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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

in We passed through the fringe of
trees and emerged into an open space
from whence We could see plainly the
great white house still illumined by
the flames which continued to con-
sumo the stables. Shots were flash
ing like firefies out Of the darkness
on every side of us, the smell OF burn
ing powder scented the air. and
could distinguish the black forms of
men lying prone on the grass in some
thing resembling skirmish line
Maxim fight O. 1t. amt they?"
asked OF our tacitrrn guide. as We
picked our way carefully among the
recumbent forms.
Damn EN-. yes, he'll o 6gnt."
he admitted bitterly.
| Just beyond musket-shot from the
house, and nearly opposite the front
entrance, quite a group of men were
standing beneath the black shadows Of
a grove of trees. In spite OF the CLEAN
from the fire could make little Of
them. but as we approached from the
direction Of the rear. one OF them ex.
claimed suddenly:
Who comes thar? What body O.
men Is theft"
ITS mother party O deserters. as
wants ter jine u.s." said the guide.
sourly. "They's Johnnies from Lees
army"
"Oh, they dew. dew they? Who's
Their boss O this yere crowd?"
swung down from my seat on the
mules back, and stood facing him as
he advanced
I'VE uns hain't got no boss" an.
swered, but they sorter fell In ahind
O. me cause | wus astraddle O. this
muel. Be you named Lowrie?"
II reckon; I'm Red Lowrie." proud
" "'Spect, maybe, we've heerd tell
O. me, an If We hev. We know we've got
ter step damn lively whin howl
Whut wus ye In ther army?"
Corporal"
The flames OF the burning barn
leaped suddenly upward. as II fed by
some fresh combustion. and flung q
clustered about us. saw Red Low
RE plainly enough now. as he peered
eagerly forward to scan my face. a
hesvy-set, coarse-featured man. with
prominent nose. and thick matted red
heard. He wore a widebrimuled soft
army hat, under which his eyes shone
maliciously. and he grasped a long
rife in one big. hairy hand. AS |
eazed at him curiously, some one
hastily pushed way through the
group at his back, and the next In
slant a tall figure stood at his side.
recognized the newcomer at single
glance. and for the moment my heart
fairly choked met was Craig.
"Lowrie," he said. pointing straight
at me, "thars somethin' wrong we're.
That Teller thar Is Captain Wayne. Q
my OF regiment"
,TO BE CONTINUEDJ
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Motto OF Successful Man.

Robert f. Smith. who recently sold
small lot IN New York for 81 ,000,-
900, receiving the highest price per
foot ever paid IN the city, arrived
from Russia 81 years ago. a peasant
boy Of sixteen, with just Sc to his
name. OF his slim capita! he invested
81 in peddlers outfit, made little
money and saved It. Then he began
making plush coats in a dingy loft
This proved great success business
rapidly increased. and investments
proved fortunate. His motto has
been, PAY every dollar when it's
due"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

house helped me greatly to appreciate
the difficulties to be surmounted He
had succeeded in his escape by dodg-
ing among the negro cabins where the
attacking line appeared weakest. but
expressed the conviction that even
this slight gap would be securely
closed long before we reached there.
Have they suffic ient men. then, to
cover thoroughly all four sides?" |
asked.
ITO the best OF my judgment, there
must be fully two hundred and fifty In
the gang. and apparently they operate
under strict military discipline. 1t is
revelation to me. Wayne. OF the
growing power Of these desperate fel.
lows. knew they were becoming
numerous and bold. but this surpa SEES
anything ] could imagine More, they
are being constantly recruited by new
arrivals. A party of at leas. dozen
came In while ! was hiding oehind the
stables. heard them asking for the
| leader
What did they call him."
"Lory. or Laurie. or something like
that. They claimed to be deserters
from Lees army but two or three OF
them wore our uniforms"
It's Red Lowrie," | said gravely
more impressed than ever with the
seriousness of the situation. Il heard
OF him two years ago--he killed man
In the Sixth North Carolina. and took
to the hills. Since then he has devel
oped into quite leader for such scum
and has proven himself a merciless
monster. You have no suggestion to
oner as 10 how we had better attempt
TO get in?''
he shook his head despondingly
What statioa does Brennan de-
fend?" ] asked.
lhe front OF the house; the main
point OF attack has been there .
We could distinguish the sound OF
hrlng by this time. and It's continuous
volume convinced me thar eaton
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens In a Confederate tent
at a critical stage OF the Civil War. Gen.
Lee inparts to Capt Wayne an important
message to Longstreet. Accompanied oy
starts on his mission. They get within
the lines of the enemy and In the dark
ness wayne is taken for Federal or
hcer and a young lady on horseback Is
girl and attempts to escape. One OF the
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches, while Wayne and My
Lady of the North are left alone. They
the dark huge mastiY attacks, Wayne
The girl shoots the brute Just In time:
The owner of the hut. Jed Bungay. and
his wife appear and soon party of
man claiming to be Red Lowrle. but who
proves to be Mai Brennan a Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes.
He orders the arrest OF Wayne as spy
and he Is brought before Sheridan, who
threatens him with death unless he re-
veals the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan TO be the wife OF Maj.
Brennan. He Is rescued by Jed Bungay
who starts TO reach Gen. Lee. while
Wayne In disguise penetrates to the ball.
room. beneath which he had been i'm
pr!soned. He Is introduced to Miss
Minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed. Edith Brennan. recognizing Wayne.
says she will save him Securing n pass
Brennan. who Is knocked senseless. Then,
bidding Edith adleu. Wayne makes a
dash for liberty. He encounters Bungay
they reach the Lee camp and are sent
with reinforcements to toin Early, In the
battle Of Shenandoah the regiment is
overwhelmed. and Wayne while In the
hospital, is visited by Edith Brennan
wayne ard Bungay are sent on scout
place, Wayne meets Miss Minor and Mrs
Bungay. and later Edith appears
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

get inside along with your fellows,
we might hold the house until rein.
forcements came"
THANK God! knew you would"
he cried joyfully. grasplng me again
fervently by the hand. You are not
one to hesitate over the color OF a
uniform at such time as this. Only,
Wayne" and he hesitated an instant,
1T is right should tell you that Bren.
nan is there. and In command"
Il know It. but those women must
be saved nevertheless" answered
firmly, my mind settled. This Is nc
time for personal Quarreling, and
whatever color of cloth We wear those
outlaws are our common enemies. to
be hunted down like wild beats.
have seen specimens Of their fendish
cruelty that make my blood run cold
to remember. The very thought OF
those who are now exposed falling
into such hands Is enough to craze
one; death would be preferable q
thousand times. How many fighting
men have your"
Seven At for duty"
VIII you ride forward. or 90 bach
with us?'
We must send word"-and the gal
liant fellows voice shook-"but Goo
knows, Wayne. want to go back. /
we both live ! am to marry Cell,
Minor"
Il understand" said gravely
"Ebers, who is,your best rider?"
1T yos dot funny leetle yellow Glen
Captain"
Glen come here"
The trooper. mere boy. witt
freckled face and great honest gra,
eyes. but wiry and tough as steeI
pushed his way through the group an,
/ faced me.
Glen" | said. your Sergeant tell
me you are the best rider In the troop
am going to intrust you with tn
most important duty ot all. The live
OF every one OF us and OF four helI
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

Wal. they seq ~ how rcl.s
named Lowrie wus a runnin this yert
gang. an II thet's Their way il.
reckon as how it's iowrie were after.
Be you Lowriei'
Nav"
The answer was so gruff and short.
and the fellow hesitated so long In
adding anything to it. began to think
1t was all Off.
WAL" he consented to say at last,
ungraciously. thar's blame pile O.
We kim In lately. an calculate we got
bout 'nough fer our business. but
reckon as how Red will use We some
whar. Anyhow you uns kin come
long with me an find out, but yen
diskiver him bout ther ornerest man
jist now ever We run up again. He's
plum mad. Red IL. fer sartain."
He turned and strobe of. without 80
much as giving US a backward glance.
and. with a hearty congratulatory kick
to the mule. and my company fol-
lowed him. A hundred yards further
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
SURELY DESERVED A RAISE
The Office Boy In the Vaudeville
Sketch Took the Laugh From
the Star.

The actor born be he old or young
only sees things one way. The other
day one of the stars of the legitimate
stage determined upon little venture
into vaudeville. He selected for that
purpose a strong little playlet. tense
with tragedy. One of the members OF
his little company was a youngster
twelve years old, Jimmie by name.
who took the part of an Office boy.
During the tryout weeks through the
small towns nearby Jimmie had sin.
gle line to speak. The story was defltly
carried along, until the central char
acter. crouched In the very center OF
the stage. heard over the telephone OF
the death of his wife and child.
Stunned by the blow, he sat there, I'M
able to speak or move. And then lit
tie Jimmie, the Office boy. walked for
ward. and placed his hand in that
of the elder man. Gee said little
Jimmie. Then me kid brudder's dead.
too"
Now, there isn't anything humor.
GUS In that sentence. But the vaude-
Vile audience In the tryout towns
Invariably took It as a signal for laugh
ter. Perhaps their overstrained nerves
demanded some relief Perhaps 1t real
ly seemed funny to them. In any
event. laugh they did, and heartily.
After a fair test had been given. little
Jimmie's one line was struck out. and
that youthful Thespian succumbed to
a severe fit of the blues for time,
And then he frightened up, bought
him new necktie, wore his hat at a
sassier angle, and on Saturday struck
the manager for a raise In salary. Il
gotta have 1t. see?" said Jimmie. "Oh
I'll give you me two weeks notice
right now"
The manager wanted to know why
Jimmie thought himself entitled to
boost
II like your noive." said Jimmie.
Didn't take the laugh away from
the starr"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
in the least After they had gore tho
minister spoke his mind:
The woman is going - get the
worst of that matrimonial bargain
And for once his wife agreer n
him
Origin Of Thunder.

Once upon a time three Indians
went hunting They walked Tor three
long days and nights but could see
neither game nor forests They fin.
ally came to a tall tree and one OF
the hunters climbed to the top OF the
branches In order to look for game
From the tree top path led to an
Indian tepee In the clouds He at
once informed his companions on the
ground, and instructed them to follow
hin. Arriving at the tepee, they en-.
tered and Joined other Indians who
we're smoking their pipes After feast
ing for some time they all went out to
hunt. The reports OF their guns were
heard Oh the earth. and even the In.
dams OF today believe that every time
II thunders those Indians are hunting
upon the Happy Hunting grounds.
Ore indian. on returning TO the
earth. told the Chippewas that by Of
-Iering W smoke as sacrifice TO the
thunder It would stop thunder Some
OF the indians still follow the custom
~ smoking during storm to appense
he thunder penean iChip
o4ws) IN Red Nan
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Vest Pocket Telephones.
BIG DIFFERENCE.

They are introducing vest pocket
Germany. Connections are placed on
walls all over town and If you happen
to walk along the street and you're
In hurry 70 tell your wife that you
will bring a friend home for dinner
all you have to do is to connect your
pocket instrument with the one on
the wall, call the exchange. get your
party and talk to your hearts CON
tent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
GRAND TO LIVE
And the Last Laugh 10 Always the Best


six months ago would have laugh
ed at the idea that there could be any
thing better for table beverage than
coffee" writes an Ohio woman. now
laugh to know there is.
Since childhood drank coffee free
ly as did the other members Of the fam
lily. The result was a puny, slckly
girl; and as grew into womanhood I
did not gain in health, but was az
ficted with heart trouble, weak and
disordered stomach, wrecked nerves
and a general breaking down till last
winter, at the age Of 3S, seemed to
be on the verge of consumption.
My friends greeted me with How
bad you look! What a terrible color!'
and this was not very comforting.
The doctors and patent medicines
did NE absolutely no good. was thor
oughly discouraged.
Then ! gave up coffee and COM
menced Postum. At first / didn't like
1t, but after few trials and following
the directions exactly, it was grand:
It was refreshing and satisfying. In
couple of weeks noticed great
change
Il became stronger, my brain, grew
clearer. l was not troubled with for
getfulness as in coffee times, my
power of endurance was more than
doubled.
"The heart trouble and ,1iigestion
disappeared and my nerves became
steady and strong.
Il began 10 take an interest N things
about me- Homework and home
making became pleasure. My friends
have inarveled at the change and when
they enquire what brought 1t about
l answer Postum, and nothing else In
the world" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little Book, THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the shove 1etterf A new
one appears from time TO time. The
are genuine, true, and fell OF human
interest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
A Cynical Suspicion,

Father" said the small boy, what
Is the initiative and referendum?
my son" replied the statesman
I'm afraid It's another OF the move
ments which sometimes occur to com
pei more dependence on the dictionary
and less on the law books"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
No Credit Even for That.

II am glad to say remarked Mr..
Seekton. that never spoke a hasty
word to you."
mo, Leonidas," answered his wife,
rather gently. I'm willing to give
you credit for not hurrying about any.
thing."-Stray Stories.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
A Contradiction.

Passer-by the fuss In the
school yard. boy?
The Boy-Why. the doctor has just
been around examinn' us an one Of the
deficient boys is knockin' the ever
1astin' stuffins out of perfect kid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Mora Uaeful.

john said the senator's wife. II
think we had better have Mr.. Pifiie at
our Thanksgiving party. He is so brill
liant at repartee."
Il can attend to the brilliant
repartee. You invite somebody to lis
ten"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
The Cost.

Young Bachelor often wonder II
am making enough money to get mar
ried on.
Old Bachelor--WeE. 1fp't kDnD
how much you're makiis. but yo'
amt Puck
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

"Do you recall what book had the
least in It OF any you ever reviewed.
my pocket book. Haven't got a
dollar with you, have you, old man."
Judge
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
CHAPTER xxx.
A Mission for Reelzebub.

n MI66Ion Tor BccTzepub.
AS we picked our way slowly for.
ward through the gloom | CLEANED
from Cation ali he knew regarding the
situation before US. My own knowl-
edge of the environments of the Minor
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Rhode Islands Small Vote.

Rhode Island. says the Providence
Journal, casts a smaller vote. proper.
tionately to its population. than 10
polled in any other northern state.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Specialization.

Specialization means the ability to
focus all of your energies on one
thing.-The Fra.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-12-28
Mrs. Rehkuqler Guilty.

Grand Junction, Colo.-Without the
bat of an eye, Mrs. Lulu 'Rehkugler,
called Cleopatra, who was reused
from bed in the county Jail at $3.50
O'Clock, heard the verdict of the jury
which found her guilty of voluntary
manslaughter for the murder of Joseph
Waters on October 7. The verdict car
ries with it a sentence of from one to
ten years in the state penitentiary.
Her attorneys asked for five days in
which to file motions for a new trial.
The crime for which she was con-
victed was one of the most cold
blooded in Mesa county's criminal an
nails. The woman calmly admitted ON
the witness stand that she shot Wa
ters and meant to kill him because he
threatened to take the family driving
horse in payment for wages due him.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-12-28
WASHINGTON.

The constitutionality of the Indiana
statute taxing an owner in foreign
corporations. was upheld by the Su-
preme Court.
Last services for Whitelaw Reid,
late ambassador to England, will be
held on the afternoon of Jan. from
the Cathedral of st. John the Divine
in New York. with full naval honors.
The express companies are prepar-
ing to meet the rates that will be put
into effect January / under the parcel
post law. They will compete for the
parcels that come within the scope of
the Bourne act.
An era of investigation unprecedent-
ed in the House will be ushered in
when Congress reassembles in Janu-
airy. Members will divide their atten-
tion among seven distinct investiga-
tions scheduled to begin Immediately
after the holidays.
Not since the era of good feeling
in the days of Monroe has the White
House known an occupant in whom
there was so little of the partisan and
so much of the patriot as in the per
son of William Howard Taft" de-
clared Colonel Thomas B. Fielder, of
Atlanta, in the course of an eulogy of
the President, at the banquet at the
fourth annual meeting of the Amerl
can Society for Jurisprudence.
Most Of the ranking army officers in
the United States have been ordered
to be in Washington Jan. s for an i'm
portant conference to arrange the de-
tails of the extension plan of reorgan-
ization of the army.
The Supreme Court. after announc
ing several minor decisions. recessed
until January G without giving a de-
oision as to the rights of Union Pacific
stockholders in the distribution of the
Southern Pacific stock held by the
Union Pacific Railway Company or
making a decision in the state rate
ca ses.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-12-28
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
GO LO r A 80
PEOPLE
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

January 2O-25-Eighth Annual West
ern Stock Show-Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-12-28
GEN ERAL.

Chicago's Christmas cost nearly $780,
100000, making it the most prosper
Gus in the city's history.
Indictments charging extortion and
bribery were returned in New York by
the grand jury against Policeman John
L. Skelly, Nanny Mas, beer bother.
and Solomon Wolf. saloonkeeper.
That he accepted the hospitality of
Jack Johnson, the negro prize fighter,
is the allegation which resulted in the
dismissal of Edward c. Marsales,
deputy United States marshal, it was
learned at Chicago.
Edward f. Mylius. the Englishman
convicted in London of libelling King
George ", and sentenced to serve
year in prison. was ordered deported
by the commissioner of immigration
at Ellis Island. N. Y.
Charles S. Mellen. president of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford
railroad; Edison ]. Chamberlin. presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada. and Alfred w. Smithers,
chairman of the board of directors of
the Grand Trunk, were indicted by the
federal grand jury at New York under
the Sherman antitrust law.
]. Pierpont Morgan Of New YORK
told the money trust investigating
committee of the House that "all the
money in Christendom and all tho
banks in Christendom" could not form
a monopoly that would control money.
Mr.. Morgan disclaimed any knowledge
that he welded vast power in mod
ern finance and declared emphatical-
ly that he sought no such power.
Elmer Moore. an attorney, waived
hearing before an alderman at Pitts
burg and was held for court in $4,000
bail to answer to the charge of en-
bezzling s1S7.000 from the Federal Oil
and Gas Company of Oklahoma Moore
was the company's treasurer.
That she paid big Jack" Zelig. the
slain bandit leader, SIPS month for
protection from gunmen, was testified
in New York by Mary Goode, the un-
derworld woman who accused Police
man John j. Skelly of taking S25 graft
from her after saying that the price of
police protection was $3.50 month.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-12-28
Indians to Learn Modern Farming.

Fort Collins. Sent by the govern
ment in order that they may become
more proficient farmers, twenty-five
Ute Indians from reservations in south
ern Colorado and New Mexico will at
tend the farmers congress and farm
ers and housekeepers' short course at
the agricultural college in January.
The indians will come from the south
ern Ute agency at Ignacio, Colo, and
from the Jicarilla agency at Dulce,
N NJ
The Colorado statesman., 1912-12-28
SPORT.

Charles G. Mullen of Seattls has
been chosen manager OF the Lincoln,
Neb., Ball Club for next year.
George Standing of New York, cham
pion racquet player of the world, will
retire from competition after Jan. l.
The announcement from New York
relative to the revision of weights to
govern boxing matches held in the
state was received with joy in Chi
cago.
The lid was clapped on the boxing
game in Kenosha, Wis, by declara-
ton by Sheriff Andrew j. Stahl of
Kenosha county that he would permit
no more bouts.
The Chamber of Commerce of Den
yer has sent N. L. (Tip) O'Neill. pres.
ident of the Western League, an invi-
tation to come to Denver and see if he
doesn't think it would make the prop
er sort of location for his head offices