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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-16
BY
HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
SYNOPSIS.

Mark Truitt, encouraged by his sweet
heart. Unity Martin, leaves Bethel, his
native town, to seek his fortune Simon
TTuitt tells Mark that 1t long has been
[n1s dream to see steel plant at Bethel
and asks the son to return and build
one II he ever gets rich. Mark applies to
Thomas Henley, head OF the Quinby Iron
works, for a job and is sent TO the con-
@trucuon gang. His success in that work
wins him place as helper to Roman
.AndzreJzski, open-hearth furnaceman. He
becomes boarder in Romans home and
assists Piotr, Romans son, in his studies.
Kazia. an adopted daughter, shows her
gratitude In such manner as to arouse
Marks interest in her. Heavy work in
the intense heat OF the furnace causes
Mark to collapse and KaZia cares for
him. Later Roman also succumbs and
Mark gets his Job. Roman resents this
and tells Mark to find another boarding
place. Five years elapse during which
Mark has advanced to the foremanship,
while his labor-saving devices have made
him invaluable to the company. In the
meantime Kazia has married one Jim
Whiting Mark meets with an accident
which dooms him to be a cripple for life.
He returns to Bethel intending to stay
there. He finds Unity about to marry an
other man and wins her back. Unity
urges him to return TO his work in the
city. Mark rises rapidly to wealth and
c1al ambitions Of his wife make their mar
ried life unhappy The big steel interests
are secretly anxious to get hold of stock
In the IroQuois Iron company, supposed
10 be worthless. Timothy Woodhouse
seeks financial assistance from Mark and
ahe latter buys Woodhouse's Iroquois
stock at a small figure. Henley forces
Quinby to let Mark have stock in the
4euinby company through a threat that
n he does not he will lose both of them.
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CHAPTER XVII.
Famed into Flame.

Famed into Flame.
I'D better quit thinking of her."
Mark told himself.
A virtuous and a wise resolution,
forsooth! And one strangely hard to
keep. The thought-of a woman of
the people, dwelling in a fine strong
body whose splendid perfection the
toll of the people could not diminish,
whose dame it could not quench-
never withdrew entirely at most re-
tired into ambush whence to spring
out upon him at unguarded moments,
with ever increasing potency to stir
his jaded imagination.
Attainment of the partnership had
indeed proved to be the climax of his
career with the Quinby company. Fol-
lowed quickly the long imminent col
lapse. There was no specific ailment,
save a heavy stubborn cough and the
constant ache in his injured hip, which
were really symptoms. 1t was rather
a general failure of his powers. He
was no longer able to whip tagging
energies to the days tasks. The cool,
clear, incisive brain that could grasp
a multitude of details and yet not lose
sight of result and purpose had be-
come cloudy, vacillating and wander
ing. a poor tool for the direction Of
a huge. intricately organized plant op-
Grating under tremendous pressure.
He was subject to attacks Of profound
melancholy. He could not sleep with
out the aid of drugs. Worst Of all.
the will to endure, to mock pain and
weakness, had broken.
What's the matter with me?" he
demanded of his physician.
Burnt out" was the succinct reply.
What can l do?"
Nothing. And quit taking drugs"
But" habit protested, Il can't do
nothing"
Its your life," interrupted the doc
tor. But you've consulted me and
propose to earn the stiff fee I'll charge
you. Drop everything, go to the coun-
try or to the end Of the earth-per-
sonally, I'd advise the end OF the
earth, because it's farthest away and
newest to you. Forget work, play a
while"
Mark asked and received from the
directors a six months vacation. But,
although he formulated no reason. he
did not at once leave the city. When
the weather permitted he filed In the
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"Ah!" He Turned Quickly to Her
Again. "Then Did You No Harm"
hip, in fact, had received an excruci-
ating wrench. I'm little awkward.
This is one of the things / can't get
quite used to-"
Il supposed it was only temporary"
He shook his head briefly, rs though
the topic were distasteful.
'Another-you probably won't be-
lieve this-is an existence that con-
tinually requires little cruelties Of one.
Big cces, too, sometimes"
You say-requires?
AT least, encourages. But l." he
smiled unpleasantly, lam subject to
regrets. And equally Improbable i'm
pulses. OF course" with obvious irony,
this is very interesting to you"
She was standing between two bal
ustrade lamps. In their bright glow
he saw her cool impersonal regard
change, become questioning. And the
dark shadow again-as though she
had seen and known to the full the
cruelties whereof he spoke. Her lips
parted. But no words fell. With an
odd little gesture of repression she
turned and slowly mounted the stairs.
At the top she paused for an instant.
Good night" she repeated. And
thank you again
He dined alone at his club that
night. The events of the day had left
him depressed and strangely restless
and with a strong distaste for COM
partnership.
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I'm sorry. Which seems al I can
do about 1t. You and Piotr and Hanka
seem in a conspiracy to teach me that
for regrettable things we can pay
only with regret. But l promised to
save you time"
Darkness had fallen when they drew
up before the hospital. Mark de-
scended painfully to help her down
a rather superfiuous courtesy, since
she was better able to alight alone
than was he. You're in good time,
1 hope?"
"Oh, yes. Thank you for the ride"
They exchanged conventional hand
clasp. She moved toward the steps
leading to the hospital door. He be-
gan to climb back into the trap.
But the FESTIVE horses started too
soon, while he was balanced on the
little mounting step. His foot was
dislodged. He would have fallen, per-
haps been dragged, had Kazia not
sprung forward, and catching the
reins, brought the horses sharply to q
stop.
You are hurt?"
NO." he lied through set teeth, as
he pulled himself up to the seat. His
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az a lawyer, however. Think or II"
Mark smiled wryly, "as gentleman
II the word means anything to YOU"
Its your case" Shirley repeated
But my notion is, people will think
you don't want the publicity-for So
cial reasons. That sort of talk"
Mark rose abruptly. Il can't help"
he replied. with an impatient frown,
what people think, can 1? Fix it up
as soon as you can"
But the days adventures were not
ended. The ghost Of Timothy Wood
house could not GUST Rose Alley from
Marks mind.
The blacks, ordered by telephone.
waited him. Swiftly, Mark holding the
reins, they were guided across a
bridge, along rough-paved, tumble
down streets, into a quarter such as
their aristocratic feet had never trod.
Crime and decay were everywhere.
1t was Is years since he had seen
Rose alley, but he found the way as
though he had taken 1t but yesterday.
He drew up at the mouth Of mar
row shallow court, and giving the
reins to his man. got down from the
trap.
A few children-dirty, sallow, under
sized-had been playing in the court.
With difficulty, for they had not
his tongue and were afraid Of the
stranger, he learned from them in
which tenement Peter Anderson lived.
He CROPPED and stumbled up two
flights of stairs that groaned protest
ingly under his tread. . He found a
door and knocked. 1t opened. F.,
For full minute, speeches., he
stared at the woman who stood on
the threshold.
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The Ambition of Mark Truitt.
Author of
THE MAN HIGHER UP" This RISE
TO POWER" Etc.


you want to do something, you can
lend me a hundred dollars"
Lend" evidently, was a euphem-
ism.
What will you do-still. that's your
business. Of course, / will. wish
you'd asked me something harder.
Come along to the bank"
The bank was q few blocks away.
Mark improved the time by asking the
details of Romans circumstances.
Piotr, sullenness not lifted by the
prospect Of money, answered shortly.
1t was a pitiable story of descent-of
the gradual dissipation of the savings
OF Romans active years and the swift
failure, through idleness and too much
alcohol, OF his mental powers, leaving
him and Hanka dependent upon Piotr's
scanty and uncertain earnings.
Where" Mark asked, as they en-
tered the bank, do you live now?"
Rose Alley"
Rose Alley!" Mark stopped short.
my Cod"
What does your sort know of it?"
Quite enough. Come along"
A few minutes later they were in
the street again, Piotr the richer by
the sum he had asked
They stood facing each other-the
strong man who had conquered and
the inefficient, one of life's guerTillaa,
who had just taken of the strong
mans largess. But the inefficient was
not grateful; hundred dollars could
not conquer his hatred.
Il s'pose," he sneered, you want
me to thank your"
mo. If you need more, come to me.
And. see here, Piotr, want you to get
Roman and your mother away from
Rose Alley
pocket, Piotr threw craft to the winds.
What have you to do with us? Do
you spose we'd let you help us?"
But you took"
Piotr chuckled-a chuckle Of tri-
umphant malice. did you think 1t
was for us?" The chuckle grew into
a laugh, as though he pondered some
mammoth Jest. "You--you-have just
paid for the next issue of the Outcry!"
He wheeled and went haltingly
away. Mark watched him until he
turned a corner.
Poor DEVIL" Mark shook his head
pityingly. He's mad"
1t was not Marks habit to waste
precious hours wandering the crowded
city streets in retrospective medita-
ton. He now went to the appoint
ment with his lawyer to keep which
he had left Henley.
1t was a long and tedious consulta-
ton, having to do with big real es-
tate deal in which Truitt had shown
his customary shrewdness. He dis
played little interest. More than once
Shirley, the lawyer, had to recall his
straying attention. Shirley was aston
ished at this; his client was notable
for his concentration on the matter
in hand. He would have been even
more deeply astonished, could he have
looked upon the picture that lured
, away Marks thoughts. But then, for
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Shirley, the name of Rose Alley would
have raised to life no dead memories.
Shirley's establishment, however,
reached its climax at the close of the
consultation.
Its good DEAL" he remarked. "for
you"
Mark answered with a nod and
opened another subject II don't sup
pose Timothy Woodhouse left much"
Practically nothing"
How does our case stand?"
We'll win It."
You're sure OF that?"
Absolutely. His estate win never
push it TO trial"
Then settle It."
Shirley whistled lis surprise. Has
the philanthropic bee stung the whole
Quinby concern he grinned. L
wouldn't do that, though. 1t would
be an admission. As lawyer. I
couldn{ advise
II don't ask advice. Settle It"
Shirley waved a concessive hand.
Its your case, of course. For how
much? They'll take any figure"
For whatever you think fair. Not
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CHAPTER XV-Contlnued.

1t was the less satisfying because he
Toresaw the end of a chapter. He had
spent himself: in body-he was no
longer capable of long intense appli-
cation, he had fallen back upon the
1nvalid's last resort, drugs; in mind
the creative faculty seemed dead, that
very morning young man in the mills
had announced an important invention
that was to have been Truths mag
mum opus and upon which his sterile
brain had labored in vain; in soul
he could no longer dream. And for
yewsrd he had-the dry fact Of trt-
Umph he could not sense and the pros
psct OF an empty, useless, discontinued
Huture
He was critic, you see; but not
or himself. The world was out of
5oinG
PassePs-by were diverted from their
own cares by the sight OF q we'll
dressed man stamping his cane on
the pavement and muttering aloud:
An evil fate pursues me. Other men
do as ! do, desire as l desire and find
content Why can't be contented-
land happy"
A thousand faces streamed past him,
unrecognized and unrecognizing. Then,
at a corner where two currents
damned each other. appeared one
that seemed oddly familiar. 1t was Of
an undistinguished LONELINESS, pasty
pale, morose, matching well the gen.
kI~a =
Mark, confused by the dirty brown
beard, did not recognize him.
The man had no doubts At sight
OF Mark an evil glitter sprang into
she sullen eyes.
"You!"
BY the hate that had lived through
nfteen years Mark placed him.
'Piotr AndzrejZski!"
Peter Anderson" the man cor
1ected him.
That's a good American name. I'd
forgotten you had preference" Mark
smiled and held out a friendly hand.
'~How are you, Peter Anderson"
The hand was ignored. When Peter
Anderson sneered. his LONELINESS be-
came almost grotesque.
Since you're so interested. man.
age to keep alive"
How do you manage tt?"
I'm compositor on the Cutlery
when there's any money for an ISSUE"
The Outcry?
You'll hear of 1t yet. It's the paper
OF our Cause"
Nf hut haf
employed the capital Socialism, i
suppose" He smiled indulgently. II
hope it's In funds sufficiently often"
II look 1t, don't IH'
The answer was so obvious that
Mark avoided It. How" he asked
hastily, lis Roman?"
HE breathes and sleeps and eats.
Eut he's dead"
lis that Socialist parable? I'm
not q Socialist, so you'll have to ex-
plain"
His minds gone. 1t began to go
soon after you stole his Job. But prob
ably you've forgotten that. too"
II have no recollection" said Mark
coIdIy, of any such occurrence" With
O curt nod, he passed on.
He had gone but a few steps when
ne halted and looked back. Peter, I'M
mindful OF elbowing pedestrians, was
stu at the corner. glaring at him.
Impulsively he turned and retraced
MS steps.
see here. Piotr," he said. Let us
not use hard names. There are good
many things we'd never agree on. But
We can agree on this-you're hard up.
I've been luckier than you. What can
I do to help your"
Piotr's lips formed q surly, Moth
INK" But the refusal did not fall A
gook of transparent craft displaced
xnalevolence.
do you mean thats'' he asked sus-
piciously
~Yp1 not In the habit"
II don't care about your habits"
Pio.r interrupted ungraciously. IF
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26

manage to live through the bitterest
weather, and | think the nearer the
domestic bird is left to himself, the
better he will do.
A close house Is not so good for
chickens as one where there is plenty
of ventilation. or course, / would
not want to expose any bird to a wind
that would freeze combs and feet, but
the open shelter seems to be enough
to keep the turkeys from suffering any
such troubles from exposure.
From one end of the year to the
other my turkeys roost in the open.
In the spring they desert the shed as
soon as the weather moderates, and
take to the trees and higher fences.
They lay well, and start nesting at
once. | lose a few young ones when
they get out in the wet fields, but
most of them grow up hardy and Wig
orous.
In nearly every case where | know
of turkeys becoming unthrifty and dy-
ing off, they have been kept housed
up through the winter and most of the
summer. The confinement is hard on
them. They are naturally bird of
the open.
| have had few broods of turkeys
Matched under the Plymouth Rock or
Brabma hens that liked to roost in
the inclosed shelters. They never did
very much good. Their plumage was
never bright and clean looking, and
their wattles and heads always looked
sort of bloodless and unhealthy. 1t
was easy to pick them out from birds
that grew UP and roasted out of doors.
The turkey is only a little way re-
moved from his wild forbears. He is
not nearly SO domesticated as the
chicken. The nearer the turkey Is
permitted to live to nature, the bet
ter he will grow, and the more money
he will be worth when cooped for the
winter markets.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
HOUSE FOR DUCKS AND GEESE
Birds viii Stand Low Temperature II
Sheltered From Wind and Snow
and Given Dry Bedding.

CBy C. E. BROWN, Poultryman, Crooks
ton, MINI, Experiment Station.)
Ducks and geese will stand rather
low temperatures if they are sheltered
from the wind and snow and the floor
is well bedded with clean, dry straw
They should be given their liberty
whenever they choose to go outside.
Their shelter should open toward the
south. A house of this style is a splen-
did shelter for ducks and geese and
costs very little to build. The ducks
and geese run together in the house
except at feeding time, when the ducks
are fed at a separate trough.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
PROPER HOUSE FOR TURKEYS
Too Much Care Of Fowls viii Result
In Poor success--Conflnemen is
Always Hard on Them.

have a neighbor who has been try
ing to raise turkeys for five years now.
and has never made a success of it.
He insists that they should be housed
every night in the same type Of shell
ter that he uses for his chickens.
| have grown turkeys for ten years,
and the only kind of exposure that
know will hurt turkeys is allowing
the little fellows to wade through
wet grass and weeds. Where they are
running in a woods lot even this does
not seem to hurt them, says a Ten;
nessee writer in the Farm Progress.
My turkeys are out Of doors practical
ly all the time.
never had a turkey to catch.
cold" and go around with head and
wattles all swollen. The wild turkeys
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
Erenchwoman's Cold Cure.

Having been without cold for q
years, French lady, who holds this
fortunate record, attributes it to the
following process: Each morning art
err taking warm bath, she immediate
ly sponges her throat, her face, and
the back of her neck and ears with
the very coolest water she can get for
about two minutes. In cold weather
one may feel inclined to shirk, she
says, but the result OF steady appli-
cation she has found a plentiful re-
ward.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
SEAT LITTLE GOOD TO HIM
Smart Youth Had II But He Did Not
Proceed Far Toward His Des-
tlnation.

An important looking and haughtily
acting young man was wandering up
and down on the platform OF the rail-
road station OF a small western city.
He was intent on finding an empty
seat in the express, which was almost
due to start. Vainly did he search
each car Suddenly he assumed an
official air and, walking up to the
last car, he cried out:
IAN change here. This car will be
left here"
The occupants OF the crowded car
uttered ordinations which proved
their dissatisfaction, but hurried out
and packed themselves in other
coaches. The face Of the young man
assumed bland and childlike express
sion as he settled himself very com
fortably in an empty seat
Shortly after, the station agent put
his head in at the door and said:
81 suppose you're the smart boob
who told the folks this car wasn't go
ing, aren't you?"
YES" replied the bright YOUTH
with a grin.
"Well," responded the station agent,
you we're right. 1t isn't. The brake
man heard you calling out about 1t,
and SO he uncoupled It, He thought
you were an ofi1cial"-Lippincott's
Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
NOTHING TO BOTHER WITH
Possibly Uncle Cal cIay's Rebuke to
Pastor May Have Had Some
thing Behind II.

Booker T. Washington told at Tus-
kogee a Christmas story.
odd Uncle Cal Clay" he said, "in-
vited the pastor to eat Christmas din
ner with him. The parson accepted,
and the spread was magnificent
sweet potatoes and celery, cranberries
and mince pie, plum pudding, and a
turkey SO big and yet so tender that
the parson had never seen the like be-
fore
Uncle CAL the parson said, as he
spread the pink cranberry sauce on a
great, pearly-white, succulent slice OF
breast, Uncle Cal, where did you get
this wonderful turkey
'Pawson,' said Uncle Calhoun Clay
solemnly, when you preached dat
wonderful Christmas sermon dis
mawnin, did AK you whah you got
him? Nuh, no. OATS trivial mat,
ter"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
WESTERN CANADA
CAME INTO EVIDENCE
AT THE CRUCIAL PERIOD FOR
SUPPLY OF WORLDS FOOD
sTuFFS.

The present demand for foodstufrs
in all parts Of the world, and the ex-
pense of producing 1t on high-priced
lands, would make it seem that west
ern Canada came into evidence at the
crucial period. There is to be found
the opportunity that will be large
factor in meeting this demand. With
It's millions of acres of land, easily
cultivatable, highly productive, Access
sible to railways, and with unexcelled
climatic conditions, the opportunities
that are offered and afforded are too
great to be overlooked.
There have been booms In almost
every civilized country and they were
looked upon as such, and In the course
of time the bubble was pricked and
was burst But in no country has the
development been as great nor as
rapid, whether in city or in country,
as in western Canada.
The provinces OF Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta have the larg-
est area Of desirable lands on the
North American continent, and their
CULTIVATION mas just Utkuu.
Even with a two hundred million
bushel wheat crop, less than eight
per cent Of the land is under the
ploughs, four per cent. being in wheat.
Less than five years ago the wheat
crop was only 100000 bushels. It
Is a simple calculation to estimate
that II four per cent Of the available
cultivatable area produces something
over 100000 900 bushels, what will A
per cent. produce? And then look at
the immigration that Is coming into
the country. In 1901 1t was 49,149,
1900 being from the United States;
in 1905 It was 1s9 1904, Of which $1,000
were Americans, and in 1913 1t was
about 100000, Of which about 100000
were Americans. But why have they
gone to Canada? The American farm.
er is a man of shrewd business in
stincts, just like his Canadian brother,
and when he finds that he can sell his
own farm at from 800 to 5000 per
acre and move into Canada and home
stead and pre-empt half a section for
himself, and similarly for all his sons
who are adult and of age upon lands
as rich and fertile as those he left,
and producing indeed several bushels
to the acre in excess of anything he
has ever known, it will take more
than an ordinary effort to prevent him
from making the change.
And then, too, there is the American
capital following the capital Of Drawn
muscle and sinew, following 1t so as
10 keep in touch with the industrious
farmer with which 1t has had dealings
for years back. This capital and the
capital Of farming experience is nc
small matter in the building up OF 0
country.
Nothing is said of the great minera
and forest wealth, of which but little
has been touched.
No country in the worlds history
has attracted to its borders a larger
number Of settlers in SO short time
or has attracted so much wealth in a
period Of equal length, as have the
Canadian prairies. Never before has
pioneering been accomplished under
conditions so favorable as those that
exist in western Canada today.-Ad
| vertisement
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
Supplying Fresh Air.

In supplying hens with necessary
fresh air there is no necessity of ex-
posing them to draughts. The mod
ern method of keeping a hen house
properly ventilated is to have what is
commonly called an open front The
old method was to make them as air
tight as possible. To obtain what was
then called ventilation, various forms
Of ventilators were made, some from
the floor and others from the top.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
Poor Fellow.

Lydia found her father in the II,
brary.
Father" she asked, did Robert
call on you this morning."
Yes, he did" replied the father;
but | couldn't make out much OF
what he said"
What do you mean?" asked Lydia.
WELL" explained the old gentle
man, Il understood him to say that he
wanted to marry me, and that you
had enough to support him, so told
him TO go home and write II out
Lippincott's Magazine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-26
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
His Firm.

The drummer was boasting about
the immensely Of the firm he was
travelling for.
Il suppose your house is a pretty
big establishment" said the Gus
toner.
big? You can't have any idea OF
its dimensions. Last week we took
an inventory of the employees and
found out for the first time that three
cashiers and four bookkeepers were
missing That will give you some
idea of the magnitude OF our busi-
ness"