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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-01-10
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Should there crop up any disturbance
or impeachment. no excuse would be ac-
cepted and the unfortunate thing so
choked In It's movement would at
once be labeled as rejected, and be
bound to die and disappear post haste.
In the great Office OF Nature there
are innumerable departments with
endless work going on, and the fine
flower that you. behold there. gaudily
attired and scented like a dandy. 10
by no means what It appears to be.
but rather is like laborer toiling In
the sun and shower. who has to sub
init clear account OF his work. and
has no breathing space to enjoy him
self In playful frolic.-Rabindranath
Tagore. In the Atlantic Monthly.
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fearful George. has been kind enough
to briLx me hefe In his blackboard.
which has complaining wheels, a
creaky body, and such -heezy horse.
He, fearful Getrge. I mean. contract.
ed for seventy-Dve dollars to bring me
10 paradise and back; but as we
creaked our passage through that
weird black forest I feared my guide
had taken the pathway which leads to
the other place. / confess, the upper
forest frightened me. and now. nav
ing come to paradise. don't want to
70 back" He sighed. George" he
added, "is making camp up yonder.
Mrs. Smith, win you laugh at me very
much II I tell you a fairy tale? It's
quite a nice one"
oh, do" I begged.
WELL" he began, you know where
the three birch trees are all using a
single pool as their mirror?"
OF course these we're the Three
Graces. Mrs. O'Flynn and ! had
known for months past that the spot
was haunted.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Ths Locked House.

tbo SSSN~e ''Seeos
Jesse's Memoir.
The book OF our adventures which
we began together. waE to 90 on
through all our years. We were too
young to think how It must some time
finish at our parting, that one Of us
two was to be left witt only the bro
ken end. the pity Of Christ and every
word stabbing memory.
Since lost Kate is four years to-
night. and In all that time now. never
dared to enter the house wnere once
she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
Today unlocked the door. The sun
light, glinting through chinks in the
boarded windows. fell in long dust
streaks on rateaten furniture. gray
cobweb. scattered ashes. There was
the puppy plano. green with mold. hor
work basket. half eaten. her writing
table Uttered with rat-gnawed paper
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rock into points Of flame. heard 6
distant shot, and fell asleep.
The widow had stumped about near
ly all night. weary to the tip Of hel
wooden leg, poor soul. SO when WOKE
again and crept to the lean-to door
II was q relief to find that she had
gone to sleep. She had left me 9
saucepan full OF bread and milk
which / warmed, and It warmed me
nicely.
Mrs. o'Flynn asleep is like peace
after war. Dressing In stealth.
prayed for peace In our time. then
with sweet enjoyment OF fresh guilt
stole out into the sunshine.
reached the grove, at this cool
hour 30 like a green lagoon where
coral piers branch up to some ribbed
vault. The waves of incense. the riv
er's organ throb. the glory In the
windows, gave me peace, but the
choir of the winds had gone away, and
for once in that sweet solitude l was
lonely. My sitting y at the root Of the
governess tree, AAd Jesses under the
great father pine. II he were only
there. how 1t would ease the pain.
needed him 30 badly as l sat there
trying to make him present In my
thoughts. He had gone away, and the
squirrel who lives In the widow tree
had taken even his match ends. Only
the cigar stubs we're left, which would
OF course, be bad for the squirrels
children. wasn't well enough to
call. but | left my nut.
Close by Is the terrific verge Of the
inner canyon, and sitting at the very
edge of death saw into the mists.
II was so foolish, why should | be
frightened OF death, such a coward in
bearing pain? And yet had better
confess the truth, that presently ran
away screaming. my skirt torn by
brambles, by feet caught in the roots
Only when l passed the place where
by anemones live, and beyond the
east door of tho grove came out into
full sunlight, could 90 no farther but
fell to the ground exhausted. Yes, II
was very silly, and that blind panic
shamed me as looked up at the ores.
cent OF silvery birch trees who hold
court at the foot Of the upper clin.
Something small and black was com.
ing toward me. a clergyman. too, and
nervous. because he twiddled his little
hat.
Are you in pain?" he asked.
Are you fairy" I answered, won.
dering. l couldn't think OF anything
else at the moment, for our lost ranch
Is so far from everywhere.
mo. madam" he said quite gravely.
I'm only curate. May ! sit down.
My heart went out to him, for he
was 80 little so old, English like me,
but with the manner of the great
world. When he sat down he took
care not to hurt one of my flowers.
Il fear I'm trespassing," he said, I'm
your royal gardens. May / introduce
myself? My name Is Nisted-Jared
Nisted, once an army chaplain, now a
tourist"
Are you sure" ventured. that
you're not "a"
Fairy? Believe me. dear lady, I'm
a very commonplace little person.
"A humble admirer Of yours, one
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CHAPTER XIII.
Nativity.
Rates Narrative.

Rates Narrative.
Jesse allowed that the upper forest
does look sort of wolfy." He would
post relays of ponies along the out.
ward trail. 30 that he and MCGEE
could ride the 80 miles back In a sin.
kle march. II the doctor survived that,
he would be here In 48 hours. perhaps
In time.
made Jesse take his revolver, yes.
Soaded Il myself, and he promised a
signal shot from the rim-rock TO give
me the earliest news of his return. He
put out the light. kissed me good-by.
and was gone.
From the inner edge of the bed l
could see through the window. and
watched Orion rising behind the
uaiffs. The night turned pale. then for
long time the great gaunt precipice
revealed In tender primrose light and
amber shade. / heard our riders sad
die, mount and canter away for the
days work The two Cinnamon went
on also on some domestic Grand The
spnriso cprcht the pines UPON the rim
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CHAPTER xiI.-continued.

why, Billy daresn't say good morn
ing to my pinto colt. He was bucA
Ing plentiful today, and me splitting
blood before got him conquered
Now just you leave me to tame colts
and cowboys"
Take him away. Jesse, dear"
He bin making love to you. Kate?'
My heart stood still. and to my
Jealous husband silence means con
sent. Then the hypocrite in me
sighed, and Jesse, Hinging away his
cigar stub, said with an oath that Billy
should be on his way to Vancouver
by daybreak.
Yes, Jesse Is hard to manage, but
presently he remembered about the
check. which made him for the firs'
time In his life feel rich. He's toe
rough when / let him love me. In
deed had to do up my hair in the
dark, though the fireflies offered the
dearest little lamps. Besides a little
jealousy Is good for Jesse. should not
Nike to see his love 60 hungry.
Last night Jesse came home from
Vancouver, and 1t being Sunday eve
oing. he read and expomded the
Scriptures to the amazement OF the
three new ranch hands.
Afterward. the night being cold
while / sat on the low stool 30 that
the fumes might rise above my un
worthy head.
THE widow believes" ! said, that
her boy will get rich in the city"
Il got Billy job"
Jesse's face looked very grave.
AT grocery" he added.
I sighed for the romantic lad, con.
demned to an apron behind the coun.
ter.
And the young hawk Jew off,"
I'm glad"
"Ye see it's this way, Kate. He's
shying heaps at Ashcroft, the first
town he ever seen, where there's a
bit OF sidewalk, electric lights, and
Mattresses l had to kiss the fluffy
one to show him they don't bite.
Hes willing to start to work as a
millionaire. but don't feel no holy vo.
cation for groceries. So in the end he
runs away, out CT that frying pan into
the-wall, the rest amt clearly known,
although the police has clue 1t
seems my wolf cub leads some inno-
cent yearling astray down by the har-
Dor, said victim being the crimp from
n sailors boarding house. To prove
he's fierce, Billy has skinful OF mixed
drinks, and this stranger Is kind
enough to take him to see beautiful
English bark which is turning loose
Tor Cape Horn. Seems the ship takes
a notion to Billy ard the captain po-
iitely axes hiu o. work. He's been
shanghaied."
"Oh, it's awful"
wall, maybe I'm fool. Kate. but
seems to be that this young person
had to be weaned from running after
Q woman, before he'd any chance to
be a man."
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Begging OF.

Can you direct me to the best no
tel In this town. asked the stranger
who. after sadly watching the train
depart. had set his satchel upon the
station platform.
Il can" replied the man, who was
waiting for train going the Other
way. but hate to do It."
"Why7"
because you will think after you've
seen II that I'm Q Lag
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The pages ere yellow. the Ink 10 rusty
brown. but the past Is alive In every
line. the living past. the sunny warm
scented land Of memory. all full OF
love and glory and delight, and agony
which cannot be taken from me.
How wonderful II is TO think that q
great lady. and this ig-orant callous
brute shown up In the rotted manu-
script, should ever have been man and
wife together! When think of what
was-illiterate, slovenly, lazy. selfish
brutal. meanly jealous. ignorantly
cruel. see how It was right that she
should leave me. IL has taken me
bitter lonely years to realize that
was unworthy to be her. servant while
she tanned me. So much the greater
mystery is the love which made
amends for my shortcomings, made
her think me better than was. a
something for which she sacrificed her
self. and In self sacrifice became like
the great angels which she saw in
dreams.
Then came the letter from Polly her
self, which sent me crazy, so that my
lady read every word of 1t. without
being warned.
Opium, Jesse, an overdose of opium
did the trick, and paint to make me
look like corpse, and blood from the
butchers shop poured over my face az
l laid there. You was no husband for
such as me with Brooke around the
man I'd kept. Shucks, did ye think I'D
be such a puke as to set, with yer
dead-line round me, screaming IL men
came near. with all Abilene grinning
and you drunk as Noah? That was no
way to treat a lady. That was no
cinch for me as could buy cowboys, all
I'd a mind to. Pshaw. 1t makes me
sick at the stummick to think ! mar.
ried you. l only done 1t for a joke
But you jest mark my words on the
dead thieving, no foreign woman from
London, England. shall have you
while you're mine. heerd of this Mrs.
Trevor daring to call you her husband.
She's not your wife, she's not Mrs.
Jesse Smith. she's not married WON
an, but a poor thing, and her child,
what's he? I've had my revenge on
her. and you. and I'm coming to rub 1t
in. I'm at Ashcroft am. coming on
the same coach as this letter. coming
to live in your home. II don't love
you. no other woman shall. It's Fancy
Brooke. the man you calls Bull Dur
ham. what give you dead away, he. and
the news he got by mail. since you let
him get off alive, you fool. That
ought to splash yer
And IL ! didn't love. dye reckon
that Id care?
Your deserted true wife,
POLLY SMITH.
"P. S.-Ill be to your ranch Mon.
day"
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JesSe's NdrrdtiUe.
found my lady seated on her STOOL
that letter in her hands. while Pete,
uneasy. clicked his spurs in the door
way. l asked IL he'd take a message.
Burning the trail" he said.
Say, II she comes, I'll kill her"
Not that my lady whispered. 80
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with Jesse Smith re-
Ating the( story OF his birth. early life In
Labrador and OF the death Of his father.
lesse becomes a sailor. His mother mar
des the master OF the ship and both are
pst In the wreck Of the vessel Jesse
becomes a cowboy In Texas. He marries
Polly, singer OF questionable morals.
Who later Is exported to have committed
suicide. Jesse becomes a fancher and
noves to British Columbia. Kate Trevor
axes up the narrative. UnhaDpily mar
her mind after meeting Jesse. Jesse res
yues Kate from her drink -maddened hus-
band Who attempts to kill her. Trevor
bses his life in the rapids Kate rejects
pners Of grand opera managers to return
, the stage and marrtes Jesse. Their
harrfed life starts out happily. Kate sue
pumbs to tho pleadings OF a composer to
beturn to the stage and runs away with
him. She rescues Widow OFlynn from
her burning house. Is badly burned her
pelf and returns home. where Jesse re-
beives her with open arms. CATH thieves
appear In the neighborhood. JesSe asks
Kate TO 60 to . place Of safety. To his
loy. she refuses. Jesse resumes the mar
% capture the robbers. Kate Is rescued
Prom the hands OF the bandits. The rob
YRS are captured but later make their
pscape. Jesse is captured by the robbers,
put by a clever ruse makes, prisoners OF
The robbers. They are turned over to
United States marshal. who has arrived
with extradjtion papers. Jesse takes
eharEe of the outlaw chiefs son. Billy
pFiynn. having promised the chief to
Keep him out OF his fathers profession.
He takes Billy to Vancouver.
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Rates Narrative.

Hates Ndrrdfipe.
My husband was still 1T dinner when
we heard horseman come laundering
in, the old cargador. Pete Mathson
squirting weary horse across the
yard. Jesse took the letter. and while
he read, had a strange awful i'm.
preston Of days. months, years pass
ing, a whirlwind of time My man
was growing old before my eyes, and
It is true that within a few hours his
hair was fiecked with silver. When
the letter fell from his hands he
walked away. making no sound at all
sat on my little stool and took the
letter. The paper felt like something
very offensive. so that had to force
myself to read, and even then without
understanding one word, l went and
washed my hands and face, why
don't know. except that it was better
not to make scene. / came back to
my stool.
Pete stood In the doorway very nerv-
Gus about his hat, as though he tried
to hide 1t away. ] remember telling
him quite gravely that like to see a
hat
Cap Taylor. ma'am." he was saying.
told me to get here by the horse trail,
so rode hell-for-leather. They'll be
another hour comm by road
Another hour?"
"A strangers driving. Mebbe more'n
an hour"
Then Jesse came back
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Two days had passed since my dear
Jesse left. then through the long day
waited in the house. and the blue
gloom of night swept up the glowing
cliff. 1t was then ! heard the signal
shot from the rim-rock, sud told my
baby David that his father was coming
home.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
A POPULAR WEEK
FOR WEDDINGS
PROMINENT YOUNG PEO-
PIE Welded.
Marriage of MIR. Won Hoff and
Miss Sobey Solemnized Also
MIR. Mann and Miss Wroot, of
Donnelly. Other Weddings.
Won Hoff-Sobev

Mr. Edward w. Won Hoff and Miss
Annie Elizabeth Sobey were married
at the home of the BRIDES mother,
Mrs. W. T. Sobey, on Tuesday even
ing, Nov. 18th, at 8 O'Clock. in
the presence of relatives of the
contracting parties. Rev. Fred
Stever, of the Congregational church,
officiated.
The groom was formerly in the
land business here, associated with
the Gilligan Land Co and is now ii
the land business at Arco, MINI. He
is a progressive and successful young
business man. The bride has grown
to womanhood in this city, and is an
accomplished and popular Young lady,
and both have hosts of friends who
wish them we'll.
The out of town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Wyvell and daughter Of
Breckenridge, and Miss Anna Vor
Hoff, from Oshkosh, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Won Hoff left the
same night for wedding trip. They
will spend Thanksgiving at Oshkosh
Wis.,, and will make their home Q
Arco, MINI.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
Benson Cattle Well.

Benson Monitor :-F. L. Stones
twenty head of Holsteins, which he
had at the National Dairy Show at
Chicago, have been infected with the
foot and mouth disease and are quar-
antined in that city. Fortunately
they have got it very light and those
animals that got it first have COM
pletely recovered. Mr.. Stone, who
was in Chicago the first of the week,
advises us that all the show cattle
were quarantined. but that it has
not been found necessary yet to kill
single animal. The federal auth
critics have got the situation we'll in
hand and are taking every precaution
to save the valuable show stock. Mr..
Stones many Swift county friends
will be glad to learn that the reports
in last weeks daily papers that his
stock had been killed on account of
the disease were not true.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
STRAWBERRIES.
Raised in November by ]. K.
McBroom.

The Minneapolis Journal last week
had q photograph of fine large straw
berries raised at Excelsior by J. K.
McBroom, son-in-law Of Mrs. Eugenia
Morrison, of this city. The Journal
said =
although the strawberry season
officially closed the first part of July
fine berries have been raised in an
outdoor garden at Excelsior ever since
".Ihe berries are raised in an out
door garden by ]. K. McBroom of
Excelsiol. He has been bringing be-
tween 80 and Is pints to the city
each week.
During October and the first part
of November Mr.. McBroom's patch
has yielded an average of more than
so pints week, and in spite of the
fall frosts there has been no decrease
in the production of his strawberry
patch.
''The berries are of the new ever
bearing varieties and in size anC
sweetness they surpass even the June
variety. The patch began yielding al
soon as the regular strawberry season
ended early in July, and the last pick.
ing will be brought to the city next
week. The frost of the last few
nights has made it impossible to raise
the berries without the aid of artif
cial heat, which Mr.. McBroom viii
not use. Even during the coldest
days of fall the plants have been load
ed down with berries. Mr.. McBroon
has been getting 25 cents pint fo
the berries and realizing about SIS |
week from the sales.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
War Will Create Demand f
Horses

The war in Europe is sure to create
a demand for horses-a larger demand
than usual-for several years to come,
thinks ]. S. Montgomery, Assistant
Animal Husbandman in charge of
horses at University Farm, st. Paul.
AS a result Mr.. Montgomery urges
the breeding of horses.
He urges, also, the fall foaling of
colts, rather than spring foaling the
customary method. 'There are, he
says, many advantages in having
colts foaled in the fall rather than in
the spring. The mares are in better
condition to work through the rush of
seeding and harvesting. Colts foaled
in the fall are not molested by mos
quitoes and flies. The mare is better
able to nourish the colt during the
winter months. as she will have little
hard work to do then. The farmer
will have more time to look after the
little animal. The colt will be ready
to go on pasture as soon as the grass
is green in the spring."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
War Today at a Glance

London, Nov. 19-Germany's new
attack in the center of the eastern
battle line stood out conspiciously to-
day as of chief and immediate impor-
tance in the European war. The
sudden assault of the Germans in
Russian POLAND from which territory
they were described recently as being
driven in disorder has lent a new
aspect to the campaign. Russian mill
itary officials admit a reverse in this
territory and Berlin is celebrating a
great victory.
Paris, Nov. ia night attack by
British troops and French sailors
caused the Germans to evacuate
Schoorbakke, Belgium, which is prac-
tically surrounded by water from
broken dykes.
: London, Nov. 19-With snow and
rain prevailing in Flanders, pneu-
monia and rheumatism are claiming
more victims than bullets. The field
hospitals of the allies as well as of
the Germans are swamped with par
alyzed and rheumatic sufferers from
the freezing nights in the trenches.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
Students Club

The fourth meeting Of the Students
Club was held at the home of Mrs.
Harris on November 18th. In place
of the customary current events Mrs.
Geenty gave very interesting review
of the book, Tarras Bulba by GogIe.
Mrs. Davies talk on the Jew in Rus.
sia was very much enjoyed. In the
absence of Mrs. Wells her paper was
read by Mrs. Jones. A reading,
Through Finland was given by MIS-.
Bryne. Mrs. stones paper, The I'm
perial Family and Russia Court Life
concluded the program.
The resignation of Mrs. Pearce was
accepted with much regret. Mrs.
Stewart and Mrs. Stever were elected
active members. Mrs. Jones very
pleasingly rendered a German folk
song after which the hostess served
dainty refreshments.
The club will meet November
thirtieth with Mrs. E. j. Jones.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Carl Buckentin Has Narrow Es-
cape in His Garage.

Carl Buckentin was so overcome
with the gases from his automobile
on Wednesday evening that for time
it was thought that he could not be
restored.
He went to his garage during the
evening and started his automobile
engine for the purpose of changing the
battery. He was absent so long that
Mrs. Buckentin became alarmed and
went to the garage to find out what
delayed him so. She found the gar
age door shut on the inside, and could
get no response from within. A little
time later she returned and still being
unable to get any response, summoned.
Anton Watzke, who forced open the
door.
They found Mr. Buckentin entirely
overcome with the gases from the
automobile engine.
Medical assistance was summoned,
but before the doctors arrived, Anton
Watkze Jr. applied artificial respira-.
tion while other assisted at restora-
tive measures. Only after the hardest
work were the anxious friends re-
warded with signs Of returning life,
and Mr.. Buckentin did not regain
consciousness for several hours.
Mr.. Buckentin will be confined to
his home for several days as the
result of his experience, but he is
now out of danger.
Other people in Morris have been
quite overcomesby the gases from an
automobile engine running in closed
building. but with none did it come so
nearly proving fatal as with Mr..
Buckentin.
His many friends are most gratifed
that assistance came to him just at
the proper time.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-11-20
MinnesOtan Wrote "Tipperary'

"It's a Long Way to Tipperary, !"
the song which today is the favorite
of the British soldier, as GA hot
Time in the Old town" was the fav-
orite OF the American soldier in the
Spanish war, was written by an
Owatonna boy, Harry Williams, who
with his partner, Van Alstyne, is
noted among the most popular song
writer's of the day.
"Tipperary" quickens the step of
the British 'Tommy Atkins on the
march, stirs his tagging spirits in
the trenches of the four hundred mile
battle line in France, warns his
heart and sweeteus his coarse fare
as he crowds up to the evening camp
fire, and is his favorite at all times
and all places. 1t is the song
which the raw recruities'' learn as
number one of the unwritten things
which belong to being a British
soldier, the song to which he gaily
steps along to the transport, and the
song which lightens his homesick
spirits once he is arrived on the grim
battle line facing the German war
machine.
War correspondents frequently speak
"Tipperory" in their sketches of the
British soldiers life in the present
war, and finally one of them mentions
that the song is by Harry Williams.
an American. There is no reason
to doubt that this is Owatonna's Is
Harry Williams who has already be-
come so famous as a popular song
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