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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

prison me. and which proofs positively
know do not exist
The affair. believe at this writing vii!
cost me my life. so vitality did Il stir my
anger. and here and now before my
strength fails. let me commend him to
the fullest limit of the law for punish
ment- He is as truly my murderer as IL
he had fired his gun, TO this / swear. and
his name is
There" finished the attorney, "the
letter ended. signed only by the hand
of death. leaving the greatest mystery
of the times. There was no trace Of
the young man with the pistol.
There has been found no trace Of
the immense bundle of banknotes, as
there could be found no record of their
numbers nor any word OF where Mr..
Whitby got them. There has been
found nothing, as all the world knows.
The estate has employed the best de-
tective talent of the country to no
avail There are no true clues. opin-
ions or theories. All are false when
applied"
With lightning rapidity Miss Ord
way had been following the attorneys
reading in shorthand in the red note
book.
"Ah!" she said with a breath of
satisfaction, that is excellent Excel
lent-and it closes the first matter of
which | spoke. Now for the second. .
She smiled into Mr. Farnsworth's
eyes in her own bewitehing manner as
she told the small lie, for there we're
no two matters upon which she had
sought intelligence, but one only and
that of so gigantic and uncertain a
nature that she felt as if she were
handling dynamite which might ex-
plode nny moment.
However, the air OF finality with
which she folded the notebook and
thereby seemed to dismiss the great
Whitby mystery deceived that shrewd
and far-seeing man, Farnsworth, him
self.
He saw no connection between her
two sets of questions when she. seem
ing to turn the trend of her own mind
into an entirely different channel, put
her next query.
And now. Mr.. Farnsworth." she
said briskly. what do you know OF
the name 'Sandry'?"
The lawyer was folding up his pa
pers and putting them carefully away
in the drawer.
"Sandrv? Why-not very much.
Miss Ordway. Simply that there is a
firm by the name of Sandry & Mussel
dorm which deals in fancy horses and
racing stock. They have magnificent
breeding farms in New Jersey and ara
rated as rather more than financially
solid. Mr.. Wilton Sandry. the senior
partner, is an old man, of very fine
presence. an invalid since three years
ago-tied to wheel chair in his man.
sion on Riverside drive. Musseldorn.
a clever man. extremely capable and
pleasant"
And is that all? Has this Mr.. VIII
ton Sandry any family?"
why. let me see-yes, / believe
there is a son, one son. The mother is
dead"
And where is this soar"
Il do not know. He has been in
Europe. believe. though 1t seems
TO me that he returned some time
ago."
"U'm," Miss ordway was saying to
herself-"a year in Europe. after col
lege."
Twenty minutes later the eminen;
lawyer walked down with her to where
her runabout waited.
AS she threaded among the teeming
traffic, Poppy ordway was saying to
herself, Wilton Sandry. financially
solid. James B. Whitby robbed by a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
CHAPTER XIX-continued.

But they say you're goin' to marry
that da-beg yer pardon-that Johnny
Eastern. That so? For Gods sake,
girl, don't say it,"
Hampden's red face was pale, and
she enjoyed seeing this coarse. bull
like man shaken to his foundations.
And what if it is?"
'I'lI kill him! So help me heaven.
I'll get him next-I tell you l can't
stand for that!"
Get him next time" she was saying
swiftly to herself, "oh, Hampden,
fancy there1l be a lot of getting
whether or not Walter Sandry wants
me to quit-now, after all I've gone
through with you to get my line staked
out!"
Aloud she said at the same time,
Not isn't true" And Hampden
caught her hand and kissed it.
March crawled by and April-May
came in with the feel and look of sum-
mer-as- it does in the western hills,
warm and bright and eternally sunny
Sandry wondered if 1t had ever rained
ANY exertion tired him cruelty. so he
loafed about the office, sat on the east
porch at the cook-shack, and talked
idly with the three women, for Poppy
Ordway, despite Ma Daily's coldness
and hints, and Siletz' silence, still
stayed on at the camp. Often Sandry
watched her with puzzled look in his
eyes which all her cleverness had
failed to fathom.
There was a slight constraint be.
tween them.
The work of the camp went on
we'll. A bunch of lumberjacks from
Sacramento had come in during April.
and Sandry took them on. The Port
land Lumber company received the
second raft, smaller one, by the
middle of May. and followed its re-
ceipt with another order that would
keep all hands and extra help at work
until August. The pressing mortgage
had been lifted by thai first big check
and the young owner felt his spirit
surging within him like the growing
year. His only worry was the fact
that Hampden was building track and
log-trail into the strip between camp
and the East Belt from the south.
He evidently meant to begin opera
tions under Sandry's very eyes.
Walter" asked Miss Ordway, how
long are you going to wait before let
ting me use my lever to pry Hamp-
den off"
She watched him with narrowed
eyes. The strange reticence, the en-
barrassed reserve that had fallen upon
Sandry of late and for which she could
not account. kept his glance from hers
as he answered:
Until am able to go to Salem"
The woman's exquisite cheeks
famed dull crimson under their rose
leaf pink-the heavy hue of anger
but she only smiled.
And 1 cannot help?" she asked wist-
fully.
Sandry laughed, constrainedly.
"Tu have to get him myself" he
reiterated. land | can't fight him with
nv fists-though. by heaven. I'd like
tot"
At that moment Siletz came around
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
COFFEE WAS 1T.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

All my life / have been a slave to
coffee. l kept gradually losing my
health, but l used to say nonsense, it
don't hurt me-
Slowly l was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
nervous force was shattered.
my heart became weak and uncer-
tain In its action and that frightened
me. Then my physician told me that
/ must stop drinking coffee or l could
never expect to be well again.
81 thought Of Postum but could
hardly bring myself to give up the
coffee.
Finally concluded that I owed it
to myself to give Postum trial. got
a package and carefully followed the
directions, and what delicious, nour-
ishing. rich drink 1t wasi Do you
know. found 1t very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum.
Almost Immediately after l made
the change l found myself better. and
as the days went by kept on improv-
ing. My nerves grew steady, / slept
well and felt strong and well-balanced.
Now the old nervousness is gone and
] am well once more"
1t pays TO give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison, for health
is the greatest fortune one can have.
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cerezl-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly In a cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
q delicious beverage instantly. 30c and
soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's = Reason" for Postum
sold by Grocers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
Pretudiced,

Whitney Warren was talking at the
Metropolitan club in New York about
the central empires submarine policy.
ANY American who supports that
policy" he said, ANY champion of the
sinkers of the Lusitania and Ancona,
must have taste like the old Scots.
can old Scot vas once boasting that
Scottish apples were better than our
splendid Oregon ones-our sweet,
juicy, enormous, red-cheeked Oregon
apples that sell in the restaurants of
Europe for 40 or so cents apiece.
"'Yes.' said the Scot. our Scottish
apples are the best
"'Come now said a fruit farmer.
you can't mean that
"'Yes, do mean it, said the Scot;
but maybe I'd better tell We, laddies.
that for my ain taste / prefer them
sour and hard"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
SYNOPSIS.
10

siletz of Daily's lumber camp directs
a stranger TO the camp, Walter Sandry
introduces himself to John Daily fore
man. as the Dillingsworth Lumber Co.
or most of it," He makes acquaintance
with the. camp and the work. In an en-
ergencY ne proves to the foreman that he
does not lack Judgment. Siietz tells him
or the Preacher. He discovers that Siletz
bears the sign of the Sietz tribe of In
dams and wonders what her surname is.
n the flush of tender moment he calls
her the Night Wind in the Pines" and
kisses her. Poppy Ordway, a magazine
writer from New York, comes to Daily's
10 get material for romance OF the lum-
Der region. Hampden of the Yellow Pines
Co. claims title to the East Belt and
sets up a cabin on IL. Sandry's
and Hampden's men fight over the dis
Euted tract The Preacher stops the fight.
Sandry finds that the deed TO the East
Belt has never been recorded. Poppy
dence. She tells Sandry that Hampden is
crooked and that she'll get him. Poppy
goes TO Salem in search of evidence
against Hampden. Sandry's men desert
him for Hampden. who has offered more
money. Siletz goes to her friends the
Siwashes and persuades them to work
Tor Sandry to save his contract. Poppy
tells Sandry that she has proof of Hamp-
oen's fling bogus entries in collision with
she commission. She sees Sletz and
Sandry talking together and becomes
jealous. The big timber raft IS started on
rs way. but is blown up and Sandry is
dangerously injured. Poppy insists on
taking care of Sandry and says she is his
promised wife. mo" cries Siletz, "he
kissed me and l am his woman" In San
dry's deiirium he gives Poppy a clue to
his past. On recovering Daily tells him of
the successful filling of his contract and
he says that he is going after Hampden
himself and get him straight" Ma
Daily shows Sandry Poppy's notes of his
den.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
THE HEART OF
NIGHT W(Nc51E
A STCRY OF THE Great NORTH WeSTV
BY VINGiE E. ROE AAz>hg- U
ILLUSTRATIONS ey ~ 0AlT=es r.
cQoNac4T 6Y Do02 nzE10 AND coize4NY
COoXI2CHT GY D0O2 MEAD AND cOMG4NY

the corner Of the house and Sandry's
eyes went TO her as helplessly as the
needle to the north and in them came
instantly an expression of wistful sad
ness.
That look sent a cold chill TO the
passionate heart of Poppy Ordway and
in a fash she made decision. The
danger in Siletz was drawing near,
she knew. though Sandry himself was
unaware of it.
so it's going to be a fight?" she
thought, while sick rage hurried her
breath; "all right! l guess I'll have
to use all my power"
Walter" she said suddenly, I'm
going east tomorrow.
Instantly he turned upon her, search
ing her face with startled eyes, and
though Miss Ordway was smiling
sweetly at the girl, she knew that his
face was going gray.
"Yes?" he asked unsteadily. The
tone pierced her heart with pain
that stung, but abe put it resolutely
aside She had determined to have
this man by fair means or foul and
she knew that in the future she would
repay him for any pain she might
cause in the process of winning him
Yes" she answered quietly. ''but
I'm coming back. l want to see my
publishers"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Drink a glass Of real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out poisons.

Life Is not merely to live. but to
live well, eat well, digest well, work
well. sleep well, look well. What a
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy it is If one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from a cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy
by opening the sluices of e.system
each morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should. each morning, before
breakfast, drink glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash from the
stomach. liver, kidneys and bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach. The &C
ton of hot water and limestone phos-
phate on an empty stomach is wonder
fully invigorating. 1t cleans out all the
sour lamentations, gases, waste and
acidity and gives one a splendid ap-
petite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water and
phosphate is quietly extracting large
volume of water from the blood and
getting ready for thorough flushing
OF all the inside organs.
The millions Of people who are both.
cred with constipation, bilious spells,
stomach trouble, rheumatism; others
who have sallow skins, blood disor-
ders and sickly compilations are urged
to get a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any store that handles
drugs which will cost very little, but
is sufficient to make anyone a pro-
nOunced crank ON the subject of in
ternal sanitation.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
The Cheerful Japanese Ad.

Japanese advertisers. according to
The Cosmopolitan" in the Boston
Evening Transcript. believe in lavish
use OF superlatives. The paper we
SELL" runs the announcement in a To
kyo stationer's window, rs as solid as
the hide of an elephant" step in
sidel" Is the call of big shop in the
same city. You will be welcomed az
fondly as a ray Of sunshine after a
rainy day. Our assistants ara as
amiabie as father seeking husband
for a dowerless daughter. Goods are
dispatched to customers houses with
the rapidity Of shot from the can
mons mouth"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

mana young man just home from a
year in Europe. after college, whose
father he had found bankrupt by un.
wise speculation Of a partner and the
said James b. Whitby. And Walter
Sandry in the Oregon hills mutters
of Ruined! Ruinedl Ana he does
not knowl' Legitimate II IS done
Iegitimately!' and 4 am the law this
night, James B. Whitby' All mel
r-Walter-heart of my heart
fire OF my blood-you're the man with
the pistol"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. ! used three boxes. That
is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned in its severity,
and by using another two boxes lit
tie later on, the pain left altogether
and | have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
ever can" podd's Kidney Pills, soc.
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi-
cine Co., Buffalo, ". Y.--Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

its last stages. I
tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes I
was somewhat re-
lieved and l stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring OF
the next year I
had another at
tn,lr 4 meat f1%
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

AS to what good taste is, who can
inform US? To say that it is the taste
of the best people does not gel US
much farther. for we have then to dis
cover who are the best people. And
is it the best people who have ever
lived that we must follow. or the best
people who are living now? The best
people nowadays would consider It
vulgar to get drunk at table: but the
best people of bygone times were of
a different opinion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
z PlurIbus unun.

The Latin phrase e Pluribus
Unum," means Prom Many, One" 1t
is the motto Of the United States, as
being one nation, though composed of
many states. The expression is found
originally in Latin poem entitled
"Moretum," supposed TO have been
written by the poet Virgil.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
Eor Euture Referenee.

Miss Ribbons 1.-THE typist) What
are you marking that baseball sched-
ule with blue pencil for. Adalbert?
Adalbert (the Office boyl-oh! I'm
jes' fixin' de dates when me granmud-
der's an grandfadder's funerals is
goin' ter take place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
Exeusable Ignorance.

But money talks. you know" re-
marked the man with the quotation
habit. "As a matter Of fact, | don't
know anything Of the kind, answered
the man with the fringe on the bot
tom Of his trousers. Il never was
able to get within speaking distance
OF it."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

Wilton" she gurgled. Il am yours!"
And he clasped her In his arms and
they we're married And II was all
as he had promised. for she spent her
honeymoon with Darnum and Nailey's
circus. where he had a steady Job
keeping mice away from the ele-
plants
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

The checks which pass through the
clearing house in London and New
York in one month in normal times ex
coed the valve of all the existing gold
and silver coin In the world,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
Daily Thouqht.

He that will not reason is a bigot;
be that cannot reason is a fool. and
he that dares not reason is a siave.-
Sir w. Drummond.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

Patience is fine" said Uncle Eben.
"ef it keeps man workin'. But 1t
amt much good eff 1t keeps him stick.
in to a crap game"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof. Aug. F. w. Schmitz. Thomas,
Okla, writes: II was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years.
When told | had Bright's Disease in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

IL is hard to convince a schoolboy
that summer vacation days are longer
than winter school days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-AdV.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

The man who always looks straight
ahead misses lot Of beautiful
scenery on the side.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

Just the same, we enjoy the praise
of men whom we despise
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

A small boy says the road to knowl-
edge has 100 many branches.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09

Ard when mans down he thinks
n is all up with him,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

that he be authorized to send Amer
lean troops over the border to clean
cut the bandit gangs. The state de-
partment will pass on the recommended
ton.
General Funston's dispatch added
that 80 long as the border Is shelter
for the band, they will continue to
harass our ranches and towns to our
chagrin. Brigadier General Pershing
reported that the Mexican consul at Ell
Paso thinks there should be no objec-
ton to american troops entering Mex
leo in pursuit Of Villa and that he
would wire his government recon-
nlending cooperation.
Colonel Slocum telegraphed a brief
report on the pursuit by the. American
troops. A request for further informa-
ton has been dispatched by General
Scott at the order of Secretary Baker.
The only information on that point at
the war department early today was a
report from Colonel Slocum, as fol
lows:
II sent three troops under Major
Tonpkins across the border. They
pursued Villa about five miles, driving
him into rough country, where he scat
tered after making one final stand
which stopped Tonrpkins' advance.
These three troops returned to Colum-
bus again In about three hours. Lost
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
SELECT DATES FOR.
LIVE STOCK SHOW.
COMMITTEE DECIDES ON OCT. 10
AND 10 FOR INSTITUTE
AND EXPOSITION.

The farmers Of the county were ac-
tive in Ottumwa Thursday and aside
from assisting in the organization of
the SEED corn association, committees
representing the Wapello county live
stock show and farmers institute de-
cided upon the dates for the big dual
show to be held this year.
October 10 to Is inclusive were
selected as the days for the holding of
the big agricultural and live stock
show and from now on there will be
meetings held by the various depart
ment heads TO arrange for the details
Of the fall exhibition. The early date
of the committee meeting was made
necessary because of the desire of the
secretary of the state agricultural de-
partment for the dates of the Wapello
county institute and show.
Committee to Meet Soon.
The committee on classification for
the two organizations will gather in
Ottumwa, March IS, at o'clock in the
rooms Of the Commercial association
to begin the work of this department
The members Of this committee are,
VIC. Arnold, chairman, D. A. Jay, G.
R. Giltner, w. B. Bonnifield, Paul
Chandler, E. N. Steiner, Felix Evans,
+. Mast, w. Nye and D. w. Johnson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
CONSUMER WORSE
THAN THE DAIRYMAN

Ames. March 1O.-"The consumer
more than the dairyman is respon-
sible for the high baby mortality in
this country due to poor milk is the
statement made by H. H. Kildee, head
of the dairy husbandry department at
Iowa State college.
IF people want better milk for their
babies they will have to pay for it,
In certified dairies eight or nine dis
tfnct operations are necessary before
the cow is milked Milk produced in
this manner costs about 13 cents a
quart to produce. This is IS to go
per cent more than is ordinarily paid
for milk in the average Iowa city
Then also, for the average farmer
dairyman to produce such milk is an
impossibility. People must realize
that to get the highest quality milk
they must get 1t from the man who
has it to sell and must pay his price"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
SPEND 100000 FOR
FOOD AND LAUNDRY

Iowa City, March 1O.-State Food
Inspector j.. S. Bittner, after survey
of Iowa universities twenty-four frater-
mites and sororities, announced that
the 500 members of those Greek letter
organizations expend annually for food
and laundering 100000. Since the
university has more than 5000 stud
ents, their. total expenditures for
"eats" and laundry would reach $780,.
900, if this average kept up. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that the nonfraternity
members Of the university spend less
for expensive edibles, and therefore
100000 is more likely to represent
the total, officials aver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
Stock Market

New York, March 10.-Stock prices
continued to advance today subject to
recessions due to realizing sales: Unit
ed States Steel led the list on its .ad-
vance to SAN and Zinc was next, rising
Q to the new price of SO, while Butte
and Superior added 4 at SO. Cruclple
and American and Baldwin Locomo-
tfyes were foremost among the war
shares at gains of / to points. Ma,
rine preferred supplemented It's Initial
rise and Mexican Petroleum made 'fuli
recovery, Bethlehem Steel opened down
8 to 4S1, soon rose to 495. Bonds were
easy.
some. hesitation resulting probably
from the situation in Mexico marked
the outset of today's stock trading but
the market strengthened later. Mexican
Petroleum declined points and Ameri-
can Smelling was slightly lower, with
fractional recessions in Baltimore ana
Ohio, New Haven and Central Leather.
Coppers, Marine preferred and BALDWIN
Locomotive advanced. Butte and Su-
perior. were quoted at s., a new hlgn
record.
The closing was irregular. Mexican
issues strengthened. s.-.. .- !