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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-12-29
Circle Weldon
Circle-Paxton

Weldon Route
Leave Circle, Tuesday and Sat-
urday at 700 a. m.
Leave Weldon, Tuesday and Sat-
urday at 100 p. m.
Paxton Route
Leave Circle every Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 700 a. m.
Leave Paxton every Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at LOO p. m.
FARE:
Circle to Horse Creek 1.5O
Circle to Weldon $500
Circle to Redwater $1;to Paxton -
GEO. FELT, Prop.
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Liberal reward will be given for
arrest and conviction ofyany parties
caught shooting or DIGGING stock
with above brand, or molesting Of
brands.
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Everything In Shoes the famous Mayer
Honorbuilt shoes for men, women, misses
and children
Everything In Lumber Sash, doors,
beaver board, cedar posts,cement and plaster
Everything In Implements Winona
wagons, Best Ever plows, Monitor drills,
disks, harrows and repairs.
Everything Good to Eat the famous
University line Of canned goods groceries, etc.
Smoked fish, picked herring, American and
brick cheese. Also the famous Chase and
Sanborn Coffees. Bell and Occident flour.
Everything guaranteed or money refunded
All fruits and vegetables in season.
Wanted Your Butter and Eggs We
will continue to pay the highest market price
at all times for good goods. Your patronaRs~
is solicited.
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Notice for Publication

1--we described, before
Pc, fNk, U. S. Commissioner,
at Circle Montana, on the 10Th day
of January, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clarence Hutchinson, Amos Taft,
Clarence Meyers, Andrew Thibault,
all of Paris, Montana.
dl-29 G. w. Myers, Register!
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08
CHAPTER v.
Anticlimax.

Rnticiirnax.
The surprise was complete; but it's
question which party thereto was
the more affected
Lanyard stared with the eyes Of stu
pefaction, his jaw slack. To his fancy,
this thing passed the compass of
simple incredulity-it wasn't merely
improbable, it was preposterous; it
was anticlimax exaggerated to the pro-
portion of the grotesque.
He had come prepared to surprise
and bulIyrag the most astute police
detective of whom he had any knowl-
edge; he found himself surprised and
discountenanced by thisi
Confusion no less intense informed
the girls expression; her eyes were
fixed to his with a look of blank in
quiry: her face, whose coloring had
won his admiration two hours since,
was now colorless; her lips were just
ajar; the fingers of one hand touched
her cheek, indenting it.
The other hand caught up before
her the long skirts of a pretty robe
de chambre, beneath whose edge was
visible a hands breadth Of simmer
ing white silk, with the toe of a silken
mule to match the dressing gown.
Thus she stood, poised for flight, at
tired only in a negligee over what, one
couldn't help suspecting, was her
nightdress-her hair was down, she
was unquestionably all ready for her
bed.
But Bourke's long and patient train
ing had been wasted if this man
proved one to remain long at loss.
Rallying his wits quickly, he made a
brave show of accepting this amazing
accident as commonplace.
Il beg your pardon, Miss Bannon-"
he began with a formal bow.
She interrupted with a gasp of won
dering recognition. "Mr. Lanyard"
He inclined his head a second time:
Sorry to disturb you"
But | don't understand"
Unfortunately" he proceeded
smoothly, q forgot something when
went out and had to come back for it. -
"But-but-"
"Yes?"
Suddenly her gaze for the first time
broke from his and swept the room
with a glance of wild dismay.
This ROOM" she breathed-"I don't
know it"
"It is mine
Yours! But"
THAT is how l happened to-inter-
rupt you"
The girl shrank back pace-two
paces-uttering in low-toned mono
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fear. that Of finding himself strapped
in time of stress.
The fold yielded up it's hoard to 2
sou-Lanyard removed and counted
over five notes Of one thousand francs
and ten Of twenty pounds-their sum
approximating two thousand dollars
But if nothing had been taken away,
of one of the Bank of England notes
had been used as blank for a mem
orandum.
Lanyard spread it out and studied it
attentively.
The handwriting had been traced
with no discernibIe attempt at dis
guise, but was quite strange to him,
The pen employed had been one Of
those needle-pointed nibs SO popular
in France; the hand was that of an
educated Frenchman. The substance
Of the memorandum translated as fol-
lows:
ITO the Lone Wolf-The Pack sends
greetings and extends it's invitation to
participate in the benefits Of its fra
ternity. One awaits him always at
TAbbaye Theleme"
A date was added, the date of that
same day.
Deliberately, when he had conned
this communication, Lanyard produced
his cigarette case, twisted the note Of
twenty pounds into a rude spill, set it
afire, lighted his cigarette therefrom
and, rising, conveyed the burning pa
per to a cold and empty fireplace,
where he permitted it to burn to a
crisp, black ash.
When this was done his smile broke
through his clouding scoWl.
We'll, my friend!" he informed the
author of that document which now
could never prove incriminating-"at
all events. I have you to thank for a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08
CHAPTER VII.
SUSPENSE.

His secret uncovered, all that labori-
chicane which yesterday had seemed
so impregnable a wall between the
Lone Wolf and the world today torn
asunder, Lanyard wasted time neither
in proftless lamentation or any other
sort of repining.
Delaying only long enough to revise
plans, he put out the lights and left by
the courtyard door; for it was just
possible that those whose sardonic
whim it had been to name themselves
"the Pack" might have stationed
agents in the street to follow their
dissocial brother in crime. And now,
more than ever, Lanyard was firmly
bent on going his own way unmatched.
His course first led him stealthily
past the door Of the porter and across
the court to the public hallway in the
main body of the building.
Afoot, and in complete darkness, he
made his ascent Of five flights of wind
ing stairs, pausing at length before
the door of an apartment on the sixth
floor. A flash from a pocket-lamp To-
Gated the keyhole; the key turned
without sound; the door swung on
silent hinges.
Once inside, the adyenturer moved
more freely, with less precaution
against noise He was on known
ground, and alone; the apartment,
though furnished, was untenanted, and
would so remain as long as Lanyard
continued to pay the rent from Lon
don under an assumed name.
It was the convenience of this ref
uge and avenue of retreat, indeed, that
had dictated his choice of this par
ticular floor, for the siXth-story fat
had one invaluable feature-a window
opening on the roof of the adjoining
building.
Two minutes examination sufficed
to convince Lanyard that here at least
the Pack had not trespassed.
Five minutes later he picked the
common lock of door opening from
the roof of an apartment house on the
farthest corner Of the block, found his
way downstairs, knocked on the door
of the porter's lodge, chanted that ven
cradle open sesame of Paris, Gordon,
sill vous plaiti" and was made free of
the street by a worthy concierge too
sleepy to challenge the late-departing
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syllable of understanding, an OH"
abruptly gasped. simultaneously her
face and throat famed scarlet with the
color that flooded them.
Your room, Mr.. Lanyard"
Her tone was SO convincing in it's
meditation of shame and horror that
his heart misgave him. Not that alone,
but the girl was very good to look
upon.
I'm sure" he began soothingly, "it
doesn't matter. You mistook one door
for the"
But you don't understand" She
shuddered. This dreadful habit, And
| was hoping | had outgrown it! How
can | explain?"
Believe me, Miss Bannon, you need
explain nothing"
But | must | wish to. | couldn't
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08
SYNOPSIS.

Al Iroyon's, Paris inn, the youth
Marcel Troyon, afterwards to be known
as Michael Lanyard, is caught stealing
py Burke, an expert thief who takes the
ooy with him to America and makes of
MN finished cracksman. After stealing
the Omber jewels and the Huysman war
plans in London Lanyard returns to
Troyon's for the first time in many years
because he thinks Roddy, a Scotland
Yard man is on his trail. On arrival he
finds Roddy already installed as a guest.
At dinner conversation between Comte
lie MorDihan. VI. Bannon and Mile. Ban
non about the Lone Wolf, a celebrated
craftsman who works alone, puzzles and
alarms him as to whether his identity is
only guessed or known. To satisfy him
self that POddy is not watching him,
Lanyard dresses and goes out. leaving
Roddy apparently asleep and snoring in
the next room.
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who have been bred in this climate
tropical sun, where orange and banana
groves grow luxuriantly, and notice
the Incidence, the sensuality. the lack
of ambition which prevail. 1t takes
the winter to tone up the moral and
intellectual, as well as the physical ma
ture of man. One of your philosophers
never uttered a truer word than this:
Wherever snow falls, there is usually
civil freedom Winter should bring to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright by Louis Joseph vance,

one had started in panic for the door,
then stopped in terror.
Words foliowed-the strangest he
could have imagined-words spoken
in a gentle and tremulous voice:
"In PHYS namei who are you and
what do you want?"
Thunderstruck, Lanyard switched
on the lights.
At distance of some six PAGES he
saw not Roddy but woman, and not
woman merely, but the girl he had
met in the restaurant.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08

Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. l used three boxes. That
Is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned in it's severity,
and by using another two boxes a lit
tie later on, the pain left altogether
and have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. I recommend
Dodd'e Kidney Pills when and wher-
ever | can" nodd's Kidney Pills, soc.
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi-
cine Co., Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
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Quaker Wit

Somewhere IN France" there is at
whose cool courage and tireless deyo-
ton in rescuing and tending the
wounded on many a battlefield have
won them, despite their peace princi.
pies the hearty respect and liking of
both "Tommies" and "piou-pious.
Among them is one young man whose
ancestors for several generations have
been notable more for wit and spirit
thaa for the virtues oftenest associ.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08
Gifts of Winter

In giving winter to men," said the
OlS Year, Margaret Woodward writes
in the Countryside Magazine, 81 am
comforting upon them one of the great
est benefits. Do not the wise ones of
earth know that climate has much to
do with culture? that the degree to
which a race acquires civilization is
dependent upon it? Nowhere are the
rieors of winter felt more severely
than in New England, and mark you
the men of intellectual and moral fiber
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ated with drab coats and broad hat
brimS.
1t was member of that family, a
century or more ago, that found him.
self by chance in a carriage with a
very fine lady attired in the low
necked, short-sleeved muslin dress
then in the height of fashion, adorned
by profusion of jewels and trinkets,
and protected only by a lace shawl as
light as a cobweb. chilly wind blew
up suddenly. and she exclaimed. shiv-
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Exclaimed.

Farm products cost more than they
used to-" YES" replied the farmer.
When farmer is supposed to know
the botanical name of what he's rails
ing, and the geological name of the in
sect that eats it, and the chemica!
name of what will kill it. somebody's
got to pay.
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new sensation. 1t has long been my
ambition to feel warranted in lighting
a cigarette with twenty-pound note,
if the whim ever seized mel"
His smile faded slowly; the frown
replaced it-something more valuable
to him than a hundred dollars had
just gone up in smoke.
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For Future Reference.

Miss Ribbons (the typist)
are you marking that baseball sched-
ule with a blue pencil for, Adalbert?
Adalbert (the office boy)-Oh! I'm
jes' fixin' de dates when me granmud-
der's an grandfadder's funerals is
goin' ter take place
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08

it's last stages, I
tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes |
was somewhat re-
lieved and / stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring of
the next year I
had another at
tack 7 went for
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08
Deliver Us!

George W. Perkins, in a Y. NJ. C. A.
address on temperance in Chicago, be-
gan:
"A corking time is a good time for
any young man, but may heaven de-
liver US all from the kind Of corking
time that means an uncorking one.
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it was with the reflection that, if
Roddy were really playing possum, he
was welcome to whatever he could
find in the quarters of Michael Lam
yard.
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a man a period of restfulness; 1t
should afford him quiet hours in tie
library and opportunity for social III
tercourse."
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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
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-08

It is hard to convince a scnoolboy
than winter school days.
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and boWels.--Adv.
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And when mans down he thinks
1t is all up with him
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, ering, What shall l do to get warm?"
81 really don't know" said the
Quaker, alphabetically, unless thee
put on another breastpin. Youths
Companion.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-03-16
UNITED STATES TO BUY NORTH
ERN MEXICO FOR S3oo,O0o,O00
Washington Report Says Cawanza Has Agreed to Plan
Understood that World Nations Are Won to Support
of Plan, and Will Thus Collect Their Old Debts.

I Republican could oppose the
plan.
The two principal objects that
interest all statesmen in the plan
| is that the move would prevent
any stretching" of the Monroe
Doctrine and at the same time
make this nation secure in that
all chance for a foreign power
establishing a naval base on the
Pacific coast would be a future
impossibility.
Carranza will not object, it is
declared here tonight in quarters
that can hardly be questioned.
1t is even stated that the recent
ly recognized Mexican first chief
has not only agreed to a prellm-
mary consideration of the
scheme, but that this plan was a
part of the price eXacted from
him previous to his recognition
by this country and similar rec
ognition by other powers.
Men who are in a position to
become unusually we'll informed
say that Col. House met with en-
thusiastic approval when he sub
mitted the plan at Berlin. The
German government said it
would welcome the collection of
her indemnity by the United
States for the reason, first. that
she needed the money, and Sec
ond, that she would be sure to
get it from the United States.
English, French and Spanish
officials also greeted the proposal
in an agreeable manner. The
leading bankers of this country
have been canvassed on the sub
iect and most of them agreed
that a loan for such a purpose
would be heavily oversubscribed.
This is a stupendous under
taking and probably the biggest
thing attempted in this country
since the Civil war.
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FRANKi-NTON, La. THURSDAY, MARCH TO- 1910.


Nel' uHs''n oropre the court
:,
Rio Cr,r,I i,., f,u
germany ''' We 30 anoth' r
lIo'e 70 '''t secretary II state II
"'S"''g'o"' ''le''ng to observe
international law as It existed be-
lore 'h' war IN regard u subma-
RUE ra''8' II Great Britain would
drop us OlocN'a'' "hIcn 1t heId
'lhe"l5e 10 De IN violation OF the
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NUMBER 81

Monroe, La, suffered at $4,000
fire, believe | to be The wrk of
incen1;aries.
Senator RansIeIl announced
that he would come home to take
the stump for Co'oneI Pleasant.
A bill appropriating SI25,000
for the Mississippi Centennial
Exposition at Gulfport was passed
by the House.
Monroe, La, was in state Of
excitement du1 to continued ont
break OF fires, started by incen-
diaries.
Government engineers finished
the flood fight at Natchez and are
SatHtflHS tHfIt 'icen dt tHe
Buck Ridge c1evasse
&c many decla d war on Por.
tugal, bringing the thirteenth
combatant into the European
conflict.
Washington asked the British
government for the secret in-
structions ISSUED to captains of
merchant steamships to guide
them when attacked by subma.
rines,
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Washington, March lire.
ports which have been current
in Wall street, leading financial
circles. several cities and pOliti'
cal and diplomatic groups to the
effect that the administration
contemplates acquisition by pur,
chase Of the northern section OF
Mexico and that Col. E. NJ. House
really went to Europe to sound
certain governments on this pol
icy, are now declared on author,
ity that cannot be ignored to be
substantial and of extreme po-
tentiality.
The plan, it is asserted, is to
purchase all of Mexico that is
north of a direct line drawn west
from the southerly outskirts of
the city of Tampico, including
the entire Lower California pen
insula. Colonel House, who re-
Gently returned from a trip
abroad as the special represent
alive of President Wilson, did not
discuss peace proposals alone, it
is declared here, despite denials.
On thu contrary, he is confident
ly believed to have made inquiry
of leading statesmen of Great
Britain, France. Germany, Spain
and other nations as to what
their attitude would be in case
the United States made such an
offer to Mexico.
Further, it is confidently be-
lieved that the European powers
as unit agreed that such a move
would not only be agreeable to
them, but even pleasing, for it
would insure their being REIN
bursed for los ses sustained in
the Mexican turmoil OF recent
years, which they could not eX-
pect to collect without conflict
ing with the Monroe doctrine.
While leading men here say it
will be extremely difficult to ap-
proximate a price equitable to
such an enormous purchase, the
tentative figure mentioned for
the basic offer will be about $780,
100000.
Republican leaders say they
are forced to admit that such a
move GU the part of the Wilson
administration would be a mas.
ter stroke" on the eve of the
presidential election, and that no
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worse than the Teut0n's Subma-
rine blockade Of the British Isles.
| Germans recovered part Of the
| CUrbeauX wood near VerduE uf-
ter several assaults, using a
whole division in the last and
suffering losses the French des-
cribed as out of all proportion to
their gains.
Americans had the right, W..
der international law and pre-.
cedent, to maze a punitive ex.
petition into Mexico, records
show.
Fire practically destroyed the
plaut of Taryan Ros1n and Tur-
pentine Company at Brunswick,
Ga, with an estimated loss Of
S500,O00.
A motion to reconsider the vote
on the bill approprlating $685..
900 for the Mississippi Conten-
NAL Exposition was Withdrawn in
the House.
A merchant of Saltillo, Miss,
shot and killed the school princi.
pal there because of an alleged
insult.
Capt. W. S. Sims told the
House Naval Committee colossal
mistakes III building the pre-
dreadnougbt bnttleships would
make them like nine pins pitted
against foreign vessels Of the
same type.
Senator Ra nsdell in a speech
said E.ihu Root hal failed to at
tack the South American policy
Of the administration. from which
he concluded that it was unas-
sailable.
Representative L. L. Morgan
of the Sixth Louisiana District
attacked the federal pension sys-
tenn in a debate, as extravaganza.
Government engineers pre-.
pared new kind of levee to curb
the waters at Buck Ridge Gre
vase.
Judge E. B. Dubuisson, of
Opelousas, was obliged to de-
cline the nomination for attor-
neY general on the Parker ticket,
having voted for Democratic can
didates in the Parish primary.
Miss Jean Gordon asked the
appointment Of receiver for
the Business Mems Racing AS.
ISOLATION.
Judge Chretien refused tc
grant new trial to Herman Pal :
let, convicted of numbering his
father.
1t was learned that the city Of
New Orleans has obtained a site
for a new quarantine station
within its limits and offered it to
the government, while bills ap.
propriating 100000 for improve
ment were introduced in Con.
gress.
Turkey and Bulgaria threaten
ed to withdraw from the Central
Allied Powers forces and to sue
for separate peace, according to {
report from Rome,
Neutral nations were warned
to maintain an attitude of homes
conservatism by Gunnard Knud
sen, prime minister of Norway.
Prince Joachim of Prussia, tn
Kaiser's fifth son was married t
Princess Marie of Anhalt. thu
German empress and parents AM
relatives of the bride being pres
emit.
Saxon regiments by a sudde
lthrustin Champagne gained