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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

Il shall manage very well. l shan't
be there more than a day or two-till
the next steamer sails"
Il see." There had sounded in her
tone fnality which signified desire
to drop the subject. None the less he
pursued mischievously: Permit me to
wish you bon voyage, Miss Bannon-
and to express my regret that circum-
stances have conspired to change your
plans
She was still eying him askance, du-
biously, as if weighing the question of
his acquaintance with her plans, when
the fiacre numbered from the Rue Vivi-
enne into the Place de la Bourse
rounded that frowning pile, and drew
up on it's north side before the blue
lights of the all-night telegraph bureau
with permission" Lanyard said,
But I'll direct the cocher very care
fully to the Care du Nord. Please don't
even tip him-that's my affair. No,
not another word of thanks; to have
been permitted to be of service-it is
a unique pleasure, Miss Bannon. And
so, good night
With an effect that seemed little
less than timid the girl offered her
hand.
Thank you, Mr.. Lanyard" she said
in an unsteady voice. 81 am sorry
But she didn't say what it was she
regretted, and Lanyard, standing with
barred head in the driving mist, touched
her fingers coolly, repeated his fare
wells, gave the driver both money and
instructions, and saw the cab lurch
away before he turned toward the tel
egraph bureau.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
After a little pause he commented:

After little pause he commented:
THAT does ccmplfcate matters, doesn't
it?
What am to do? can't go back
/ won't! Anything rather You may
judge how desperate am when l pre-
fer to throw myself on your gener-
osity-and already I've strained your
patience"
Not much" he interrupted pleas
antly, in soothing voice. "But-half
a moment-we'H have to talk this
over"
Directing the cocher to drive to the
Place Pigalle, he re-entered the cab.
suspicion more than ever rife in his
mind. But as far as he could see
with that confounded sergent de vile
staring-there was nothing else for it.
He couldn't stand there in the rain for
ever, gossiping with girl half hyster-
ical or pretending to be.
you see," she explained when the
fiacre was again under way, II thought
| had a hundred-franc note in nv pock-
etbook, and so l have-but the pocket
books back there in my room at
Troyon's."
"A hundred francs wouldn't see you
far toward New York." he observed
thoughtfully.
"Oh, hope you don't think"
She drew back into her corner with
a little shudder of humiliation.
AS if he hadn't, Lanyard turned to
the window, leaned out, and redirected
the driver sharply: "Impasse Stanis-
last"
Immediately the vehicle swerved
rounded a corner, and made back
toward the Seine with celebrity which
suggested that the stables lay on the
Rive Gauche.
"Where?" the girl demanded as Ian
yard sat back. Where are you taking
me?"
I'm rry,"Lanyard said, with every
appearance of sudden contrition; 81
acted impulsively-on the assumption
of your complete confidence. Which,
of course, was objectionable. But
believe me, you have only to say no.
and it shall be as you wish
But" she persisted impatiently-
you haven't answered me: what is
this Impasse Stanislas?"
1.-THE address of an artist l know
Scion, the painter. We're going to take
possession of his studio-residence in
mis- absence. Don't worry; he won't
mind. He is under heavy obligation to
me-I've sold several canvases for
him, and when he's away, as now, in
the States, he leaves me the keys. It's
a sober-minded, steady paced neigh
borhood, where we can rest without
misgivings and take our time to think
things out"
But" the girl began in an odd
tone
Permit me-" he interposed hastily.
"to urge the facts of the case upon
your consideration"
'WelI?" she said in the same tone,
as he paused.
"To begin With don't doubt you've
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

turned to an iron gate in high stone
wall crowned with spikes.
The grillework of that gate afforded
glimpses of a small, dark garden and a
little house of two stories. Blank
walls of beetling tenements shouldered
both house and garden on either side.
Unlocking the gate with a ready key,
Lanyard refastened it very carefully,
repeated the business at the front door
of the house, and when they were Sc
curely locked and bolted within dark
reception room, turned on the electric
light
But he granted the girl little more
than time for fugitive survey Of this
anteroom to an establishment Of
unique artistic character.
"Solon's living quarters are down
stairs here" he explained hurriedly.
He's unmarried, and lives quite
alone-his studio devil and the woman
who cares for things come in by the
day only-and so he avoids that pest
of Partisan life, the concierge. With
your permission, I'll assign you to the
studio-up here"
And leading the way up narrow
fight Of steps, he had made light in
the huge room by the time the girl
joined him.
81 believe you'll be comfortable" he
said. THAT divan yonder is as easy
couch as one could wish-and there
this door you can lock at the head of
the staircase; while l, Of course, will
be on guard below And now, Miss
Bannon-unless there's something else
/ can do"
The girl answered with wan smile
and a little broken sigh. Almost in
voluntarily, in the heaviness of her
fatigue, she had surrendered to the
hospitable arms of huge lounge chair.
Her weary glance ranged the luxuri-
ously appointed studio and returned
to Lanyard's face, and while he waited
he fancied he caught something NOV
ing and wistful in those eyes so deeply
Swallowed with distress, perplexity and
fatigue.
I'm very tired indeed" she con.
fessed-"more than l knew. But I'm
sure l shall be comfortable. And
count myself very fortunate, Mr.. Ian
yard. You've been more kind that
deserve Without you, l don't like to
think what might. have become of me. .
please don't!" he pleaded. And sud
denly discountenanced by conscious.
ness Of his duplicity, he turned to the
stairs. Good night, Miss Bannon," he
mumbled, and was half way down be-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
CHAPTER XIII.
Companiona.


The enigma Of the girl so deeply in
trigued his imagination that it was
only with difficulty that he concocted
noncommittal telegram to Roddy's
acquaintance in the prefecture de po-
ice-that imposing parsonage who had
watched with the man from Scotland
Yard at the platform gates in the Care
du NOrd
1t was couched in English when
eventually composed and submitted to
the telegraph clerk with fervent, if
inaudible, prayer that he might be
ignorant of the tongue.
Come at once to my room at Troy
ons Enter via adjoining room pre-
pared for immediate action on impor-
tant development. Urgent.
"RODDY."
Whether or not this were Greek to
the man behind the wicket in the tele-
graph bureau, it was accepted with
an interest that apparently evaporated
upon receipt Of the fees. Lanyard
couldn't see that the clerk favored him
with as much as a curious glance be-
fore he turned away to lose himself,
to bury his identity finally and forever
under the incognito of the Lone Wolf
He couldn't have rested without TAX
ing that one step to compass the arrest
of the American assassin; now, with
luck and prompt action on the part of
the prefecture, he felt sure that Roddy
would be avenged by M. de Paris. But
it was quite as we'll that there should
be no clue whereby the author of the
mysterious telegram might be traced
1t was, then, not an ill-pleased Lam
yard who slipped off into the night and
the rain; but his evaporation was
elaborate when the first object that
met his gaze was that wretched fiacre,
back in place before the door, Lucia
Bannon leaning from it's lowered win
dow, the cocher on his box brandish-
ing an importunate whip at the ad-
venturer.
He barely escaped choking on sup
pressed profanity, and for two sous
would have swung on his heel and
1SnOFSu luO girl uSllDSIdlSly. buL he
didn't dare-close at hand stood a ser
geant de vile, inquisitive eyes bright
beneath the dripping vizor of his cap,
keenly welcoming this diversion of
cherries hour.
With at least outward semblance of
resignation Lanyard approached the
window.
81 have been guilty of some stupid
ity, perhaps?" he inquired with lip
civility that knew no echo in his heart.
but am sorry"
The stupidity is mine" the girl in
terrupted in accents tense with agi-
tation Mr. Lanyard, IL"
Her voice faltered and broke in
short, dry sob, and she drew back with
an effort of instructive distaste for
public emotion Lanyard smothered
an impulse to demand roughly: well,
what now?" and came closer to the
window
There is something else l can do,
Miss Bannon?"
Il don't know. I've just found it
out came away so hurriedly l never
thought to make sure; but I've no
money-only few francs!"
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good reason for running away from
your father"
"a very real, very grave reason"
she affirmed quietly.
and you'd rather not go back"
THAT is out of the question:" with
restrained passion that almost won his
credulity.
But you've no friends in Paris?"
mot one!"
"And no money. So it seems, If
you're to elude your father, you must
find some place to hide pro tenn. AS
for myself, I've not slept in forty-eight
hours and must rest before l can do
more, before I'll be able to think clear
ly and plan ahead And we won't &C
complish much riding round forever
in this miserable ark. So / offer you
the only solution I'm capable of adj
vancing under the circumstances"
"You are quite right" the girl agreed
after a moment. please don't think
me unappreciative. Indeed, it makes
me very unhappy to think 1 know nc
way to make amends for your trouble"
There may be a way" Lanyard in
formed her quietly; "but We'll not dis
cuss that until we've rested up bit.
81 shall be only too glad" she be-
gan, but broke off and, in a silence
that seemed almost apprehensive,
eyed him speculatively throughout the
remainder of the journey.
1t wasn't a long one, and in the
course of the next ten minutes they
drew UP at the end Of a shallow pocket
of a street a scant half-block in depth.
Alighting, Lanyard helped the girl out,
paid and dismissed the cocher, and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
CHAPTER XIV.
Awakening.

1t was late afternoon when Lanyard
Weakened from sleep SO deep ard
dreamless that nothing could have in
duced it less potent than sheer sys-
temic exhaustion, at once nervous,
muscular and mental
A profound and sitting lethargy be-
numbed his senses. There was stu
por in his brain and all his limbs ached
duly. He opened daZed eyes upon
blank darkness In his ears sounded
vast silence.
And in that strange moment of awak-
ening he was conscious of no individ-
uality-it was, for the time, as if he
had passed in slumber from one exist
ence to another, sloughing in the
transition all his threefold existence
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CHAPTER XII-Continued,

Her hands moved toward him in a
futter of entreaty: 81, too, must leave
unseen-I musti Take me with you
and | promise you no one shall ever
know"
He lacked time to weigh the disad-
though she offered him a heavy handi-
cap, he had no choice but to accept
1t without protest.
Come, then" he told her-"and not
a sound"
She signifed assent with another
nod, and promptly he turned to an ad-
jacent door, opened it gently, whipped
out his flash-lamp, and passed through.
Without sign of hesitancy she fol-
lowed, and like two shadows they
logged that dancing spotlight through
linen closet and service room, down
a shallow well threaded by spiral of
iron steps and. by way of long cor
ridor that linked the kitchen offices,
on to a stout door of oak secured only
by huge. old-style bolts of iron.
In two minutes from the moment of
their encounter they stood outside
Troyon's, that door at their back, fac
ing a cramped, malodorous alleyway-
dark and noisome souvenir of that
wild medieval Paris whose effacement
is an enduring monument to the fame
of the good Baron Haussmann.
For all it's might and it's omniscience,
Lanyard doubted if the Pack had as
yet identified Michael Lanyard with
that ill-starred Marcel who once had
been as intimate with this secret way
as any skulking Tom of it's feline
hordes.
But with this one confidence was
never akin to foolhardiness; and if,
before leaving Troyons back door, he
had paused to take the girls hand
and had drawn it through his arm-it
was his left arm that he thus dedi-
Gated to gallantry-his right hand
remained unhampered and was never
far from the grip of his automatic.
Nor was he altogether trustfuI of his
companion. Momentarily he grew more
jealousy heedful of her, of every nu-
ance in her bearing. The least trace
Of added pressure on his arm, the most
subtle suggestion that she wasn't alto
gether Indifferent to him or regarded
him in any way other than as the
chance-found comrade of an hour of
trouble would have proved enough to
nix his suspicious. For such, he told
himself, would be the first thought of
one bent on beguiling, to lead him on
by some 1nt1mation-the more tenuous
and elusive the more proyoking-that
she found him in person not altogether
Objectionable.
But he failed to find anything of this
in her manner.
So what was he to think? That she
was alert enough to appreciate how
ruinous to her design would be any
such advances?
In such perplexity he brought her
TO the mouth of the alley and there
pulled up for reconnaissance before
venturing forth into the narrow, dark
and utterly deserted side street that
presented itself.
AT this the girl gently disengaged
her hand and drew away pace or
two, and when Lanyard had satisfied
himself that there we're no Apaches
in the off1ng he turned to see her
standing there, Just within the en-
trance to the alley, in a pose of blank
indecision.
Conscious of his regard, she turned
to his inspection face touched with a
fugitive, uncertain smile.
Where are We now?' she asked in
a guarded tone.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Priest Needed No Assistance.

Policeman McNulty, two blocks
away was told that priest was be-
ing beaten. When he arrived at the
scene. he found the information all
wrong. Father McGrath had both
men down. He was sitting on one and
the other was pleading, please don't
hit me again." The militant priest is
known as Fighting Father McGrath of
the Seaman's mission in New York
CITY. and he had rescued sailor who
had been attacked late at night by two
thugs on the river front.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

The long cherished idea that cheese
should form only small part of the
daily diet recently has been chai-
lenged. Not long ago the United
States department of agriculture is
sued a bulletin recommending the use
of cheese as a cheap and wholesome
substitute for meat.
An interesting and important asser-
ton by a Swiss investigator is to the
effect that persons who make cheese
a considerable part Of their regular
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
DID NOT WANT PRESIDENCY

ography, "l'te Story of a Pioneer" she
says: Miss Anthony Immediately
urged me to accept the presidency of
the National association, which / was
now most unwilling to do l had
there we're other reasons, into which
l need not go again, why felt that |
could not accept the post.
AT last. however, Miss Anthony ac-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

tually commanded me to take the
place, and there was nothing to do
but obey her. She was then eighty
four, and, as it proved, within two
years of her death.
1T was no time for me to rebel
against her wishes, but yielded with
the heaviest heart / have ever car
ried. and after my election to the
presidency at the national conven-
ton in Washington, l left the stage,
went into a dark corner of the wings,
and for the first time since my girl
hood cried myself sick
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
OriuinaI Tommy Atkins"

The first Tommy Atkins, the name
since applied to all privates in the
British army, was gunner Thomas At
kins. Gunner Atkins, in the reign Of
George III, invented a pocket ledger
which won tremendous popularity
among the soldiers. The little book
came to be known as a Tommy At
kins, and soon, since every private
had one, the men were called by the
same name.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Cheese as an Aid to Health

testinal diseases, such as dysentery
and the dreaded typhus fever which
has desolated Serbia. According to
Doctor Burri, the daily meat ration
in the Swiss army has already been
partly replaced by cheese, with excel.
lent results.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Doctor Shaw Tells How Her Election
as Head of Woman's Suffrage AS
ISOLATION Came About.

It is interesting, now that it is ru-
xaored that Doctor Shaw is to Law
down the presidency of the National
American Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton. to recall how unwilling she was
to assume it in 1904.
In her recently published autobi-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

The Corporation of Trinity church,
New York, owns 359 houses, the rent
of which maintains the church.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

Many a bachelor has made woman
happy-by not marrying her
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

1t takes woman chauffeur to steer
baby carriage through a crowd.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
First Snow of the Season.

The first snow of the season fell last
Sunday night and has fingered up to
this writing, Wednesday afternoon. 1t
was really beautiful snow" The
thermometer dropped Sunday night and
has swung around below freezing for
the past three days. fact which has
served to lengthen the life of the snow.
The cold weather was indeed welcome /;
freeze is regarded as necessary to
extinguish lingering germs and insects
and to furnish guarantee of better
health conditions during the coming
summer.
The cold was severe enough to freeze
up many water pipes of the town and
keep the plumbers busy for the past
three days.
Sleds and sliding on the snow have
been quite popular this week. On Mon
day night quite large number gather
ed on "Pine hill" with sleds and spent
several hours speeding down the hill
sides.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
7. H. Meek Enters the Race.

Mr.. T. H. Meek authorizes formal
announcement of his candidacy for the
office of City Recorder. The Recorder
keeps the minutes of the Council and
is the official bookkeeper of the city.
1t will therefore be readily realized tn at
the one who fills this Office is inti-
mately associated with the business
affairs of the town and that a careful
and exacting discharge of the duties of
the Office is highly important. Mr..
Meek has had no small amount of ex-
perience in Office work, having served
as depot agent at Grenada and in other
responsible positions, hence it is not too
much 30 say that he is well qualified for
the Office which he seeks. He is a gen.
tleman of splendid integrity and enjoys
the confidence of the community to a
marked degree and it is fair to assume
that he would make an efficient and
acceptable officer if elected.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
BLOUNT HIGHLY
COMPLIMENTtD
Credited With Already Being Most
Influential in Senate.

Under the head of Legislative Cos
sip the following highly deserved COM
pliment was paid to Senator j. A.
Blount of this county in the Jackson
Daily News of Jan. Ia
lone of the most capable young SEN
ators in the Mississippi Legislature this
year is Senator J. A. Blount of Gre
NADIA who represents the people of the
Twenty-eighth District, composed of
Yalobusha and Grenada counties, in
the upper branch of the lawmaking
body.
Senator Blount is young attorney
of Grenada, who has law partners at
Charleston and other places. Although
quite young he enjoys large and lu-
| crative practice at the bar, and is said
| by his friends to be one of the most
brilliant lawyers of his section of the
State.
Courteous, atfable, highly educated
and possessed of diplomatic disposition,
Senator Blount promises to become an
ideal legislator. He is said to be one
of the most progressive men in the
entire Legislature
/ Although this is the first time Sena-
tor Blount has occupied a seat in
lawmaking body he is exceedingly we'll
conversant with legislative machinery,
having frequently visited both House
and Senate chambers during sessions of
the Legislature. Upon those occasions
he took careful note of the proceedings,
and so when he offered for Senate lob
and got it he will not have to go through
the seasoning" process, by which
man, green at first, is supposed to. by
slow degrees, catch on to all of the
curves of legislative work.
Mr.. Blount is single. wears glasses,
dresses neatly, has hearty handshake
ready at all times, converses well, and
looks you straight in the eye while
talking. He is rapidly making many
friends here ana winning the confidence
of his colleagues. He is an influential
man in his home district, and will be
one'9f the most influeHtiali me-. in ths
Senate. He is rather quiet of disposi-
ton, and there is none of the brass
band, grand stand play proposition
about him. All of which, his friends
say, goes to show that he is real
power"
Mr.. Blount's many friends and ad-
mirers at home are gratified that his
splendid talents and ambitions are be-
| ing so quickly recognized He will ea-
ercise great influence in the Senate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Mission Board to Meet IN Grenada

The Board of Missions of the North
Mississippi Conference of the Methodist
Church, South, will meet in Grenada
on Thursday, January 9th, and be in
session two days.
All the presiding elders of the con-
ference as well as other prominent
church workers are expecsed, among
whom is DR.. E. H. Rawlings of Nash
vile, who was here last year and made
such fine impression in Grenada.
Bishop Atkins will attend and has con-
sented to remain over until Sunday and
fill the pulpit at the Methodist church
on the 30th
A general invitation is issued to
everybody to attend the meetings.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
DIV. Owens Transferred.

Mr.. w. Owen, who has been the
managr of the local telephone Office
Tor n,pre than a year, leaves this weel
for flarger field and more lucrativs
position with the telephone company al
ClarkSdale. Mr.. Owen has won the
respect and confidence of the people OF
Grenada and genuine regret will be
felt at his departure. He is the best
telephone manager that Grenada has
ever hada Success to him.
He will 3e succeeded by Mr.. w. H.
Critz who is at present at Kosiusko.
Mr.. Critz, omes Of one of Mississippi s
best FAM 8 and is held in the highest
esteem b hose who know him. The
Sentinel As him welcome to Grenada.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Sat UpOn."

General regret is expressed that Mr..
John Keeton was SO thoroly ''sat upon
last Monday night while speeding down
Pine hill as sponsor for two lovely
young ladies. The catastrophe might
haye been. most probably was, Of Mr..
Kseton,A planning. but it is certain
that the young ladies were not parties
to the act, fact which minimizes the
sympathy for Mr.. Keeton when he is
seen hobbling around like man 70
years of age. She moral is: go slow
with them tricks"