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danger, 1t is time to get action. What
was the quarrel about, between him
and Van Bruce?"
1t occurs to me that your son would
be a better source of information, -
said Brouillard, evading.
ivan Bruce has told me all he re-
members-Which isn't much. owing 80
his own beastly condition at the time
He says young Massinga1e was threat
eIing something-som in con-
nectiOn with the CorOnida grant-and
that he got the insane idea into his
head that the only way to stop the
threat was by killing Massingale."
The sandy gray eyes Of the million
afre promoter were shifting while he
spoke, but Brouillard fixed and held
Massingale threaten your son, Mr..
Cortwright?"
Il don't know" denied the promoter,
and he said it without finching hairs
breadth.
Then I can tell you" was the equal
ly steady reioinder. Some time ago
you lent David Massingale, through the
bank, pretty large sum of money for
development expenses on the Little
Susan taking a mortgage on every
thing in sight to cover the loan. But
when the railroad was an assured fact
he learned that the Red Butte smelt-
ers wouldn't take his ore, giving some
technical reason which he knew to be
a mere excuse"
Mr. Cartwright nodded. $50 far you
might be reading it out of a book"
'In consequence. David Massingale
nnds himself in a fair way to become
a broken man by the simplest Of com
mercial processes. The bank holds his
notes, which will presently have to be
paid. If he can't pay, the bank comes
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Copyright by Charles Scribner's Soma

At another time the engineer might
have felt the force Of the terseiy elo-
quent summing up of the accusation
against the Metropolitan attitude. But
now he was looking anxiously for Amy
Massingale or her escort, or both or
them.
Surely Smith wouldn't let her stay
down here a minute longer than 1t
took to get her away" he said impa-
tfently as a pair of drunken Cornish
men reeled out of Haley's place and
usurped the sidewalk Where was it
you saw them, Castner?"
"They were in front Of 'Pegleg
Johns in the next block. Miss Mas
singale was waiting TOR Smith who
was just coming out Of Pegleg's den
shaking his head. l put two and two
together and guessed they were look
ing for Stephen"
IF they went there Miss Amy had
her reasons. Let's try il" said Brouil-
lard, and he was halfway across the
street when Cashier overlook him.
Pegleg Johns barrel house and gam
bling rooms, and, though the daylight
was still strong enough to make the
electrics garishly unnecessary, the
orgy was in full swing, the rauCous
changing of a piano and the shuttle
and stamp of many feet drowning the
mOnotonOus cries of the sidewalk
barker" who was inviting all and
sundry to enter and join the dancers.
Cashier would have stopped to ques-
ton the "barker"-was, in fact, trying
TO make himself heard-when the
sharp crash Of pistol shot dominated
the clamor of the piano and the stamp
ing feet. Br0uillard made quick dash
for the open door of the neighbOrtng
barrel house, and Cashier was so good
a second that they burst in as one
man.
The dingy interior of Pegleg Johns,
which was merely barrel-lined vesti-
bule leading to the gambling rooms
beyond, staged tragedy. A handsome
young giant, out of whose face sudden
agony had driven the brOOding pas
sion of intoxicatiOn, lay, loose-fiung,
on the sawdust-coyered floor, with
Amy Massingale kneeling in stricken.
fearless misery beside him. Almost
within arms reach Van Bruce Cort-
wright, the slayer, was wrestling stub
bornly with Tig Smith and the fat
armed barkeeper, who were trying to
disarm him, his heavy face a mask of
irresponsible rage and his lips bub-
bling imprecatiOns.
Turn me loose" he gritted. "Ill fix
him so he won't give the governor s
snap away! He'll pipe the story of
the Coronida grant off to the papers
not if | kill him till he's too dead to
bury, / guess"
Cashier ignored the wrestling three
and dropped quickly on his knees be
side Stephen MassingaIe, bracing the
misery stricken girl with the needed
word of hope and directing her in low
tones how to help him search for the
wound.
But Brouillard hurled III self with
an oath upon young Cartwright, and 1t
was he, and neither the cattleman nor
the fat-armed barkeeper, who wrenched
the weapon out of Cortwright's grasp
and with 1t menaced the babbling muir
derer into silence.
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back on you as his indOrser, and you
fall back on your mortgage and take
the mine. Isn't that about the size of
it?''
1T is exactly the size of it. | do
want the Little Susan and I've got
good friend or two in the Red Butte
shelters who will help me get it."
Brouillard's black eyes were snap
ping, but his voice was quite steady
when he said: Thank you. That
brings us down to the mention of the
Coronida grant and Stephen Massin-
gales threat-which your son can't re-
member"
''Right-o," said Mr.. Cartwright, still
with predetermined geniality. What
was the threat?"
Il don't know, but the guessing list
is open to everybody. There was once
a grant of many square miles of noun
tain and desert somewhere in this re-
giOn made to one Don EstaciO de Mon
tarriba Coronida Like those of most
of the great Spanish land grants, the
described and"
Mr. Cartwright held up a fat hand
Il know what you're going to say.
But we went into all that at Washing
ton before we ever invested a single
dollar in this valley. AS you may or
may not know, the reclamation serv-
ice bureau tried to choke us off But
when it came down to brass tacks,
they lacked a witness. We may be in
the bed of your proposed lake, but
we're safely on COrOnida land"
80 you say" said Brouillard quietly,
and on the strength of that you have
been guaranteeing titles. Just there
is where Massingale comes in, imag-
inc. He has spent twenty years or
more in this region, and he knows
every landmark in it. What if he
should be able to put a lighted match
to your pile of kindling, Mr.. Cort,
wright?"
The promoter pulled himself erect
with grip on either arm of the chair.
"Brouillard, do you know what you
are talking about?" he demanded.
No; it is only guess. But as mat
tiers stand-with your son indictable
for an attempted murder if |
were you, Mr.. Cartwright, l believe
I'd give David Massingale a chance to
pay those notes at the bank"
And let him blackmail me? Not in
month of Sundays, Brouillard! Let
him sell his ore and pay the notes if
he can. If he can't, I'll take the mine -
All right" said the visitor placably.
You asked and I've answered. Now
let's come to something more vital to
both OF us. There is pretty persist
ent rumor on the street that you and
your associates succeeded in getting a
resolution through both houses of con
gress at the last session, appointing a
committee to investigate this COronida
claim right here on the ground. No,
body seems to have any definite de-
tails. and it possibly hasn't occurred
to anyone that congress hasn't been in
session since Mirapolis was born. But
that doesn't matter. The committee
is coming; you have engaged rooms
for 1t here in Bongras'. You are ex-
pecting the private-car special next
week"
"Well?" said the magnate You're
pretty good Kindergarten. But what
OF it,"
"Oh, nothing. Only | think you
might have. taken me in on the little
side play. What if l had gone about
town contradicting the rumor?''
why should you? It's true. The
congressional party will be here next
week, and nobody has made any secret
Of it."
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VIZ CHAPTER XIV
I \ Quicksands
~ -

A short week after the reclamation
service headquarters had been moved
from the log-built offices on the gov
eminent reservation to the commodi-
Gus and airy suite on the sixth floor of
the Niquoia building Brouiliard re-
ceived the summons which he had
been expecting ever since the night
of rioting and lawlessness which had
marked the close of the railroad cele-
ibration.
Mr.. Cartwright would like to see
you In his rooms at the Metropole,"
was the message the office boy brought,
and Brouillard closed his desk with
The shrewd-eyed tyrant of Mirapo-
lis was in his shirt sleeves, busily die
Eating to two stenographers alternate
~, when the engineer entered the third
room of the series; but the work was
suspended and the stenographers were
sent away as soon as Brouillard was
announced.
Well" was the milIionaire's greet
ing, you waited to be sent for, didn't
your
why not?" said BrOuillard shortly.
Il have my work to do and you have
yours"
And the two jobs are at opposite
ends Of the string, you'd say. Never
mind; we can't afford to throw each
other down, and just now you can
tell me a few things that l want to
know. How is young Massingale get
ting along?"
las well as could be expected. Car
ruthers-the doctor-says he is out of
danger"
HIM. 1t has been handed in to me
two or three times lately that the old
man Is out cunning for Van Bruce or
for me. Any truth in that?"
Il think not. Massingale Is a Ken
tuckian, and l fancy he is quite capa-
BILE Of potting either one or both Of
you for the attack on his son. But so
far he has done nothing-has hardly
left Steve's bedside"
Mr.. J. Wesley Cartwright flung him.
self back in his luxurious swing chair
and clasped his pudgy hands over the
top Of his head where the reddish-gray
hair was thinning reluctantly.
I've been putting it off to see which
way the cat was going to jump" he al
United. If Young Massingale is out Of
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you, Victor Br'uiilard, you're a man
ever single mill-run of you'll" he burst
out. But Brouillard shook his head
gravely
mo, Mr.. Massingale, I'm the little
yellow dog you mentioned a while
back" he asserted, and then he went
to ger tue money.
Left alone in the small retiring room
Of the bank where the business had
been transacted David Massingale
took the sheaf OF bank notes from his
pocket with trembling hands, fondling
1t as miser might. Twice the old
man made as If he would turn toward
gray-blue eyes was the reminding
flame of passion long denied But
in the end he thrust the tempting
sheaf back into the inner pocket and
went resoluteiy to the cashiers coun
ter window, finding Schermerhorn, the
president. sitting at the cashiers desk.
tive come to take up them notes O.
mine with John Wes.' name On EN-"
Massingale began, pulling out the thick
sheaf Of redemption money
HIN, yes, here they are. Brought
the cash, did you? The Little Susan
has begun to pan out, has it? l didn't
know you had commenced shipping ore
yet?"
I'VE haven't" David Massingale
made the admission and regretted it in
one and the same breath.
you've borrowed to meet these
notes?" queried the president, look
ing up quickly. THAT won't do, Mr.
Massingale; that won't do at ALL We
can't afford to lose an old customer
that way. What's the matter with our
money? Doesn't it look good 10 you
any more?"
Massingale stammered out some
thing about Cashier Hardwick's per
emptory demand of few hours earlier,
but he was not permitted to finish.
"Of course, that Ia all right from
Hardwicks point of view. He was
merely looking out for the maturing
paper. How much more time will you
need to enable you to get returns from
your shipments? Sixty days? All
right, you needn't make out new notes;
I'll indorse the extension on the back
of these, and I'll undertake to get
Cortwright's approval myself. No; not
word, Mr.. Massingale. AS long as
you're borrowing, you must be loyal
and borrow of Us. Good afternoon
Come again when we can help you
out"
David Massingale turned away.
dazed and confused beyond the power
Of speech. When the mists Of astound-
ment cleared he found himself in the
street with the thick wad Of bank
notes still in his pocket Suddenly,
out of the limbo tnto which two years
of laborious discipline and self-denial
had pushed 1t stalked the demon of
the ruling passion. mighty, overpower-
ing, unconquerable. The familiar
street sights danced before Mas
singale's eyes, and there was a drum
ming In his ears like the fall of many
waters. But above the clanior rose
the insistent voice OF the tempter, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
CHAPTER XVII
The Abyss

1t was at early ndle-lighting in
the evening of the day of renewed and
unbridled speculation In Mirapolis
front feet" that BrouilIard, riding thes
piebald range pony On which he had
been making an inspection round Of
the nearer Buckskin ditchers' camps,
topped the hill In the new, nigh pitched
road over the Chigringo shoulder and
looked down upon the valley electrics
Brouillard let the pony set its own
pace on the down-hill lap to the finish,
freshened himself at his rooms In the
NiQuoia building. and went to the
metropole to eat his dinner with Muir
ray Grislow as his vis-a-vis The buzz
ztng throngs In the Metropole cafe and
lobby annoyed him, and even Grislow's
quiet sarcasm as applied to the days
bubble blowing failed to clear the air.
At the club there was the same atmos-
phere Of unrest; an exacerbating over
charge Of the suppressed activities Inn.
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NJ. M. CORNER.
One Christmas Day, Forty Years Ago

[ had ben away teaching and had
come home for my Christmas vaca-
ton. Home" was where my oldest
brother and his wife lived-my young
glad to see me; my little brother drew
time was proud and happy to be
able to bring them each a present
l knew they were all pleased, and
glad to see me; my little bdother drew
himself up proudly saying, Don't you
think I've growed?' and l was glad
to get home too, and yet there came
over me lonely feeling 1 could not
define. Was it because no one had
thought of giving me a present? l
said to myself that 1 didn't care, and
yet | did, and must have betrayed my
feelings in looks and actions. Oh,
why didn't 1 get the little ones to-
gether and riay with them the games
l had brought, instead of moping over
book? l didn't even notice that my
dear little sister of twelve years had
slipped from the room and there she
had been sitting upstairs in the cold
for two hours trying to make me a
present Somewhere she had seen
fancy (?l basket, constructed of wire
rings wound and festooned with mar
This proved too big an undertaking
so she left it and made pin cushion.
When at last she appeared l could
have laughed in spite of my disagree
able mood, at the poor basket, but l
took it saying l would finish it some
time, and the little pin cushion 1
should always, keep-and so l have
come across it occasionally and my
mind goes back to those times of lonli-
ness and hardship which the little ones
need not have felt if their older sister
had been real mother to them as
she might have been.
Perhaps my mother foresaw some
thing of this on that last day. l over
heard her say to the kind neighbOr
who stood by her bed, "If it wasn't for
my children!" Perhaps if she had
talked more with us and we had un-
derstood her love and sympathy, it
would have been better. J.F.R.
BE kind to each other;
The nights coming on:
When friend and when brother
Alike will be gone
When nearing the close
How sweet to have earned
The blest recollection
OF kindness returned. Sci
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THE CHRISTMAS RUSH

In most lines of business the past
season of Christmas trade in Wausau
has been record breaker and all
of the stores have shown unusual ac-
tivity. While there was let up in
the stores on Sunday, of course, and on
Christmas day, the amount of pack
ages which continued to come through
the mail and the express offices, was
showing that business
was as rushing elsewhere as here.
On Saturday many automobiles and
other rigs were pressed into service
at the post Office to deliver parcels
which took up goodly part of the
storage room at the government
building. Postmaster Ryan engineer
ed things personally and nothing was
left over, but every package on hand
was delivered before Sunday evening.
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First publication Dec. ~. last JAM
Notice Of Final Account and to Deter
mine Inheritance Tax

State of Wisconsin. County Court, Marathon
County.
Ia the matter of the estate Of In Probate
Hortense Lambert, Deceased -
term of the County Court. 10 be held IN ana
for said county. at the Court House ln thg
City of Wausau, in said county on the thIu
Tuesday (being the 18th day. OF January, =.
or as soon thereafter as the same can De
heard. the following matters will be 2eaIu
ard considered
The application of z. c. Lambert Admins
traitor of the estate of Hortense Lau efL
deceased. late of the City OF Wausau IN say
county. for the examination and allowance
his final account, which account is nov "
file in said court. and for the assignment y,
the residue Of the estate of said dece sea "
such persons as are By law entitled THERETO
Dated December 10. A. ID. 1916.
BY the Court
II. r. BUMP, Judge.
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HOM'S THIS 2

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Cough Medicine for Children

Mrs. Hugh Cook. Scottsville, Ny.
says: About five years ago when we
were living in Garbutt, n. Y. I doc
tored two of my children suffering
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Kennedy and found it just as repre-
scented In every way. 1t promptly
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NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the Mara
thon County Agricultural Society will
De held in the Supervisors room in
the Court House on Thursday. January
4th, az 1880 p. m, to elect a board
OF directors and TO transact any other
business that may come before il.
ozb-zw ]. %. Christie. Secy
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Sheriffs Sale.
state of Wisconsin. In Circuit Court, Mara
thon County.
Louis Barthels,
Plaintiff,
VS..
John Prast. Clara Prast
and Julius Kittel,
Defendants

Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF
Judgment OF foreclosure and sale, rendered ~
favor of the plaintiff and against the defend
ants in the above entitled action on the l3lh
day of September, 1915 and docketed in me
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on SAID
day. /. fhe undersigned Sheriff OF Marathon
County, Wisconsin,, will offer for sale and sell
at public auction TO the highest bidder l0r
cash. at the West door of the Court House. IN
the City of Wausau. in said County and state,
on the Sth day of January. 1917, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon of said day, all the right, TUE
and interest of the defendants in the following
described premises named in said judgment
or so much thereof as may be sufficient 10
raise the amount due to the plaintiff for prin,
cipal, interest and costs, including the coslsol
sale. to-wit:
The North Half of the Northwest quarter Of
Section Twenty-three (23). In Township (Dg
North. Of Range Eight 90 East
Dated at Wausau, Wis, this 10th day Oh
November, 1916.
FRED T.. SCHROEDER,
Sheriff of Marathon County, WIS
BROwE, PRADT &-GENRICH,
init pc A
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NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National bank of
Wausau,, Wis, will be held in the Of
fees of the bank on Tuesday, Jan.
9, 1917, at seven o'clock for the cleo
ton of directors and such other bust
ness as may come before the meeting.
All stockholders are requested to be
present. A. HI. Grout,
Dated, Dec. 5, 1916. d5tf Cashier.
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First publication Dec, %. last Jan. 9.
State of Wisconsin in County Court Marathon
County.

oUdIU OF " IoCUIIoIH III OUUHJy OUUII MdFdIIIUH
County.
File No 5299
In the Matter of the VIII of Caroline
Muenchow. deceased
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the County Court in and for the
County of Marathon, to be held at the court
house in the city of Wausau i'm said county
on the fourth Tuesday of January. 1917, the
The application OF Henry Muenchow pray
ing that the records and proceedings had in
amended SO as to conform to the truth and
the facts in describing the real property left
by said deceased and for such order and
judgment in connection Herewith as upon
full hearing the court may deem just and
proper
Dated this 23rd day of December,
By the Court.
HENRY MILLER f. f. BUMP,
County Judge,
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Summons

summons
State of Wisconsin, Municipal Court: Mars-
thOn County.
FRANCES MAYER, Plaintiff
VS..
JOSEPH MAYER. Defendant J
The state of Wisconsin to the said defendant:
You are hereby summoned TO appear, within
twenty days after the service of this summons
exclusive of the day of service. and defend
the above entitled action in the Court afore-
said. and in case of your failure so TO do.
judgment viii be rendered against you ac-
cording TO the demand of the complaint. of
which copy is herewith served upon you.
PATRICK T. STONE.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. o. Dunbar Block, Wausau. Marathon
County. Wisconsin.