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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-05
He Felt That Something Inevitable
Was Happening.

and every evening when he left Mary
he would write a little; and he would
write on holidays and on Sundays-on
Sundays in the afternoon. In a lodging
house, at least, he wouldn't be inter
rupted by his sister-in-laW's choosing
the immediate vicinity of his door for
conversations evidently important to
herself, but merely disturbing to him.
He frowned plaintively, wishing he
could think Of one polite way Of asking
her to go away. But, as she went on,
he started violently dropping manu-
script and pencil upon the floor.
81 don't know whether you heard it,
mother Sheridan" she said, "but this
old Vertrees house, next door, has
been sold on foreclosure, and all they
got out of it was an agreement that
lets 'em live there a little longer. ROs-
cOe told me, and he says he heard Mr..
Vertrees has been up and down the
streets more n two years, tryin' to get
8 job he could call a position and
couldn't land it. You heard anything
about it, mother Sheridan?'
"Well, l did know they been dom
their own homework good while
back" said Mrs. Sheridan. "And now
they're doin' the cookin', too"
Sibyl sent forth a little litter with a
sharp edge. Il hope they find some
thing to cook! She sold her piano
mighty quick after Jim diedr'
Bibbs jumped up. He was trembling
from head to foot and he was dizzy
Of all the real things he could never
have dreamed in his dream the last
would have been what he heard now.
He felt that something incredible was
happening, and that he was pOWerless
to stop it. 1t seemed to him that heavy
blows were falling upon his head and
upon Mary's; it seemed to him that he
and Mary were being struck and beat
en- physically-and that something
hideous impended. He wanted to
shout to Sibyl to be silent, but he could
not; he could only stand, swallowing
and trembling.
what l think the whole family
ought to understand is just this" said
Sibyl, sharply. ''Fhose people were so
hard up that this Miss Vertrees start
ed after Bibbs before they knew
whether he was insane or not! They'd
got notion he might be, from his be-
ing in a sanitarium, and Mrs. Vertrees
asked ne if he was insane, the very
first day BiDDs took the daughter out
auto riding!' She paused a moment,
looking at Mrs. Sheridan, but listening
intently. There was no sound from
within the room.
''Nom exclaimed Mrs Sheridan.
''It's the TRUTH" Sibyl declared, loud
~. "Oh, Of course we were all crazy
about that girl at first. We were pretty
green when we moved up here, and we
thought she'd get US in-but it didn't
take me long to read her! Her family
were down and out when it came to
money-and they had to go after it,
one way or another, somehow! So she
started for Roscoe; but she found out
pretty quick he was married, and she
turned right around to finland she
landed himl There's no doubt about
1t, she had Jim, and if he'd lived you'd
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CHAPTER xxx.
all through

AS Bibbs came out Of the new house,
a Sunday trio was in course of passage
upon the sidewalk: An ample young
woman, placid Of face; a bl8ck-clad,
thin young man, whose expression was
one of habitual anxiety, habitual war;
ness and habitual eagerness. He pro-
PEELED a perambulatOr containing the
third-and all three were newly
cleaned, Sundayfed, and made fit to
dine with the Wifes relatives.
How'd you like for me to be that
young fella, mamma" the husband
whispered. Hes one Of the sons, and
there amt but two left now.'
The wife stared curiously at Bibbs.
"Well, / don't know" she returned.
"He looks to me like he had his own
troubles
81 expect he has, like anybody else"
said the young husband, "but l guess
we could stand a good deal if we had
his money"
"Well, maybe, if you keep on the
way you been, baby II be as well fixed
as the Sherfdans. You can't tell" She
glanced back at Bibbs, who had turned
north. "He walks kind of slow and
stopped over, like"
$50 much money in his pockets it
makes him sag, I guess" said the
young husband, with bitter admira-
ton.
Mary, happening to glance from a
window, saw Bibbs coming, and she
started, clasping her hands together
in a sudden alarm. She met him at
the door.
"Bibbsr' she cried. "What is the
matter? l saw something was terribly
wrong when L You look" She
paused, and he came In, not lifting his
eyes to hers. Always when he crossed
that threshold he had come with his
head up and his wistfuI gaze seeking
hers. "Ah, poor boyp' she said, with a
gesture Of understanding and pity. 81
know what it isp'
He followed her into the room where
they always sat, and sank into a chair.
you needn't tell me-" she said.
They've made you give up. Your IA
theirs woR-you're going to do what
he wants. You've given up.'
Still without looking at her, he in
clined bis head in affirmation.
She gave a little cry Of compassion,
and came and sat near him. "Bfbbs,"
she said, II can be glad Of one thing,
though it's selfish. / can be glad you
came straight to me. It's more to me
than even If you'd come because you
We're happy" She did not speak again
for a little while; then she said:
bbs-dear-could you tell me about
it? Do you want to"
Still he did not look up, but in a
voice, shaken and husky, he asked her
a question SO grotesque that at first she
thought she had misunderstood his
words.
(To be continued.)
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and I mustn't go in with you-but-r
just wanted to say-I've seemed very
stupid to myself this morning, grum-
bling about SCOT and all that-while
all the time MARY, think it's been
the very happiest of all the hours
you've given me. l do. And-I don't
know just why-but it's seemed to me
that it was one I'd always remember
And you" he added, falteringly. you
look 500 beautiful todayw
1T must have been the SCOT on my
cheek, Bibbs."
Mary, will you tell me something's"
he asked.
81 think | will"
Its something I've had a lot Of
theories about, but none of them ever
just tits. You used to wear furs In the
fall, but now it's so much colder, you
dom t-you never wear them at all any
more. Why don't your"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-05
x, and she'll get a girls share
she's through with that cigarette,

the way" fnterposed Quincy,
It Mrs. Sheridan tell me that
warned you Edith would marry
horn in New York;"
leridan went completely to pieces:
swore, while his wife screamed
stopped her ears And as he
ire he pounded the table with his
anded hand, and when the DOCTOR
Ter storming at him ineffectively,
rang to catch and protect that hand,
Ieridan wrenched it away, tearing
e bandage. He hammered the table
II it leaped.
+'Foolw be painted, choking. eff he's
hown gumption enough to guess right
he first time in his life, it's enough
for me to begin learnin' him Onr' And,
struggling with the doctor, he leaned
toward Bibbs, thrusting forward his
convulsed face, which was deathly
pale. MY name amt Tracy. l tell
your he screamed. hoarsely. You
give in, you stubborn fool! I've had
my way with you before, and I'll have
my way with you nowr'
Bibbs' face was as white as his IA
theirs. mo. You can't have your
way" he said. And then, obeying a
significant motion Of Gurney's head, he
went out quickly, leaving them strug-
CLING.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-05

him fab in his CRATE. l done buir him
nice fab. l reckon he aim feelin' so
we'll Yes'm." He departed.
What do you expect he wants a fire
forT she asked, turning toward her
husband. 'The house is warm as can
be. | do wish /"
"Oh, quit frettin'r' said Sheridan.
f'Well, IL kind O. wish you hadn't
said anything, Sibyl. l know you
meant it for the best and all, but l
don't believe it would been so much
harm if"
Mother Sheridan, you don't mean
you want that kind of a girl in the
family? Why She
Il don't know, l don't know" the
troubled woman quayered. IF he liked
her it seems kind of pity to spoil it.
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Her eyes fell for a moment, and she
grew red. Then she looked up gayIy.
"Bibbs, If l tell you the answer will
you promise not TO ask any more ques-
tions?"
Yes. Why did you stop wearing
them?
Because I found I'd be warmer
without themr' She caught his hand
quickly in her own for an instant,
laughed into his eyes, and ran into the
house.
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snared room, but the architect had
CHOSEN 70 soma ate them at the new
and they had not known now ~ ruIuIu-
late an objection, although to both of
them something seemed vaguely repre-
Nensible in the new arrangement
Sheridan did not stir, and she was
withdrawing her head from the aper-
cure when he spoke.
"Oh, I'm awake! Come in, if you
want to, and shut the door"
She came and sat by the bed. 81
woke up thinkin' about it." she ex-
planned. "And the more l thought
about it the sllrer l got I must be
right, and l knew you'd be tormentin'
yourself If you was awake, so-well,
you got plenty other troubles, but I'm
Just sure you amt gOIn' TO have the
worry with Bibbs it looks like"
You bet l ain'tr' he grunted.
look how biddable he was about
goin' back to the works. she con-
dnued. Hes right good-hearted boy.
really, and sometimes ! honestly have
TO say he seems right smart, too. Now
and then he'll say something sounds
right bright. Course, most always it
doesn't, and a good deal of the time,
when he says things, why, l have to
feel glad we haven't got company, be-
cause they'd think he didn't have any
gumption at all. Yet, look at the way
he did when Jim-When Jim got hurt
He took right hold o. things. And Doc
tor Quincy says he's got brains, and
you can't deny but what the doctors
right considerable of man. He acts
sleepy, but that's only because he's got
such a large practice-he's a pretty
wide-awake kind Of a man some ways
Well, what he says last night about
Bibbs-that's what l got to thinkin'
about. You heard him, papa; he says,
'Bibbs II be a bigger business man
than what Jim and Roscoe was put
together-if he ever wakes up he
says. Wasn't that exactly what he
saysT
II suppose So" said Sheridan, with
out exhibiting any interest. "Gurney's
crazier n Bibbs, but If he wasn't-if
what he says was true-what Of it?'
Listen, papa. Just suppose Bibbs
took 1t into his mind to get married.
You know where he goes all the
time"
"Oh, Lord, yesr' Sheridan turned
over In the bed, his face to the wall,
leaving visible of himself only the
thick griZzle of his hair. You better
go back to sleep. He runs over there
mil Inf tn 7
pose. Go back to bed. There's nothin'
in It,"
why amt there?" she urged. 'T
know better-there is, tool You wait
and see. There's just one thing in the
world that'll wake the sleepiest young
man alive up-yes, and make him
jump up-and I don't care who he is or
how sound asleep it looks like he is
That's when he takes it into his head
to pick out some girl and settle down
and have home and children of his
own. Then, | guess, he'll go out after
the money! You'll see. Now, don't
say that Bibbs has got the idea in his
head yet-'er else he wouldn't be
talkin' that fool-talk about nine dol
lars week bein' good enough for him
to live on. But it's comm, papa, and
he'll jump for whatever you want to
hand him out. He will! And | can
tell you this much, too: he'll want all
the salary and stock he can get hold
Of, and he'll hustle to keep gettin
more. That girls the kind that a
young husband just goes crazy to give
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CHAPTER XVII.

Mrs. Sheridan, in a wrapper, noise
iessly opened the door Of her husbands
room at daybreak the next morning
and peered within the darkened cham
Der. At the "old" house they had
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-14
DOUGLAS NOTES

DOUGLAS. June 14--St. Ann's Pa rochial school closes for the sum mer vacation tomorrow.
 Mrs. Belle Dermondy, accompanied by her little daughter arrived on the Princess Alice Go visit her son, ID. Dermondy who is employed et Tread well. They are stopping at the san Souci apartments.
 A general meeting of the Douglas Fire Department will be held at the Council Chambers this evening.
 A meeting of Fire Company NNo. 8 will be held tomorrow night at their hall on St. Ann's avenue Co make arrangements for organizing teams to enter the Hose races on July Fourth.
 Flag day is being observed gener ally throughout the Island Flags, large. small. new and old. but all old Glory. are Tapping from busin. ess and residences alike. in defiance of the rain. Even the horses and automobiles are sally decked in the Stars and Stripes, Go say nothing Of the children wkO carried them in their hands or tucked away in their hats today
 Indications today are that there will be a big turnout tomorrow even ing at the Natatorium to arrange for Fourth of July exercises on the ls- land
 A. T. Nelson. who left recently for Everette to attend the odd Follows convention. returned last night on the Humboldt.
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SON OF MR. AND
 MRS. GUS sElFFERT
 DIES AT ANCHORAGE

Gus seiffert received cablegram yesterday from Mrs. Sei6ert convey ing the news of the death Of their little son. John Seiffert, aged seven years. of tubercular spinal-meningitis. Their 12-year-old son, who has been in Juneau some time with his elder son, who has been under treatment by pr. Wm. Pallister for an injured eye. will leave on the Northwestern for Anchorage today. Mir. Seiffert left this morning on the Spokane for the Arctic ocean to look after min ing interests that he has there. and which it Is absolutely necessary for him to visit and he found it i'm. possible to delay his visit.
 Mir. and Mrs. Seiffert were pion. eers of Nome where Mir. Seiffert was engaged in mining. About two years ago they located at Hope where Mir. Seiffert again engaged in mining. About two months ago a
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PARocHlAL SCHOOL TO
 CLOSE TOMORROW

The St Ann Parochial School will close tomorrow for the summer vaca- tions. The school has been oper- ated during the last term for the first time but 1t has met with a marked success and it's continuation is assured by the support 1t has re- ceived from the residents of Ju- neau. Seventy.seven pupils have at. tended the school during the past school term.
 Tomorrow afternoon the pupils Of the school. under the direction of the sisters of St. Ann. will give their graduating exercises in Parish Hall for their parents and friends. On Friday night at Parish Hall concert will be given to which the public is invited. A small admission will be charged which will be used to de- fray the running expenses of the school.
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sAruRDAY NIGHT DANCE.

at Douglas will be given by the Fin nish Independent Band in Mayhower pavilion. Come and have a good time. Gentlemen soc; ladies free. de-14
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PRINCESS ALICE STARTS SUMMER TOURIST TRAVEL
 ARRIVING LAST NIGHT

The palatial steamer Princess AL ice arrived from the south last night. the first steamer Of the Cam adlan Pacific to start on the sum- mer tourist schedule. The Princess Alice will alternate this summer with the Princess Sophia and the Princess Charlotte. giving Juneau a service of three of the best steam CTS in the Pacific Coast service.
 The Princess Alice had III tour ists on board, among whom were such well known people as Mrs N. L Cousins, wife of @ prominent New York lawyer. accompanied by her daughter; E. A. Mott Smith and son. of Honolulu; Zed V. Freeman, of New York. accompanied by his wife and daughter: F. T. Conden, a New York lawyer, and his family Judge M B. Young, c. C. Elliott and wife of New York, and E. " C. Lane and wife, of New York.
 On board the Princess Alice en. route to Skagway were Col. W. L. Stevenson of the Hargreaves Devel opment Company. and Dr. J. B. Arn old, of Nome. accompanied by his wife and two children.
 The Juneau arrivals on the Prin cess Alice were Mrs. NJ. B. Well Miss s. NJ. Soderquist. F. c. Floss Mrs. M Buebeck. Miss F. NJ. liar land. A. W. Finger Mrs. D. J. Der mody, Mrs. Mary Johnson and child Donald Steel and wife, Miss II. M Lilyander. Miss l. J. McGinnis, Miss D. P Harland. W. B. c. Harland Miss D. Dermody. A. J. Ficken, wife and child and Miss Abernethy.
 The Princess Alice sails south Fri day morning at z o'clock and will stop at Treadwell to allow the tour ists to see the famous mine.
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TREkDWELL NOTES

TREADWELL. June i4. - Hose teams one and two from the Ready Bullion met for practice races on St. Ann avenue last evening. pre- paratory to entering the Fourth of July contest.
 Bullion was shipped south this morning on the Spokane
 Mrs. W. A. Cahiil left for the south today on the Spokane for a short visit.
 The Labor Union will hold card party in the D. I. l.. U. hall after the regular business meeting. Monday evening. Members. their families and lady friends are invited.
 The Ladies' Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. H. A. Finger. tomorrow afternoon.
 Allen Finger arrived last night on the Princess Alice.
 Charles Talkie and Al. Stevens. old timers of the Island. expect to leave this week for the Atlin district on a prospecting tour.
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rock thrown while the boys were at play struck the elder of the two sons in the eye, puncturing 1t. Mrs. Seiffert brought him to Juneau for treatment. and his recovery Is now about complete Shortly after Mrs. Seifert left home the younger son, John. was taken ill Mir. Seiffert wired for his wife and she returned to Anchorage, where the boy had been taken for medical aid. Mir. Seiffert came to Juneau to be with the elder son, whose injured eye was still troubling him.
 Mr. and Mrs. Seiffert are well known among all the old timers of Alaska. and pro popular wherever
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Give The Empire aR opportunity to quote you prices on printing.
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NoTlcE.

A mass meeting of the citizens of Douglas Island will be held at the Natatorium on Thursday. June 18th. lat p. m.. for the purpose of making Arrangements to properly celebrate the Nations birthday.
 All loyal and patriotic American citizens are earnestly requested to be present.
 Those not attending the meeting will be counted with the hyphenated Americans, whose sentiments and &C., tions are un-American and antagonis. tic to American principles, American Institutions and the American gov ernment.
 Let your conduct on Thursday eve hing show where you stand.
 NJ. J. O'CONNOR, (3t.) Mayor.
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GUNS FOR THE RIFLE
 CLUB ON HE WAY HERE

DOUGLAS, June 14.-The Douglas Island Rifle Club has received an ac- knowledgment from the Benicia Ar senal of the order for rifles an ann munition. The arsenal also advised that the guns were being shipped. The club will meet at 7;S0 tomorrow night. June 15, in the Treadwell Fire hall to discuss the method of distri- hnting the guns.
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

DOUGLAS. June 14-The engage ment Of Miss Anna Penglase, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Pen glase of this city. to Mir John Rear. ney was announced Sunday from the pulpit of the Catholic church. The wedding Is scheduled to take place early next month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-14
LEAvINo oN NoRTAwEsTERN.

The steamer Northwestern is due to leave Juneau westbound this eve ming. Those who have engaged pas sage on her are G. W. Hornshaw, L.. l.. Braden, Mrs. Fay Bullock. Sol Phillips, F. W. Sheelar, Miss Marie JJohns, J. H.. Howitson. Charles G. Thielke. A. J. Stephens. A. C. Carlson, Vincent G. Sieffert R. H. Hugg. S. J. Johnson. Mrs S. J. Johnson, Edward Ball, II. T. Will son and A. G. Mink.
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deputy marshal at Yakutat by Mar shal Harry A. Bishop. The appoint ment is to take effect on July 1st. at which time Albert E. Luck will take over his new duties with the Libby, McNeill & Libby Company.
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they are known. Mrs. Seiffert was former resident of Skagway where, as Miss Josephine Brown. she was one of the most popular members Of society.
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OR. cHAs. Q. CARTER.

Modern dentistry in all branches, specializing in plate work. using the method of Dr. SamI c. Supplee, of New York Plates made by this method will give absolute satisfac- tion. Phone 9. Douglas. 1l % tf
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Classified Advertisements Too Late to Classify

FOR RENT-For couple adults, complete furnished three-room apart ment, modern conyeniences, for two months. owner going south. S. Elm. nlre." lel4tl
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New DEPUTY MARSHAL

James E. Estes. who has been court baillff for tho past year. and who Is one of the old timers in this section. has been appolnted Q. s.
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