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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19

clerk with the rather meticulously
turned-out guest known to him as Mr.
Arthur Lawrence and to the manage
ment Of the hotel as Mr.. Alan Law in
cognito.
Eventually persuaded, the clerk
yielded up the key to Mr.. Lawrences
suite of rooms, together with two
de guerre.
Alans impotence was so great that
he could hardly wait to examine these
communications until he was quit of
the public eye.
The first proved to be a character
istic communication:
Dear Ulysses-Thanks for the jail
delivery. l got in this morning just in
time to motor over to Jersey in hopes
! of seeing your finish as a bachelor;
instead, I was favored by being made
an involuntary witness to your spec
tacular ascent, following your almost
equally spectacular high-dive
But to business: my time is linn
tied; in half an hour more l am to
double in black-face for the purposes
Of the author of this melodramatic
farce which you, no doubt call the
history of your grande passion.
Il mean to say-well, several things,
to-wit: When l saw you snatched out
of the North river | was engaged in
trailing pale-faced villain in a motor
car concerning whom you probably
know far more than I; he on his part
was busy being bold, bad kidnaper;
Rose was in his power, as we say in
such cases. His intentions, however,
were nothing more blameworthy than
parent. / know, because l sleuthed
after 'em, even to the house of Seneca
| Urine Later I sleuthed some more,
| following a furtive young man from
| the house of Urine to the Office Of the
| general manager of the New York Cen
/ trail, where he made arrangements for
a special to convey the said Urine and
retinue to Chicago and points West.
| 1t leaves at three this afternoon.
was unable to ascertain whether or
not Rose is to participate in this
hegira, but know I shall On the off
chance of being useful, have bribed
| the train crew to let me impersonate
the porter. So, should you be moved
to follow and succeed in catching up
with US. and observe anybody who
looks rather off-color in the party.
don't shoot: the said party will be me-
yours for the quiet life,
tom BARCUS"
The second note yielded a communi-
cation written on notepaper of the SIM
plest elegance in woman's hand-a
/ hurried scrawI:
They are taking me West by spe-
cia1 train-I don't know where or why.
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HIS LIFE SAVED By A BET
English Soldier, Determined to Win
His Wager, Absolutely Ignored
Summons of Death.

When Colonel Hay, notorious for his
love of gambling and betting, was Sc.
verely wounded in the Peninsular war,
two brother officers came across his
apparently lifeless body.
Poor Hay! He's gone at last" said
one named Windsor.
A faint voice came from the
ground: I'll lay you a cool hundred
he's not" His death seemed only
a question of minutes, but he contin-
ued: Enter the bet, and you, Mars
embarrassing the other officer
be witness"
He then tainted. When he was taken
to hospital the surgeon told him the
bullet could only be removed by saw
ing through two ribs and introduc-
ing a child's hand to extract it, as
forceps could not touch it. 1.-THE
chances are" he added, that you will
die under the operation"
IF Winsor will make his bet double
or quits, I'll consent said the colo
mel.
Winsor agreed.
Now saw away" said Hay. Il
won't die And he did not
But for that bet" he said after
wards, u should be a dead man; 1t
was MY determination to win it that
kept me alive
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CHAPTER xxx.


The period Of restraint in durance
vile suffered by one Thomas Barcus
In consequence OF conduct riotous, un-
seeInly, and in general prejudiced to
the public peace Of the New Bedford
waterfront at half-past four in the
morning, proved in the upshot far
more brief than had been fondly
hoped not only by his just judge, but,
singularly enough, by the misdemean-
ant himself.
Taking everything gravely into con-
sideration, including a person any
thing but prepossessing, the judge
reckoned that, in default Of fine OF
one hundred dollars, ten-day layup
for repairs andNrepentance was not too
much to mete out to the prisoner at
the bar.
He was sentenced at 10 a. m. and 1t
was little short of 10 p. m. when his
post.prandial repose was disturbed by
the rattle of key In the lock of the
door to his cell.
Sitting up, Mr.. Barcus rubbed his
eyes and combed his hair with his fin
gers.
What did / tell your" he observed
resignedly. ct begins again already
Conducted with every evidence of
disesteem on the part of his jailers to
the office of the warden, he was &C
quainted with the fact that his fine
had been paid by no one less than the
Judge himself: then present in portly
and solicitous person.
IF only you had told me you were
a friend of Mr.. Digby's," the judge
fastened to say as soon as the two
were ensconsed in the privacy of the
judicial limousine, Il would have
known better how to guide myself in
this unfortunate affair."
And if you will be good enough to
indicate how else / may serve you
2"
"Digby didn't offer any suggestions
in his wire, l gather?"
Zone moment: l have it here"
Naturally I'd like a bath and a
change of Clothes" Barcus pursued
while tho judicial breast-pocket was
being explored land | could do with
transportation to New York by the
first train out of this God-forsaken
hole, and"
This is what Mr.. Digby says" the
Judge interrupted, laboriously de-
ciphering the message by the light OF
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
TALK ON WESTERN
CANADA.
You Don't Have to Lie About
Canada-The Simple Truth
Is Enough.

The natural resources of the coun-
try are so vast that they cannot be
told in mere figures. Man can only
tell of what tiny portions have done.
He can only say, 81 am more pros
porous than / ever expected to be-"
And yet if farmer expects to sue
coed on land that he has been forced
to pay $50 to 500 an acre for he ought
to feel assured of attaining prosperity
when he finds the richest prairie soil
at his disposal absolutely free. If he
has little capital, let him invest it
all In live stock and farm implements
he will find himself ten years ahead
OF the game. Some day such chance
Will not be found anywhere on the
face OF the globe. But now the same
opportunities await you as awaited
the pioneer and not one hundredth
part of the difficulties he encountered
and overcame. Success in Canada Is
made UP OF two things. natural re-
sources and human labor. Canada
has the one and you the other. a
postal card stands between you and
the Canadian government agent. IL
you don't hold these two forces and
enjoy the fruits of the result 1t is your
own fault.
Debt and Canada VIII Not Stand
Hitched.
You want coZy home, free life.
and sufficient income. You want edu-
cation for your children, and some
pleasure for your wife. You want In
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy, and your farm hasn't paid.
You work hard and are discouraged.
You require change. There is a
goal within sight, where your children
will have advantages. You can get
home in Western Canada, freedom.
where your ambitions can be fulfilled.
II the Prairie Provinces of Canada are
full of Successful Farmers why should
you prove the exception? Haven't you
got brains, experience, courage? Then
prove what these are capable Of when
put on trial. 1t is encouraging to
know that there is one country In the
world where poverty Is no barrier to
wealth; own your own car; own your
self; be somebody.
For facts write to any Canadian
government agent. Advertisement
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SYNOPSIS.

The O. Hearts is the death sign"
employed by Seneca Urine in the private
war of vengeance which, through the
agency of his daughter, Judith, a woman
of violent passions like his own, he wages
against Alan Law, son of the man (now
dead who was unintentionally response
BILE for the accident which rendered Urine
q helpless cripple. Alan is in love with
and is in turn loved by Rose, Judith's
twin and double, but in all else her oppo-
site. Judith vows to compass Alan
death, but under dramatic circumstances
he saves her life and so. unwillingly wins
her love- Thereafter Judith is by turns
actuated by the old hatred, the new love,
and jealousy of her sister, Rose. me
latter IS kidnapped by her fathers oroers
and conveyed to a low dive in the sluns
OF New jersey, from which Alan rescues
her after accidentally setting the tene-
ment Oh fire.
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standstill before he was out ana. reel
ing with the giddiness that affects men
after long flights, making his way as
best he might toward the managers
office connected with a tra;nyard inn
mediately adjacent to the spot where
they had come to earth.
Lavish disbursements of money won
him his way against official protests
that what he demanded was an impos-
sibility. Within twenty minutes, leav-
ing Coast to follow on when and as
best he might, Alan and Judith were
spinning through open country in the
cab of an engine running light, with
only clear track between it and the
special.
The several hours that ensued be-
fore the rear lights of the special were
brought to view were none too many
for the task imposed upon Alan of
overcoming the scruples of the en-
gineer and fireman.
Another minute, and less than fifty
feet separated the two-the special
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ger in a hydroaeroplane lost in fogs
that wrapped Long Island and all the
adjacent territory in an impenetrable
shroud
Nor had this been all. Leaving aside
all that had led up to Alan's rescue by
Coast: the forced landing of the hydro
aeroplane for lack of fuel had taken
place on the south shore of the Great
South bay; search of hours had fol-
lowed before boat was found to con-
vey Alan and the aviator to the main
land; and a motor run of several hours
had followed that, conveying Coast to
his Hampstead hangers and Alan on
to his hotel in New York.
Another man would have needed
twelve hours in bed at the least to
compensate for such a day: Mr.. Law
awakened in a lamb-like temper when
called at eleven-thirty.
AT midnight he committed an act of
burglary, calmly and with determine
ton breaking his way into the house
of Seneca Urine through the area win
dows and basement.
In this nefarious business nothing
hindered and none opposed him. But
for single lighted window in the up
per tier (but not, he noted, the window
to Roses bedchamber) and one or two
lights which he found burning dim in
the kitchen Offices and other servants
quarters on the lower floor he would
have thought the house empty The
silence of an abandoned place in
formed it all-below the upper story.
But he was not to be satisfied with
such negative evidence: he explored
the dwelling infinitely, room by room,
story by story, passing with little in
terest through apartments by every
sign dedicated to the tendency Of his
mortal enemy, intent, on one object
only-to find Rose Urine, that one
woman whom he loved, or else make
sure she was not there.
He negotiated that last fight of
steps which led to the topmost floor
with extraordinary stealth, advised
of sustained sounds, which had there
tofore been inaudible to him. Possibly
they had not till then existed; possibly
the man servant whom he found snor-
ing in a chair outside closed door
had not fallen asleep and begun to
snore until the moment when Alan set
foot upon the lower step Of that final
ascent.
Turning the head Of the stairs,
Alan paused for little, speculatively
intent on this man who must somehow
be disposed Of before he might solve
the secret Of that shut and guarded
door.
Aside from actual violence no solu-
ton offered to the puzzle-and VIC
lence was abruptly forced upon him.
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CHAPTER XXX.
Via Air Line.

Via Air Line.
Not once in the course of the next
sixteen hours but a Thousand times
Alan questioned land, it will readily
be allowed, with all excuses) his san
ity in permitting himself to be in.
fuenced to humor Judtth's insistence
and make her party to this wild
aerial cross-country dash.
Between whites the plane flew fast
and high, cutting direct line, as the
crow flies, athwart the eastern and
western states.
Chicago they raised as a smudge on
the northern horizon about one o'clock
in the afternoon; thereafter some lit
tie time was lost in descents to ascer-
tain the identity Of the many railroad
lines that criss-crossed the swimming
landscape Only at the third cast did
they succeed in picking up the line Of
the Santa Fe. And it was some hours
later, though still daylight, when they
picked up the special train, flying like
bunting across the levels. an
There was scant room for doubt
that it was the train they sought. Spe-
Gals are not common. Moreover Alan
contrived with considerable difficulty
to focus binoculars upon the rear plat
form of the car, and caught a fugitive
glimpse of white-coated figure with a
black face that was watching the BIZ
plane in the same manner, that is,
with glasses.
The man in the white coat, Alan as
sured himself, was positively Barcus.
And hardly had he comforted him
self with this assurance when his sar-
donic destiny struck the motor dumb.
In response to his look of dashed
inquiry the aviator merely shook a
weary head and muttered the words:
Engine trouble"
Swiftly the earth rose to receive the
yolplaning mechanism Under Coasts
admirable handling it settled down al
most without jar, on the outskirts OF
a city whose name Alan never learned
For the biplane was barely at a
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A servant has promised to see that
this reaches you. Save mel"
Over this Alan wrinkled an incred-
uious nose. The hand was the hand of
Rose, but the phraseology was not in
her spirit. He examined it more close
ly and thought to detect beneath its
| semblance of haste deliberate and
carefully guided pen. He picked up
the envelope to compare the handwrit-
closure-and shook out trey OF
hearts.
This last was covered, as to it's face,
with a plainly-written message.
with the compliments of Seneca
Urine to Alan Law. We are due in
Chicago at eleven tomorrow morning
and leave Immediately for the Pacific
coast via Santa Fe route"
Comparison between this and the
message purporting to be from Rose
distilled the conviction that the same
hand was responsible for both.
Alan shrugged. So he was to be
lured away from New York and Rose
by this transparent trick, was he? No
fear!
He glanced at his watch, finding the
hour far too early to attempt what he
had in mind.
With plenty Of time on his hands,
he gave the matter serious considera.
ton and concluded to take no chances
it was just possible that Urine had
taken Rose with him on his western
trip, after ALL In such case the only
possible way of overtaking the special
would be by air line.
Promptly Alan called up the avia.
ton fields at Hampstead Plains and
got into communication with a gentle.
man answering to the surname of
Coast: the same birdman who had
come to Alan's rescue with his hydro
aeroplane.
Their arrangements were quickly
consummated, Coast agreeing to wait
for Alan with his biplane in Van Cort.
landt park from midnight till daybreak
prepared If need be to undertake a
transcontinental flight.
Thereafter Mr.. Law proceeded to re.
habilitate himself in decent clothing
and his own esteem; after bathing, he
dined alone in his rooms, from tray :;
after dining he slept soundly for three
hours-and may be thought to have
earned at least that much rest through
having been for four hours a passen-
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GdtGs
a match: please see to Immediate
release of one Thomas Barcus, prob
ably in Jail in your jurisdiction for riot
ing on waterfront this morning. Pay
his fine and instruct him to report to
me in New York at earliest feasible
hour. Give him ali the money he
wants and look to me for remunera-
ton"
'Eh?'' Barcus interrupted, sitting up
smartly; whats that last again?'
Patiently the Judge repeated the
sentence from the message
Thanks. Please don't read farther.
You might come to something that
would spoil it. It's almost too beauti-
full as it stands" Barcus observed.
Law owes me five thousand or SO
liquidated damages-but I'll be rea-
sonabie. Frisk this burg for fifth of
that sum before train time-and ]
promise to ask nothing more!'
His private comment was: I've sus.
pected that this was a fairy-tale all
along. Now I know 1t isl"
And this phase of incredulity per.
sisted in coloring the complexion OF
his mind until the moment, some
hours later, when the train connecting
at Providence with the Midnight Elk
press for New York pulled out of New
Bedford bearing transformed Barcus
almost impenetrably disguised In a
bath. a shave and haircut, an outfit
of clothing originally tailored for a gen
tleman of discriminating taste, but nc
whit less disguised in the sense of af
fuence that goes with the possession
of one thousand dollars in cash.
Not until q sound nights sleep had
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent boz now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
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Appears as Counsel for Husband.

Mrs. Louise Nelson appeared before
Judge Ryan as counsel for her hus-
band, George Nelson. She won the
case. and received a fee" of $110
from the Judge. Nelson and five 9TH
ers were arrested In a raid on a dice
game. All but Nelson were fined one
dollar each, with costs of three dol
lars.
"My husband is good man, and
works steadily" Mrs. Nelson pleaded.
He's not a gambler"
"You have won your case" Judge
Ryan said. "As a fee, Mrs. Nelson.
you can have this"
The Judge then handed Mrs. Nelson
$1.10 seized when the dice game was
raided.-Chicago Tribune.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
Birdman.

BIrdnan.
About eight o'clock in the evening of
the same day motorcar deposited ut
the Hotel Monolith gentleman whose
weather-beaten and oil-stained motor
ing-cap and buster covered little CLOTH
ing more than shirt and trousers and
assorted oddly in the eyes of the desk
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Some Reason.

my, my!" exclaimed the old fogy.
go Candidate Smith was defeated!
What was the trouble7 He placed
himself in the hands of his friends,
didn't he?" yes" replied the crouch.
''But he forgot to place his pocketbook
there"
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Takec wrrLr

"The world owes every man a liv-
ing"
Maybe. But you've got to be per-
sistent If you want to collect"
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sponorfap4 IN Mo.bare
The Sleepy Place.

please, SIR said the beggar on a
Philadelphia street to a, New York
man over there on business, give me
rs cents; / have no place to Sleep"
mo place to cleep!" replied the
New Yorker. "Why. man, you're In
Philadelphia, and there isn't any bet
ter place to sleep in the world"
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No Escape.

Great Britain Is arming her WON
en-"
"They ought to do double execu-
tion.'
How so?"
They'll use both face powder and
gunpowder."
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Quito, Ecuador, recently bought
5000 school desks from the United
States
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But women with the weeping habit
can't keep their powder dry.
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The second note yielded a communi-
cation written on notepaper of the sim
plest elegance in woman's hand-a
hurried scrawl:
They are taking me West by spe-
cial train-I don't know where or why.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-28
GOOD OUTLOOK IN
 CIRCLE DISTRICT

Deputy United States Marshal C. IT. Spencer of Circle City who is ac- companying United States Marshal l.. T Irwin out from Fairbanks with pris- oners, speaking of Circle City, at Fair banks said.
 Tn the Circle mining district we shall have three new hydraulic plants and a new dredger this year besides which there is a steam shovel outfit being operated by the Marigold Com pauy on Independence Creek John Stack and Anton Sutter are putting in two of the hydraulic outfits ou Dead woo5 creek. while J. F. Kelly will work one on Miller creek. Everybody knows about the big Berry dredger We met the crew on the way over Co set up the machine
 Last fall and during the past win ter representatives of the Guggen- helms have prospected Coal and Wood chopper creeks thoroughly looking for dredging ground and my understand- ing is that they have found it. These creeks are from fifty to sixty miles above Circle. This company pros pected Webber creek last year, but found nothing and abandoned it If Coal creek should prove to have the necessary pay ground. it will make another good little camp
 Talking of conditions on the Yu- kon and in the intervening country. Deputy Spencer said:
 4To me it looks like the best year in a business way that that section has seen for some time Of course, the fur trade has been shot to pieces by low prices. but the mining actigi. ties are going to be much greater than lh former years
 Because our roads and trails are still good freighdng and woodhauling is stn going on while you folks here are practically tied up by the Spring thaw. We had a thaw at Circle over two weeks ago. which soitened the snow. but it was immediately followed by a cold snap. which still continues. The thermometer went down to thirty below zero two weeks ago and the continued cold weather has put the trails in splendid condition.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-28
WHITEHORSE MAY
 NOT CELEBRATE

owing to the heavy contributions of money which the patriotic people of Yukon Territory have raised since the commencement of the European war. there is a difference of opinion among those of Whitehorse as to whether or not it will be advisable to make an effort to raise money for the annual celebration of the 2lth of May. 4 public meeting has been called Tor the night of Saturday May lst, to de- termine the matter definitely either for or against While we sympathize with our neighbors and appreciate their reasons for hesitancy in going to the expense which proper celebra' tion will necessarily entail we have enough faith in their resourcefulness to believe they win overcome their difficulties when they meet them race to face and decide to observe the time-honored custom.-(S -(Skagway AL assanl