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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
BIG FORTUNE WELL HANDLED
Millions Left BY the Late Russell Sage
Are Being Expended for the Wei
fare of Humanity.

While the late Russell Sage was in
the flesh he was one of the most pru-
dent, shrewd and persistent money
grubbers in Gotham. The astute fnan-
cier never plunged nor risked any
money in wildcat schemes. He was
a ''sure-shot" operator in Wall street,
and when he died he left in the hands
Of his lone widow a fortune Of some
thing like S75,0O0,OO0. Since becom-
ing possessed of this enormous for
tune she has worked as persistentIy
and assiduously in scattering the
money as her husband did in gather
ing it. The scriptures tell US that
the miser is the man that heaps up
riches and cannot tell who shall gath
er them" Russell Sage knew better,
and the good lady upon whose Shout
ders was imposed the burden Of this
enormous sum of money has worked
hard in tightening the burden Her
philanthropies have been productive
Of as much wisdom as marked her hus-
bands operations in the market. She
is reported to be falling in health, and
her task is only begun. Should she
be taken from the world thousands
will regret her departure, and it is
very earnestly to be hoped that fur
Their care of the property will fall into
good hands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13

the youngster, should go back to the
wagon, drive to the nearest settle
ment, leave the women and then re-
turn on horseback with all speed to
meet Maitland and Kirkby, who would
meanwhile search the canon.
The two men from the east had to
go back with the others, although
they pleaded calamity to be allowed
man to man and then Robert Matt
land, standing in the midst of the
group, bowed his head in the sunny
morning for the sky again was clear,
and poured out a brief prayer that
God would prosper them, that they
would find the child and that they
would all be together again in health
and happiness. And without another
word, he and Kirkby plunged down to
the side of the canon, the others tax.
ing up their weary march homeward
with sad hearts and in great dismay,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
cHAprER M lcontInuedl.

He caught with his forearm, as the
torrent swerved him around, a stout
young pine so deeply rooted as yet TO
have withstood the food. Summoning
the last reserve of strength that is
bestowed upon us in our hour Of need,
and comes unless from God we know
not whence. he drew himself in front
OF the pine, got his back against 1t
and although the water Numbered
against him stiIl-Only by comparison
could it be called quieter-an his
foothold was most precarious, he
reached down carefully and grasped
the woman under the shoulders. His
position was a CTamped one, but by
the power Of his arms alone he lifted
her up until he got his left arm about
her waist again. It was a mighty
feat of strength indeed.
The pine stood in the midst of the
water. for even on the farther side
the earth was overlooked, but the wa
ter was stiller. He did not know what
might be there, but he had to chance
it. Lifting her up he stepped out,
fortunately meeting firm ground. A
few PAGES and he reached solid rock
above the flood He raised her above
his head and laid her upon the shore,
then with the very last atom of all his
force, physical, mental and spiritual,
he drew himself up and fell painting
and utterly exhausted but triumphant
by her side
The cloudburst was over, but the
rain still beat down upon them, the
thunder still roared above them. the
lightning still flashed about them, but
they were safe, alive, If the woman had
not died in his arms. He had done
q thing superhuman. No man know
ing conditions would have believed it.
He himself would have declared a
thousand times its patent impossible
Ity.
For a few seconds he strove to re
cover himself, then he thought of the
flask he always carried In his pocket
1t was gone. His clothes were ragged
and torn; they had been ruined by his
battle with the waves. The girl lay
where he had placed her on her back
In the pocket of her hunting shirt he
noticed a little protuberance. The
pocket was provided with flap and
tightly buttOned. Without hesitation
he unbuttoned it. There was a flask
there, a little silver mounted affair;
by some miracle it had not been brok
en-. It was half full With nervous
hands he opened it and poured some
Of 1t down her throat; then he bent
over her, his soul in his glance
scarcely knowing what to do next
Presently she opened her eyes.
And there, in the rain, by that rag
ing torrent whence he had drawn hel
as it were from the jaws of death By
the power of his arm, in the presence
Of the God above them, this man anC
this women looked at each other anC
life for both of them was no longer
the same.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
CHAPTER VII.
4 wild Dash for the Hills.


Old Kirkby, who had been laziIy
mending a saddle the greater part of
the morning. had eaten his dinner,
smoked his pipe and was now stretch
ed out on the grass in the warm sun
taking nap. Mrs. Maitland was
browsing over a book in the shadow
Of one of the big pines, when Pete,
the horse wrangler, who had been
wandering rather far down the canon
rounding up the ever sraying stock,
suddenly came bursting into the camp.
Great God Almighty" he cried,
actually kicking the PROSTATE from
dersman as he almost stumbled over
him Wake up, old man, an"
What the" began Kirkby fierce
Iy, thus rudeIy aroused from sIumber
and resentfuI of the daring and most
unusual affront to his dignity and sta
ton since all men. and especially the
younger ones, held him in great hon
or.
Look here yelled Peter in grow
ing excitement and entirely oblivious
to his lese-majestie, pointing at a
black cloud rolling over the top of the
range "Itu be a cloudburst sure.
Well have to git out O. here an in a
hurry too. Oh, Mrs. Maitland"
BY this time Kirkby was on his
feet, the storm haG stolen upon him
sleeping and unaware. The confguFa.
ton of the canon had completely hid
Its approach. At best the three in
the camp could not have discovered il
until it was high in the heavens. Now
the clouds were already approaching
the MONDAY sun. Kirkby was alive tc
the situation at once. He had the rare
ability of men of action of awakening
with all his faculties at instant com
mand. He did not have to rub his
eyes ard wonder where he was, anC
speculate as to what was to b., done
The moment that his eyes, following
Pete's outstretched arm, discovered
the black mass of clouds he ran to
ward Mrs. Maitland and standing or
no ceremony he shoo- her vigorously
by the shoulder.
Wen have to run for our lives
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out any further appearance of the
yelled sun. Toward evening Robert
Maitland, with the three men and the
three children. Joined the wretched
trio above the camp. Maitland, wild
with excitement and apprehension,
had pressed on ahead of the rest. It
was a glad-faced man indeed who ran
the last few steps Of the rough way
and clasped his wife in his arms, but
as he did so he noticed that one was
missing.
Great God" he cried, releasing his
wife. where is Enid?"
'She went down the canon early
this mornin' intendin' to stay all day."
slowly and reluctantly answered old
Kirkby, ''an'--"
He paused there. It wasn't neces-
sary for him to say anything more.
Maitland walked to the edge OF the
trail and looked down into the valley.
It had been swept clean of the camp.
Rocks had been rolled over upon the
meadow land, trunks of trees torn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
Guilty at the Book Store and
the Grocers'

AS the little man walked absent
mindedly along the sidewalk he sud
denly stopped in front of a bookstore.
It recalled to him the meaning Of that
piece of string on his finger, and with
a frightened face he entered.
Just a minute" he said to the
clerk. MY wife wanted me to get
a book for her-a certain novel she's
heard a good deal about I must find
the memorandum she gave me. She
wrote the name on slip Of paper,
and I put it in my pocket"
After considerable fumbling he pro
duced a small bit OF paper, and laying
it on the counter, took out his spec
tacles and adjusted them on his nose
Here's the name-Cobb's Corna-
tine. Yes. that's it"
Tin afraid I don't know the
book. sir" said the clerk apoIogetical-
ly, "but I'll look through the list Of
new ones" And he ran his eye over
the list On the wall mo, I'm sorry
to say I can't find it here. You are
sure of the name?"
yes, it's right here on this piece
Of paper"
We'll, I'm afraid We haven't got
it then
"But-but I don't dare to go home
to my wife without it. 7 promised to
get it for her"
The clerk called to another in the
back of the store. who came forward.
To the other he said: Say, Bill, do
you know of book called Cornatine,
/ by a fellow named Cobb
Whats that?" he asked in sur
/ prise.
The old gentleman broke in:
"Cobb's Cornatine Here, see for
yourself"
I'm afraid you've made a mistake, .
said the new arrival with a twinkle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13

er eatin's In these yere canvas sacks
We might kindle a fire.
It's hardly possible" said Matt
land. I'VE shall have to eat it cold"
"Oh, Robert" pleaded his wife,
isn't 1t possible that she may have
escaped?"
Possible. yes, but"
We won't give up hope, ma'am,"
said Kirkby, until tomorrer wen
We We had look at the canon"
By this time the others joined the
party. Phillips and Bradshaw showed
the stuff that was in them. They i'm
mediately volunteered to go down the
canon at once, knowing little or moth
ing of its dangers and Indifferent to
what they did know, but as Kirkby
had pointed out, the attempt was
clearly impossible. Maitland bitterly
reproached himself for having allow
ed the girl to go alone, and in those
self-reproaches old Kirkby joined.
They were too wet and cold to
sleep. There was no shelter and it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
CHAPTER VIII.
A Telegram and a Caller.

You say" asked Maitland, as they
surveyed the canon. that she went
down the stream?"
"She said she was goin' down l
showed her how to cut across the
mountains an avoid the big bend. I've
got no reason to suspicion that she
didn't go were she said"
Nevertheless" said Maitland, at
is barely possible that she may have
changed her mind and gone up the
canon
yep, the female mind does often
change unexpected like" returned the
other, "but wether she went up or
down. the only place for us to look /
take it, is down, for if she's alive. If
she got out of the canon and is above
US, nacherly she'd follow it down yere
an we'd seed her by this time If
she didn't git out of the canon, why,
to remain with the two who we're to
take up the hunt for Enid. Maitland
might have kept them with him, but
that meant retaining a larger portion
of the scanty supplies that had been
saved and he was compelled against
his will to refuse their requests. Leav.
ing barely enough to subsist Maitland
and Kirkby for three or four days, or
until the return of the. relief party,
the groups separated at daybreak.
ooh, Robert" pleaded his wife. as
he kissed her good bye, take care of
yourself, but find Enid"
yes" answered her husband, 81
shall. never fear, but 1 must find the
dear girl or discover what has become
of her"
There was not time for further
leave taking. A few handclasps from
all that's left of her is bound to be
down stream"
Maitland nodded. He understood.
Wed better go down, them" con,
tinued Kirkby, whose reasoning was
fawless except that he made no al.
Iowance for the human-diVine interpo-
sition that had been Enid Maitland's
salvation, IAN if we don't find no
trace of her down stream, we kin
come back here an go up"
It was a hard, desperate Journey
the two men took One of them fol
lowed the stream at its level, the
other tramped along in the mountains
high above the high water mark Of
the day before If they had needed
any evidence of the power Of that
cloudburst and storm, they found it in
the canon. In some places where it
was narrow and rocky the pass had
been fairly secured; at other places
the whole aspect of it was changed,
the place was a welter of uprooted
trees, logs damned together in fam
tastic shapes; it was as if some wan
ton bosom of destruction had swept
the narrow rift.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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hundred feet when the disgOrge-
ment Of the heavens took place. The
water fell with such force, directness
and coninuousness that it almost
beat them down. It ran over the trail
down the side Of the mountain in
sheets like water falls. It required all
the old mans skill and address to
keep himself and companion from los
ing their footing and falling down into
the seething tumult below
The tents went down in an instant.
Where there had been a pleasant bit
of meadow land was now a muddy,
tossing lake Of black water. Some Of
the horses and most Of the burros
which Pete had been unable to do any
thing with were engulfed in a I1o-
ment The two on the mountain side
could see them swimming for dear life
as they swept down the canon. Pete
himself, with a few Of the animals,
was already scrambling up to safety.
Speech was impossible between the
neise OF the falling rain and the in
cessant peals of thunder, but by per
sistent gesture, old Kirkby urged the
terrified, trembling woman up the
trail until they finally reached the
top Of the hog back, where under the
poor shelter of the stunted pines they
joined Pete with such of the horses as
he had been able to drive up. Kirkby
! taking a thought for the morrow, not
ed that there were four of them
enough to pull the wagon If they
could get back to it.
After the first awful deIuge of the
cloudburst it moderated slightly, but
the hard rain came down steadily, the
wind rose as well, and in spite OF
their oilskins they were soon wet and
cold. 1t was impossible to make q
fire, there was no place for them to
go, nothing to be done. They could
only. remain where they were and
wait. After half hour of exposure
skies. He had said nothing to Mrs
Maitland before. What was the use
of troubling her.
God only kin help her" he cried
shes beyond the help Of man"
All, indeed, old trapper, whence
came the confident assurance of that
dogmatic statement? For as it chanc
ed, at that very moment the woman
for whose peril your heart was wrung
was being lifted out of the torrent by
| to the merciless fury of the storm, g
| thought came suddenly to Mrs. Matt
land. She leaned over and caught the
| frontiersman by his wet sleeve. See
| ing that she wished to speak to him
he bent his head toward her lips.
Enid" she cried, pointing down the
canon. She had not thought before Of
| the position of the girl.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13

ma'am," he said briefly. Pete, drive
the stocr- up on the hills, fur as you
kin, the bosses pertikler, they'll be
more to US au' them burros must take
kee- Of themselves"
Pete needed no urging. He was of
like a shot in the direction Of the i'm
provised corral. He loosed the horses
from their pickets and started them
up the steep trail that led down from
the hogbaCk to the camp by the wa
ter's edge. He also tried to Start the
burros he had just rounded up in the
same direction. Some o. them would
go and some Of them would not. He
had his hands full IN an instant.
Meanwhile Kirkby did not Inger by
the side of Mrs Maitland. With In
credible agility for so old a man he
ran over to the tent where the stores
were kept and began picking out such
articles Of provision as he could
easiest carry.
Come over here, Mrs. Maitland. .
he cried. Wen have to carry up on
the hill somethin' to keep US from
starvin' till we get back to town. We
hadn't orter camped in this yere
pocket noways, but who'd ever expect
ed anything like this now?"
What do you fear?" asked the
woman, joining him as she spoke and
waiting for his directions.
Looks to me like a cloudburst, 81
was the answer. Greeks pretty full
now, an if she does break everything
below yere II go to hell on a run"
It was evidence of his perturbation
and anxiety that he used such Ian
guage, which, however, in the emer
gency did not seem unwarranted even
to the refined ear of Mrs. Maitland.
rs it possible?" she exclaimed.
'Taint only possible, it's sartfn
Now, ma'am," he hastily bundled up q
lot of miscellaneous provisions in a
small piece Of canvass, tied 1t up and
handed it to her, "ThatTl be for you
Immediately after he made up much
larger bundle in another tent fly
adding, AN this is mine"
ooh. let us hurry" cried Mrs. Matt
land, as a peal of thunder, low, NUT
tered menacing, burst forth from the
flying clouds, now obscuring the sun
and rolled over the camp.
We've got time enough yit," an
swered Kirkby, coOllv calculating
their chances. BEST git yer slickel
on. you'll need it in a few minutes.
Mrs. Maitland ran to her own TEN
and soon came out with sou'westel
and yellow oiIskins completely cover
ing her. Kirkby meantime had don
ned his own old battered, soiled ratr
clothes and had grabbed up Pete's.
q brought the children's coats
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
1T Is CRIMINAL TO NEGLECT
THE SKIN AND HAIR

Think of the suffering entailed by
neglected skin troubles-mental be-
cause of designation, physical be-
cause, of pain. Think OF the pleasure
of clear skin, soft, white hands, and
good hair. These blessings, so essen
tial to happiness and even success in
life, are often only a matter of little
thoughtful care in the selection of
effective remedial agents. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment do so much for
poor compilations, red, rough hands,
and dry, thin and falling hair, and cost
so little, that it is almost criminal not
to use them. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold everywhere, a
postal to "Cuticura," Dept. L, Bos-
ton, will secure a liberal sample of
each, with 32-page booklet on skin
and scalp treatment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
Jewels of Indian Princes.

Some of the Indian princes possess
Jewels which would put those of Alb
dull Hamid in the shade. At the 1903
durbar the blaze Of gems surprised
even the Indians themselves. The
Maharajah of Darbhanga was wearing
a diamond necklace which had cost
100000. and was considered a bar
gain at that. Besides a necklace OF
13 rows of perfectly matched pearls
as large as flberts, the Maharajah Of
Gwalior disported a sash depending
from his left shoulder to his right
knee. the material Of which was com.
pleteIy hidden by similar stones An.
other rajah carried a swOrd-hilt cut
from a single emerald, and in the tur.
ban Of the Nizam Of Hyderabad was
the Nfzam diamond, which weighs III
carats, or more than twice as much as
the Koh-i-NoOr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13

along" said Mrs. Maitland, extending
three others.
Good" said Kirkby, Now Wen
take our packs an"
DO you think there is any danger
to Roberto"
He'll git nothin' worse n wet
tin" returned the old man confident
". 'If we'd pitched the tents up on
the hog back, that's all we'd been in
for"
7 have to leave the tents and al
the things" said Mrs Maitland.
You can stay with them, answered
Kirkby, dryly, but if what I think s
goin' to happen comes off, you won't
have no need of nothin no more
| Great God, here she comes"
AS he spoke there was a sudden,
swift downpour of rain. not in drops,
but in a torrent. Catching up his own
( pack and motioning the woman to do
/ likewise with her load, Kirkby caught
/ her by the hand, and half led, half
! dragged her up the steep trail from
! the brook to the ridge which bordered
/ the side of the canon. The canon was
much wider here than further up and
| there was much more room and much
more space for the water to spread.
| Yet, they had to hurry for their lives
as it was. They had gone up scarcely
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
law Of Life.

Two men were out walking one day
In sun-kissed California. Suddenly, kiss
ing time being over, it began to rain
in torrents and they were miles
from the car line. One man laughed,
long and loud. The other wept bit
terly. why do you laugh?" he asked
his chuckling companion. Because
I am paying meter rates on water.
But why do you weep" Because
am paying SO day for climate" re-
piled the tourist. "One mans meat
is another mans meat bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13

Kirkby, who had not forgotten her,
but who had instantly realized that he
could do nothing for her, shook his
head, lifted his eyes and solemnly
pointed his finger up to the gray
a mans hand! And, yet, who shall
say that the old hunter was not right
and that the man himself, as men Of
old have been, was sent from God?
1T can't be-" began Mrs. Maitland
in great anguish for the girl she had
grown to love.
EFF she seed the storm an realized
what it was, an had sense enough to
climb up the canon wall" answered
the other, she won't be no worse
off'n we are; eff not"
Mrs. Maitland had only to look
down into the seething cauldron TO
understand the possibility of that eff. .
"Oh," she cried, '1et rs pray for her
that she sought the HIS"
I've been a dom it" said the old
man grizzly.
He had g deep vein of piery in him,
but, like other rich ores, it had to be
mined for. in the depths before it was
apparent
BY slow degrees the water subsid-
ed. and after a long while the rain
ceased, a heavy mist lay on the noun
tains and the night approached with
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was not until early in the morning
they succeeded in kindling a fire
Meanwhile the men talked the situa-
ton over very carefully. They were
two days journey from the wagons.
1t was necessary that the women and
children should be taken back at once
Kirkby hadn't been able to save much
more than enough to eat to get them
back to ranch or settlement, and on
very short rations at best It was
finally decided that George and Pete
and Mrs. Maitland, the two girls and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
SYNOPSIS

Enid Maitland, a frank, free and IN
spoiled voting Philadelphia girl, is taken
% the Colorado mountains by her uncle
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong
MaitIand's protege, falls in love with her
His persistent E0oing thrills the GIRL D1L
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes east
on business without q definite answer
Enid hears the story of a mining engl-
neer, Newbold, whose wife fell off a cIn
and was so seriously hurt that ne was
compelled to shoot her to prevent heE Pc
ing eaten by wolves while he went III
help. Kirkby. the old guide who tells the
story, gives Enid a package Of letters
which he says were found on the as l1i
w0mans body, She reads the letters aiiu
at Kirkby's request keeps them. " ME
bathing in mountaiag stream Enid IS az
tackled By a bear, which IS mysterlous!y
shot. A storm adds to the girls terror.
A sudden deIuge transform brook INTO
raging torrent, which sweeps Enid into
gorge, where she is rescued by noun
tain hermit after a thrilling experience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
The CreWIess Ship.

The German Naval league has just
tested the work of an inventor of Nj
remberg, a ship to run without a crew.
The transmitter with a mast similar to
that used in wireless telegraphy COM
mands the ship, which works systemat-
ically during period Of hours. The
ship turns to right and left, backs and
comes to a stop as If run by a man In
the engine room Multicolored lights
show the maneuVers to the men
/ ashore. This practical invention is now
! ,-z-- study in the German navy. Pri-