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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
BREEDERS WILL ORGANIZE
State Association is Proposed BY
Men interested In Brown
Swiss Cattle.

Beloit-Breeders OF brown Swiss
cattle have been invited to meet in
Madison on Feb. 9 for the purpose of
organizing a state association. Wis
consin is the leading brown Swiss
state. Ira Ipman of this county, sec
rotary of the Brown Swiss Cattle club
of America, is one of the leaders in the
movement to form a state organiza-
ton. The call for the meeting was sent
out by a committee including Mr.. In
man. II. c. Taylor of Syene and M.
w. Ayers of Honey Greek.
Annual and special meetings Of the
Wisconsin Ayrshire. Holstein, Jersey,
Aberdeen. Angus, Hereford. Red Poll
ed and Short Horned Breeders asso-
Citations viii be held in Madison on the
same day.
The jubilee banquent commemorate
ing the perfection of the Babcock test
win be given that evening, and the
conferences of the Wisconsin Live
stock Breeders association VIII take
place the day following.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

saw look of bewilderment. of amaze
and something very like fear settle
down upon IT. drawing the features.
tightening the skin. He stared hard
at the few scant notes, then raised
dilated eyes to her.
Are you sure. ma. SURE" he
asked in a strangely altered voice.
Sure? Ever know me to speak
when / want sure. 2" said the gen
eral grimly.
For, though the notes on the page
were SO few and so meaningless to an
outsider, it was plain that they had
fallen under the one pair of eyes
whose owner they most vitality con
cerned.
This was what Walter Sandry read;
Tuesday night: Ruinedi Ruined! Help
less, anu he aoes not know!
Wednesday: Scoundreis an-James b.
Whitby- AIusseldOrn-Copper and Zine,
Consolidated. Legitimate! My God, IFS
done Iegitimateiy Within the law May
such law be damned, James u. Whitoy-
= am the law this night.
Thursday: Dad. OLD chap!
When he had finished. his weak
hands trembled on the sheet and there
was the look OF cOrnered animal in
the bright. blue eyes that sought the
old womans pleadingly.
Ma" said Sandry hoarsely, take It
back and put it where Miss Ordway
will casually find it, and don't say
saw it.
Without a word, Ma Daily picked up
her bowl, put the little red book in her
pocket and took Siletz away TO the
noon work. leaving the man for the
first tine alone. OF a wide and cum
ming knowledge was this old handler
OF men. She knew that he would
think best in solitude.
Mother" said Siletz as they passed
up the path. she never dropped that"
Course not. lied an stole both.
but it's worth while. There's some
thin threatenin' Sandry. an though
he's pretty weak to be worried, it's
best he should know"
And in the meantime Poppy ordway
was talking to Hampden on the Siletz
road. The man was passionate, force
full a little worried by her long abb
sence from their rides, and he used
every persuasion at his command to
win her from the Daily camp.
What for do you want to stay
there?" he begged.
Don't you know am writing a lum-
Der story?"
Sure. But why can't you come to
the Yella Pines?"
And have the country talking? !
ride with you TOO much for that.
have a reputation in the great world
that / can't afford to lose in the little
one"
(To BE CONTINUEDJ
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
CHAPTER XIX.
A Lie and a Theft.

Sandry recovered rapidly. His youth
and 1.-THE strength were powerful aids
and the broken bones inside the plas-
ter casts knitted busily. With his re-
turn to consciousness, Miss Ordway
relaxed her vigilance. She gave up
her place without protest to Ma Daily
and began to spend part of her days
in the little room. This had been San.
dry's urgent request.
See what you've lost already in
time and strength and energy" he
pleaded. please go to your own work"
On one of the first days of Ma
Daily's attendance. he asked to see
Siletz.
The general was wise and she sent
the girl alone. Sandry closed his eyes
and lay waiting for the light step that
always reminded him of wild things in
the forest-so slipping. soft and
hushed was It,
Presently he heard II coming down
the slope. II slowed as II neared the
office AMI for long time stopped al
together outside the door. His heart
leaped uncontrollably and conflicting
emotions flushed his face as he called
her softly.
Come here. Sletz." he heard him
self saying. though for his life it was
not what he wished to say, and she
came and dropped on her knees beside
him. clasping her hands on the sheet
at his side. There was nothing of the
conscious avowal of Poppy's words in
her look and attitude, only the simple
betrayal Of a nature as open as the
day The shining light of Joy in her
face, the hushed acknowledgment OF
Gods sparing Of his life, was all-suffi-
cient In a fash he heard the words
of Kolawmie's half-breed:
for S1etz is your woman"
And he knew they we're true. BY
every sign OF her soul and body they
were true. as simply as the flower wor-
ships the sun all day. And there in
the little south COON. from whose open
window he could hear the click of
typewriter, was the most brilliant
woman of bis own world whom be had
ever known. a woman soon to be IA
nous for her great gift and her mar
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
SYNOPSIS.

siletz OF Daily's lumber camp directs
u stranger to the camp. Walter Sandry
Introduces himself TO John Daily. fore
man. as the Dillinsworth Lumber Co,
or most of It." He makes acquaintance
with the camp and the work. In an en-
Urgency ne proves to the foreman that ne
does not lack Judgment. Siletz tells MIN
of the Preacher. He discovers that Stetz
bears the Sign of the Siletz tribe OF In
dams and wonders what her surname -
In the flush of tender moment ne calls
her the Night Wind In the Pines. and
kisses her. Poppy Ordway. a magazine
writer from New York. comes TO Datly's
20 get material for a romance of the lum-
Der region. Hampden of the Yellow Pines
Co. wants Sandry TO keep OFF tract Of
stumpage he claims title to and Sandry
has bought as the East Belt. Hampden
sets up a cabin on the East Belt and
warns trespassers on Sandry's men pun
and Poppy. Sandrys and Hampden's
men fight over the disputed tract. The
Preacher stops the fight. Sandry finds
that the deed to the East Belt has never
been recorded. He decides to get out his
contract first and fight for the stumpage
efterward Poppy scents trickery and
1iirts with Hampden to gain his conf
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 and Sletz ride
20 the seashore and SiletZ sees the ocean
for thu first time. sandry's men desert
him for Hampden. who has offered more
money. Siletz goes to her friends the
Siwashes and persuades them to work
for Sandry to save his contract Poppy
tells Sandry that she has proof Of Hamp-
denis filing bogus entries In collision with
the commissioner. She sees Siletz and
Sandry talking together and becomes
jealous The big timber raft is started on
its 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 I am his woman"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

The duke Of Wellington. OF course.
neyer said up. guards. ana at EN-"
at Waterloo. but is IT generally known
how near he came to saying ft2 Sir
Herbert Maxwell. In has biography of
the duke. points out what is the prob
able origin of the pleasing legend. Late
on the afternoon of that memorable
June rs the First and Second Battal-
ions Of the Third Chasseurs were
foremost In the attack on Mont Saint
team They had reached q crossroad.
unaware that the British troops were
lying behind the wayside banks. &C.
cording to orders, to remain prone
when under fire, but not actually en-
gagged. Then, at the proper moment,
Wellington's voice was heard, clear
above the storm" stand Up, guardsi7
Il was Maitland's brigade of Guards
that thus stood Up. and. with a vic
torious rush. swept the chasseurs out
of the combat.-Mancheste Guardian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

only a treCor of the hand that held
the dipper.
When he met Siletz in the morning
he looked at her with eyes a little
more haggard-there was a deeper
line at the corners of his mouth.
The girl bore traces of the frs, an
guish she had ever known in the pal
Tor of her face. the dull look of snol-
dering flame under the daze of help
lessness.
There was no one in the eating room
besides themselves Collins was out
in the hills with the crew, for at the
first sight of Sandry still alive, Daily
had given orders to go on with the
work and Siletz had stopped between
the tables at supper time.
will the Siletz stay?" she had
asked simply and it had taken no more
than that The camp wen, ahead in
definitely.
Now Daily stopped hc, with a great
hand on her shoulder and looked hun
grily into her face.
"S1etz," he said softly, us it true?"
She raised her eyes to his and an
swered as simply, Yes"
There was no need of many words
among these people of strong lives.
of straightforward principles.
The big man Strengthened up bit
and shut his lips hard, as if he bit
upon pain, looked after the vanishing
Pigments of all his dreams that had
peopled the hills of the future. His
mother had seen that look in the eyes
of John Daily the first-who had
took his hard knocks standin' that
look of patient strength. For It she
had followed him into the hard life
of lumber camp and never regret
ted it.
Now 1t spent itself on the rising
hill, visible through the open door
across Siletz' dark head, and John
Daily the Second was ready to face
his loss.
"Siletz." he said gently, always re-
member that I'm the best friend you
got on earth-I'll be waitin' all my
life to help you eff you ever need
me-" And he smoothed his hard
hands easily down her arms. lingering
moment with her hands folded in
his palms. Then he turned away to
the days work There was a small I'M
dertone of softness in his voice at the
last words that was never to leave
it again.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

Miss ordway In her broadcIoth
of the cook-shack wall. her face gone
white in the shadows and sudden. grip
ping, choking fear in her throat. She
put up a useless hand-a trembling
hand. palm outward-and strove to
speak-once, twice.
Then. "Sandry." she faltered like
craven. She was whipped. scared. her
power gone
But the wild thing died in Siletz as
it had lived, on the turn of a moment.
and she let out a great breath and
covered her face with her hands after
fashion she had
NO" she whispered in her palms.
he kissed me and / am his woman
Oh, am unworthy What would l
have done?" And she shuddered. as If
in fear.
So the camp went forward. John
and his silent crew cut steadily into
the timber at the north and sent the
logs down to the backwater. Here he
| kept guard. for although there was
nothing of importance that Hampden
could do since he had played for the
| Dillingworth contract and failed. still
he could steal the logs which lay all
| too close to the mill at the mouth of
the slOugh-and John Daily was strung
to higher pitch than he had ever
been in all his lifelong timber war
with the Yellow Pines
AS soon as Sandry was able to bear
| 1t, Daily told him of the safe delivery
of the raft. of his trip home in the
Indians sling. of his subsequent de
lirium, and at last showed him the
big check. At sight of the paper.
sweated and creased from pocket-wear.
the sick mans face flushed and his
eyes sparkled with blue flame.
I'VE won. john" he said. I'VE all
won-you. /. Miss Ordway and
| Sletz"
There was little pause before the
last word and then he went on.
Il want to shake hands with us all
when I'm able. We're a winning
! bunch"
AS soon as Daily had gone Poppy
Ordway leaned so close that the subtle
perfume OF her garments intoxicated
] him strangely. and said exultantly
/ And now for Hampden, Walter
I'm ready TO go after him right"
Sandry looked up at her from his
pillow and then out along the spring
| tinted hills, and drew his brows to-
gether in thought
Presently he spoke.
You've been so good to mel can't
say how good. how much you have
stood for to me here-but-bu If you
| please. Miss Ordway-Poppy. my
friend-I'd rather you'd let Hampden
alone"
"What?' cried Poppy aloud, while
all her instincts were clamoring for
adjustment. What do you mean,
Walter Sandry?"
Can't you see, you clever woman.
that must get Hampden myself?
That this score must be settled first
hand?"
And Ma Daily. coming softly along
the grass to the door, heard the words.
'Knowed it, she said with a sharp
satisfaction. hes a man an / knowed
it from tn start"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
DOGS CHARACTER A MYSTERY
Owners Unable to Determine Whether
He Is a Detective or Inclined
to kleptomania.

The Newlyweds out in Crescent Hill
are wondering If Rex is a thief or
detective.
Rex is a dog. white. woolly dog,
who Is minutes after having his bath
looks as If he hadn't had bath for
week. Rex is not a hunter He doesn't
know what game looks like. He
doesn't even chase cats. He is afraid
of other dogs He is so tractable that
he makes friends with anybody who
paws him the slightest attention. He
woulG be on terms CT intimacy with a
burglar in two minutes.
So it can be seen that Rex's owners
had good reason for thin ing him
good for nothing. even If they did love
him. Now they are wonderi-s wheth-
er be is worse than good Tor nothing
or a valuable retriever.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Newlywed
lost a purse containing SIS IN cash
A long search .aiIed to reveal il. ana
IL vas given - for lost
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
CHAPTER xvII-contlnued.

THE Preacher" she gasped alold.
''oh, father! What have l done!
have shut my ears to the winds of
God!"
When, an hour later. she came up
on the cook-shack porch and stood
leaning in the doorway. spent with
her wild passion, Ma Daily grimly fed
the fire in the range. setting about
the supper for the men left at camp.
Mother" said Siletz duly, "she
He'd"
''Yes-I know it. But what you goin
to do, child? You love him an you're
right-so would eff l was thirty year
younger, for he's man. East or no
East"
The general turned to her work and
a sigh heaved her ample breast.
It's all in the days work." she
thought, IAN you had to take your
chanel, Johnny-but you're strong, my
son, you're a strong man-like yer
daddy"
So began strange time in camp.
Daily came hume in three days, eager
and grim-lipped. and in the pocket of
his flannel shirt he carried the big
check for which Sandry had worked
raft in safety. along with the scaler's
report, receiving the payment which
had been ready in the hands of a
thin, gray man who leaned from the
steamers rail to exchange a few curt
words.
Ma Daily cornered him in the kitch-
en- late in the night as he finished
his careful rounds of the camp
Son." she said gently, "theys a
hard knock comm to you an l want
to give you warnin'. though / know
you'll take it standin', Johnny. as yer
daddy took all O. his, an I've seen
him take some corkers.
Il know what you've always thought
o. S'letZ, son, sence she was a teensy
ohap-I've watched her quiet ways
open yer heart an seen her walk in,
an I've hoped myself some day it'd
all work out, fer she's always turned
to you in trouble. It's instinct But
sOn-son, haven't you seen nothin'
sence Sandry come among us? Hain't
ye read the signs?" The foreman had
stopped at the sink and lifted a tin
dipper of water for drink. At the
last words he put the vessel slowly
down untouched and turned an amazed
d. face toward the old lady. His blue
eyes were wide, and the mother glo-
ried like a girl in the good man
strength of him-the broad shoulders.
the muscled arms, bare to the elbow,
the shapely back and the straight hips
of the hill-climber.
What you talkin' of, MAJ" he asked.
Jest this. Sletz laid out her heart
fer all to see when they brought Sandry
home an that-that Jezebel woman
shamed her before US all. She said,
on the heels o. tn childs cry of love,
that she was Sandrys promised wife.
think she lied-but Sletz is breakin'
her heart fer the Fastener"
Here, without another word, Ma
Daily opened a door behind her and
creaked through. closing it softly.
OF such inherent tact was she, she
did not wish even his mother to see
big John Daily take his hard knock.
even though he took it standin'." with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

velous beauty-and she. too, by her
open word was his womani"
Little Sletz." he said. though he
had meant to use her name alone.
little Sletz-"
But what he would have said was
left unspoken, for Ma Daily ereaked
in the doorway with bowl of broth.
MY goodness. ma" he said whim-
sically. IF you don't stop filling me
with broth III refuse to eat at all.
want a slice of ham and some OF your
Incompatible rice pudding"
You want what you get. You sip
this ALL"
AS Sandry obediently finished the
last drop. the general reached in the
capacious pocket of her dish apron.
Here" she said, see what found"
She held squarely before his eyes a
little red morocco notebook. opened at
a page far to the back.
Miss ordway dropped It as she rode
off on the bay this mornin' an I
picked it up"
Without volition. Sandry glanced at
the white page, which held a few
neatly tabulated notes.
I'VE ought not to read it, ma he
was saying. sit may be private"
Then change came over his fea-
lures and involuntarily he peered
closer.
Mas keen. old eyes were upon his
face and she saw it slowly lose what
little color returning life had given it,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
More lmnortant Than eabN.

A well,known Mobilian who lives in
the suburbs had an addition to his
barnyard in the shape of a fine calf
OF the Jersey breed A week later
there was an arrival in the house, his
wife presenting him with a 10-pound
daughter. The day after the little
girl came the father was stopped
downtown by a lady who had known
him and his wife all their lives.
Assuming a very impressive air.
she said:
Have you got at your house some-
thing for which you have been wait
ing a long timer"
81 most certainly have" he replied.
what is it?" the lady asked al
most breathlessly.
"A full-blooded Jersey heifer calf"
he xclaimed.-Mobile Register.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
SHERIFF OF BARRON
COUNTY SHOT DEAD
TRIES TO TAKE HORSE AT FARM
OF WENzEL 5ERANEKS
NEAR BARRON.
SLAYER is LODGED IN JAIL.
Prisoner Gives Himself Up After
Sheriff's Posse Had Formed
Here to Effect His
Capture.

Barron.-Sheriff Matt Olson of Bar
ron county, was shot and instantly kill
ed while endeavoring to replevin a
horse at the farm of Wenzel Beraneks,
eight miles east.
Beraneks has been lodged in Jail
here, the body and the prisoner having
been brought to town on the same
sleigh.
Sheriff Olson was accompanied on
the trip to the farm by A. I. HuIburt.
I'VE found the barn door locked and
Beraneks threatened to shoot anyone
who attempted to remove the animal"
said Mr.. Hulburt "Olson, however.
onsidered this only a bluff and pro-
ceeded to break the lock. In the mean
time Beraneks secured rife. / called
TO Olson to look OUT but he paid no
heed. Just as he stepped into the
barn a shot rang out and Olson drop
ped dead, the bullet having entered
back Of the left arm and coming out
at the right breast.
"Beraneks at this juncture turned
toward me but told him not to shoot
as he might need me as a witness.
This apparently made an impression
and he allowed me to drive away. Az
ter a sheriffs posse had formed here
to give chase l telephoned 70 Beraneks
that he had better give himself up,
which he did"
Olson leaves a wife and two chill
dren He was elected from the village
of Prairie Farm where he lived for
twenty years as the village blacksmith.
He was 45 years old. Beraneks is
about as and has wife and FIVE chill
dren.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Our Able Citizen.

Hudson Maxim is best known for
his work in high explosives and their
application to modern ordnance. It
was in 1890 that he developed and
manufactured the first smokeless pow
der to be adopted by the United
States government Following ex.
haustive experiments at Sandy Hook.
he sold our government in 1901 the
secret of his high explosive maximite.
He has been president of the Aero
nautical Society Of America, the so
ciety which is doing so much toward
awakening the country to the need OF
an increase In our aerial defense.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

Last Sunday Rex walked into the
house with something in his mouth.
Ha laid his quarry on the 1oor. II
was the purse and the SIG were in
tact
Now the question at the home OF
the Newlyweds is: Did Rex play de-
tective and md that money for its
legitimate owners. or did he return 1t
after carrying it away himself? Rex's
real character promises to remain a
mystery for a long time.-Loufsyille
Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
"CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Ca q 10.cent box now.

Get a 10-cent box now.
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort.
able you are from constipation, indiges-
tor. biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache. biliousness, dizziness. nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour. gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi.
ness and clear bead for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
II you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need cleansing. too. Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

was not in general use until the first
quarter of this century. though it was
used in Germany as early as 1881 1t
is applied TO the races akin TO the He
brew, such as Arabian. or Assyrian-
Some authorities consider the print
tive seat 2 the race to be Africa.
others Arab still others the lower
Euphrates. The languages form an
important family, and are divided into
two principal branches. the northern
and southern. To the northern branch
belong the Assyrian and Aramean tor
Svrian1. and the Paiestinian. Hebrew
and PhoenicianJ. To the Southern
belong the arabic and the Ethiopic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
SAVED from the Enemy.

Bar Harbor. Ne, is tearfuliy and
wonderfully protecred. In Spanish war
tirles its residents protested against
the danger. and the humorous war de-
partrnent sent them four antiquated
muzzle-loading cannon, relics Of the
Civil war. The much-relieved summer
folks took the cannon to their hearts
with all sincerity, however. and posted
them at excellent points Of vantage,
where they may still be seen and
smiled at
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
CHAPTER XVIII.
"sav ssandrv,lW

Calmly Poppy Ordway took charge
of the stricken man in the pine Of
fee. All of the day and as much of
the night as her strength would per-
nit she was beside him, soothing his
restlessness, tending him with a
skill that showed intelligent training.
Outwardly she was as quiet as the
spring days. Inwardly she painted and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

suffered with the abandon of the pas
sionate nature which sees its desires
In danger. More and more she grew
to fear and hate the silent. soft-footed
girl whose face between its dark
braids was a mask of tragedy. With
her woman's instinct and her almost
unnatural cleverness she knew that
way lay danger. Selfishly. in self
centered passion, this woman loved
and to gain the object of that love she
felt within her heart that she could
wreck the universe. And its object