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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

Immediately Cancelled his plans for
going west, and when Marion returned
at dusk she found him with Dicksie
at the cottage. The three had supper.
Afterward Dicksie and McCloud went
out for walk, and Marion was alone
in the house when the shop door
opened and Whispering Smith walked
in. 1t was dusk.
Don't light the lamps, Marion" he
said, sitting down on a counter-stool
as he took off his hat Il want to talk
to you just a minute, if you don't
mind. You know what has happened
1 am called on now to go after Sin
clair. 1 have tried to avoid it, but my
hand has been forced. To-day I've
been placing horses. l am going to
ride tonight with the warrant. | have
given him a start of "a hours, hoping
he may get out Of the country. To
stay here means only death to him in
the end, and, what is worse, the kill
ing of more and innocent men. But
he won't leave the country; do you
think he will?'
ooh, do not know! am afraid he
will not"
81 do not think have ever hesitated
before at any call of this kind; nor at
what such a call will probably some
time mean; but this man 1 have
known since we were boys"
IF l had never seen him!"
'"That brings up another point that
has been worrying me all day. l
could not help knowing what you have
had to go through in this country 1t
is a tough country for any woman.
Your people and mine were always
close together and l have felt bound
to do what I could to"
Don't be afraid to say it-make my
path easier"
Something like that, though there's
been little real doing. What this stu
alton in which Sinclair is now placed
may still mean to you do not know,
but 1 would not add straw to the
weight of your troubles. I came to-
night to ask a plain question. If he
doesn't leave the country | have got
to meet him. You know what, in all
human probability, that will mean.
From such meeting only one of us
can come back. Which shall it be?"
"I'm afraid / don't understand you
do you ask me this question? How
can 1 know which it shall be? What
is it you mean?"
81 mean I will not take his life in
fob n
would rather he should come back
A sob almost refused an answer to
him. "How can you ask me so ter
rible a question:"
ut is a question that means good
deal to me, of course, and I don't
know just what it means to you; that
is the point l am up against. 1 may
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
CHAPTER XXXIII.
DUTY.

The stir of the town over the shoot
ing of Banks seemed to Marion, in her
distress, to point an accusing finger at
her. The disgrace of what she had
felt herself powerless to prevent now
weighed on her mind, and she asked
herself whether, after all, the respon-
sibility of this murder was not upon
her. Even putting aside this painful
doubt, she bore the name of the man
who had savagely defied accountable
ty and now, it seemed to her, was
dragging her with him through the
slough of blood and dishonor into
which he had plunged.
The wretched thought would return
that had she listened to him, had she
consented to go away, this outbreak
might have been prevented. And what
horror might not another day bring
what lives still closer to her life be
taken? For herself she cared less;
but she knew that Sinclair, now that
he had begun, would not stop. In
whichever way her thoughts turned,
wretchedness was upon them, and the
day went in one of those despairing
and indecisive battles that each one
within his own heart must fight at
times with heaviness and doubt.
McCloud called her over the tele-
phone in the afternoon to say that he
was going west on the evening train
and would not be over for supper.
She wished he could have come, for
bar loneliness heoan to he incTnpOrt-
able.
Toward sunset she put on her hat
and started fer the post-off1ce In the
meantime, Dicksie, at home, had
cll ouI up and told him she
va o. 2 down for the night. He
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
CHI PIER XXI.
A MiGni ut Visit.

) The lights, but one, were out. Nc
Cloud and Whispering Smith had gone,
and Marion was locking up the house
for the night, when she was halted by
q knock at the shop door. 1t was a
summons that she thought she knew,
but the last in the world that she wanted
to hear or to answer. Dicksie had
gone to the bedroom, and standing
between the portieres Jnat curtained
the workroom from the shop Marion
in the half-light listened, hesitating
whether to ignore or to answer the
midnight intruder. But experience,
and bitter experience, had taught her
there was only one way to meet that
particular summons, and that was to
act. whether at noon or at midnight,
without fear. She waited until the
knocking had been twice repeated,
turned up the light, and going to the
door drew the bolt; Sinclair stood be-
fore her, and she drew back for him
to enter "Dicksie Dunning is with
me tonight" said Marion, with her
hand on the latch, "and we shall have
to talk here"
Sinclair took off his hat. Il knew
you had company" he returned in the
low, gentle tone that Marion knew
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

to stain it by going back to such q
man-God help mel"
Il think 1 understand. If the unfor-
tunate should happen before 1 come
back I hope only this: That you will
not hate me because I am the man
on whom the responsibility has fallen
| haven't sought it. And if l should
not come back at all, it is only
good-by."
He saw her clasp her hands convul-
sively. I will not say it! l will pray
on my knees that you do come back
Goodnight, Marion. Some one is
at the cottage door,
ct is probably Mr. McCIoud and
Dicksie. l will let them in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

She stood with wtde-open eyes, but
uttered no word
you won't touch it-then you care
a little for me yet" he murmured.
mo! Do not say so. But will not
do murder"
think about the other, then. Go
with me and everything will be all
right. l will come back some evening
soon for my answer. And until then,
if those two men have any use for life,
let them keep in the clear l heard
tonight that Du Sang is killed. Do
you know whether it is true?"
ct is true"
An oath half escaping showed how
the confirmation cut him. "And Whis-
pering Smith got away It is Du
Sangs own fault; l told him to keep
out of that trap. l stay in the open;
and I'm not Du Sang. I'll choose my
own ground for the finish when they
want it with me, and when 1 go I'll
take company-Il promise you that.
Goodnight, Marion. Will you shake
hands?"
NO"
Damn it, 1 like your grit, girl!
Well, goodnight, anyway"
She closed the door, She had even
strength enough to bolt it before his
footsteps died away. she put out the
light and felt her way blindly back to
the workroom. She staggered through
it, clutching at the curtains, and fell
in the darkness into Dicksie's arms.
Marion, dear, don't speak," Dicksie
whispered. II heard everything. Oh,
Marion!" she cried. suddenly con-
scious of the inertness of the burden
In her arms. ooh, what shall do?"
Moved by fright to her utmost
strength, Dicksie drew the uncon-
scious woman back to her room and
managed to lay her on the bed. Mari
On opened her eyes few minutes
sater to see the lights burning, to hear
the telephone bell ringing, and to find
oicksie on the edge of the bed beside
1er.
"Oh, Marion, thank heaven, you are
reviving! I have been frightened to
death. Don't mind the telephone; it
is Mr.. McCioud. l didn't know what
to do, so 1 telephoned him."
"But you had better answer him."
said Marion, family. The telephone
bell was ringing wildly.
"Oh, no! he can wait. How are you,
dear? I don't wonder you were fright
ened to death. Marion, he means to
kill us-every one!"
mo, Dicksie. He will kill me and
kill himself; that is where it will end.
Dicksis, do answer the telephone.
What are you thinking of? AIr.
McCloud will be at the door in five
minutes. Do you want him in the
street tonight"
Dicksie fed to the telephone, and
an excited conference over the wire
closed in seeming reinsurance at both
ends. BY that time Marion had re-
gained her steadiness, but she could
not talk of what had passed. At times,
as the two lay together in the dark
ness, Marion spoke, but it was not to
be answered. Il do not know" she
murmured once YEARLY. Perhaps /
am doing wrong; perhaps l ought to
go with him. / wish, oh, wish /
knew what ought to dol"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
CHAPTER XXXIV,
Wickwire-


McC1oud and Dicksie met them at
the porch door, Marion, unnerved.
went directly to her room. Whisper
ing Smith stopped to speak to Dicksie
and McCloud interposed. Bob Scott
telephoned the Office just now he had
man from Oroville who wanted to-
see you right away, Gordon" said he
81 told him to send him over here. 1t
is Wickwire"
''Wickwire," repeated Whispering
Smith. 'Wickwire has no business
here that l know of; no doubt it is
something I ought to know of. And.
by the way, you ought to see this
man." he said, turning again to Dick
sie eff McCIoud tells the story right,
W1ckwire is a sort of protege Of yours,
Miss Dicksie, though neither Of you
seems to have known it. He is the
tramp cowboy who was smashed up in
the wreck at Smoky creek. He is not
a bad man, but whisky, you know,
beats some decent men," A footstep
fell on the porch. There he comes
now, 1 reckon. Shall l let him in a
minute?"
ooh, should like to see him! He
has been at the ranch at different
times, you know"
Smith opened the door and stepping
out on the porch talked with the new
conner. In a moment he brought him
in. Dicksie had seated herself on the
sofa, McCloud stood in the doorway Of
the dining room, and Whispering
Smith laid one arm on the table as he
sat down beside it with his face above
the dark shade of the lamp. Before
him stood Wickwire. The halflight
threw him up tall and dark, but it
showed the heavy shock of black hair
falling over his forehead, and the
broad, thin face of mountain man.
''He has just been telling me that
Seagrue is loose Whispering Smith
explained, pleasantly. "Who turned
the trick, Wickwire?"
Sheriff Coon and deputy jailer
started with Seagrue for Medicine
Bend this morning. Coming through
Horse Eye canyon, Murray Sinclair and
Barney Rebstock got a clean drop on
them, took Seagrue, and they all rode
bones about it. either. Their gang
has got lots of friends over there, you
know. They rode into Atlantic City
and stayed over an hour. Coon tracked
them there and got up a posse of six
men, The three were standing in
front of the bank when the sheriff
rode into town. Sinclair and Seagrue
got on their horses and started off.
Rebstock went back to get another
drink. When he came out of the sa-
loon he gave the posse a gun-ight all
by himself, and wounded two men and
made his getaway"
Whispering Smith shook his head.
and his hand fell on the table with
a tired laugh. Barney Rebstock," he
murmured, "of all men Coward.
skate, fller-in! Barney Rebstock-
stale-beer man, sneak, barnyard theft
Hit two men!" He turned to McCloud.
What kind of wizard is Murray Sim
clair? What sort of red-blood toxin
does he throw into his gang to draw
out a spirit like that? Murray Sin
clair belongs to the race of empire
builders. By heavens, it is pitiful q
man like that should be out of a jObi
England, McCloud, needs him. And
here he is holding up trains on the
mountain division!"
''They are all up at Oroville with
the Williams Cache gang, celebrating"
continued Wickwire.
TO BE CONTINUED)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

him anyhow. Take the pistol! What
are you afraid of? Take it! Use it!
l don't want to live without you. If
you make me do it, you're to blame for
the consequences"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

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De Il. re rs much happiness
1s
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cupied during the balance of the year
 by tenants who have the entire pro-
 ducts and something besides. In order tc promote this tendency, which exists even to greater extent than we have stated, it becomes necessary for states and towns to provide such reasonable ccnveniences as are required. The gradual with drawal of people in country towns and cities has resulted in a neglect of schools and the deterioration of farming values has lessened the ability of country towns to maintain good roads. Mnatever may be the duty of state in the support of roads and schools shoHld not be neg lected, for the condition of schools and roads will have something to do in promoting the movement towards farms. Then with the rural free mail delivery, the farm telephone, electric roads and the automobile, wherever these things are practice able, we wifi have many of the con- veuiences in the country towns for which so many people have moved to the cities. It would be mistake to discourage and destroy the tendency towards the fam which has surely commenced by any action of public or private nature. We believe the next decade will bring about notable changes in favor of the country towns and the fa1iHis located there if reasonable effort is made in this di- rection.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-26
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Health is Worth Saving and Some
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zeal built'the church and made 1t the power 1t has been, is absent from the city. It was feared that had he been In Dubois and witnessed the destrue- lion of his llfe's work the shock might have proven fatal to the beloved priest. Father MeGiyIey is in Erie, guest at the home of Rt. Rev John Fltzmauriee, bishop of the diocese. A telegram was sent to the bishop by George r, Harris. aequainting the prelate with the sad tidings and ask ing the bishop to break the news gently to Father MeGiyney and urge the speedy return of the Dubois priest. Great fear was entertained by the friends and followers of Father McGivney over the manner in which he would receive the news,
 Second Fire for Catholics.
 Father McGivney spent the best years of his life in erecting and build- Ing up the Catholic church in puBois, He came to this city in October, 1888, when the Catholics worshipped in a small frome structure on South State street on the opposite side of the thoroughfore from where the burned building stands. Two years after his advent in DuBois the old church was destroyed by fire and almost be- fore the smoke had cleared away the priest was planning to raise funds for the erection of a new and modern place of worship. In this he con- tributed largely from his own pocket book and the year 1890 saw work on the new building inaugurated. It re- quired several years to build the church and on September 10, 1893, St Catherine's church was consecrat. cd to the service of the Lord. The dedication was happy occasion for Father McGivney and his flock. From that day on, after having one of the finest places of worship in this sec tion, they set about to build up the congregation and render betten serv- ice to the Maker. Only a year ago extensive Improvements were made on the church. Over 5000 was spent on the building and the big 5000 pipe organ was remodeled. The loss is fully covered by insurance.
 The Cause of the Blaze.
 The fireman of the boiler room, l when questioned by the firemen as to the probable cause of the fire, stated that the fues had been stopped Up and the blaze likely occurred from | that. The fact that the fues were l stopped up had been known for some time but no action had been taken to- wards cleaning them.
 W. c. T. U. Serves Coffee.
 During the fire the ladies of the W. c. T. U. served hot coffee to the iremen and this courtesy was highly appreciated by the tired and wet lame fighters. The coffee was made tt the residence of J. c. DeMott and served from until II o'clock, Over 5 gallons of coffee were given away. The firemen are very grateful for the served to stimulate them ,n to better efforts in their work.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-26

10 tons of green forage through the season, gain of 1900 pounds in live weight will be produced, or $65. This comparison will also illustrate the vaalue of the pusturage, also the difference in cost of labor, subject ever uppermost with the present-day agriculfurists, The labor cost for the care of a herd of swine is unimpor- tant, as compared with a dairy herd. The production of meat of all kinds in the future offers a safe and pro- fitahle field of activity to the Connec- ticut farmer. Hogs are a sure thing; based upon conservative estimate, and borne out by experience, the produce of asingle SOW in four years will amount to over 1000 descendants. No farm animal in- creases and multiplies so rapidly and profitably as the hog, when given proper treatment. He will minimize the labor cost of conducting the farm, and at the same time multiply the farms bank account.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-26

Miss Mary Bassett of Bedding, who recently lost her brother and sister, has come to Easton to make her home here with MT and Mrs Thomas Brown.
 Sylvanus Mallett is having the lawn about his handsome residence all nicely graded. Philo Lyons of Bedding is doing the work.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-26
Sacraments are Saved.

The sacraments were the hrst ar ticIes removed from the burning church and these were saved by Fat Sullivan, who rushed through the bIinding smoke and carried them te place of safety. The statues anu anu tbe stations of the cross along wltn some other ornaments were saved ps members of the congregation and hre. men who would not see the artlcle' destrcyed i by either fire or water: II inc work of saving these decorations Father John Nolan, assistant prleS to Father McGivney, was among tn' foremost and the young rector wa dreuched to the skin by the water If was by much persuasion after th' burning roof began to fall that n could be induced to leave the cnurcn I Father McGiVney in Erie.
 Father McGivney, whose untlrln'
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-25
No Reason For it.
When Newberry Citizens Show the
Certain Way Out.

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But | venture to say that when the
whole account is added up, that spirit
will have disappeared and the Dem
ocrats who seek to utter it Will find
that it is not such Il popular method
Of attacking the Republican admins
tratiOn after all.
Harrison Appointed Democrats.
~ plead to my Republican friends
as a vindication and justification for
my course, the course of as orthodox
a Republican as ever filled the exc
cutive chair. and man than whom
there never was a president who did
more to maintain the standard OF the
Federal judiciary as Benjamin Harrl-
son, for he deemed it his duty to put
one Democrat on the supreme bench
and two on circuit courts Of appeal.
The federal Judiciary, my dear
friends, to my mind Is the strongest
bulwark that We have in all this coun-
try to protect ultimately our instltu-
tions Of civil liberty, and those are
the things in the Federal constitution
that we must love and must hug to
our bosom if we are to continue this
civilization.
"And therefore there is no more sa-
cred duty that the exc -lt've has than
in the selection Of men whose ap-
pointment and service on the bench
will strengthen it with all the people
at large. Ordinary considerations OF
political partisanship have much less
application to the appointment OF
judges than they do to others and
temporary Offices.
Predicts Political Tolerance in the
South.
"I think now that We are at a
point where there is to be political
revolution in the South. I never had
such dream. But I believe we are
on the eve Of such a condition in the
South that there shall be complete
tolerance Of opinion and that there
shall grow into respectable power an
opposition in each State which shall
tend to the betterment Of the COVER
ment as it exists in the State which
shall give us occasionally, as YOU
have already given US in North Caro-
lima, Republican in crowd Of Dem
ocrats, in order that we may have rep
resented in the congress at Washing
ton your views without regard to
some past issues, without regard to
the semblance Of an issue that really
ought not to influence you in enforc-
ing these particular economic views
that you really entertain.
~ hope you will forgive me for an
apparent reference to political condl-
tions when I am really only extending
to you the right hand of fellowship
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

The creditors Of the late Thomas
B. Leitzsey are hereby required tc
render a statement Of their demands,
attested as required by law, to our
attorneys. Mower & Bynum, at New
berry, S. c., without delay.
Kate G.. Leitzsey,
B. B. Leitzsey,
Administrators Of T. B. Leitzsey,
deceased.
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