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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
NeiChbors.

Occasionally a writer makes a big
hit by very simple device. He dis
covers his neighbors. Most of us live
next door to people for years and visit
with them on the front porch and once
in awhile call on them. But we rarely
get really ,quainted.
And then McCutcheon comes along
or Webster, or a Briggs, or George
AIDE, or Fatty Lewis and finds out
that a neighbor is a human being. 1t
is revealed that he gets peevish when
the buttons aren't sewed on, and that
his children have the Group, and that
the baby keeps the family awake all
night, and that in general he is a ro-
mantle character.
It is possible that your own neigh.
bors might be as interesting as those
Of the gentlemen just mentioned If you
would take the pains to know them
Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Eggs for Matching

Foxes 600 Egg Strain Rose Comb
Rhode Islsnd Reds, trap nestled,
heavy winter layers. All my birds
are beauties, of dark, even, rich
non-fading red, my hens are proper
~ mated to vigorous males of ex-
ceptional quality. If you want egg
machines combined with beauty and
elegance conforming to the Standard
get setting of eggs from this heavy
winter laying strain, and eat eggs,
while the other fellow is running a
hen boarding house, where most of
his guests are star boarders, set
ting of Is eggs that will bring you
producers will only cost you $500.
Geo. L. Fox, Washburn, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
LOCALS
Items of Int crest Concerning
goUr Neighbors

The robins have bagun to arrive
in large numbers.
George A Calder made business
trip to Superior the first Of the
week.
George Curray OF the town Of
Eileen was visitor in the city the
first of the week.
Frank Preston of Minneapolis has
been transactng business in the
city during the past few days.
Would like to rent one or two
rooms furnished for light house
keeping. Call this office.
The Columbia Cafe on the corner
of bayfield, street and third avenue
west, is now open for business.
The place is run by A. Johnson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Everybody's Opportunity.

How many people we meet who are
living narrow lives, complaining of
their lack of opportunity
Take the woman who feels helpless
" that she does not know how to think
she has had no chance to study or to
meet people of great interests and great
purposes. Yet there are libraries-city
libraries, country libraries, loan and
travelling libraries, with all the wealth
of the worlds thought and experience,
all hers for the taking. She may not
know how to think great thoughts her
self-comparatively few people do
but through book she may live with
some master mind until his thoughts
become a part of her very life. 1t Is
not the mere reading of many chapters
that starts the life growing.-Touth's
Companion.
did you ever aim at a deer in the
Adirondacks and bag guide!
81 did more than that. l aimed at
dear in a drawing room and bagged
bride. FLORIDA Times Union.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13

The warm rains OF the first of the
week has had the effect OF rotting
the ice in the bay in good shape and
it is beginning to loosen from the
shore. With few warm days it
will be honeycombed sufficiently
that IL will break uprwith the wind.
Last season the ice went out on the
END of April ard it is likely that it
will not 90 out much before that
time this year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
FOR SHERIFF

I am a candidate for the office
of Sheriff of Bayfield, County on
the Republican ticket to be
voted on at the primaries to be
held in September and l solicit
the support of all my friends
throughout the county. I have
served as sheriff in former years
and am we'll acquainted with
the duties of the Office.
Max Happle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Farm For Sale

Partly improved 40 acae farm
one quarter mile from city OF Wash
burn, which is the mort prosperous
city in the northwest. An ideal
fruit, dairy or poultry farm, good
water and a splendid root cellar,
telephone and free delivery. May
consider clear Washburn city prop
erty as first payment and the bal
ance to suit at low rate of interest
Apply to William Daily, Wasnburn,
Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13

f. w. Sherer was visitor in the
city Tuesday.
E. A. Blexrud. the cid reliable
tailor, has a fine large advertise
ment in this issue calling attention
to his line. Mr.. Blexrud has been
in the tailoring business in this city
for years and is enjoying fine
patronage. He is equipped to do all
kinds of dry cleaning. pressing and
repairing at his establishment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
". c. ]. j.

Fewer Arrests in Seattle Under Dry Law
The number of arrests in Seattle
for the first sixteen days of January
was 40S, as contrasted with 674 for
the first sixteen days of December,
decreaee of zoo for the dry period.
Thirty-one of the arrests in January
were for violations of the dry law.
A special investigating squad or
plain clothes policemen is detailed
to ferret out violations of the law
and bring the offenders to Justice.
Prohibition in Operation in Colorado
Colorado Springs, COL. for the
first eighteen days in January has a
record of only one arrest, as compared
with eleven for the same period last
year. One fined for carrying con-
cealed weapon was the only case in
the police court for the last five days
of this period. The number of per-
sons asking for night lodgings at
police headquarters fell from sixty,
the usual number of last year, to an
average of eleven, for the time the
prohibition law has been in force.
Mineral City, Ohio, which has
been practically dry for eighteen
years, voted again on January Is to
remain in the no-license column.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Experience.

Experience would be wonderful
asset but for one thing.
whats that?'
You can never sell it for what 1t
cost yOu"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13

Land for .Sale-Ten acre tract
just outside of city limits. Address
Box $50 or inquire at the Times
Office.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13

Fortune has often been blamed for
her blindness. but Fortune Is not so
blind as men are.-Samuel Smiles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13

Use Minnesota paints, il 4 )rsed
by local painters, Ungrodts, Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13

Dandy City lot-Good location.
See Dan Robinson.
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b. Ungrodt
Hardware
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS

To be paid for at the rate of Sc
per line for each insertion by the
persons whose names are signed to
the announcements.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-02

what spirit of reckless bravado. be.
cause II vas my home; and you made
the decision apparently without any
consideration for me; without any
thought Of the embarrassments and
difficulties In which 1t might involve
me-"
Truly. the heavens had fallen and
the solid earth wa reslingl Griswold
lay back in the deep lounRlng chair
and fought manfrlly TO retain some
little hold upon the anchorings. Could
this be his ideal; the woman whom
he had set so high above all others in
the scale Of heroic faultlessness and
sublime devotion TO principle? And
she was go much a slave OF the COO.
yentioual as TO be able to tell him
coldly that she had recognized him
again. and that her chief concern was
the embarrassment II was causing her?
Before he could gather the words for
any adequate reIolnder. she was going
on polntcdly:
You have done everything you
could TO make the Involvement com
plete. You have made friends OF my
friends, and you came here as a friend
OF my father. You have drawn Ed.
ward Raymer into the ENHANCEMENT,
and helped him with the stolen money
In every WY you have sought TO make
It more and more impossible for me 10
give information against you-and you
have succeeded. | can't do II now
without facing q scandal that would
never die in a small place like this
and without bringing trouble and ruin
upon a family OF our nearest friends
And that is why ! 9 for you today
and why ! say you " me some
thing"
Griswold was sitting up again, and
he had recovered some small measure
OF self.possession.
Il certainly owe you many apologies
at least" he said, ironically. 81 have
really been doing you a great injus
tice. Miss Farnham-a very grave In
justice, though not exactly OF the kind
you mention. | think ! have been mis-
apprehendIng you from the beginning
How long have you known me as the
man who is wanted in New Orleans?'
"A long time; though | tried not &c
believe II at first. II seemed incred
ible hat the mar ! had spoken to OF
the Belle Julie would come here anC
put me in such a false position"
Good %heavens!" he broke out: IL.
your position all you have been think
ing OF? Is that the only reason why
you haven't set the dogs on me-"
1T is the chief reason why | couldn'
afford to do anything more than
have done. Goodness knows, | have
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-02

you have Just come from Doctor
Bertie's3" she inquired.
yes"
And Charlotte doesn't want 10
marry youf"
Heavens and EARTH" he exploded.
who put the idea into your head that
I wanted TO marry herr"
you did'-calmly.
Then. for PHYS sake, let me take
II out, quick. II | were the last man
on earth. Miss Farnham wouldn't
marry me: and II. she were the las,
woman. ! think I'D go drown myself
In the lake!"
The young woman OF the many met
amorphoses was laughing again, and
this time the laugh was n le~tter.perfect
imitation OF n schoolgirl giggle.
My" she said. How ~dreadfully
hard she must have sat on you!"
Please don't laugh" he pleaded
unless you are the henrtless kind Of
person who would laugh at n funeral
I'm down under the hoofs OF the horses
at last. Margery, girl. Before YOU
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tried In every way TO warn you, even
to pointing out the man who Is shadow.
ing you. To do IT, | have had to de-.
ceive my father. ! have been hoping
that you would understand and 20
away"
Walt a minute" he commanded.
Let me get II straight! you still be-
lieve that the thing | did was n Grim.
inal thing?"
we needn't 40 into that part OF Il
again" she returned. with a sort OF
placid iinpatience. once | thought
that there might be some way In which
you had justified yourself to yourself,
but now"
THAT isn't the point" he interrupted
roughly. What ! wan TO know Is this
Do you still believe II is a crime?"
"Of course. II Ia a crime: | know L.
you know II, all the world knows 1T"
Again he sat back and took time to
gather up a few OF the scat" red
shards and fragments. When he spoke
II was to say: II think the debt is on
the other side. Miss Charlotte; think
you owe me something. You probabl,
won't understand when | say that you
have robbed me OF a very preciou.
thing-my faith In the ultimate good
ness OF a good woman. You believe
you have always believed-that | am 4
criminal; and yet you have been veal
enough to let expediency seal you
lips am truer 10 nay code than yo,
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view avenue. striding along moodily
with his head down and his hands be
hind him. when he collided violently
with Raymer going In the opposite d.
rection. The shock was so unexpected
that Griswold would have been
knocked down II the muscular young
iron founder had not caught him
promptly. At the saving instant came
mutual recognition.
Hello. there" said Raymer. you
are the very nan I've been looking for.
Charlotte wants to see you"
Not now she doesn't" was the
rather grim contradiction. Il have just
left her"
"Oh."
There was a muse, and then Girls
void cut In morosely.
80 you did take my way out OF the
labor trouble, after all. didn't your"
Raymer looked away.
II don't know Just how you'd like "a
have me answer that, Kenneth. How
much or how little do you know OF
what %happened?"
Nothing at all"-shortly.
We'll, II was Margery who wrought
the miracle. OF course don't know
yet. Just how she did It: but II was
done, and done right"
And you have asked her to marry
you?"
Suffering Scott how you do come
az a man! Yes. | asked her. II you've
got to know"
"Wcll?" snapped Griswold.
"She-she turned me down, Ken
meth, got up and walked all over me
That's n horrible thing TO make mC
say, but It's the truth"
Il don't understand It, Raymer. Was
Il the No that means No?"
81 don't understand II. either" re
turned the iron founder. with grave
naivete. And, yes. ! guess she meant
It. But that reminds me. She knew
| was looking for you and she gave
me a note-let me see. I've got II here
somewhere; oh, yes, here 1t is-gil,
monogram and all"
Griswold took the note and pocketet
II without comment and without look
ing at Il.
Were you going to Doctor Der
| tie's?" he asked.
Il was. Have you any objection"
Not the least In the world. It's O
good place for you TO go just now
and | guess you are the right mar
for the place. Goodnight"
At the next corner whore there wa'
an electric light, Griswold stopped anC
opened the monogrammed envelope
The enclosure was a single sheet Of
perfumed note paper upon which, with
out date. address or signature wal
written the line:
mir. Galbraith is better-and he Is
grateful"
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ChAPTER Xxx.
Apples OF ~lstakhar.

! The swinging arc light suspended
above the street crossing sputtered
! and died down TO n dull red dot of In.
| candesconce as Griswold returned
Margery's note to his pocket and
walked on.
There are crises In which the chief
contention looms so large as TO leave
no room for the ordinary mental proc.
esses. Griswold saw no significance
In the broken line OF Margery's mes.
sage. The n tremendous revelation
the knowledge that the d~ross.creat.
ing curse had finally fallen upon the
woman whose convictions should have
saved her-was blotting out all the
subtler perceptiye faculties; and for
the time the struggle with the sub.
merging wave OF disappointment and
DISAGREEMENT VAS bitter.
He was two squares beyond the
crossing OF the broken-circuited arc
light, and was still following the curve
OF the lakeside boulevard. when he
came TO the surface OF the submerg.
ing wave long enough 10 realize that
he had entered Jasper GriersoH's por.
ton OF the waterfront drive, TIE great
house, dark as to Its westward gables
marking the sick room and It's ante.
chamber. doomed In massive solidity
among It's sheltering oaks; and the
moon. which had now topped the hills
and the crimsoning smoke haze, was
bathing land and lakescape In a flood
OF silver light. whitening the pale vel.
low sands OF the beach and etching
fantastic lcaf.traceries on the gravel
OF the boulevard driveway.
There was no inclosing fence IN the
Mereside border of the boulevard, and
under the nearest OF the lawn oaks
Grierson's single concession to the
public when he had fought for and
secured his property ~right.ofway
through to the lakes margin. Griswold
turned aside and sat down on one OF
the benches. The disappointment was
growing less keen. lie was beginning
to understand that he had made nc
TOT the eternal FEMININE III
the idealized F~idelia-for the feminine
and the straitly human. But the dis
~heartenment remained. Should he
stay and fight II out? or should HI
take pity upon the poor prisoner oI
the conventions and seek to postpone
the day Of reckoning by flight?
He had o fitted the answer e
either OF these sharp.pointed querie,
when a pair OF light.hngered hands
came from behind to clap themselves
upon his eyes. and a well.known voic,
said. Guess"
"Margery!" he said, and she laughed
with the joyous unconstraint OF {
happy child and came around to 81
by him,
Il was doing time out on the veran
da. and saw you down here In tn,
moonlight, looking as 1, you had los
something" she explained. adding
Have you"
Il don't know; can you lose tina
which you've never had?" he returne,
musingly. And then: Yes; perhap
did lose something. Don't ask m
what It Is. hardly know. myself"
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CHAPTER xxx.
Dust and Ashes.

A full moon, blood.red from the
smoke OF forest fires far to the east.
ward, was rising over the Wahaska
hills when Griswold Unattached the gate
Of the Farnham Enclosure and passed
suickly up the walk.
Since the summoniag note had
stressed the u%rgencies, he was not sur.
prised 10 find the writer OF II await.
leg his coming or the vin~e.shadowed
porch. In his welcoming there was a
curious mingling OF constraint and I'm.
patience. and he was moved 70 marvel.
Miss F%arnham's outlook upon life. the
point OF view OF the ideally we'll bal.
hnced, was uniformly poiseful and self.
contained, and he was wondering II
some fresh ENHANCEMENT were threat.
ening when she motioned him TO a
seat and placed her own chair 80 that
the light from the sitting room win.
dows would leave her IN the shadow.
"You had my lote?" she began.
YES. 1t came while ! was away
from the hotel. and the regular trit
OF the inn brake was the first convey
ance could catch. Am | late?"
Her reply was qualified. THAT re
mains 10 be seen"
, There was a hesitant pause. anC
then she went on; do you know why
sent for you to conner"
mo. not definitely"
Il was hoping you would know; 4
would make IL easier for me. You owl
me something. Mr.. Griswold."
Il W you a great deal" he admit
ted. warmly. 1T Ia hardly putting I
too strong TO say that you have mad,
some part OF my work possible which
would otherwise have been lmpos
sible."
Il didn't mean that" she dissented
with q touch OF cool scorn. II have q
especial ambition to figure as a char
acter. however admirable, In a book
Your obligation doesn't lie in the IN
erary field; II Is real-and persona.
You have done me a great injustice
and II seems to have been CAREFUL
premeditated."
The blow was so sudden and =
calmly driven home that Griswol
gasped.
"An injustice-to your" he protesI
cd; but she would not let him go on.
"Yes. At first. | thought II wa
only a coincidence-your coming /
wahaska-but now ! know better
You came here. In goodness know
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CHAPTER xxvml-contInued.

After the introduction to Johnson
his hand had gone mechanically TO his
coat pocket. The demon at his ear
was whispering XIII! KIN" and his
fingers sought and found the weapon
While he was listening with the out.
ward ear 20 Bainbridgc's cheerful rem.
~lniscences, the little minutiae were ar
ranging themselves; he saw where
Brofln would step. and was careful TO
mark that none OF the bys,anders
would be in range. lie would wait uu.
I'll there could be no possibility Of
missing. then he would fire-from the
pocket,
II was Johnson who broke the spell.
While cambridge vas insisting that
Griswold should come In and make q
social third at the hotel dinner table,
the teller picked up his hand. bag and
mounted the steps. Griswold's brain
Cell into halves. With one OF them he
was making excuses 70 the newspaper
man; with the other he saw Broflu
stop Johnson and draw him aside.
What the detective was saying was
only too plainly evident. Johnson
wheeled short TO face the sidewalk
group, and Griswold could feel in ev.
cry iber Of him the searching scrutiny
10 which he was being subjected.
When he stole a glance at the pair
On the porch. Johnson was shaking
his head slowly; and he did II again
after q second thoughtful stare. Girls.
void. missing completely now what
cambridge was saying. overheard the
%teller's low.toned reiolnder TO the de.
tective's urgings: It's no use. Mr..
Brofin; I'd have 10 swear positively
to IL, you know. and | couldn't do
that. No, | don't want 10
hear your corroboratiye evidence: Il
might make me see o resemblance
where there IL none. Wait until MIR.
Galbraith RECEIVERS; he's your man"
Griswold hardly knew how he made
shift to get away from cambridge
finally; but when II was done. and
he was crossing the little triangular
park which filed the angle between
the business squares and the lake,
fronting residence streets. he was
sweating ~profusely, and the departing
fear.mania was leaving him weak and
tremulous.
Passing the st~one.basined fountain
In the middle OF the park he stopped
5erked the pistol from his pocket
spilled the cartridges from Its maya
zine, and stopped TO grope for a loose
stone in the ~walk.border. With the
fountain base for an anvil and the loos
ened border stone for n hammer he
beat the weapon into shapeless inutili
ty and flung II away.
God knows whom ! rhall be tempt
ed 10 kill. next" he groaneG, and the
trembling III was still unnerving him
when he went on to keep the appoint
ment made by Charlotte Farnham.
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Surely Prize seareerow.

An American tourist had been boast
ing again in the village inn. says Lon.
don Tit.Bits.
Talking Of scarecrows," he said.
with a drawi. why, my father once
put one up. ana II frightened the
crows so much that not one entered
the field again for n year"
He looked triumphantly around hh
audience, Surely that had settled
those country pumpkins.
But no was to meet his match,
That's nothing" retorted n farm.
or. "A neighbor o. mine once put Q
scarecrow into his potato patch and II
terrified the birds so much that one
rascal OF a crow who had stolen some
potatoes came next day and put them
back"