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essen and b

The task to which she set herself In
the morning would have been an i'm.
possible one to many women, and in
deed it was a hard one to her. The
buried boat lay in the sand some rods
distant from the nearest tree. There
was absolutely no shelter from the
fierce heat of the trOpic sun. She was
not yet fully accumstomed to 1t, and
indeed perhaps she never would be
able to endure it without some sort
of a head covering. She ~imprOvised
a bonnet from the leaf Of a low spring
ing palm tree, which, with her remain
ing handkerchief, she tied about her
head. And then with her watchful
friend by her side she descended the
beach to the boat and began to dig.
It vas hard and very tedious work.
With the fiat make-shift shovel IN the
shape of the rough piece Of board it
was almost impossible to lift the sand.
Yet she attacked the task resOlutely
and ~persevered sturdily for a long
time until the sweat beaded her fore
head, her back ached. her hands. un-
used to manual toll of any kind, were
almost blistered. She realized at last
that she would have to give it over
She wondered as she ceased her
labors whether the constant observa-
tion which the man had subjected her
to would enable him to continue the
work. AS an experiment she handed
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him the shovel, stepped out Of the ex
cavation she had made and pointed
toward it. He understood instantly
She was surprised at the unusual
Quickness OF his apprehension, for he
set to work with a right good Will and
in a minute the sand was flying. She
noticed half in envy how much more
progress he made than she could eff
feet. What was labor for her WAS
play for him, and yet after a little
space he stopped. threw down the
shovel and looked at her.
She had got in the habit of speak
ing TO him as If he understood, so she
pointed to the shovel again, exclaim-
ing:
Pick it up and go on"
Her meaning was obvious to him If
her language was not. 1t equally was
evident to her that he had no desire
whatever to proceed with his task, but
he was still under the constraint of
her superior personality and presently
he did as she babe him. 1t amused
her to reflect that to all the other les
sons, SO remarkable as almost t O make
his brain reel and whirl, he was now
learning the lesson of toll. II she could
only keep pace with these great alb
stract concepts she was putting into
his being by giving him some mental
realization OF them. SO that the spirit
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brought back things he could neither
understand nor utter. and yet which
mean something to him.
joint" she cried again, coming
nearer to him.
She thrust out her hand; she touch
ed him. Again she noticed that strange
emotion consequent upon her touch.
She laid her hand upon his shoulder.
There was amity. confidence, reas-
She patted him as she might
a dog.
joint" she said, and then she
turned away and walked toward the
shore.
Obediently he followed her. She
thrust the knife between her waist
and the rope which she had rapidly
twisted about her middle and walked
on in triumph. II he had learned
something, SO had she. Some one else
had called this man John in days gone
by. The sound was not unfamiliar to
him. He answered to his name. That
was he, John Revell Charnock! She
felt as if she were entering upon the
solution of the mystery Of his pres
ence. Perhaps the morrow would tell.
She would examine that boat and
those decaying evidences of humanity
on the farther shore.
She felt elated that night ere b
went to sleep In the cave. The clew
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you seem to be doing a good bust
ness" said the meter reader to the
druggist
Its unusually good tonight" re-
piled the cheerful druggist. I've had
seven patrons who asked to see the
city directory, FIVE who used the tele-
phone, IL who bought postage stamps,
and ono who wanted me to remove
his porous plaster. It's a rush OF bust.
ness like this that makes a druggist
wish he had been brought up a motor
man or u truck driver. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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great state of excitement, uttering
without sequence or reason such
words as she had taught him. To him,
In this instance. she gave no heed.
Presently she had completely I'M
covered h two skeletons. She had
studied anatomy, but vas not a spe-
cialist in that department of human
learning. h thought that the skele-
ton before her was hat of a woman.
She measured it's length with a piece
of tall grass and compared ii with her
own. They were both Of a size. The
soil in which the bones lay was soft
and porous. Every vestige of clothing
had long since rotted away and disap-
peared with the flesh it covered. If
the person whose bones lay there had
worn any article of gold or silver,
which, being rustless would have sur
vived the long exposure, they were
probably buried in the earth beneath
the bones. She would attend to that
later.
Then she looked toward the bones
at the feet of the human remains and
decided instantly that they were the
bones of a dog. Across the vertebrae
lay a piece of metal. She picked it up,
recognizing it instantly as a plate
which had probably belonged to a
dog collar. here was an inscription
On it which she did not take the trOu-
BILE at the moment to read. Slipping
it into the bosom Of her tunic and
making sure that the combining rope
would keep it from falling out, she
stopped down and gathered the bones
Of the human being up in her arms,
repulsive as the task was, and carried
them down to the boat on the beach.
She laid them in the bottom OF the
BOAT carefully and then moved by a
sudden impulse, she went back and
gathered up chose Of the dog which
she put in the BOAT also. It was an
easy matter to tumble a few spadefulS
of sand over the bones. Then she left
them in that rude Viking sepulture.
knowing that time would soon refill
the empty dinghy and the bones would
be safely buried unless some other In
vestigator should Uncover them.
The man had assisted her in no way
in this process, but his excitement was
very great. While she stood looking
,down.at the little heap of sand which
covered al mat Ieu6AuSU Oh LIB IOF~
lorn and forgotten visitor to this is
land, wondering If the fate Of that
trespasser upon these silent shores
would some day be hers, the man sud
denly dropped on his knees as she had
seen him do on her first night on the
island. He put his hands together and
began that mumbled 1argOn which she
had not been able to understand. but
which had seemed to her more like
language than anything to which he
had given vent She was surprised be-
yond measure, yet she listened with
every faculty on the alert II possible
to comprehend what he had been say
ing, and presently a familiar sound or
two flashed into her mind hat he
was making use of a prayer which she
herself had used in childhood; that,
absurd, fantastic, impossible though
the conclusion was. he was saying the
childish petition, Now 1 lay me down
to sleep!"
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DRY in him was but latent, the impress
sion that had been produced upon him
by what she found there at some
period In his life was strong enough
to make him avoid it forever.
She cid Not ask him for assist
ance indeed. she would not have
trusted him with the knife under any
circumstances, and he made no at
tempt to keep close to her. He stood
on the outskirts OF the coppice in a
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SYNOPSIS.

A young woman cast ashore on a lone
~ island. nnds a solitary inhabitant. a
young white man. dressed like q savage
and not able to speak in any known IAN
guaRe. She decides to educate him. She
finds him In an attitude OF prayer. DAD
bling an incoherent Jargon. She nnds a
human skeleton and the skeleton OF a
dog. She finds a Bible and a silver oox
bearing the name of John ReVel CnaT-
mock, with a date % years before her
landing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
$4,000 For ent.

Seven state organizations will hold
their annual convention in Watertown
during the next few months and the
business men have planned to enter
tain all visitors on royal scale. To
accomplish this the business mems
union called a special meeting last
week when it was decided to raise a
fund of SIS, 900 to be expended in enter
tanning delegates to the different con-
ventions meeting there. The first
gathering will be on March % when
the butter makers and dairymen meet.
At the same time the ice cream manu-
facturers of the state will be there.
The grand lodge of the Knights of
Pythias comes on June Is for a three
days session, and on the same dates the
third and fourth class postmasters will
hold their annual meeting there.
The largest gathering will be that
of the Elks' state nonvention which
opens June % to continue three days.
This event will attract Elks from all
over this state as well as prominent
officials from other states, including
the grand exalted ruler and the grand
lodge officials. The state encampment
of the G.. A. R. and the meeting of the
w. R. c.: will be held in Watertown on
June Is and 16. 1t is planned to boost
Watertown as the convention city of
the state, and to that end arrange
ments are being made to provide an
abundance of entertainment for all
visiting delegates.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Two Cent Rate Case.

The hearing in the passenger rate
case involving the reduction of passen.
ger fares in the state from 8 to 2 cents
per mile, was resumed at the head
quarters of the state board of railroad
commissioners in Sioux Falls. At a
hearing held in Chicago several weeks
ago the testimony of the railroads was
taken and the state now is presenting
its case. The hearing is being held
before j. Howard Gates, of Sioux
Falls, who was appointed a special
master to take the testimony by Judge
Garland, of the United States court,
after the various railroads with lines in
the state had secured an order restrain
ing the railroad commissioners from
putting into effect a new schedule
reducing passenger fares to the sum
stated. 1t probably will be several
days before the hearing is concluded,
when the special master will make his
findings and report to Judge Garland.
The state is making a hard fight to
show that the proposed reduction would
not be confiscatory, as claimed by the
various railroads, and that the business
transacted by the companies in the
state is of such volume as to warrant
the proposed reduction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
An Extraordinary Season.

That South Dakota will seed much
larger grain acreage than last year and
that conditions at the beginning of
seeding time are ideal is the statement
of Major c. Boyd Barrett, of Aberdeen,
in Minneapolis Sunday, Not foryears
Major Barrett said, has there been a
more favorable season through the
early and middle part of March.
Durum wheat does not promise any
increase. The farmers will probably
SOW fife and blue stem freely and high
prices that have prevailed seem certain
to stimulate its production in the state
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Eleven Mile Ditch.

j. c. Carpenter; surveyor, of Water
town, has just completed the survey of
an eleven mile drainage ditch two miles
west of Condo, which when Completed
viii drain over 5000 acrcs and cost
approximately $4,000. Z his land is
owned by a number OF parties and
when drained will not only add thou
sands of acres to that part of the Big
Jim valley but will make roads passable
for hauling from west of Adelaide
into Condo.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Will Retire.

d. Cuyler Washburn, formerly Of
Minneapolis, for the past seven years
city engineer of Aberdeen, has just
announced his determination to retire
at the conclusion of his present term,
ending with the termination of the
municipal year in April. His successor
has not yet been determined.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Pioneer Dead.

The death of j. B. Brouillette, of
Jefferson, at the age of &C, removed
another of the old pioneers of South
Dakota. He arrived in Jefferson in
1869. He was the first merchant there
and conducted a general merchandise
store for thirty-five years. He was a
member of the first South Dakota
legislature. He is survived by eight
children.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Coast Train Wrecked.

The Northern Pacific North Coast
Limited, westbound over the Milwau-
kee tracks, last week was wrecked
near Mcintosh. The engine, tender
and three coaches left the track. No
one was injured, The accident was
due to the driving rod of the engine
breaking.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS

newspaper men who may soon be in
position to live life of ease, if he is
disposed to do SO. Mr.. Bergstrom,
who is young man, is nephew and
one of the heirs of the late Rev. Berg
strom, formerly South Dakota
preacher, who died in the south recently
leaving a fortune of several million
dollars.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Clearing up the Docket.

On account of the supreme court
taking up old cases at the October
derm, for the purpose of clearing the
docket, the calendar for the April
term, which is just out, is probably
the heaviest the court has ever had,
the list numbering 10.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Bow Drowned.

The little two and one half year old
boy of Mr.. Fanrups, who lives seven
miles out of Castlewood, was drowned
March II in cistern on the farm. A
doctor was telephoned for and went
out in an auto, but the machine broke
down, and before another auto coule be
procured, and the physician could get
there, the boy was beyond relief.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
OppOsItion to Boucher.

1t appears that Judge Boucher, of
the sixth judicial circuit, will have
opposition in the primaries. Stanley
county wants the honor, and has
decided to bring out John F. Hughes,
of Fort Pierre.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
To Receive Patents.

If a bill that has been reported favor
ably to the house becomes a law the
states of South Dakota and Montana
will receive patents for valuable tracts
of land, included in the school sections
now embraced in forest reserves, that
cannot be patented to them under the
present law.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Jackson, Jas. 1oct08

signifies that Jas. Jackson's subscrip-
ton expired Oct. /, 1908, and that it is
time for him to call and pay up his
arrearages.
Look at the date on your label, and if
you are in arrears there is no time like
present to make good.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Wants a Pardon.

A movement has been started by
friends in Deuel. county to secure a
pardon for Fred j. Walsh, serving
three years in the penitentiary for a
statutory offense.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Two Young Inventors.

Chancellor has developed two young
inventors in the persons of Edward and
Theodore Erickson, who a few days
ago were granted a patent on rotary
engine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Adopts Commission Plan.

In total vote of 739. Rapid City
March Is adopted the commission plan
of government by majority of forty
five, the advocates showing unexpected
strength. This is the first town in the
western part of the state to adopt the
plan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
100000 Worth in Warrant,

State Treasurer Johnson has called
in $500, 600 of outstanding revenue
warrants. This call wipes out all of
that class of the state debt, but leaves
heavy debt of general fund warrants.
Just how the situation will size up for
the first CT April depends upon the
receipts from the March call.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Fractured Skull.

Horace Mills, 6-year-old boy fell
from the top of a lumber shed in Aber-
deem Sunday on which he was playing
sustaining fractured skull and other
hurts which will cause death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Took The Shot Gun Route.

Disappointed in youthful love affair
Henry Casssvant, aged II, the son of a
we'll to do family near st. Onge, locked
himself in the sitting room of neigh
boris ranch, where he is employed,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Notice to Subscribers

The Reporter and Farmer has INSTALL
ed new mailing machine. and hereaf-
ter our subscribribers will find the date
of expiration of their subscription
printed upon the label bearing their
name. Take for example the following
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
DivisiOnists Again Active.

While the people of Lyman county
defeated county division two years ago
the divisionists are again active with
their petitions asking for another vote
at the fall election.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24

took seat in rocking chair, and
blew out his brains with shotgun.
The body was discovered several hours
later.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Bonds For New School.

A movement has begun at Tulare for
the issuing of bonds of $4,000 for the
construction of new and modern pub
lie school building.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Another Insurgent Newspaper.

C. w. Carpenter, of Miller, has
decided to launch an insurgent republic
can newspaper at Pierre in the coming
month.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
New Officers Elected.

The stockholders of the South Dakota
Central nailroad operating a line
between Sioux Falls and Watertown al
their annual MEETING in Sioux Falls.
elected new officers as follows: Presi,
dent, F. L. Maytag, Newton, Iowa
vice presidents, Joseph Kirby, Sioux
Falls; and G. w. Macarthur, Sioux
Falls; secretary, Geo. M. Root, Chi
cago; treasurer, / L. Bratager, Sioux
Falls. Frank L. Cummings was
reelected traffic manager and general
superintendent of the road.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
To do Business in Sonth Dakota

The state insurance department has
admitted to do business in this state,
the National Benevolent society, a
fraternal organization with headquar-
tiers at Kansas City.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Farmers Lumber Association,

AS a result of a meeting held in Sioux
Falls recently by representatives of
farmers lumber companies doing bust
ness in South Dakota, with an aggre-
gate capital of $2O5, DOL, what will be
known as the Farmers Lumber Asso-
ciatiun of South Dakota will be organ
lied. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, A. Berg, Baltic; vice president,
c. J. Erickson, Howard; secretary and
treasurer, w. H. Henzie, Geddes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24

The model has received a line of
Aluminium non-rustabIe corsets which
are good values at 81, S1.50, 81,
$3.50, So and $3.50. Come and see
them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-24
Editor to be Rich.

A. t. Bergstrom, editor of the San
ford News, is one of South Dakotas
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03
Davis City.

F. M. Freeman, l.. A. Brown anc
several others were called to Crestor
Tuesday as witnesses in case in the
federal court.
-. Mrs. Ella Craig left Monday on q
business trip to Humeston and Cory.
don.
: Cord Cowles visited with his son
Delbert in Eden township Sunday.
Mrs. S. E. Newman, of Clearfield
visited last Tuesday and Wednesday
with her sister. Mrs, Alice Marble, in
this city.
Lon Fulton and wife visited the
past week with relatives in Des
Moines,
John Robertson returned Friday
from business trip to Illinois.
Mrs. Margaret Brown and Mrs.
Esther Smith were guests Of Mrs,
VIII Lee the past week.
Arthur Frakes and wife left last
MIA o:.aay Tor Sheridan, Wyoming. to
make their future home.
Gene Griffith returned last week
from trip to Kansas.
Mrs. w. A. Brown, of Lincoln, Neb.
was a guest of Mrs. Ed Teale the
past week.
Miss Florence Bay, of Ottumwa,
Visited with Mrs. Alice Marble over
Sunday,
Miss Annetta Seymour, Of Akron,
Mo-, spent Sunday with her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, in this city
Mrs. Riley, of Bethany, Mo-, visited
her son Winnie Riley, of this city
tho past week.
Oscar Judd returned on Tuesday
OF last week from his trip to Ne.
braska.
Curt Leachman, former Davis
City boy, but now of Des Moines
1 visited from Sunday to Tuesday al
the home of his sister, Mrs. F. M
Freeman, while enroute to Grant City
No., to visit his mother, Mrs. J. B
McManus.
Mrs. G.. P. Reed returned Monday
from visit with relatives at Gravity
Mrs. Ollie Mickles, of Bethany, Mo.
visited her mother, Mrs. B. E. Mus.
ser, In this city the past week while
enr0ute home from Denver, Colorado
whore she had been to see her broth
er. Rev. Roy Musser, whom she re-
pOG~ 0S utClo DeCter from MS ex-
perience of sleeping in the open
mountain air of Colorado, but he has
been ordered to 60 south to a warmer
climate as soon as winter sets in.
G. p. Campbell made trip to
Cedar Rapids last week, and while
there was the guest of DR.. VIM. Har-
mon, who he says with his wife are
most royal entertainers.
Mrs. Alice Marble returned Tues
sslay of last week from Cedar Rapids.
where she had been as a delegate to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03
the Rebckah grand lodge.

the Rebckah grand lodge.
The Priscilla Club and the New
Century Club were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Will Lee, south of town
last Saturday at an all day picnic.
Mrs. Rose Hembry returned last
Saturday from Boone, where she was
| a delegate to the Eastern Star grand
lodge. Her daughter, Miss Alton
Hembry met her in Des Moines on
her return and they enjoyed a few
days visit with friends in that city.
D. Hullinger, of Akron, Mo-, Wis.,
tied his parents, Marion Hullinger
and wife, of this city over Sunday.
The Five Hundred Club were en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Nc
Claran Saturday evening.
Mrs. Emmn Hulliager and son left
last week for visit In Missouri.
!. N. Gates has bought the H. H..
Hartshorn home residence.
Lola Craig visited at Lamont last
Saturday.
Several from this city were in at
tendance at Leon last Thursday at
their auto day.
Mrs. Bert Adams returned last
Veuue6udy alvn q Ao" ue'yS 'AoiI a.
Decatur City.
Several from this city contemplate
going to Des Moines Friday to hear
ex-president Roosevelt speak, Mrs.
H. l.. McClaran, Mrs. j. w. Wales
and Mrs. G. P. Reed are among the
ladies in the delegation.
Our public schools closed Wednes
day so that the teachers could at
tend the state teachers meeting at
Des Moines and also hear Roosevelt
speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Miller, of ANA
rilla, Texas, visited last week at the
Lon Fulton home in this city.
Miss Ada Hartshorn, of Thayer,
Mo-, who visited few days last week
with relatives in this city, left for
Chicago last Tuesday.