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June Mas In a Stiff White Uniform.
back of his neck and gently forced
him down.
The times up she crisply told the
woman. Her voice was low and soft.
and the visitor puzzled afterward as to
how it could be so effective without
shouting. June went to the door and
opened it. aware that the eyes of Joe
were fixed on her in undying gratitude
The woman looked doubtfully at her
husband. but the figure at the door
was so infexible that she succumbed
to discipline
"We11, so long, joe she saId. see
if you can't get your money for that
drive by the time | come again She
waved a wifely hand at him and stalk.
ed out. She turned to June in the hall.
IF the fellow that's putting up for this
room will give Joe the money instead
Wen be lot better off,
June was so shocked at the cold cal
lousness of this speech that she could
only dumbly nod her head, and she
walked down TO the nurses little desk
at the end of the hall. leaving the wom-
an to find her way out alone. Joe. the
chauffeur. lay, cheerfully grinning,
with the thermometer in his mouth.
Again the everlasting problem-the
man. the woman and the money. The
runaway bride sat in the vacant chair
at the little desk and pOndered it all
out. This person who nagged. who fol-
lowed her husband even to the hospital
to nag and whose husband welcomed
the hospital as a relief from nagging-
this woman was the outcome of the
custom by which the man, earning.
possessed all. and the money he gave
TO his wife was as a gift. A selfish
woman and one without delicacy. such
as this nagger, made it her business TO
get all she could. and the pursuit had
become a passion with her. She was
like those beggars who continue TO oeg
after they have become rich by it.
begging from the force of habit and
from the love Of the art of making peO-
pie give and from the Sordid desire TO
possess. 1t was wrong. all wrong. some
where. June shuddered as she remem-
bered this wife going through her hus-
bands pockets, and then she recalled
her dream of herself standing before
Ned as piteous pauper. holding out
her hand for aims. She had been right.
she decided. as she had decided time
and again. She had acted wisely In
running away before she had com
mtted herself TO charity and before
any barriers had been set between
their love. She must earn her own
way
Mercy. June sprang from her chair
and ran to the room Of the chauffeur
with 9 sudden violent wrench of her
conscience Joe lay there quite cheer
fully with the thermometer still in his
mouth. and be grinned as well as he
could after twenty minutes Of this ex-
ercise. When June removed the Their
mometer that side Of his face remained
twisted and puckered for some time.
and it ached, but he was perfectly
happy. He could be alone for twenty
four hours.
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pulse and looked at her tongue and
prodded her few times and examined
her bones. talking to her all the while
as if she We're a little girl about ten
years old.
Now, / am going to get up" pro-
claimed June, as soon as the doctor
bad gone away, and she swung her
pink feet out of bed again. Where
are my clothes?"
IN get them for you" And the pref
II nurse turned cheerfully to go.
"Oh, no: wait minute. June's big
eyes were sparkling. please let me
try on one Of your uniforms"
The pretty nurse dimpled as she adj
mired her patient. June would look
fetching in nurses clothing There
could be no question of that, but she
shook her head
I'm afraid it wouldn't be permit
ted"
Just to try it on" begged June
Lets ask the head nurse"
1t seemed a tremendously daring
thing to do.
II wouldn't risk it, And the pretty
nurse puckered her brcws Suddenly
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TlHERE was consultation III
Mrs. Wizards room. Tommy
Thomas sat at the head OF
- Mrs Wizards bed L. j. Ed
wards. the heavy man with the thick
Edded eyes. sat ON the other side in
stoiid silence. Cunningham leaned neg
ligently on the foot of the bed. .3efore
Mrs. Willard lay a picture of June clip
ped from Brynport paper on the day
of her marriage to Ned Warner Tom
my Thomas had just found it and had
brought it with her. Cunningham
picked up the picture and booked at ii
with twinkling eyes. smoothing his
white mustache complacently. Gilbert
Blye. sitting IN the far corner on the
window sill. with his Vandyke in his
long, lean white hand. suddenly rose
and. walking over to Cunningham. took
the picture from him and laid it on the
bed
The pretty nurse with the pink
cheeks opened the door presently and
heard these words in Blye's suave but
forceful tones:
THE thing to do is to gain her conf
dence. There must be a complete
change of method"
The voice stopped abruptly. Ed
wards. Cunningham. Tommy Thomas
and Mrs. Willard were all listening in
tently. Mrs. Willard seemed troubled.
Tommy Thomas, with Geviltry in her
eyes. was laughing at Cunningham.
who seemed uncomfortable. The round
headed Edwards sat slowly nodding as
he looked at Blye. Mrs. Willard reach
ed quietly forward and turned the
piece of paper on the bed face down
ward. She seemed even sad.
BEG pardon" said the pretty nurse
Noting the sudden silence and Slipping
in. she put her hand under the sheet
and felt of Mrs. Wizards ankle The
entire group was motionless, and there
was a strained tension in the room un-
Ill the nurse went out. She saw Mrs.
Willard reaching forward for the piece
of paper as she closed the door. and as
she walked away she heard Blye's
smooth. even voice again.
When June came into Mrs. Wizards
room the conversation again stopped
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EIGHTH EPISODE.
Her Husbands Enemies.
CHAPTER |


"lHE beautiful runaway bride
opened her eyes in dazed be-
wilderment to find herself gaz-
- ing up into the dark, hand
some face of the black Vandyked
man. She was in his arms. She felt
another clasp about her-the man with
the white mustache. Gilbert Blye gen
tly released his hold of her. and the
white mustached man turned to carry
her up the hill. Her eyes closed again.
Gilbert Blye, freed of his beautiful
burden. hurried up the embankment to
where his luxurious limousine stood
by the side II the broken rail. As he
jumped into the drivers seat and put
his foot on the clutch and his hand on
the brake he glanced down at the
scene Of the accident. The taxi lean
ed against "a sturdy tree which had
stopped 1T from a fatal tumble. Blye's
chauffeur, the wide featured Scatti.
was bringing up the unconscious driv-
er of the taxi The vivaeious bru-
nette and the heavy man with the
thick lidded eyes were helping Mrs.
Willard. That gentle faced woman
had insisted upon walking. but she
came with a painful limp, and her
face was drawn and white Blye start
ed the car forward with a jerk, turned
1t dextrously in the narrow road and,
jumping down. arranged the cushions
with a swiftly certain hand.
When June again opened her eyes
Bye was brushing back her soft
brown hair from her pale forehead,
but he was not holding her. She was
in the luxurious Limousine, with her
head pillowed on the shoulder of the
white mustached man, Grin Cunning
ham, and his arm was about her She
Strengthened as she became aware of
that clasp, and Blye, his black eyes
glowing down upon her, smiled reas-
suringly. The car started. and she
turned to look at Mrs. Willard. who
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wen, 1t was rotten week. And
the man turned his eyes toward June.
who looked steadfastly out of the win
dow. There being no help from that
quarter, he proceeded in helping him
self. You got enough to run you for
ten days. You know you have. Come
on, Alice, be sociable."
''Oh, l can come on all right. and /
can be sociahle all right. but sup
pose you don't get out of here in ten
days! Then what do 1 do: Starve. l
guess. Say, how do sou corue to be in
a private room?" She looked at June
and shifted. "And with a private
nurse?"
The good sport that picked us up
put me here
the woman surveyed the bare little
room. There were no curtains at the
windows. no upholstering; no softening
graces of any kind on the white enam-
eled fittings, but it had an immense SUI
periority, the cause of which she could
not fathom. 1t was absolutely clean.
and she paid an unconscious tribute to
that phenomenon.
Why, it's better than l got it at
home! she complained. The man
turned his head over and back again.
but he said nothing.
Say" the woman went on. the fell
low that spent the money for this room
and the private nurse would have done
better to let you go in the public ward
and give you the money for your
wifer'
June. at the window. moved impa-
tiently.
Nurse" said the man, "can you get
me my pants:''
June opened the door of the tiny
white enameled wardrobe in the corner
and brought out the mans trousers.
handing them down with the tips of
her thumb and forefnger The wo-
man took them and deftly ran her
hands into the pockets
Seven fifty-fve," she reported and
clicked the money into her purse. She
hung the trousers in the wardrobe and
shut the door, ''That'll help a little.
Did you. get your pay for this driver"
Not yet, Alice"
We'll. you tell me who It was. and
I'll go after itr' She had turned from
the wardrobe and was regarding a
tray which stood on its folding stand
by the wall. She lifted the napkin
MY God!' she exploded "A hot
house peach. And you didn't eat it all
at that! You know what had for my
breakfast? Coffee and sinkers and
hash. And here you are living on
the fat of the landr'
'Looky here Alice" The man had
raised UP in bed, and there was a
twitch Of pain at the corners of his
lips as he stretched out an oil black
ened forefnger.
June whirled from the window with
a snap of her big eyes. She still car
ried the thermometer which DR.. Remert
had given her. Now she thrust ii in
the mans mouth, put a hand at the
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sat beside her with compressed lips.
The injured taxi driver was up in
front, supported by the heavy lidded
man. The runaway bride closed her
eyes again and sank h.....I into the sup
port which she so mGcn detested.
Blye! How much he had been in
her life since she had run away from
Ned! And little did June know that
Ned, through his detective, had OBJ
tained the number of the auto in which
she had driven that day. The number
was M607707
Soon June lay in her little room in
the hospital, her hair waving about
her on the white pillow, and her
friends were permitted to bid her good
night. The vivacious Tommy Thomas
sat at the head of her bed and stroked
June's white hand; Grin Cunningham,
particularly debonair figure as he
leaned against the window casing,
smoothing his white mustache. twin
kled over at her; Il. j. Edwards. the
heavy man with the thick eyelids and
the round head with its absurdly short
rough way. Gilbert Blye. over by the
door. had not much to say. but he new
er removed his luminous gaze from
the runaway bride, and when the pink
checked nurse came to drive them out
Blye was the last to make his adieus.
and. bending over gracefully, he kissed
her hand!
Honoria Blye received a telephone
message from Bill Wolf a few hours
after the time of the auto accident.
you husband hez gone to his club"
he said huskily.
The wife drove hastily to the club
entrance. She met Wolf, who pointed
TO the chauffeur Scatti. saying:
There's your husbands driver"
her husbands limousine.
I'D like to make you a little pres
ent." said Honoria in sugared accents.
and. fumbling in her pocketbook. she
produced bill.
Scatti turned to her with alacrity.
and every line in his broad. low face
widened.
The line OF his lips also thiekened
as be separated them in grin of pleas
ure. He took the bill with joy, looked
at its denomination in the light of one
OF his side lamps. Topped open his
heavy drivers coat. showed the bill
deep In his trousers pocket and but
toned his coat tightly from top to bot
tom.
Now. you'll tell me where Mr.. Blye
was this evening. won't you?" she
wheedled.
The smile faded from Scatti's lines.
Aren't you going TO tell me?' And
the voice rose another notch.
No answer.
Give me back that money! she
screamed.
There were thirty-seven lights to be
counted before the perspective merged
I'm blur. Scatti calmly Inspected
them all in deep absorption, but during
the entire time that one narrow slit OF
an eye had dancing CLEAN in ii.
Honoria scowled back at the impoS-
ing entrance 10 the club. The doors
stood wide open. Inside the tesSellat
ed vestibule were stiffly uniformed at
PENDANTS. Beyond was a marble col
umned hall. and ct the end OF that.
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SAFETY ROUND TABLE.

Last Thursday evening a Safety
Round Table was conducted at the
city hall. These round table meet
ings are becoming very popular, in
as much as there are many problems
of safety which are common to all
industries. Safety Round Tables have
been organized in Green Bay, DePere,
Appleton and Kaukauna, Neenah
and Menasha, Manitowoc and Two
Rivers, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and
Sheboygan. There was a large at
tendance at the meeting Thursday
evening, nearly if not all of the fac
tories being represented. w. r. Chel-
lis, secretary of the Wausau Advance
ment association, presided and the
address of the evening was made by
G. W. Price, on Dangerous Practices
and How to Overcome Them
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Arthur d. Tobias and Ruby Nj.
Smith, both Of Wausau.
Walter Young to Mate Otto, both
of Wausau.
Leroy G. Cunningham to Ida NJ.
Newell, both of Wausau.
Paul L. Jedamus to Erna Manecke,
both of Wausau.
Robert Kueth to Ella Henkelmann,
both of II. Hewitt.
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maple sugar than Marathon county
and it is a wonder that more is not
made. One can hardly buy more than
taste of it during the season. The
time is near at hand when the sap
begins TO run and we urge every far
mer who has maple trees, to get
ready for maple sugar season. There
will be no trouble TO sell all you can
make
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over the plain, coarse white nightgown
in which she had been put to bed
Where are my clothes?"
You're not ready for them" and the
pretty nurse smiled in triumph. Come
inr'
This last was in answer to a knock
on the door. but before it could open
June had hoped back into bed with
,Ae spring. She and the pretty nurse
were laughing at each other in the
sheer light heartedneSs OF youth when
the doctor with the funny red side
burns came in.
He was a jovial doctor, and very
lice doctor indeed. He felt June's
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since they had apparently 'acknowl-
edged this. Now her work as cOmpan-
ion to Mrs. Willard would be much
more pleasant. They were chatting in
gay comradeship as they drew near the
Willard home.
Ned Warner as the shades of night
drew in ventured into the Willard gar
den and nearer the house. As he crept
up toward the back porch the door
opened and June's collie came bound
ing out for an evening run. Bouncer
had no sooner hit the open than he
gave a loud yelp and came tearing
straight in Ned's direction. He jumped
mad circles around Ned. leaped upon
him. barking his loudest welcome, ran
halfway up to the house, ran back to
bark his joy at Ned again and started
to bring Marie.
He had no need to go all the way
Marie had come out on the rear porch
to see what was the matter with Miss
June's pet. and the lights from the
house glistened on her high cheek
bones and her liberal supply of gums.
Ned had stepped back among the
bushes with the hope of edging him
self over to the wall before Marie could
arrive To his surprise. however.
Marie. though she looked down in that
direction. did not come. She called
Bouncer. and together they went into
the house Ned took advantage of
Marie's indifference and of BOuncer's
confinement to slip closer and look in
at the windows. front, side and rear
The lower floor was brightly illuminat-
ed. the front porch light being lit. as If
some one were expected. June. Some
instinct told Ned that she was coming.
He concealed himself behind the shrub
berry near the p0rte-cochere and waited.
Suddenly he invoIuntarily tensed
himself. Whee.s We're approaching.
Then brilliantly lighted limousine
sped into sight. and it turned
the curve Ned saw in ii his beautiful
runawas bride. over her vas bending
the dark. handsome face OF the black
Yandyked Gilbert Blye. his eyes glow
ing and on his lips that despicabIe
smile
With an oatn Ned stepped forward
Ar last his moment had arrived. With
In another instant as Gilbert Bye help
ed June from the limousine Ned would
have the seoundrel by fke throat
Continued next week.
This story is being illustrated by
moving pictures at the Grard Opera
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MAPLE SYRUP.

There is no county in the state of
Wisconsin that can turn out as nice
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Miss Elizabeth Kelly of the state
university gave two lectures at the
County School of Agriculture.
She talked on Home Conven-
iences' in the afternoon and in the
evening Relation of Food to Health
and Happiness of the Family"
Amigo schools have been closed for
week on account of scarlet fever.
They were reopened Monday.
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Continued next week.
This story is being illustrated by
moving pictures at the Grard Opera
House every week
Sharp County record., 1915-12-24
ODD NEWS FOUND
IN THE LATE NEWS
Bits OF Unusual News That
You May Not Have Seen
Printed Before.

Annie Roland, four years old, of
Joliet, Illinois, stuck her tongue be-
tween a door end the casing, The
door suddenly slammed shut. almost
cutting her tongue in two pieces.
A physician sewed the tongue to.
eether after the child had hled pro-
fusely,
Virginia Mcdonald, who lived
with her parents at Harrisburg,
Virginia, said to be the only four-leg-
ged person to ever reach the age Of
five years, died of tonsilitis recently.
She had four perfectly developed
legs and four arms, and was normal
mentally,
The body of Richard r. Souther-
land of Paducah, Kentucky, who
died lately at the age of 88 years,
was buried at midnight, as Souther-
land h a d previously requested.
The Masonic lodge of which he was
a member had charge of the cere.
mony at the grave.
The thirteenth baby of Mr., and
Mrs Clyde Kyle of South Bend, In
diana, arrived at the Kyle home on
the thirteenth Of December The
child Is a daughter, and Is the third
of the children to be born on the
thirteenth Mr. and Mrs, Kyle were
welded on the thirteenth.
Miss Pauline Turner of Bremen
on, Washington, recently entertain
ed the Rotary Club of Rochester
New York, by singing over the long
distance telephone, The club mem.
bers In Rochester were furnished
individual receivers and q specie
line was leased for the service
Mrs, Martha Early, who has reach
Sharp County record., 1915-12-24
Edwards
Mere. 60.

ed the age of 81 years, at the wheel
Of an automobile, recently made a
sixty mile trip from her home town
of Buffalo, Wyoming, to Sheridan.
She made the drive in a little less
than two hours, and when she reach
ed her destination announced that
she was as "spry as cat"
Mrs. Eva B. Gale of Republic
Washington, ran against her hus-
band, J. G. Gale, and was elected by
a majority of 33 votes, All other
candidates on the husbands ticket
were elected Gale is the present
city clerk. He ran for reelection
on a citizens ticket, while his wife
made the race on a nonpartisan
ticket,
Thomas Thornton, a carpenter Of
San Francisco, California, nailed
! his feet to the floor In a church In
an effort at self-crucifixion, Thorn
ton says he does not feel any pain
fipm the wounds because he has
| lois of faith. Physicians declare he
Is d religious fanatic, and his diseas-
cd brain probably makes him i'm
mune from pain.
Delmar Gentry and wife Of Clinton,
Missouri, have what Is said to be
the smallest baby ever born In that
state, AT birth the infant weighed
i6 ounces, and was placed In q
quart cup, AT two weeks old 1t
measured u inches in height An
ordinary band ring will slip over
the head Of the baby and up to It's
shoulder, The child Is living and
thriving,
| Fred kattmerer Of New York
City has had his name changed to
Fred Barton. lie explained to the
court, when appealing for a change
Of name, that he did business with
q large number Of Chinese people,
and that I h G Chinese characters
spelling bis name were Pronounced
Go.da.me. lie objected to the pro-
family, and the court saw where he
was right
Sharp County record., 1915-12-24
That would be a good thing.

ty. That would be a good thing.
1t would abolish the criminal and
civil courts of the country. There
would be no need of courts if all
the people were obeying the Golden
Rule. That would be a good thing.
1t would abolish the jails and
penitentiaries of the country. Every
man behind prison bars today vio-
lated the Golden Rule before he
committed crime against the law of
the land. That would be a good
thing.
If everybody were practicine the
Golden Rule that fact would put a
speedy end to every community
quarrel in the land and to every
dispute and serious difference be-
tween man and man. That would
be good thing.
A general practice of the Golden
Rule would preserve and prolong
life, promote health and happiness
The Golden Rule is the national
remedy, and the nations only
hope.
And now
When any man is able to find
later rule of life that will do
more in the alleviation of human
ills and for the relief of conditions
that oppress the state and nation,
then, and not until then, will he
have the Bible bested.
Sharp County record., 1915-12-24

came up ON Lieutenant huddleston,
who was onhis horse. When Hud-
dleston saw his company coming he
did not attempt to get away, but took
his pistol III one hand and went
straight toward them. When they
met he asked the captain who he
was looking for, and when the cap
tain replied, Huddleston said u am
your man." The captain then order
ed him to surrender, but Huddles-
ton told him he would not do 50 and
Continued on page ~
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He was soon promoted to the Office
of lieutenant, and | was told that
he made a good, faithful, brave, un-
tirine soldier, always ready and will
ing to go forward in the discharge
Of his duty, and always willingly
obeyine his superiors in office.
When news came that Gen. Lee
had surrendered his army to Gen
Grant and that the war was over,
James Huddleston announced that
he was not whipped and that he
would not surrender and give up
Sharp County record., 1915-12-24
A Thought For The Week

Ridicule is the fayorite weapon of
those who desire to oppose any
movement when they find them
selves unable to support their OPP
position with argument, If any of
the people Of the ark had been max.
ine money out of the flood, they
would probably have ridieuled Noah
for sending out the dove.-W, j.
Bryan.