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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

twenty-thousand francs had disap-
peared from my coat-pocket =.
like last time"
And what might you think?" asked
Moncharmin, crimson with rage.
I might think that, as you hadn't
left me by foot's breadth and as, by
your own wish, you were the only one
to approach me, like last time, 1
might think that, if that twenty-thou-
sand francs was no longer in my
pocket, it stood very good chance OF
being in yours!"
Moncharmin leaped up at the sug
sestion.
OH" he shouted "A safety-ptn.
What do you want a safety-p1n
for?"
TO fasten you up with A
safety-pin, safety-pin,'
You want to fasten me with a
safety-pin:"
Yes, to fasten you to the twenty
thousand francs. Then, whether it's
here, or en- the drive from here TO
your place, or at your place. you Will
feel the hand that pulls at your pocket
and you viii see If it's mine! Oh, so
you're suspecting me now, are you?
A safety-pin!"
And that was the moment when
Moncharmjn opened the door on the
passage and shouted:
a safety-pin, somebody
give no eafptV-Diu -
And we also know how, at the same
moment, Remy. who had no safety
pin. was received by Moncharm1n,
while a boy procured the pin 50
eagerly Ionged for And what hap
pened was this: Moncharmin first
locked the door again. Then he knelt
down behind Richards back.
4 hope" he said, that the notes
are still there
so do l." said Richard.
The real ones?" asked MOnchar-
min. resolved not to be had" this
time.
Look for yourself" said Richard.
4 refuse to touch them"
MOncharmin took the envelope from
Richards pocket and drew out the
bank-nOtes with a trembling hand, for,
this time, in order frequently to make
sure of the presence Of the notes, he
had not sealed the envelope nor even
fastened it. He felt treasured on
finding that they were all there and
quite genuine. He put them back in
the tail-pocket and pinned them with
great care.
"A little patience, Richard" said
Moncharmin. I'VE have only a few
minutes to wait The clock
will soon strike twelve. Last time,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

"a ghost" he said, who, on the
same evening, carries off an opera
singer and steals twenty-thousand
francs is a ghost who must have his
hands very full! II you don't mind,
we will take the questions in order.
The singer first, the twenty-thousand
francs after. Come, M de Chagny,
let us try to talk seriously. You be-
lieve that Mile. Christine Daae has
been carried off by an individual
called Erik. Do you know this per-
son? Have you seen him."
Yes"
'Where?"
In a churchyard."
M Mifroid gave a start, began to
scrutinize Raoul again and said:
"Of course! That's where
ghosts usually hang Quit And
what were you doing in that church
yard?"
Monsieur" said RaouI, Il can
quite understand how absurd my re-
plies must seem to you. But l beg
you to believe that | am in full pos
SESSION. Vi IIy IdCuILlSS L lie SAFETY
OF the person dearest to me in the
world is at stake. l should like to
convince you in a few words, for time
is pressing and every minute is val
liable. Unfortunately, If l do not tell
you the strangest story that ever was
from the beginning, you will not be-
lieve me. | will tell you all know
about the opera ghost, M. Commits
sary. Alas, l do not know much! :"
Never mind, go on, go on" ex-
claimed Richard and Moncharmin,
suddenly interested.
Unfortunately for their hopes OF
learning some detail that could put
them on the track of their hoaxer,
they were soon compelled to accept
the fact that NJ Raoul de Chagny
had completely lost his head
The door opened and a man en-
tered. curiously dressed in an enor-
nous frock-coat and a tall hat, at
once shabby and shiny, that came
down to his ears. He went up to the
cemmissary and spoke to him In
whisper. 1t was doubtless detective
come to deliver an important COM
munication.
During this conversation M Mifrotd
did not take his eyes off Raoul. At
last, addressing him, he said:
Monsieur, we have talked enough
about the ghost. We will now talk
about yourself a little. if you have
no objection; you were to carry of
Mile. Christine Daae tonight"
Yes, NJ lie commtssaire.
After the performances"
Yes, NJ lie commtssaire.
"AIl your arrangements were
made?"
Yes. M. lie commissaire
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

Angel Of Music are ore and the same
person; and his real name IS E.rlk
NJ. Nifroid rose and looked at Raoui
attentiyely
y beg your pardon. monsieur. but
IS it your intention TO make fun o.
the law And, II not. what is ali this
about the opera ghost?"
= say that these gentlemen have
heard Of him"
Gentlemen, It appears that you
know the opera ghost?"
Richard rose. with the remaining
hairs of his nustaohe in his hand
No, NJ. Commjissary, no, We do
not know hin, but We wish that we
did, for this very evening he has
robbed US OF twenty thousand francs."
And Richard turned terrible look
on Moncharmin. which seemed to
say:
Give me back the twenty-thousand
francs. or I'll tell the whole story.
Moncharm1n understood what ne
meant. for, with distracted gesture.
he said:
oh. tell everything and nave done
with it"
As for Mifroid. he looked at the
managers and at RaouI by turns ana
wondered whether he had strayed in
to a lunatic asylum. He passed his
hand through his hair
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

The carriage that fought you was
70 take you both away There
we're fresh horses IN readiness al
every stage.
That is true. NJ lie comm1ssa1re
And nevertheless your carriage ts
stin outside the Rotunda awaiting
your orders. is it not?"
"Yes u. le commtssaire.
Did you know that there were
three other carriages there, in add
ticl to yours?''
4 did not pay the least attention.
They were the carriages OF Mile
SoreHi. which could not find room II
the Cour de administration; OF Car
lotta. ard Of your brother. NJ lie
Comte de Chsgny-
Very likely
What is certain is that, though
your carriage and Sorellfs and Car
!otta's are still there, by the Rotunda
pavement. NJ. lie Comte de Chagny's
carriage is gone.
This has nothing to say to =
Ie Comte opposed to your marriage
with Mile Daae?"
That is a matter that only con
Germs the family"
You have answered my question
he was opposed to it and
that was why you were carrying
Christine Daae out OF your brother
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
AROUND THE
CAMPO In
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INCIDENTS OF WAR RECALLED
Rapid Rise of Judson Fitzpatrick From
Lieutenant to Major General
Wanted to Scout.

1homas j. Taylor was a member of
Colonel Duryea's Fifth New York
regiment and is one of the few sur
VlVors Of the battle of Big Bethel
known to be now in Chicago At the
beginning of the war he had oppor-
tunlty to see a young soldier Just out
or military school, who, as lieutenant
and soon afterward as colonel, then
began the career that in four years
brought him the title Of major general
IN both the volunteer and regular arm
les This was Judson Fitzpatrick.
The colonel brought Captain Kill
patrick with him from New York"
said Mr. Taylor. He was a lively
man with sharp features and reddish
hair, and at Camp Hampton he was
always wanting to go out on raids.
He was continually bothering the col
onel for permission to go scouting, as
the colonel complained. Sometimes
he would get permission and then he
would go out with a few men and
gather up some of the wild zazor
backed hogs that ran in the woods
SNboGS SIlAip LAM pun III INC DGbAlC
of Big Bethel he was wounded and
left the regiment, and the next we
saw Of him was farther south, just
before he became a brigadier general.
The last time l saw him was at Chan
cellorsYille. Our colonel halted us as
we met Colonel Fitzpatrick and the
regiment cheered him.
Among the prisoners that we took
at Charlottesville there was one that
l shall never forget. Most of them
passed with bowed heads and eyes
downcast, but this one held his head
up. The crown was gone from his hat
and his hair stuck up throughN the
hole and he was in great good humor
Anybody could see that he was an
Irishman
Well, Paddy said one OF our men,
we've got you this time
Yes said Paddy, and at last I'm
going where l can get something to
eat
L remember one long march in the
rain, when l almost went to sleep on
my feet. 1t rained and rained and we
were drenched and hungry and
sleepy l was orderly for Colonel War
rem then and slept in the next tent
when we did pitch camp. The colonel
went to sleep in his tent, and the rain
came down and ran down the slope
on which the tents stood. Colonel
Warren wouldn't stand the wet, and
so he jumped up and went out Of the
tent with only raincoat to protect
himself from the storm. He was not
ordinarily given to profanity, but then
he did say what was in his mind Out
side the tent was a soldier patiently
digging a trench to catch the water
and divert it from the colonels quar-
tiers, but he was digging it below in
stead of above the tent"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
Eriubt ProsDecfs.

4 charming young woman walked
into the stationer's shop in a village
and asked to see some typewriting
paper. After making her selection
she hesitated for a moment DO you
make any reduction to clergymen?
she inquired.
Yes" replied the stationer prompt
iy. Are you clergyman's wife?"
Moo" she answered.
"A Clergyman's daughter, probably, "
said the man as he tied up the pack.
age
NO" was the young woman's hest
tating answer ''But"-and she leaned
over the counter and spoke in a con
ddential whisper-'ff nothing happens
1 shall be engaged to a theological
student as soon as he comes home
from college next term. Everybody
Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
Plumber Could and Did Wortniiy
Amend II, But There the
Matter Rested.

Owing to the drain pipe In the
Kitchen sink becoming clogged Win
grease, water would not run through
il" said Claude Cooper, comedian at
the Warburton theater, Yonkers, SO
the landlady of our boarding house
called a plumber. He repaired the
damage in less than twenty minutes
after he arrived. Along about the
first of the month he sent in his bill
no he brought It himself. The land
Iady looked at the items, the total OF
which was s5.15. Amazed at the size
of the charge. she became sarcastic
Haven't you forgotten something,
Mr. Plumber she said, with a sheer.
The man took the bill and careful
" read the various items. Upon my
word he exclaimed, I believe I have.
lady and he made the following add
ionaI entry: To one and one-han
hours time and trolley fares, going to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

reach. Well, NJ. de Cnagny
allow me to inform you that your
brother has been smarter than you!
1t is he who has carried off Christine
DaaeI"
oh, tmpossibIe!" moaned Raoul,
pressing his hand to his heart Are
you sure?"
Immediately after the artists dis
appearance, which was procured by
means which we have still to ascer'
tain, he flung into his carriage, which
drove right across Paris at a furious
pace"
in a hoarse voice What do yot
mean by across Parts?"
Across Paris and cut of Paris
by the Brussels road"
oh" cried the young man, Il shall
catch them!"
And he rushed out of the Office
And bring her back to u.s." CRIED
the commissary gaiiy. All
that's trick worth two of the An
gel Of Music's!"
And turning to his audience. NJ
Mifroid delivered a little lecture on
police methods.
Il don't know for a moment wheth-
er M. le Comte de Chagny has really
carried Christine Daae off or moi
but | want to know and [ be
lieve that, at this moment, no one i,
more anxious to inform US than his
brother. And now he is fly.
ing in pursuit of him He is my
chief auxiliary! This, gentlemen, is
the art of the police, which is be.
lieved to be so complicated and
which, nevertheless, appears so sim,
pie as soon as you see that 1t con-
sists in getting your work done by
people who have nothing to do with
the police"
But NJ. lie Commissaire de Police
Mifrotd would not have been quite so
satisfied with himself IL he had
known that the rush of his rapid
emissary was stopped at the entrance
to the very first corridor. A tall
figure blocked Raouls way.
Where are you going SO fast. M
de Chagny?" asked a voice.
Raoul fmpatiently raised his eyes
and recognized the astrakhan cap of
an hour ago, He stopped.
It's yOui'' he cried, in a feverfsh
voice. You, who know Erik's secrets
and don't want me to speak OF them.
Who are you?"
You know who l am! j
am the Persiani"
(TO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
Min Their Dispositions. Team of Oxen
Could Not Do Otherwise SUIT
Pull Together.

isn't it strange the Baileys should
hove married each other!" unused Mrs
kirby Not that she was particularly
interested IN the Baileys' marital at
T.,rs and If Mt. Kirby had murmured
a comfortable "Uh-huh!" from behind
his evening paper her mind would
have speedily reverted to less per
sonal topic
But instead. he had Unexpectedly
replied: stranger Not at all, my
dsar They are unusually well mated
as we'll matched as. Ezra Pinney' 5
oxen" and so Mrs. Kirby had been
forced to an immediate defense Of her
position.
why. William Martin Kirby! she
exclaimed. laying down her sewing
and leaning forward in her chair
-.how can you think so! He is so big
and handsome ard tndoIent, and she
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

You're quite right" said Moachar
MN, who was really Impressed
The ghostl" continued Richard. il
a low voice, as though fearing lest
he should be overheard by invisible
ears The ghost Suppose, all the
same, it were a ghost who puts the
magic envelopes on the table
who talks in Box Five who
killed Joseph Buquet who u
hooked the chandelier =. and
who robs US. For, after all, after all,
after all, there is no one here except
you and ne, and, if the notes, disap-
pear and neither yog nor ! have any
thing to do with IL, well, We shall
have to believe in the ghost
in the ghostl"
At that moment, the clock on the
mantIepiece gave its warning click
and the first stroke Of twelve struck
The two managers shuddered. The
perspiration gtreamed from their fore
heads. The twelfth stroke sounded
strangely in their ears.
When the clock stopped, they gave
a sigh and rose from their chairs.
I think we can go now" said Mon
charmin.
I think So" Richard agreed.
Before We go, do you mind If l
look in your pocket?"
But, of course, Moncharmin, you
must! WeII?" he asked, as
Moncharm1n was feeling at the
pocket.
We'll, l can feel the pin"
"Of course, as you said, we can't
be robbed without noticing it"
But Moncharmin, whose hands were
still fumbling, beloved:
q can feel the pin. but l can't feel
the notes."
Come. no joking, Moncharmtn!
49,. This isn't the time for it."
Well, feel for yourself"
Richard tore off his coat The two
managers turned the pocket inside
out. The pocket was empty. And
the curious thing was that the pin re-
manned. stuck in the same place.
Richard and Moncharmin turned
pale. There was no longer any doubt
about the witchcraft
The ghost!" muttered Moncharmin
But Richard suddenly sprang upon
his partner.
No one but you has touched my
pocket! Give me back my twenty
thousand francs! Give me
back my twenty thousand francs!"
"On my soul" sighed Moncharmin,
who was ready to swoon. "on my soul,
| swear that [ haven't got it"
Then somebody knocked at the
door. Moncharmin opened it auto
maticaIly, seemed hardly to recognize
MERCER, his business-manager ex-
changed a few words with him, with
out knowing what he was saying and,
with an unconscious movement, put
the safety-pin, for which he had no
further use, into the hands of his be-
wi!dered subordinate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26

hasn't lazy bone IN her thin little
body"
That's just what said. Marcia
Edgerton Kirby" returned her hus-
band. but in your zeal for an argu-
ment you entirely overlooked my
smile
In that remote and dark ages
period of my life before | knew you
they offered a prize at the county
fair for the best-matehed pair OF
oxen.
There were some beauties brought
in, so that everybody laughed when
Ezra Pinney came driving along a
great, handsome, sIow-moving OK
hitched up beside a wiry, scrawny lit
tie beast that took two steps to the
big fellows one.
"Lottin' on first prize. amt ye
Ezry?' called out one Of the men front
caIly. That's a finely matched pain
| O. oxen!'
SO they be!' agreed Ezry, compia
Gently. SO they be! The best matched
pair o oxen in Wood county. Ones
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
Poiiceman's Novel ExcusA

Policemen on trial at Headquarters
are apt at excuses, says the New York
Sun Former Inspector Williams used
to tell of an officer who was charged
with having lost his whistle. When
asked to explain he said You see I
went home last night and put my whis-
tie on the table. I turned round and
bless me- one of my kids was choking
aid nearly black in the face. You see
commissioner, he'd swallowed the
whistler" rs he dead?" asked tbe
sympathetic commissioner. NO. sir"
was the reply. He isn't dead, but
he's got the whooping cough, and now
every time he coughs the whistle
blows and the cop on the post comes
a-running."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-26
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION is caused on the last
nigtL that the Opera is managed by De
6ienne and POGgny because OF the ap-
pearanCe Of a ghost. said to have beeh
IN evidence on several previous occasions.
Christine Daae. member OF the opera
company, IS called upon TO MI very
important part and scores great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his DroJL5ef
Ra0ui are among those who applaud the
singer. RaoUI tries to see Christine IN
the dressing room. but Is unable 10 90 50
ana later discovers that some one - nn 5-6l
ing love TO her She energies alone, anu
upon entering the room he finds II empty.
While the farewell ceremony for the re
firing managers is going on, the opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
Igers that Box No. ) is reserved for MN
BOX No. ; is sold with disastrous results.
FtIG manage receive a letter from the
Opera Ghost calling attention to the eF-
r8r Christine Daae writes RaOul that
she has gone to visit the grave OF lleI
father He goes also. and in the night
violin music IS heard. RaCHl visits d
graveyard. F.aOul is found next morning
almost frozen MOnchaTmin and Richard
..H4Fesflgate Box No; ana decide 10 see
seats Of that box. Cariotta. who sings
the leading part in Faust IS warned 10
give the part to Christine. CarLotta.
refusing, loses her voice In the middle
Of song and the main chandelier
crashes down, killing a woman and
Wourdiug many. Ra0ul searches for
Hef at last, but does not SPEAK. ana iateF
note is received from her making an
appointment for a masked ball Raoul
meets Christine at the bali. He sees a
person in the disguise Of Red Death
lie hears her cOnversing with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name Of the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel Of Music. Christine and Raou!
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that Raoul is to make Chris
tine relates @ strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises TO run away
with Raoul RaOul announces his iuten-
ton Of marrying Christine, which dis
pleascs Philippe. In the midst OF per
f0rmance the stage Is enveloped in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
of her is found. MonCharmiE and Rich
ard behave strangely. RaOul searches
Wadly for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first instaliment OF his
allowance, and when IL is LEFT at an ap-
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis