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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09
CHAPTER XXxI!.
Fairbain and Christie.

DR.. Fairbain had originally joined
the searching party, fully as eager as
Keith himself to run down the rene
gade Hawley, but after an hour of re-
sultless effort, his entire thought shift
ed to the woman they had left alone
at the hotel. He could not, as yet:
fully grasp the situation, but he re-
NAMED loyal to the one overpower1ng
truth that he loved Christie Maclaire.
Fairbanks nature was rough, orig
inal, yet loyal to the core. He had
lived all his life long in army camps.
and upon the frontier, and his code
of honor was extremely simple. 1t
never once occurred to him that Chris
ties profession was not of the high
in any way untitled her for the future.
To his mind she was the one and only
woman His last memory of her, as
the little party of men filed out or
that room, haunted him until he I'm
ally dropped out Of the search and
drifted back toward the hotel.
It was a late hour, yet it was hard
~ likely the woman had retired. Her
excitement, her interest in the pursuit,
would surely prevent that; moreover,
he was certain he saw light still
burning in her room, as he looked up
from the black street below. Never
theless he hesitated, uncertain of his
reception. Bluff, emphatic, never
afraid to face a man in his life, his
heart now beat fiercely as he endeav-
ored to muster the necessary cour-
age Far down the dark street some
roysterer fired shot, and sudden fear
lest he might be sought after profess
sionally sent the doctor hurr1edly
within, and up the stairs. He stood.
just outside her door, quaking like
child, the perspiration beadinga his
forehead, but a light streamed
through the transom, and he could
plainly hear movements within. At
last, in a sudden spasm of courage,
he knocked softly. Even in that noisy
spot she heard instantly, opening the
door without hesitation, and standing
fully dressed within. She was no
longer a discouraged, sobbing girl,
but an aroused, intent woman, into
whose pathetic lonely life there had
come new hope. She appeared
younger, fairer, with the light SHIN
mering in her hair and her eyes smil-
ing welcome.
"Oh, Doctor" and her hands were
thrust out towards him, Il am glad
you have come. Somehow, | thought
you would, and l have wanted so to
talk to some one-to you.
ITO me! Do you really mean that,
Miss Christie?"
Yes, | really mean that, you great
bear of man." and the girl laughed
lightly, dragging him into the room
and closing the door. Why, who else
could I expect to come tonight? You
were the only one really good to me.
You-you acted as If you believed in
me all the time"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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He Lsooed sunerfluous.

Pittsfeld, in the Berkshire hills, had
in the old days, like many another
New England town. number of men
and women who were called 'charac-
ters." One of these was bill" Brown.
a man unfortunately addicted to drink.
and frequently intoxicated for days at
a time On one occasion he went into
the shop of the local halter. Mr..
Smith, and asked for the best beaver
in the store. Mr.. Smith produced the
desired article. saying as he took the
money: That beaver will last a man
lifetime" Bill went proudly down
the main street WIN his fine beaver
on his head, and Immediately cele-
brated the event with a protracted de-
bauch. When he recovered he return
ed to the shop with most disreput-
able hat. Look here, | thought you
said this here beaver would last me
a lifetime" so it would" growled
Mr.. Smith, eff you had died when you
ought to!"-Youths companion
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as she began there is no telling what
the gods may have in store for her
When the news got about that there
was a brand new baby in the family
friend made inquiries and learned
that the newcomer was a little boy,
named Robert "Robert?" inquired
the friend II can't think of anyone
in the family after whom the baby is
named. / never heard of Robert on
either side of the house." No. I"
spoke up Beatrice. II had little dog
that died and l asked papa to name
my brother after my doggie And he
did"
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been standing, the trampled sod evil
dencing they must have been there for
some considerable time. Keith and
the sheriff circled out until they final
ly struck the trail of the party, which
led forth southwest across the prairie.
Seven horses, one being led light"
said the former That was Scott's.
probably
That's the whole story" replied
the sheriff. staring off toward tho
bare horizon, land the cusses have at
least six hours the start with fresh
horses" He turned around. well.
boys, that takes 'em out Of my baili-
wick, | reckon. Some of the rest OF
you will have to run that gang down
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Scott. He staggered back at the rec
ognition, barely able to calculate.
Here, Sheriff! This is one of Haw-
ley's men!"
The sheriff was bending instantly
above the corpse, searching for the
truth.
You know the fellow"
Yes, his name was Scott"
We'll, he's been dead some hours,
at least six l should say; shot just
above the eye, and good Heavens!
look here, Keith, at the size of this
bullet wound; that's no mans gun in
this country-no more than '32' I'd
say"
Miss Waite had small revolver
She must have shot the fellow. But
why did they leave the body here to
be discovered? ?"
The sheriff arose to his feet, prowl-
ing about in the Frightening glow OF
the dawn.
They were in hurry to get away.
and knew he wouldn't be found before
morning. A six hours start means a
good deal They did drag him back
out of sight-look here This was
where the struggle took place, and
here is where the man FELL" tracing
it out upon the ground. The girl
put up a stiff fight, too-see where
they dragged her up the path. From
the footprints there must have been
half a dozen in the party. Get back
out of the way, Sims, while l follow
their trail"
1t was plain enough, now they had
daylight to assist them, and led around
the edge Of the hill A hundred feet
away they came to where horses had
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CHAPTER XxxI.-(Continued.)

Il have told you my name-Jack
Keith" he replied, quietly. Doctor
Fairbain knows something of me, but
for your further information l will add
that when We met before | was Cap
tain Keith, Third Virginia Cavalry,
and bearing dispatches from Long
street to Stonewall Jackson"
The gruff old soldier, half-crazed by
the news Of his daughters peril, the
CLEAN of his eyes still revealing I'M
controlled temper, stared at the young
er face fronting him; then slowly he
held out his hand.
keith-Keith," he repeated, as
though bringing back the name with
an effort. by God, that's sold JEFF
ferson Keith's boy-kiIled at An
tietam. And you know Hope?"
Yes, General"
He looked about as though dazed
and the sheriff broke in not unkindly
Well, Waite, If we are going to
search for your daughter we better
be at it. Come on, all of you; Miss
Maclaire will be safe enough here
alone"
He took hold of Keith's arm, ques-
tioning him briefly as they passed
down the hall On the stairs the lat
ter took his turn, still confused by
what he had just heard
Who is Miss Maclaire?" he asked.
Phyllis Gale"
"Of course, but who is Phyllis Gale?
What has she to do with General
Waite? His daughter has told me she
never heard of any one by that name"
Well, Keith. the old man has never
told me very much; he's pretty close
-mouthed, except for swearing, but I've
read his papers, and picked up a point
S2V TWO, reckon the daughter, Miss
Nope, maybe never heard a word
about it, but the boy-the one that
was shot-must have stumbled onto
the story and repeated it to Hawley.
That's what set that fellow going. 1t
seems Mrs Waite's maiden name was
Pierpont, and when she was seven
teen years old she was married to the
son of a rich North Carolina planter.
The fellow was a drunken, dissolute,
good-for-nothing. They had a daugh
ter born-this Phyllis-and when the
child was three years old her father,
in fit of drunken rage, ran away, and
to spite his wife took the little girl
with him. All efforts to trace them
failed. and the mother finally secured
q divorce and, two years later, mar
ried Willis Waite. Waite, of course.
knew these facts, but probably they
were never told the children When
the father of Mrs. Waites first hus-
band died, he left all his large proper
ty to his grandchild, providing she
could be found and identified within a
certain time, failing which the proper
ty was to be distributed among GER
tain designated charities. Waite was
named sole administrator. Well, the
old man took as much interest in 1t as
though it was his own girl, but made
mighty little progress. He did dis
cover that the father had taken the
child to St. Louis and left here there
with a woman named Raymond, but
after the woman died the girl COM
pletely disappeared.
Then Miss MacIafre is Hope
Waite's half-sister?"
That's the way it looks now"
And Hawley merely happened to
stumble on to the right party?"
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Sure; it's clear enough how that
came about The boy told him about
the lost heiress his father was search
ing after, and showed him his sisters
picture Black Bart instantly recog-
nized her resemblance to Christie
Maclaire, and thought he saw a good
chance for some easy money He
needed the papers, however, to ascer-
tain exactly the terms of the will,
and what would be necessary for the
identification. He never intended to
go into court, but hoped to either get
Waite out of the way, or else convince
him that Christie was the girl, relying
on her gratitude for his profits. When
Waite played into his hands by COM
ing to Carson City the chance was too
good to be lost. I'm not sure he meant
to kill him, but he did mean to have
those papers at any cost Probably
you know the rest-the girl was easy,
because she was SO ignorant of her
parentage, and nothing prevented
Hawley from winning except that
Waite got mad and decided to fight.
They were outside now, and the
first touch of the cool night air, the
first glance up and down the noisy
street, brought Keith to himself, his
mind ready to grapple with the prob
lem of Hopes disappearance. 1t
seemed to him he had already looked
everywhere, yet there was nothing to
70 no
more Systematically The sheriff as
sumed control-clear headed, and &C.
customed to that sort of thing-call'
ing in Hickock and his deputies to
assist, and fairly combing the town
from one end to the other, Not rat
could have slipped unobserved
through the net he dragged down that
long street, or its intersecting alleys
but it was without result; nowhere
was there found trace of either the
gambler or his companion.
They dug into saloons. bagntos,
dance-halls, searching back rooms
and questioning inmates; they routed
out every occupant Of the hotel, in
vaded boarding houses, and explored
SudChS anu " NV
protests of those disturbed-but with
out result They found several who
knew Hawley, others who had seen the
two together passing by the lighted
windows of the Trocadero, but beyond
that-nothing. Convinced, at last, that
the parties sought were not alive In
Sheridan, and beginning to fear the
worst, the searchers separated, and
began spreading forth over the black
surrounding prairie, and by the light
of lanterns seeking any semblance or
trail. There was no lack of volun-
teers for this work, but 1t was Gay
light before the slightest clue pre-
sented Itself. Keith, with the sheriff
and two or three others, had CROPPED
their way outward until, with the first
flush of dawn, they found themselves
at the opening of small rocky ra-
vine, near the foot Of Boots Hill. =
Peering down into it's still Swallowed
DEPTHS. they discerned what appeared
like a body lying there motionless.
Keith sprang down beside it, and turn
ed the rigid form over until the dead
face was revealed in the wan light
it was that of the red moustached
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09
The Choice of Vocation.

This year the Harvard summer
school will have for the first time a
vocational course, which it is intended
shall give teachers an idea of the way
in which to guide their pupils in the
choice of vocation. The courses of
the summer are open to both men and
women, and no doubt both viii take
advantage of the course. as the re-
sponsibility of the teacher IN this di-
rection is coming to be recognized
more and more
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09

DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure corr
stipation. Constipation is the cause of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09

Numerical Logic.
What makes you think ones is on
ais feet again in the factory?"
81 noticed he had so many hands"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09
BIGGER Than Mobile.

Ella--Don't you think she has mo-
bile mouth?
Stella-More than that; it is as big
as the whole of Alabama.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09

The man VINO is satisfied with him
self never worries on account of his
neigh boris estimate of him.
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Is . Lucky Kid.

Beatrice Singleterry of Miles ave
nue. is lucky kid, says the Cleveland
Leader. Every one OF her wishes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09

When people begin to say to q
woman, How young you are look
ing" it's a sign she is getting old.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-09

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money il PAZO OINT
MENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind
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this am willing to give millions o Of ion IOdo
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Evening star., 1912-11-09
SAYS WIFE WAS DRUGGED.
Husband Has Warrant for Alleged
White Slave" Agent.

CHICAGO, November 9-An extraordi-
nary story of abduction and drugging in.
volving other mysterious features is told
by Ernest Ricketts,. wealthy real estate
dealer of South Bend. Ind. He is here
seeking traces of his wife, Lillian Rick
etts. who was drugged on a Wabash
train between Fort Wayne and Maumee
September %, he declares, and kidnapped
by trafficker in women.
Ricketts, has been on the trail Of the
couple continuously since the day of
his wife's disappearance, having fol-
lowed clues that have led him to sew
eral eastern cities and through Indiana,
Michigan and Ohio.
He is armed with special warrants from
the Department of Justice and is accom-
panied by a federal operative. Detectives
and police in many cities east Of the Mis-
sissippi have engaged in the quest.
''On September 90 Ricketts, said yes
terday, while Mrs. Ricketts, was on a
train bound from Fort Wayne to Maumee,
she made the acquaintance of a stranger.
There was no diner on the train and he
offered to share with her a luncheon
which the brakeman had just sent aboard
for him. She drank a cup of coffee, which
evidently was drugged. Instead of get
ting off at Maumee she continued with
the. stranger to Toledo. The man paiG
her fare to the Ohio city. The train Off
cials say she looked sleepy and that
when they got Off at Toledo her escort
had to lead her by the arm.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
ANCIENT CREMATORIUM
DISCOVERED BY FARMER
Prehistoric Cemetery Also Found on
Ground Overlooking Margin
of Vanished Lake.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, November "a prehistoric
cemetery and crematorium have just been
discovered at Gors Goch in Cardiganshire
by a farmer whose plow accidentally
turned up the fragments of a cinerary
urn. The fragments were forwarded to
Prof. Boyd Dawkins, who pronounced
them to be undoubtedly of the bronze age.
This ancient burial ground, extending for
about 100 yards, is on ground overlook
ing the margin of a now vanished lake.
The site is now partly peat bog, the
surface of which has been lowered by
generations of peat cutters.
Five Forms Of Burial.
Examination shows that the inhabit-
ants of the uplands of Cardiganshire In
the earlier part of the bronze age buried
their dead, after cremation, I'm five differ
ent WAYS. Medical men have pronounced
all bones found to be human bones.
a number of circular cavities opened
at Gors Gocfl, which contained charcoal,
but no vestige of bone, are a mystery
at present 1t Is possible that these hoi-
lows were receptacles for food for the
departed.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
SAVES DEAD MANS LIFE"
Runaway Brings Back Consciousness
to Laborer in Hearse.

SULLIVAN, Wis. November 9.-Brought
to life by a runaway after two days resi-
dence in a coffin was the unexpected re-
suit of Mike Scofeld's trip in hearse
yesterday
Dead
That the verdict of Coroner Hix' 9
hastily assembled jury was in accord
ance with the facts was the opinion of
those who had thronged in front of the
local undertaking establishment Novem-
Der ), when Scofield, a laborer, fell ap-
parently lifeless to the pavement.
The body was placed in the customary
pine box. Yesterday the coffin was placed
in a hearse for transportation to the
potters field. The roar and rumble of
a train as it rushed past the hearse
frightened the horses, and instantly the
driver, hearse and coffin were rattling
over the road.
Scofield, aroused from an extended
period of suspended animation as the
hearse went cavorting over ruts and
stones, gave voice to a thoroughly live
mans phrase as the coffin was dumped
into a ditch and the cover broken off.
Scofield caught the horses, patched up
their driver and assisted him back to
this village.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
BALKS AT THE ALTAR.
Prospective Bride Refuses to Wed
Man of Sixty-Two.

SuNBCRY. Pa, November 9.-Wil-
liam Wilcox, wealthy retired Utica
manufacturer was Tilted at the altar
yesterday. His prospective bride re-
fused to marry him when she found he
was sixty-two years old.
For the last six months Wilcox has
been corresponding with Miss Bella
Miller of this town. He made her
acquaintance through an advertisement
which he had placed in the papers in
search of wife. Wilcox sent the girl.
who is twenty years old. s1O0 to pur-
chase her trousseau, and she had made
all preparations for the marriage
Wilcox arrived here according to
arrangement and after they met for
the first time, they went to the office
of the marriage license clerk, and then
to the minister.
When they reached the clergyman's
home the girl asked Wilcox his age.
He confessed to threescore, and she
refused to marry him. She tearfully
made her way back home alone She
thought she had better stop before it
was too late, she said.
The Utica man took the next train
home.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
BULL WRECKS AUTOMOBILE.
Enraged Animal Soon Hurls Ma
chine Over Embankment.

SERGEANTS BLUFFS. Iowa, Novem-
ber "a red bull won in a battle with
a big red automobile on a country road
near here yesterday, the animal going
on its way with skinned head, while the
machine lay wrecked at the base of a
fifteen foot embankment.
The bull was grazing in a pasture and
became enraged at the flaming color of
the touring car. The animal charged
through a fence and met the automobile
head down on the high roadway, knock
ing it to one side. A second charge
caught the machine amidships and sent
1t over the embankment. The passengers
In the machine anticipated the intentions
of the angered bull and escaped injury.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON.
Sentence Imposed on John Lee, Col
ored. Convicted of Murder.

The minimum sentence of twenty years
in the penftentiary, was imposed today by
Justice Stafford on John Lee, colored, re-
Gently convicted of murder in the second
degree. Lee killed William Stewart near
Anacostia with an old pistol. He claimed
he was showing the pistol and it was
accidently discharged. The government
claimed first degree murder. but the jury
reduced the crime to second degree.
Attorney o. H. Osterman appeared for
the prisoner. Assistant United States
Attorney Proctor appeared for the gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
BRUISED BY FALL IN SLEEP.
Charles Saibo in a Critical Condition
at the Emergency Hospital.

Charles Salibo, eight years old. is a
patient at the Emergency Hospital, suf-
fering from a fracture of his left arm, a
bruised face and head and possible in
ternal injuries. His condition is critical,
the physicians say. although ne may re-
cover.
while asleep, arose from bed at his home,
3GO1a ~ street southwest walked through
an open window on the second floor and
fell through skylight.
His parents heard his screams and
hastened to his assistance. He was re-
turned to the house and cared for until
he could be taken to the hospital.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
ENOUGH CHRISTMAS TREES.
Quarantine Will Cause Some In
crease in the Price.

NEW YORK, November 9.-The fores-
try experts of the New York city park
department declare that there will be no
shortage of Christmas trees this year,
even though the gypsy moth quarantine
declared by the Department of Agricul-
ture causes some increase in price. The
quarantine applies to trees from New Eng
land and it is declared that New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and the Adirondacks may
be depended upon to supply all the trees
necessary.
The park entomologists say that the
quarantine came none too soon. for the
gypsy moth was spreading rapidly west
ward from Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1912-11-09
GOES TO THE WORKHOUSE.
John MitchelIs Suspended Sentence
Renewed by Judge De Lacy.

John Mitchell, who was arrested several
weeks ago on a charge of non-support
and ordered by the Juvenile Court to
pay his wife 50 every week, was before
Judge De Lacy yesterday. because of
alleged failure to keep up the payments.
Judge De Lacy sentenced Mitchell TO
six months in the workhouse at Deco
auan. This sentence was imposed by the
Judge when Mitchell was first brought
before the court, but was subsequently
suspended when the prisoner promised to
make the specified weekly payments to
his wife