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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

at his life, and in that eye Jan saw the
seen a hundred times before in the eyes
of foxes and wolves killed by poison
bait.
moan of anguish burst from JAMS
lips, and he held his face close down
against KaZan's head and sobbed now
like child, while Kazan rubbed his
hot muzzle against his cheek and his
muscles hardened in a last desire to
give battle to whatever was giving his
master grief. 1t was long time be-
fore Jan lifted his face from the shay
gy head, and when he did he knew
that the last of all love. Of all compan-
ionship, Of all that bound him to flesh
and blood in his lonely world, was
gone. KaZan was dead.
From the sledge he took a blanket
and wrapped Kazan in it and carried
him a hundred yards back from the
trail. With bowed head he came be-
hind his four dogs into Gods House.
Half an hour later he turned back into
the wilderness with his supplies. 1t
was OdEh Wu0n he E6IuELSu TO where
he had left Kazan. He placed him
upon the sledge. and the four huskies
whined as they dragged on their bur-
den, from which the smell of death
came to them. They stopped in the
deep forests beyond the lake, and Jan
built fire.
This night, as on all nights in his
lonely life. Jan drew Kazan close to
him, and he shivered as the other dogs
skunk back from him suspiciously and
the fire and the spruce tops broke the
stiffness of the forest. He looked at
the cracking flames. at the fitful shad-
ows which they set dancing and grimac-
ing about him, and it seemed to him
now that they were no longer friends,
but were haunting him-gloating in Ka-
zan's death and telling him that he
was alone. alone, alone. He let the
fire die down, stirring it into life only
when the cold stiffened him, and when
at last he fell into an unquiet slumber
it was still to hear the spruce tops
whispering to him that KaZan was
dead and that in dying he had broken
the last fragile link between Jan Tho
reau and Melissa
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that this was hOme-that the forest
and the silence and the little cabin
hidden under the spruce tops below
held deeper meaning for him than a
few hours before. when Kazan was a
leaping, living comrade at his side
KaZan was dead. Down there he
would bury him. And he had loved
Kazan. He knew now as he clutched
his hands to his aching breast, that
he would have fought for Kazan-giv-
en- up his life for him-as he would
have done for a brother. Hot tears
blinded JAMS eyes, and he covered his
face with his hands, and sobbed as
he had sObbed years before when
in the southern wilderness word came
to him that Melissa was dying
M eliSSe-MeliSSe''- He moaned her
name aloud. and stared through the hot
film in his eyes away into the north.
sObbing to her. calling to her in his
grief, and looking through that thou
sand miles of Starlit space as though
from out Of it her sweet face would
come to him once more. And as he
called there seemed to come TO him
from out of that space q sound, so
sweet and low and tender that bis
heart stood still. and be stood up
straight and stretched his arms up to
heaven, for Jan Thoreau knew that it
was the sound of violin that came
to him from out of the north-that Me
HsSe, an infnity away, had heard his
call, his prayer. and was playing for
him and KaZan!
And suddenly as he listened his arms
fell to his sides. and there shot into his
eyes all of the concentrated light of
the stars. for the music came nearer
and nearer and still nearer to him. I'M
til he caught KaZan in his arms and
ran with him down the side of the
mountain. 1t died now in the forest,
then rose again, softer and more dis
tant it seemed to him. Turing him on
into the forest gloom. For a few mo-
ments consciousness of all else but that
sound remained with him only in a
daZed, half real way. and as John Cum
Minis had called upon the angels at
Lac Balm many years ago when be.
too. had gone out into the night e
meet this wonderful music, so Jan
Thoreau's soul cried to them now as
he clutched his dead dog, KaZan, to
him and stumbled on. Then suddenly
he came upon the cabin, and in the
cabin there was light!
Gently he laid Kazan down upon the
snow, and for a full minute he stood
and listened and heard, lower and
sweeter still. the gentle music of the
violin. Some one was in his cabin-liv-
ing hands were playing! After all, it
was not the spirit Of Melissa that had
come to him in the hour of his deepest
grief, and sob rose in his throat. He
went on, step by step, and at the door
he stopped again, wondering if he was
mad, if the spirits Of the forest were
haunting him still, if-if-
One step more
The great God, he heard it now-the
low, sweet music of the old Cree love
song, played in the old, old way, with
all of its old sadness. its whispering
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joy, its weeping song of life, of death.
OF love! With a great cry he flung
open the door and leaped in, with his
arms reaching out, his eyes blinded
for a moment by the sudden highland
with cry as piercing as his own some
thing ran through that light to meet
him-Melisse. the old, glorious Melissa,
crushing her arms about his neck, sob
bing his name, pleading with him in
her old, sweet voice to kiss her, kiss
her, kiss her-while Jan Thoreau for
the first time in his life felt sweeping
over him a resistless weakness, and in
this vision he knew that Jean de Ora
vols came to him, too, and held him in
his arms and that as the light faded
away from about him he still heard
Melissa calling to him, felt her arms
about him, her face crushed TO his own
And as the deep gloom enveloped him
more densely and he felt himself slip
ping down through it he whispered to
the faces which he could no longer see:
an-died-tonight''-
For long time Jan fought to throw
off the darkness, and when he sue
ceeded and opened his eyes again, be
knew that it was Melissa who was sit
ting beside him, and that it was Me-
lisse who flung her arms about him
when he awoke from his strange sleep
and held his wild head pressed against
her bosom-Melisse, with her glorious
hair flowing about her as he had loved
it in their old days, and with the old
love shining in her eyes, only more
glorious now. as he heard her voice.
"Jan-Jan-we have been hunting for
you-sO long," she cried softly. "We
have been searching-ever since you
left Lac. Balm Jan. dear. Jan. loved
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hung back in the shadows of the COM
panys store. A little later he follow
ed the Frenchman outside and stopped
him where there were no others near
to overhear.
"Msieur, you spoke of Lac Bain,"
he said in French. You have been
therew
YES" replied the other, Il was
there for week waiting for the first
sledge snow"
1T is my old home," said Jan, trying
to keep his voice natural. Il have
wondered if there are changes. You
saw Cummins, the factor"
Eyes. be was there"
"And-and Jean de Gravois. the
chief MANI
HE was away"
1.-THE factor had a daughter, Me-
Iisse"-
"She left Lac Balm a long time ago,
m'sieur." said the trapper. "M'sieur
Cummins told me that he had not seen
her in long time. | believe it was
almost a year."
He took his pack to the sledge and
dogs in the edge Of the spruce. and
Kazan leaped to greet him at the end
Of his babiche That night as Jan
Travelled through the forest he did not
notice the stars or the friendly shad-
ows.
"a year." he repeated to himself
again and again, and once when Ka-
zan rubbed against his leg and looked
up into his face he said: "Ah, KaZan.
our Melissa went away with the Eng
Nshman May the great God give
them happiness!"
The forest claimed him more than
ever after this. He did not go back
to Oxford House in the spring, but
sold his furs to a passing nalfbreed
and wandered through all of that
spring and summer in the country to
the west. 1t was January when he
returned TO his ca bin, when the SHOWS
were deepest. and three days later he
set out to outfit at the Hudson's bay
post on Gods lake instead of at Ok
ford House. 1t was while they were
crossing a part of the lake that Kazan
leaped aside for an instant in his
traces and snapped at something IN
the snow.
Jan saw the movement, but gave no
attention to it until little later when
KaZan stopped and fell upon his belly,
biting at the harness and whining in
pain. The thought of Kazan's sudden
snap at the snow came to him then
like knife thrust, and with low cry
Of horror and fear be fell upon his
knees beside the dog. Kazan whim-
pered, and his bushy tail swept the
snow as Jan lifted his great wolish
head between his two hands. No other
sound came from JAMS lips now, and
slowly he drew the dog up to him until
he held him in his arms as he might
have held child. Kazan stilled tbs
whimpering sounds in his throat. His
one eye rested on his masters face,
faithful. watching for some sign, for
some language there. even as the burn
ing fires Of. a strange torture gnawed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31
CHAPTER XVI.
The Music Again.

Y AN went on at dawn. with KaZan
wrapped in his blanket on the
Sledge. He planned to reach his
~ cabin that night, and the next
day he would bury his old comrade.
1t was dark when he came to the mar
row plain that lay between him and
the river. The sky was brilliant with
stars when he slowly climbed the big
barren ridge at the foot of which was
his home At the summit he stopped
and seated himself on the edge of a
rock, with nothing but a thousand
miles of space between him and the
pale glow of the northern lights. At
his feet lay the forest, black and ST.
lent and he looked down to where he
knew his cabin was waiting for him.
black and silent too.
For the. first time. il. game upon him
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Copyright. Oil.
Do the BobbS Merrill Co.

Eyes, there is more, m'sieur,' said
Jan $50 much more that if I were
to tell it to you it would not be hard
for you to understand why Jan Tho
reau is the unhappieSt man in the
world. l have told you that this is but
the beginning. | have not told you of
how the curse has followed me and
robbed me of all that is greatest in
life-how it has haunted me day and
night, m'sieur, like a black spirit, de-
stroying my hopes, turning me at last
into an outcast, without people, with
out friends, without-that-whi you,
too, will give up in this girl at Oxford
House. M'sieur, am right? You will
not go back to her. You will go south
and some day the great God will re-
ward you"
He heard Thornton rising in the
dark
''ShaIl strike light, m'sieur?'
NO said Thornton close TO him. In
the gloom their hands met. There was
a change in the others voice now,
something of pride, of triumph, of
a glory just achieved. Jan" he said
softly. Il thank you for bringing me
face to face with God like yours
You have taught me more than has
ever been preached into me. and this
great, glorious world of yours is send
ing me back a better man for having
come into it. | am gOing-south. Some
day | will return. and | will be one of
this world and one of your people. l
will come, and | will bring no curse.
If | could send this word to her, ask
her forgiveness, tell her what | have
almost been and that l still have hope
faith could go easier down into
that other world"
you can," said Jan. 81 will take
this word for you, m'sieur, and l will
take more, for l will tell her what it
has been the kind fate for Jan Tho
reau to find in the heart of M'sieur
Thornton. She is one of my people,
and she will forgive, and love you more
for what you have done. For this,
m'sieur, is what the Cree god has CIV
en- to his people as the honor of the
great SHOWS. She will still love you,
and if there is to be hope it will burn
in her breast too. M'sieur"-
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Something like a sob broke through
Thornton's lips as he moved back
through the darkness.
And you'll will find you again?"
''They will know where l go from
Oxford House. l will leave word
with her," said Jan.
"Goodby." said Thornton huskily.
Jan listened until his footsteps had
died away. and for a long time after
that be sat with his head buried in his
arms upon the little table. And Ka-
zan. whining softly, seemed to know
that in tie darkened room had come
to pass the thing which broke at last
his masters overburdened heart.
That night Jan Thoreau passed for
the last time back into the shelter Of
his forests. and all that night he trav-
eled, and with each mile that he left
behind him something larger and bold
er grew in his breast until he cracked
his whip in the old way and shouted to
the dogs in the old way. and the blood
in him sang to the wild spirit of the
wilderness. Once more he was home.
To him the forest had always been
home.
And from above him the stars look
ed down like billion tiny fires kin
died by loving hands to light his way
the stars that had given him music,
peace, since he could remember and
that had taught him more of the silent
power of God than the lips of man
could ever tell. From this time forth
would be his life. his god. He had
loved the forest-now be worshiped
it. In it's vast silence he still possess
ed Melissa
Nearly a month passed before he
reached Oxford House and found the
sweet faced girl whom Thornton low
ed. He did as Thornton had asked and
went on-into the north and east. He
had no mission now except to roam in
his forests He went down the Hayes,
getting his few supplies at Indian
camps and stopped at last, with the
beginning Of spring, far up on the Cut
away Here he built himself a camp
and lived for time, setting dead falls
for bear. Then he struck north again
and still east, keeping always away
from Lac Balm. When the first chill
winds of the bay brought warning of
winter down to him he was filed for
a time with a longing to strike north
and west, to go once more back to his
Barren Lands. But, instead. he went
south, and so it came to pass that a
year after he had left Lac Balm he
built himself cabin deep in the for
est of Gods river, fifty miles from Ok
ford House. and trapped once more
for the company. He had not forgot
ten his promise to Thornton, and at
Oxford House left word where he could
be found if the man from civilization
should return.
In late midwinter Ian returned to
Oxford House with his furs. 1t was
on the night of the day that he came
into the post that he heard French
man who had come down from the
north speak of Lac Balm. None no
ticed> the change. in JAMS face as he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
CASSVILLE.

special Correspondence 20 the Herald.
Mrs. Mary Mann. of Glen Haven,
was guest of her daughter Kathryn
at the Ackerman restaurant.
Mr.. and Mrs A Humes, of North
Andover visited at the H. Cook home
Saturday and Sunday.
Mesdames L. Quigley and Nj.
Allison we're in Bennington part of
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Kleinpell, Of
Carter, Mont, are here on a visit.
Mrs Roy Carlyle, of Winona.
came last week for a visit at the
Schneigart home.
Mrs. Val Ishmeal arrived home
from the Rochester hospital Friday
and is getting along nicely.
Mrs. W. F. Klinkhammer visited
her sister Mrs q. Orr, at Glen
Haven, few days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo E. Groom and
son Sam, Mrs. Minnie Geiger and
also MIR. and Mrs. Fred Bennett
autoed to Bloomington fair Saturday.
A stranger named Carlson was
killed by being struck by the western
limited train Wednesday morning.
Funeral at 6 p. m. the same evening
at Cassville cemetery.
Miss Leila Obershaw is visiting
Miss Myrtle Cole at Dubuque.
Harry Bossert left Sunday to com
mence his studies at the college at
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly moved to La
Crosse Monday to join their son
Robert who has employment there.
Misses Martha Ehlen and Maggie
Reynolds of Potosi, were visitors in
town last week.
Oscar Daley was a Dubuque visitor
Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
PLEASANT POINT.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Miss Genevieve Huhnstock spent
pleasant week at the Ed Cum
INNS home.
Miss Josephine Schumacher Sun
dayed at j. E. MuldOon's.
George and Will Thier returned
from their Dakota trip Sunday.
Mrs. Fuerstenburg after spending
the summer with her daughter Mrs.
E. Cummins, returned to her home
at North Lancaster.
Mrs. f. Morrow and Miss Gene
We've Huhnstock visited the Pleas
ant Point school Wednesday.
Mr.and Mrs. Roger Wellman have
moved into the Clark residence at
EllenborO.
Mrs. Fletcher Burris visited at
the parental home.
Callers at Lancaster Thursday we're
Geo. Eek. E. Muldoon and Ed Cum
minis.
Otto Fuerstenburg the expert con-
tractor and builder, is erecting a fine
hog house and granary for John
Haeffner.
John and Will Thier assisted Frank
Morrow's in threshing Wednesday.
Mrs. Jim Williams was a Lancas-
ter caller Wednesday.
Charles Graney threshed Wednesday
afternoon.
Will Wetter called at Geo. Eck's
on business one day last week
Geo. Hudson, of Potosi, is drilling
we'll at John Haeffner's.
Miss Elva Taylor's school is pro-
crossing nicely.
Miss Eek was Lancaster visitor
Thursday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
TAMMANY LEADER
KILLED BY TRAIN
big Tim" Sullivan Barely ES-
CapeS Potter'S Field.
OFFICER IDENTIFIES BODY
Long Search for Missing Congressman
Ends at Morgue-LeaVes Es-
tate Valued at
$2,5o0,0o0.

New York, Sept 15.-Timothy d.
('Big Tim"O Sullivan, the New York
politician, who rose from newsboy to
congressman, is dead
His mangled body was identified by
his half-brother, Larry Mulligan, after
it had lain for 13 days in a local
morgue.
Sullivan, who was i'll, eluded his
nurses at his brothers home in Will
August 81, and a few hours afterward
was struck and killed by New York,
New Haven & Hartford railway train
at Pelham Parkway.
Although elected to the congress
now in session, Mr.. Sullivan never
took his seat, owing to illness.
Necessitates Special Election.
His death will necessitate a special
election in the Thirteenth New York
district, which comprises New York
county. That will be the fifth special
election caused by death since the
Sixty-third congress began work in
March
Mr.. Sullivan's disappearance had
created anxiety among his friends.
Some believed, however, that he had
merely hidden from his friends be-
cause of the surveillance that had
been kept over him at his brothers
home since his return from Europe.
Before going to Europe Mr.. Sulli-
van had been in a sanitarium. Upon
his return from abroad, however, it
was announced that his health had
improved greatly.
Born in poverty, schooled indiffer-
emily, at work as a newsboy, then in
charge Of a big newspaper delivery
system, then an owner of many news
stands-this is Big Tins history be-
fore he entered politics.
First a district captain, then a dep
uty leader, finally a congressman
this is the order in which he became
a power in Tammany hail.
Definite facts as to how much prop
erty Mr. Sullivan owned were given
out by Oliver Goldsmith, counsel.
ITO say that Congressman Sullivan
died insolvent is almost a gross
libel" Mr.. Goldsmith said. "His es-
tate is worth approximately $2,50O,000.
The claims against his estate and the
debts will not amount to more than
100000 at the outset"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
AROUND The COUNTY
PLATTEVILLE.

L,
held two weeks ago, is claimed to
have been the best, in points of at
tendance and exhibits that thew have
ever had there.
The corner stone of the new M, E.
church was laid on Sunday Sept IA
with impressive ceremoies. This is
Platteville's third church of this
denomination, the first one having been
built in 1882, and the second in 1877.
A fifty cent coin of each of those dates
and a buffalo nickle of 1918, were de-
posted. among other mementoes in a
box placed in the masonry.
Ben Johanns has a broken rib, the
result of an accident while riding his
bicycle at the fair grounds.
Rev. W. A. Leary and wife few
days ago celebrated their fifteenth
wedding anniversary.
A baby daughter is a welcome ad-
dition to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Bunt.
Mrs. Frank Griswold, of White
hall. has been guest in the John
Chapman home during the past week.
S. Van Malta is back from Denver.
Louis Chase, of independence,
Oregon, is visiting old friends here.
W. r. Snowden and Chas. Welt.
tenhiller are among the Grant county
veterans who will attend the Grand
Army encampment at Chattanooga
this week. They left for the famous
battlefields last Saturday.
Attorney David Gardner Jr., is
spending his happiest moments now
entertaining the new nine pound boy
which arrived to gladden. his home
last Wednesday.
J. N. Mcleod, Geo. G. Hendy.
Curtis Craven Geo. Snowden, Arno
Stephens and Orrin Bennett of Platte
Vile, @. w. Patterson of Cuba City,
and Harry Millard of Livingston,
have been appointed by the governor
as delegates to the Farmers's National
congress to be held at Plano, Ill
Sept % to 26
John Robinson, of Missouri is back
here for a visit, the first time in
nearly quarter of century. and the
old town does not look natural to
him.
Miss Magdalene Thompson will
teach in the Madison high school the
coming year. She graduated from
the University last year.
Charles and Walter Ready will at
tend the University at Madison the
next two wears. They leave for there
this week.
K. E. Davis has been appointed a
delegate to the meeting of the ma
tiCnal association of geologist.
N. E. France has purchased the
John H. Meyer residence.
Mrs. James Harcleroad, son Ed and
daughter Ruth have gone to California
to spend the winter.
Will Murphy and George Cleary
have resumed the work at the Wis.
consin University.
Miss Gretta Richards has a posi-
ton as stenog rapher in the bank at
Livingston.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

That ancient and long distance
smell that comes from sore. tired,
sweaty feet is worse than a lanyard.
it will drive your friends away and
will cause your enemies to curse you.
But you can cure this trouble with
Barker's AntiAeptic. For sale by
j. T. Bennett. ADV,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
To Cure Headache,

For a nervous headache allow warm
water to run on your wrist, and an
ply hot cloths at the back of your
neck. If very severe, use mustard
plasters on the back Of the neck and
temples.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Hunting Forbidden.

We the undersigned, residing in
the town of Ellenboro, south east
of the county farm, prohibit any
hunting or >tresspassing on our
premises under penalty of the law.
Henry Zenz,
j. E. Muldoon,
Ed Cummins,
29w6 John Haeffner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

Herald Job Printing Pleases.
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You Lease Steel Box-Big enough your
papers-insde vault a a very low rental
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-03
ALL BOYS URGED
To Join scouts
Troop No. VIII be Reoreanized at
the Y. M. c. a. This
Evening

This evening at the r. NJ c, A. at
s o'clock Troop No. Boy Scouts Of
America win be reorganized The or
ganization will be effected by Scout
Master A. Zimmerman Jr., Assistant
Scout Master Roy Harrison, Scout
Commissioner Willard Grimes, Scout
Walker G. H. Mckee, and Scout Sec
rotary Ernest Clark
Any boy in the city over Il years
OF age is eligible TO membership, and
TO be a member of the y. NJ c. A. is
not necessary. Boys under II years
of age need not apply because they
will not be admitted. All boys Of the
required age are urged to become
members, as those having the matter
in charge have something good in
store for those who become members.