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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-01
CHAPTER XIV.
In the BuroIarProo

A week and day after the opening
Of new vistas at Miss Grierson's "eve-
ming" ACKNOWLEDGMENT interces-
sion with the Widow Holcomb having
paved the way-took a favorable op-
portunity of announcing his intention
of leaving Mereside. It figured as a
grateful disappointment to him-one
of the many she was constantly giving
him-that Margery placed no obstacles
in the way of the intention. On the
contrary, she approved the plan.
81 know how you feel" she said,
nodding complete comprehension.
You want to have a place that you
can call your own; place where you
can go and come as you please and
settle down to work. You are going
to work, aren't you?-on the book. l
mean?"
Griswold replaced in It's proper
niche the volume he had been reading.
1t was Adam Smiths Wealth OF Ma
TONS" and he had been wondering by
what ironical chance it had found a
place In the bankers library.
Eyes; that is what l mean to do"
he returned. But it will have to be
done in such scraps and parings Of
time as l can save from some bread
and-butter occupation. One must eat
to live. you know"
She was sitting on the arm of one
of the big library lounging-chairs and
looking up at him with a smile that
was suspiciously innocent and child
like.
you mean that you will have to
work for your living?" she asked.
Exactly"
what were you thinking OF eoing?"
Il don't know" he confessed.
Again he surprised the lurking
smile In the velYety eyes, but this time
It was half-mischievous.
Eve have college here in Wahas-
ka, and you might get a place on the
faculty" she suggested; adding: "As
an instructor In philosophy, for exam
pie"
Philosophy that is the one thing
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whose chief occupation was the meas
uring of his own wit against the subtle
cleverness OF criminals. Therefore she
accepted the challenge.
Il did my whole duty at the time
Mr.. Broffin," she demurred. with q
touch of coldness In her voice. "l
you were careless enough to let him
escape you at st. Louis, you shouldn't
come to me. might say very Justly
that 1t was never any affair OF mine"
Matthew Brofflns gifts were subtlf
only in his dealings with other men;
that his last and best chance with .
woman lay In an appeal to her fears.
Il don't know what made you write
this letter. in the first place." he said.
taking the well-thumbed paper from
his coat pocket; "but / know we'll
enough now why you didn't sign it.
and why you didn't put the mans real
name In IT. You-you and him-fxed
1t up between you so that you could
say to yourself afterwards what you've
just said to me-that you'd done yolt
duty. But you haven't finished dom
you duty yet. The law says"
81 know very well that the law
says" was her battling rejoinder; 81
have taken the trouble to find out
since l came home. l am not hiding
your criminal"
Broffin was trying TO gain little
ease by fitting his chair. But the house
wall was too close behind him.
people win say that you are helpin'
to hide him as long as you won't tell
his real nane-what?" he grated.
CTo BE caETpSUED.l
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CHAPTER xIv.-contlnued.

Maurice, I've got to find that young
woman II have to chase her halfway
sound the globe. and it's tough luck to
figure out that If you hadn't been in
such a blazing hi of hurry to
get your supper that night, might be
able to catch up with her IN the next
forty-eight hours or SO. But what's
done is done, and can't be helped.
Chase out and get your passenger
list for that trip. Wen take the wom-
en- as they come, and when you've
helped me Gull out the names of the
ones you're sure it wasn't, I'll screw
nay nut and quit buzzing YOU"
The clerk went below and returned
almost Immediately with the list. To-
gether they went over 1t carefully, and
by dint Of much memory-wringing
Maurice was able to give the detec-
tive leave to cancel ten of the II
names in the women's list, the remain
@ang seven Including all the might-have-
beens who could possibly be fitted
anto the clerks recollection of the
woman he had seen clinging to the
saloon deck stap<ilion after her inter
view with the deckhand.
1t was while he was waiting for the
departure of the first north-bound
train that he planned the search for
the young woman, arranging the
names of the seven might-have- beens
In the order Of accessibility as indi-
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5ne mad risen 10 sneeI him by &C.
time he had mounted the steps, and
be knew that her first glance was ap-
praisive. He had confidently counted
upon being mistaken for a strange pa
tient in search of the doctor. and he
was not disappointed.
You are looking for Doctor Farm
ham?" she began. "He is at his Of
fce-201 Main street."
Broffin was digging in his pocket
for card.
Il know well enough where your
fathers office is. but you are the one
wanted to see," he said; and he
gave her the round-cornered card with
Its blazonment of his name and en-
ployment.
He was watching her narrowly when
she read the name and its underline,
and the quick indrawing of the breath
and the little shudder that went with
1t were not thrown away upon him.
But the other signsi the pressing of
the even teeth upon the lower lip and
the coming and going OF three straight
lines between the half-closed eyes
were not so favorable.
"Will you come into the house.
Mr." she had to look at the card
again to get the name-'Mr. Brofin ?"
she asked.
Thank you, miss: it's plenty good
enough out here for me If 1t is for
you, he returned, beginning to fear
that the common civilities were CIV
ing her time to get behind her de.
lenses.
Il guess we can take it for granted
that you know what / want. Miss
Farnham," he began abruptly, when
he had shifted his chair to face her
rocker. Something like three months
ago, or Whereabouts, you went into
bank In New Orleans to get draft
cashed. While you were at the pay
ing tellers' window a robbery was
committed. and you saw it done and
saw the man that did It. I've come
to get you to tell me the mans
name"
Il have told it once, in letter to
Mr.. Galbraith."
Broffin nodded. yes; In a letter
that you didn't sign. I've come all
the way from New Orleans to get
you to tell me his real name. Miss
Farnham."
why do you think can tell your"
was the undisturbed query.
"A lot Of little things" said the de.
tective. who was slowly coming to his
own in the matter OF self-assurance,
In the first place. he spoke to You
in the bank, and you answered him.
Isn't that so?"
She nodded again. you know so
much, 1t is surprising that you don't
know II ALL Mr.. BrofIin." she com.
mented. with gentle sarcasm
"The one thing / don't know is the
thing you're goin' to tell me-his rea
name" he insisted. That's what I've
come here for"
In spite of her inexperience, which.
in Mr. Brofiin's field was no less than
total, Charlotte Farnham had imagi.
nation, and with 1t womaniy zest for
the matching of wits with a man
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In the world that know least about
"Oh, but do mean IT. honestly" she
averred You are a philosopher.
really and truly. and l can prove it.
Do you feel equal to another little
drive DOWNTOWN"
Being a philosopher. / ought to be
equal to anything" he postulated; and
ne went upstairs to get street coat
and his hat.
She had disappeared when he came
down again, and he went out to sit on
the sun-warmed yeranda while he wait
ed. He had already forgotten what
she had said about the object of the
drive-the proving of the philosophic
charge against him-and was looking
forward with keenly pleasurable an
uclpations to another outing with her.
the second for that day. 1t had come
to this, now; to admitting frankly the
charm which ne was still calling sensu-
Gus. and which. in the moments Of in
sight recurring. as often as they can
be borne to the imaginative. and
vouchsafed now and then even to the
wayfaring, he was still disposed to
characterize az an appeal to that
which was least worthy in him
Passing easily to Miss Farnham the
ideal from Miss Grierson the flesh-and-
blosd reality, he was moved to won
der mildly why tho fate which had
brought him twice into critically inti-
mate relations with her was now deny
ing him even a chance meeting. For
week or more he had been going out
daily; sometimes with Miss Grierson
in the trap, but oftener afoot and
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OF~b ftaA 9GA I'll LIE a1sGH FtCdSGe
alone. The walking excursions had
led him most frequently up and down
the lakeside drive, but the Doctors
house stood we'll back in its enclosure,
and there was much shrubbery. Once
he heard her voice: she was reading
aloud to someone on the vine-screened
porch. Anc once again in passing. he
had caught glimpse of shapely arm
with the loose sleeve falling away
from 1t as it was thrust upward
through the porch greenery to pluck
a bud from the crimson rambler, add
ing it's graceful mass to the Chamber
ing vines. 1t was rather disappoint-
ing, but he was not impatient. In the
fullness of time the destiny which had
twice interviewed would intervene
again. He was as certain of it as he
was of the day-to-day renewal Of his
strength and vitality; and he could af-
ford to wait. For, whatever else might
happen in a mutable world, neither an
ideal nor its embodiment may suffer
change.
AS IL to add the touch of definiteness
to the presumptive conclusion, voice
broke in upon his reverie; the voice of
the young woman whose most alluring
charm was her many-sided changeful-
ness. as II she had marked his preoc-
cupied gaze and OWNED its object:
you must have little more patience.
Mr.. Griswold. All things come to him
who waits. When you have left Mere
side finally, Doctor BERTHE will some
time take you home to dinner with
him"
For his own peace OF mind, Girls
void hastily assured himself that it
was only the widest of chance shots.
Since the day when he bad admitted
that he knew Miss Faynham'g name
without knowing Miss Farnham in per-
son, the doctors daughter had never
been mentioned between them.
How did you happen to guess that
l was thinking of the good doctor?" he
asked, curiously.
You were not thinking of Doctor
BERTHE; you were thinking of Doctor
Bertie's only" was the laughing con-
tradiction; and Griswold was glad that
the coming of the man with the trap
saved him from the necessity Of fall
ing any farther into what might easily
prove to be dangerous pitfall 1t was
not the first time that Miss Grierson
had seemed able to read his Utmost
thoughts.
The short afternoon drive paused
at the curb In front of Jasper Grier-
sons bank and a moment later he
found himself bringing up the rear Of
a procession OF three, led by a young
woman with q bunch of keys at her
girdle.
Number three-forty-five-A, please"
his companion was saying to the young
woman custodian; and he stood aside
and admired the workmanship of the
complicated tfme-locks while the two
entered the electric-lighted safety de-
posit vault and Jointly opened one OF
the multitude OF small safes. When
Miss Grierson came out, she was car
rying a small, japanned document box
under her arm, and her eyes were
shining with a soft light that was now
70 the man who was waiting in the
corridor. Come with me to one Of
the coupon rooms" she said; and
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dergarten work, and was cheerfully
SHOWN the records. When he turned
TO the pages signed charlotte Farm
nam the last doubt vanished and
assurance was made sure. The anony-
nous letter writer was found.
1t was Just here that Matthew Brof-
nm fell under the limitations Of his
trade Though the detective in real life
is as little as may be like the Inspector
Buckets and the Jsverts of fiction, GER
tain characteristics persist. When he
found himself face to face with the
straightforward expedient, the craft
limitations bound him. He thought OF
a dozen good reasons why he should
make haste slowly; and he recognized
In none of them the craftsman's slant
toward indirection-the tradition OF
the trade which discounts the straight.
forward attack and puts a premium
upon the methods of the deer-stalker.
Sooner or later, of course, the at
tack must be made. But only an an
prentice, he told himself woulS be
foolish enough to make i without
mapping out all the hazards. of the
ground over which it must be made.
In word, he must place" Miss Farm
nam precisely; make a careful study
or the young woman and her environ
nent, to the end that every thread of
advantage should be in his hands when
he should finally force her to con-
fession. For by now the assumption
that she knew the mysterious bank
robber was no longer hypothetical In
Brofi1n's mind; 1t had grown to the d.
mansions of a conviction.
With the patient curiosity of his
tribe he suffered no detail, however,
trivial, to escape its jotting down. To
familiarize himself with the goings
and comings of one young woman, he
made the acquaintance of an entire
town. He knew Jasper Grierson's am
bition, and its fruitage in the practical
ownership Of Wahaska He knew that
Edward Raymer had borrowed money
from Grierson's bank-and was likely
to be unable to pay it when his notes
fell due. He had heard it whispered
that there had once been a love affair
between young Raymer and Miss Farm
ham, and that 1t had been broken off
by Raymer's infatuation for Margery
Grierson. Also, last and lea& impor-
tant of all the gossiping details, as it
seemed at the time, he learned that
the betwitching Miss Grierson was a
creature Of fads; that within the past
month or two she had returned from a
Florida trip, bringing with her a sick
man, total stranger, who had been
picked up on the train, taken to the
great house on the lake shore and
nursed bacR to life as Miss Grierson's
latest defiance Of the conventions.
1t should have been a memorable
day for Matthew Broffin when he had
this sick man pointed out to him as
Miss Grierson's companion in the high
trap. But Broffin was sufficiently hu-
man to see only very beautiful young
woman sitting correctly erect on the
slanting driving-seat To be sure, he
saw man, as one sees vanishing fig
ure in kaleidoscope. But there was
nothing in the clean-shaven face of the
gaunt, and as yet rather haggard, con-
valescent to evoke the faintest thrill
of interest-or of memory.
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"i've Got to Find That Young Woman
II ! Chase Her Round the Globe"

Gated by the addresses given in the
Belle jules register. In this arrange
ment Miss Charlotte Farnham's name
stood as No. 1.
Landing in Wahaska the next eve
ming, Broff1n's first request at the ho-
tel counter was for the directory. Run
ming an eager finger down the "F's,"
ne came to the name. 1t was the only
Farnham in the list, and after it he
read: Or. Herbert c.. Office to 10,
to 4. 201 Main ST.. res. 16 Lake
boulevard"
Then he registered for a room and
prepared to draw the net which he
hoped would entangle the lost iden-
tity of the bank robber. After a good
nights sleep In real bed, he awoke
refreshed and alert, breakfasted with
an open mind, and presently went
about the net drawing methodically
and with every contingency carefully
provided for.
The first step was to assure him
self beyond question that Miss Farm
nam was the writer of the unsigned
letter. This step he was able. by a
piece of great good fortune, to take
almost Immediately. A bit Of morn
ing gossip with the obliging clerk Of
tne Winnebago house developed the
lact that Doctor Farnham's daughter
mao once taught in the free kinder
sarsen which was one Of the chart
anle outreachings of the Wahaska
Duoilc library. Two blocks east and
0Ae south: Brofin walked them
=, promptly, made himself known to the
uOiSEian as g visitor interested In kin
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FOR RENT
MURRY
Special Correspondence.

Special correspondence.
Sever Serley was a business visitor
in Ladysmith Monday.
Mrs. Aleck Feckhelm served coffee
for the Ladies' Aid last Thursday.
George Bates came down from Ar
pins camp 7 last Saturday to visit
with the home folks.
Mrs. John Ackermann and children,
Laura and Louise, visited in Lady
smith two days last week.
Mrs. Edmund Rurnette and chill
dren have returned to their home
here, after a prolonged absence
Mrs. Martin Schmitz, of Atlanta,
is visiting at the home Of her par
entts, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Leblanc,
Miss Ethel Clarke returned last
Wednesday from a two-weeks' vaca-
ton with her sister, Tillie, at Stan
ton, Wis.
Miss Amelia Leblanc returned from
Apollonia last week, where she has
been employed in the Thomas Dough
erty home
Rev. Father Won Halder, of Lady
smith, came up Saturday and held
services in ST. Annes Catholic
church Sunday and Monday
The Harris family, who have been
quarantined for diphtheria, are now
we'll again. No new cases of the
disease have as yet developed.
School is again in session, having
begun the winter term on Monday,
under the efficient management Of
Miss Berg, the former teacher
A few of the neighbors of Mrs. ].
T. Leblanc visited her last Wednes-
day, enjoyed a birthday dinner and
spent the afternoon pleasantly to-
gether
John Poole, wife and daughter, vi
ola came down from their farm near
Exeland and attended church here
Sunday and also visited at the home
Of John Ackermann.
Miss Lydia Leblanc went to Lady
smith Saturday. From there she
drove down to a school south of La
dysmith, where she will substitute III
the school during the teachers alb
sence.
Adeline Berg has returned from a
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. S.
Alvey, in Minnesota. Miss LYDIA
Berg, who accompanied her there,
will remain with Mrs. Alvey and at
tend highschool.
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limitations of seed, running with the
fresh seed up to 80 per cent. 1t
therefore seems clearly demonstrated
that in many instances, at least,
quack grass seeds will terminate.
In addition to these tests | gath
cred some quack grass seeds out of
some shocks of oats in Fond du Lac
County this summer and brought
some of the seed back to the labora-
tory with me. Later, after it had
become thoroughly dried, | made ger
mination tests and got as high as
fifty per cent termination from this
seed taken directly from oat shocks
am, therefore, fully convinced it
is possible many of our farm seeds
may contain quack grass seeds suffi-
GENTLY well matured and developed
to produce new plants
Yours truly,
A. L. STONE,
Seed Inspector.
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APOLLONIA
Special Correspondence.

Supt. Rice visited the school here
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood were callers
in Apollonia Monday
Frank Jones transacted business in
Ladysmith last Monday.
Axel Berger left for Superior last
Saturday night to visit brother.
John Doughty and Willie Fox left
Tuesday morning for Keeley's camp
above Exeland.
Miss Lydia Oelschlaeger returned
from her home at Green Leaf last
Sunday morning
Herschel Ames left Monday for
Sheldon, where he has a Job max
ing ties the balance of the winter.
Archie Doughty came home from
Ladysmith for a few weeks rest. Russ
Johnston brought him down Monday
evening.
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GLEN FLORA
Special Correspondence.
Seed Inspector.

special correspondence.
Supt o. E. Rice visited school
here Wednesday.
Fred Magnus returned to his school
at Aitkin, Mimi, Thursday.
Mr.. Stearns, of Bloomer, was in
town Monday testing scales.
VIM. Nichols, of Chetek, is visit
ing friends here, arriving Wednes-
day
Mrs. c. Teitgen, of Rice Lake, ar
rived Tuesday for short stay with
relatives.
Mrs d. W. Maloney, of Ladysmith,
visited friends here Tuesday until
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed Johnson spent Sunday at
Chippewa Falls with her son, Ed
ward, who has been in St Joseph's
hospital for some time.
Mrs. G. Lundberg and son, Adolph,
returned to their home at Mott, N.
D., Monday, They have~been visit
ing at the M. E. Thayer home sew
eral weeks.
Fred Brown moved his family
Tuesday to camp north of Ingram,
where he has saving contract. The
M. E. Thayer family will occupy his
place during his absence.
|. M. Bergstrom returned Monday
from Madison and Milwaukee, where
he accompanied John Davis to the
Old Soldiers Home. Mr.. David died
Waukee.
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Galley LAKE
Special Correspondence

Mrs. I. J. Atwood visited Mrs.
Wagner Tuesday afternoon.
Alex and Arthur McAslen spent
Thursday evening at l. J. Atwood's
Mesdames l. " Powers and r. J.
Galley called on Mrs. FELTON, Monday.
Mrs. Thorsen and daughter, Sybil,
visited Mrs. Edwin Warren, Monday
Mrs. FELTON,, who has been ill the
past few days, is much improved at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewing and the boys
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Verne At
wood Sunday.
Misses Agnes and Ida Terp arrived
here from Council Bluffs, Iowa. the
first of the week to visit their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andres and family,
Mr.. and Mrs Jupps and son, Earl
Beebe and Frank Irwin were enter
tanned at the R. j. Galley home Sun
day.
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Leonard Stuart of Atlanta, has en-
rolled in the Eighth grade.
Misses Noteware and Doucette Wis
tied in the brick building Monday
morning.
Herman Parkus and Sylvan Rand
have enrolled in the First grade of
the first ward.
The Manual Training Department
is turning out a great variety of fur
niture at the present time.
Report has come to us that Lor-
raine Martin, who has been serious
ly i'll with small pox, is now rapidly
recovering.
Heard in the Physics Glass: Mr..
L...: What is the meaning of
dense? w.: Dense means
nobody home.
We are glad to learn that Gail
Putnam, who has been very i'll with
pneumonia, is rapidly gaining in
strength. We hope he will be with
us soon.
Miss Quilting has been taking adj
vantage of the Cooking School held
in the County Training School this
week. All classes in Domestic Sci
ence and Home Economics are visit
ing these sessions whenever possible
Next week marks the close Of the
first semester Of the school year.
Regular examinations will be held
Wednesday and Thursday Who will
be exempt from the finals is a ques-
ton that is being debated on all
sides.
A game was to have been played
with Park Falls On the Park Falls
floor the coming Friday night. I'm
fortunately this game had to be
called off because Park Falls was
unable to secure the hall An attempt
will be made to play them later.
The Girls basket ball team were
to have played the Barron highschool
girls here next Friday night. The
vaccination order came on just in
time to spoil this game, as several
of the first team players as we'll as
subs are out of it on account of
sore arms The game will be played
here later.
The regulation concerning VAGINA
ton has interfered but little with
the highschool enrolment. Practical
ly the entire student body was en-
rolled Wednesday morning having
secured the necessary certificates.
1t is hoped that this precaution will
prove effective in preventing a fur
Their spread of the disease.
The highschool basket ball team |
was defeated by the Rice Lake high |
school team last Friday night by the
close score of 27 to 20. The local |
boys lead throughout the first half
and the scores ran very close to-
gether during the entire second half.
A basket made after the whistle was
blown practically gave the game to
Rice Lake. 1t was unfortunate that
the game should be decided by this
but the local team
graciously gave way to the visi-
tors decision.