Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-13


helping the Germans there against
Caesar, This drama of Gafki, like all
Homeric echoes. outrages my sense of
fair play. There was not. as / re-
member, a clean fight in the whole
Had; some god was always lending
"a hand"
She sat moment silently watching
Caesars pontoon bridges sucked I'M
! der by mysterious currents.
Il ought, as a dutiful daughter, TO
hold a keeaer interest in my father's
side Of II, | suppose" she said. If
Mr.. Wood IS not checkmated fathers
railroads will go into receiyership;
and If my father brushes him, he win
go, in every sense, under the AK So
ought 20 be fired with a certain bar
barrie eagerness for victory, and 50, in
a way. am. But somehow. at the
bottom of ne. / wish 70 see the fight
fair No handicaps, no Olympic leg
/ cling, tho winning to the best man"
This impasaioned speech was inter
rupted by thin piping voice. little
more thun q birds chirp. Please,
Margaret, it said, y am tired. May
| go homer Tie old aunt had awak.
ened Her face was plaintive. like
child's. Time, having made llfa's cir
cult with her, was returning her to
dissolution by the cradle
I summoned the old woman's maids.
and they got her, with the footman's
as8istancu, to tho carriage. went
out with Margaret Garrett She
harked back to her theme moment
as I took my leave Of her Good
night, Courtlandt" she said please
keep Randolph Mason a neutral in this
fight. 1t Is too fine struggle to be
spoiled by an outsider II father wins.
/ shall have this mans head on a
charger, If | wish IT, II he loses let
the victor sell me into slavery"
turned to call hanson, when one
OF the theater attendants touched me
on the arm.
Il beg your pardon" he said; can
you tell me IL this article belongs TO
Miss Garnet? II was picked up by
an usher in her box lie held In his
hand fiat gold locket attached to a
chain linking alternately topaz and
an ORAL | carried the locket TO the
light and examined It The case was
without a mark. pulled It open to
see If there was any inside. and
found there such one as left no
doubt remaining The locket contain
cd the picture Of her father. and op-
poslte It, of all persons on this earth.
the face OF Thomas b. Wood
returned the looket 10 the waiting
lackey ~ is certainly Miss Gar
nets" ! sai4; you would better send
It Immediately 10 her residence"
On ihursda, morning the counsel of
John a Garrett called on Randolph
Mason. When piet.o brought him IN
to the Office / took him for some cele.
brated actor
II have the honor. he said. ito adj
dress Sir. Parks. ! believe, the secre-
tary Of Randolph Mason. My name is
/ Alger I am here ON matter for John
| A. Garnet"
4 | hid under q conventional greeting
the flaming interest which these
words lighted Here was the envoy
/ which Margaret Garnet said her faith
or was about to send did not know
/ that this meeting was by appointment,
until Randolph Mason appeared on the
/ threshold of the folding doors between
( the two rooms. He spoke to me
I shall be engaged with Mr., Alger
1 for the next hale hour Direct Pletro
! to admit no one Then he went back
/ into the room. followed by the attor.
ney presently found Pietro. gave
/ him the directions and returned to my
! table, where l could witness through
the foldiug-doors this conference which
Margaret Garnett wished so greatly
to prevent 1t was Randolph Mason
/ who began the conversation.
! Can you give me briefly" he said,
/ the history OF this caseg">
The attorney was not moved TO a
| hasty recital by Mason's abrupt impa.
! tienco lie sat down in a chair be-
/ fore the table. lifted his face. serene
/ with that deep internal composure
| common to those who are accustomed
to speak the last irreyocable word.
| and regarded Randolph Mason as he
! doubtless would have regarded some
| strange. unfamiliar tribunal. 10 be
carefully addressed Whom be spoke.
his voice was IS clear as glass. al
though il seemed to loiter on the sen
! fences deliberately.
u cannot give you this matter brief
/ ly." he said: "a certain oil boration
! Is unavoidable A recital OF mere
overt aclS viii net convey a sense OF
| that large plan 10 which they are pre-
/ limnary must be pardoned II l
add some collateral features and some
J ccmmeut"
Randolph Nelson's face took on an
expression OF unwilling assent, such
an expression as one observes fire.
quently on the face Of an examiner In
the courtroom, who failing to bring
his witness clearly 10 the issue. aban.
dous him 70 his own manner Of recital
He sat down in his chair, placed his
hands idly before him on the table
and then dropped his body leisurely
back like one hopelessiy fated to a
long story, These suggestive actions
were not lost ON the attorney; hS
knew exactly by what mental concep
7 tons they were inspired faint
shade Of color came for an instant In
! to his face and vanished but his vote,
deliberately continued:
: The Consolidated Fuel Railroads
Com. ny. Of which John A Garnett &
. president and chief owner, is made VI
Of the prineips' lines running into tn,
! PENNSYLVANIA coal fields. TheY reacI