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through those madly churning waters
above. Cassion was issuing his orders
loudly, but exhibited no inclination to
accompany the party and suddenly
the frail craft shot out from the
shore, with D'Artigny at the steering
paddle, and every Indian braced for
his task, and headed boldly into the
smother. They vanished as though
swallowed by the mist, Cassion and
half dozen soldiers racing along the
shore line in an effort to keep abreast
Of the laboring craft
1t was wild, desolate spot In which
we were mere rift in the bluffs,
which seemed to overhang us, covered
with a heavy growth Of forest. The
sun was still an hour high, although
1t was twilight already beside the
river, when Cassion and his men came
struggling back to report that the ca
noe had made safe passage, and, TAX
ing advantage of his good humor, I
proposed climb up an opening Of
the bluff, down which led deer trail
plainly discernible.
Not T. he said, casting glance
upward. ''The run over the rocks will
do me for exercise tonight"
'Then will l assay it alone,o / re-
piled, not displeased at his refusal II
am cramped from sitting in the canoe
so long"
"'Twill be hard climb, and they
tell me the pere has strained tendon
of his leg coming ashore"
And what of thatv' l burst forth,
giving vent to my Indignation. Am
ten-year-old to be guarded every step
! take? Ills not far to the summit,
and no danger. You can see yourself
the trail is not steep. Faith! will
go now, just to show that l am at
liberty
He laughed, an unpleasant sound to
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by the king, but the royal order was
never recorded. 1t exists, but where
do not know, nor do | know as yet
for what purpose it was concealed. My
marriage to Cassion must have been
an afterthought, for he is but crea-
the greater villains seek control; bat,
no doubt, he was willing tool enough,
and expects his share
s'Why not let me choke the truth
out of him then? Bah. it would be
easy"
For two reasons" / said earnestly
First, doubt if he knows the true
conspiracy, or can lay hands on the
kings restoration. Without that we
have no proof of fraud. And second,
coward though he may be, his very
fear might yield him courage. No.
Uncle Chevet, we must wait and learn
these facts through other means than
force. lis back i'll Quebec, not in this
proofs. What ask of you is, pretend
to know nothing; do not permit Cas-
sion to suspicion that I have confided
in you. We must encourage him to
talk by saying nothing which will put
him on guard"
"You-you will try, as his wife, to
win confession?" he asked finally,
grasping vaguely the one thought oc-
curing to him.
mo; there is better way. I de-
spise the man; / cannot bear that he
touch me. More than that, If l read
him Alright, once yield and confess
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you imagine you may have been
followed here? By whom? Cassion 2"
by himself or some emissary. Pere
Allouez has been my jailer, but
chances to be disabled at present The
commissaire permitted me to climb
here alone, believing you to be safely
camped above the rapids, yet his sus-
picions may easily revive"
His suspicions!'' the sieur laughed
softly. 80 that then is the trouble?
It is to keep us apart that he bids me
make separate camp each night; and
assigns me to every post Of peril. I
feel the honor, mademoiselle, yet why
am / especially singled out for so
great a distinction?'
HE suspects us of being friends.
He knew I conferred with you at the
convent. and even believes that you
were with me Hidden behind the cur
tain in the governors Office
"Yet If all that be true" he ques-
toned, his voice evidencing his sur
prise. Why should our friendship
arouse his antagonism to such an ex-
tent? cannot understand what crime
/ have committed, mademoiselle. It
is all mystery, even why you should
be here with us on this long journey?
Surely you had no such thought when
we parted last?'
you do not know what has oc-
curred?' asked, in establishment. mo
one has told you?"
'Told me! How? I have scarcely
held speech with anyone but the Al
gonquin chief since we took to the
water. Cassion has but given orders,
and Chevet is mum as an oyster I
endeavored to find you in Montreal,
but you were safely locked behind
gray walls. That something was wrong
felt convinced, yet what it might be
40 one would tell me. I tried Ques
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NOTICE

lNOl lOL
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIR
CUT COURT FOR RUSK COUN-
TY.
In the Matter of the Deer Tail
Drainage District in Rusk COun-
ty, Wisconsin.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN that
the commissioners appointed IN
this matter have filed with the
clerk of the circuit court for said
county their report showing that
the starting points, routes aud
termini Of said proposed work, and
the location thereof are in all re-
spects proper and feasible; that q
description of the lands benefited
and damaged, together with the
net damage awarded to the several
tracts, parcels, easements and cor
porations to which damages are
awarded, and the sum in each case
assessed for construction against
said several benefitedparcels, tracts,
easements and corporations, is as
follows,
Tracts in section 20, township "a
north, range west, Rusk county,:
Is acres in Sc sw, Si6.28;
Tracts in section 81, town and
range aforesaid:
acres in NV Sc, S21 .65; ne SO,
S199.43; Sc Sc, s304,88; sw Sc, S93.qS;
Sc sw, $3.50; sw sw, S162.25;
Tracts in section %, town and
range aforesaid: s7a Sc ne, Sill .46;
sh sw ne, s115.63; ne Sc, S209.05;
sw Sc, s97 SO; NV Sc, S3O1.75; ne sw,
s198.13; Sc sw, 1882; sw sw
s35O.58; NV sw, $1,000; s1a Sc NV,
$500;
Tracts in section %, town and
range aforesaid: sw ne, S74.00; NV
sw, S3267; Sc NV, S239.39; sw NV,
s152.O7;
Tracts in section 81, town and
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CHAPTER TX.
We Attain the Ottawa.

It was not yet dawn when the stir
In the camp aroused me, and the sun
had not risen above the bluffs, or be-
gun to tinge the river, when our laden
canoes left the bank and commenced
their days journey up stream. DAT
tigny was off in advance, departing In
deed before l had left the tent, the
chief seated beside him. l caught but
a glimpse of them as the canoe round
ed the bend in the bank, and slipped
silently away through the lingering
shadows. yet it gladdened me to know
his eyes were turned toward my tent
until they vanished.
A new distribution had been ar
ranged, Chevet accompanying the SER
geant, leaving the commissaire and
me alone, except for the pere, who had
position in the bow. observed this
new arrangement from underneath
lowered lashes, but without comment,
quietly taking the place assigned me,
and shading my face from the hrst
rays of the sun.
At noon we landed in a sheltered
cove, brilliant with wild flowers, and
partook of food, the rearward canoes
joining us, but D'Artigny was still
ahead, perhaps Under orders to keep
away. To escape Cassion l clambered
up the front of the cliff. and had view
from the summit, marking the sweep
of the river for many league,
scene Of wild beauty never to be for
gotten l fingered there at the edge
until the voice OF the commissaire re-
called me to my place in the canoe.
1t is of no consequence now what
we conversed about during that long
afternoon, as we pushed steadily on
against the current. Cassion en-
deavored to be entertaining and l
made every effort to encourage him,
although my secret thoughts were not
pleasant ones He had set out to over
come my scruples, to conquer my will,
and was merely biding his time, seek
ing to learn the best point of attack.
1t was with this end in view that he
kept me 10 himself, banishing Chevet,
and compelling D'Artigny to remain
we'll in advance. He was testing me
now by his tales of Quebec, his boast
ing Of friendship with the governor,
his stories of army adventure, and
the wealth he. expected to amass
through his official connections. Yet
the very tone he assumed, the conceit
shown in his narratives, only served
to add to my dislike. This creature
was my husband, yet / shrank from
him, and once, when he dared to touch
my hand, / drew it away as though
1t were contamination. It was then
that hot anger leaped into his eyes,
and his true nature found expression
before he could restrain the words:
Mon dieu! What do you mean, you
chit?'
"Only that I am not won by few
soft words, monsieur" I answered
coldly.
But you are my wife; twill be
well for you to remember that"
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myself his property, he will lose all
interest in my possession. He is q
lady killer; It's his boast. The man
has never been In love with me; it
was not love, but desire to.possess
my fortune, which led to his proposal
Of marriage. Now I shall make him
love me-
"We shall be alone in the wilderness
for months to come I will be. the one
woman; perchance the only white
woman into whose face he will look
until we return to Quebec. l am not
vain, yet am not altogether i'll to
look upon, nor shall permit the hard
ships of this journey to affect my at
tractiveness. shall fight him with
his own weapons, and win. He will
beg and threaten me, and ! shall
laugh. He will love me and shall
mock. There will be jealousy between
him and D'Artigny, and to win my
favor he will confess -all that he
knows Tonight he sulks somewhere
yonder, already. beginning to doubt
his power to control me-"
you have quarreled?"
"No-only that I asserted independ-
ence He would have entered this tent
as my husband, and I forbade his do
ing so. He stormed and threatened,
but dare not venture further. He
knows me Row as other than weak
girl, but my next lesson must be
more severe one 'Tis partly to pre-
pare that I sent for you; l ask the
loan of a pistol-the smaller one, to
be concealed in my dress"
"You would kill the man?"
"Pooh! small danger of that. You
may draw the charge if you will. For
him to know that p3ssess the weapon
will protect me. You do not grasp
my planY
/ He shook his head gloomily, as
though it was all deep puzzle to
his mind, yet his great hand held forth
the pistol, the short barrel Of which
cleaned wickedly in the fire glow as
I thrust it out Of sight.
"'Tis not the way I front enemies"
he growled stubbornly, ''and I make
little Of it. Mon dieu! I make them
talk with these hands"
"But my weapons are those of a
woman explained, land | will learn
more than you would with your brute
strength. All / ask of you now, Uncle
Chevet, is that you keep on friendly
terms with Monsieur Cassion, yet re-
peat nothing to him of what 1 have
said, and gain me opportunity for
speech alone with Sieur d'Artigny."
He growled something indist1nctly
in his beard, which / interpreted as
assent, but I watched his great. form
disappear in the direction Of the fire,
my own mind far from satisfied; the
man was so lacking in brains as to
be poor ally, and so obstinate OF ma
ture as to make it doubtful if he
would long conform to my leadership.
Still it was surely better to confide in
him to the extent | had than permit
him to rage about blindly and in open
hostility to Cassion.
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station, the headquarters OF wander
ing couriers du bois. On every side
were the vast prairies and stormy
lakes, roamed over by savage men
and beasts through whom we must
make our way in hardship, danger and
toll.
Our progress up the Ottawa was SO
slow, so toilsome, the days such a
routine of labor and hardship, the
scenes along the shore so similar, that
lost all conception Of time. Except
for the Jesuit / had scarcely COM
panion, and there were days. am
sure, when we did not so much as
exchange word
The men had no rest from labor,
even Cassion changing from boat to
boat as necessity arose, urging them
to renewed efforts The water was
low, the rapids more than usually dam
gerous, so that we were compelled to
portage more often than usual. Once
the leading canoe ventured to shoot a
rapid not considered perilous, and had
a great hole torn in its PROV by a
sharp rock. The men got ashore saw
ing the wreck but lost their store Of
provisions, and we were day there
making the damaged canoe again SER
viceable
This delay gave me my only glimpse
of D'Artigny, still dripping from his
involuntary bath, and SO busily en-
gagged at repairs as to be scarcely con-
scious of nay presence on the bank
above him. Yet can hardly say that,
for once he glanced up, and our eyes
met, and possibly he would have joined
me, but for the sudden appearance OF
CassiOn, who swore at the delay, and
ordered me back to where the tent
had been hastily erected. I noticed
D'Artigny straighten up, angered that
Cassion dared speak to me so harshly,
but | had no wish then to precipitate
an open quarrel between the two men,
and so departed quickly. Later, Fa-
ther Allouez told me that in the over
turning Of the canoe the young sieur
had saved the life Of the Algonquin
Cul0I, bringing ulIu ashore uuCOuSClOuS,
helpless from broken shoulder This
accident to Altudah led to the trans
ferring of the injured Indian to our
canoe and caused Cassion to join
D'Artigny in advance.
It was five days later, and in the
heart of all that was desolate and
drear, when the long-sought opportu-
nifty came in most unexpected fashion.
We had made camp early, because Of
rough water ahead, the passage Of
which it was not deemed best to at
tempt without careful exploration. So,
while the three heavily laden canoes
drew up against the bank, and pre-
pared to spend the night, the leading
canoe was stripped and sent forward.
manned only with the most expert Of
the Indian paddlers to make sure the
perils of the current. From the low
bank to which I had climbed I
watched the preparations for the dash
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with a wave of the arm, he sprang
up the low bank and joined his In
dams. I could not hear what he said,
but with single word he left them
and disappeared among the trees at
the foot of the bluff.
He must have scrambled straight up
the steep face Of the bluff, for it could
have been scarcely more than min.
ute when I heard him crunching a pas
sage through the bushes, and then
saw him emerge above the edge. Cling
ing to tree limb, his eyes sought
eagerly to locate me, and when I
stepped forward, he sprang erect and
bowed, jerking his hat from his head.
There was about his action the en-
thusiasm of boy, and his face glowed
with an eagerness and delight which
instantly broke down every barrier
between us.
you waved to me?' he exclaimed.
"You wished me to Gomez"
Yes" | confessed, swept from my
guard by his enthusiasm. Il have
been anxious to confer with you, and
this is my first opportunity"
why | thought you avoided me-"
he burst forth 1T is because l felt
SO that have kept away
There was nothing else / could do
but pretend" I exclaimed, gaining
control over my voice as l spoke My
every movement has been watched
since we left Quebec; this is the first
moment l have been left alone-if,
indeed, 1 am now" And / glanced
about doubtfully into the shadows Of
the forest
Continued next week.
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range aforesaid: NV sw, S55.S7
ne NV, Si97.39; sw NV, S149.2i; NV
NV, S375.iS;
Tracts in section %, town and
range aforesaid ne ne, $500; Sc
ne, si6021; sw ne. $3.50; NV nc,
S159.84 ne Sc, S34S,35; Sc Sc, SS9.73:
sw Sc, S51S; NV Sc, S204.23; ne NV
s273.29; Sc NV, 1886; sw NV, Sl3SO6
NV NV, s254.79;
Tracts in section 90, town and
range aforesaid: ne ne, S46.62; So
ne, $4,000; sw ne, S3i9,22; NV he,
S1O956; ne Sc, S6O12; sw Sc, S40.S4;
NV Sc, S2S2.04; ne sw, $29526; Sc
sw, s24924; sw sw, S29i.42; NV sw,
s22224; ne NV, s255.72; Sc NV,
S21205.
Tracts in section 30, town and
range aforesaid ne Sc, $3.50; Sc
Sc, S247.39 sw Sc, S235.04; NV Sc,
s56.65; ne sw, S4102; Sc sw, S306.S7;
sw sw, S4S3.79; NV sw, S21816;
Tracts in section 81, town and
range aforesaid: n1a NV sw,
s45.19; ne NV, St2492; Sc NV, $3.50;
sw NV, S46097; NV NV, S4S3.6S;
Tracts in section 33, town and
range aforesaid: Sc Sc, S239.S0;
Tracts in section "a, town and
range aforesaid: sw Sc, S420.64; NV
Sc, s4S1.SO; ne sw, S2O5,92; Sc sw,
s514.SO; sw sw, s346.2S; NV sw,
SiS.48
Tracts in section Is, township
"a north, range 7 west, Rusk coun-
ty: Sc Sc, S176.54;
Tracts in section SO town and
range aforesaid: ne ne, S6i .08; Sc
ne, s5O.37.
Tracts in section B. township 30
north, range 6 west Rusk county:
In1a NV ne, 1920; n1a ne nwr
S16S.OS; n1a NV NV, $1,000
Tracts in section 4, town and
range aforesaid: nh ne ne, S105.f6.
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Life, accident, health, fire, tornado,
compensation and bonds. Get our
e Kilgore.
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Wisconsin Central R. r. Co., owner
and Minneapolis, Saint Paul ana
Sault Ste Marie r. r. Co., lessee,
right of way through " ne II
of sec. %, township "a, n. range
wnct e
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Assessments against corporations for highways benefited
Rusk County
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FURTHER GIVEN That during the regular term Of
Ruk Wisconsin, and at the court house
lin said the fifteenth day of
o'clock forenoon Of said day.
the petitioners
confirming the report of the
and place all interested
against the confirmation thereof
Dated this 18th day of July, 1916
Charles Kirwan Attorney. w. J. Kermot, CLERK
esx - .e-@ (1st publication July 81 f6. 15-i7.
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of damages Railroad
Right way Rusk County.
AssessmentOf Assessment
for
sruct
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-13
UNWILLING OF KELLER
MONUMENT SUNDAY

Members of Hickory Camp No. 80,
Woodmen OF the World are to have
the unwilling of the Monument erect
ed to the memory Of Sovereign Melvin
7. Keller, Sunday, July 10th, at about
2 o'clock
The members will meet at the
Woodmen Hall at p. M, and march
to the cemetery on the hill where the
services will be held. Then they are
to come back to the hall for few
minutes after session.
Rev. John Mckenzie, ]. A. viques-
ney and Bruce Talbot will be the
speakers at the unwilling.
The Monument erected by the same
order to the grave of Dent Foy will
be unveiled the fifth Sunday in this
month at Talbot Church in the after
noon, this falls on July 30th.
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SHARK KILLS TWO
JERSEY COAST BATHERS
Rips on Legs Of Man and Bits Boys
Body in Half, Eating It-Anoth-
err Lad May Die From
Bits of Man Eater.

MATAWAN, N. j., July PA
shark darted up the narrow, shallow
Matawan creek in the third fatal raid
in less than two weeks and darted out
again leaving death in its wake.
The shark killed man and a boy.
1t mangled another boy so badly that
he will lose a leg and probably will
die. Today's victims of the man-eater
were swimming two miles up the
creek from Raridan Bay when they
were attacked.
Their are
Stanley Fisher, aged 25, who died
in the Monmouth Hospital tonight,
The shark ripper off one of his legs.
Lester Stillwell, aged IL, whose
body has not been recovered. The
shark bit his frail body almost in half
and dragged him below the surface.
He is believed to have been eaten by
the giant.
Joseph Dunn, aged IA, is in ST. Pc
ter's Hospital. The teeth of the shark
mangled one leg so badly that it will
have to be ampuated. Young Dunn
is probably fatally injured.
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ALLIES MAKE IMPORTANT
GAINS in GREAT OFFENSIVE

WITH THE BRITISH ARMS IN
THE FIELD. July II, via London
After the assault Of Monday night
the British remain in possession Of
ontelmaison, holding it against Ger
man counter attacks and furious shall
fire Fighting continued through the
night from Ovillers and IaBoiselle to
Trones wood. The British bombing
their way forward gained considera-
bly, in Marmetz wood and took all ex-
cept the points of the fiercely disput-
ed bear-shaped Trones wood, clearing
the way with each step toward the
German second line on the ridges be-
yond.
The infantry is at such close quar-,
tiers in the wood that the guns on
neither sidea re firing at the first line
for fear of hitting their own men.
Overhead shells are screaming past
into the reserves to keep assistance
from thosa in the front positions.
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% VICTIMS IN "a HOURS

NEW YORK, July 11.-Intense heat
today, added to the burdens of the
health authorities in their fight to
check took a toll of 80 lives in the
twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. m.
The depressing temperature, it was
explained, tends to reduce the ply
steal resistance of children against
possible contagion.
Federal and City officials took an
optimistic view Of the situation to-
night, Notwithstanding the fact that
1875 new cases has been reported, on
the ground that the cooperative work
of the various city departments has
resulted in preventing the epidemic
from spreading geographically
The campaign to educate dwellers
in the densely populated parts of the
city that cleanliness is the important
preventative to the disease, is having
such excellent results that health Of
ficials predicted tonight the usual
sumner epidemic of typhoid fever will
be diminished considerably.