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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05
CHAPTER x.
A Lady Unveiled.

She wakened in the morning to
some one knocking. She thought the
sound had been going on for a long
time, but, now she was finally reused,
it had stopped. This was odd, for no
one came to her in the morning ex-
cept Marrika, and it was tiresome to
be thus imperatively beset before she
was half awake. Now the knocking
came again with a level, unimpatient
repetition, and she called, "Come I'M"
at which Clara, in pale morning
gown, promptly entered-an appari-
ton as cool and smooth and FURNISHED
as if she had spent the night, like a
French doll, in tissue paper.
Clara's coming in in the morning
was an unheard-of thing. Flora was
taken aback.
"Why, Clara!" She was blank with
establishment. She sat up, flushed
and tumbled, and still blinking. 81
hope 1 didn't keep you knocking
long,
ooh, no, indeed; only three taps"
Clara looked straight through Flora s
establishment, as if there had been no
such thing in evidence. She drew up
a chair and sat down beside the bed.
1t was a rocking chair, but it did not
sway with her calm poise.
ct isn't so very late" she said, "but
I have ordered your breakfast. /
thought you would want it if you had
that ten-o'clock appointment; and
there is something / want to ask you
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At private view of the Chatworth
personal estate, to be sold at auction, the
ChatWorth ring, known as the Crew Idol.
mysteriously disappears Harry Cressy'
who was present, describes the ring to
his f1ancee, Flora Gilsey, and her chap
eron, Mrs. Clara Britton as being like a
heather god, with beautiful sapphire
set in the head. Flora meets Mr.. Kerr,
an Engishman, at the club In dis
-cusSing the disappearance of the ring. the
exploits of an English thief, Farrell
Wand, are. recalled. Flora has fancy
that Harry and Kerr know something
about the mystery Kerr tells Flora that
he has met Harry somewhere, but CANNOT
place him. $4,000 reward is offered for
Flora that he dislkes Kerr. Harry takes
Flora to Chinese goldsmith's to buy an
engagement ring. An exquisite sapphire
set In hoop of brass, is selected Harry
urges her not to wear it until it is reset.
The possession of the ring seems to cast
a spell over Flora. She becomes uneasy
and apprehensive. Flora meets Kerr at a
box party.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05

asked her; and by his tone, he con-
veyed the impression that he was only
making courteous response to some
invitation she had offered him; though,
when she thought, she had not offered
it, he had got it out of her.
She answered somewhat stiffiy:
Fridays, second and fourth"
He looked at her with humorous
twist of mouth What? So seldom? 2
She was impotent if he wouldn't
be snubbed; but at the worst she
wouldn't be cornered. ooh, dear, no
but people who come at other times
take a chance"
Does that mean that may take
mine tomorrow"
He was pressing her too hard. Why
was he so anxious to see her, as he
had not been the first night or yester-
day, or even ten minutes ago? She,
who, ten minutes ago, would have
been glad, now was doing her best to
put him off. She was silent a mo-
ment, considering the conventions, and
then, like him, she abandoned them.
Without a word she turned away from
him. Her only desire now was to
evade him, lest he should force her
out of her non-committal attitude She
wanted to shield herself from further
pursuit.
She drew her glove over the ring.
The lights were imminent. 1t would
be hard to hide the great flash of the
jewel And besides, she didn't trust it.
She couldn't tell in what direction 1T
might not strike out a spark of horror
next
The rustic of final departure was all
over the house. The people in the
box were stirring and beginning to
stand up; and Flora saw Kerr turn
and look at her She wanted some
one to stand between herself and
Kerr, and it was to Harry that she
turned; not alone that he was so
large and adequate, but because she
thought she saw in him an inclination
to step into that very place where
she wanted him. She saw he was a
little sullen, and though she didn't
suspect him quite of jealousy, she Won
dered if he had not right to blame
her for the appearance of Irritation
that she and Kerr must have pre-
scented. Then how much more might
he blame her for what she had actual
ly done-for deliberately showing the
sapphire to Kerr! The very thought
of it frightened her She talked the
harder, she even took hold of Harry's
arm to be sure of keeping him there
between her and what she was afraid
of, as they came out on the sidewalk
and stood waiting in the windy night
for the approach of their carriage
lights.
Row upon row of street lamps
fared in the travelling gusts. The
midnight noises of the city were at
their loudest; and half their volume
seemed to be a scattered chorus of
hoarse voices yelling all together like
a pack Of wolves. What was this fresh
quarry of the press, Flora wondered,
that made it give tongue SO hideously?
She had stopped her head to the
carriage door, when Harry stopped
and took one of the damp papers from
a crier in the pack. She saw the head
line. 1t covered half the sheet-the
great figure that was offered for the
return of thu Chatworth ring.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
tNTERTAINS JUVENILE BAND
Farewell Party in Honor of Charlie.
WeStcott

Mrs. G. w. Hoxsey entertained the
members of the juvenile band Wednes
day evening at an Easter luncheon, in.
GLIDING Professor Mcdaniel, who has in
so short a time brought the boys up tc
remarkable degree Of efficiency. Mas
ter Charley Westcott, who is one Of the
band, left this week for Everett, where
his parents have removed. A most de-
lightful and highly enjoyed evening
was spent. Luncheon was served in
courses, to the embarrassment of some
OF the boys who were not accustomed
to the conventions OF social customs.
Mrs. S. E. Richie and Mrs. T. F.
Smith assisted Mrs. Hoxsey in enter
tanning the boys. Following are the
names Of those present: Clifford Rob-
erts, Hugo Kringel, Louis Weigand,
Lester Burgess, Carl Albright, Willie
Haynes, Harold Woldenberg, Edwin
Hoxsey, Arthur Kringel, Merritt Hag-
Ter, Vern Smith, Tom Davis, Roy AL
bright, Fred Nelson, Eugene Jordan,
Edward Richie, Dean Haynes, Martin
Cahill, Gerald Mccoy, Robert Hood,
Charles Wescott, Geo. Hoxsey, John
Byron, James Mcdaniel.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
Current Topic Club Elects Officers

At the regular meeting Of the Cur
rent Topic club last week permanent
organization was effected by the ad
option of constitution and bylaws and
the election of the following officers:
President, A. H. Sylvester; vice pres
ident, Sam DAILY; secretary and treas
urer, L. R. Hart; Rev. w. A. Davis
and E. H. Hedrick, directors. The
question Of a compulsory arbitration
law was discussed and provoked warm
debate. An appetizing lunch was
served by the ladies Of the Congrega-
tional church. Owing to the revival
services at the church this week, the
club postponed their meeting.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
Celebrates Seventy-Fifth Birthday

A. E. Dickinson, or Uncle Dick, as
his familiars call him, celebrated his
seventy-fifth birthday on Monday by
keeping open house all day and receiv-
ing his friends at his bachelor quarters
on the east end OF Front street. II
you have never been in his comfort
able home you will pardon US for say
ing that the absence of woman about
the place would scarcely be suspected,
so neat and trim is everything kept.
The members of the Bachelors Club
OF which Uncle Dick is the Grand
Patriarch, presented him with hand
some leather covered easy chair. He
also received birthday reminders from
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Pfeifer, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. King, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Hefernan, o. S. and G. w. Sampson,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. King, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Adam, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
T. King and others whose names we
have not learned.
Mr.. Dickinson was born in Vermont
and grew up to manhood in New York
state, whittier his parents removed. In
1858 he went to California by way oil
the Isthmus of Panama. After spend
ing a number of years in California he
drifted into Idaho and Oregon in the
seventies and for many years followed
trapping for a livelihood. Twenty
four years ago he came to the Wenat-
chez valley and spent the first two
years in the vicinity Of Wenatchee and
Cashmere. He says when he first
came to Wenatchee there were only
three or four houses there. From We
natchee he went to the lake of that
name and followed his old occupation
OF trapping for number OF years. FL
nally he took up homestead in Bea-
yer creek valley, some eighteen miles
northwest OF Leavenworth and con-
tinued to make his home there until
two years ago when he disposed Of his
place and moved to town.
While residing in New York he went
to work in printing Office and learned
the trade Of printer, but has never
worked at the business since leaving
there. He is yet hale and hearty and
bids fair to live many years.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
TIME TO CLEAN UP!
Notice Given to Hotels, ReStau.
rants and HOuSehOlderS
NOTICE |

Notice is hereby given that all yards,
streets and alleys must be cleaned up
at once and rubbish removed to city
dumping ground, or burned.
This step is absolutely necessary in
order to maintain healthful conditions
in the community during the coming
summer. All accumulations OF stable
manure must be removed at least twice
month during the summer. All
water closets and cesspools must be dis
infected with chloride OF lime.
In the event any person fails to COM
ply with this order the work will be
done at the expense Of the delinquent,
who is also subject to fine.
G. w. HOXSEY,
l1-12 Health Officer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25

At the meeting of the council las,
Tuesday night there was paid into the
city treasury the snug sum of six thous-
and dollars, being the annual license,
commencing April 1st, of six saloons.
Right here The Echo ventures to make
the suggestion that one-half this sum
be set aside for street improvement.
Expend fifteen hundred in improving
Front and Commercial streets and the
other fifteen hundred on other streets
where improvement is most needed.
Both the main business streets need
grading in the center so that instead oil
having the water collect in the center
it will drain to the sides, leaving the
center dry, and provide for proper
drainage. If the money will reach,
place a coating Of rock on these two
streets; if not, assess the abutting
property owners for the necessary
amount, and put at least two streets II
first-class condition. Let the work be
done with a view to permanency, under
the direction of a competent engineer
Now that it is settled that we are tc
have a parking strip opposite FROM
street, fifty feet wide by about eighi
hundred feet long, why not go one steI
farther and improve the adjacent street,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
Meeting of Old Settlers

A meeting OF the old Settlers will be
held in the city hall Saturday afternoon
at 2:30. A full attendance is desired
as business of importance is to be dis
cussed. We want to show that the
spirit of helpfullness is still alive among
the old pioneers. F. A. Losekamp.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
New Business House To Open Next Week


]. A. Hoffee & Co have taken a
lease on the building long occupied by
Geo. Heating as hardware store, on
the corner opposite the Tumwater
Savings Bank on Front street. Mr..
Hoffee has moved his family here from
Everett and will be permanent citi-
zen of Leavenworth. He will engage
in the furniture business, carrying a
line of new and second hand goods,
and will from time to time, as the
trade necessities may indicate, increase
his stock. He expects his goods to
arrive the latter part of this week and
hopes to be open for business by the
first OF next week.
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Business Paragraphs.
Fruit frees For Sale
and well.

Fruit free: For Sale
$50 Winter Bananas.
200 Rome Beauties.
200 Jonathans.
$50 Delicious.
100 R. /. Greetings.
Crimes Golden.
White Winter Pearmains.
A few cherries and pears.
The above trees were ordered for
parties who have removed from the
county. Good trees are scarce this
year, and hard to get. If you want
any Of the above, call and leave your
order with P. H. GRAHAM, the shoe
and harness man. 1l-lZ
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A Red Hot Snap

If taken at once. $4,000 will buy
a choice five acre tract of land with
good house and barn and general i'm
provements. Ten minutes walk from
the postoffice. You'll have to hurry
to get this. Will be sold on easy
terms. Call or write the Echo Office
for particulars. Att
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25

Antoine Blomeke came down from
the tunnel the first OF this week. This
is the first time he has been here since
the Wellington disaster, in which it was
at first reported that he was victim.
His friends were glad to see him alive
and well.
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At NiekeIIss

Fine assortment Of staple candies,
nuts, fruits, stationery, notions, to-
baccos, cigars, pipes, etc. Sltf
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Leavenworth steam Laundry

Work called for and delivered in all
parts OF town. Agency, Vienna Bakery.
38tf
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The Passion Play

5000 feet of film will be used in de-
picting this extraordinary play at the
Scenic Theater. Only one night, Fri
day night (tonight).
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Edison Photographs

records and attachments for playing 4
minute records. At Nickell's. Come
in and hear the new Fireside machine.
Slit
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25

Three good building lots on the
north side Of the track, near school
house. Will be sold cheap. Apply
at the Echo office. 51H
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25

They say all whiskey is good whis-
key, only some is better than others
Some" means HARPER" the
others are also rams. Call for HAIR
PER at J. G. Fritz's Bank Bar.
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For Rent

Three-room house, furnished for
light housekeeping; water and garden;
two blocks north of viaduct. Inquire
OF ]. E. Gutherless. 10
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friday Tflarcb Is 1910
lake Wenatehee stage LIne

Leaves Leavenworth every Monday and Fri
day at a. m. Arrives at Telma at p. m.
Leaves Telma every Tuesday and Saturday
at s a. m. Arrives at Leaven worth p. m.
Mail, passengers and express. For further
particulars address Joe Massie, Proprietor.
Box Il. Leavenworth. Wash
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
School Notes

Marbles, which has been the popu-
lar game since the snow left, is rapidly
giving way to base ball. Even the
girls have the ball spirit and play quite
an interesting game. The boys are
clearing the rock and shrubs from the
school grounds and leveling diamond
which, when completed, will permit
quite fast game.
This week closes the seventh month
of school. Spring fever as yet has left
no marked effects on the school work.
Teachers and pupils are apparently in
good spirit. A few of the older pupils
found it necessary to withdraw from
school to begin spring work, while a
number of others have recently enroll
ed, which has kept the average daily
attendance about at par.
Under the auspices of the Leaven-
worth public schools, on Tuesday even
ing, March 2oth, at eight o'clock, at
the opera house, Prof. c. w. Ma
comber, OF the Cheney State Normal
School, will give an illustrated lecture
on astronomy with special emphasis on
Halley's comet. Professor Macomber
comes to US highly recommended as a
public speaker of much experience.
He is thoroughly alive to his subject,
which he illustrates with about one
hundred stereopticon views.
The proceeds of this lecture are to
defray the expense of having our school
inspected preparatory to having ii
placed on the accredited list Of high
schools Of the state. When our school
is accredited our graduates will be
admitted to the state university, the
state agricultural college and other
high institutions of learning.
If you are interested in astronomy,
come out and hear a man who has
made specially of studying and lee
turing on the subject.
If you are interested in Halley's
comet, hear what Mr.. Macomber has
learned about it through careful obser-
walton and study with telescope and
camera.
If you are interested in our public
school, encourage this worthy cause by
your presence; aid it with the price o.
admission to the lecture, which will be
twenty-five cents. We need the money,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
Pattern ana street Hat.

Our stock Of pattern and street hats
are here and on display. Martha
Farnsworth Goats. lott
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
Good Mare for sale

Will weigh between 1850 and 1900;
about nine years old; work double or
single; perfectly gentle and true to
pull. M. F. GILBERT,
1912 Peshastin, Wash.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25

Full-blooded Single Comb White
Leghorn eggs, 81 per setting. Phone
176. Dee Fisher. lilo
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Nothing that has occurred in Leav-
enworth for many years gives The Echo
so much pleasure as the organization OF
a commercial club on sound basis
this week. What this paper has con-
tended for so long has finally been ac-
complished. The business men, the
property owners, and, indeed everyone
who believes in progress along modern
lines has finally determined to meet on
common ground and work and con-
tribute money for the common good.
Those who had membership in the old
club heartily entered into the new
movement, which calls to mind an old
saw, which runs thus: IF the noun
tain will not come to Mahomet then
will Mahomet go to the mountain"
An increase of cents an hour to
switchmen and Of IS month to switch
tenders and towermen Of several rail
roads was granted in a decision of the
federal arbitration board in Chicago
last Tuesday. The increase is retro
active, going into effect Feb. l, 1910.
An increase f1r assistant yardmasters
was denied.
When the women get together then
the world do move" The women Of
Leavenworth got together this week
and decided to do their part in improv-
ing conditions in Leavenworth. MOI
that conditions were so much WORST
here than in other towns. But doubt
less there is room for improvement II
all towns. The Echo predicts that the
women will set such an example before
the men that the latter will indeed BE-
put to it to maintain the supremacy o
! their sex in matters Of civic pride.
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Hats Cleaned

You can have your Panamas and
Milan straws cleaned at Martha Farms
worth Coats. lOu
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For Sale-Thoroughbred Buff L

TOT oale- Encouragement Dun Leg-
horn eggs. Setting Of IS for $1.00
Call on or write, J. A. Warman, Pc
shastin, Wash. 9-l6
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25

The Sunday school will use the fore
noon hour for their Easter service. The
following program will begin at 1890:
Voluntary
Song-"Easter Bells" by the Choir
Prayer and Scripture Reading
Song-Primary Class
"Only Flower" Gladys Pinch
80 Changed" Katie Coats
Exercise-"The Gem of ALP
open Your Eyes," Gladys Hoxsey
Gods Love-" Violet Stafford
Responsive Reading and Singing
Easter Message" Marie Haines
Exercise-"How to Save the World, +"
Four Boys
Little Dafodils," Theresa Hawk
Exercise-"The Mint OF the Beau
tiful''
Easter Time" Dean Haines
Thine Own We Give" Minnie
Rust
Solo-Alice Lingley
Short Address-The Pastor
Offering
Song-"Our Risen Lord" Choir
panad;ctiop
Epworth League at 700 p. m, led
by Mrs. ]. o. Hawk.
Evening sermon, s o'clock, The
Easter Earthquake"
The Ladies Aid society will meet with
Mrs. F. T. Mottler on Wednesday at Q
p. m.
Mission study with Mrs. Martin on
Friday at 1880 p. m.
Fifty Juniors were present last FIJI
day. The Junior League meets every
Friday at $3.50 p. m.
A cordial invitation to all.
J. o. HAWK, Pastor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-04-15
SYNOPSIS

Chapter 1-"Cherubn Devine buys a
country estate and on his first visit
discovers the presence there of a mys-
FERROUS woman. PIE meets the
woman, who is revealed as the Conn-
tess Vecchi, an American girl. Her
husband having deserted her, she is
remaining at the house with her father,
who formerly owned the estate bought
by MI. Devine. 3-The countess in
forms Devine that the kind of life he
has lead displeases her. Her father
talks in the same vein. 4 and 5-De-
vine invites neighboring society folk to
a supper to impress the countess and
her father. but these two refuse to at
tend. 6-The countess fees from the
house, but Devine %persuades her to re-
turn. Although his stocks are going
to smash in New York, Devine remains
on the estate to be with the countess.
Continued from last week
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-04-15

did so he met the earnest eyes of the
Countess Vecchi. Until then he seem
ed to have forgotten her presence.
"There!'' exclaimed the Cherub. II
had almost forgotten. | promised to
drive you into the village this after.
noon to buy more stuff for making
cobwebs. didn't l. countess?"
Mr.. Walloway threw up his hands.
"Devine," he said hoarsely, "Ill wait
outside in my car for just three min
utes and a half. If you are not there
by the end of that time I'll have to
go back without you"
"All right. Nick. Much obliged for
coming"
But you'll send some word, even If
you don't go, won't your"
"You might give my regards to old
Rimmer."
Mr.. Devine had followed his friend to
the door. Now he returned. to find
that the countess had been looking eX-
pectantly after him. The cobwebby
affair had been dropped hastily to the
floor and lay tangled at her feet.
you are making this sacrifice to
keep me from leaving the house that
was once my homer" she said. Then
l must tell you that l shall not ac-
cept it. You must go at once"
"Oh, those fellows are always ready
for that sort of thing. | suppose they
will do more or less damage. but |
guess l can stand it."
You must go back with Mr.. Wallo-
way. Please. gor'
mo; l can't"
Cant! Why can you not goT'
"Because-well. because / think more
Of showing you that I'm not a born
gambler than | do for all the railroad
stock in the country. That's why"
This came straight from the heart of
Cherub Devine. And the countess
could see and hear. She understood.
ooh, OH" There was surprise in the
cry, perhaps joy. For an instant she
hid her face in her hands. When she
took them away the spots of color
were cleaning beneath her brown eyes.
Shyly and very demurely she came to
him with clasped hands and gazed up
at him as If to search for the truth in