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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Confessional.

When the girl made no response, but
remained with troubled gaze focused
on some remote abstraction. you will
have tea, won't you?" Lanyard urged.
She recalled her thoughts, nodded
with the faintest of smiles-"Yes,
thank you"-and dropped into chair.
He began at once to make talk in an
effort to dissipate the constraint that
stood between them like an unseen
alien presence: You must be very
hungry"
Il am" she assented
Sorry I've nothing better to offer
you. Id have run out for something
more substantial. only"
1--WE been awake several hours" she
fnterposed-"found myself locked in,
and heard no sound to indicate that
you were still here"
I'm sorry; was overtired and slept
like log. But assuming the case:
you would have gone out alone, PENN
less"
She nodded. True. But what of
that?"
'Tn desperation you might have been
forced to return"
"And report the outcome of my in
Vestigation!'
Pressure might have been brought
to bear upon you to induce admissions
damaging tG me-" Lanyard submitted
pleasantly. Whether or no, you'd
have been obliged to renew associa-
lions you're we'll rid Of
''You feel sure of that?"
quite sure"
How can you be-" she challenged.
You've yet to know me twenty-four
hours"
But perhaps l know the associa,
tons better. In point of fact, / do.
Eyeg though you may have stopped -
-
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CHAPTER XiV-Continued.

She caught her breath sharply
whether with dismay or mere surprise
at his frankness he couldn't tell.
Are you?" she demanded quickly.
"A crook-and all that? Miss Ban
non, you know it,"
1.-THE Lone Wolff"
you've known it all along. De Nor
bihan told you-or else your father.
Or It may be you were shrewd enough
to guess it from De Morbihan's gas
canading at the table At all events,
it's plain enough to me that nothing
but desire to secure proof Of my iden.
ttty with the Lone Wolf took you to
my room last night-whether for your
personal satisfaction or at the insti-
cation of BannOn-and that nothing
less than your own disgust with what
was going on actuated you to run
away from such intolerable assOcia-
lions. Though, at that, I don't believe
you even guessed how unspeakably
vicious they were!"
He paused and waited, anticipating
ton; such would indeed, have been
the logical development of the temper
In which she had descended to con-
front him.
Rather than this, she seemed Gained
and sobered by his charge; far from
resenting it, she appeared disposed
to concede it's fairness; anger deserted
her expression, leaving it intent and
grave. She came quietly into the room
and faced him squarely across the
table.
You thought that i'll of me-that I
was capable of spying on you-yet
were generous enough to believe
despised myself for doing it?''
mot at first. At first, after we had
met back there in the corridor, was
convinced you were bent on further
spying Not till within this hour, since
waking up, did | begin to understand
how impossible it would be for you to
lend yourself to such villainy as was
at work last night"
"But if you thought that of me then,
why did YOU"
II can't tell you," he said slowly
IL don't know why. can only presume
It must be BECAUSE can't help be-
lieving in you
Her glance wavered, her color deep
ened. II don't understand" she
murmured.
Nor l." he confessed in tone as
low.
A sudden grumble from the teakettle
on the table between them provided
welcome distraction. Lanyard lifted
It off and slowly poured the boiling
water on a measure Of tea in an earth
enware pot.
"A cup of this and something to
eatll do us no harm" he ventured,
smiling uneasily-"especially if we're
to pursue our psychological inquiry
into the whereforeness of the human
tendency to change ones mind"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-08
BUILDING Island.

Hawaiian soil Is being used to build
up the small coral island in the Pacific
known as Midway and used as a re-
lay station by the Commercial Pacific
Cable company. a quantity is taken
there every three months by the
schooner that is sent with the food
supplies for the operators. The task
of building the island has progressed
80 far that 1t is possible to keep I
COW on the pasture.
The sun., 1916-12-23
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Outside Buying.

Brokers reported what they called
classy outside buying both of tho in
dustriais and rails at the opening and in
subsequent operations, with an active
demand from the West Wire houses
received heavy orders for United states
steel and other prominent issues after
Thursdays closing and additional orders
before yesterdays opening. with instruc-
ton in many instances 10 sell on small
advances. In more cases. however. there
were no instructions and from the gen
eral character Of the buying tho attitude
Of the outsiders appeared to he based
on tho theory that after "A drop from
the high prices Of the year of from 20
to 20 points stocks were worth buying
and holding for considerable period
Sentiment in the street WAS rather mixed
rega riding the immediate future of the
market but in the greater number of
Wall street houses the general idea ia
vored tho view expressed by one broker
who raj that the market probably would
settle into n quiet AFFAIR and that there
would he no great movements on either
side in the reSf OF tho year. The scare
over peace talk Is wearing on and II
would not surprise tho leaders In the
Street In the event OF peace conferences
n the next important market would b'
based upon tho blessings OF peace. In
volving great commercial huvirg 10y
the foreign Governments in tho Amcri
can markets
The sun., 1916-12-23
Advance InfOrsnn ION.

4 group OF Boston operators is re-
ported TO have cleaned up NOR" than
~ .oo0. ono as a result Of transactions on
the short side Of the market In the last
few weeks with tho hes West profit In
United states Steel. in which selling for
the decline started when the stock was
in the neighhorhood OF le5. Thomas W.
Lawson Is said to have been IN" lcadiug
spirit In the movement. while II i re-
ported also that his associates included
German American bankers who had in
side information regarding the re'ent
peace proposal by the German Govern
ment. According to well informed mon
in the Street not only was advance in
formation obtained on tho German sug-
gestion Of "A peace conference hut also
on President Wilson'S note ~ tho war
ring nations Leaks on important forth
coming developments are not unusual.
hut seldom in tho history ~ Wall Street
has II been possible 10 trace them, white.
as "A rule the Street never has paid any
serious attention To the "iudicnatlou'
expressed In official circles because the
financial district has obtained inner So
crcts. II the truth were known II might
besfound that interests close n official
circles receive intimation Of thcs" s'-
crets. with, Of course. the idea they ar"
not to he used for market purposes. But
tho giver of the information generally
winks the eve when he mentions the
market
The sun., 1916-12-23
INVESTMENT BUYING
AIDS GAINS IN BONDS
Upward Movements in Most of
the Few Issues Carried
Down Thursday.
FORETGNs CHANGE LITTLE
High Glass Railroad Securities
Arc Features Of Stronger
Market.

Operations IN mortgage issues In the
volume. with the genera, movement OF
prices IN tho direction Of higher levels
and with investment buying reported In
many departments. As rule values
moved up in the few issues which re-
sponded on Thursday to the break in
stock market. Chile Copper IS. for in
stance. advancing ga points while de-
cided strength was shown by Iacka-
wanna Steel o. and American Smclters
Securities SIS.
Foreign government bonds were closely
watched because Of any reflection they
might show Of international conditions.
hut their changes were small. with
American Foreign Securities ~ and
United Kingdom jias Of 1921 fraction
ally lower. United Kingdom 5'.s OF
1918 up >, and Anglo-French 5s and
United Kingdom IS unchanged AT the
close.
Among the high class railroad issues
Mchison general A.. Baltimore aud ohio
convertible 4iss. Central Pacific "a,
Chesapeake and Ohio convertible IS.
Burlington joint Is and New York Cen
trail debeuture 6s were strong features.
Erie first general 4s werc easier; also
marlborough Rapid Transit rcfurding
as or the reorganization bonds strength
WAS shown bv Missouri Pacific general
is and ST. Louis and San Francisco prior
lien L. and adjustment 6s. the last
named advancing . points
Total sales amounted In par value IN
si..13. 600. compared with s5.411,oo0 on
Thursday and $3.50. .000 n week ago.
Quotations on governments and sales
OF other bonds follow:
The sun., 1916-12-23
Rails In Demand.

Al their low prices In Thursdays
break tho prominent dividend paying
railroad stocks were from 10 81 points
under their high levels OF the year with
the greatest loss in Canadian PACING.
which sold to a 6 per cent. basis Union
Pacific was practically on 4 per cent.
hasis at its low. while in the greater
number of issues the yield represented
something much better than " per cent.
Evidently the attractive positions of
these shares have appealed To operators
of means as substantial cash purchases
are reported. while brokers report siz-
able purchases on large margins or
such stocks as New York Central. Union
Pacific. Atchison. Baltimore and Ohio. st.
raul. Pennsylvania. Southern Pacific and
Norfolh and Western. Buying OF the
cheaper grade shares is in evidence also,
particularly Southern Railway and Eric,
The sun., 1916-12-23

Numerous traders ARE endeavoriug To
Impress the public with the idea that in
the readjustmcnt tina, must take pla""
IN many lines following the end Of IN"
war earnings OF many corporations w.il
suffer. but they fail TO point ont that
earnings have been upon an ahnormar
basis and that dividends have not been
large In proportion to tho earning power
OF producing companies, Earnings Of
the United States Steel Corporation. for
instance, on the basis of those for the
current year could be cut In two and
still the balance for dividends would he
Tar In excess of current dividend re-
QuiFcnents. In discussing after the war
conditions a hsnker .ad yesterday that
" should 10 barn" IN mind that because
of the big earnings Of tho hs, tNri>"
mouths American corporations had breH
placed in an unusually sound hnaDctst
and physical position, and that In his
opinion any change IN the business situs-
ton beosuss Of peace would not be OF the
The sun., 1916-12-23
FINANCIAL NEWS
AND COMMENT
Rallies Of B to II Points in
Active Stocks Based on
Markets Position.
BUYING rs OF THE BEST
Lansing's Modification, George
VS. Speech and Petrograd
Report Aid Bulls.

Sharp advance in yesterdays stoci,
market prices were due more to the po-
siton of the market itself than to outside
Developments. although the bullish oper-
ators found food, for encouragement In
the modification Of Secretary Lansing r
outburst Of the preceding day. in the
King Of England's somewhat bcllicosc
address to Parliament and in tho report
from Petroerad that the Allies would
reject the German peace proposal. ON
the other hand many operators who
have not been carried on their feet by
the suggcstio Of the 'terrors' OF peace
found reason for satisfaction over the
outlook for business following the ces-
sation of hostilitics in the highly impor-
tant remarks by the head of the Bethle-
hem steel Corporation regarding after
tho war conditions in this country.
Considerations based upon the actual
worth of American Securities and their
investment yield at the prices estab-
lshed In the downward movement OF re-
cent days naturally attracted a substan-
tial amount Of money to Wall Street.
Buying was OF the best. and although
the momentum in prices, OF course. was
due IN great part to covering by the
shorts tho proportion Of outside bust.
ness IN the market was heavy. especially
in United States steel. Anaconda, Cen.
trail Leather. Reading, Union Pacific and
| Utah Copper. In which advances ran
from 3 to II points.
Professional opinion regarding the
probable duration OF the Improvement
in the market was decidedly mixed. but
in some circles there appeared to he
disposition to predict that while Sec
| ondary decline on the distribution OF
| stocks taken in the break on Thursday
might develop tho general outlook
| favored an orderly speculation with
! gradually advancing prices In the new
year.
Stock markets, however. cannot b'
counted upon to move according TO pre-
arranged schedules. and as one prom
inent banker said yesterday In the pres
.nt instance II was more important thar
usual to exercise discrimination In mar
gin operations. with wisdom suggesting
dealing in stocks on a cash basis only
despite the vastly strengthened position
| of Wall street
Commission houses have heen thor
oughly cleaned OF weak speculative &C
counts The outside element. which ha
been buying stocks at from 10 to a
toints under the high points OF tn
year. is of a different sort from tina
which went out with the crash In mar
ket values. As all is we'll in the mono!
market. with more gold coming In. Will
| there has been an appreciable chang
in public sentiment regarding the OK
ten. Of the effect 81 peace In 1917 upo,
American finance and business, banker
are inclined to view the situation a
one of great good health and intrinsi
soundness. But bankers. however. ar
not putting forth the idea that tn
stock market is about to run into n
The sun., 1916-12-23
south. Purchasing Power.

According to Southern banker who
visited Wall Street yesterday the pur-
chasing power of the South is greater to-
day than ever before In It's history,
chiefly because of the high prices which
have been obtained for this years cotton
crop. lie estimated that although pro-
duction of the staple Is not 40 large as
year ago the money value Of the har-
vest has been more than doubled. and
that II seed and hntcrs were included the
total crop would he worn in the neigh
borhood Of 81 400, 100000, lie said that
he looked for a large Increase I'm traffic
on the railroads in the South In the COM
ing year. and he mentioned incidentally
that the southern roads were now In Il
better physical condition than ever be-
fore In their history.
The sun., 1916-12-23
METAL MARKET.

3As copper market continues unchanged.
Quotations remain nominal AZ 23ia To 3a. Tor
G1pt quarter. 30 to 33i,. second quarter: a.la
70 - third quarter. and 3iia TO q, final three
months. One small dealer II quoting January
dsiteveres for limited lots at from 81 to 3ii1.
md February. March and April nj % to 3pi1
0xports from Atlantic ports for week ended
Dec. g were s.1os tons Since Dec. II 763
tons have been exported. and in the same
penod LAST year the exports amounted to
The sun., 1916-12-23
GON 7 KN MINI AND
MI kICIpAL.
Days Exports From New York.

E>rort. from New York yesterday In
rnl"d; Wheat, ,5Ss7o hu oats IoI hu
hariey, f,5d1 hu peas. 2,oG7 hu hcaus II
bu N"nr l,''' hhis, nour, "67;; sagts
n'.. .on pkE,,. hay, iis hslr., alcohol
SO lhE; nhishey. 80 gals, oil cake Il, 90
baeons. 2,sA,,ais iss hams, 7e,i1t i'm.
lard. s,7ss,5tS ihs.; tsiiow. Sosfs ips., Su,
ter. zoo ibs; cheese so,les lSs,I. .eottonssss
The sun., 1916-12-23
TRUST AND SURETY COMPANIES.
COFFEE MARKET.

The coffee market was much less activc and
vi" rather narrow irregular fluctuations prob.
ably resulted from evening up for over tho
three day adjournment, AZ the exchange will
not reopen until next Tuesday morning March
contracts fuctuHtci between S60c. aud s6j"
and the close auIct net unchanged TO 4 points
lower No change was reported IN the ocean
freight situation Few cost and freight offers.
those received being unchanged or around
srIc for Santos Is I, o. b. Brazil. American
credits Spot market quiet hut steady. with
quotations on the basis OF 9Ac. for Rio ID
and i0a,c. for Santos "a.
The sun., 1916-12-23
SUGAR STOCKS.


Tho Paterson. y, j., Finance Commission
yesterday passed I'VE resolution, for the
Issuance OF per cent bonds toialling
tt36.o00, which Will b. sold in time to hear
the date OF January !, 1877, The bonds
Will pay for new school, public park Inn
provenents, motori2ation Of the iire depart
ment, Installation OF new police alarm
telegraph system aud city isolation hospital
improvements.
The sun., 1916-12-23

Gables RIO unchanged nj 6s67J Tor No, I;
exchange l3.d higher at II led, ; receipts,
1900 bags: stock, 10000. Santos 40 refs
higher for spots at $3.50 for n and i2j 10 100
refs higher for futures: receipts, "a, 900; stock
a09S 900 Receipts at tho ports, 5000 bags
AGAINST 67,eO year ago and 13D0 two years
ago; sac paulo, 1900, against b1, 400 AMI 10
N"; Juudtahy, $4,000. against 5000 and -, $50
The sun., 1916-12-23
Destoa Reserve Bnuk Dividend.

BosTON Dec ..---The Fodsra, Re,cryc
1ank Of Bostou To- DAY snnouncoa an in
etiAl dividend 81 pcr c"u., payable Tan
nary neal, ~ CoN"is The psrlo, frnlp
November ., ,H', to p'reml,r 81 inl.
srh n rar'icipai"I IN ", aD5 rnttnu.,
oAnhs Anh oh" 'rrl ."npaut
The sun., 1916-12-23
ro,-,s. vrndr s7.soo. 600. 900.

NIIilNi!TpN, lmc g. The rountrv's
iurci"n trade this Nru pruhnhlv VII reseh
- 'utal 't 1T.soo. Qno oeu bureau ~ for .
",gH and domestic commetcc statcmeni
shpWu that for tho eleven months ended
Nith November exports and Imports com
bncd ,otslled S7.I+s. 900. 900 November sx-
ppris of s5i7,s00. 900 set n now mouthly
The sun., 1916-12-23
The KIM q Hull.

reading Of the address from tho
throne to Parliament suggests that King
George has switched 10 the bun side Of
the market.
The sun., 1916-12-23
Customs l-c-ipt. s,sn,7uU.,..

The total rrceipis for du,tes ~ IA, ,'u..
0m uouhe Yesterday were flka.,3G ~. nf
Wncn s2bb' NlI,5. was FOR ulcr. hnr,l. ..o
1thdrawn from bonded wsr.hnuse, AND
Ose'sls.Sb for recent lmpor,uiions.
The sun., 1916-12-23
PARIS MARKET

PARIS pes, r''.'e :.
Bourse to day. 1hTs" ,,'r .o'' =,
francs IS centimss Tor -. Ia '"is"
London. ~ francs sltI reat,nse '.' r'
cent loan. 0s francs 20 csntinss
The sun., 1916-12-23
Curb Buying.

sort that would upset income yields on
Investment securities.
The sun., 1916-12-23
MINED LOANS
COMMERCIAL PARE
SIS Now York >,

Elle lblC member Nii-s .... ....... .......
Eligibl" non'mcmh"r banks .........
Ineligible bank h.- .......... ....... . ,
BANK tLEAKlNG> Ncw York. - t
sf3l. ,Q..iI. balance : 70, 90: pa.r
exchanges S,l3,' 'lu. balances Z a..
Rnston, cS"ltu-". 50. l''..,.. htt..'. 3.
80, Baltimore. cNrltu-'- s.. H..tN N.
q ul.. - lo'u- 'N,NtH-'-. tie. 20
arrps. 49, n'H' 'hI.t-r. ~ 'tU-r.
,.'; balance, '..,''
SIR rRFA~l HN r'r S.h I..
creditor TO the tl'irn- ll'.-
FEDERAL RE>ERNt '.NNh
aurc t. III" g. arru- liu4-. s-".
BNSKS-Gi,urd upW iN. ~.n r
yesterday s.,nlN,'"'. -u'"' s.""c F,.r
S.j 900
DOMESTIC EACIlNNUt hn,,..
Chicago, lie dIs' nHH', 81 IuJ.
count hid, par asked. ~tn Frames. o.
premium; Montreal ... l."'.' Jf
The sun., 1916-12-23
TIME BILLS ON LONDON
RANGES OF DEMAND RATE.
FRENCH.

tPnr 3 ~. francs)
The sun., 1916-12-23
RANGES OF DEMAND RATES
GERMAN.

trar .: s ccntsb
The sun., 1916-12-23

Total to-day 1915 bAoo January
Sam period 1915, 16s.699ooo
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-12
OAKLAND RoADSTERS
REPLACE CHARGERS IN .
RIO GRANDE CAMPAIGN
Gallant War Horse Has Become
Thing Of Past-Gasoline
Does Better Job

Sturdy Oakland roadsters are now
taking the place of the picturesque
charger along the Rio Grande where
more than 100000 militiamen are en-
camped to protect the United States
from Mexican invasion. Just as the
mule drawn wagon train has given
way to the column of heavy motor
trucks, 80 has the mounted officers
place been taken by the high speed
roadster. s3..t.. a..
In San Antonio, Texas, which is a
base of supplies for large number of
militia units, there are 20 Model %
six-cylinder Oakland roadsters in the
government service. They perform
the work that was done by horses
when mules instead of gasoline were
the motive power for the supply train
H. P. Goddard OF the Dakota Motor
company, local Oakland distributors,
has just received word that every one
Iof the Oakland roadsters are going
from morning to night every day In
the week-and not one has yet giver
way under the strain. They are driv
en- long distances, denied any mechan
ical primping and sometimes ever
are abused by improper handling. Blu
The Oaklands are running TN perfec,
condition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-12
REGAIN HAS FINE
i. NEW SCHOOL HOUSE

Another splendid schoo! building
has been added to the list of new
buildings for Burleigh county for
1916-the Andrews Consolidated
school near Regain. y =.
Dedication exercises were conduct.
ed during the weekend and were in
charge of the retiring County Super
intendent c. L. Vigness. DR.. w. J.
Hutcheson of the McCabe Methodist
church made the principal address
and w. c. Parsons, deputy state super
intendent of public instruction and the
newly elected county superintendent,
was the other speaker.
The building contains two rooms
with full basement. 1t is modern in
every way and was completed at a
cost of $500, in October. Some adj
dition work remains to be done in the
basement which will be used for a do
nestle and manual training depart
ment.
Miss Gertrude Evarts, daughter
of Mrs. Nellie Evarts of this city. is
principal Of the school and Miss Sher-
man is the other teacher.
Following the exercises the women
patrons and children of the school
conducted sale of fancy baskets,
which netted over $50. This will be
used towards the purchasing of a new
school bell Mrs. Parsons was among
the people from the Capital City to at
tend the exercises.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-12
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-12
.CHASLEY NAN DIES
IN LOCAL HOSPITAL

Evan "A. Evans, aged 40 years, died
last evening in one of the local hos
pitfalls, where he had been undergoing
treatment for a short time. Mr.. Evans
was one of the best known residents
of Chasley district, where he had liv'
ed for the last IS years. -
He was a member of the Evangeli
cal church of that place. He is sur
vived by the widow and eight child
rem. all at home Mrs. Evans has been
with Rev. and Mrs. William Suckow
of Avenue C, during her husbands ill
ness at the hospital. The body was
prepared for burial at the Webb Bros.
funeral parlors and will be taken on
No. this evening to Chasley, where
funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Evangelical church. Interment will
be made in the cemetery Of that place.