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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
CHAPTER XxXVIII.
At the Door.

She woke in a dream of hoofs beat
ing at her brain. Distracted words
fell from her lips, and when she
opened her swollen eyes and saw those
about her she could only scream.
Marion had called up the stable, but
the stablemen could only tell her that
Dicksie's horse, in terrible condition,
had come in riderless. While Barn
hardt, the railway surgeon, at the
bedside administered restoratives.
Marion talked with him of Dicksie's
sudden and mysterious coming Dick
sic, lying in pain and quite conscious,
heard all, but, unable to explain,
moaned in her helplessness. She
heard Marion at length tell the doctor
that McCloud was out of town, and
the news seemed to bring back her
senses. Then, rising in the bed, while
the surgeon and Marion coaxed her
to lie down, she clutched at their arms
and, looking from one to the other,
told her story. When it was done
she swooned, but she woke to hear
voices at the door of the shop. She
heard as if she dreamed, but at the
door the words were dread reality.
Sinclair had made good his word, and
had come out of the storm with sum-
mons upon Marion and it was the sur
geon who threw open the door and
saw Sinclair standing in the snow.
No man in Medicine Bend knew Sim
clair more thoroughly or feared him
less than Barnhardt. No man could
better meet him or speak to him with
less of hesitation. Sinclair, as he
faced Barnhardt, was not easy in spite
of his logged self-control; and he was
standing, much to his annoyance, in
the glare of an arc-light that swung
across the street in front of the shop.
He was we'll aware that no such light
had ever swung within a block of the
shop before and in it he saw the hand
of Whispering Smith. The light was
unexpected, Barnhardt was surprise,
and even the falling snow, which pro-
tected him from being seen 20 feet
away, angered him. He asked CURLY
who was i'll, and without awaiting an
answer asked for his wife.
The surgeon eyed him coldly. "Sin-
clair, what are you doing in Medicine
Bend? Have you come to surrender
yourself?'
Surrender myself? Yes, I'm ready
any time to surrender myself. Take
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10

dumb companion and a prayer choked
in her throat. She crouched lest a
bullet tear her from her horse; but
only the sleet, singing her face,
stiffening her gloves, freezing her hair,
chilling her limbs, and weighing her
like lead on her struggling horse. She
knew not even Sinclair could overtake
her now-that no living man could lay
a hand on her bridle-rein-and she
pulled Jim in down the winding hills
to save him for the long fat. When
they struck it they had but four miles
to go.
Across the fiat the wind drove In
fury. Reflection, thought and reason
were beginning to leave her. She was
crying to herself quietly as she used
to cry when she lost herself, a mere
child, riding among the hills. She
was praying meaningless words Snow
purred softly on her cheeks. The cold
was soothing her senses. Unable at
last to keep her seat on the horse,
she stopped him, slipped stiffiy to the
ground, and, struggling through the
wind as she held fast to the bride and
the horn, half walked and half ran to
st1rt the blood through her benumbed
veins She struggled until she could
drag her mired feet no farther, and
tried to draw herself back into the
saddle. 1t was almost beyond her.
She sobbed and screamed at her help
lessness. At last she managed to
climb flounderingly back into her seat,
and, bending her stiffened arms to
Jim's neck, she moaned and cried to
him. When again she could hold her
seat no longer, she fell to the horses
side, dragged herself along in the
frozen slush, and, screaming with the
pain of her freezing hands, drew her
self up into the saddle.
She knew that she dare not venture
this again-that If she did so she
could never remount. She felt now
that she should never live to reach
Medicine Bend. She lode on and on
and on-would 1t never end? Then
came sound like the beating of great
drums in her ears. 1t was the crash
of Jim's hoofs on the river bridge,
and she was in Medicine Bend
A horse, galloping low and heavily,
slued through the snow from Fort
street into Boney, and, where it had
so often stopped before, dashed up on
the sidewalk in front of the little
shop. The shock was too much for its
unconscious rider, and, shot headlong
from her saddle, Dicksie was flung
hrIIiS0d and SQnCp1oS0 against Mari.
on's door.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10

me along yourself, BarnnardL, II you
think I've done worse than any man
would that has been bounded as I've
been bounded. | want to see my wife"
Sinclair, you can't see your wife,"
whats the matter-is she sick?"
mo, but you can't see her.
"Who says l can't see her?"
81 say so"
Sinclair swept the ice furiously
from his beard and his right hand fell
to his hip as he stepped back. You've
turned against me too, have you, you
gray-haired wolf? Can't see her! Get
out of that door,"
The surgeon pointed his finger at
the murderer. mo, / won't get out of
this door. Shoot, you coward! Shoot
an unarmed man. You will not live
to get 100 feet away. This place is
watched for you; you could not have
got within 100 yards Of it tonight ex-
cept for this snow" Barnhardt pointed
through the storm. Sinclair, you will
hang in the courthouse square, and
will take the last beat of your pulse
with these fingers, and when l pro-
pounce you dead they will cut you
down. You want to see your wife.
You want to kill her. Don't lie; you
want to kill her. You were heard to
say as much tonight at the Dunning
ranch. You were watched and tracked,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
Thursday, November II, 'O9
the following described property:

16 Head Horses and 6 Mules
Sorrel gelding, II years old; one gray
ge ng, 10 years old one bay pony,
weight 800, 9 years old; one white
pony, weight 700, years cid; one
sorrel gelding, years old; i pair
3-year- old colts; one sorrel gelding,
2 years old; two black geldings. 2
years old: two gray gelding, 2 years
cid; two black filleys, 2 years old;
two geldings, year old; six good 2
year-old mules.
10 Head Cattle-18 good mich
cows; rs 2-year-old steers; 10 yearling
steers; one yearling heifer; one year.
ling thoroughbred short horn bull.
81 Head Hogs-25 spring shoats; 6
brood sows.
Machinery Milwaukee binder good
as new; Mccormick corn binder good
as new; Champion mower Z foot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10

and you are expected and looked for
here. Your best friends have gone
back on you. Ay, curse again and over
again, but that will not put Ed Banks
on his feet"
Sinclair stamped with frenzied
oaths. You're too hard on me-" he
cried, clenching his hands. 81 say
you're too hard. You've heard one
side of it. Is that the way you put
judgment on man that's got no
friends left because they start a new
lie on him every day! Who is it that's
watching me-? Let them stand out
like men in the open. If they want
ME, let them come like men and take
mel"
Sinclair, this storm gives you
chance to get away; take it. Bad as
you are, there are men in Medicine
Bend who knew you when you were a
man. Don't stay here for some Of
them to sit on the jury that hangs you.
II you can get away, get away. If 1
were your friend-and God knows
whom you can call friend in Medicine
Bend tonight couldn't say more.
Get away before 1t is too late"
He was never again seen alive in
Medicine Bend. They tracked him
next day over every foot of ground
he had covered. They found where
he had left his spent horse and where
afterward he had got the fresh one.
They learned how he had eluded all
the picketing planned for precisely
such a contingency, got into the
Wickiup, got upstairs and burst open
the very door OF McCloud's room. But
Dicksie had on her side that night
One greater than her invincible will
or her faithful horse. McCloud was
200 miles away.
Barnhardt lost no time in telephon-
ing the Wickiup that Sinclair was in
town, but within an hour, while the
two women were still under the sur
geon's protection, knock at the cot
tage door gave them a second fright.
Barnhardt answered the summons. He
opened the door and, as the man out
side paused to shake the snow off his
hat, the surgeon caught him by the
shoulder and dragged into the house
Whispering Smith.
Picking the icicles from his hair,
Smith listened to all that Barnhardt
said, his eyes rowing meantime over
everything within the room and men
tally over many things outside it. He
congratulated Barnhardt, and when
Marion came into the room he apollo
gized for the snow he had brought in.
Dicksie heard his voice and cried out
from the bedroom. They could not
keep her away, and she ran out to
catch his hands and plead with him
not to go away. He tried to assure
her that the danger was oyer; that
guards were now outside everywhere,
and would be until morning. But Dick
sic chung to him and would take no
refusal.
Whispering Smith looked at her in
amazement and in admiration. "You
are captain tonight, Miss Dicksie, by
heaven. If you say the word I'll lie
here on a rug till morning. But that
man will not be back tonight. You
are q queen. If l had a mountain
girl that would do as much as that
for me | would"
What would you do?" asked Marion.
''Say good-by to this accused coun-
fry forever"
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10

Monitor drill good as new ;John Deere
disc; two 3-section lever harrows; }.
I. Case 14-in. gang pillow; two 16-in.
stubble plows; 2 riding corn plows;
1 walking corn pillow, 1 single seated
buggy good as new. 1 2-seated
buggy; 1 road cart; 1 milk wagon;
truck wagon; bobsled; wood rack;
pair of runners good as new, to attach
to buggy; 1 single harness; driving
harness 100 foot cable, for hay stack
ing +; 2 hay ropes; 1 hay fork; heat
ing stove: 1 cook stove etc.
Grain and Hay-6OO bushels of OATS
200 bushels of corn 200 bushels of bar
ley straw pile; 6 tons of hay.
Terms-All sums of $40 and under,
cash on sums over this amount or edit
of one years time will be given On ap-
proved bankable notes bearin g per
cent interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
He stared without reply.

You heard him say So" persisted
Dicksie, vehemently.
Lance crossed his legs and threw
back the brim of his hat. 'McCloud is
nobody's fool He will look out for
himself"
These fiendish wires to Medicine
Bend are down. Why hasn't this line
been repaired?" she cried, wringing
her hands. There is no way to give
warning to any one that he is coming,
and you have let him gol"
Lance whirled in his chair. Dam
nationi Could l keep him from go
ing?"
You did not want to; you are keep
ing out of trouble. What do you care
whom he kills tonight"
you've gone crazy, Dicksle. Your
Imagination has upset your reason.
Whether he kills anybody tonight or
not, it's too late now to make a row
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
Asbestos Houses.

Asbestos houses are much used in
Australia. They are not only fire
proof, but impervious to water, unaf-
fected by heat or cold, and of high in
sulating properties. Still another ia
vorable feature is the fact that it IS
not attacked by white ants.-Popular
Mechanics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
The Henpecked Husband.

Children (who have been left in his
charge) FEATHER, we are going back
into the park for a little. May you
come with s?-Meggendorfer Blat-
ter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
Auction Sale

The undersigned residing four miles east of Lancas
ter, will offer for sale at auction beginning at 10 o'clock
a. m.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
Allan Liner Still
Imprisoned
ATTEMPT TO OPEN LANE TO
NARROW HARRoR MOUTH.
FIVE MONGOllAN PASSENGERS
Walk Across Ice to Tug Awaiting
Then-Big Steamer Uniniured BY
the Heavy Swell.

st. Johns. n. F.. May 20.-Notwith-
standing efforts to assist her. the Allan
line steamer Mongollan, which has
been wedged i'm an ice pack off the
mouth OF this harbor since yesterday.
was still imprisoned tonight. During
the evening a heavy swell caused the
steamer to rise and fall, but no damage
resulted Il Is thought that an attempt
OF the stout sealing steamer Diana to
open uD lane between the Monaghan
and the narrow harbor opening will be
successful by tomorrow morning. thus
freelng the great steamer from her
bondage of many hours
Five Passengers Walk 10 Tug.
One Of the most interesting of the
many features which have marked the
detention Of the big steamer was the
walk across the ice from the steamer
today Of five passengers, among them
two women. They were DIR. Mcpherson
and wife, DIR. Hunt Miss Mcpherson
and Mr. Stephenson. When they
reached the borders of the ice fields at
the harbor mouth. whera yesterday the
Prospero was held up. tug was await
ing them
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
BARRY & CO. FAIL.
Announcement That Consolidated Ex-
change Firm is in Trouble.

New York, May 20.-Suspension OF
the firm of Sederquist, Barry & Co.,
No. 50 Broadway, was announced on
the floor of the Consolidated stock ex-
change today. David E. Bigelow is
the board member of the firm.
Announcement of the suspension was
originally made in Boston where the
offices Of the concern are at No. 10
Congress- street. The firm is composed
Of Arthur B. Sederquist, John E. Barry
and Mr.. Biselow
Mr.. Sederquist was formerly mem
Der of the stock brokerage firm Of Cur
tbs & Sederquist, which afterward be-
came the firm Of Curtis, Freeman &
Co., upon his withdrawal.
At the New York Office no statement
could be obtained, the news of the
suspension having been surprise to
the local manager. The firm was or
ganized in February. 1908. recently
moved into an enlarged suite of offices
at No. 50 Broadway. and was evidently
preparing to do an increased business.
1t was said that the expected busi-
ness of the firm had not materialized
and that only few days ago the Arm
had turned over its Consolidated 81 elk
exchange business to Thomas ID. VIII
son. floor trader At the exchange il
was added that the firm had no out
standing contracts on the floor
None of the members of the firm was
in the city.
The assignment is said to have been
due to the failure Of customers, short
Of stocks to put up margins.
Theodore d. Wilson went to Boston
a few days ago. it was said this morn
ing, and while there conferred with the
members of the firm of Sederqust.
Barry & Co., and there made arrange
ments to take over all outstanding
contracts OF the firm.
made here today that Sederquist, Bar
ry & Co, a New York Consolidated
stock exchange Arm, had assigned for
the benefit of creditors.
The assignment was made in this
city to the law firm of Whipple. Sears
& Ogden. The following statement
was issued later in the day:
The heavy Withdrawals caused by
the failure of Ennis & Stoppani and
Tracy & Co. apparently have impaired
the capital Of the firm. After confer
ring with counsel, therefore, and an
examination of the books, it has been
deemed best in the interest OF our cred
itors to suspend business. An exami-
nation Of the firms assets will be made
at once and a statement issued
The failure of Sederquist, Barry &,
Co. was followed during the forenoon
by the suspension of Edward p Cramm
& Co. Of No 7 Congress street. It was
stated that Cramm & Co were credit
ors Of Sederquist, Barry & Co. and
this was confirmed when E. P Cramm
Joined Jacob and Frank A. Helms in
involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
against the Sederquist company in the
United States district court.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
Decision Rendered in Favor of Helen K. Gould
on Report Of Referee
NO PROVISION Is MADE FOR ALIMoNY.
Mrs Could who Daughter of the Late Banker Eugene
Kelly, Inherited Large Fortune from Her Fathers
Estate-Defendant Held Responsible for Education
of the Two Children

New York. May 20.--Mrs. Helen
Kelly Gould was today granted an in
terlocutory decree of divorce from
Frank j. Gould, her husband, by JUS
tice Gerard in the supreme, court. The
decision was rendered on the report of
Edward c. Whitaker as referee, who
decided that charges made against
Could had been proved
Custody Of Children Equally Divided.
To Mrs. Gould is given the sole GUS
todY of the two children of the mar
riage, Helen Margaret and Dorothy
could, from December to April. both
inclusive. while the defendant will have
them from Nay to November, subject
10 certain notifications The defend
ant is held responsible for the educa-
ton of the two children and also for
their medical attendance.
No provision is made for alimony for
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
suLrAh's SPEECH FROM THRONE
Promise Of Order Hsreeforth in Asia
Minor-Deputies Take the Oath.

Constantinople, May 20.-Fhe mem
bers of the chamber of deputies took
oath this afternoon in the presence Of
the sultan TO uphold the constitution
OF Turkey. and TO protect the sheriat
and the rights Of the nation The
sultan was present and his speech
from the throne was read.
The ceremony took place in the
chamber and a great crowd gathered
outside the building and gave loud
cheers for the sultan when he ao-
Ieared upon the scene. Accompanied
by the grand vizier he assembled the
presidential tribune He then hand
ed his speech to the grand vizier, who
read 1t.
The address made reference to the
good relations existing between Tur-
key and all foreign powers, and the
desire of Turkey to strengthen these
ties Referring to the disturbances in
Asiatic Turkey, the sultan expressed
his keen regret and gave assurance
that they would not occur again. This
passage made a very good impression.
The reading OF the address was mark
ed by applause and CALCULATIONS OF
'InshaIlahi"
At the conclusion of the speech the
sultan repeated his oath to uphold the
constitution, and the grand vizier ad-
Eninistered the oath to the various
ministers and deputies individually.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
CONNECTICUT NEEDS
A STATE REFoRMAToRY.
Opinion Voiced by Members of State
Prison Board at Hartford Hearing.

Hartford. May 20-That there was a
need for state reformatory and that
the bill providing for the establishment
of such an institution should be re-
ported favorably was the substance of
the expression of opinion voiced by
members of the state prison board and
others, including Warden Garvin of
the state prison, before the committee
on appropriations this afternoon when
that bill was taken up. The bill car
ries with it an appropriation of $780,
coo for the purpose of building and
eQuipping the institution and putting
il on a good working basis. In answer
to questions put by the committee
some of the speakers were of the opin-
ion th9t the best way to raise the re-
quired amount would be either b.
bond issue or state tax 1t was ex-
planned, however, that If the bill
should be passed with the appropria-
tion it would not necessarily mean
that the money would be called for at
once. but simply that the commission
or committee which might be appoint
ed to take the work in hand could be-
gin to formulate their working plans.
The question Of the establishment of
county homes for the care and treat
ment of tuberculosis was also taken
up before the committee. Both this
and the preceding bill had been passed
upon by other committees. but be-
cause they carried appropriations had
been referred to the appropriation
committee. Representative Knight,
house chairman of the committee on
humane institutions, said that his
committee had favored this bill and
it had been left to him to put it into
proper shape, after certain amend
ments had been added. on looking
over the bill he found that one amend
ment which all of the committee had
favored had been omitted, he there
fore would present it to this commit
tee. The amendment specified the
manner in which the charges for care
and treatment at the homes should be
met and that the minimum charge in
any case should not be less than 81.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21

Mrs. Gould, nor is the name of any
correspondent named by her mention
ed.
After setting forth that the referee
has found that the material allegations
in the complaint have been established,
Justice Gerard. in his order, says:
"And it appearing to the satisfaction
of this court that the defendant has
been guilty, as charged in the COM
pIaint, it Is ordered and decreed that
the said motion be granted and the re-
port Of the referee confirmed in all re-
spects and marriage dissolved"
Married December 2, 1901.
The Goulds were married in this city
on December 2, 1901. Mrs. Gould is
daughter of the late Eugene Kelly, the
banker, and is wealthy in her own
right. having inherited a large fortune
from her fathers estate.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
PROVIDENCE POLICE GET
DEFINITE CLUES AT LAST.
Arrest to Be Made Soon in the Reyes
ter Murder Case.

Providence, r. l., May 2O.-That the
mystery concerning the murderer of
Laura E REGISTER. the Cranston wOm-
an whose body was found on the out
skirts of this city May 10. has been
solved was the announcement made
this afternoon by Chief of Detectives
C. S. Horton.
The man will be arrested shortly,
Chief Horton said and the police
claim that there will be Sufficient evil
dence to bring him before the next
session of the grand jury. The police
would not divulge the mans name. He
is undersi ood TO have made conflicting
statements regarding his whereabouts
on the night of the murder.
Providence. May 20.-No arrest was
made tonight. The police reported no
developments in the case, although it
was said that certain definite clues
were being followed, all pointing to one
individual.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
SEVEN JURORS SELECTED
TO TRY AN ITALIAN
For the Murder of a Countryman in
Dsrien in 1905.

Bridgeport. Conn. May 20.-Seven
jurors had been selected when court
adjourned today in the trial of Domin-
leo Bove. charged with killing Guis-
seppe Bergamo in Darien on Dec. 81,
1905. OF these. six are farmers and
one a merchant. 1t is expected that
the jury will be. completed tomorrow
and the presenta .ion OF testimony be-
gun.
The state viii try to show that Bove
was party to a conspiracy to get Ber-
gamo out of the way to further a love
affair between Bergamo's wife and
Pasqual Mariana, who with Bove was
boarder in the BergamO home. and
that Bove. Mariana and Mrs. Bergamc
enticed the husband into the woods
shot him in the back and buried hira
where he fell Bergamo's body was
found in shallow grave in the woods
about year after his death.
The states case will include the
story of the fight of Mariana and Mrs.
Bergamo to Europe shortly after Ber-
gamo's death: of long efforts to find
them there: Of the tracing OF Bove to
a mine in West Virginia, and the
bringing of him back to stand trial
alone for the alleged crime.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-21
MISSING HARVARD TEACHER
RETURNS TO BOSTON.
Agrees to Return to Sanitariun from
Which He Disappeared.

Boston. May 20.-Dr. Percy A.
Hutchinson, a Harvard instructor, who
suddenly disappeared last Monday from
the New England sanitarium at Stone
ham. where he was undergoing treat
rnent for a nervous trouble. returned to
Boston tonight. DR.. Hutchinson called
On his attorney. Samuel ]. Elder, and
acting on the advice of friends, volun-
tarily agreed to his commitment to the
Mclean asylum.
DR.. Hutchinson was traced to Wor-
cester and New York, from which
places he sent back messages saying
he was tired of the life at the sani-
tarium and was seeking rest.
When hefdisappeared from Stoneham
he left a note announcing his inten-
tion Of ending his life.