson speak, returning home Sun
day.
Messrs. Erickson, Ahlberg and West
grund of Elmdale were here Monday
consulting the council about tele.
phone franchise.
Vim. Trampe was a Little Falls
visitor Monday.
Orley Di1'of Grey Eagle was here
Monday and rented Mrs. Bachelor s
residence and will remove here this
week.
VIM. Rafensparger went to Brewer
vile on business Monday.
Chris Dempsey was here on business
Monday.
Little Falls visitors Tuesday were
Dr. Campbell and wife. A. Bretzel and
daughter, Louise, Falk Stroman, and
Rev. Barlow.
Mr.. Manning of Burtrum was here
on business Tuesday.
Father Wilkes said mass here Sun.
day morning and in the afternoon
drove to Randall, returning Monday.
The residence of Otto Hitzmann has
been completed and he moved therein
| Tuesday. ..4
Ole Swanson and wife of Brainerd
arrived here Monday and went tc
Bruce to visit friends.
Jesse BuelOw and wife of Little
Falls are visiting relatives here.
Messrs. Renick, Brown and King
Of Little Falls were here Tuesday
looking after their political fences.
VIM. Siefert of St. Cloud was here
on business Tuesday.
The hour of service in the Con-
gregational church has been changed
from afternoon until 7 80 in the even
ing. Rev. Krousey will speak at
Plllsbury Sunday morning, Burtrum
Sunday afternoon and here in the
evening.
DR.. Campbell will remove his office
from the Muske block into the west
rooms of the Albion Hotel.
Mr.. Hutchings of Burtrum was a
Swanville visitor Monday.
Irwin and John Stith, Willie Ander'
son and Lewis Hedin attended dance
at Upsala Saturday night.
| John and Albert McRae and Andrew
Stroman attended party at the Stro
man farm Tuesday night in honor o1
Falk StrOman.
There will be a grand ball in thu
opera house Oct. 31st.
Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23

store visited over Sunday At her home
in Becker.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Ayaas Of Superior
visited in this city the first Of the
week, as the guest Of Rev. and Mrs
G. N. Hallanger:
Mrs. w. NJ. Fuller went to st. Paul
Saturday for a few days visit.
Misses Ethel Sparrow and Doll
Broker Of Royalton visited friends
Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23

Miss Alma Tom went to Bemidji
Monday, where she has accepted a
position in the telephone exchange.
Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23

Chas Hogle went to Wahpeton Mon
day with a crew of men, where he is
now engaged In bridge work.
Little Falls herald., 1908-10-23

Terms-An of $40 and under cash; that amou
bankabe papers per cent per off fo> cash.
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CHAPTER XV-Continued.

Down with it, commanded Mrs
O'Brien. peremptorily. we're not baby
Hold yir nose an We woant taste it..
He still hesitated and she coaxed him.
.O!ll give yez a lump av sugar after
it,"
Once again for the sake of Nora he
sacrificed himself. and under the eyes OF
the grinning Shrimp swallowed the OBJ
noxious connection. though every IN
ternal organ of his body revOlted.
For the best part of the remainder u
that day he really was i'll, and he was
careful thereafter not to let his love sick
ness show in the presence of Mrs. y Brlen
by gloominess. at any rate. In the
stable however. and out exercising the
horses he was free to let it influence his
moods He liked to utter Noras name
aloud To him it was sweet music
PIucking All unusually beautifully tinted
leaf left on hedge or tree by the winds
of winter. he would dedicate it to her
and wear il next his heart with A portrait
of a woman he fanc!ed looked something
like her that he had cut from a stray
mage of newspaper. When no one was
nigh he could murmur his secret and his
homes and doubts to Noras favorite
LADY Belle and il seemed to him that
the creatures big lustrous eyes regarded
him understandingly and sympatheticaliy.
..I.vdv Belle" he would tell her. my
Noras hactress. lovely hanger. ike
the fairies i'm the pantomime at Droory
LIME an Sangers with pink tights an
wings and spanlles. an the limelight
pl'yin'' on 'em. She's too pretty an good
for me naow Yus. she is. But some
dv the Dukes 2oin' to he somethin. too
an all the pypers'll be talkin' abaout
William Perkins. the gryte jockey. Then
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you'll see me dash up in me motor to lay
me nyme an fortune at er little feet. an
she'll be me blushin' bride. An Lydy
Belle I'll tyke you. too
Sometimes. however. this rosy-hued
vision was darkened by the gray black
ambition was long. very long way off
and dreaming in the Mallory stables
would not bring him one whit nearer to
it. Meanwhile Nora. more beautiful than
ever in her tights and spangles. would
attract the admiring attention of the
wealth of all the cities she favored by
allowing herself to be saen. and what
chance would he have against the men
of high position and millions who would
be tumbling over each other in their
eagerness to marry her? This filled him
with maddeninS despair for the time be-
ing. He took heart of grace. however
from the fact that she had been much
and had shown a marked preference for
his company. So strong was his attach
ment that he felt sure she must reciprO
cate it. The fact that she had never for
a minute shown the slightest evidence of
being sentimentally inclined, and that she
had so far JAILED to keep her promise to
repay lat once" the So he had given to
the Shrimp to keep him quiet and save
her from disgrace made no difference He
was an optimist by nature. He believed
in her and dared to hope that through
some providential happening he would be
able to "cut out" her humorous million
aire suitors. In his rare hours of leisure
brain racking. written many letters to
her declaring his love. only to tear them
up in his fear of sending them.
The Shrimp happened upon him in the
stable one day while the Duke was in
the throes of one of these epistolatory ct
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It was about three months after the
departure of the Duke that an offer TO
purchase Lady Belle came to Mallory
His partner. Crawford. had not returned
to Maple Grove after his first visit. NAL
lory was not exactly an adept in the art
of letter writing. He decided that ii
would be advisable for him to continue
the negotiations with McGovern in New
York where also he could have the bene-
fit of ready counsel with Crawford. This
course seemed the more advant ageous in
that 1t would afford him the yearned for
opportunity of spending few hours with
Patsy He argued. further. that II he
gave the old people a treat by taking
them with him Mrs. OBrien. being able
to see with her own eyes and hear with
her own ears that everything was all right
would regain at once her cheerfulness and
her health, which had begun to suffer.
The joy of the old woman when at the
supper table he announced his plan and
extended his invitation was rich recon-
pense for the sacrifice of expense 1t in
volved for Mallory was very fond of her.
O'Brien's satisfaction was scarcely less
than that of his wife. Doubts and fears
were dispelled as though by magic. Mrs.
O'Brien recovered there and then her old
time energy. proposal by Mallory that
they should keep the news of their COM
ing from the girls and take them by sur
prise was adopted with almost childish
enthusiasm.
The few days of preparation were busy
see his wife herself again that he en-
joyed the ordering about. admonishing
and snubbing that seemed to be part and
parcel of all extraordinary occasions. and
from which for several weeks he had
been absolved. his spouse having been too
apathetic to take an interest i'm things.
.rhe trip was an event of no small impor-
lance TO both of them. They had not
been to New York in many long year
and had been able to Judge OF the trans
formation the city had undergone during
that period only from the descriptions
given by Patsy when she came home for
the holidays. and from the pictorial post
cards the girls sent TO them from time
to time Such an overhauling of long
hidden and carefully preserved treasures
Of the wardrobe the journey necessita ted
had never occurred in the household.
At last the great day when the trio
found themselves amid the towering
buildings of Manhattan arrived. 1t was
early evening when. little tired from
their long journey. but buoyed by excite
ment and expectancy. they reached the
metropolis and put up at a hotel near
Times Square. where Mrs O'Brien ar
rayed herself in her gala attire, and Nal
lory telephoned to Crawfords residence
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daown NUT to talk like that Of any gal.
specially such nice. respectable gal as
Miss O'Brien.''
LAW. g'wan" said the Shrimp. de-
lighted at having achieved his object of
taking a RISE out of the boy. What
d'you know about her? Let's have d
deckO at yer pome.
He snatched the paper from the Duke s
hand and started away with it. This
up from the pail and dealt his tormentor
a blow on the jaw with such force that IT
sent him to the ground. Then. before
the Shrimp had recovered his senses
sufficiently to realize just what had hap
pened the Duke had secured the paper.
thrust 1t in his pocket and was standing
over him. quivering with rage and invit-
ing him to get up and be "spimicated.'
The Shrimp was not slow to respond. He
was on his feet in a twinkling and rush
ing at his adversary. The boys were
fighting all over the stable. and the Duke
was having the life pounded out of him.
when Mallory. attracted by the noise of
the scuff1e. appeared upon the scene and
took a hand. He kicked the Duke through
the stable door and then kicked the
Shrimp after him, administering sound
cutting to each as he did SO.
This ended the last duel the boys were
ever to engage in for the same evening
there came a telegram for the Duke It
was from his mother in New York and
read:
Come here by first train. We leave
for London on Saturday"
An hour later the Duke. marveling
greatly. had b:dden goodbye to every
body. including the Shrimp. for he was
not a boy of grudges. and was on his
way to the railroad station.
The ShrimpS account of Mrs. d Brien =
outburst was faithful narration of what
had occurred. Her mothers heart. pining
for Nora had led her to worry and into
a frame of mind in which ii needed only
such a combination of dire Omens as the
hootng owl and the stocking turned in
side out to cause her to harbor forebOd-
ings of a most alarming and depressing
character. Mayhap. also. that intuition.
which in some natures al times attains
the degree of psychological phenomenon.
especially in the case of a loved one alb
sent upon whom thought is constantly
concentrated. warned her that danger of
some kind menaced the girl. Ihere was
nothine in the letters from New York
calculated to occasion the slightest UNI
easiness. and the sisters had assured her
repeatedly in answer to her inquiries that
ali was very well with them. Yet her
mind was not tranquil. and her moping
and fears gave both O'Brien and Mallory
serious concern.
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forts. The amorous stable boy was
seated on an upturned pail and drafting
his letter with the stump of pencil on
a paper grocery bag. somewhat crumpied
and dirty from having been thrown with
other refuse on the garbage heap. whence
he had rescued it as affording handy
medium for recording the phraseologic
conceptions OF his brain inspired by
the promptings of his heart.
"Writin' poetry. Oh, mother! snig-
gered hie tormentor.
The Duke did not condescend to re-
spond.
Take my tip. Dock. an quit" went
on the Shrimp. Its a sign you got 'em
bad when you gifts de pome microbe under
yer lid. Dere amt a bundle In de wolld
as is worth dom de Shakespeare act for. -
Still the Duke vouchsafed no notice of
him.
''Youse thinks she's all to de jam pots.
don't yer? But take it from me. she
couldn't stand no acid test. She'd be
marked down to 30 cents at de bargain
scrimmage."
ITO 90 wus you alludin. Mister Mitch
ell?' demanded the Duke, haughtily.
The way of putting the question stag
gered the Shrimp. He struck pose and
bowed low.
ITO who was | ailudin'. Mr.. Perkins.
sir?" he mimicked Who'd l be aludin'
to If not to yer fr'en' what jiggles her
crutch sticks an beetle crushers at that
dime museum in Moo York;
The Duke remained silent, and the
Shrimp went away. whstling.
Say. Dook,' he sad. retracing his
steps and stopping in front of him.
''scuse me fer bein' alive. but on de level.
is it true she's run off wild a ash can
white wing"
You're booboo. amt yer? Hi dunno
what you're talkin' abaout.'' replied the
Duke. whose heart sank within him at
the thought that behind the Shrimp's rail-
cry there might be bad news concerning
Nora.
NO. OIL chap. I'm not dotty'' con-
tinued the Shrimp. II keeps a half Mel
son an double damon cinch on me
sense. SOS not to let 1t git away from me.
But ] seen the old CONAN a-tearin' her
hair just now an cryin' like she'd been
peelin' onions cause de boss came back
from de village widout any mail. L know
sonnet hin's wrong wild me baby she was
hollerin They never write any more.
I amt had letter from her an Patsy
for week, an there was a owl hootin'
on de roof last night. an ] put me stock
in on inside out dis morninr Fancy
calm dat peep show stall a baby, She S
infant fermuminum-I don't tn, nix.
An d'you know what I Think" COM
mented the Duke. Il think you're low
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and to McIOvern. the prospective pur-
chaser of Lady Belle. who promptly fol-
lowed this call with visit. Then after
refreshing themselves with a substantial
meal they set off for the theater, the old
couple gleeful at the thought of the
glad surprise they had reserved for the
girls and prepared to enjoy the treat of
their lives in seeing them act
II was with much ceremony and a
proud consciousness of the attention she
was attracting that Mrs o Brien took
her seat in the orchestra with her husband
and Mallory. But soon after she had SET
tied down and looked about her she was
much vexed to discover that she had no
fan. This was an awful oversight. How
could any one sit i'm theater I'm a black
silk dress and lack a fan.
Pat" she demanded. in A stage whis-
per. didn't OF have a fan wanst?"
O'Brien. with very dim recollection
that at some remote period she had pos
sessed this coquettish article, replied:
''Oi believe yez did.
Thin phwy didn't We think to bring
it?" she wanted to know.
'Oi disremimbered that yez had such a
thing" he answered. alphabetically. Did
yeZ foind it among the clothes?'
''Ye're the most cOntrariest man." she
said. ignoring the question. I'VE nivir
think av anything when it's for me. I
do behave ye'd forgit yir head If it wasn't
screwed on.
Cant veg use y.r handk archief or yir
program he suggested.
Patrick o Brien." she exclaimed. ''Ofm
ashamed of We. WHEREVER did yeZ learn
such Manners"
O'Brlen subsided. and Mallory. telling
them he would rejoin them after the first
act. went out to seek Crawford. First of,
all. however. he repaired To the stage
door. and. having ascertaned that Patsy
was upstairs. sent his message announc-
ing their presence i'm the theater.
While Dan was on his way uptown
chuckling at the thought of the astonisll-
ment and delight OF the girls. the O Briens
were trying i'm vain To recognize their
among the array of beauties on
the stage. Throughout the first act the
mother was straining here eyes and
fidgeting and demanding OF OBrien
whether he could see them. He had 10
confess that he could not. and a dime
in the-slot opera glass failed to aid Them
except to the extent of confirming Mrs
o Brien's pronouncement that none of the
girls was Patsy and Nora. At the con-
clusion of the second act. when they
had not appeared. her growing conviction
that something was wrong became a GER
tsinty. and with wild alarm she stared
out to investigate.
(To be continued tomorrowD
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Alarm Over Blue Sunflower.

In the blockade a street faker whowas
selling flowers known only to art-blue
sunf1owers-recogniZed Mr. Taft and
darted toward him to present him with a
-fteRaes Instantly several members of the
class standing near, thinking the Secre-
tary was in danger. leaped toward the
faker. For a minute the man had diff
Guilty in explaining that the blue sunflower
contained no Internal machine Mr.. Taft
AL the time was undisturbcd, accepted the
flower and thanked its donor
For two squares the class of IS trudged
every one else on street cars or in car
riages or automobiles. At last Mr.. Taft
growing redder in the face, but bowling
and smiling gamely, suggested that "a
plain. ordinary trolley looked pretty
good 10 him. and the suggestion was
adopted.
Along the route To Yale Field the side
walks were lined with crowds. but MIR
Taft. after entering the car, was not rec
ognized until he got [" Sherman street
Then d negro NANNY in d second story
window shrieked:
For de Lawd, Of dat amt Massa Taft"
From that point the Secretary got full
attention. the word being passed along
ahead of the slowly moving car.
IL was :; o clock when the class of az,
this time with Mr.. Taft right behind the
band entered Yale Field. Tie was greete
with one big cheer Making detour TO
the left. the procession. with the other
classes raining In Dehlnd tndt OF a.. made
"A wide circle of the field. All the stands
except the sections reserved for the
.marchers were filed. Mr.. Taft marched
between Judge Howard &. Hollister of
Cincinnati and James Lambertson of Har-
risburg. Pa. class secretary. Around the
big fed moved the grotesque column.
Cheered by Harvard.
As Mr.. Taft passed the Harvard section
Yale's hereditary and good natured
enemy uncorked well prepared cheer
that could not have been heartier had it
been for Harvard's own-Theodore Roose-
relt.
Once around Mr. Taft was marched to
lis seat in the IS class section on the side
of the field Here there filed past him in
review the coStumed class. Cowboys va
9Ieros. matadors iIighlanderS. frolicsome
Irish lads Turks. schoidstiCs. each paused
lcuS enough in front Of Mr. TAFT and Mrs
Taft who had joined him in the stand TO
sing few bars of Everybody Take
Their Hat on TO Taft.
When tho ball game was over Mr. Taft
entered trolley car again with his class
and went 10 the residence Of DR.. IIadley,
who received all the classes. Last nign,
She Secretary went Ia the country club
where he reVeled with his classmates in
oidtine style The portcpllis that con-
meets the club grounds with the mainland
on the New Haven side guarded by
Policemen As was the other approa t.il. il
''eiuy exclaimed that the class wanted to
enjoy itself without interruption from
outsiders.
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HAD STRENUOUS DAY
Taft'S Visit to Yale Is Made a
Memorable Occasion.
POSES WITH THE '78 CLASS
Presents Memorial Flag and Talks
of Philippines.
HAS HIS PICTURE TAKEN
Torrents Pour, But Nominee Sits
Gamely Until Camera Man
Is Through.
Kept Him Going.

These are some Of tho 'hings Will
liam II. Taft did ON the second day
of his commencement visit to Yale:
Presented n memorial flagstaff Ia
Yale in behalf of the class of -.
Got drenchcd to the skin while
having his picture taken with the
class of 1875
Started 10 march mile and a
half TO see a ball game, and be-
cause of the heat took Il trolley part
of the way.
Sat out nine innings of the Yale
Harvard game.
Attended formal class reception at
DR.. Hadley's.
Dug up college "reminiscences at
the annual dinner of the class of
1875 at the Country Club.