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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-07
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Semaphore.

The telegraph station at the soma
phore was a little, square, stone hut,
rooted with slate, perched high on the
cliffs. AS we drew nearer we could
see the sentry very distinctly, rifle
slung muzzle down, slouching his beat
in The sunshine.
The soldier left his post as we start
ed toward him, and advanced, blinking
in the strong sunshine, meeting US
halfway.
Are you the soldier Rolland?'
asked.
He admitted that he was with
prompt profanity, adding that if we
didn't like his name we had only to
tell him so and he would arrange the
matter.
I told him that we approved not
only of his name but his personal ap-
pearance; indeed, so great was our
admiration for him that we had come
clear across the Saint-Yssel moor ex-
pressly to pay our compliments to
him in the shape of a hundred franc
note. / drew it from the soiled roll
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good game and then began the divi-
sion of words like eggs, into right, part
~ right, and strictly right, and rating
25 per cent. children So per cent, as in
Leslie county, Kentucky, and some
places nearer home. where all these
new devices were practiced and re
ported faYorably on regardless of
facts" as one may see who reads
Page 251, Eleventh Report of Schools,
which condemns these practices.
To encourage pupils is laudable, but
to tell them they are right when they
are wrong, even though we may rec
ognize degrees of wrongness in words
as in eggs, is certainly not commend
able. The action of educator Sweet
man in accepting bad" for "bade"
should be no model for others to fol-
low, nor for himself to continue.
There have been many like him; he's
but type.-New York Times.
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Tattoo" the word that, starting
from unconnected sources in Holland
and the South seas, mas come to rep
resent two unconnectec things by the
same sound and spelling, is an exam
pie of curious trick of our language.
Another is turtle" Nowadays what
it most commonly suggests is the
creature that gives the soup; so that
we have Mark Twain's young man in
Palestine disguised because the mud
turtle will not sing, though the voice
Of the turtle" should be heard in the
land. But the original English sur
tie" was the dove (Latin ''turtur," rep
resenting the sound of its voice..
English sailors, coming across the
creature which the Span1ards called
'tortuga" (our tortoise" from Latin
''tortus,' twisted, in allusion to its
legs), made of 1t the turtle" inh
which they were zaore familiar.
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Yes, 1 know i'll tell you I know
it!'
And you love herr"
yes" He dropped his haggard face
on his arms a moment, then sat bolt
upright. Truth is better than life"
he said, slowly. Il wanted to end it,
l am tired"
Kelly" l said, there remains an
other way to risk your neck, and.
house a woman who Is running a ter
rible risk-a German spy whose opera
tions have been discovered. This
woman believes that she has in her
pay the communist leader of the re-
volt, man called Buckhurst. She is
in error. Within the next twenty-four
hours l expect to see Buckhurst a
prisoner. And when that happens it
will go hard with Mademoiselle Elven,
for he will turn on her to save himself
-. And you know what that
means; -. blank wall, Kelly,
and a fring-squad. There is but one
sex for spies. She must leave tonight,
Kelly. She must try to cross into
Spain. VIII you help herr"
He nodded, striving to say Eyes"
you know your own risk?"
Yes
Her company is death for you both
if you are taken"
He stood up very straight. In what
strange forms comes happiness to
mani
frn DIT C0NTTTNTTEDN
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bridge by a native of Fifesllire. In
the words of the narrative, "he (the
worker) lodged with an employee of
the Pitt Press, but one day, to my
surprise, he changed his lodgings.
Il asked him what was the reason
for the change. There's kind O.
cauldness sprung up between me and
the man., said he. 'How's that,
james, 'Weel, he said, they use
very curious words here What kind
of words? said /. 'Weel,' said he,
they ca ribs of a crate bars But
what had that to do with it?' said l.
oh, said he. it just came ABBOTT this
way | was sittin' wi a bit chisel in
my hands afore the fire, and l wanted
to soften it, and said to the wife
will We just let me slap this in your
ribs?" and with that she gaze a skirl
and in comes the man, and there's
been a cauldness between him and me
sin syne'"
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shoulders and beats his head against
the pavement until he renders him IN
conscious-if he doesn't kill him.
! asked the poacher why Buckhurst
had come to Paradise, and why his
banditti had seized the railroad at
Rose-Sainte-Anne.
All" cried the Lizard, with Zero
cious leer, that is the kernel under
the limpet's tent! And l have uncov
/ cred it, Robert Garenne, bon sang
de Jesu! Listen, messieurs! We are
to wreck the train for Brest tonight.
Do you comprehend"
"Where?" l asked, quietly.
Just where the trestle at Lamme-
rim crosses the ravine below the house
of Josephine Tanguy."
Speed looked around at me. Its
the treasure-train from Lorient
They're probably sending the crown
diamonds back to Brest in view Of the
Uhlans being seen near Quimper."
"On a false order?"
THAT is the truth" said the Lizard;
"Tric-Trac told me. They have the
code book of Mornac."
| thought quietly for a moment, then
asked the poacher whether there was
guard at the semaphore of Saint
Yssel.
Yes, the soldier ROLAND, who says
he understands the telegraph-a sot
from Morlaix" He hesitated and
| looked across the open moor toward
Paradise. 81 must co." he muttered;
Il am on guard yonder"
l offered him my hand again; he
| took it, looking me sincerely in the
eyes.
Let your private wrongs wait lit
tie longer" l said. 81 think we can
catch Buckhurst and Mornac alive"
For your sake" said the poacher,
clutching my hand in a tightening
grip-"for your sake l have let Nor
nae go-let him pass me at arms
! length, and did not strike. But |
swear to you that if you miss him this
time, l shall not miss, Robert the
Lizard"
you mean to kill Mornac?" asked.
His eyes blazed. His strong fingers
closed tighter on my hand. do you
understand that he wronged meme,
the soldier Garenne, in garrison at
Vincennes; he, the officer, the aristo-
crat?"
He ch04ad, crushing my hand in
spasnO6ic grip. Ami, the little red
deer was beautiful-to me. He took
her-the doe-a silly maid Of Paradise
and I was in irons, m sieu, for three
years"
Your wife?" 1 asked, quietly.
Yes, ami"
He dropped my numbed fingers and
rubbed his eyes with the back of his
big hand.
Then Jacqueline is not your little
daughter?" l asked, gravely.
"Hers-not mine. That has been the
most terrible of all for me-since she
died-died so young, too, m'sieu-and
all alone-in Paris If he had not done
that-if he had been kind to her And
she was only child, ami, yet he left
her"
All the ferocity in his eyes was
gone; he raised vacant, grief-lined
visage to meet mine, and stood stupid
Iy, heavy hands hanging.
Then, shoulders sloping, he sham
bled off into the thicket, trailing his
battered rifle.
When he was very far away l mo-
toned to Speed.
Il think" said |, that we had bet
ter try to do something at the sema-
phore if we are going to stop that
train in time"
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skirts, a tap of small shoes on the
stone floor. l leaned forward and
looked through the little partition win
dow; Sylvia Elven stood by the table,
quietly drawing on her gloves. Her
face was flushed and thoughtful.
When she had gone, closing the out
er door behind her, l sprang to the
key, switched on, and at venture set
the switch on the arsenal line, got a
quick reply, and succeeded in alarm
ing them sufficiently, think, for in a
few moments l was telegraphing d.
rectly to the governor of Lorient, and
the wires grew hot with an inter
change Of observations, which resulted
in my running to the locker, tumbling
out all the signal bunting, cones, and
balls, sorting five flags, two red cones,
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Suspicious.

"That man." said one of the leading
members of the ways and means COM
mittee, referring to another member,
should be closely watched. There's
something mighty queer about him"
"Smitherton? You must be mis-
taken. He has always struck me as
being particularly straight sort of a
fellow"
That's the trouble. He hasn't asked
for a favor for any of his friends In
the preparation of this bill. I'm afraid
he's a traitor"
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fame; everybody is applauding you;
worldwide respect and great wealth
have come to you; you are still in
the prime of life; you have good
health your parents have lived to
share in the JOY of your triumph, and
our children, thank heaven, have all
been spared to us. What more could
you ask"
ct is as you say" he sadly replied,
"but the anecdotes the papers are
printing about me are all very in
ferior"
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the Lizard had intrusted to me, and
displayed it for the sentinel's inspec-
ton.
Under certain conditions" l said,
these five louis are for you"
The soldier winked. 81 know what
you want; you want to go in yonder
and use the telegraph What the
devil" he burst out, do all you bour-
geois want with that telegraph in
there?"
HAS anybody else asked to use it?"
inquired, disturbed.
Anybody else?" he mimicked
well, l think SO; there's somebody
in there nowhere, give your hundred
francs or l tell you nothing, you un-
derstand"
''Who is in that hut?"
"A lady-she comes often-she
gives ten francs each time. Zut!--
what is ten francs when a gentleman
gives hundred! She pays me for my
omplaisance-boni Place aux danes!
You pay NE better-bon! I'm yours,
gentlemen. War is war, but money
pulls the trigger!"
wait here" l said, Disguised, and
walked toward the stone station.
The side door was partly open;
stepped in noiseless1y and found my
self in small, dusky closet, parti-
toned from the telegraph office. I'M
mediately the rapid clicking of the
Morse instrument came to my ears,
and mechanically l read the message
by the sound as it ratified on under the
fingers Of an expert:
Must have already found out that
the signals were not authorized by the
government. Before the Fer-de-Lance
returns to her station the German
cruiser ought to intercept her off
Groix Did you arrange for this?"
There was a moments silence, then
back came rafting the reply in the
Morse code, but in German:
Eyes, all is arranged The Augusta
took French merchant vessel off
Pont Aven yesterday. The Augusta
ought to pass Groix this evening. You
are to burn three white lights from
Point Paradise if a landing party is
uSeuSu. II 1SOIo VIII yOu SuIll ely.
Another silence, then the operator
in the next room began:
"The insurgents here, under an indi-
vidual in our pay, one John Buckhurst,
are preparing to wreck the train at
the Lammerin trestle. .
eff the Augusta can reach Point
Paradise tonight, landing-party could
easily scatter these insurgents, seize
the treasures, and re-embark in safety.
There is, you declare, nothing to
fear from Lorient the only thing,
then, to be dreaded is the appearance
of the Fer-de-Lance Oft Groix. She is
not now in sight; I will notify you if
she appears. If she does not come
will burn three white lights in triangle
on Paradise headland. This is all. Be
careful Good-by."
"Good-by," clicked the instrument in
the next room. There was rustic Of
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sorrow turns to see
What profit his investment earns.
The splendor OF the dawn remains,
Pink petals blow through grassy lanes.l
And laughter blends again with song;l
The nights are gay, the lights are bright,
Men cheat for gain and wrong for spite,
And still the weak must serve tho
strong.
Yet consciences that slept before
Are Weakened and will sleep no more,a
New light on duty's altar burns
A lesson long. long put away,
Is spread where grave men sit today:
The world learns slowly-but it learns.
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Public Health,

John Burns, member Of parliament,
in a recent address asserted that it
was to English speaking peoples that
the world is indebted for the great
codes that have been originated tor
the care of the public health. He said
that these peoples are the colonizers
Of the world, they are modern Romans,
whose strength lies in their limbs not
in their swords, and this is due to their
noble motherhood. Healthy parents"
says Mr.. Burns, happy children. For
this the parents must be clearly weds
children nobly bred, wisely fed, ant
firmly led" He advocated plain liv
ing, gave statistics to show that high
wages did not lessen mortality among
children, and that in English farm Ia
borers the death rate was much small
er than in other pursuits though wages
were very low.
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VIII Need Much More

NOW that you have $2O,0O0,000 why
don't you retire from business and
take it easy?"
you forget that I have son and
a daughter who will have to marry a
chorus girl and titled foreigner, in
order to be happy, and $20,000,0O0
doesn't go far when you are provtd-
ing such luxuries."
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Her Thought.

'Do you remember the first time I
ever put my arm around your" he
asked, after they had started on their
honeymoon.
"I shall never forget it," she re-
piled.
"What did you think?"
81 thought you had fooled away a.
lot Of time over the preliminaries"
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Ample Protection.

Tommy Shimmerpate, suspected OF
having falsified, was being reproved
by his mother, who said:
II do hope, my son, that when you
grow up to manhood, you will never,
never tell barefaced lie."
Indeed, / will mott" declared the
youngster. "I intend to raise whisk-
ers."-Judge.
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"z7@ LESSON

The ocean claims
her toll, but still
The grass grows
green upon the
hill.
T h Z orchards
bloom and warm
winds blow,
Men struggle on
for power and
gold,
Spring spreads her
beauty as of old.
The stars, all In
their p | a C q $
glow.
T h e world In
grieved a little
while
And then, forget
ting, learns to
smile.
And faith comes
back and hope
returns;
Men cease TO De ap-
palled and he
4 4 -
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He Had Nothinu on Burns.

There is a story of a gentleman
when advocating the utility OF pubic
schools, who said: Byron wss
Harrow boy" What of thetT" said
an opponent, Burns was a plowboy."
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difference Between Rib and Bar

Mr.. James Stuart, a former lord
rector of St Andrews university, has
in ore Of his books the following illus
trations of word values. On one occa-
sion Mr.. Stuart CHANGED TO be assist
ed in some engineering work at Cam
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Proved.

"You say your husband is heart
less?" said the Judge, addressing the
lady who had applied for a divorce.
What evidence have you to support
that statement"
'Well. for ore thing, he was willing
last year to let our daughter play the
part of the May queen"
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Eootism.

AS my course through this gloomy old
world I pursue
IT becomes as plain as can be
That 1 ever am gladdest while listening
to
The nice things I say about me.
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PlTlFUL

why are you
so u n h a p p W"
asked his wife.
ut seems to me
that you ought to
be one of the
prOudest men in
the world. You
have won undying
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can be done Is to hold him in check,
starve him Dy covering all garbage
and stable litter, catch and kill him
when possible-and resolve to make
a more effective campaign against this
murderer Of babies next spring
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Behind His Back.

"He claims that he can get trusted
anywhere in this town"
"Well, l have no doubt that he has
bills 70 prove It"
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The man who has worked hard all
day with his hands and goes home to
a poor, cold supper finds it difficult to
think cheerfully of the dignity of La
Dor.
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Every woman rises in the morning
with at least one glad hope, which is
that some store may be advertising
special bargains in something.
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INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlASQlOOL
LESSON
10y T. y, SELLERS. Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible INSTITUTED
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR APRIL IL
THE JOURNEY TO EMMAUS.
Easter Lesson.l

easter Lesson.)
LESSON TEXT-Luke 24:1S-S5.
GOLDEN TEXT-'Who is he that shall
condemn? It is Christ Jesus that died,
yea rather, that was raised from the
dead, who is at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercesson for us"
Rom S:34
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1t is often difficult to decide whether
the most disagreeable people in the
world are those who merely think
they are our superiors or those who
really are.
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CANDID OPINION

The man who can't sing always Won
ders why they call 1t a glee club.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-19
RIVERDALE

Mrs. A. Sutton visited friends in
Alma Friday.
Ed. VIM of Alma was Riverdale
caller Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hawk were Alma
visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. w. Holland made a business
trip to Alma Friday.
Mrs. Rebecca Shanks visited rela-
tives at Butternut Sunday.
Mrs. E. Nichols of st. Louis was in
town Monday on business.
Mrs. George Slappee visited friends
in Alma Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. VIM of Alma called on
friends in Riverdale Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Norton were
in st. Louis Tuesday on business.
Earl Plat of Vestaburg attended
the skating rink Saturday evening.
L. M. Forquer and family entertain
ed relatives from Alma over Sunday.
Mrs. John Young and children are
visiting relatives in Shepherd for a
week.
Mr.. f. Smith spent Saturday and
Sunday with his wife and family in
Lake View.
Miss Inez Owen of Elwell attended
the skating rink in Riverdale Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. j. Williams and Miss Marsh
are spending several days with rela-
tives near Elsie.
Mrs. Bartlett from Lansing is
spending sever al weeks with her son
Walter and wife.
Ernest Ellison has gone to st. Louis
where he has accepted a position in
the sugar factory.
Mrs. P. O'Brien of st. Louis has
been the guest for several days of
Mrs. Carrie Kerwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Manley of YES
taburg were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Davenport.
Miss Charlotte Duffield spent sew
eral days last week in Alma with her
sister, Mrs. Hugh Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown and chill
dren of Vestaburg were over Sunday
guests of Fred Brown and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rundio returned
Friday from their three weeks visit
with relatives in Gailsburg and other
points.
Chaplain E. H. Tougher, of the
Michigan State Prison, Jackson, Mich
igan, gave his lecture "The Shackles
Of the World" at the Riverdale M. E..
Church Tuesday evening, November
10, 1914. Mr.. Tougher is responsible
for the statement that in the last ten
years the average age OF, prisoners
sent to Jackson are eight per cent.
lower, or to put it another way, the
average age of entrance to the prison
ten years ago was thirty-three and it
is now twenty-three. He believes there
there are two reasons mainly respon-
sible for this condition. First, LACK
of home training" and second the
"Character of. Amusements." Under
the latter he condemned the nickel
show, saying that the character of
their shows should be more strictly
censured. The aim of his lecture was
to bring to the minds of the mothers
and fathers their responsibility in this
matter. A good-sized audience listen
ed intently, and appreciated his talk
throughout.
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DEAD

How often do we read the above headline?
There must be reason. There is. Unseen.
your case is not understood. Without cost
and any further obligations on your part IL you
will send me a stamped self addressed enve-
lope and tell me how long you have been i'll
and (no symptoms) / will send you full dag
noss of the cause Of your troseie. Send today
10 the DIR. Henry Prescription Co., AIS S. 9th
St, Saginaw, Mich. mention this paper).
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A WORLD THANKSGIVING.
Why Should America Have Monopoly
of the Hojidav2

Why Should America Have Monopoly
of the Holiday?
This being the Thanksgiving season.
1t should be the proper time to ask why
the United States of America has a
monopoly on the celebration Of day
of thanks to the supreme Giver for the
blessings he has conferred.
Why is there not a day of universal
thanks, when all the civilized nations
Of the earth could get together for one
day and proffer their thanks for the
blessings they have received? Every
civilized nation recognizes supreme
Ruler and Author of all good. and Chris
tan, Jew. Mohammedan. Buddhist and
Confucian could unite for one day at
least in the brotherhood Of thankful
ness.
1t would be a beautiful idea If we
I'm America who instituted this day of
thanks could pass its spirit all around
the world and know that on this day,
when we pause a while TO offer thanks.
every other nation was doing the same.
That would be a unity which has new
er yet been attained, but Of which no
man of any faith can give any good
and sufficient reason for its nonexist-
ence.
There is absolutely no argument
against a day of universal thanks, and
If anybody-Jew or gentile-can object
to 1t / should like TO know the nature
Of his objection. The feeling of CRATE
fulness is a common heritage Of man
kind, and. as 1t is. why should man
kind hesitate to become a unit in its
acknowledgment? We can have world
expositions. world congresses, world
societies, world tribunals, so why not a
world Thanksgiving day?-W. ]. Lamp
ton In Letter to New York World.