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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-09

Fortune Chedsoye." His blue
eyes became less hard and his mouth
less defiant. Il repeat, the heart
should be nothing but pump. 9th
erwise it gets in the way, becomes an
obstruction, bottomless pit. Will
power, that's the ticket. ! can face
lion without an extra beat, | can face
the various countenances Of death
without an additional futter; and yet,
here's a girl who, when l see her or
think of her, sends the pulse soaring
from seventy-seven UP to eighty-four.
Bad business; besides, it's so infer
nally questionable. It's hard work
for a man to keep his balance 'twixt
the devil and the deep, blue sea; Clio
conda on one side and Fortune on the
other. Gioconda throws open windows
and doors at my approach; but For
tune locks and bars hers, nor knocks
at mine. That's the way it always
goes.
IF a man could only go back ten
years and take new start. Asst"
balling his fist at the reflection in the
mirror "Snivel and whine over the
bed Of your own making. You had
your opportunity, but you listened to
the popping of champagne-corks, the
mutter Of cards, the inane drivel Of
chorus-ladies. You had a decent col
lege record, too. Bah! What guile
less fool you were! You ran on, didn't
you, till you found your neck in the
loop at the end of the rope? And
perhaps that soft-footed, estimable
brother of yours didn't yank it taut as
a hangman's? You heard the cod1cil;
into one ear and out the other. Even
then you had your chance; patience
for two short years, and million. No,
a thousand times no. You knew what
you were about, empty-headed fool!
And today, two pennies for dead
mans eyes"
He dropped his fist dejectedly.
Where had the first step begun? And
where would be the last? In some
drab corner, possibly; drink, NOR
phine, or starvation; he'd never have
the courage to finish 1t with bullet.
He was terribly bitter. Everything
worth while seemed to have slipped
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-09

The porter then understood that he
was dealing not with a species OF
mild lunacy, but with that kind Of
light-hearted cynicism upon which
the world Gas porters know it, had set
it's approving seal. In brief, he smiled
family; and if he had any pleasantly
to pass in turn, the approach Of the
manager, now clothed metaphorically
in deferentialism, relegated 1t to
the limbo of things thought but left
unsaid.
Here is a letter for you, Mr.. Ry-
anne. Have you any more luggage? ?"
mo" Mr.. Ryanne smiled. Shall
I pay for my room in advance?"
ooh, no, sir!" Ten years ago the
manager would have blushed at hav-
ing been so misunderstood your
room is 208"
will you have a boy show me the
way?"
81 shall myself attend to that If
the room is not what you wish it
may be exchanged"
THE room is the one telegraphed
for I am superstitious to a degree.
On three boats l have had fine state
rooms numbered 208. Twice the num-
Der Of my hotel room has been the
same. On the last voyage there were
208 passengers, and the captain had
made 208 voyages on the Mediterra-
mean"
Quite cOincident."
l. AZ
such a certainty"
Mr.. Ryanne sighed, hitched up his
bundle, which, being heavy, was begin
ming to wear upon his arm, and sfgni-
fed to the manager to lead the way.
AS they vanished round the corner
to the lift, the head-porter studied the
guest-list. He had looked over it a
dozen times that day, but this was the
first instance Of his being really in
terested in it. AS his chin was fresh
ly shaven he had no stubble 20 stroke
to excite his mental processes; so
he fell back, as we say, upon the con-
soling ends Of his abundant mus
tache. Curious; but all these persons
were occupying or about to occupy
adjacent rooms. There was truly
nothing mysterious about it, save that
the stranger had picked out these very
names as target for his banter. For
tune Chedsoye; it was rather an I'M
usual name; but as she had arrived
only an hour or so before, he could
not distinctly recall her features. And
then, there was that word bucolic.
He mentally turned 1t over and over
as physically he was wont to do with
postcards left in his care to mail
He could make nothing of the word,
except that it smacked Of the East
Indian plague.
Here he was saved from further
cerebral agony by a timely Interrupt
ton. A man, who was not of bucolic
persuasion either in dress or speech,
urban from the tips of his bleached
fingers to the bulb of his bibulous
nose, leaned across the counter and
asked if Mr.. Horace Ryanne had yet
arrived. Yes, he had just arrived; he
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-09

was even now on his way to his room.
The urban gentleman nodded. Then,
with a finger slim and well-trimmed,
he trailed up and down the guest-list.
"Ha! I see that you have the Duke
of What-d'-ye-call from Germany here.
I'll give you my card. Send it up to
Mr.. Ryanne. No hurry. l shall be in
again after dinner"
He hustled of toward the door.
He was pursy, well-fed, and decently
dressed, the sort of man who, when
he moved in any direction, created the
impression that he had an important
engagement somewhere else or was
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-09

shoe-polisher 1t was the ingenious
procedure of a man who was used to
being out late nights, who made all
things answer all purposes. This rapid
and singularly careless toilet COM
pleted, he centered his concern upon
the more vital matter of finances. He
was close to the nadir: four sover-
eigns, form, and collection of bat
tered coppers that would have tickled
the pulse Of an amateur numismatist
mo vintage tonight, my boy; no
long, fat Havana, either A bottle of
stout and a few rags of plug-cut;
that's the pace we'll travel this eve
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-09
CHAPTER Ill.
The Holy YhIordes.

George drank his burgundy perfume
torily. Had 1t been astringent as the
native wine of Corsica, he would not
have noticed 1t. The little nerves
that ran from his tongue to his brain
had temporarily lost the power of COM
munication And all because Of the
girl across the way. He couldn't keep
his eyes from wandering in her di-
rection She faced him diagonally.
She ate but little, and when the elder
ly gentleman poured out for her
glass of sauterne, she motioned it
aside, rested her chin upon her fold
ed hands, and stared not at but
through her vis-a-vis.
1t was lovely head. topped with
coils of lustrous, light brown hair;
an oval face, of white and rose and
ular nose, and chin the soft round
ness of which hid the resolute lift to
it. To these attributes Of lovellness
was added a perfect form, the long,
flowing curves Of youth, not the abrupt
contours Of maturity. George couldn't
recollect when he had been SO i'm
pressed by face. From the moment
she had stepped down from the car
riage, his interest had been drawn,
and had grown to such dimensions
that when he entered the dining-rOom
his glance Immediately searched for
her table What luck in finding her
across the way! He questioned if he
had ever seen her before. There was
something familiar; the delicate pro-
file stirred some sleeping memory but
did not wake it.
How to meet her, and when he did
meet her, how to interest her? If she
would only drop her handkerchief, her
purse, something to give him an ex-
cuse, an opening. All, he was certain
that this time the hydra-headed one
should not overcome him. To gain
her attention and to hold it, he would
Lave faced lion, a tiger, wild-ele-
plant To diagnose these symptoms
might not be fair to George. Love
at first sight" reads well and sounds
well, but we hoary-headed philoso-
piers know that the phrase is only
poeticaI license.
Once, and only once, she looked in
his direction. 1t swept over him with
the chill of a winter wind that he
meant as much to her as a tree, a
fence, 9 meadow, as seen from the
window of a speeding railway train.
But this observation, transient as 1t
was, left with him the indelible I'M
preston that her eyes were the sad
dest he had ever seen. Why? Why
should a young and beautiful girl have
eyes like that? 1t could not mean
physical WEAKNESS, else the face
would in some way have expressed it.
The elderly man appeared to do his
best to animate her; he was kindly
and courteous and by the gentle way
he laughed at intervals was trying to
bolster up the situation with jest or
two. The girl never so much as smiled,
or shrugged her shoulders; she was as
responsive to these overtures as mar
BILE would have been.
GRO BE CONTINUED
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-09
SYNOPSIS.

George PercivaI Algernon Jones, vice
president of the Metropolitan Oriental Rug
company of New York, thirsting for ro-
nance, is in Cairo on q business trip.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-09
Uncle Pennywlse Says:

Some of US can laugh when th
joke is on US; but none of US believs
In carrying that kind of a Joke too far.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
IBLAME LAID
ION M'NAMARAS
Counsel for Alleged Dyna-
miters Makes Plea for
Accused
ARGUES EVIDENCE
is INSUFFICIENT
ATTORNEY for Two Alleged
Dynamiters Sums Up
in Defense

indianapolis, Dec. 20.--The defense
yesterday rested responsibility for the
series of dynamite explosions which the
40 defendants are charged with hav-
ing caused upon the Mcnamara brothers
and Ortie McManigal
Counsel told the jury the government
had failed to show that officials of the
lronworkers' union had violated the
statute prohibiting the carrying Of ex-
plosives on passenger trains and had
based its charges chiefly on the dyna-
miters' admission.
Closing his argument with terrific
arraignment of the 40 men charged with
conspiracy and unlawful transportation
Of explosives. James w Noel, special
assistant district attorney, urged the jury
to do its duty and give the men the
full penalty Of the law. Following the
coming four days OF argument by the
defence, Dist.-Atty. Charles Miller will
take 21a days to close for the govern
ment.
Chester Crum,. attorney for the two
St Louis defendants, Paul NORM and
John Barry, opened the argument for
the defence. Crum paid attention main
ly to the cases of his two clients, leav-
ing the task of answering the govern
charges to Senator John W.
Kern, who was to follow him shortly.
The st. Louis attorney argued that
the governments evidence was insult
ficient to convict Barry and Norm
denying the conspiracy and the specific
counts of unlawful transportation and
out the admitted conflict be-
tween his clients and the unions admin
stration, their good reputation and their
statements on the witness stand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
WILSON HEARS FORMAL APPEAL
Daniels Appointment To Cabinet Post
Asked.

Trenton, N. j., Dec. 20.--President-
elect Wilson yesterday heard formal
appeal by Senator overman OF North
Carolina, for the appointment of jose
phus Daniels as postmaster general in
Wilson's cabinet.
The president made no COM
ment. He announced he would meet
w. j. Bryan for the first time since
his election next Saturday or Sunday.
The governor passed most of the day
studying the corporation laws OF New
Jersey, intending to recommend radi'
cal changes in them to the legislature.
He said that heretofore the state leg
islature, being Republican, always pre-
vented his promised reform program for
eurbing the rush. Now he has Dem
ocratr Legislature and he is storing
earnest work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
SUFFRAGISTS IN
INAUGURAL PARADE
Plan to March at National Capital on
the Third of
March.

Chicago. Dec. 20.-An Inaugural
parade" of women's suffrage advocates
will be held in Washington, March 8
Believers from all parts OF the coun-
try to march in it.
This was decided by the executive
board OF the national American Wom-
ans Suffrage association. in session
here. 1t is planned to make the demon
stration the most striking of all the
inaugural ceremonies.
Eight American women are to attend
the International Suffrage Alliance
meeting at Budapest next June. They
are DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, president OF
the association; Miss Jane Adams and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

John Mcdonald. formerly coach Of tn,
track team at the university of Yer
mont, has accepted a similar position al
Tufts college, and win soon take up hi
duties. Mcdonald is graduate Of tn,
Springfield Young Mems Christian 4sso
citation college.
The management of the Boston Amer
can club has set hefdate Of its first
baseball practice in the spring, all hand:
gathering at Hot Springs, Ark, or
March o.
Out in California it is said that Harry
Wolter, the Highlander. has fully reeoy.
cred the use of his leg, broken early
last spring and depriying him of playing
the rest of the season for New York.
and that he is now playing independeE.
ball. Wolter was confined for sometime
after the injury and when able to be ant
he went with the aid Of crutehes. leay
ing for the coast with a bad limp This
is good news to the eastern fans who an
ticipate his return to fast company next
season.
The National and the American league
will open their schedules on the same
date, April 10, and close at the same
time, in the east on October 4, and in
the west on October S. The schedules
were drawn up at a meeting of the ma
tional baseball commission and there
is expected to be no change.
Arthur Schafer. the utility man Of the
Giants, is going to give up baseball Tor
good. He has asserted that he would
not go to Marlin Springs next February
for training seige.
Several capitalists. Il il said. are going
to speculate on the st. Louis National
club. purchasing the same from Mrs
Helen Britton. The controversy between
Mrs. Britton and Roger Bresnahan has
led as great following from the Cards to
the Browns. Many fear that unless
there is change OF ownership of tho
Cards, baseball will soon be a wreck in
st. Louis. II is said that if Mrs. Brit
ION viii sell for 100000 the money viii
be forthcoming.
The Canadian Amateur Lacrosse as-
has been organized at Toronto
md will be the governing body of al
'anada's national games.
Manager Johnny Doom Of the Phillies, !
has declared he would not let Rixey get +
way from him for any consideration. |
)ooin's arguments are OF common sense !,
lie believes that Rixey is the best south
Jaw in the league and that with ten
ears of baseball behind BIN he will be
great aid to the Quhkers.
Capt. Snowden Of the Yale varsity /
rev has announced that James Rodgers,
he present coach of the Ellis. win be
ncceeded by w. A. Hartman in the
pring. The authorities at Yale did i
heir best to retain Rodgers. but his
usiness demands caused him TO give up 1
oaching as he cannot give as much time
D the crew as the position commands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
TAFT PARDONS
CAPTAIN OF SLOCUM
w. H. Van Schaick, in Command When
Vessel Burned and 1880 Women and
Chilren Perished-Pardon Ef-
feetive Dec. IS.

Washington. Dec. 20--Bent with his
four score Of years. added to which has
been the stigma Of l0-year sentence
in Sing Sing. Capt. William II. Van
Schaick, master Of the excursion steam
er General Slocum. upon which 1000
men. womtn and children were burned
to death and drowned. June Is. 1904,
was Yesterday granted fun pardon b.
President Taft. The pardon is effective
Dee 3. and Is one Of the presidents first
Christmas presents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
Eddie Morgan Is outpointed.

New York, Dec. 20.-Johnny Dundee,
matched to fight champion Johnny Kill
bane for the featherweight title next
April, outpointed Eddie Morgan Of Eng.
land for ten-round bout here last
night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
SOUTHERN HAS SPENT $4,000
Engineer Says Grand Trunk Has Paid
That Much.

southbridge, Dec. 2oE. A. Probst
division engineer for the Grand Trunk
says that nearly S750000 had been spent
on the Southern New England railroad
in the work which has already been com
pleted on the construction of the Palm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20

err to Providence branch. "A alf-mil.
lion dollars said Mr.. Probst, lis the
amount that has been expended in con.
struction alone. Although | can only
estimate the sum which has been paid
out TO obtain the right of way, that will
probably amount To S250,000 more"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20

Mrs Joseph T. Bowen of Chicago; Mrs.
Frederick Nathan and Mrs. William
Todd Helmuth Of New York; Mrs. Stan
ley Mccormick of Boston, Mrs. Emma
b. Sweet of Rochester, n ". and Miss
Rees OF Hartford, Conn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
Confirms Concord, N. H., Man.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The Senate
yesterday confirmed John B. Browns APP
pointment as postmaster at Concord
n. III.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20
wEBsIERvILLE.

There viii be meeting Of the Don
SIDE club in GigueTes hall on Dec. q
At u IN ufumuE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-20

You can get useful holiday gifts for
the whole family at the n. d, Phelps
Co.'S
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-09
SUPERINTENDENT PROBE
LACE MAKING BY PUPILS.

Investigation into lace-making by pu,
pills of the Seventh Avenue. Lafayette
Street and Newton Street Schools Is
being continued today by City Superin-
tendent Poland and Charles A. Mccall,
superintendent of compulsory education.
Speaking of what had been learned so
far, Mr.. Mccall said hat Attendance
officer Dominick Acceccelo had learned
from Principal Pitkin, of the Seventh
Avenue School, that no laee-making was
being done by the pupils during the
school hours; but that 1t was nosslble
that some of the children worked at 1t
during their reces zone man who en-
ploys a number of children was traced
to % Drift street. continued Mr.. Me
Call. but no clue as, to his identity
could be obtained
When the Tact that the children
worked during the recess period was
called to Superintendent Poland's at
tention, he declared that he was walt
ing for a report from Principal Pinkham,
of the Lafayette street School, who had
been asked to make an investigation
into the effect this work had upon the
health of the children. This report will
be used by the city superintendent in
determining what action shall be taken
by him in the matter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-09
CEMETERIES

Glen Ridge Cemetery
u av., at Joralemon ST., Bloomfield.
N. j.; tel. 1643-J, Bloomfield; plots. four
graves and over. s65 up: graves. adults, s14.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-09
Friends Testify
for Floyd Allen

WYTHEv1LLE. Va. May Counsel
for Floyd Allen. on trial for the murder
of Prosecutor William NJ. Foster in the
Carroll county court at Hillsville last
March. began in earnest today to break
down the evidence introduced by the
commonwealth TO show that u conspiracy
existed between the, Aliens. to shoot up
the court. 1t placed on the stand wit
nesesses to refute the conspiracy charge
and to testify as TO the good character
of the younger members of the Allen
clan.
Emmett Bolen, who was In court when
the verdict against Floyd Allen was
reached the morning of the tragedy.
said he left before sentence was pro-
bounced and before the shooting began
He declared he had zone to a drugstore
nearby and there saw Friel Allen and
Wesley Edwards.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-09
GIRL BOUND AND GAGGED
IN HOME BY ROBBERS

FREEHOLD, May 9.-Attacked in her
home in Court street last night by two
men, who entered by the rear door, Mary
Armstrong. 16 years old. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John l.. Armstrong, was bound
and gagged, and left unconscious on the
floor while the intruders. ransacked the
house.
Before the robbers had completed their
work they were frightened way by the
return of Miss Armstrong; brother to
the house. Silverware and other articles
of value had been packed up and three
rings and a necklace taken from the girl,
but all We're left behind by the tramps,
in their haste to get away. 1t is said
that arrests may be made today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-09
sHERIFF,s SALES.
fchancerv ALL

Ha lCnanCeEY A-lffsI EH
SHERIFF's sALE-In chancery OF New
Jersev-Between Michael t.. Barrett, COM
plainant. and Henry Mason and Anna Mary
Mason. his wife, defendants. Fl. ia. for
sale OF mortga ged premises. M
Bv virtue Of the above stated writ of fieri
facias. to me directed. / will expose for sale
by public vendue, at the Court House, in
Newark, on Tuesday. the fourteenth day of
Nav next. at two o'clock p. m. all those
tracts or parcels of land and premises situ-
ate. lying and being in the city of Newark
Essex County, New Jersey.
First tract: beginning at the southwest
corner of Ferry and Magazine streets, as the
same is now established: thence running
along Magazine street south thirty degrees
iftoen minutes east one hundred and severn
ty-seven feet nine inches to a point. said
point being also distant one hundred and
fhirty-one feet two inches southerly from
the old line of Ferry street; thence south
ffty-niue degrees and forty-five minutes
west ninety1seNeh leet inlee lnenes 70 ms
ing to the : estate of John S. Condit,
deceased; thence along the same north
twenty-nine degrees forty minutes west
sixty-nine feet; thence north eighty-seven
degrees thirty-flve minutes east thirty feet
nine inches; thence north two degrees
twenty-five minutes west one hundred and
forty-one feet and three-quarters of an inch
to the southerly line of Ferry street a. now
established, and thence running easterly
along the same three feet five and thee
quarter inches, more or less. to the place OF
Being the same premises conveyed to the
said Henry MdSSo0 ny ueeu ftcOfuep III lne
FsseN County Registers Office In book E-1A
of deeds for said county on pages sos and
500. and Including In the above description
So much of the land heretofore formi-s
par. of old Ferry street aforesaid as is nov
incluGed therein by the changing of the lines
of said street.
Second tract: Beginning at a point on a
courre of north eighty-siX degrees and
shirty-one minutes west two hundred and
forty-fyo feet and three and one-quarter
inches from the most easterly corner of the
meadow land of Frederick Schafer. de-
ceased, being a portion of the premises
sought TO be divided by the partition pros
ceedings in said cause; thence running south
four degrees and twenty-eight minutes west
three hundred and hfty-two feet and two
inches; thence north eighty-dve degrees
and thirty-two. minutes west one hundred
and seven feet and two and one-half inches,
thence north -four degrees and twenty-eight
and four inches; thence south eighty-six
degrees and thirty minutes east one hum
dred and seven feet and two and one-hait
inches to the point or place of beginning.
Being The same premises allotted and set
Off 10 the said Mary Mason in certain par
tition proceedings in the Court of Chancery
of Jew Jersey.
See decree recorded in book z-21 of deeds
in the Essex County Registers office on
pages AIS. sc.
Newark, N. j., April S. 1912.
JOHN +. MONAHAN, Sheriff.
Michael 7. & Hugh {. Barrett. Sofrs.
$3.50. T6)