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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-31
CHAPTER xxx.-(continued.)


An hour later Pegloe's black boy
presented himself to the judge. He
came bearing a gift, and the gift ap-
propriately enough was a square case
bottle of respectable size. The judge
was greatly touched by this attention,
but he began by making most tenn
perate use OF the tavern-keeper's Of
Sering; then as the formidable docu-
nent he was preparing took shape I'M
der his hand he more and more lost
chat feeling of Spartan fortitude
which had at first sustained him in
The presence of temptation. He wrote
and slipped in complete and quiet lux
ury. anG when at last he had exhaust
ed the contents OF the bottle it oc-
Cured to him that it would be only
proper personally to convey his thanks
TO Pegloe Perhaps he was not I'M
inspired in this by Interior hopes; ii
so, they were richly rewarded. The
resources of the City Tavern were
suddenly placed at his disposal. He
attributed this to variety of causes
all good and sufficient, but the real
xeason never suggested Itself; indeed
st was of such pertidious nature that
the Judge, open and generous-minded,
could not have grasped it.
BY six o'clock he was undeniably
drunk; at eight he was sounding still
deeper depths of inebriety, with only
the most confused memory of impend-
ing events; at ten he collapsed and
ko{r u n C
black boy to remote chamber in the
kitchen wing. Here he was undressed
and put to bed, and the tavern-keep-
or, making bundle of his clothes, re-
tired from the room, locking the door
after him. and the Judge was doubly
q prisoner.
Rousing at last from a heavy.
Areamless sleep the Judge was aware
of faint impalpable light in his room,
the ashen light of dull October dawn.
He was aware, too, of feeling OF
profound depression. He knew this
was the aftermath OF indulgence and
that he might look forward to forty
eight hours of utter misery of soul,
and groaGing aloud, he closed his
eyes. Sleep was the thing il he could
compass It. Instead, his memory
ouickaned. Something was to hap
pen at sun-up-he could not recall
what it was to be, though he distinct
" remembered that Mahaffy had
spoken OF this very matter ahaffy,
the austere and impiacable. the dis
embodied conscience whose fealty to
duty had somehow survived his own
spiritual ruin, so that he had become
6 sort of moral sign-post. ever point
ing The way yet never going it him.
sell
The Judge lay stu and thought
deeply as the light intensified itself.
What was il that Mahaffy had said
be vas e do at sun-up? The very
snn- accented his suspicious. Prob
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SYNOPSIS.

The scene at the opening of the story Is
aid in the library of an old WORKOUT
southern plantation, known as the Bar
Sny. The place Is to be sold, ana ~, les
2uintards, is the subject OF discussion ny
Jonathan Crenshaw, business man, q
stranger known as Baden ana pon
Xancy, farmer, when Hannibal Waynss
Hazard, a mysterious child OF the olu
southern family, makes his appearances.
Fancy tells how he adopted the BOY. Na.
Quintards deny any knowledge OF tne
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal captain
Murrell, a friend Of the Quintards' APP
pears and asks questions ABOUT tne pa Pa
ony. Trouble at Scratch Hill. when Ian
nibaI Is kidnapped by Dave Blount Cap
tain Murrell's agent. Yancy overtakes
Che boy Yancy appears before Squire
Ralaam, and Is discharged with costs LOT
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy, frlenG OF
the F'errises, has an encounter with Cap
Tain Murrell. who forces his attentions on
her, and is rescued by Bruce Carrington.
Betty sets out for her Tennessee nome.
and Hannibal disappear, with Murrell on
their trail Hannibal arrives at the nome
OF Judge Slocum Price The Judge recog,
eizes in the boy, the grandson OF I an ois
home. Cavendish family on ratt rescue
Fancy, who is apparently dead. Pr Tic
breaks jail, Betty and Carr1ngton, aT des
some startling things to the judge. Han
ribal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
rives in Belle Plain. Is playing Tor Dig
stakes. Yancy awakes from long cream
less sleep on board the raft Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
tand. titles. Charles Norton, young
planter, who assists the judge, is mys-
1eriously assaulted. Norton informs Car
gtngton that Betty has promised TO marry
him. Norton is mysteriously shot More
light on Murrelrs plot. He plans uprls-
bal, visits Betty, and she keeps the BOY
a. a companion. In stroll Betty taxes
with Hannibal they meet Bess HICKS.
daughter of the overseer. VINO warns
Betty Of, danger and counseis her 20
seave Belle Plain at once Betty; terri
way their carriage it stopped by Slosson.
s2ed, acts on Bess' advice, and on their
che tavern keeper. and confederate anu
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners.
The pair are taken to Hicks CABIN, IN an
reii visits Betty and reveals his part IN
The plot and his object. Betty spurnis
his proffered love and the interview Is
ended by the arrival OF Ware, termed
at possible outcome of the crime. Judge
Price hearing of the abduction. plans &C
situation, and search for the missing ones
instituted. Darlington visits the Judge
and allies are discovered. Judge Price
visits Colonel Fentress. where he meets
Fancy and Cavendish. Becoming enraged
Price dashes a glass of whisky into the
+, coIoners face and duel is arranged. Muir
yeli is arrested for negro stealing ana ms
! Bubble bursts. The Judge and MahaHY
discuss the coming duel. Darlington
pcakeS frantic search for Betty and the
Sbey. Darlington finds Betty and Hanm-
BgfaI and a fierce gun fight follows. Yancy
appears and assists in the rescue. Bruce
Darlington and Betty come to an under
standing.
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son Of despair. He armed himself with
a three-legged stool he had found and
turned once more to the door. but the
stout planks stood firm under his
blows.
Unless ! get out OF here In time
I'm ruined mani" thought the Judge.
after this Fentress will refuse to
meet me!'
The window next engaged his at
tention. That, too, Pegloe had taken
the precaution to fasten, but single
savage blow OF the stool shattered
glass and sash and left an empty space
that framed the daWn's red glow. The
judge looked out and shook his head
obviously. It was twelve feet or more
to the ground, risky drop for gen.
tleman OF his years and build. The
Judge considered making rope OF his
bedding and lowering himself to the
ground by means of it; he remem-
bered to have read Of captives in that
interesting French prison. the Bas-
tile, who did this. However, an equal
" ingenious but much more simple
use for his bedding occurred to him;
it would form soft and yielding sub
stance on which to alight. He gath
cred it up into his arms. feather-tick
and all, and pushed it through the
window, then he Wriggled out across
the ledge, feet first, and lowering him
self to the full length of his arms.
dropped
He landed squarely on the rOlled-up
bed with jar that shook him to his
center. Almost gaily he snatched up
quilt, draping 1t about him after the
manner OF a Roman toga, and thus
lightly habited, started across Mr..
Pegloe's truck-patch, his one thought
Boggs' and the sun. 1t would have
served no purpose to have gone home,
since his entire wardrobe, except for
the shirt on his back, was in the tav-
ern-keepers possession, besides he
had not moment to lose, for the sun
was peeping at him over the horizon.
Unobserved he gained the edge OF
the town and the highroad that led
past Boggs' and stole fearful glance
| over his shoulder. The sun was clear
of the treetops, he could even feel the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-31
RHEUMATIC ADVICE
Prominent Doctors Best D.
ton Easily Mixed at HoD."

From your druggist got NN'~o>~'
OF Toris compound lin origin Uie ounce
PACKAGE and one ounce Of ff'As sr,, Sealed
s sr p rra5,a compound. TAKE ss'uP Y
into half pint of good put them
Shake the bottle and take Whisky,
spoonful before each meal ans a table.
time" This is said to be the dpa at at bed.
n nrofees ss5 remedy for known to G med
ache. Good results come art ana !, back.
dose. II your druggist does mn me first
Toris compound in Stock he not have
It IT. for you in few hours f rl1 St
to take a patent rnedicina riniuenced
this. Insist on having the gen rnSseaG Of
compound in the original one-onnne IoFs
ed, yellow package. HundFednsc - Seal,
wGT1t cases ss were cured here this 9s
Globe Pharmaceutical l aborstoripcys the
Chicago. 'tofleS o..
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No INDULGENCE.

Mrs. Alec Tweedie of the Eugenics
Education society of London, said at
a reception in New York:
"Eugenics will save the son from
paying for the sins of his father. Eu-
genics shows US that there has been
no escape heretofore from these pen
alties. In the matter of eugenics it is
not as it was with Spence.
"'Let bygones be bygones,' Spence
indulgently said to his old debts. as
he started in to make some new ones"
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Haste to Reimburse.

While carrying ladder through
the crowded streets Of Philadelphia
the other day a big Irishman was so
unfortunate as to break a plate glass
window In shop. Immediately drop
ming his ladder, the Celt broke into a
run. But he had been seen by the
snopkeeper, who dashed after him and
caught him by the collar.
See here!" angrily exclaimed the
shopkeeper when he had regained his
breath, you have bro,zn my Window!"
.Sure / have" assented the Celt,
land didn't you see me running homa
to get the money to pay for it,"
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The Smile.

The girl who smiles too much mst,,
as great a mistake as she who smiIss
too little, for though she may be univ
actuated by an honest desire II
please, she lays herself open 10 tbe
charge of insincerity A smile can
transform plain face into loyeliness
but it only does this when it is tba
outcome of some special emotion and
not a mere aimless parting of the linz
Smiling to order" or on any and ey
cry occasion, is fatal to charm and
should be carefully avoided.
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Neat Differentiation.

Senator Lodge. at a dinner in the
Back Bay district of Boston Indicated
very neatly the difference between
statesman and politician.
"A statesman" he said. thinks Of
the next generation; politician Of the
next election"
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Promises

A man usually wants the preacher
to furnish proof that what he prom
ises is going to come true, but he is
willing to take the glib promoters
word for it
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CHAPTER XXX.

Soiomon's Last Night.
1t had been with no little reluctance
that Solomon Mahaffy accompanied
Nancy and Cavendish to Belle Plain:
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1t takes a genius to save money or
write good poetry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-31

It's easy for man to resist tempta-
tion--if he has something better in
sight.
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Men are like trees; they grow Of.
Their crooked or straight.
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A girl may toss her hand even y
she can't throw a stone.
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"Ruth is engaged to be married ths
coming winter"
"The mischief she is! ! intended
to propose to that girl myself when
I got time"
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drove down from there yesterday in
his Cadillac car and spent yesterday
and today with friends here.
William Swanson, ticket agent and
operator for the Chicago and North
western road at Cambria, was in the
city last evening calling on friends
Attorney Harrison Schmitt return
ed last night from ST. Paul. He will
go back to that city on Monday and
on Tuesday will present the grain
probe report to the senate.
Malcolm Simonds, who enlisted in
the United States navy about a year
ago, returned to Mankato yesterday
He has been given a medical dis
charge, and will not return. He
served on the u. S. s. Charleston
and said that he has visited nearly
every country in the world except
Greece, but is not very favorably
impressed with navy life.
Mrs. Colvin of st. Paul came to
Mankato this noon to be the guest
of the Civic Improvement league al
it's meeting this afternoon. Mrs. Col
win has had charge of st. Paul's tag
day for the past three years and is
well acquainted with the methods
of carrying on the work She spoke
at the meeting of the tag day com
mittees this afternoon and suggested
ways of carrying out the tag day sue
cessfully.
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new BARN is BURNED
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Fire destroyed a barn with it's con
tents, two adjacent poultry houses
to Herman Reedstrom of Spring
Island yesterday afternoon. Mr. Reed
strom's farm is located about five
miles from this CITY, The barn which
burned was large building which
had just been completed at cost
| of $1,100. On Wednesday lightning
rods and been put on it. In the barn
was large quantity of clover hay,
shredded corn, ground seed and $37
worth Of cement in sacks and several
horses. Everything burned.
The granary contained seed wheat
and corn in sacks and large guam.
THY of other articles. The two poul.
try houses which burned contained
seven hens sitting on eggs which
were ready to hatch.
The fire started in the loft and
burned the buildings very quickly
The horses were fortunately in the
field at the time of the fire and the
calves were taken out of the build
ing just in time.
Mr.. Reedstrom carried 800 of in
surance in the Lake Crystal agency
and other insurance which will cover
the loss.
Fourteen tons of the best clover
hay were burned
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was not yet ready to make this
offer, his resolution was not in or

was not yet ready to make this
offer, his resolution was not in or
der
Should Be Near Other Hospitals.
DIR. Bracken summed up the dis
cussion by saying that the detention
hospital should be near the other
hospitals. and that the objection in
having an institution of this kind In
the neighborhood would be Offset by
the fact that as long as the hospitals
did not object to having ii built on
their grounds, the neighbors should
have no cause for complaint He
said that Dr. Sohmer's idea of having
two isolation wards was good one,
but that if only one was built. the
city should erect the building and
then lease 1t to one or both of the
hospitals. He was not in favor, of
using the building on Fifth and
Washington streets, because he
claimed that the building should be
constructed especially for an isola-
ton hospital, and be equipped fully
and modernly in every respect He
said that if the hospital was con-
Quoted properly, there was no dan
ger Of any of the germs leaving the
building. He estimated it's cost at
$4,000, but DR.. Andrews said that as
there was such an abundance Of
building material right here in Man
kato, this cost could be cut down to
$4,000 or $4,000.
Mayor Meyer said that the city was
not in an excellent condition finan-
cially, and thought that the cost of
the building was more than the tax
payers would stand for, but DR.. An
drews' resolution, as given in the be-
ginning of this story, carried unani-
mously.
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Eagle Lake
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The autos and motor cycles are
sporting on the roads to their hearts
delight.
The supper given by the Ladies
Aid society last Tuesday was well
attended.
Seeding has begun in earnest. The
ground and the weather conditions
are all that could be desired.
The door of the vault is being fit
ted and the safe will be placed in
the new vault of the bank this
week.
The village sale was fair sue
cess to seller and buyer, although
no horses were sold. Corn in tn,
crib sold as high as 81 cents. Some
brood sows sold for eleven cents 8
pound.
The Debating society held theil
semi-monthly meeting Saturday even
ing, and after several declamations
and music by the string band, 9
spelling match was carried out
Nearly all participated. Some of the
old spoilers of former days got after
the graduates of modern time in fine
style. Mrs. Fannie Pressnell, the
grandmother of at least fifteen grand
children, spelled down the village
together with several teachers.
Rev. Dawson and wife were driv
ing to Mankato Wednesday after
noon, when their horse became
frightened at passing automobile
and SHE'D into the ditch at the sidt
of the road. The buggy was over
! turned and both were thrown out
Mrs. Dawson was pretty badly shak
en-. She has been cripple for /;
number of years and is quite flesh,
lady, and was therefore unable Il
protect herself very much. The auto
belonged to a Mankato doctor, whc
stopped and went to their assistance
taking them into Mankato in his car
Mrs. Dawson is still at the home
of an uncle on Fulton street, where
she is receiving medical treatment
II is hard to tell just how badl,
she was injured, but she. is bruised
lin several places and confined to he
bed. No little concern is felt fol
her recovery by her friends. Mr.
Dawson escaped with a few bruises
The only damage done to the buggy
was the breaking of a thill anC
smashing the ton
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neapolis; Ernest, who works in his
Bruels of Mcpherson township. Not
long after the birth of the third child
Mrs. Fallenstein died, and in 1886,
Mr.. Fallenstein married Miss Lizzie
Schmaltz, daughter of the late Peter
Schmaltz of Belgrade Three chill
dren were born to them, Martha, JO-
seph and Leo, all of whom are at
home. He is survived by the six
of Mankato, a half brother, and a
sister, Mrs. William Karstons also of
Mankato. His mother died here
about fourteen years ago.
Long Resident of Mankato.
Mr. Fallenstein's first barber shop
WAS at 2O7 South Front street. in a
year or two he moved to building
next door to the Clifton house, and
conducted his place of business there
for twenty-seven years. When the
National Citizens bank was COM
pleted he moved to his present loca-
ton in the basement of the bank.
He was member of the Catholic
Order of Foresters, the Knights of
Columbus, the A. 0. U. W. and st.
Peter and Pauls Catholic church. He
was also member of the Mems So
ciety of that church. He was a
charter member of the Mankato fire
department, and organized the Su-
perior Hose company No. 2 thirty
years ago. He has been it's cap.
tain several times, and was lately APP
pointed assistant fire chief. He was
well known in Mankato for nearly
forty years and has hosts of friends
here were shocked and surprised
to hear of his death. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet
been made.
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. The attending physician who
: was called Immediately upon
. Mr.. FalIenstein's return to
his home, states that in re-
. gard to the comment which :las
: been made because the pull
. motor was not used, that
Mr.. FalIenstein died of acute
Utilization of the heart caused
. by oVer-exertion, and that in
: case of this kind, the pull
. motor would have been of abb
soIuteIy no value. He says
that Mr.. FaIIenstein did not
; die because of the smoke he
inhaled, but on account of the
violent physical exercise to
: which he was unaccustomed.
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Opposed in Heart of City.

Jacob Hilgers strongly opposed
any intention of putting anything
like detention hospital in the
heart of the city, as he claimed that
1T decreased the. value of the adj
joining property and endangered the
neighbors' health. Dr. Sohmer an
swered his objection by saying that
in New York city, which is a great
deal more congested than Mankato,
the isolation hospital is in the heart
OF the city, and that it is considered
safe. He proposed another plan,
namely, that two hospital wards be
built, one on the grounds of each
hospital, the hospital to donate the
site, and direct the ward, and the
city to build and own the building.
He estimated the cost of each one
at about $4,000, However, Rev. Win
ter said that the Emmanuel hospital
was not yet ready to offer to give
a site on its grounds for this pur-
pose, and therefore when DR.. An
drews' resolution was called for, he
said that he could not give it be-
cause it involved the building of
either one or two isolation hospitals
on the grounds of one or both hospi.
tails, and if the Emmanuel hospital
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Two Cans Of Trout Fry.
rom Saturdays Daily.

FFOm SdtUTudJ6 Daily,
David Richards has been notified
by the state game and fish commits
sion that two cans of brown trout
fry will arrive i'm Mankato on the
train which reaches here at 1920
Tuesday morning via the Omaha
road. This fry will be distributed In
streams in this neighborhood. Mr.
Richards made request of the com
mission to send the fry to this
point.
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Grass Fire.

From SATURDAYS Daily.
The fire department was called to
Willard street this morning to put
out grass fire. No damage was
done.
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The Minnesota Territorial Pioneer
bratiou on Saturday, May 10, this
year, as the anniversary date falls
on Sunday. The exercises will be
held in the old capitol, ST. Paul. The
Womans Pioneer club will meet at
the plans made at it's recent all-day
meeting. The house and senate
chambers have been procured for
this fifty-fifth celebration of the
states admission by the two or
CARNATIONS and arrangements are
well under way.
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+ STATEMENT OF PHYSICIAN. 4
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The fair bill In which Mankato is
interested passed the house late yes
terday afternoon. The bill appropri-
ates $4,000 to Blue Earth county.
OF this amount the Mankato fair will
receive $1,000.
The bill passed the senatt this
morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
is more valuable for farms than it
for the production OF timber.
Must Be Cleared of Timber.

The timber must all be cut of and the
slash, or waste. burned before the land
will be available for homestead entry
under the forest homestead Law, as other
wise the areas probably would be bought
by lumbermen and held for speculative
purposes.
The minimum stumpage price for the
timber on the big tract has been placed
at s. for the white pine timber on the
areas, more than half Of the timber being
of this extremely valuable sort. Stump
age for other kinds Of timber runs down
MS low as 81 for Engelmann spruce and
So for yellow pine. S The areas to be
cleared are on the upper and lower west
branches of the Priest river and on the
main stream. The location II. in the ex-
IRENE northwestern part OF Idaho, near
the lines of the Great Northern and the
Idaho. Washington and Northern rail-
roads