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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Struck the caboose Explosion of

away from his compartment at the
sight of the foreboding countenance
she wore; and after moment OF doubt
followed her back to the lounge at the
rear of the car.
He got there in time to see her at
rigid standstill, staring steadfastly at
the two figures so close together on
the observation platform. But on
his appearance Judith shook herself
together, snatched up magazine, and
plunged wrathfully into an easy chair,
burying her nose between the pages of
the publication with every Indication
of deep interest in it's text.
Mr.. Barcus, however, had learned
the lesson of bitter experience to the
effect that the outward bearing Of
Miss Judith Urine was no sure index
to her inward humor-unless, that is,
it might be taken to indicate the di-
rect contrary of it's semblance;
though even this was no reliable rule.
Reminding himself of this, he there
fore invented a morbid interest in an
| other magazine-round the edge Of
which he kept wary eye upon the
! young woman.
For all her evaporation, Judith con-
tanned herself longer than might have
been expected. Her continued show
of placidity, indeed, lulled Barcus into
| a. dangerous feeling of security. Per
| suaded that she meant to behave, he
gradually ceased to watch her as mar
rowly as at first, and lost himself in a
morose reverie whose subject was the
seemingly permanent mourning into
which he had plunged his face and
hands for the purposes of his mas
Notwithstanding them shade of
ebony upon which soap and water and
scrubbing had no effect whatever. And
he had invented most excruciating
method Of revenging himself upon the
| druggist who had taken advantage OF
his confidence and sold him the in
eradiable dye-when he was reused by
the sudden fight of a magazine across
the car, missing his head by bare
two inches, and the bang Of chair
overturned by Judith as she jumped
I'D and flung herself furiously toward
the door.
! Just what had happened on the OBJ
servation platform Barcus didn't know
but he could readily believe that the
lovers had just INDUCED in some espe.
cially provoking and long-drawn-out
caress.
He overhauled Judith none too soon
In another moment she would have
had her sister by the throat-if her
| purpose had not been to throw Rose
bodily overheard, as Barcus suspected
Happily, he was as quick on his feet
as Judith on hers; and almost before
he had grasped the situation, he had
grasped her-had seized her arms and
drawn them forcibly behind her back
at the same time swinging her round
and endeavoring to propel her back
through the doorway.
1t was a man-size job. For the ensu
ing five minutes he had his hands full
of violently resentful and superbly
able-bodied young woman. Only with
the greatest difficulty did he succeed
in wrestling her up the aisle and Il
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
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LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.

No odds how bad your liver. stomach
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Don't let your stomach, liver and
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A 10-cent box means health, happi-
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No more days of gloom and distress
if you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little In
sides need a cleansing, too. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
CHAPTER XxxV.
Caboose.

For once, in a way, it fell out pre-
cisely as Mr.. Law had planned and
prayed.
Constrained to pull up in order to re-
move the obstruction from the track,
the train crew of the freight choked
down its collective wrath on being pre-
scented with a sum Of money. In the
hopes of further largesse it Lent it's
common ear to Alan's well-worn tale,
which had so frequently proved useful
in similar emergencies, of an clipping
couple pursued by an INCREASINGLY
vindictive parent; and had it's hopes
rewarded by the price Alan bargained
to pay IN exchange for exclusive use
of the caboose as far as the next town.
So that it was not more than ten
minutes before Rose was settled to
rest in such comfort as the caboose af-
forded, while Alan and Barcu- sat
within its doorway and smoked.
Neither he nor any other aboard the
freight suspected for an instant that.
in the box car next forward of the ca
boose, a woman in mans clothing lay
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CHAPTER XxxIII.
Pullman.

Pullman
Come inside" Law suggested, "and
introduce me to the brakeman. I pre-
sumo I've got to fix things up with
him"
IF there's really any doubt in your
mind rs to that" Barcus said, rising,
I don't mind telling you you're right"
He paused as Alan entered the car
bsfore him and was greeted by storm
OF V1tuperation that fairly blistered
the panels Of the Pullman. Mr.. Seneca
Urine, helpless in his invalid chair.
thus celebrated his introduction to the
young man whom he had never before
seen whose life he had schemed to
take these many years.
Alan made no effort to respond, but
listened with his head critically to
one side and an exasperating express
sion of deep interest informing his
countenance until Mr.. Urine was
out of breath and vitriol: when
the younger man bowed with the slight
est shade Of mockery in his manner
and waved tolerant hand to Barcus.
He has, no doubt" Alan inquired,
his own private cell aboard this carp
"Yas, subj" Barcus agreed, aping
we'll the manner of his apparent caste
and color. Amt dat de troof?" he
chuckled.
Take him away, then" Alan re-
quested wearily-"if you please"
"Yas, subj" Barcus replied, with
nimble alacrity Selling the back of the
wheeled chair and swinging it round
for spin up the length of the car.
Before Urine had recovered enough
to curse him properly. the door to his
drawing room was closed and Barcus
was ambling back down the aisle.
His grin of relish at this turning of
the tables on the monomaniac proved,
however, short-lived. 1t erased itself
in twinkling< when Judith shouldered
roughly past him, wearing a sullen
and forhidding countenance, and flung
herself into the drawing room with
her father.
Storm signals" unused Barcus
what possessed our dear friend to
bring that tigress along, I'd like tc
know? He might as we'll have loaded
himself down with a five-g gallon can OF
nitroglycerin.'
The cause of her temper was not
far to seek: at the far end of the cal
Alan was bending solicitouzly over the
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blithering ass of myself-letting her
loose at ALL"
He took his doubts aft, communal
eating them to Alan and Rose.
And his long conference with Alan
and Rose on the observation platform
afforded Judith ample opportunity in
which undetected to suborn the train
crew to treachery.
Whether she did or not, this is what
happened in the course of the next
hour: the special was forced to take a
siding to make way for the California
limited, east-bound; and when this had
passed, the engine of the special
coughed alphabetically and pulled
swiftly out, leaving the Pullman stalled
on the siding.
From the rear of the tender the
brakeman and fireman waved affecting
farewells to the indignant faces of
Alan and Barcus when they showed in
the front doorway.
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truding from the window of the spe-
cials engine, one on either side.
At venture, she snatched off her
coat and waved it wildly in the air.
An arm answered the signal from
one window of the pursuing locomo-
tive.
Marrophat, of course!
She turned and peered ahead. The
freight was approaching trestle that
spanned wide and shallow gully.
So much the better!
Dropping down again between the
cars, she set herself to solve the prob
lem of uncoupling the caboose.
In this she was successful just as
the last car rolled out on the trestle
It's own impetus carried the caboose
to the middle of the trestle before 1t
stopped.
AS this happened, Alan and Barcus,
already warned Of an emergency by
the slowing down Of the car, and for
some time alive to the fact that the
special was again in pursuit, leaped
out upon the ties and helped Rose to
alight.
Already the last of the freight was
whisking off the trestle, its crew thus
far unconscious Of their loss.
And behind them the special was
plunging forward at undated speed.
There was no time to execute their
plan of the first desperate instant-to
run along the ties to safety on the
solid earth the distance was too
great; they could not possibly make 1t,
With common impulse the two men
glanced down to the bottom Of the
gully. then looked at each other with
eyes informed by common inspiration.
Barcus announced in breath:
Thirty feet-not more"
Alan replied: Can you hold the
weight Of the two of US for half min
ute?"
Barcus shrugged: 'I can try. We
might as well-even if l can't"
While speaking, he was lowering
himself between the ties.
"All right" he announced briefly.
With a word to Rose, Alan slipped
down beside Barcus, shifted his hold
to the body of the latter and climbed
down over him until he was supported
solely by the grasp of his two hands
on Barcus' ankles.
Instantly Rose followed him. slip
ming like a snake down over the two
men till she in turn hung by her grasp
on Alan's ankles, then released her
hold and dropped the balance of the
distance to the ground, scant ten
feet. landing without injury.
A thought later Alan dropped lightly
Ito her side, staggered trifie, recov-
cred and dragged her out of the way.
Rarcus fell with a heavy thump and
went upon his back, but demonstrated
his lack of injury by Immediately pick
ing himself up and Joining the others
in a mad scramble for safety.
Overhead the special engine, hur-
| fling onward like some titanic bolt,
struck the caboose with crash like
the explosion of cannon. 1t collapsed
upon itself like thing Of pasteboard.
That it had been constructed of
more solid stuff was abundantly
proved by the shower Of timbers, splin-
tiers and broken iron that rained about
the heads of the fugitives.
For all that, the gods smiled upon
them for their courage: they escaped
without a scratch.
(To BE CONTINUED
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

The trey of hearts is the "death-sign"
employed by Seneca Urine in the private
war of vengeance which, through the
agency Of his daughter, Judith, woman
of violent passions Ike his own, he wages
against Alan Law, son of the man NOW
dead who was innocently responsible LOT
the accident which made Urine heiplesS
cripple. Alan is in love with Rose, Ju-
diths twin and double but in all other re-
Bpects her precise opposite. Judith vows
anatic circumstances he saves her life and
so, unwillingly, wins her love. IheEe-
after Judith is by turns animated by tns
Dld hate, the new love, and jealousy Oh
her sister. She earns her fathers as
trust and is left behind by him wnen ne
Journeys West, taking Rose with nm, IN
order to lure Alan away from New fGIk,
Alan pursues, Judith accompanying nun
against his wish. and succeeds in rescu-
ang Rose from Trine's special train.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Felt He Had 1t Comma

why are you SO crazy to take mud
baths? There's nothing the matter
with you"
= tits this way, doctor. was brought
up in lace collar and Fauntleroy
suit And always vowed that would
get my share of playing in the mud
some day."-Louisvil1e Courier-Journal.
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Here in my poets howell is beat
ing my wounded heartily trembling
fingers are writing song of my suf-
ferings' smart-Got that, young lady?
TO the desert I fain would wander;
and there would languish and die
Oh. thunder" said the great poet,
eve done enough work for today;
tell John to crank my machine, and
get me my automobile coat. Man
Lacht,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
A Millionaire Sheer.

Uncle Joe" Cannon was talking the
other day about education.
Every millionaire today" he said.
wants to give his son a college edu-
cation. / remember the time when
our millionaires sneered at education.
AS one Of them once said to me, voio-
ing the general opinion:
"'These here feIlers with a mint OF
knowledge can never coin II into good
hard cash."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

Shoulder
was suffering from a severe sprain to
his sense of decent pride. In the serv-
Ace of Miss Rose Urine and her be-
trothed, Mr.. Law, Barcus had black
ened his face and hands to the hue of
ebony and had garmented himself in
the garb of a Pullman porter, sarren-
dering himself to humiliating service
to those aboard the special, suffering
their insolence and scorn without q
murmur, but with the tides Of wrath
mounting ever higher in his bosom.
And now, when at length he had
won his freedom from that ignomini-
Gus servitude, it was only to be sworn
at and vilifed, as common niger, by
railroad hands!
1t was the fireman (to be JUST who
brought the row to a focus by slight
dng reference to that "shiftless and
-nisbegntten dtnSe."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Outline Down the LauahInq STUFF.

YEAST see a new stepladder that
has six legs and cannot be upset, and
clamps to prevent a COW kicking or
switching her tail while being MIXED,
have been patented.
Crimsonbeak If they keep on
there1l be nothing left for a fellow to
laugh at.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Important TO Mothers
Retort Courteous.

Ee-Men are what they eat.
She-Then you ought to live on
Calls brains.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

Tobacco growing is being tested In
southern California.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

Art Is Long and Humor Misplaced
Somebody stole ten Of my paintings
from my studio last night"
Whom do you suspect of the joker
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Way of the Modern Poet.

(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Hand Car.
Well" Mr.. Barcus broke silence
whose eloquence may not be translated
in print-"can you beat it?
Not with this outfit" Alan admit
Tor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13
Adopt New Plan
To Govern Traffic

At the next meeting Of the Board OF
Fire and Police Commissioners Commits
sioner Elsan will suggest the adoption
OF the system used by the Omaha police
department to secure observance OF the
rules governing automobile traffic. coun-
ell Bluffs has no other rules than the
state laws, and very often unnecessary
hardships are Inflicted upon strangers
who come to the city and unintentionally
violate some OF the restrictions placed
upon drivers OF cars This especially re-
lates to leaving cars on the streets in To-
cations not designated by the police de-
partment. In Omaha the stranger who
innocently violates this rule fins a card
attached to the wheel OF his car contain
ing a friendly warning and designating
the offense committed. with directions
how 10 avoid a repetition. In the Bluffs
the mans car is taken TO the police sta
ton and discovered there when the owner
comes 70 report its supposed theft. lie
Is then compelled 20 pay a stiff fine for
an offense he had no intention Of commit
I ting
I'VE don't want Omaha people and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13
Commencement at
School for Deaf

The annual commencement OF the
Iowa School for the Deaf will be held
next Monday. when a class of six grad
yates will receive diplomas. DR.. II. w.
Rothert, superintendent has issued spe-
cial invitation to Council Bluffs people
to be present
The commencement will be unusually
interesting this year, on account of the
fine exhibit OF the work OF the pupils
that will be open for inspection. ]. II.
McConlogue, chairman of the State Board
of Control will deliver the commence
ment address. He will tell something Of
the work the state is doing in providing
educational facilities for all classes Of
boys and girls.
The now easy access to the school, by
means of the street car service and the
concrete pavement that leads to the
gates OF the institution, will cause an
unusually large attendance this year.
The graduates are: Annetta Howard of
Leon, who is the valedictorlan of the
class; Ella Waschtowsky Of Des Moines,
Ethel Durham of Marathon. Ira Ricketts,
of Springville, Sidney Smith of Council
Bluffs and Charles Kinser, jr., OF
Promise City.
The commencement exercises will be
held in the evening, beginning at
O'Clock The following is the program:
Invocation-Rev. Frederick w. Evans.
Opening Remarks - superintendent
Henry W. Rothert l.
Salutatory-Charles Samuel kinser, tr.,
read by II. Il. Stewart.
Language Exercises With the Manual
Alphabet Primary grade pupils, Miss
Margaret II. Watkins, teacher.
Class Recitation (oraD-History-Sixth
grade, Miss Winfield buckwalter
Glass Recitation Cmanual)-civn govern
ment-Pupils OF the tenth grade. r. e.
Stewart, teacher.
Sunday school Lesson (oraD-Firsi
grade b. Miss Annie b. McCortle
The Last Rose of SUMMERTIME pupils
under direction OF Miss Neager and Miss
Flag Drill-Twelve small pupils. under
direction Of Miss Egan and Miss Buck
Pantomime-"A French Duel" boys OF
the tenth grade, manual. arranged by ]
Schuyler Long, interpreted by Miss Mar
garet IL. Watkins.
Vaiedictory-Annetta Virginia Howard
Interpreted by +. L. Michaelson.
Class Poem-"Stil Climbing" the grad
yates, read by the superintendent.
Address and Presentation OF Diplomas
Hon. j. H. McConlogue. chairman Of the
Board of Control
Bendediction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13
Stranger Run Over
And Killed by Train

An unidentified stranger was instantly
killed under the wheels OF a Rock Island
train yesterday at the Chautauqua
switch northeast OF the city limits He
attempted to board train and fell across
the tracks. His body was rolled along
and mangled by a dozen or more cars
that passed over IT,
The accident happened at 2:lo o'clock.
Train No. 1867. an extra freight, east
bound, had gone onto the sidetrack to
permit q westbound train to pass. II
was moving out at a speed OF about six
miles an hour when the man is supposed
to have attempted to climb on. He had
been seen In the vicinity while the train
was waiting, but no one saw the accident
The local yard officials and Coroner
Cutler were notified. The mans head
was crushed and only small portion OF
his face remained. He had 70 cents In
change, but no papers i'm his pockets
The figure of a woman's head was tat
tooed on his left forearm. The clothes
indicated ne was a workingman. lie
wore a soft brown hat and was appar'
emily between % and 30 years old. The
body Is being held at the cutler morgue
but with little hope OF Identification.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13
Water Base Ball
Played at Manawa

This afternoon the first game OF water
base ball ever played on the American
continent will be pulled off at Lake
Manawa, beginning at o'clock. II will
be a contest between Council Bluffs and
Omaha teams, and Mayor Dahlman will
pitch the first ball, 1t was expected that
Mayor Snyder would also take part in
the opening ceremonies. but owing to the
illness OF Mrs. Snyder, an official rep
resentative of the city will take his
place.
1t will be played on the surface of
Manawa in front of tho boat club and
Fish and Game club houses. The players
will ali be first-class swimmers. deessed
in bathing suits The bases. pitchers
box and home plate will be buoyant RATS
sufficient TO sustain the weight of two
or more men. The ball will be made OF
cork All OF the fielding and all 0f the
hase running will be done by swimming
The bases will be anchored SO they can
not move. Life belts will prevent any
of the excited players being drowned. II
will be the most novel and exciting game
| Of base ball ever seen in this vicinity
md the conviction is that it will become
| speedily a national summer sport.
An association, of which Ed NJ. Coi'
is secretary. Is putting on the attraC ton
| A circuit. including Des Moines. sioui
City. lincoln and ST. Joseph, has beer
rsrtially arranged and games for sham
pionship honors will be played.
The personnel OF the two teams. whose
positions will not be assigned until to-
day, follows;
| Omaha Aquatic Club-Pete Wendell
/ center field: Harry Williams, pitcher
/ Claude SchTum, catcher; Win Bchrum
iiiaSms, third; Ajax al Anderson, left field
/ William Westlund, right field; Chick
Dobyns. short stop.
! Puryear, Gam Ouren, Bob Borstow
] Henry Henderson. John Allavie Pau
Bonham. II. ID. Riley. William Nc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13
Larry" Mclean and
Dick Kinsella Fight
In Swell Hotel Lobby

ST LOUIS. June ia battle in a
fashionable hotel lobby here early this
morning ended Lawrence Larry Nc
Leans playing career with the New York
Nationals The principals in the fight
were Mclean, Manager McGraw of the
New York team; Dick Kinsella. scout for
the Giants, ana dozen other men o.
unknown Identity.
McGraw announced tonight. II am done
with Mclean. He will never play with
New York again" According to Nc
Graw and Kinsella, Mclean came into
the hotel lobby with gang of ruffians
and accused Kinsella Of inducing Nc
Graw TO suspend him for ten days, after
which he attacked Kinsella-
Kinsella continued: II picked UP a
chair and broke II over Mcl.ean's head.
That scared his gang OF rusfians and
they fled Mclean continued TO fight
until McGraw and I chased him to the
street, where he jumped into an automo-
bile filled with women and begged for
protection"
Mclean before entering the base ball
diamond was heavyweight pugilist. He
IL more than six feet tall.
A badly battered lobby, much broken
glass and furniture this morning gave
testimony of the ferocity Of the fight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13

Rev. oliver Dolphin. st. Pam. MINI,
comes TO preach on the anniversary OF the
church he helped to build fifteen years
ego. He was assistant 60 Father Judge
wher the cornerstone of Sacred Heart
church was laid by Bishop Scannell on
September o. 1900. on which occasion Arch
bishop Glennon preached tho sermon.
Since then Father Dolphin has been as
sisting Archbishop ireland in the catne-
dral of ST. Paul, until appointed TO his
present pastorate at Anoka, MINI.
Today the Sacred Heart parish Will
have a triple celebration. II II the feast
day of the Sacred Heart OF Jesus; II IL
also the titular feast OF the parish and In
addition II Is the anniversary OF the dedi-
cation OF tho church.
There will be solemn high mass at
1879. at which Father Dolphin will preach
tho sermon.
He will also be celebrant of the mass,
at which the deacon and subdeacon Will
be Rev. Thomas wallace, S. j., OF Crelgh-
ton university. and Rev. Cornelius Col
Inns Of Sacred Heart. The pastor. Father
Judge. will act as master of ceremonies,