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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
WHITINGHAM.

/ There was masquerade dance al
Green Mountain hall Friday
4 j. III. Beals of Brattleboro came Mon,
| dav as surveyor for the dam.
| Arthur Kingsley and family of the
west part of the town visited Willard
Faulkner Sunday.
Miss Leona Pike was home from her
work in Shelburne Falls and visited
her sister, Mrs. George Graves, last
week.
Rev. Mr.. Contois is at Saratoga, N.
Y, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Granger
are staying with Mrs. Contois during
his absence.
The Misses Hicks of Readsboro
| came up Saturday for a visit with
their cousins, Ruth and Gertrude
Wheeler, and remained several days.
Mr.. Carr went to Boston last Sat
urday and returned Monday, bringing
his wife with him. They will board at
the hotel while he is surveying for the
new dam.
Mrs. s. A. Wheeler went to Worces-
ter, Mass, Saturday to visit her sister,
who is very feeble. Her son, f. l..
Wheeler, accompanied her. He will 90
to New York before his return home.
Frank Albee went to Readsboro
Sunday to carry Eta King home.
Her mother, Mrs. H. 0. King, returned
home with him for few DAYS visit.
also to visit Mrs. George Sawyer.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Vermont towns will spend more money
on highways this year than ever before
according to information given out Tues
day at conference between State High.
way Commissioner, C. w. Gates of Frank.
I'm and II county supervisors of the state
Under the new law the state allows dollar
for dollar, for additional appropriations
voted by towns, up to $3.50. The amounts
OF appropriations made by towns have not
all been received at the highway commits.
sioner,,s office, but the total amount will
exceed 100000 or $4,000 more than
exceed $4,000 or $4,000 more than last
year, This means that in round numbers,
about 100000 will be spent for highways
under the supervision of the state. About
$4,000 of this amount comes from the
automobile tax. Most of the money will
be put into trunk roads.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02

the doctor has said, but she is in no
immediate danger"
He perceived her agitation and was
instantly sympathetic. Can l be of
use? Do you need me? If you do I'll
come down"
Where are your
Il am at the sawmill, the nearest
telephone station
How far away are your
About thirty miles,
ooh" She expressed in this little
sound her disappointment, and as it
trembled over the wire he spoke quick
ly: please tell me! Do you want me
to come down? Never mind the dis
lance. can ride it in few hours"
She was tempted, but bravely said
NO; I'd like to see you, of course, but
the doctor said mother was in no dan
ger. You must not come on our ac-
count"
He felt the wonder of the moments
| intercourse over the wilderness sleeps
and said so. You can't imagine how
strangely sweet and civilized your voice
sounds to me here in this savage place.
1t makes me hope that some day you
and Mrs. Redfield will come up and
visit me in person.
| II should like to GOMEZ
| perhaps it would do your mother
good to camp for awhile. Can't you
persuade her to do SOP
"I'm trying to do that mean, to
stop workout she says, What car
We do to earn a livingT"
"If nothing happens I hope to spend
| an hour or two at the Fork next Sun
day. l hope to find your mother bet
ter
Their words were of this unemotion
sl sort. but in their voices somethin.
subtler than the electrical current vi
brated. He called to her in wordless
fashion, and she answered in the same
mysterious code. and when she said
"Goodby" and hung up the receiver
her world went suddenly gray ant
commonplace. as if ray of specia
sunlight had been withdrawn.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02
CHAPTER XII.

LIE PLAYS A MANS PART-ALsO LEE.
|"HE mob besieging Cavanagh in
Halsey's saloon had not found
its leader 1t hesitated and
1 clustered. but did not strike
and eventually edged out Of the door
and disappeared. But the silence
which followed its retreat was more
alarming to the ranger than its pres
| ence. Some sier mischief was in
these minds. He feared that they
were about to cut the electric light
wires and so plunge him into dark
ness. and to prepare for that emergen-
cy he called upon the bartender (Hal-
sey having vanishedD for Il lamp or a
lantern.
| The fellow sullenly set about this
task. and Ross turning to Gregg. said.
IF you've ans ,4luence with this
mob you'd better ii.e it TO keep them
out of mischief. for I'm ON this job to
the bitter end, aad somebody's going
| to be hurt
Gregg, who seemed quite detached
from the action and rather delighted
with it. replied Il have no influence
| lney uOu care Il uduS dDOuI lie
They have it in for you. that's all
Edwards remained silent, with his
hat drawn low over his eyes. 1t was
evident that he was anxious to avoic
being seen and quite willing to keel
out of the conflict; but. with no hand
cuffs and the back door Of the saloor
unguarded, Ross was aware that hi
guard must be incessant and alertl.
vigilant.
"Such thing could not happen un
der the English flag" he said to him
self, and at the moment his adopte,
country seemed a miserable make
shift Only the thought Of Redtiel
and the chief nerved him for the lon
vigil. 1.-The chief will understand
1t comes up to him." he said.
Lie Wetherford came hurrying II
looking as though she had just rise
from her bed She was clothed in
long red robe, her grizzled hair wa
loose, her feet were bare, and she ca
I, ried huge old fashioned revolver
her hand Her mouth was stern.
" Stopping abruptly as she caugl
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02
RIGHT. 1910. BY HAMLlN GARLAND

a heavy load for short trip to a
sheep camp" He put his hand on the
pack. Il guess you'll have to open
this, for l heard two shots yesterday
morning up where that flock of noun
tain sheep is running, and. further
more, ! can see blood stains on this
saddle blanket
Gregg threw out hand in COM
mand. open it up, Edwards!" he
said sullenly.
OFF came the outfit, and under the
tent lay the noble head of wild ram.
a look of reproach still in his splendid
yellow eyes.
Cavanagh's face hardened. IL
thought so. Now heave it back and
cinch up. It's you to the nearest
magistrate, which happens to be Hig-
ley of Roaring Fork. I'll make an ex-
ample Of you fellows"
| There was nothing for Gregg to say
and nothing for Edwards to do but
obey, for resolute ranger with al
excellent weapon Of the latest and
most approved angular pattern stood
Peady to enforce his command anG
when the pack was recinched Cava
nagh waved an imperative hand. 81
guess I'll have to take charge of your
guns" he said. and they yielded with
out word of protest. Now march
Take the left hand TRAIL
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02

out o there. Joe. Come out and have
a drink"
His words conveyed less of battle
than his tone. He was. in fact, urging
a revolt, and Cavanagh knew it.
Gregg rose as if to comply The
ranger stopped him.
keep your seat" said he, and to
Ballard he warningly remarked. And
you keep away from my prisoners.
"Do you own this saloon?" retorted
the fellow truculently. II reckon Hal
sey's customers have some rights.
What are you doing here. anyway?
This is no JAIL
"Halsey has given me the privilege
of holding my prisoners here till the
justice is found. 1t isn't my fault that
the town is without judge or jail"
He was weakened by the knowledge
that Halsey had only half consented to
| aid justice. but his pride was reused.
and he was determined upon carrying
his arrest to its legitimate end. I'm
going to see that these men are pun
ished if have to carry them to Sui
phur City" he added.
| tHt SouiV
one at the back.
| Here was the first real note Of war.
and Ross cried out sharply. IF man
lifts hand toward the light I'll cut
it OFF,"
There was stealthy movement In
the crowd. and. leaping upon the
counter, reckless cub reached fol-
the lamp.
Cavanagh's revolver shattered the
globe in the fellows very palm. "Get
down from there"' he commanded.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02


A couple of hours Of sill mt travel
brought them to the rangers cabin,
and there he ordered disnount.
As the coffee was boililg he lectured
them briefly. You fellows are not
entirely to blame" he remarked philo-
sophically. you've been educated to
think game warden Il joke and I'm
Gle Sam Il long way off. But things
have changed bit. The law Of the
state has made me game warden. and
I'm going to show you how it works.
It's my duty to see that you go down
the road-and down you go!''
Edwards, the guide. was plainly
very uneasy and made several at
tempts to reach Cavanagh's private
ear and at last succeeded. 1--WE been
fooled into this" he urged. 81 was
hard UP aud stranger III the country,
and this young fellow hired me to
guide him across the range. didn't
shoot thing. | swear | didn't. III
you'll let me off I'll hit the trail TO
the west and never look back. Don't
| take me down the road. Let me off,
II cant do that" replied Cavanagh.
| but his tone was kindier. for lie PEI
ceiyed that the old fellow WAS thin.
hollow chested and poorly clad. You
knew you were breaking the laws.
didn't YOU"
| This the cllprit admitted. but ]
was working for Sam Gregg. and when
Joe asked me to go show him the trail
l didn't expect to get cinched for kill
ing game. | didn't fire shot-now
that's the truth"
Nevertheless" retorted Ross, "you
were packing the head. and l must
count you in the game"
Edwards fell silent then, but some
thing in his look deepened the rangers
pity. His eyes were large and dark
and his face so emaciated that he
seemed fit only for sanitarium.
The trip to the Fork dimed to the
gait of lazy pack horse, was tedious
eight hours march. and it was nearl!
7 o'clock when they arrived at the out
skirts of the village.
To the casual observer in town o
this character there was nothing spe
cially noticeable in three horsemel
whose eyes were keen the true rela
tionship of the ranger to his captive
was instantly apparent, and when the.
alighted at Judge Higley's office
bunch of eager observers quickly col
lected.
Hello, Joe! What luck?' called Bal
lard.
Our luck was little too good-w
caught a game warden" replied tn
young scapegrace.
The ranger was chagrined to find tn
office of the justice closed for the da
and, turning to his captiyes, said: III
hungry, and I've no doubt you arr
I'm going to take you into Mike Ha
sey's saloon for supper. but remembe
you are my prisoners"
In fifteen minutes the town was run
bling with the news. Under Ballard
deyilry all the latent hatred of til
I ranger and all the concealed oppositio
) to the forest service came to the SUI
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02

his own station Cavanagh
~ heard two rifle shots in quick
succession swapping across the high
peak on his left. Bringing his horse
to stand he unslung his fieldglasses
and slowly and infinitely swept the
tawny slopes of Sheep mountain. from
which the forbidden sounds seemed to
come.
"A herder shooting coyotes" was his
first thought. Then, remembering that
there were no camps in that direction
and that flock of mountain sheep
(Which he had been guarding careful
ly) habitually fed round that grassy
peak. his mind changed. 81 wonder If
those fellows are after those sheep
he unused as he angled down the
slope. 81 reckon it's up to me to see
In less than three hours he was over
on the trail in the canyon. quite GER
tain that the hunters were still above
him. He rode quietly up the valley.
| pausing often to listen and to scruti-
nize the landscape. but no sign of
campfire and no further rifle shots
came. and at last he went into camp
upon the trail. resolved to wait till the
/ poachers appeared. n ward which his
experience as soldier helped him to
maintain without nodding.
| In these long hours his thought play
| ed about the remembrance Of his last
visit to the Fork and his hour with
Lee. He wondered what she was do
ing at the moment How charming
she had looked there at Redfelds-so
girlsh in form, SO serious and woman
~ of face!
He felt as never before the ineludi-
BILE loneliness of the rangers life. The
guardians of these high places must
forever be solitary. No ranger could
rightfully be husband and father. fol-
to bring women and children into these
solitudes would be cruel.
He put all this aside-for the time
by remembering that he was soldier
under orders and that marriage was q
long way off. and so smoked his pipe
and waited for the dawn, persistent
as a Sioux and as silent as fox.
At daylight, there being still no slgl
of his quarry, he saddled his horse ant
was about to ride up the trail wher
he caught the sound of voices ant
the sharp click of iron hoofs on thu
rocks above him. With his horse
bride Tn his arm he awaited the ap
preaching horsemen. resolute and read!
to act.
AS the marauders rounded the el
bow in the trail be was surprised L
recognize in the leader young Gregg
The other man was stranger, an old
err man, with grizzled beard, and tai
and STOPPING figure.
Hello, joe" called the ranger
you're astir early.
The youths fat face remained lmpel
turbable, but his eyes betrayed uneasl
ness. Eyes, it's long pull into town.
Been huntingY queried the ranger
still with CHEEKY, polite interest.
"Oh. no; just visiting one OF m
sheep camps"
Cavanaghs voice was little les
suaye. Not on this creek" he dt
clared. 81 moved your herder las
week" He walked forward. "That
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02

THERE YoU ARE! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT"
sight of Ross standing in the middle of
the floor unhurt, she exclaimed: There
you are. Are you all right?"
'As trivet,' he replied
She let her gun hand relax. What
was the shooting?"
"a little bluff on my part"
"Anybody hurt?"
mo
She was much relieved. Il was
afraid they'd got YOU. | came as quick
as could. | was abed. That fool doe
tor threw chill into me, and I've been
going to roost early according to or
ders. | didn't hear your gun but Lee
did. and she came TO tell me. Don't
let 'em get behind you. II | was any
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02
CHAPTER X.
THE POACHERS

THE POACHERS.
! NE morning as he topped the
rise between the sawmill and
his own station Cavanagh
heard two rifle shots in quick
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-06-23

ner. The noises commenced about
| eleven o'clock, while Mr.. Brown was
on guard. There were scraping sounds
first, and later the sound of a falling
body. He reused Mr. Reed and my
self, but when we examined the shaft
J everything was quiet, and dark We
| tried lowering a candle on a string
butt was extinguished from below.
The reporters were busily removing
| the table and chairs from the door.
IF you have rope handy" one OF
them said, 81 will go down the shaft.
The cage appears to be stuck, half
way between the floors" Jim said.
They are cutting through the door in
the kitchen below"
They opened the door then and eau
| tiously peered down, but there was
nothing to be seen. l touched Jim
gingerly on the arm.
rs it's it Flanagan" l asked.
shut in there?"
"No-yes-I don't know" he re-
turned absently. Run along and don't
bother, Kit. He may take to shoot
ing any minute"
Anne and l went out then and shut
the door, and went into the dining
room and sat on our feet, for of course
the bullets might come up through the
floor
in the midst of the excitement Tom
appeared in a bath-robe, looking very
pale, with bandage around his head,
and the nurse at his heels threatening
to leave and carrying a bottle of med
icine and spoon. He went imme-
diately to the pantry, and soon we
could hear him giving orders and the
rest hurrying around to obey them.
The hammering ceased, and the 81.
lence was even worse II was more
suggestive.
In about fifteen minutes there was
thud, as II the cage had fallen, and
the sound Of feet rushing down the
cellar stairs Then there were groans
and loud oaths, and everybody talking
at once, below, and the sound of a
struggle. In the dining room we all
sat bent forward, with strainine ears
and quickened breath, until we dis,
tinctly heard some one laugh. Then
we knew that, whatever it was, It was
over, and nobody was killed
The sounds came closer, were com.
ing up the stairs and into the pantry
Then the door swung open, and Tom
and policeman appeared in the door
way, with the others crowding be
hind. Between them they supported
grimy, Unshayen object, covered
with whitezash from the wall of the
shaft, an object that had its hands
fastened together with handouts, and
that leered at us with a pair of the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-06-23
OopyriSht 1909, BY the BObbs Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
oy his frlenqs, was rotund and look
ed shorter Than he really was. His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art Is considered huge joke. except to
himself, IL he asked people to dinner ev-
eryone expected frolic Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
Of his divorce. The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
Aunt Selma, who will arrive in four hours
to visit him and his wife. He neglects to
tell her or his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
Into his confidence He suggests that Kit
play the hostess for one night be Mrs.
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
the deception works out as planned
Jimmy's divorced wife, enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taken away in
the ambulance? Belle insists 1t is Jim
Kit tells her Jim is we'll and is in the
house: HARRISON steps out on the porch
and discovers a man lacking a card on
the door. He demands an explanation
bison sees the word Smallpox" printed
on 1t. He tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine is
lifted. After the lifting OF the quarantine
several letters are found in the mail box
undelivered, one 10 addressed to Henry
Llewellyn, Iquique, Chile. which was
written by HARRISON. He describes mi
nutely Of their Incarceration also of his
infatuation for Mrs Wilson. Aunt Selma
is taken i'll with la grippe Betty acts as
nurse. HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
roof. She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
downstairs. when suddenly she is grasped
in the arms of man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
die It and is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles of jewelry have been stolen
She accuses Betty of the theft. Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings, but she persists in suspecting
Betty OF the theft of her valuables
HARRISON demands an explanation from
Kit as 70 her conduct towards him. she
tells him of the incident on the roof, he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation
Aunt Selma is awakened during the
night; she finds Jim making love to
Bella; she demands an explanation
from Jim. Bella reveals the whole
plot to Aunt Selma. She forgives both
of them. but calls Kit Jezebel She
tells Jim to reveal the true situation to
HARRISON. Jimmy is taken ILL., They are
convinced that Jim has the dreaded dis
ease. Kit discovers Annes pearl neck
lace in the laundry inbedded in a mass
~ soap. Kit finds HARRISON lying on
the roof unconscious with his face
covered with blood. The doctor is sum-
moned and pronounced HARRISON injuries
slight While Kit is waiting on HARRISON
they are startled by a pandem0nium of
VOiEeS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-06-23
CHAPTER XIII.
Coming.

The second floor was empty. a ia
BILE lay overturned at the top of the
stairs. and a broken flower vase was
weltering in it's own ooze. Part way
down Betty stepped on something
Sharp. that proved to be the Jap
anese paper knife from the den. l
left her on the stairs examining her
foot, and hurried to the lower floor.
Here everything was in the utmost
confusion. Aunt Selma had tainted,
and was sitting In hall chair with
her head rolled over sidewise and the
poker from the library fireplace
across her knees. No one was paying
any attention to her. And Jim was
holding the front door open. while
three of the guards hcsitated in the
yestibule. The noises continued from
the back of the house. and as l stood
on the lowest stair Bella came out
from the dining room, with her face
streaked with SCOT, and carrying a
kettle of hot water.
Jim" she called wildly. While
Max and Dial are below, you can pour
this down from the top. It's boiling"
Jim glanced back over his shoulder.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-06-23

Carry out your own murderous de
signs, he said. And then, as she
started back with it. Bella. for Heav-
ems sake" he called. have you gone
stark mad? Put that kettle down.
She did it sulkily and Jim turned
to the policeman.
Yes. / know it was a false alarm
before" he explained patiently. but
this is genuine. 1t is just as / tell
you. Yes, Flanagan is in the house
somewhere, but he's hiding, / guess.
We could manage the thing very we'll
ourselves, but we have no cartridges
for our revolvers." Then as the noise
from the rear redoubled, If you don't
come in and help, l will telephone for
the fire department" he concluded
emphatically.
ran to Aunt Selma and tried to
straighten her head. In moment she
opened her eyes, sat up and stared
around her. She saw the kettle at
once.
What are you doing with boiling
water on the fioor?" she said to me,
with her returning voice. Don't you
know you will spoil the fioor?" The
ruling passion was strong with Aunt
Selma, as usual
could not find out the trouble from
any one: people appeared and disap
peared, carrying strange articles
Anne with rope, Dial with his hatch
ct, Bella and the kettle, but / could
get a coherent explanation from no
one. When the guards finally decided
that Jim was in earnest, and that the
rest Of US we're not crawling out a
rear window while he held them at
the door, they came in, three of them
and two reporters, and Jim led them
to the buffers pantry
Here we found Anne, very white
and shaky, with the pantry table and
two chairs piled against the door of
the kitchen slide, and clutching the
chamois-skin bag that held her jewels
She had bottle of Burgundy open
beside her, and was pouring herself a
glass with shaking hands when we
appeared. She was furious at Jim.
II very nearly tainted" she said
Historically. Il might have been MUIR
dered, and no one would have cared
wish they would stop that chopping
I'm so nervous l could scream"
Jim took the Burgundy from her
with one hand and pointed the police
to the barricaded door with the other
That is the door to the dumb-wait-
ar shaft 4" ha eaid ssyTha l0u,a, QUO a.,
fastened on the inside. in some man
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-06-23
CHAPTER xxi. (continued.)

"A rope!" he demanded, without
paying any attention to us and diving
into corners of the room. Good heav-
ems, isn't there a rope in this con-
founded housed"
He turned and rushed out, without
any explanation, and left us staring at
the door.
Bother the rope!" l found myself
forced to look into two earnest eyes.
Kit, were you very angry when I
kissed you that night on the roof"
Very" l maintained stoutly
Then prepare yourself for another
attack of rage!" he said And Betty
opened the door
She had on a fetching pale blue
dressing gown, and one braid of her
yellow hair was pulled carelessly over
her shoulder. When she saw me on
my knees beside the bed (oh, yes.
forgot to say that, quite unconscious
ly, I had slid into that position) she
stopped short, just inside the door,
and put her hand to her throat She
stood for quite perceptible time
looking at us, and tried to rise. But
Tom shamelessly put his arm around
my shoulders and held me beside him
IL beg your pardon for coming
In she said nervously. "But-they
want you downstairs, Kit At least,
thought you would want to go, but
perhaps"
Just then from the lower part of the
house came a pandemonium of noises.