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The Meeker herald., 1912-01-27

chsekG: Z happy smile played ABOUT
Mr. iips. Nov know why they
would mot lot me into that room Where
believed his body lay" she said.
They were not 70 heartless after all:
they dared NOT. for their conspiracy
would have been detected. And !
shall 500 him." she went on. almost
In . soiiloquy. when shall sss
hint When will you take me there r
"But, madame. you will not abandon
Brussels and your followers?'' rug.
sested. "They wait to proclaim your
son the king Of the Belgians. WIN
you desert themf" az
"He tells me to-" she answered,
picking up the letter again and thrust
ine Il into the bosom Of her gown. II
must obey. What care 1 now? Why.
he only thinks Of abdication. because
he y distressed In mind. shall nurse
him back to health and bring him In
triumph to Brussels. When do we de-
partf-for this letter says that you
must conduct me to meet my husband
at st. Anselm Abbey"
/ consulted my watch. ~
"A train leaves the Care du Nofd
in two hours answered. That will
hs just before midnight. Al three In
the morning We can reach viliebonne.
ON the coast. / will arrange to tele-
graph that q carriage and horses may
be In waiting. In half an hour after
We can be At the Abbey gates"
"And shall see him." she muir
INJURED. What Ii your name, mon
sisurr' told her. She came nearer
and took my hand In both Of hers i'm
pulsively. Captain Adams. when
give my confidence give 1t implicit
ly."r she said. Il have looked into your
eyes and know that you have not lied.
The king, my husband, lives. At eleven
o'clock l will await you ut the head Of
the back stairway. Ny attendants
shall show you"
There came , tap At the door.
monsieur Van Keek-" began . voice.
Tell him TO attend me tomorrow.
am tired and going to bed
"But, madame" Il
Tell him to attend On me tomor-
row." cried the baroness imperiously.
The voice was silent. Madame had
won. And lat what . cost Of honor!
ooAferred 1t once with n. Wander
posl Dispatches ware sent; in par
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sIn,- Is. .o.rtac, tc~.,S,m an
4. silver ana hr~vn sns,-.x from !.
6ocrv.v snd stood ~. Z h..,tsr he.
49, ~, !, =
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Tmr,ssiste,v .ha hurt into loud
.hriek. 81 n -
" = -. -. ,.r,.,.,,- n. ,,,ed
ana r.,.,ne ~ h.nd .hs .trncs him
. vioiert NOV up.m ne cbsah
In.tsnfly ! ao.en armed .u.yds
came runninx from { chsmber on the
onnosite side a. the corriaor they
csns IN - ths dorbla. h.ltad rround.
al their srms, ana iined m scrc.s the
entrance. Throuxh he nj. opsn door
Of The room from vhich they had
= emerSed I saw csadies burn,ns. and and
tbere "a. a heavy odor q n sntces.
IN tho Ar And suddenly I understood
The body az the iate Einw stiIl Law in
the mortusry chamber: And Il va to
The Meeker herald., 1912-01-27

vomen.s faith. Five minutes latsr !
was In the baroness apartment. and
she was waiting for me with . tai.
iery-syed man wearing = black souafs
beard and Q red necktie.
stay, Monsieur Van Keck." she BE-
gan, AZ he prepared to leave.
what have to say u for your
ears alone. madame" ] snsvered.
IN. Van Keck IL my counsellor"
she flashed out. ~
Nevertheless deaf with madame
Alone" retorted.
She wavsred. eco. thea" shs said.
And, when he had left tho apartment.
she turned toward me. snow. cir, be
BRIEF" she said. IF this Is trick
-" ISIS az
TT IL NO trick" answered. and
handed her the forged letter from her
husband.
She tuck 1t from my hand. Eazed
superciliously at the address, and
opened 1t. turned away. unwilling
to be . Witness Of her agitation.
was startled by heavy sound. I
swung round: tho baroness lay un-
conscious upon the floor, and the let
ter fluttered from her right hand.
sprang to = buffet. poured out =
glass Of water. and dashed It Into her
face. Presently I saw signs Of ami
nation returning. At last she sat UP
and burst Into violent sobs.
She sprang to her feet and took mo
by the hand. Follow mel" she cried.
I suffered her to lead me into an inner
chamber. Candles were burning be-
fore small altar. set into tho wall,
beneath rosewood crucihx. Swear
to me, here" she said. that my hus-
band II indeed alive!"
Il swear that he still lives" an
swered. God help me afterward, I
thought. was mot the one to turn
back ut such q moment. Yet felt
the pulses OF my heart gather them
selves q II for . mighty plunge. and
then lurch forward. hammering and
huttering. I could hardly get my
breath; the room swan round me.
II swear he Il alive!" l. repeated.
Through the SWIMMING mists / saw
her eyes. like orbs Of Hight, fastened
upon mine. Then she released my
hand.
Il believe you." She said more soft-
ly. A color had crept into her pale
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rev conscious tAat . yosce vas
speaking. II was that OF die maa IN
livery.
when he began I advancsd toward
him. but u baroness waved me away.
-No, let him speak" she cried. HE
speaks u NY husband Why Do you
wish to silence him? Whyf'
HE tails you Hes" l cried. do
not listen. At least watt 81.
.And why should wait, monsieur?-'
She cried hauyhtily. mo, speak. my
man. He shall not injure you.
ut ID . ie-all Les" heard him
cry. .Ths king II dead. Thay but
lure you here with . forged letter to
keep you prisoner until the impostor
Albert Il crowned in Brussels. You
have fallen into . trap. Hasten back.
throw yourself upon the mercy OF
the people. who love you. He hes-
look into his facs!"
could not speak. Ny eyes sank
before her accusing case: / covered
them with my hands. Then heard
the monastery doors thrown back.
And suddenly cry came from the
baroness's lips such ~ I had never
heard before. z
I looked up. There in the doorway
stood the old king. Leopold himself.
stretching out his arms toward her. .
smile OF affection ON his hard old facs.
And We, who had thought him dead.
and had lied him back to life again
why, our own lying plots had come
true in every word. to our own con-
founding. For he had lived. and he
had gone secretly to end his days ut
81. Anselm's Abbey. even A. We had
pretended.
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rows In the slin, and 10 violent was
her impact that she had actually
thrust her way well into the passage
before the guards arrested her farth.
ef progress. Then she stood like .
tigrsss. painting and glarins. while
behind her own attendants were on
the verge Of hinSing themselves
aeainst the bayunets Of the guards.
II was = perilous moment. And ths
man whom she had attacked, wipinS
the blood from his face upon his
sleeve, muttersd monotonously:
1T 10 not permissible to pass! Il d
not permissible to pass!"
! stepped forward.
II might have but q few words
with madam ID the seclusion Of her
apartments. perhaps ] could DO Of -.
sistance." / said.
She swung round upon me, calner
now. who are your" she cried.
IA well-wisher and sympathiser,'
answered. Madame. I am the bearer
Of message
II don't want to hear it," she cried.
/ approached her and whispered:
1T coacerns His Majesty King Leo.
pold-it Is from him"
'Why do you call him thatY" shs
cried. "Hs Il king NO longer; he u
dead. God rest his soul and pity mel"
"Will madame hear the message
I replied indinsrently.
She beckoned to an attendant in
the blue and gold. Conduct this gen.
tleman to my apartment" she said
haughtily. Then, turning upon her
heels, she swung down the corridor
again. and 20 up the staircase. but
noiselessly. I think It must hass
touched the hearts Of all, even Of the
opposing party.
Before going to the baronessl
apartments, went In to M. Wander.
peel and told him that had secured
an audience. ! also engaged that, II
all went well. the baroness would ",
cate the palace that same evening and
leave Brussels. He was overjoyed ii
the success Of my scheme.
IT you succeed, His Majesty King
Albert WIN reward you literally" h
said. give hundred thousand crowns
In guld-r
stopped him. There are points Of
honor that some continentals do moi
easily unAsestanA: Do not barter b
The Meeker herald., 1912-01-27
BRITISH PARADISE For TRAMP
Reduces Meal Or Aims
to the Peer.

An illuminating light 70 shed o. the
enormous influx Of tramps into Corn
wall In late years BY the encourage
mont given to the tramping fraternity
BY benevolent old lady Of indspsadsnt
means who lives In . charming coun-
try residence near st. Austsli. some
mile and half from the main road be-
tween Il. Austsll and Truro. Mr..
Stephens. the lady referred to. u
eighty years Of age. says writer In
the London dispatch, and she calls
her place abode "HenbAl," but to my
dear men, 40 she a6ectionately re-
fers to her vagrant visitors, her home
IL known as 1.-THE Retreat"
To those not familiar with the To-
cality "Hembal. ID difncult to flnd, for
it stands back from lsafy country
lane from which one has to walk 80
or 500 yards to gain the district road.
and another mile and . half before
reaching the main road, which the
tramps traverse from union to union,
20 that THE Retreat ID mot lighted
upon by accident. but 10 found only
by following elaborate Directions.
Yet there are very few tranps ''do-
ing" the west country to whom the
hospitality Of LADY" Stephens ~
treat II not familiar.
1t u several ysars ago since the ira
ternity discovered" her. A. the mum
bsrs Of her visitors increased the old
lady was at loss to know how to &C
commodate them 10 that they shoald
not be exposed to the weather while
partaking Of the food and drink which
she readily gave to an who called up
ON her. In addition to the silver coin
she gave them when they left to cheer
them on the road. 90 she ~ apart
an Clubhouse for them, furnished with
. long table and forms, whore thsN
now take their meals.
The Meeker herald., 1912-01-27

Wn8t N 000 WS1U IO10 kuAb ~ VIZ 0oS
dead, but. weary Of ruling. wishing to
retrieve his soul with his Maker and
do peuance for his atrocities before
tho end. he had secretly abdicated, se-
cretly withdrawn TO the monastery OF
st. Anselm. near the sand dunes Of
Ostend. where he frequently spent
days At time among the silent Trap
pist monks? What II she wsre shown
q letter In his writing. bidding her fol-
low him thsrsf Would she leave at
once. leave the palace. her son. his
claims. at her husbands bidding!'
"She might" answered. l4E
"she would.~ the king answered. ut
10 the only way and, my dear Adams.
since none can be trusted IN the pal
ace at Brussels, the task has fallen
upon you. Here b the letter." He
handed II to me. "This 10 an alleged
Communication from King Leopold to
the Baroness Vaughan. written from
the monsstery Of st. Anselm. 1t ID.
rects her to proceed there instantly.
states that he was smussled thither
out Of the palace, has abdicatsd. and
wishes to spend his last years with
her. Upon receipt Of this she will
leave the. palace. relipquishinx her
claims, and before she can return the
hates will have been locked against
her and the Count Of Flanders viii nit
upon the Belgian throue."
I rose. Il will do this. sir" an
swsred. 'It 10 better that one woman
should be deceived than that Europe
should be plunged into . frishtfsl
war
II conxratulate you upon your a.
cisiou.. said his majesty heartily,
Can you start Immediately
by the night boat from Harwlch."
l answered.
Neyeftheless. an free to coufess
that IL vas the last paeasant a All
the mis.i1oa which I had unAertaken.
TO play ones mart among monsrchs
and statesmen Of Europe n one Thing:
It il quite another 70 lie to and d.
ceive 4 woman. especialfy one Who
has tust left the bedside az her aysns
husband. The crusa and haartlaaa
scheme which had been concoctsA op.
preasad ma ana nlIed ma With al.
gust: vet / oould mot hut r~cernisa
that. A On : r,ora historio ocOa -. Il
~ ,ascsseafy 81 @ eho,aaa ss116ltSISi
for Tie sake of ths peoule. IA sI.,s.,S
~ sois pepers were The Hotter
which hAd been fosred snd 4 veYy
Ibr3sf cara Of identi6cation. addressed
10 n. vaudsrpoei the secretary Of the
Count Of Flanders, or, n he was now
called. King Albert Of BELGIUM. Upon
arriving at Brussels 1 walked strsixht
to the palace and presented my Gre
dentials. 1 found M, vapderpoel to be
1t his wfts' end, When 10 were IN.
| stalled in his handsome apartments on
the ground floor no placed the situs-
+ ton before me.
~ know Your plan.. he sa,A. ~
hopa 4 I'M succeed yo, ara m p.,v
..-- - a..- n !. -. i.
The Meeker herald., 1912-01-27

LAno0oWne, or, oft9f
! the accession OF the
* liberal government, Sir
Edward Grey. In order
70 receive instructions
upon some delicate
mission to be per-
formed. Since my successful journey
to Warrington. which have recorded
previously 1 had fallen into some
favor with the king. was not. there
fore. taken wholly by surprise when
one morning received q telegram
directing me to proceed to Bucking-
ham palace without delay.
Tho sentry know me and presented
arms. The page at the door had evi-
IDENTIFY received Instructions concern
ing me. fos, Immediately that he saw
me he led me Into an ants-chamber
half way down the Red Corridor: and
had mot been there more than =
couple Of minutes before two gentle
men entered briskly-6tr Edward Grey
and his majesty himself.
The Engiish sovereign had always
displayed an aversion for formalities
Of any kind whom these interfere with
the progress o. business matters. !
was aware o. this. aad assumed. there.
fore. those nannera that q business
man SHOWS towara ~ superior. e.
pscting to be relieved OF my suspense
By an immediate statement a. to the
cause Of my summons. To my sur
prise. however, both the king and the
foreign secretary appeared to hesitate
TOT votd
"as me kAhs wno DloAe tno W.
wara sissoce. ine m'ss'on upon
when ! aesie you 70 g. captain
Ada &c saio' feeu'les not on1y
tsct anu ss@ecy-socn - you nAve
proved yoursea 70 possess aoundant'
H-put sometnine more. N paa.n
WORDS. wou'd you oe wiasne % ne IN
ordef 70 avosd plunslns = ii.eneiy NJ
ton info civil var! The natlon y gel
rum ana ehe became weaxened'
uefnaaX woaM Pun INTO ecsaoa cor
tais designs o. nsr ovn upon Antwsrp
wAscn woold emDsoaA ~ EUROPE. y -
sneeesete 81 ~ nv 49, coss r. g
I'LL OF paen y A a MO eaec!
well max ? sosasR eaoeia e
- 49, \ - .-.Z4 . 49,
fseassf % ngnt fot nis eovsfeseA IMAM !.
70 Ne TOT nim. = 40 MOI Know quite
Shat ansveI ! stammered out upoa
ne spur % the moment. put the sooA
o. Distress upon MS ma1estya nee Wa
20 eenuineU slnceto tnas nasteneu
to add that offered my services un-
fesefveaiy.
Thsn Ut me tell you the facts IN
this caae,s sid the king. ssattng HIM
self and nao<ioning to ~ % follow mn
example. lyon have doubtiess read In
the nswBpapers some fsferences 70 the
condition g a6Airs q Bruseeis' Ihtee
days ago King Leopold died. Befors
his death the Baroness Vaughan man
ased to Install herself u the palace.
II was atwuyD supposed that sne oc'
cupisd NO oAIeial relation II regard 70
The Meeker herald., 1912-01-27
CAPTAIN ADAMS


Y my copaet0 - .
courier Of his majesty.
King Edward VII. I
was frequently sum
moned TO the foreign
once 70 meet Lord
Lansdowns. or. after
the Accession Of the
liberal government, Sir
Edward Grey, in order
70 receive instructions
upon some delicate
infssion to be per-
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09

Herman Endreson will in a few
days receive about a half a car
load of trunks and suit cases to
add to his stock of these goods,
and will then have the largest
and most complete line ever ham
died in this city. The stock COM
ing includes everything from the
cheaper grade grips and trunks
to the very highest grades, and
as Herman got them at a bar
gain he promises to give his GUS
toners the advantage of his deal.
Anyway, if you are in need of
anything in this line it would be
a wise plan to see what he has
before buying elsewhere.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09
POTATO MARKET
STILL GOING. UP
The Tribune's Advice: to Far
mers to Hold Potatoes is
Proving to be Good

The statement made in The
Tribune about a month ago to the
effect that farmers were not get
ting what their potatoes we're
worth from the buyers in this
city, and advising all having: any
spuds on hand to hold same till
spring when the price would come
[up to 81. 90 per bushel or more,
is partially proven by a dispatch
sent to the Minneapolis Tribune
from Moorhead, Minn., under
date OF Feb. 6. This shows that
potatoes have gone up materially
during the past few months, and
the market price is raising every
week. Following is the dispatch:
The February movement of ear
,ly potatoes from Clay county to
southern seed centers, started at
'Sabin yesterday. The warm
weather and offers of 80 cents a
bushel are responsible for the
early opening.
The largest transaction at Sab
in Yesterday was the sale of six
cars at 80 cents a bushel.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09
n. D: CROPS HALF
OF VALUATION
Crops Raised in State During
: Past Year Show Up Well
- i. With Other States

Grand Forks, Feb. g. The
grain crop of North Dakota last
year amounted to So percent Of
the assessed valuation of the en-
tire state, according to figures on
file in the office of the North Dak-
ota Development League Press
Bureau at Grand Forks. The
crop in many sections was light
and the unusual showing Of crop
values is the basis for increase
Of land value in all parts of the
The assessed valuation is $278,-
600, 600 and the grain crop
brought the farmers of the state
$3.50, 600, 900. A comparison of
crop values based on assessed val
uation in other agricultural states
for 1905, considered a good crop
year, shows the following figures:
North Dakota. 49 per cent; Iowa
go per cent; South" Dakota, % per
cent; Illinois. q per cent; Texas,
81 per cent; and Missouri, II per
ent. .. -
The figures show the state is
in healthy, prosperous con-
dition and the outlook for good
crops the coming year is good.
Farm loans are made on 40 per-
cent Of the land values, bringing
large amounts Of money into the
state for investment and at the
same time affording safe invest
ment for capital at a good rate of
interest. +;
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09
PASSENGER CLASHES -.
WITH BOB SLEIGH
Train No. los Strikes Lewis
. Johnson, Wife and Baby
Near Kenmare

Louis Johnson and wife and
baby of about IL miles northeast
of Kenmare Monday afternoon
at about four o'clock while cross
ing the track at the Brown dairy
farm mile and a half this side
of the goose neck town, were
struck by Train No. 105 and the
rig and occupants were thrown
into the air, badly bruising Mrs.
Johnson, breaking one of Mr..
Johnson's legs and badly bruis-
ing him, while the baby came
out Of wreck uninjured.
The Tribune learns that the
Johnsons were on their way to
the home of some relatives re-.
siding southwest of Kenmare
when they were, struck by the
train. The team had already.
crossed the track and the sleigh
in which they were riding was
in the center Of the track when
struck. After the accident the
train stopped, picked up the in
:jured people and backed into
town where the. Johnsons.. were
placed in a hospital. The horses
were uninjured and ran away.
For a time it was thought that
both Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson were
injured internally and that, they
could not live, but reports; re-
ceived in this city Tuesday after
noon from the hospital state that
both are doing nicely and will
be able to go home in week or
two. 5y
...: 3"
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09

The city council met * Monday
evening at the city hall and a.
mong other business allowed
some bills, and also accepted the
bid of Geo. W. Kemper for the
extension of the waterworks sys-
tenn. J The advertising for bids
and accepting of same was SIM
ply done to legalize the raising Of
So, 500 by special assessment to
make up the deficiency iri III the
waterworks fund. The bonds
sold by the city brought So, 500
less than what was required to
complete the system, and in Or
der to raise money BY special as
sessment the council. was compel
led to advertise for bids for the
construction: of a part of the
mains. The work was completed
along with the rest Of the system.
The waterworks system:has not
yet been accepted:by the council,
and as was stated before in The
Tribune, there might be sssorne
trouble before it is. The pump
in the pump house is" not work
ing just right and all efforts to
to remedy same have. been Of no
avail SO far. A screen was put
down below the cylinder in the
pipe yesterday, and it:is hoped
that this will make things work
right. ....s..ss. ..,e,.,.
The many friends of James
Felch Of northeast Of the city
will be. sorry to learn that him
self and his entire family have
been quite i'll during the past
week suffering from tfe grippe.
*
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09
SAYS he WAS Cru.
GIFTED IN PRISON
Demented Stranger Blames
His Condition Onto Off,
cials of Penitentiary

A man about 20 years old, CIV
ing his name as John ]. McCann
appeared on the streets of Flax
ton Sunday afternoon in a
badly demented condition and
his actions aroused the suspicion
of the citizens in that town.
Judge Carter of this city was
notified by phone and a warrant
on the charge of insanity was
issued Monday morning. DR..
Paulson was coming down to
Bowbells on No. 106 Monday and
he induced the man to accomp-
any him, and the arrest took
place as the train pulled into the
station. A hearing took place
before the board of insanity COM
posed of Attorney C. E. Pierson
DR.. A. L. Doe and Judge F. F.
Carter, and after examination
the man was ordered committed
to the hospital at Jamestown to
which place he was taken on
the next train by George Spoon
er and Dick Sivers who were de-
putized for the occasion.
The man was completely out
of his head, and it was with some
difficulty that the board was able
to get his name. He told every
one with whom he talked that he
was a nervous wreck caused by
the suffering he was compelled
to undergo in the state peniten-
tiary of Washington. He stated
that he was in 1907 sent to this
institution after being convicted
Of the. charge of assault ana bat>
terry and that during the two
years and a half that he spent
there he was kept in a dungeon
and fed on small rations of bread
and water. Just before being
let out Of the prison he stated
that he was crusified between
two men to initiate the crucifix-
ion of Christ, and ever since then
he has been a nervous wreck.
He stated that he had came down
from Canada a few days before
his arrest, and that he was Of
Spanish and Irish decent: He
spoke good English and appeared
to be we'll educated. -.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09

A postoffice department order
which went into effect Wednes-
day morning of this week pro-
vides that the mail clerk on the
Ambrose train be taken off and
that the towns on that line here
after be supplied by the mail
pouch system. The pouches will
be made up at Flaxton
and will be. dropped off
at their respective stations.
This change gives the residents
on the branch a poorer mail SER
vice than they have ever had
before.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-02-09
GROUND HOG DAY !. !.
5.
THEORY IS PROVEN |
Grafton Pet Makes His Ap.
pearance on Friday Of
Last Week y

The ground hog does come out
on February 2.
Henry Barnard an engineer in
the Grafton flour mills, owner
of a pet ground hog, is authority
for the statement.
Last fall his pet burrowed it.
self into the ground, completely
covering the exit. On last Fri
day he watched very closely to
see if the little animal would
come out, and that evening,
when he came home, his. ex-
animation showed that the dirt
about the opening Of the hole
had been removed and tracks of
the little animal were found in
the dirt.
But the little fellow had bur-
rowed it's way back again and
his hole was completely cover
ed.
Mr.. Barnard and Grafton
people are now convinced that
ground hog day is a set and
permanent institution and wor-
thy of being given proper consid-
GRAFTON.