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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

dreary. In the afternoon Mrs. J. Y.
was besieged to surrender the house
and finally did. Alan had gone to his
room and closed the door. The captain
was plunged in invulnerable slumber.
Somebody raped at Alan's door and
he called, "Come in." The door opened
and revealed Nance, junior. Behind
her was a giggling, whispering throng.
The spirit of fun danced in Nance's
eyes. Her cheeks were flushed and
her golden head was in disarray. "Oh,
Cousin Alan" she cried, "grandma's
given us leave for hide and seek and
we're all going to play except mother
and grandma and the captain. Please
come, too, Cousin Alan"
From behind her came a modified
echo, "Pleath do, Couthin Alan" Alan
smiled and laid down his book. can
right" he laughed.
Maple House was rambling abode
that had grown and spread like the
giant naples that sheltered it. In what
age the captain had demanded wing
or some bygone Nance nursery for
her children was chronicled in the an
nails Of the house itself, to be revealed
only to the searching, architectural
eye. The key to the rambling struc-
ture lay in the thick-walled dining
room; the parlor, one bedroom and the
kitchen.
From the nucleus Of these four
rooms Maple House had grown, i'm
posed and superimposed, until it over
flowed the arbitrary bourne Of kitch-
ems and front doors and like some
mounded vine rippled off on all Sides
in vast living room, sunny nurseries
and broken fringe of broad verandas.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
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One day in midsummer Alan, to his
disgust, was summoned peremptor1ly
by McDale s. McDale. Half an hours
consultation was all they required and
Alan was pleased to find as he left
their Offices that he still had plenty
of time to catch the early train back to
Red HILL There were only two after
noon trains for that difficult goal.
AS he strolled up the avenue he was
arrested by the sight Of tall figure
standing on the curb watching the
swirl of the traffic. The figure was
dressed in heavy whipcord suit and
a Stetson hat uncompromisingl
domed in the very form in which it
had been blocked by the makers. A
street gamin yelled, eli! fellers, look
what's got away from Buffalo Bill?
Kemp gazed sad-eyed but unmoved
over his dropping mustaches, doubt
less mourning the passing Of the shoot
ing iron and the consequent unanswer-
able affronts of a fostered civilization.
Alan elbowed his way across the
stream of pedestrians and clutched him
by the arm. Kemp whirled around as
if to meet attack, but smiled when he
saw Alan's face. II was jest calcu-
latin on roundin' you up," he drawled.
'Where did you come from? Where
are you off to 2" cried Alan, and without
waiting for an answer he hailed cab,
hustled Kemp into it and ordered it
to his club. He forgot his early train.
In the club lobby Kemp surrendered
his hat reluctantly to the ready attend
ant and followed Alan across soft car
pets to quiet corner where two enor-
nous chairs seemed to be making con-
fidences to each other. One could
imagine them aggrieved at being inter-
rupted and sat upon.
"Well, Kemp" said Alan, "I'm glad
to see you. What's yours?"
Frye nd a chaser" said Kemp.
"Same for me, waiter" ordered
Alan. ''Now, Kemp, tell me all about
it."
ssI Just blowed in from Lieber's, Mr..
Wayne, and I'm headed west"
"How's Lieber and where's Gerry?
Did Lieber get my cable?"
Kemp looked sadly out through the
window. .Lieber's dead"
dead? Lieber dead?"
Kemp nodded. II found him with
everything fixed for kickin' the bucket.
He knew what was the matter, but he
didn't tell me what it was. Said 1t
had been comm on him for some while
an thet the want no hep for 1t. But
he got your cable, Mr.. Wayne, and he
wanted should tell you that what you
done want wasted. He said there
WANT nothin' thet could hep him
through the way that cable did. He
said 1t was the passpo't he'd been
waitin' for an tibet you want to think
it come too late. because be reckoned
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
PAT ROSE TO THE OCCASION
Lookout's Appeal Did Not Fall or
Deaf Ears, as Far as Irish
man Was Concerned.

Twas off the coast of dear old Ire
land, and the steamship was q tribe
off it's course. 1t had, in fact, taken
the wrong turning.
Breakers ahead! We are lost!
yelled the lookout from his point OF
vantage in the bows.
''Begorra T" cried the Irish cook,
''we're not lost if that will save u.s."
And he seized q Delaying pin and hit
the lookout such blow as completely
to daZe the man.
'.How dare you?" beloved the cap
tain, angrily. "Why did you strike
that man?'
"WeI," replied Pat, she yelled,
Break us head or we are LOST! and,
sure, l did it, sir. And I'll break a
dozen, sir, If that'1l save the ship, be
dad!"
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kiIties the Middle Sex.

The following incident has been re-
lated by Capt. Alexander Weel, Thir-
teenth battalion, Canada expedition
airy forces, Royal Highlanders Of Can
ada:
1.-The majority of the people in
France look at the kilties with awe.
After gazing at US for some time one
of the women remarked that the crazy
English were sending women over to
fight for them; the second quickly re-
piled that that couldn't be so, for
there was q man with beard. AT
that a third woman shook her head
rather solemnly for few moments
and then suddenly exclaimed rather
loudly: I have it; they are the mid
dle-sex.'"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

to me at tines Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and want to thank
you for the good they have done me. l
have had quite bit of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say why do you
look so young and well?' / owe it all
to the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies.
Mrs. RoBT. SToPIEL, Moore Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
tiers written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have any symptom about which
YOU would like to know write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free OF
charge.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

There were hooks that were satisfied
and held back from further encroach-
ment and there were outstanding cor
ners that jutted boldly out over the
sloping lawns and threatened further
raid.
Inside, the paths of daily life ran
clearly enough through the maze, but
on their TANKS hung many somber
den for ambush or retreat. Cavernous
closets, shadowy corners, numbered at
tics and half-forgotten interstices OF
discarded space opened dark gorges to
the intrepid, and threatened the nery-
Gus and unwary with what they might
bring forth The gods of childhood's
games themselves could not have
builded better scene for that most
palpitating of sports, hide and seek
on a rainy day.
Alan soon entered into the spirit or
the game. He found himself recollecr-
ing things about Maple House that he
had more than half forgotten; strange
byways under the roof; vacant cham
Der, 4Turuou lulO d tIuuh AOOAu OCSeA ooS
one by one 1t had been robbed of Its
windows; and lastly the little attic
that had been, as it were, left behind
wall.
Through this dreamland Of hun
dred children fitted, the brood QfSthe
day, marshaled rather breathlessly by
Glenn and Alan Anxious whispers,
the scurrying. of lightly-shods feet then
sudden silence but for the futelike
counting Of some Juvenile It;Iwere fol
loved by sudden screams and a wild
race for the goal. Maple House had
never countenanced the effete and di-
luted sport of I Spy; It was all for
hide and seek, where you had to hold
your man when found or beat him
to the goal. -
Great was the excitement when the
littlest 1t of all caught Cousin Alan
by q tackle around the ankle that
spoke a volume Of promise for the
littlest It's academic career and
~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

Clem's was not the only troubled
heart on the HILL At The Firs Mrs.
Lansing moved restlessly from room
to room and stopped often to read and
re-read a crumpled note-Gerry's note
to Alix. #N 49,
Alix was still in town. Mrs. Lam
sing had written to her and then wired.
Alix replied telling her not to come,
that she wished to be alone. For hours
at a time Mrs. Lansing replaced the
nurse at Gerry, juniors, side. He
helped her. She felt that he could help
Alix.
She was almost glad when he devel-
Oped some trifiing ailment becoming
to his years. She wired again and this
time Alix came, frightened. Alix was
like q wilted flower, but she braced
herself until Gerry, junior, recovered
into his healthy self. Then she dropped
once more and refused to be COM
forted.
If it had not been for Alan, Alix'
trouble would have cast gloom over
the rest of Red Hill, but 1t was known
that Alan had sought out Mrs. Lam
sing and told her that not even he
knew just how Gerry's battle stood,
but that he did know that there was
battle and that Gerry would surely
come back as soon as he had fought
his way clear.
So the Hill in general went almost
untroubled on its way trying to forget
that it was still awaiting fuifillment,
and even Alix began to CLEAN little
comfort from the thought that hope
was but deferred. Her heart was sick.
her faith weak, but hope still lived
She chung through the long days to
Gerry, junior, and waited.
At Maple House the beating Of
young hearts amounted to a. din, but
# was suddenly stilled by a day Of
dreuching rain. After the very tame
excitement of seeing J. Y. and the
Judge off for the city, gloom settled
In the faces of the children. Cousin
Tom, in rubber boots and coat, came
down the road from Elm House to
find company for misery. The barn
was requisitioned and became the
scene of a subdued frolic, but 1t at
forded meager diversion The hay
was not In yet, the empty lofts were
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

brought q glow or achievement TO his
perspiring face. Alan was placed at
the newell at the foot Of the great stair
case and duly admonished in treble
voices not to look. The treble voices
rained excited instructions on him, car
ried away by youths confidence in it's
ability to teach it's grandmother how
to suck eggs. Alan started to count
slowly in sonorous tones. With last
shrek and the patter Of many feet the
trebles faded away into silence.
Alan crept stealthily up the stairs.
Out of the corner of his eye he caught
sight of the twitching jumpers of the
littlest, who was too fat to quite fit the
retreat he had chosen. But Alan did
not quite see until it was too late The
littlest exploded the vast breath he
had been holding in and plunged head
long down the stairs. AS he rolled by
the newell he stuck out sturdy arm
and held fast. He shouted a pean OF
victory and once more palpitating 81
lence fell on the house.
Alan wondered if he could find the
way to the little attic. He hurried
along the twisted halls, up tiny flight
Of steps, turned, dived through low,
narrow tunnel and threw open the
ong-forgotten door. 1t was as though
he had suddenly opened portal on his
own childhood. A great, pensioned
rocking chair held the middle of the
floor as within his ken it always had
held it. Ancient garments hung from
pegs on the walls and from hooks on
the rafters. A box or two and more
disabled furniture Uttered the floor.
The whole was family lit up by the
light from a little dormer window.
Nothing stirred. Alan drew long
breath. He was not disappointed. No
one had thought to come here but him
self.
Suddenly bit of the pendent ward
robe was flung aside and an apparition
dashed for the door. Alan sprang in
front Of it, threw his arms around it,
held it tight. It struggled, laughed,
ceased to struggle, and looked up as
Alan looked down. Clem's face was
very near to his. Her body, still throb-
bling with excitement, was in his arms
Alan felt such rioting surge in his
blood as he had never known before
He wanted to kiss Glen. He felt that
he must kiss her, that there was not
strength enough left in him to do any
thing else. Then his eyes met hers
and he forgot himself and remembered
Glenn. His soul cried, "Sacrilege," and
he dropped his arms from about her
and stepped back.
Glenn stood before him, dazed. She
was in her stockinged feet. In each
hand she held a little slipper. Her
eyes were big and full Of the soft re-
proach of the MORALLY wounded. Alan
felt ashamed and looked away. He
had to break the silence. SWELL, you're
caught" he said lamely.
Glenn dropped one slipper, threw up
her hand and brushed the disordered
hair from her forehead. eyes, I'm
caught" she said, and her lip trembled
on the words.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

leTeu Win leIIldI6
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
I could just tear
everything to pieces
and l would ache all
over and feel so sick
that l would OF
want anyone to talk
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
SociabilitY.

'T hope you are not one of those
men who go home and find fault with
the dinner"
''No," answered Mr.. Growcher; 'my
wife and l eat at a restaurant where
We can both find fault
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

What is prettier than the
awakening love in fine young
woman and her artless coquetry
In leading the object of her af-
lection up to proposal Of mar
riaqe? And what is more I'M
pleasant to witness than her re-
buff by a man who fails to- un-
derstand?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

The chronic borrower has one re-
deeming feature at least-he never
strikes a man that is down.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

High Explosive Necessary.
Edith--If you didn't want Mr.. Bore
leigh to stay so late why didn't you
drop hint?
Dropping a hint wouldn't
move him-unless It was made Of dT
aamite.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
|. OWE
MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkhan's Veg
etable Compound.

Washington Park, Ill -"I am the
mother of four children and have suf-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

Kemp is simple soul, for all
his travels. Will AiIx be able
to worm out Of him the facts
about Gerry's affair with little
Margarita and s'the boy" In
= South America?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20
hluh Explosive Necessary.

&A4**AA&A ~ ~ *k*NNAHAASAA ~
(TO> BE CONTINUED.)
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20

Clem's was not the only troubled
heart on the Hill. At The FRS Mrs.
Lansing moved restlessly from room
to room and stopped often to read and
re-read a crumpled note-Gerry's note
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-20


devouring sacrifice Of cake. Charlie
Sterling lay full length on the ground
while his brood, with shrill cries at his
frequent eruptions, buried and re-
buried him with sofa pillows. Nance,
Alan and Glen slipped tea and cheered
on the children's efforts.
Kemp turned a twinkling eye on
Mrs. j. Y. II amt sayin', ma'am, tibet
| this mixture is my usual bev'rage, but
a man don't expect to have his usual
handed down FIN a pulpit, and like
| wise I see no call for folks turnin' their
front lawns into BAR
Kemp could feel scene; his strange
nature was moved at finding itself
rubbing elbows with such a group
and when Kemp was moved he al
ways talked to hide his emotion. Mrs.
J. US kindly eyes led him on, made
him feel weirdly akin to those quiet,
contented men and women and clean
frocked, rosy-cheeked children frolick-
| ing against the peaceful setting Of
shady trees, old lawns and the ram
bling house that staidly watched them
like some motherly hen, wings out
spread. ever ready to brood and shell
ter.
Kemp's eyes left Mrs. j. Us face
and swept over the scene again.
"Speakin' OF bars" he went on in his
soft drawl, II don't think missus
ever has no call to handle drinks over
an above what goes In md out Of q
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-06-21
SHUTDOWN NEWS

Martin Christensen made a
business trip to Redwood Falls
Monday.
A baby girls was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Skow Tues
day, June, Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Olson
Of Storden were guests of Sun
down relatives Sunday.
Peter In l'sten purchased an
Oakland automobile from the
Mowry agency in Springfield
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hansen
were the guests of Lamberton
friends last Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Lena Bredvold left Mon
day for Mandan, N. D.
Lewis Hojem and Einar Show
made a business trip to Wa
basso Saturday.
The Misses Rasmussen left
Monday for their home at Ma
della.
Ole C. Olson and Ole P. Oh
son left Friday for a visit with
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-06-21
HITCHCOCk'S
OLD RELIABLE
DRUG STORE
BELVIEW EVENTS

Joseph Danielson, candidate
for representative and C. w, Bu-
len postmaster at Walnut Grove,
were here Monday, the former
in the interests of his candidacy
and the latter to visit friends.
A. Thierstrup, of Echo, was a
. business caller here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Berg, of
Whitehall, Wis, are visiting Mr..
Berg's sister, Mrs. P. Fossum.
Denver Williams, of Stuart,
n. D. and Miss Belle Gibbs,
daughter of A. 0. Gibbs of this
place were married at the brides
home, by the Rev. McCauseland
Of Wood Lake Tuesday. The
newly welded couple left Friday
for their future home in Stuart,
n. D., where the groom has a
large farm.
Carlyle Rain and Refer Cry
ting were county seat visitors
Monday.
S. F. Peterson made a trip to
St. Paul last week and returned
to Delhi with a car of thirty
seven steers which he placed
in his pasture near Bells
Ferry for the season.
Burglars broke into the local
meat market some time Friday
night and opened the safe COM
bination, extracting some S37
therefrom. They then made good
their escape. It is not known
whether professionals or local
talent did the job.
August Fredericksen and wife
were Belview shoppers the first
of the week.
Miss Ida Darud and her moth
er left Thursday for Granite
Falls and Montevideo where they
will visit relatives, afte- which
Miss Darud will return to Sisse-
ton, S. D. to resume her Fro.
fession of trained nurse in the
hospital at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Biggers
and Mrs. Ivie Poe Simpson were
business callers at Marshall last
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Steelbal
are entertaining a daughter
from Illinois.
Miss Clara Loken is now
home after spending some time
in Echo and Clarified.
Albert Monsoon, real estate
dealer from Minneapolis, attend
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WANDA WANDERINGS

Ed. Homie and family Of New
Ulm were guests at the VIM.
Homie home this week.
J. Balfany and son returned
from Mankato Thursday. III
Miss Gertrude Eichten re-
turned Sunday from a short
visit with friends at Sleepy Eye.
o. C. Kuehn and family were
Lamberton callers Wednesday
evening.
H. Bergens from Minneapolis
was in town Wednesday.
Miss Nora Jacobsen from
Mankato was the guest Of Miss
Alvina Hesse the past week.
Mrs. C. Otto and children re-
turned from Morgan Wednesday.
| Miss Julia Lindquist Of Man.
kato is a guest at the P. Doepke
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Doepke were
callers at Lamberton Saturday.
Rev. Schultz left for Clements
Saturday.
A. Spalding and family were
in Lamberton Saturday.
Mrs. J. Balk died Tuesday OF
pneumonia after an illness of a
few weeks. The funeral was
held Friday.
VIM. Homie and family were
Lamberton visitors Sunday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. F. x. Schlump-
berger and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Noel
ter were New Ulm visitors Mon
day.
/ Ben Ruby was seen in LAM
berton Sunday. !.
j. Pelzel purchased Paige
46 from the Wanda Garage last
week.
J. Lindquist ST.. from Mankato
visited with relatives here Sat-
urday and Sunday. +,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. CORES were
Sanborn callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Eichten
were New Ulm visitors Satur-.
day and Sunday.
o. C. Kuehn was a caller at
Redwood Falls Saturday.
P. Doepke and family were
callers at the ]. Pelzel home.
Sunday.
Leo Timm purchased a new
Ford from the Wanda Garage
last week.
Hilarius Leuther from Pairie
Du Chene is home for a visit
with his parents.
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MORGAN NEWS

William and John Kilgas Wis
tied at Sleepy Eye Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Sasse visited at
Redwood Falls Monday.
Herbert Otto left for Mime
apolis Monday where he will
spend a week visiting friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Nell, of
Sleepy Eye, arrived here the
first part of the week to make
their home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Kohls of Eden.
The German Methodist Sun
day school picnic took place at
the Chas. Albrecht farm Fri
day, June 10th. A large crowd
attended and a good time was
reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Marx re-
turned the first of the week
from Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Koehn left
for Sleepy Eye Tuesday where
they visited friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Ella Kohls returned last
Monday from Sleepy Eye where
she spent a few days visiting
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Picker left
for Sleepy Eye Monday where
they visited relatives. While
there they attended the wedding
!, of a neice.
A. p. Metag went to st. Pau
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REDWOOD Us. SANBORN
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 18th AT 23o NJ

relatives at Bowbells, N. D.
Miss Pauline Fratzke left
Monday for her home at Hut
Crimson.
Miss Dena Rasmussen came
down from Madelia Saturday
for weeks visit with her sis
ter who has charge of the Eng
lish classes at the parochial
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Peterson
and daughter came down from
Westbrook Wednesday for q
visit with friends.
The sum Of SAT was taken i'm
by the Girls Society at the sale
at Otto Pederson's last We'd
nesday.
The parochial school closed
Friday and Sunday afternoon
the children held a program at
the church and afterward en-
joyed a picnic at the Jensen
home.
Mrs. Michael Skones and lit
tie son of Missoula, Mont, ar
rived here Monday for an ex-
tended visit with friends and
relatives.
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forenoon. A picnic dinner will
be served at noon.
Mrs. Henning Vogland and
children went to Minneapolis
Saturday for weeks visit with
relatives.
Hans Freis and daughter of
Minneapolis are spending a few
days at the c. C. Bell home this
week.
Harold and Don Leonard are
spending a few days in Redwood
Falls the guests of their friends,
Clifford and Gerald Engeman.
VIM. Stronach, who has been
in Montana the greater part of
the spring, returned home Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chroup,
Angeline Chroup Of Morton and
the Misses Viola and Edna Calf
ney Of North Redwood were
Sunday callers at the O. A
Bramsche home.
J. F. Buffers and wife Of Rem.
vile were callers at the VIM
Parker home Sunday.
Mrs. ]. Hanson, Of North Da
kota, Mr.. and Mrs. Halvor John
son and Miss Nina Hjeldness OIL
Belview were Sunday visitors al
the Ole Knudson home.
The Young Women's Clul
were royalty entertained at thu
home Of Mrs. H. F. johnson
Monday afternoon.
Quite a number from here
attended the band concert ant
picnic at the Belview bridge Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kuenzli and Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Mclean of Red
wood Falls visited relatives her,
Sunday.
w. H. Clatworthy, of Mime
apolis, filled the pulpit in tn
Presbyterian church Sunday. MI
Cobb of the Anti-Saloon Leagu
will be present next Sunday
June 25.
Mrs. Ambrose Kahnke an
children of Galloway, Mimi, ar
visiting at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mertens.
Albert, Edwin and David Mon
son departed Monday for Madi
son, S. D. for a few days visi
with relatives.
DR.. Emma Aldrich, Of Bel
view, was a business caller her
Monday.
George Chroup, Of Morton
was a caller here Sunday even
: ing.