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TITS gettin' about time the doctor
was calm round to see me-" she said
reflectively. "P'r'aps he'll call to
day"
"P'r'apsl" and Amos hobbled off to
the door to see if any one was pass.
ing. Rownskilly was four miles from
everywhere. The nearest farm house
was more than two miles away. The
nearest doctor lived at ST. Chico.
Amos usually managed to get round
the neightorhood on the back of a
donkey. But that sa~gacious beast had
chosen, for reasons best known to
himself, to take a holiday. For the
last two days Neddy had been off on
his own. Amos had caught glimpses
OF him once or twice away out on the
moor, but no responsiveness in the
tone of his masters voice had in.
J duced him TO come near.
/ Amos knew that the truant best
would return sooner or later. 1t was
not the first time he had taken excur-
sions on his own account. When he
got hungry or the weather got un-
pleasantly bed he would seek again
his masters CriN.
Meanwhile Amos was a prisoner.
He was so cliJIled with rheumatism
and sciatica that he could scarcely
hobble from one small meadow to an
other. His wife was even worse at
walking than he.
During the forenoon no one passed
within EailiDg distance, but after din
ner a big ad bore down on Rowns-
ki'ly, whit ing as he walked. Amos
hobbled to meet him, with anxiety
written in every line of his withered
face.
Billy" be said, solemnly, you be
just the Toy | wanted to see"
Billy looked puzzled, but said moth
ing.
Last night" Amos went on, "a
man was Almost murdered out on the
downs"
"Murdered?" the boy questioned,
with wide-open eyes.
Amos nodded. Stuck with a knife,
Billy. It's awful to think of it.. You
must go in to st. Chloe an fetch a po-
liCeman--"
The boy turned his eyes in the d.
rection indicated and his face fell. To
walk to st. Chloe and back was no
joke.
You should have Ned to ride, Billy,
but 'ee's off on his own. So you must
run as fast as you can. Fetch a po-
liceman IN a doctor, an don't lose no
time over it. You'll be paid we'll,
there amt no doubt"
Billy's eyes s~parkled, and his lips
broke into a smile.
Tell 'em there's been murder on
Penny Downs" were Amos parting
words, and Billy started off on a trot,
while Amos hobbled painfully back
into the house.
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CHAPTER XXI.
Hope and Anxiety.

The day was declining when DR.,
Bell drove up the rutty ill-kept road
to Rownskilly, with Billy sitting in
state behind. What a lonely place
to live I'M" was his reflection as he
sprang lightly out of the trap and hur.
ried up to the door.
Amos met him with a scared and
troubled face. You be the doctor?"
he questioned.
Yes"
He's in ERE. Ave no policemen
for it's a clear case of murder"
rs he dead?"
Not yet. At least, I hope not"
DR.. Bell pushed open the door of the
little sleeping DOR and entered, and
as he did so he gave a gasp. 1t was
as he feared. Grayton was the
the wounded man.
He took no notice whatever Of Mrs.
Bilkey, but began at once to examine
the wound. Grayton appeared to be
in a condition Of coma. He took no
notice of anything. His skin was hot,
his pulse rapid, his breathing heavy
and labored.
DR.. Bell looked grave, but said
said nothing. After a few minutes,
however. he went out to his coachman
and told him to drive at once to Gig
ger and fetch DR.. Bray and a nurse:
then he went quietly back to the bed.
side OF his patient.
Ito Be Continued.)
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burglar closed the lantern slide
gripped his pistol and crouched be-
hind the desk. Again the bell rang,
and mechanically he arose and walked
to the telephone. Standing with one
foot on each side of the dead cashier,
he took down the receiver.
Hello" he said, initiating the voice
Of one whose eyes he could feel, but
could not see. He was answered by a
woman
"Oh, Henry!" she said, Il have just
awakened from such a vivid, such an
awful dream. l know it is silly, but II
frightened NE. | dreamed that you
were in trouble, in disgrace. And
then l awoke and found you had not
returned home. Oh, Henry, what is
keeping you so late? Come home at
once, will you not, dear?"
Yes" the burglar replied, as one in
a daze.
DO" she continued, and there was
anxiety in her voice. Il am so glad,
so glad 1t was only a dream. l would
rather see you dead than dishonored,
Henry, dear"
The cracksman crept back to the
desk and seated himself in the dead
mans chair, the woman's voice still
ringing in his ears.
That voice! 1t haunted him like a
memory of the long ago, like an echo
of the days of childhood. 1t stirred, it
thrilled him. 1t aroused that old mad
love of his boyhood. Whose voice
a it? Undoubtedly the wife Of that
dead coward lying at his feet. But
who had she been before-before she
married him?
That voice! Could it be Martha's!
Years and years ago, when they were
5chOolmates, he had loved Martha,
WorshiPing her from afar, for she was
a dweller on the Avenue, and he a
child of the tenements. A vast social
gulf divided them, but he loved her
in secret, knowing hat he scarcely
entered her thoughts.
Once he had thrashed a boy for
teasing her, and she had smiled at
him. He had never forgotten that
smile. That was years and years ago,
but, though she had long since passed
out Of his life, he had never loved
another. And now-was that voice
indeed the voice of Martha?
Again the burglar deliberately
opened the slide of his lantern and
turned the CLEAN upon the desk. Di.
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rectly in front of him he saw a pic.
ture in a silver frame. 1t was a photo.
graph of a woman-not a particularly
handsome woman-but glorified by a
dazzling smile-and he recognized that
smile!
From that face he turned reluctant,
ly at last to gaze with scorn at the
cold features of the man lying there
with the scarlet mark of sin upon his
brow. He felt no pity now-nothins
but contemplate Martha's words:
IL would rather see you dead than dis
h%onored," rang in his ears.
With a smile he placed the letter.
the contemplate letter-in his pocket,
picked up Frazer's pistol, replaced the
empty shell with a loaded cartridge,
and laid the weapon in a drawer.
Then he tore the collar Of the cashiers
coat, ripped one sleeve half its length.
and overturned the chairs and scat.
tered them about.
1t was nearly daybreak. In q few
moments the gray would be creeping
up the eastern sky.
Quickly the burglar blew the safe
and scattered the gold and silver and
banknotes upon the floor. Now" he
said, to himself, they will find the
bank broken, the safe looted, the
cashier murdered" Leaving his soap
and dark lantern by the shattered
safe, he fed, and two things only did
he take-the cashiers letter and the
photograph in the silver frame.
Through the rain and darkness he
drove away, penniless but not unhap'
py. A woman's smiling face seemed
to thank him. He laughed aloud as
he fed through the gray of morning,
thinking OF a schoolgirl smiling at a
ragged urchin.
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Ouch!

Col. Charles COey, the president OF
the American Federation of Aero
Clubs said the other day in Chicago
of an &e%ronautical pilot:
He is really too absent-minded to
pilot a balloon. He used, you know,
be a railroad conductor, but he had to
give up the work; he was too absent
minded for it, too.
"On his train one day. as he passed
through the cars taking up the tick
cts, a joking passenger, instead OF
proffering his ~pastebOard. solemnly
proffered his forefinger.
Never noticing anything out Of the
way, the conductor punched a little
chunk out of the finger and passed
on"
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PERFECT HEALTH.
After Years of Backache, Dizziness
and Kidney Disorders.

Mrs. R. c. Richmond, of Northwood,
owa, says: For years / was a
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EGGS AND THE HEN WI SING.
An Annual American Omelet az BIG
as Manhattan Island.

~
Let us sing the praise of the great
American hen, who during the last
year may well have cackled with
rride over the production of nearly
1900, zoe, 900 dozens OF eggs. Do you
realize what that means? demands a
writer in the Woman's Home COM
p~anion. Well, listen:
II instead of remaining quietly at
home In Iowa she had chosen to dem.
onstrate her powers to the universe
at large the hen might have laid those
eggs, each two inches long, end to
end in a continuous chain reaching
23S,S18 miles up to the moon, back
again and then more than half way
around the world for good measure
a total of 492.424 miles of eggs!
Furthermore, II those eggs had been
made into n omelet half an inch
thick that omelet would easily have
covered Manhattan Island, an area Of
twenty-five square miles.
An old Mohammedan legend tells
that King Solomon used to travel
through the air with all his armies on
a wonderful flying carpet protected
from the rays of the sun by the wings
OF a host OF birds. Now, according to
the poultry census, there are In the
United States about $50, 0OO. 900 Of
chickens. guinea fowls, turkeys, geese
and ducks of the poultry voting age.
which is three months or over. II re-
quired to furnish a moving canopy like
that OF King Solomon the barnyard
fowls OF this country, allowing only
a foot OF spread to each, could easily
shadow a space OF ten square miles.
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A

Nora-And did you get a new place
yet?
Bridget-Shure | did. an a foine
one it is.
Nora-In what way?
Bridget-On the lady's "visitin' card
she seq she is at home livery Tuesday
from 4 to 6. Think OF the picnic Oil
have workin' for a lady that's only
ONE two hours a week!
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Kidney Pills and the backache ceased.
Encouraged, l kept on, and by the
line l had used three boxes not a
sign of the trouble remained. My
health is perfect"
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
9oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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Rexeralnu the Rule.

Gyer-I stared for a drive in the
country yesterday, but my horse
baked about three miles out.
Myer-So? What did you do?
Gyer-Hired a farmer to hitch his
automobile to the animal and tow him
home.-Chicago Daily News.
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Pop Knew.
''Pop!"

"Pop!"
Eyes, my son."
why do they call EN- suspenders?"
Because. my boy, a man woa,dn't
dare to put faith in one suspender."-
Yonksrs Statesman.
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martyr to kidney
trouble, b~ackache,
dizzy spells, head
aches and a ter
rible b~earing-down
pain. l used one
remedy after an
other without bene-
fit. Finally / used
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Pray for the things you want, but
work for the things YOU must have
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-04
Notes From ST. Nazianz.

Miss Lena Scbnurr left for Appleton
Monday TO act as bridesmaid at the
marriage Of Clarence Noworatzky, for
merIy Of this place to Miss Theresa
Jouen of Appleton.
Mr. and Mrs John Miller celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary last
Friday evening. A very large crowd
was present and an enjoyable time was
had by all
The marriage Of Miss Rose Gutman
and Peter Christel was solemnized at st,
Gregory church last Tuesday. After
the ceremony the bridal party repaired
10 the home Of the bride where Il splend
id dinner was served Dancing was in
dulged in until the wee small hours Of
Wednesday morning All enjoyed a
pleasant time. Congratulations.
Miss Freda Lettenberger has returned
home from weeks trip.
A number Of our citizens attended the
tin wedding Of Mr. and Mrs. Aug.
Drummer of Liberty Sunday evening.
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NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From Maple Grove

Miss Mary Ryan Of Depere, sister o.
Rev. T. j. Ryan, is visiting friends a
Maple Grove village.
Our Town assessor, Robert Bubolz,
has nearly completed his work OF assess
ing the town and says that there ls
poor prospect for a good crop of grain
but the hay will be an unusually large
crop.
John Guhin left for Dakota, ILL.,,
where he will visit his son Tim. He Will
also call on his daughter, Mrs. John
Sheridan of Chicago. He will then de
part for the place of his birth IN CO.
Kerry. Ireland, and will return home
about November /,
The many patrons of the ReedsVlie
postoffice were much pleased Monday
morning to see Miss Laura Schultz
hand out the mail. after three months
vacation.
Bank cashier Q 'Rourke, and l., Bruss,
ieweler. purchased a new automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Rourke took the ilrst
ride in the new machine Monday even
ing. Things went well until Mr. Rourke
undertook to change the course OF the
automobile when they soon landed IN
deep ditch and were Obliged to walk
back to town, distance Of u miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hagenow removed
from Whitelaw to Reedsville Saturday.
Fred will take the position Of salesman
in his father in-laws store, Mr.. r. +.
Sizzling. Fred has had much experience
in the mercantile business and will be
an accommodating, honest business man.
Chss March Of Reedsville has accept
ed the position in Mr. Wittmans store
at Whitelaw vacated by Fred Hagenow.
Mrs Frank Zahn who has been visit.
ing with her .on at Bairnammond for
the past few months surprised her many
friends here Friday evening by bringing
home a husband, Mr.. Aug Kanter'
Their many friends wish them much
happiness.
The school entertainment which will
be held in Eulgem's hall in Reedsyille,
on Friday promises to be a great event.
A small admission fee will be charged
The graduating exercises will be held
on Tuesday evening, June 9th. All
those educationally inclined should at
tend this exercise The socialpa will al
so be interesting,
Dan Lorigans boy is suffering from
an attack Of appendicitis.
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The house which is being built for
Mrs. j. Degner is nearing completion.
The Kasson road district purchased q
road grader this spring which was de.
livered last week.
Samuel Schilling has secured tubercu.
liu from the Experiment Station at
Madison to test the herd of cows belong.
ing to Aug Schilling.
Robt. Pritzl attended the marriage
of his brother Frank Pritzl at Clarks
Mills last Tuesday.
Walter Hasten was married to Miss
Eaton last Tuesday.
Miss Anna Schilling left for Appleton
last Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Il. Brietrick.
Godlieb Rain is erecting barn this
spring.
Miss Maggie Kings left for Chicago
last week to stay with her sister, Mrs
Ed Wallslager.
Miss Cora Kings passed the diploma
examination this spring and will attend
school at Manitowoc next fall.
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kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect OF DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized Il stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits f
by all druggists in fifty esI5T< :s!::sEas
cent and onedollar sz- Il: I. ~;
es. You may have a IL sEl I.:3.iSSsES9
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp Root,
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble,
Mention this paper when writing Or. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
Don't make any mistake butrem EN-.
Der the name. Swamp Root, DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root, and the address,
Blinghamton. n Y, on every bottle.
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Notes from KaSSOn.

Tue Kasson school closed last Thurs
day with picnic in Schilling's grove.
The weather did not at first look favor
able but il turned out to be a fine day.
The picnic was we'll attended and real
good time was reported.
The Misses Bertha and Lenora Schill.
ing, teachers of Dist No. in Rockland
and the Branch school, respectively re-
turned home this week for the summer
vacation.
Fred Haise Robt and Cbas Giese at.
tended the cattle fair at Appleton last
Saturday.
Christ Heinrich purchased Corn
King manure spreader Of the lnterna
tional make Of Jos. Kleiber last week.
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Notes From MenChalyille.

Mr.. S. Menchal returned from Amigo
last Tuesday being called there by the
death of his wife's uncle, Mr.. Hynek.
Some of our farmers were unable 10
complete their seeding on account OF
the wet weather. On the other hand
some of the grain that was sown in due
time is said to be turning yellow on ac'
count of the excessive rains.
The show held here lately was fairly
well attended.
The Menchalville school closed last
Tuesday. The following pupils from
our school received diplomas Matt
Decker, John Haas, Helen Peppard'
Emma Shebesta and Bertha POLAND.
Our teacher, VIM. j. Gill, spent Fri
day night at Grimms.
Mr.. Jos. Shebesta. Sr is indisposed
this week.
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Notes From MishiCOt,

The commencement exercises OF oui
school will be held on the evening OF
! June 5, beginning at s o'clock. The
following is the program;
Song school
Future of America Edward Levenhagen
Good Roads Nye Quistortf.
Song Primary Pupils
The Present Crisis Eva Skwor.
Coal Areas in L. s. Henry Lensing.
Success in Failure Mabel Kinder.
Song intermediate fupils'
Effects of Glacial Action in Wis.
Hugo Bernhardt.
Climate az Factor in Civilization
William LindDer.
The Declaration of Independence
Adolph Churney.
Music Male Quartet.
Toussaint LOverture George Jindra.
Glass History & Prophecy
Olga Chloupek.
A Reflective Retrospect Emil Clansen.
Vocal Solo Miss st. Louis.
Comforting Of Diplomas Supt Larson.
Song Class.
There will be dance after the school
entertainment to be held June ..
Misses Stasia Kenney and Anna Behn-
ka spent Saturday and Sunday at Mani
towOC.
Little Miss Norma Karnopp spen. Sat
urday and Sunday with Miss Leon Geek
ell at Manitowoc.
Mr.. A. Stueck and son Arthur left fol
Appleton with their household goods on
Monday Mrs. Stuck and daughter
Amanda will spend this week with rela
tives here and will leave for their future
home next Monday.
The town board met on Tuesday for
the pupose of appointing chairman to
take Mr.. Stueck's place. Frank StangeI
of Tisch Mills was appointed.
On Tuesday Mr. Brouchard and Miss
Fee were joined in wedlock at the Holy
Cross church. Father st. Louis officiat'
ed.
Mrs. f. Oswald spent part of last
week visiting with relatives and friends
at Two Rivers.
Mrs NJ Loring and nephew Arthur
Wiese spent few days at Two Rivers
Mr.. Elmer Levenhagen visited at Man
itowoc few days.
Mr.. Louis Levenhagen is home for the
summer vacation. He closed his school
at stark last week.
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Notes from WhiteIaW.

Albert Grimm made a business trip to
Mantowoc Monday.
Mr.. Ed Leicht was at Milwaukee
Tuesday on business.
Anton g. Paul gave moving picture
show at Leicht's Wednesday eve of the
canyons of Colorado and Oregon. Some
very plain pictures were shown.
Fred f. Hagenow has removed to
Reedsville where he will be employed in
the general store of f. f. Stelling He
is to be succeeded by Chas. March of
Reedsville who is graduate of the Wis
Business College Of Manitowoc. We
wish you success in your new uudertak.
ing Chas.
Mr.. Geo. Whitman made business
trip to Reedsville in behalf of the Man
* West. Tel CO.
Hall Bros. shipped four cars of hay
this week
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. August Drummer cele'
brated their tin wedding last Sunday. A
large crowd was present and all had
pleasant time. Refreshments OF all
kinds were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kerschei of Man
itowoc were present at the tin wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Drummer last
Sunday.
Masons are at work building the wall
for the basement of Fred Lutzke's new
barn.
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Notes from Refs Mills.

Mr.. James Hynek was Manitowoc
caller Thursday.
Misses Mae Ref, Rosie Andres, Mary
Vraney, aud Messrs. Thomas Doyle,
Jerome Ref and Jos. Andres attended
the party given at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Seibert last Thursday even.
ing.
Miss Anna Cavanaugh, teacher of
school Dist. No. will close her term Of
school Monday evening June Sth with
an entertainment at Bauman's hall, and
there will be music and dancing after
the entertainment.
Mr.. Thomas Doyle attended a cheese
meeting at Mantowoc Tuesday.
Mr.. John Seibe is on the sick list
Mr. Frank Herald was at Appleton on
business last week.
"Wellends" Lone Star Co. will give a
show at Baumans hall June 4 and 8.
Don't forget to come to see the big show.
The marriage of Barbara Neidl and
Joseph Shirlek was soemnized in St.
Augustine church by Rev. Father Cipin.
After the ceremony reception was Civ
en- at Xahorik's hall. The bride was at
tended by Misses Catherine Shirlek,
Wayne Neidl, Ida Siebert and Anna
Maliek while the groom was attended
by Chas. Tipner, Jos. Wanda, John
Neidl and James Shimek. They have
the well wishes of many friends.
Mr. Thomas Doyle purchased the
cheese factory of q. Gchladweiler for
the sum of 5000.
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Chicago & North Western Railway.
NORTH BOUND

TrainNo
land7
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Unable to Figure II Out.

You should feel fiattered at getting
into Mrs. Sharpley's rooming house,
Sarah" said Sarahs chum.
We'll, l have been wondering. This
is what Mrs Sharpley said to me when
went to look at rooms: You know
this is mans rooming house | do
not take ladies. but / will take you
Now, If she did not take ladies, why
would she take me? cannot figure 1t
out, can your
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The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-04
Notes From Liberty.

Mr. and Mrs Peter Casper Of Ceve
land spent Sunday here,
Mr.. August Lutzke lost a valuable
horse last week.
Crops in this section are looking quite
good, especially on high land.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-04
Over-WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.