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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-18


She swayed little, clasping her
hands over white brows, twining her
fingers in the sun kissed masses Of her
hair. She swayed again and turned
slowly.
where are you going?''
1t was Father O'Mara who spoke.
ITO pray" she said dazedly- ito pray
for two lost souls. 1t was in the forest
that found him. 1t was there / left
hint was there we lost our souls!
You must not stop me! Perhaps he is
waiting there his soul-and mine, that
was lost with his Her eyes were set
staring eyes that were not hers.
Her voice rose shrilly.
"Pray for the lost soul Of Madeleine
de Valetter she walled.
She sank to her knees clutching the
skirt of the priests garment. Gomez
she cried feverishly. wen pray
you and L" Then swiftly she rose
again
But Gilbert is deadv' she cried.
The little frail figure rose straight,
rigid, tense The slender white arms
went forth, and then, with another
wild. piercing cry, she darted from
among them and was gone gone into
the depths Of the dark woods.
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1T is a question Of obedience. our
household obeys my brother
Even when he is wrongr' There
was trace of bitterness in the priests
tone.
She said coldIy:
I'm what torches the honor of his
family my brother cannot be wrong"
rs it your heart that speaks que
ried O'Mara slowly, "or your head?''
The color rose to her cheeks.
Il cannot listen" she declared quick
". And then, II came here to dis
cover
you came to find out" he inter
rupted, IF that old servant of yours
had heart. so that your brother could
punish him for it. Well, you shall not
go until you have seen what your
brothers kind of honor has done to
the most honorable Of all the De Va
lettes.'
I'll not stay!" she cried.
You willp'
You're wrong to compel me to do
thisr' she expostulated agitatedly.
aAnd If what they say Of her in the
village is true''
what is thatav
THAT her mind she began hesitat-
ingly: then. I'm afraidg'
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know he was very interesting Wnen
he spoke Of She turned a little.
AUNT Marguerite" she went on, "when
am to try on the wedding dress?"
The head Of De Valette sunk to his
breast. His lips trembled a little, for
God had brought a great light to him
and, in torturing the pride, had opened
to his day the soul And so Valette's
head sunk upon his breast, and his lips
trembIed.
Then came the priest, and Gilbert
was with him. De Valette slowly
turned. TO Gilbert he motioned-mo-
toned that he must go down to the
great seat before the fireplace. Gil
bert, wondering, went. He came to
it and leaned over AT length she
looked up, as one awakening, and
slowly there came into her eyes a
/ light-the light Of reason-the CLEAN
Of soul-of a soul lost that is returning
| to its own.
Into his eyes. eager, now beginning
a long. long time. Byand by she thrust
forth slender white hand thrust 1t
forth slowly, and at length, it touched
his coat, and then it shivered a little
"Gilbertw she cried. There was soul
in the voice. too. now-the soul that
had come again to the eyes.
He said brokenly, ''Madeleine!"
For long, long moment they stayed
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Best Trio to DraWto
AbsoIon 27O14

Pure Bred PercherOn, Ii
cense Certificate No. 1857
Absolom is a jet black, foaled
May "a, 1900, weight in show
ring condition 2120 lbs, and is
undoubtedly the most n oted
Perchernn stallion offered for
public service in the entire
northwest, first prize winner
Worlds Fair, st. Louis. 1904 and
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{. l,a1ter
[ 2
p Z was Father O'Mara who lifted
the crumpled little form from the
forest mold. He reached her side

- e was Father O'Mara who lifted
M the crumpIed little form from the
forest mold. He reached her side
even before L'Acadienne. and
that was quickly indeed. He bore her
back to Valette, and he and the one
old servant left of the many Of other
days did what they could for her She
came to herself at length. Round,
wondering eyes opened. But she said
no word; only little moan passed her
lips.
Father O'AIara brought the candle
closer. Round eyes turned up TO his.
He started back, for in those eyes
there was no expression save a great
emptiness. He shivered little. Old
Louise crossed herself.
.sThe soul is gone!'' she cried. Sod
be merciful to usr'
| Tt was no more than day and a
| night ere she was able to rise from
/ the bed. She seemed to know people
their faces; she seemed to know her
surroundings. She did not suffer, for
there was neither pain nor joy nor of
that which lies between. All was a
great emptiness and nothing more.
Father O'Mara, his heart pain wrung,
spent much time with her-much hope
/ less. helpless. cruelty rewardless time.
i Old Louise waited on her ceaselessly.
Her father knew that she was there,
4 vet he came not to see her, and he
forbade those of his household to 60
except Louise.
They spoke of NJ. de Valette, did tbs
old organist and the priest, who came
to visit the girl.
"a strange hearted man-monsieur,
unused O'Mara. "He must take care
AS We do unto these little ones"
4Strange hearted" repeated LIE
maitre, wagging his old head. In the
night you can hear him walking
walking-au night Then you hear the
door open and close, and he has gone
out to the chapel again to set fresl
candles on the altar. Seventeen ht
keeps there, always. Strange heart
ed.''
He turned to CO. Some one, passing
without, cut the sunlight from the win
dow. He looked. then turned bacl
aghast.
"'Tis Mile. Margueritew he cried
eff she finds out that I've been here
Father O'Mara indicated anothe
door
go out that way, them" he said.
Mile. de yalette came with the 9th
er's going. Father O'Mara greeted
her.
She said crisply:
eve suspect Lemaitre of having beei
here
THAT is" observed Father O'Mara
"you suspect one member of you
household of having good heart"
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nm. The BOY protested.
"But I must hurry to the village" he
asserted doggedly- Il carry bad
news.
Madeleine's eyes grew wide with
fear.
Not Of the soldiers!' she cried
s'Not off,
THE English have beaten us. he
declared. 1T was massacre.
But Gilbert!1 Her voice was almost
a wall.
"They put us out in front right up
to the British guns the boy con-
tinued. "They were all. killed.
For a moment she was silent, help
less in the horror of it all. Then her
voice rose shrilly.
mot Gilbert! All, Godl Not Gill
berty'
At length she heard, as from great
distance the voice of her father.
Gilbert Steele has paid the penalty
in DEATH it said. Another shall
pay it in the living. Sister, we go to
the chapel to pray for Madeleine, who
was De valette. There is a duty to
perform custom of our house
Louise, the candles"
Then she heard her own voice.
Scarcely did she know it.
"The candlesy' it cried. ''The chapeli
What can it all mean? There is no
one dead here! Father-Aunt Mar
guerite- Louise
j Trk,c xvoioo 80 NF 10 Uo1o&fa cofd cloxx-
ly:
eve go to pray for one who was
loved, but is no more"
The priest came forward. He clasp
ed in his arms the frail, frightened lit
tie body that held the frail, frightened
little soul. He cried:
"Stop! You say you are going to
pray. To whomY'
ITO God" replied De Valette stern
".
"You put your belief in God SO
warped in your own false traditions
that he would help you avenge griev-
ance Of family prideY'
The priest was as stern as the mas
ter.
Remember he went on, "that the
great God is the God Of love. Pray
but pray to himw
Madeleine had turned from him ere
he finished. She spoke swiftly, wildly.
HE said for me to pray-to pray FOL
the lost soul of Madeleine! He tool
the candles for the altar! Aunt Mar
guerite would not speak to me. mol
Louise! Gilbertr' she cried. mo, no
no! A massacre-all killed-but no
Gilbertw She turned swiftly to tn,
priest Father, you said he was thu
God of love. Perhaps if pray to hin
Gilbert will come back, just as love
came
Her voice fell suddenly 1t was al
most a whisper.
"But Gilbert cannot come back! II,
can never come back-never, never
They were all killed. And Gilbert il
dead! His soul is lost too! Gilbert
Gilbertr
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sionately. MY own soul viii not rest
until You have! Go TO valette to her
land prayl'
50 Gilbert went He found her
there In the great room of yaIette.
O'Mara was there, and her father, but
of them he took little heed for when
he saw her he started forward, arms
Outstretched.
.Madeleiner' he cried chokingly.
She looked at him.
.Yes2" she said.
He said hoarsely:
You're angry with mep'
She shook her head.
But, he persisted eagerly, yet puz-
Eled, "you aren't glad to see me-"
no"
He drew back a little, white, stun
ned
"You-you don't love me?' he whis-
pered. Then, you changed so quick
~"
Empty voice said slowly:
"Yes; I think that is 1t. I've
changed changed when Gilbert
died. His face went yet more white.
She went on: Il lost my soul then.
1t went away from me at the altar.
/ think it must have gone with Gil
bert's.''
Empty eyes watched him go. The
little figure turned and slowly went
to the great seat before the fireplace.
IO1Mara and her father watched her
closely. It was the latter who spoke
His tones were clear and low.
i &C.," he said to the priest. Bring
him back
| The priest waited to ask no ques
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Hugo and His Critic.

Victor Hugo once made queer mis-
take in 'Travailleurs de la Mer'' when
he mentioned the Firth of Forth as
the Premier de Quatre." He had con-
fused the word firth" with first"
The English translator Of the book
was at the pains to point this out to
the great man in letter, but Victor
Hugo was indignant at the imperti-
nence and absolutely declined to have
the mistake corrected.
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vidOcq 494OO
Pure Bred Percheron, Ii.
cense Certificate No. $50

Vidocq is a dark dapple gray.
foaled June %, 1904, weight
1900 lbs, and is unquestionably
the largest Percheron stallion
in the state and one of the larg-
est stallious of any breed in the
United States. He not only
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-18

Gilbert steele came back from the
battle, for the blow that struck him
was not deadly-came back with Joy
In his heart and gladness in his eyes
came back to Madeleine Madeleine de
valette. In the village they told him
where she was. They would have told
him more, but he would not wait, and
wonder was buried under anticipation
Going, he met the gypsy woman who
had wrought the harm--L' Academic
she had come with the news. 1t was
In her to do what little she might in
atonement Stopping him, she said:
''M'sieur Gilbert, you must 90 to the
chapel OF yalette and pray for her"
S sShe is not deadr' he cried hoarsely.
She shook her head. NO." she said.
Then, tensely: Listen! I know this.
The old people taught me when was
child that when a soul is lost the
one who loved it most shall go to the
place where it was lost and pray for
1t to come back. Go to the chapel at
Valette. There you will see the can
dies that her father keeps burning for
her. There she lost her soul. You
loved her most. Pray for her thereT'
He cried, In the petulance OF fear:
what foolishness are you talking r
1T is true" she replied IF you are
the one who loved her most pray for
her there, and the miracle will be
granted. Oh. beg ron to do itg' ras
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81 KEEP G-wONDERING-I WON
DER WHY GILBERT DIED"
lions. Who better than he knew of
the wonders that God works?
When the priest had gone the father
rose. He went toward her step
and stopped. for she was speaking.
81 walked so far she said. You
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
NO HOLINESS IN ARMY.

Not long ago Uncle Sam was COM
planning of the difficulty of getting
men to enlist in his army. He has
said nothing since of the supply
nearing the demand, but now he an
nounces that there are many men in
the country whom he, under no cir
cumstances. would accept as soldiers.
The ban as imposed by new rule of
his War Department, runs against the
possessors of webbed toes, knock
knees. an ambling gait or excessive
ugliness.
Evidently Uncle Sam is determined
that his army, though small, shall be
select 1t is all right to shut out APP
plicants with knock knees ana all
those irritating persons who affect or
are afflicted with an ambling gait,
but why bar men with wcbbed toes
or the luckless individual whose lace
is not his fortune? Webbed toes
would not look well in company of
barefoot dancers, but why wouldn't
they be just the thing for swimming
the Bag Bag and other raging tor
rents which have a habit of barrins;
the way of those who go soldering?
AS for a beauty qualification, any
military officer who has or L 90, ~
der fire can testify that the man With
the perpetual fighting face is to lie
dreaded in action.
Uncle Sam is going too far. No re-
cruiting dandy from West Point
should be given the awful power of
deciding whether a man is excessive
ly ugly or merely unusually pictures
que Art cries out against such an
innovation.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
MAKING A SHOWING

The Interests" are very busy at the
present time about the business of
electing a United States senator in the
State of Washington. The first work
in hand is for the "Interests" to get
together themselves. The Guggen-
helms want John l.. Wilson; the
Hills want Judge Burke their good
and faithful servant; while the Wey-
erhausens want Millionaire McCor-
mick, one of their partners; but all
of this bunch would rather have any
one of these candidates than any
other man in the state, unless indeed
it were Ballinger himself, an impos
sible, or the present incumbent, SEN
ator Piles, a dead one.
Each of the bunch is now saying
TO his own particular little friend
"get out and make a showing SO
that when we all get together to de-
termine which one all the interests
will finally settle upon it win appear
that you are the particular little
lit that the people are dying to hon
or with a senatorship."
Yes it is a certainty that the "In-
terests" never intend all three of The
candidates named or indeed any
more than one to make the final
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
TO THE LAND OF LITTLE CARE

Come, little comrades, let us fare
across the hills beyond the city,
And wander in the open where no
voice shall call to us for pity:
Well wade in brooks that babble by
the slanaing fields and forest edges,
And listen to the winds that sigh and
sing through aromatic edges.
Well linger in the hawthorne's shade
and carve the letters of our names
On messy fences that We're made by
hands that toll no longer claims;
I'll lead you where abe valleys lie
deep in the mornings cleaning
The wild crabs fragrant blossoms
will pluck from thorny boughs for
you.
The friendly colt will come and lay its
velvet muzzle in your hand,
And We'll watch the lambs at play,
and hear 10 masters harsh COM
mand:
No changing gongs shall terrorize and
there will be no shrieks of pain
No manning wheels nor warning
cries, no angry chickering's for gain.
Come, little comrade, let me guide
you out beyond the roar and rattle
And show you that the world is wide,
that life is not a ceaselesS battle,
And through the joy that you shall
know and by the glee of your ex-
preston
The boyhood 7 had long ago shall
come again to my possession.
s. r Kiser
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
LONDON GIRLS SMOKE.
After Days Work They Enjoy the
Relaxation of a Whit or Two.

The girl typists and stenOgraphers
of London don't think it at all wrong
for a business girl to take the relaXa-
ton of cigarette or TWO after the
days work is done. In fact, they con-
slider it restful and soothing. Such.
at least was the radical sentiment ex-
pressed at a recent meeting of the
English Association of Shorthand
Writers and Typists, held at Alan's
tea room. oxford street, London. All
the members of the association
agreed that relaxation was impera-
tive for a girl typist after the strain
and drudgery of the day.
do what you feel like doing" said
one girl, whether it's going to the
theatre or reading an interesting
book and smoking a cigarette in
your room" And the other girls
clapped
Miss Gordon Holmes said she was
glad to perceive that office women
were getting to disregard the old doc
trine of self-sacrifice that had al
ways been preached to women.
"When a girl goes home from the
office" she said there's apt to be
that feminine problem confronting
her--shall she help with the house
work, or rest and enjoy life? Unless
it's case of being heartless to sick
mother, I say throw the dishcloth out
of the window and have good
time. "-Chicago Record Herald.
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the votes are counted. And he is pre-
pairing himself accordingly. He is per-
niciously active In his attempt to seat
only personal and political friends in
the legislature from King county, and
he is taking an active interest in this
work all over the state. He Is not
anxious for an advisory primary for
some reason, and that reason is pre-
sumably that he hopes to throw the
election into the legislature and there
win out, knowing that he is not the
choice of plurality of the people OF
King county.
Among those whom Wilson is sup
porting is Mr. Palmer. who bears an
unsavory political record. The sup
porters of Palmer and other cand-
dates of his stamp should see to it
that they pledge themselves to stand
by the result of the direct primary.
The Argus desires to see "a King county
man nominated, but above all it wants
to see fair play, and if Mr.. Poindexter
can, through the disgusting tangle in
King county, win out, he is entitled to
the fruits of his victorv.--Seattle
Argus.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
WilSOnian Politics,

The Argus believes that Hon. John
L. Wilson is making a grevious error
in the position which he is assuming
on the senatorial question, and one
that will lose him many votes.
In letter to Rufus Wilson of Spo-
kane, president of the Progressive Re-
publican league, Senator Wilson says:
Il deem it necessary to state that if
it be shown that the intent and spirit
of the direct primary law has been
violated by the participation of the
democrats in the republican primary,
then, of course, the selection should go
to the Legislature.
That there will be democratic par
ticipation in the republican primaries
is a foregone conclusion. 1t is impos-
sible to keep them out. Were the stu
alton reversed there would be republic
cans participating in the democratic
primaries.
John l.. Wilson knows this today
just as surely as he will know il after
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18

Nice, who used the Episcopal ring
service. A reception was held i'm
mediately after the ceremony an |
then the bridal party sat down to an
labefpte dinner. The happy couple
then left for Chicago and Rochester,
n. Y, to spend the honeymoon. They
will arrive here about June LIST for n
short visit after which they will go
to their future home at North Yak
ina, Wash.
"The bride is a leading lady of this
city, highly respected and beloved by
all who know her. She is the widow
of the late Albert Faegre, for years
a prominent banker and political
leader in this county. She is quite
wealthy and a heavy stakeholder In
the state bank of this city.
1.-THE groom is a stranger to our
people but is said to be a splendid
man. He was for % years a leading
business man of Minneapolis and is
now engaged in the real estate bust
ness in his home town in the west.
"All of the brides children attend
ed the wedding besides a number of
other relatives from a distance.
"The happy couple have the best
wishes of host of friends here. -
Flandreau, S. D., Herald.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
SIMMONS.

In the Superior Court of Washington,
in and for Yakima County.
Joseph Kroum, Plaintiff, VS.. w. f.
Ransom and Maud Ransom, hus-
band and wife, and Thomas S. Ran
som, Defendants.
The State of Washington to the
said w. e. Ransom and Maud Ran
som. husband and wife, Defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty days
after the date of the first publication
of this summons, to-Wit, within sixty
days after the 9Th day of April, 1910,
and defend the ahove-entitled action
in the aboVe-entitled court, and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff
and serve a copy of your answer upon
the undersigned attorneys for plain
tiff at their office below stated, and
in case of your failure so to do judg-
ment will be rendered against YOU ac-
cording to the demands of the com
plant which has been filed with the
Clerk of said Court.
The object OF the above-erititled
action is to secure a judgment and
decree against the defendants, and
each of them, in this action for the
sum of one hundred siXty-fve dollars
($165.0O with interest thereon from
the 9th day of March, 1909, together
with costs and disbursements of this
suit and for the foreclosure of me-
chanics' lien upon the premises, and
for the purposes described and men
toned in the complaint in this cause,
together with all costs, disbursements
and attorneys fees relating and per-
tanning to the filing and enforcement
of said lien, and for other and fur
Their relief prayed for in said COM
plant.
LYNCH e GRADY.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
P. O. Address: 205-20S Mullins Bldg,
North Yakima, Washington.
Apr 6-13-20-27 May 4-11-1S.
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WILSON AND THE PRIMARY.


But for the Post-Intclligcnccr
this state would not have had the
direct primary law--to the merits
of which this paper is committed
so far as the method of selecting
United States senators is con-
ccrncd-and through that law is
due to Senator Wilson'S news
paper credit for the fact that one
of the two highest offices in the
state is now held by Wesley l..
Jones of North Yakima. Yak
ina Republic.
The foregoing declaration on the
part of the evening contemporary was
read with mingled interest and sur
prise yesterday especially in view of
Candidate John l.. Wilson's own dec
laration regarding the primary pledge
which was published in his own paper,
the observation-disclosures, on Tuesday,
May 10, as follows;
Il deem it necessary to state
that if it be shown that the intent
and spirit of the direct primary
law has been violated by the par
ticipation of dem ocrats in the re-
publican primary, then, of course,
the selection should go to the
Legislature. john l.. Wilson.
Perhaps 1t is only Just to bring to
mind the remark of that old wise
man who said that YOU cannot have
your goose and eat it, too. Pursuant
to this generally accepted doctrine,
Mr.. Wilson cannot support the pri-
mary law and be against it. He must
be all hot or all cold; there is no
middle ground.
But in order that there may be no
misunderstanding on this point, Mr..
Wilson has already made it plain just
what position he occupies. He is
against the direct primary. He has
said so himself and we have his own
word for it, not only as published in
the Post-lntelligencer but also over