Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-10-13

HIIuDlc VI DOuy DIS Oh Iuluu. he iodp0U
sideways from his chair as the MUIR
derous blow descended, and ducked
away from 1t, Selling his assailant's
arm.
The two grappled. Up and down
and across the tiny office they pum-
meled and wrestled and butted their
way, clinging together in right I'M
loving embrace, as they fought.
AS the office force, aroused by the
turmoil, ran pell-mell into the room,
Mason struck his opponent a chance
blow in the face that sent Fletcher
clean off his feet. The editor fell,
hitting his head heavily against the
corner. of his desk.
Before Mason could pursue his adj
vantage. half dozen men had seized
him and forced him, kicking and snarl-
ing into corner, where they held him
piniOned.
stake him out, boys" ordered
Fletcher, "and turn him over to a
policeman. As soon as I can get my
head tied up, I'll come around to the
In the Masonburg police court, an
hour later, Fletcher's testimony
(backed by that of his office boy, who
had seen the whole fight,) proved
that Mason had been the aggressOr.
Even the magistrate--who owed
his appointment to the senator-had
no option but to believe the story.
He made the penalty as light as pos
sible, imposing upon Mason merely a
fine of ten dollars and an almost
respectful command to keep the
peace in future.
Somerston is fifty miles, by rail,
from Masonburg. 1t is fairly pref
ty village, noted chiefly for two in
situations that honor it by their pres
ence. One of these is the Somerston
Military academy. The other is the
Somerston Seminary for Young La
dies. Stephen Fletcher's only son,
Tom, was a cadet captain in the for
mer. Senator Mason's only daughter,
Rose, was member of the senior
class, in the latter.
Between the academy and seminary,
there is supposedly no communica-
ton whatever.
Everything that professional minds
can devise to keep the girls and the
cadets from seeing anything of each
other is most rigidly enforced. And
in most instances, the rigid effort is
completely wasted. One elOpcment
would be enough to ruin the prestige
of both institutions. Yet, such an
elopement occurred, in spite of all the
care taken by the principals and the
faculties to prevent such tragedy
Here are the brief details Of the ro-
nance:
From earliest childhood Tom Fetch
err and Rose Mason had been sweet
hearts.
And even after their respective
fathers had locked horns the two
young people had gravely agreed that
their own affair need not be married
by parental differences in which
neither of them sympathized.
One day Tom received a note which
read:
"Dear Heart: There is trouble
terrible trouble. Old Mother
Hinkle (the girls nickname for
the seminary principally, was nos
ing around in my room, this
morning, and, when l wasn't
looking, she opened my inner
desk drawer, and found a whole
handful of your letters.
Before / could stop her she
read them. She was horrible
about it. She says she is going
to write home to father. asking
him to take me away in disgrace.
And she is writing to the prin-
cipal of the academy. telling him
all about 1t. and she says you
will be expelled.
"Oh. Tom. WHAT are we to
do? If you can come to the cor
ncr of the wall at ten o'clock to-
night. I'll try to steal out there
for a talk with you, and then we
can decide.
Il
scared TO death. ROSE.
A little before ten that night Tom |
sat astride the wall top, looking down |
INTO the dark seminary garden below |
him.
Presently white and slender f1g- |
IRE emerged cautiously from among |
the shadows that lay between the wall |
and the seminary dormitories. Tom |
dropped lightly TO the ground and ran |
forward to meet the newcomer.
'Oh. Toni" she whispered agitated- |
", as their hands met in the dark. |
Il had such an awful time getting |
lerel Mother Hinkle seemed to Sus- |
sect something. Her rooms at the |
head of the dormitory stairs. And |
she sat there all evening with the |
ioor wide open and the hall lights /
turned up. She's there yet for all / /
know. couldn't 90 past her. So I
found rope and let myself down
from my window. 1t hurt my hands /
lwfullyr
''Poor little hands!" murmured /
rom, STOPPING to kiss each of her