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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-05

Acs. She fell, stunned. q his feet.
You rufian. what have you done!"
exclaimed his master, q with = thin
smile 0rahams held up the chamois
bas.
But Count Frederick ripped IL open.
took from It what he saw. and thrust
II into his pocket. Even &c this hap
pened, the pursuing III was closing in
upon them. It was Roleau who sprang
from the e . and FASTENED forward,
revolver in hand. Al he did so a
weapon cracked from the car OF
Count Frederick. and Roleau, stun.
bling, fell forward and lay still.
Come Grahame-quick.' An in.
slant later they had taken possession
Of the motor impressed by Roleau.
How long she remained senseless,
she herself scarcely knew, but when
Kitty stirred, raised her head. she
saw lying close beside her the figure
Of the mar who had sought to be-
friend her.
Kitty suddenly raised her hand to
her neck. The cord was gone. The
packet vas missing.
When after a time she ceased in a
useless effort to lug the heavy body
OF Roleau into the shelter Of the car,
she turned to gaze about her. She
paused, her gaze arrested. Yes, a
little caravan, apparently from some
far on land. and journeying hither
frankly enough across the neutral
ground between these two little king
doms.
The apparent leader OF this little
caravan was q reticent, dark-bearded
10 He advanced now quietly to-
ward the young woman.
The lady is in distress? There has
been trouble here-robbers. bandits
your man has been killed, perhaps.
Yes, there are many such in this land,
between the two kingdoms. There is
nc law here, mademoiselle. cross
AZ you see. with my own men armed.
| am. II you please, q merchant OF
G%rahofen. Sometimes I do q little
merchandising between the two king
doms." f.
He pointed to the coat OF arms on
the door OF tho disabled AR. The
Count Frederick OF Gretzho6en has
been here"
AYE, the Count Frederick! It was
he who left us here"
He made a gesture now to his at
tendants, and as some Of them lifted
the limp form Of Roleau, he himself
assisted Kitty to mound. A few mo-
ments later and the strange process
sion Was again on its way.
"Mademoiselle," said the leader at
length, Is he drew up alongside, Il
must continue on into my own coun-
try. We are lei the edge Of 1t here.
At the little stream which lies just
beyond there IL . house Of = peasant
1T IL but : hovel and no At place
for you, that Is true. But even so.
that is better either for you or for
your man.
They advanced now g little distance
farther. until within full sight OF the
peasants little hut, Radoz made signs
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-05
cHAPrEa VII.
In the Desert,

In the Desert.
Convinced against her will, as she
hurried along In the grasp Of the two
powerful men. that compliance would
serve her purpose better than resist
ance, Kitty Gray took her place on the
seat OF the motor car.
More and more / admire you,' said
the man At her side. as the motor
swung into It's speed. What q wom-
an you are! II you would but give
me time"
"You shall have all the time you
ask, Monsieur lie Comte!"
still, ! ponder IS to your motive in
all this. It cannot be money"
Indeed 1t Ii money-in part"
How much, mademoiselle?"
"A years salary have got much
1t stake. on my word. Twelve hun
dred dollars, Monster lie Comte. 1t is
q fortune for me-"
Count Frederick flung himself back
upon the cushions and laughed long
and loud. Twelve hundred dollars!"
said he. Twelve hundred dollars in
q whole year, in an entire year? My
dear. give me the half coin you have
upon you. and l promise you shall
have twelve thousand dollars to spend
40 you like each and every day Of your
life. Is long % you live. Come now.
Is It . trade? You said you came to
talk business"
For the first time now Kitty looked
about her. arc having realized how
long their journey had been. So
great had been their speed that by
this time they had cleared tho city
wallis Of G~retzhoffen and passed tho
titled farmlsnds OF the villages. It
was what was known locally % the
dessrt-a. neutral ground. not titled
and incapable OF successful tillage,
which lay between the two kingdoms
Of Gretzholfen on the east and Grahof-
fen on the west.
Whether It was the heat Of the sun
which had expanded the air in the mo-
tor tires. or whether there was some
sharp stone under the wheel, there
was no time to determine; yet sudden
u. With the usual rt1elike report,
there was m explosion Of the tire.
The . was practically helpless.
Kitty looked about her vaguely.
~fearfully, but - she bent from the
open window she heard In the dis
lance the chus Of another motor, driv-
en- rapidly. thrown wide open and
coming forward ct great speed.
Quick. 0Tahame," the count de-
mandsd. This IL your work. She
has Il on her psrson. You must-yes,
you must take It at once"
Az he laid hand upon her, al the
hot Indignation Of Kitty's soul famed
up. She battled - best she might.
She defeated the man II his purpose
Of snatching 1t the strins which he
soN susDen6e1 about her neck. His
susD1clons were well founded, for once
moro Kitty had concealed her portion
u to eoin u . little bag which che
carried thAs. Hsfls1. and moving
that ~ Nd snall time to 1nish his
woF1, osohame = Iengt1 Tatssl . das-
tog1l1 has6 an1 Geysek The girl n the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-05
HAPTE x.
Greek Meets Crock.

0TVON M00AO 0SUeNs
Arrived 1t his own home, Count
Frederick Of Gretzhonen found Z little
pile Of unopened letters waiting for
him. and picked up n bearing the
crest OF Count Sachio Of Grahoffen, 4
man he had known for many years
and with whom, II truth be told, he
had had certain plans which neither
would have cared to have come into
public knowledge. He tore open tho
envelope.
80, Sachio asks me to Join him At
: little hunting party 1t his lodge In
the forest beyond the neutral ground!
l believe I'll 80. After all. it might
not b = bad thing to find out . little
more about the condition OF those two
We left yonder in the desert. Yes. Ill
ride back the very way just came
Mile after mile slipped ribbon-like
beneath their speeding wheels. Soon
they had left behind them almost all
sights Of the green commons aud the
fenced fields which lay under the
walls Of G~retxho6en town. It Was
Grahame who hrst detected. far ahead,
. little dust cloud Of advancing trav-
elsrs. He called the attention Of his
master.
Gases, Grahame-nnd what It H."
Even the stslid Crahame gave .
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-05
SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman, Ind IN
q curio shop half OF . broken coin. the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
her curiosity and leads her, at the order
OF her managing editor. to go to the prtn-
cipality of Gretzhofen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She is
her adventures while chasing the secret
% the broken coin begin.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-11-05
CHAPTER TX.


When Count Frederick and his ac-
eomplico Eraha2o left their tive vie
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
Free Passes in Maine

Under new law in Maine, editors
and correspondents of newspapers are
classed with policemen in uniform,
6remen on duty and in uniform in be-
ing entitled to receive free passes from
the railroads of Maine and the trolley
in es. The legislature took this action
at the last session in response to num-
erous demands that the laws be changed
to meet the requirements of situations
developing from duty calls of officers
and fremen and the exigencies of the
newspaper business requiring trips on
purely professional business. The SUBJ
ject has been discussed and argued for
years and the action of the state law
makers at last settled much debated
question of rights and privileges. =
Edgerton Reporter.
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Magazine
Writer Is
Defendant

Spite, according to John Barre tt
Kerfoot, we'll known magazine writer,
caused his brother-in-law, Frederick w.
Hunter, to bring a $50, 900 heat balm
suit against him, blast a friendship
that had been likened to that of Damon
and Pythias and afford New York 8 So
ciety more gossip than it has had for
months.
Kerfoot has been served with papers
in New York in which Hunter alleges
the writer stole his wife's affections.
The two men have been lifelong
friends, graduating in the same class
from Columbia in 1887 Eight years later
Kerfoot married Hunters sister. She
died in 1896 and when Hunter married
Kerfoot went to live with him. Chi
cago Tribune.
Kerfoot is a member of the Kerfoot
family which formerly resided at
Dawn, near Delton in this county during
their vacation seasons. There are now
but two members of the family sur
viving, a brother and sister.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
OWNERSHIP or
INDIAN RELICS

A few days ago Justice E. Bartel
had peculiar case in his court at To-
nah involving two Indians and num-
Der of ancient war relics, said to be over
two or three hundred years old, which
have been handed down from one gener-
alton to the another. Now they will be
brought in court to decide who is the
real owner or has right to their DO
session. Louis De Cora and Edward
De Cora usually spelled Decorah) are
cousins. The former Indian claims that
the latter stole the relics and has caused
Edward TO be arrested and appear before
the justice. Edward De Cora claimed
that the relics were given to him by
Standingwater, who is brother-in-law
of Louis De Cora, and that they were
not stolen but were given over to him
for safe keeping. The case was ad-
journed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

It is related that a bride and groom
came along with the two mothers law
in the rear seat. Any man who would
start on wedding trip with two moth
ers-in-law on board should meet some
dire disaster, about every one would
emphatically say. 1t was late in the
day and VIII. Payne was entreated t
pull the machine out of it's distress. He
had had steady job that day rescuing
machines, had not charged cent, and
his stock of generosity and accommo-
dativeness was about exhausted. He
finally consented and when he came to
the car he found one of
the women with her shoes and stock
ings off padding for firm earth. She
gave him one grave look and told him
to laugh if he wanted to. The disap-
pointed four told Mr.. and Mrs. Payne
they would be perfectly satisfied if they
would only let them stay in the pig pen
for the night as they were thoroughly
exhausted. Good beds and sumptuous
meal helped to wipe away their sorrow
and the Michigan folks, for they were
from the Wolverine state, have written
from the west they would like to stop
again on their return through Wiscon-
sin. AS for the mud. they do not care
to repeat the experience.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
France
mate business

In these terrible times no nation has
more Justly earned the admiration OF
the world by its unity, its steadiness,
and its self restraint than France.
Have we, in past years, misjudged the
French in believing them lightminded
and cratic? Or has the national
character changed, as the character Of
a man sometimes changes in the pres
ence of an awful crisis?
Those who remember the conduct of
the French people during and after
the war of 1870 will believe that their
character has undergone radical
change. Then they were querulous,
discordant, and suspicious. When they
were defeated by their own weakness
they shrieked, eve have been betray-
edH' They blamed others for errors,
mlsfortunes, and disasters that they
themselves were to blame for.
But now! They go on with the task
before them with courage that would
have done honor to the Roman legions
Has anyone heard a complaint from
France since the war began? The
United States has had controversies in
plenty with Great Britain and Germany;
but France has gone so serenely and
silently on it's way that we have not
had to ask it to explain any offense
against neutral rights, nor have we re-
ce1ved from it any protest on account
of things that we may have done or left
undone
MANY of us must revise and correct
our stock opinions. We must recog-
nize the French people for what they
are: brave, self-poised, sturdy race,
unitedly loyal and earnest, as worthy
as any people on the globe of the res
pect and honor of friend and foe. The
Youths Companion.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
TIE True IntO0rdneSS

The attack on the University Elk
tension Department reveals the true
inwardnesssof the Standpat campaign
for economy. They don't propose to
abolish offices that can be used as
berths for politicians who have no
visible means of support, but as they
have to make a showing of economy
they propose to sacrifice work which
is of such character that political he ell
ers couldn't do it. University Exten-
sion work has no political positions that
could be filled by political heelers hence
has no value to the machine Lady
smith Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
How the Body is NOuriShGd

The bodily process known as assimi-
lation is we'll explained in these words:
GAS the blood, in its circulation, ap-
proaches any organ, the portions that
are appropriate for this organ
feel it's attractive force, obey
it, and leaving the others, mingle
with the substance of it's tissue and are
changed into it's own true and proper
nature.
How important it is that the blood
should be pure and rich, not loaded with
worn out and useless matters! Hoods
Sarsrparilla purifes and enriches the
blood and does all it is possible for
medicine to do in the way of perfect
ing assimilation and building up the
whole system. When you have made
up your mind to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, insist on having it-don't accept
substitute, for no substitute acts like
it.-Adv.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
Dickie Bill Most Important

Of the changes the laws affecting the
common schools of the state made by
the 1915 legislature the boon to the
rural school which will accrue from
the execution of the provisions of the
Dickie bill is the most important
This measure, now in the hands of tt e
governor after eleventh hour passage
when it's doom appeared sealed, rep
resents the most far-reaching step ever
taken for the improvement of facilities
for the education Of the youth of rural
districts.
Second in Importance is the abolish
ment of the county board of education
law and the substitution of committee
on common schools to consist ofthree
persons appointed by the county board
of supervisors Madison Democrat
TIE bill referred to above was
fat1ered by R. B. Dickie of North
Freedom who fought persistently for
t. passage,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

After just fifty years E. A. Haskins
has visited Chicago. At the close of
the war in 1865 he returned from the
front, passed through the city, and had
not been in the metropolis until fe W
days ago when he took occasion to visit
some friends. When he returned
from the war there were many
wooded buildings which were swept
away by the great fire of 1871. The sky
scrapers, elevators and beautiful parks
were not even dreamed of at that time
While in Chicago death suddenly took q
friend where he was visiting and this
shortened his sojourn.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
A MEDICINE CHEST FOR 25c

In this chest you have an excellent
remedy for Toothache, Bruises, Sprains,
Stiff neck, Backache, Neuralgia, Rheu-
'matism and for most emergencies. One
25c. bottle of Sloan's Liniment does it
all-this because these ailments are
symptoms, not diseases, and are caused
by congestion and inflammation. If you
doubt, ask those who use Sloan's Lini
ment, or better still, buy 25c. bottle
and prove it. All Druggists. -Adver.
tisement.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

A new ruling has been posted on the
bulletin board at the Northwestern de-
pot that is causing some wonder among
the engineers as to how it can be obeyed
and at the same time bring their train
in on time. The order is to the effect
that whenever tramp is discovered
riding "blind baggage, on the tank or
elsewhere, the train must be stopped
and the tramp put off. One engineer
stated that tramps were so plentiful
these days that he would have to stop
his train forty times between here
and Chicago to obey the rule.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Mrs. H. N. Jennings, 406 Ash street,
has received copy of the Sulu Pres g,
the first exclusively Moro paper ever
printed. The copy was sent by her SON.
in law, Rev. Robert T. MeCutchen,
who is at Zamboanga, Philippine Is
lands The paper is dated July. 1915 and
was edited by the sender. He wrote
that he hoped to bring out the paper
once month for the advancement of
the natives who live in that section of
the Philippines. The letters or words
look a little like American shorthand,
many crooked marks. The paper is a
rare souvenir and is treasured by Mrs.
Jennings.
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never reshingled which shows some
thing of the lasting worth of lumber of
the pioneer times.

A man and a woman dropped into q
small town and put up at the best no
tel. The next morning they secured a
rig each and started over the country
asking the farmer folks for a chicken
for an orphans home in st. Louis. AT
ter two days begging they sold the
chickens to local produce man for $50
and left town. Their loot included sew
eral cash donations. West Salem Jour
nal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

twenty million dollars, or four times
the assessed! valuation of the city of
Baraboo. The interstate commerce
commission has been making an lnvesti
cation and suggestion action.by the
egal branch Of the United States
government One paragraph of the
report says:
Misrepresentation of assets in
reports to stockholders, con-
tinues the report, appears to
have been a practice of the
directors. The publication of
misleading reports to stockhold
ers cannot be too severely icon-
demned, and the individuals
guilty of such acts should be
subject to adequate penalties.
In a general criticism the commission
Gays:
1.-THE property of the railway COM
pany will be called upon for
many years to make up the
drain upon its resources result
ing form transactions outside
the proper sphere in which
stockholders had right tolsup-
pose their moneys were invest
ed. This record emphasizes
the need of railway directors
who actually direct. -
The report says the commissions
investigation has demonstrated the
need of legal limitation of railroad Sc
curity issues and has emphasized the
need of law to fix responsibility for
dissipation of corporate funds.
By trying to make watered stock
earn dividend and by highhanded rob-
berry az in the case of the Rock Island,
is what makes demand on the ship
pers and passengers for higher rate.
Railroads should be run as any other
business and then there would be a
margin of profit for the actual invest
ment, all that's expected in any light
mate business.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Here is a good way to make some
money at home according to the ILL
nois Steel Co. 8 Bulletin. Start a sa-
loon in your own house. ssBe the only
customer you'll have no license to pay)
Go to your wife and give her two dol
lars to buy gallon of whiskey, and
remember there are sixty-nine drinks
in gallon. Buy your drinks from no
one out your wife, and by the time the
first gallon is gone she will have eight
dollars to put into the bank and two
dollars to start business again. Should
you live ten years and continue to buy
Booze from her, aud then die with
snakes in your boots, she will have
enough money to bury you decently,
educate your children, buy house and
lot, marry decent man, and quit
thinking about you entirely.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
HAVE YOU Been SICK?

Then you realize the utter weakness
that robs ambition, destroys appetite,
and makes work burden.
Torestorethat strength and stamina that
is so essential, nothing has ever equaled
or compared with Scott's Emulsion, be-
cause its strength sustaining nourish-
ment invigorates the blood to distribute
energy throughout the body while its tonic
value sharpens the appetite and restores
health in natural, permanent way.
If you are run down, tired, nervous,
overworked or lack strength, get SCOTS
Emulsion to-day. It is free from alcohol.
y Scott s. Bovine, Bloomfield. NJ.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
Submarines for Defense

A submarine costs about half mil
ion dollars. Three hundred submarines
flying the Stars and Stripes would cost
less than week of actual war, the
authorities estimate, and, since sub
marine can destroy any battleship that
floats, flotilla of 800 of the under-sea
craft would be an unfailing insurance
against invasion by foreign foe at
any time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Amy p,sted psrson. min>r or other
to whom the sale of liquor is forbidden
by law, who shall enter any saloon,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or and upon conviction shall be punished
by fine of not less than $40 nor more
than $50, or by imprisonment from ten
to sixty days.
Such is the law of Wisconsin since
the passage of the Hunt bill 121 a.
The law formerly forbade these per-
sons to enter a saloon, but made the,
saloonkeeper liable.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

There have been several days IN the
past few weeks when Kilbourn was
filled to overlooking and auto parties
drove over to Baraboo for hotel accomo-
dation. Last Sunday the fagman at
the railroad crossing over which passes
the traffic on the Baraboo road kept
count of vehicles, with the following
result: Automobiles SIG. carriages
1876, Total vehicles 652. People car
ried in autos 2l47, in carriages $685.
Total people 2480 This count was
made between $50 a. m. and $50 p.
m. This takes no account of autos
coming from Portage road this side of
the river, nor does it relate to the peo-
pie who came on trains during the
week. Kilbourn Events.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

About 1849 the late DR.. B. F. Mills
erected barn near his residence on
Ash street and few days ago the old
land mark was torn down. The timbers
were just as sound as when the building
was erected sixty-six years ago. The
wife of DR.. Mills says the building was
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
WY Railroads W ont
Raises.

some of those connected with the
Rock Island railroad are getting into
such storm they will need lot of oil
to pour on the waters before they reach
the end of what is before them. Through
crooked financial deals and strange
manipulations, the road has lost about
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Callers were at the door and Bobbie
was told to show them to the parlor
He did so and while his mother was
fixing herself up ne sat there rather
embarrassed. Presently glancing about
the room he said
"Well, what do think of our stuff,
anyway"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

About ten years have passed since
any new species of bird has been dis
covered in all North America, and
about twenty six years since one was
found in eastern North America.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Deer hunters in New York are re-
suired to wear red hats, 80 they will
not be mistaken for deer; but they
might be mistaken for foxes.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Varied were the experiences of the
automobile enthusiasts when they stuck
in the mud at Payne's corners recently.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Occasionally young man who takes
part in amateur theatricals manages to
live it down
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02
THIS and 7 bot

The corn is on the cob and the butter
is on the corn.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-02

Usually when people say nice things
about man he is too dead to appreciate
them.