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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

They searched the pile eagerly, pry-
ing under it, peering into it, upsetting
it, so far as they could with their
naked hands, but with little result, for
they found nothing else. Tney had tn
camp another day, and next morning
they hurried straight over the noun
tains, reaching the settlement almost
as soon as the others. Maitland with
furious energy at once organized a re
lief party. They hurried back to the
logs, tore the jam to pieces, searched
it carefully and found nothing. To
drag the lake was impossible. 1t was
hundreds of feet deep and while they
worked it froze The weather had
changed some days before, heavy
SHOWS had already fallen; they had to
get out Of the mountains without
further delay or else be frozen up to
die. Then and not till then did Matt
land give up hope. He had refrained
from wiring to Philadelphia, but when
he reached a telegraph line some ten
days after the cloudburst, he sent a
long message east, breaking to his
DfOLlSr the awful uQlngS.
And in all that they did he and
Kirkby, two Of the shrewdest and
most experienced of men, showed
with singular exactitude how easy 1t
is for the wisest and most cap9ble
of men to make mistakes, to leave the
plain trail, to fail to deduce the truth
from the facts presented. Yet it is
difficult to point to a fault in their
reasoning, or to find anything left IN
done in the search!
Enid had started down the canon;
near the end Of it they had discovered
one of her garments which they could
not conceive any reason for her tax
ing off. It was near the battered body
of one of the biggest Grizzlies that
either man had ever seen, it had evil
dence of blood stains upon it: still,
they had found no body, but they
were as profoundly sure that the man
gled remains of the poor girl lay with
in the depths of that mountain lake
as if they had actually seen her there.
The logic was all flawless.
It so happened that on that Novem-
Der morning. when the telegram was
approaching him. Mr. Stephen Matt
land had a caller. He came at an IN
usually early hour. Mr.. Stephen
Maitland, who was no longer an early
riser, had indeed just finished his
breakfast when the card of Mr. James
Armstrong Of Colorado was handed to
him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland, a frank, free and IN
spoiled young Philadelphia girl IS taken
10 the Colorado mountains by her uncle,
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong
Maitland's pr0tege, falls In love with her
His persistent WOOing thrills the girl but
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes east
IN business without q definite answer
Enid hears the story OF a mining engt-
aeer, NewboId, whose wife fell of elm
and was so seriously hurt that ne was
compelled to shoot her TO prevent her pc
nE eaten by wolves while he went Tor
lslp. Kirkby, the old guide who. tells the
story, gives Enid q package OF leLteTS
ghich he SAYS we're found on the dead
HOmans body. She reads the letters ana
II Kirkby's request keeps them " nile
bathing in mOuntaing stream Enid IS AT
lacked by a bear, which is mysteriously
shot. A storm adds to the gtrIs terror.
A sudden deluge transform brook into
raging torrent. which sweeps Enid into
gorge where she IS rescued by a noun
ain hermit after q thrilling experience
Campers in great confusion upon dlscoV-
ng Ends absence when the storm
breaks Maitland and Old Kirkby go in
search Of the girl.
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CHAPTER vIu. (continued.)

CHAPTER VIII. (Continued.)
Ever as they went they called and
called The broken distractions Of
he way made their progress slow.
What they would have passed over
ordinarily in half a day, they had not
raversed by nightfull and they had
seen nothing. They camped that night
.ar down the canon and in the morn
.ng, with hearts growing heavier ev-
cry hour, they resumed their search.
About noon Of the second day they
came to an immense log jam where
he stream now brOadened and made
4 sudden turn before it plunged over
fall of perhaps two hundred feet
Dto the lake It was the end Of their
guest. IF they did not find her there,
hey would never do so. With still
hearts and bated breath they climbed
suit over the log jam and sCrutinized
t. A brownish gray patch concealed
beneath the great pines caught their
ayes. They made their way to it.
TITS a bar, big Grizzly" exclaim-
I'd Kirkby.
The huge brute was battered out of
aII semblance of life, but that it was
! Grizzly Bear was clearly evident
Further on the two men caught sight
suddenly of a dash of blue. Kirkby
topped over to it, lifted 1t in his hand
md silently extended it to Maitland
It was a sweater, a woman's sweater.
they recognized 1t at once. The old
ID aloud.
See yere,' said Kirkby, pointing to
he ragged and torn garment where
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

as death, sat collapsed in the chair
gasping for breath, his hand on his
heart; the telegram lay open on the
floor. Armstrong recognized the Sc
riousness of the situation, and in
three steps was by the others side.
What is it," he asked eagerly, his
hatred and resentment vanishing at
the sight Of the old mans CHASTITY,
stricken countenance
Enid" gasped her father. 81 said
I would rather see her-dead, butt
is not true-I-
James Armstrong was man of
prompt decision, without a moments
hesitation he picked up the telegram;
it was full of explicitly. thus it read:
I'VE were encamped last week in
the mountains. Enid went down the
canon for a days fishing alone A sud
den cloudburst filled the canon, wash
ed away the camp Enid undoubted-
Iy got caught in the torrent and was
drowned We have found some Of her
clothing, but not her body. Have
searched every foot of the canon.
Think body has got into the lake, now
frozen, snow falling, mountains i'm
passable. will search for her in the
spring when the winter breaks. I am
following this telegram in person by
the first train. Would rather have
died thousand deaths than had this
happen. God help US.
ROBERT MAITLAND"
Armstrong read it, stared at it q
moment, frowning heavily, passed it
over to the footman and turned to the
stricken father.
"Old man, I loved her." he said,
simply. 81 love her still; I believe
that she loves me. They haven't
found her body, clothes mean moth
ing. I'll find her, I'll search the noun
tains until l do. Don't give way;
something tells me that she's alive,
and I'll find her"
eff you do" said the broken old
man, crushed by the swift and awful
response to his thoughtless exclama-
ton, land she loves you, you shall
have her for your Wife
ct doesn't need that to make me
find her" answered Armstrong grim
Iy, ''she is woman, lost in the noun
tains in the winter, alone. They
shouldn't have given up the search.
I'll find her as there is a God above
me whether she's for me or not"
A good deal Of man, this James
Armstrong of Colorado, in spite of
many things in his past Of which he
thought so little that he lacked the
grace to be ashamed of them. Stephen
Maitland looked at him with a GER
tain respect and a growing hope, as
he stood there in the library, stern.
resolute, strong.
PerhaDS-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

evidences OF dfscoIoration stiu re
manned, looks like there'd bin blood
on it"
Great Godl" cried Maitland, mot
that bear I'd rather anything than
that.
whatever it is. she's gone," said
the old man with solemn finaIity.
Her body may be in those logs
there"
COR In The lake, answered Ktrkby.
gloomiiy. but were ever she is we
can't git to her now"
we must come back with dynamite
to break up this jam and"
Yep" nodded the old man. well
do all that. of course, but now, after
we search this jam o legs I guess
there's nothin' to do but go back, an
the quicker we git back to the settle
ment. the quicker we can git back
here think we can strike acrost
the mountains an save day an a
half. there's no need of US goin' back
up the canon now, l take it,
No" answered the other. "the
quicker the better. as you say, and
we can head of George and the 9th
ers that way"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

This unfortunate accident made him
the more anxious TO get her to a
place of shelter without delay. It
would be necessary to take off her
boot and give the wounded member
proper treatment For the present
the tight shoe acted as a bandage,
which was we'll
When the man had withdrawn him
self from the world, he had inwardly
resolved that no human being should
ever invade his domain or share his
solitude, and during his long sojourn
in the wilderness his determination
had not weakened. Now his coming
desire was to get this woman whom
fortune-good or ill!-had thrown
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
SOLDIERS BOOTS SAVED HIM
How a Member of Wagon Train
Made a Thrilling Escape From q
Band of Savage Indians.

At Fort Kearney, before our train
started up the Platte river for Fort
Laramie in the summer Of 1867, each
driver that needed boots drew a pair
from the government store. When
Peter Smalrs "a little fellow turn
came to select his boots all the small
er sizes had been drawn, and the near
est his fit was pair two sizes too big
for him, but he concluded to take
them, as he was about barefooted, and
no chance to get any more till we got
through
Our train consisted of seven wagons
loaded with supplies for the post, six
mules to the team, and we were es-
corred by ten soldiers to protect us
against possible attacks by Indians,
writes Freeman o. Cary of Hamilton.
Wash. in the National Tribune. Each
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

This. I suppose" he thought test
lily. is one OF the results of Ends
wanderings into that God-forsaken
land. Did you ask the man his bust
ness, James?" he said aloud to the
fOotman.
Yes. sir. He said he wanted to see
you on important business. and when
I made bold to ask him what bust
ness, he said it was none of mine. and
for me to take the message to you,
sir"
'Impudent." growled Mr.. Maitland.
Yes. sir, but he is the kind of q
gentleman you don't talk back to, sir"
We'll, you so back and tell him
that you have given me his card. and
1 should like to know what he wishes
to see NE about, that / am very busy
this morning and unless it is a mat
ter of importance-you understand"
Yes, sir"
I suppose now shall have the
whole west unloaded upon ne: every
vagabond friend of Roberts and peo-
pie who meet Enid" he thought, but
his reveries were shortly inter- upted
by the return Of the man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
OUTDOOR LEE.
VIII Not Offset the III Effects of
Coffee and Tea When One Cannot
Digest Them.
A farmer says:

N@@-
For ten years Or more 7 suffered
from dyspepsia and stomach trouble,
caused by the use of coffee (Tea con
tains caffeine, the same drug found
in Coffee, until I got so bad had to
give up coffee entirely and almost give
up eating. There were times when I
could eat only boiled milk and bread;
and when I went to the field to work
I had to take some bread and butter
along to give me strength.
81 doctored steady and took almost
everything could get for my stomach
in the way Of medicine, but if I got
any better it only lasted a little while.
was almost a walking skeleton.
zone day I read an ad for Postum
and told my wife would try it, and az
to the following facts I will make aft
davit before any Judge:
81 quit coffee entirely and used Pos
tum in its place. I have regained my
health entirely and can eat anything
that is cooked to eat. I have increased
in weight until now I weigh more than
ever did. have not taken any medi-
cine for my stomach since I began
using Postum
Ny family would stick to coffee at
first, but they saw the effects it had
on me and when they were feeling
bad they began to use Postum, one at
time, until now we all use Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich
Ten days trial of Postum in place
Of coffee proves the truth, an easy and
pleasant way.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs There's a. rea-
son"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
Atlanta Man Has a Bird That Has
Travelled More Than 10000 Miles
in Automobile.

MANY dogs and cats regularly re-
ceive their airfngs in motor cars and
have shown distinct preference for
these rides, but a canary bird is the
latest addition to the ranks of motor
lists.
Dick Levi OF Atlanta, Ga, is the par
ticular canary that has the distinc-
ton of being the first in this field and
he is said to have travelled over TWEEN
tv thousand miles in a motor car. J.
E. Levi Of Atlanta tells an interesting
story of Dick. Dicks first ride in an
automobile was in a Premier "a.
bought by Mr.. Levi in Philadelphia
in 1906. Dick was one year old at
that time. and with Mr.. and Mrs Levi
his mileage around Philadelphia, in
Guiding several trips to Boston, was
ten thousand miles.
The three motorists made a trip OF
twelve hundred miles from Boston to
Atlanta in October, 1906, being the
first to cover this route in motor
car. They went by way Of Baltimore
and Philadelphia over the mountains,
along the Southern railway. On sew
eral occasions they were out all nfghat
in their car, sleeping by the roadside
Mr.. Levi says they spent three weeks
in a constant rain during this trip, all
the time running on low gear. Mr..
Levi is almost always accompanied by
Mrs. Levi, who is also an expert at
the wheel Of a car, and Dick is always
the third member of the party. He
has become so enamored Of motoring
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27


driver was furnished an army rife
and ammunition by the government,
We had been out g week, when one
afternoon about four o'clock we
camped on a small stream called Sand
creek.
Up to that day we had seen no
signs of Indians, so Pete, as we called
him, concluded to go out on the high
antelope and have some fresh meat,
He took his old Enfield rife and a few
cartridges, and struck out north across
the creek. He had gone about half a
mile when he noticed over on another
ridge, about half mile away, what at
first he took to be a drove of ante
Iopes, but on looking closer he saw
they were in Indians-ten Of them.
They were dismounted and stood be-
hind their ponies, and their heads only
appearing above their backs.
AS soon as he had made sure that
they were Indians he turned and
started for camp. When the Indians
saw that their decoy to draw him
nearer to them failed, they sprang
upon their ponies and came pell-melI
after him. 1t was a race for life,
with the odds against him. They we're
gaining on him rapidly with their
feet-footed ponies, and he saw that
they would soon overtake him unless
he could devise some way to hold
them in check
He thought as he ran along with his
lcaded gun that it would not do to
shoot at them, however tempting the
mark, for the instant his rife was dis
charged they would pounce upon him,
and his scalp would be hanging to
one of their belts in no time. So he
watched over his shoulder, and when
they got near enough to begin shoot
ing at him with their arrows (tbey
had no guns) he stopped, turned and
leveled his rife as if to pick one off,
and they instantly checked their
steeds and hung over on the opposite
side of their ponies; then Pete whirle5
around and ron for dear life again. and
before the Indians could get their
ponies up to full speed he had gained
a little on them, and when they closed
I'd agoin he repeated the tactics.
When he reached the creek opposite
the camp, where water was about IA
feet wide and a foot deep, underlaid
with treacheroUs quicksand, Pete hest
tated not moment, but gathered all
the strength that was in him and
leaped as far towards the other bank
as he could. He struck about four
feet from the farther shore, and sank
to his waist in water and quicksand.
The Indians rushed up and com
menced to shoot at him One arrow
struck his hat and knocked it off. He
twisted around and raised his rife as
If to shoot, and the Indians lodged
behind their ponies. Tb en- Pete, with
an energy born of despair, wiggIed his
feet out of his big government boots
and jumped ashore and ran bare
headed and barefooted into camp,
shouting Indians"
The warning came too late. The
Sioux galloped down below, crossed
the creek and rushed in between our
mule herd and camp, yelling like de-
mons. They drove off the whole lot.
The herder had a close call, being cut
off, too, but his feet herding pony
saved him. We had to lie there two
" eeks until another outfit could be
sent % from the fort
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

here to where you-where- where
we"
About mile" he replied. quickly
fully understanding her reason for
faltering.
Then I think I must have come at
least i've miles from the camp this
morning"
TT will be four miles away. then"
said the man
The girl nodded.
81 couldn't carry you that far" he
murmured half to himself; q question
if there is any camp left there any
way. Where was it, down by the wa
ter's edge?"
Eyes gsg
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
Working Up 70 the Point.

Pat was sent to gently inform Mrs.
McGinnity Of her sons demise at
Antietam. He walked past her house
three or four times before he mus
tered up courage to tell her, then he
called to the door and approached the
subject gingerIy.
'Yis; OF was wild Tim only yister-
day. He was the grand bye, and dye
moind phin tn charge was made his
new uniform was sphoiled entoirly-
a cannon ball whit c1ane thru it. and
Tim niver said word, poor bye, an
we made him another one but of pine
boards an buried him with military
honors"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
The Last Word In Defsnse-

The angry mother returns home
from a shopping tour down town to
find that Tommy has broken into the
jam closet, leased his little sister till
she cried, smashed a window pane
with his top. tied tin can on the tail
of the dog next door, and then wound
up further depredations by tracking
the parlor carpet with his muddy
boots. "You young villain, I'm going
to whip you till you can't sit down"
GRABS hold Of him. NOW what have
you got to say for yourself?"
Tommy: Jaw, say, ma, this looks
like a frame-up."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
Warm Commitment.

A fancy-dress ball was held in a GER
tain garrison town recently, at which
many military officers and men at
tended. A soldier attired as a lad
was spoken to by the regimental chr
lain
We'll, young man." said the pa
son, you are very well got up Did
you win a prize?"
Eyes, chum; got second prize. Did
you get prize?"
"Me? Oh, no: L"
well, now, that's rotten bad luck,
I call it," said the Tommy. warmly.
''for you are about the best get-up Of
a parsoI I've seen lately. "-London
Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
Pnnr Father

Mayor Turnbull, of Canton. was
talking about a statement, made all
uncdnsciously by Titanic officer, that
had been a terrible black eye for the
Titanic administration.
This statement" he said, reminds
me of a little Canton boy.
Tommy, why are you so unkind
to your nurse? Why don't you love
her,? his mother once asked him.
Because / don't the enfant terri
BILE replied. I just hate her! could
pinch her cheeks like papa dOes!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
a GantIa RsenIt

She-I thought prize fights were
very exciting.
He-They usually are.
She-WelI, this one l am reading
about could not have been very lively,
for It seems from this account the
fight ended because one of them went
to sleep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

picipality for the right to make a trial
on one of the chief thoroughfares.
The necessary authorization was
granted. provided that the inventor
would bear the entire expense OF the
undertaking.
The place chosen for laying the
glass pavement was. a section of the
Place de la Republique. where traffic
of cabs, automobiles and wagons of all
kinds is very heavy. The glass bricks
remained in place for less than two
years and were then taken out as they
weTs in very poor condition, the edges
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
Canary an Ardent Motorist

that they are afraid to Leave him
home for fear that he will do himself
bodily injury. Motoring apparently
apparently agrees with him. as be is
extremely hardy and is a great singer.
Besides his motoring he has made
three trips to the Pacific coast and re
turn by train Mr.. and Mrs Levi
would part with him under no condi-
tons, an offer of $3.50 having been re-
fused, it is said.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
GLASS PAVING A FAILURE
Experiments In France Show the Ma
terlaI Will Not Stand the Traf-
fic In Streets.

Seven or eight years ago a plant
was established at La Demi Lune,
suburb about four miles from Lyon.
France, for making glass paving ma
terial under the name of pierre de
verre Garchey After many expert
ments carried out at the factory the
manufacturer applied to the Lyon mu-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
LIMIT" IN SHORT WEIGHTS
indianapolis Man Finds Dun,bb.II
That Is Four Ounces Less Than
1t Is Branded.

Dr. W. F. King, assistant secretary
of the state board of health, has found
what he terms the limit In short
weights. He wrote to porting
goods house few days ago to buy
some dumbbelIs for his daughter, and
in netting" pair found that one
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27
Patriotism.


The priest of the Servian Orthodox
church at Wilmerding. Pa, made a
Memorial day address in the town
cemetery last spring. At the close OF
his speech in Servian he said in Eng
fish:
4 deem it my hottest duty to kiss
this consecrated ground upon which
your heroic ancestors shed their blood.
and in which their bones are laid to
rest deem it my Christian duty to
offer God a prayer for the repose OF
their souls, just as if they were my
own blood"
Then he kneeled, kissed the ground
and offered a prayer for the repose
of those who died for their -ather
land When he arose he saia: Glory
to the dead soldiers. and prosperity
to the American people"
The incident was related by Peter
Roberts, director Of the immigration
work for the Y NJ c. A, to a group
of Kansas City men at the association
rooms yesterday. It emphasizes once
more the fact that Americanism is a
matter Of the spirit, not Of the blood.
Kansas City Times.
0-~-~-~-~-~~---~-~----o-~---~
side Of the ship all the time developed
him on one side only and that the
owner was not able to get full value
received from his price for the slave,
and that as result the slaves were
shifted regularly from one side OF the
ship to the other. In this way. Ben
Hur was enabled TO maintain rugged
health and strength until he escaped
Since dumbbeIls are used for phy.
steal development, a pair ought to be
Of equal weight, in order to balance
the development" said Dr.. King-In-
dianaDoIis News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-27

A sIowpoke in an Indiana regiment
who was always behind hand was
named Promptly" because when or
ders were given to Fall In they
were repeated this: Fall in; fall in,
promptly" and the boys all said the
second order was for him