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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-31
CHAPTER XVIII.
Pleasant Little Surprises.


Too furious to heed what he was
about. Vandervyn struck off up a rug
ged gulley behind the Dupont house.
An hour passed before he came lack
down the mountain-side. He was2
changing his clothes. when Dupont
brought him an impatient summons
from the office: "Hurry up, Mr. 7an.a
They want you. Where you been all ]
this time?"
"Went for a stroll" drawled Wander
vyn. 'They can wait" His voice be-
came harsh and incisive. Il want to
speak to you about something. You've
Teen letting Marie get in thick with
him."
"Who? You mean Cap?' SPARED
Dupont. "You didn't say you wanted
me to keep 'em from running *ogeth-
err
''You should have seen tb~- danger.
I take it, she has been alone with linn
most Of the time"
"Well, what of it?" muttered I'D
pont.
"What of it?" echoed Vandervyn.
| ''Don't you know enough about army
officers to realize that he would never
marry-a quarterbreed?'
Dupont's crafty eyes narrowed. I'm
not so alfred sure of that. There's
lots of 'em has married ever half
breeds. I've seen EN-"
"Years ago, when the frontier was
months away from civilization"
"Mebbe, and mebbe them breed girls
wasn't tenth as good lockers as
Marie. She's a lady,
Vandervyn's lip curled. eff you must
have the gaff, Jake-how about your
self? Do you think an officer son-in-
law would care to have you visiting
him at an army post?''
Dupont scowled. swell, there amt
been no harm done, and you're back
now"
"Quite true. But his attentions have
put Marie on her high horse. l wish
you to take stand against him and
back me up with her."
"You sure can count me in on that,
Mr.. Van," eagerly assented Dupont.
Cali right. I've got him fixed. But
I wanted to make sure of your backing.
If he comes to dinner tonight I'll have
gay little surprise or two up my
sleeve for him.
Il been waiting to ask you about the
mine. How're we going to work the
deal?"
"We've got to make a show Of a
real contest. It's 10 be run on the Old.
style rush plan.'
Suppose one of them there men at
the butte has the best horse?"
Vandervyn thrust out his jaw.
Don't fash yourself. I'm going to
have that mine. This is my idea of
the way we'll fix it." He leaned over
and murmured in Dupont's ear.
The trader shook his head. "Um-ml
I'm not saying that mightn't work,
Just the same, though, it'd make you
the only one what could do the enter
ing. I'd be a sooner"
"The mine would be entered by me,
but of course we would have the I'M
| derstanding that you were to get your
half" replied Vandervyn. He stepped
briskly to the door. "Come, I guess
| the bunch has had time enough to cool
| their heels.''
Still frowning obviously, Dupont fol-
| lowed him over to the office, where
Hardy and the commissioners sat wait
ing for them, stiff and constrained.
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blinded by his own ardor, he came on
without needing the look in her face
until within arms-reach Of her. Then
at last he perceived her lack Of re-
Spouse, and stopped.
Il say" he exclaimed. "What's the
matter? Is this the way to welcome
me back, sweetheart"
The term of endearment brought a
quick blush into the girls cheeks. But
she replied in cold, even tones: "Are
you now at liberty to address me as
your fancee?"
His eyes shifted before her level
gaze. "Don't be foolish, Marie. You
know you're the only woman. You
know that engagement must stand I'M
til we are sure of the mine. There is
something else, as we'll"
''This is quite enough for the pres
ent,' she broke in. Il promised to
wait for you until you should come
back-free from your cousin. You have
returned, but you are not free from
her. Is it honorable for you to speak
to me now?"
"How can help it?" he urged, seek
ing to melt her with his ardent gaze.
"You are the only woman-the only
one in all the world to me. There is
not another half as beautiful, a tenth
as charming!"
She quivered in response to the deep,
golden notes of his voice, yet held her.
self firm with all the strength of her
resolute will.
"You speak of love-" she rejoined.
''You say nothing Of marriage"
"How can II" he asked in an ag-
grieved tone. "You know that until
we get the mine But that won't be
long now. These commissioners are
jumping-jacks in the hands Of my I'M
Gle. They will hustle matters through
fer us-short order. Once I-we-get
the mine, I'll be a free man, and then,
sweetheart"
But the girl drew back from his
pleading arms.
"No," she said. "If I must wait, so
must you. If you mean what you say,
you should be satisfied that still feel
l may have to wait"
"You mean-What?" he stammered.
She clenched her hands convulsively.
"Why Gid you come first? Why could
not have known him first?"
II see' he mSttered. cts that
that tin SOLDIER
Eyes. it is-that gentleman!' she
flashed back. Again the slender finger
nails cut into her palms.
"Nice fatherly old fogy!" sneered
Vandervyn. you're far too much alive,
too much OF real woman, to mistake
your feeling toward him for love-
Love! that's the word, sweetheart
youth and love and happiness! You
and ], sweetheart!''
She blushed and trembled. But she
had spent all the days Of his absence
in that Intimate comradeship with
Hardy. At the moment when Wander
vyn thought to take her into his arms,
her will rallied, her eyes hardened
with resolution.
II have said that will wait. That
is enough. You also shall wait"
His eyes narrowed. HAS it never
occurred to you that you may be bit
! too sure Of me2 The mine may pinch
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Only Woman.

During the pleasant, busy days that
followed, to all appearances Marie en-
joyed the work and planning and the
long hours of companionship fully as
much as Hardy. Dupont, now ever
bluff and genial, kept close to his
store. But during the long evening
discussions his eyes often twinkled
cunningly Under their gray thatch.
Ne word had been raceived from
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he comes back But until then
you-you will not
Until then we shall continue to be
the same good comrades that we have
BEEN"
The girl drew in a deep breath.
"Then-let us 50 back to work.
Hardy accepted the suggestion with
a self-control that was as remarkable
as it was misplaced.
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M ch ne pIt
turning hmte
re and then
nsal
d
% n Marie Dupota
o o because is enmre
O re
Dona willy
% smves ut nnany
y o get profit for himself
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ITO BE CONTINUED.)
Safe Bet.

Safe Bet.
A woman in Pottsville, Pa, laughed
herself to death, but we are Willing
towager TINT it wasn't over one a
her husband's 1okss-Dsusat TtnoG
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What sort Of conspiracy do
you think that Vandervyn and
these crooked commissioners
have formed against Captain
Hardy? When the Indians find
they have been tricked will they
shed white blood?
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
Recommended for Commission.

II appears from the record of the
court of inquiry that Lieutenant Bar
rett, then a sergeant Of the Royal
Welsh Fusilliers, was recommended
for a commission by Colonel Define
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also says, that letter sent by Lord
French. to the war office was so
ambiguously worded as to be capable
of misconstruction. In any case, a
portion of the letter was in the ma
ture of an adverse report on Cen
eral Thomas and should have been
communicated to that officer at the
time. 1t is also regarded as unfnr-
tuate that Lord French should have
concurred in the terms of the war
office letter of July 20 to General
Thomas, which letter must have con
firmed that officers suspicion Of
sinister influence"
Results of Probe.
AS n result of the investigation,
Lieut.. Col. Define Radcliffe has been
removed from his command for his
part in the Barrett affair; General
Cowans has been officially censure1,
but not otherwise disciplined because
OF his long and otherwise excellent
record: General Mackinnon is severe
ly criticised in the report, but being
already retired is not otherwise pun
ished; General Thomas is completely
indicated.
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Radcliffe. his commanding officer, in
1915. and this recommendation was
strongly supported by Colonel and
Mrs. Cornwallis-Wcst among others.
Probably before this time, and
certainly later" says the record, Mrs.
Cornwallis-Wes began to take more
than an ordinary interest in Mr.. Bar
rett. to which he consistently failed
to respond. Eventually he wrote her,
in February last, a letter of remon,
STRANGE, which she placed in the
hands of his commanding officers"
Severely Censured.
Barrett, it appears from the record.
was severely censured by his comman-
der, without having any opportunity TO
justify himself. and shortly afterward,
through the influence cxerted by Mrs.
Cornwallis-West, he was transferred to
another battalion. Gen. Sir john
Cowans, it is stated. was instrumental
in arranging this for Mrs. Corvallis
West, General Mackinnon also taking
part in the affair.
Going on to investigate other reports
of undue influence welded by that lady
i'm army affairs, the court found that.
Thomas from command of a Welsh bri-
Gade to less desirable post was not.
as had been reported. due to hcr ac-
tivities, this matter constituted IAN I'M
fortunate sequence of events, in which
"the ambiguous wording Of certain Of
fetal letters played part
A Woman's Postscript.
The report shows. however. that
Colonel Edwards wrote letter TO Mrs.
CORVALLIS West rejecting upon Cen
eraI Thomas with the apparent objct
of exaIting his own qualifications for
the post OF the same, that Mrs. West
sent this letter to General Cowans with
a postscript. which he forwarded to
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Pitcairn Campbell at
the war office, with a letter OF his own
praising Edwards.
Regret is expressed" the report
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
FINDS IRON OXIDE
ON SMALLS' STOVE
Chemist May Explain Intense
Heat Which Destroyed
Woman's Limbs.

oSsIPEE, N. H, Jan. 4.-Testimony
by Walter L. wedger. chemist for the
Massachusetts State police, that he
found traces OF a coarse powder con
tanning iron oxide and aluminium on
a stove in the ruins OF the RACED Small
bungalow, was expected to be the
feature today Of the trial OF Fred
erick L. Small, alleged wife murder
er.
County Attorney Hill announced he
well endeavor to prove that Small
sprinkled powder sbout his cottage
before leaving it on the day OF the
murder. This powder, it Is claimed
produces an intense heat, which was
responsible for the condition of the
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IMPROVED HEALTH
CONDITIONS SHOWN
Revealed by Comparison of
Vital Statistics for District
for 1915 and 1916.
DEATHS SHOW DECREASE
Mortality Less From Many Dis
eases-lncrease in Num-
Der of Births.
DEATHS SHOW DECREASE

Improvement in health conditions in
the District is shown by a comparison
of vital statistics for 1916 and the pre-
ceding year.
During the year 1916 there were re-
corded $50 deaths. as compared with
sos i'm 1915, decrease of twenty-five.
The number of deaths among the white
population in 1916 was 1883. and among
the coIored, 2.52 The death rate in
the District for 1916 was 1904 per Loo
inhabitants. and in 1915. 1873.
Examination Of the more prominent
causes of mortality shows decrease
in the number of deaths from the fol-
lowing diseases: Cerebral hemorrhage.
45s as against 457: bronchitis. rs as
against 81: cancers and other malignant
tumors, 3S7 as against ss2; acute infiam-
nation Of the kidneys. u as against
n: chronic nephritis (Brights'
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body Of Mrs. Small when found IA
the cellar OF the burned bungalow.
Hill said this powder may have been
the cause of the consumption by fire
of her legs and arms.
The combination OF chemicals pro-
duces such a heat that upon appli-
cation, steel rails are easily welded
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Distinguished DoWager Gen.
Sured by Army InVeSti-
gators.
HIGH NAMES ARE INVOLVED
Lady in Case" Is Mother of
Duchess of Westminster
and Princess of PIess.

LONDON, Jan. 4-Petticoat infu-
ence in the army. the subject of wills
pered gossip throughout England for
months past, has beer pitilessly ex-
posed and appears to have received
its death-blow in the report of the
special court of inquiry on a war of
flee scandal.
A tremendous sensation has been
caused by the report, not only by the
names of the high officers of the army
who are specifically censured for their
connection with the matter, but still
more by. its disclosure of the name of
the lady in the case"
Husband Great Proprietor.
She is Mrs. William CORVALLIS
Ccrnwallis-West, wife of the lord
lieutenant of Denbighshire, one of the
greatest landed proprietors in Eng
land. OF her two daughters, one is the
Duchess of Westminster, the other
the Princess of Pless.
Her only son, Capt. George Corn
wallis-West, after having married
Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of
Col. Winston Churchill, formerly
FIRST lord of the admiralty, and hav-
ing been divorced by her, is now the
husband of Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
the actress.
Officers Named.
Among the officers mentioned by
name in the report are Field Marshal
Vlscount French. Gen. Sir John Cow
ans, quartermaster general of the
forces and member of the army coun-
ell. Gen. w. H. Mackinnon, Brig Gen.
Owen Thomas. Col. Wynne Edwards,
and Lieut.. Col. Delme-Radcliffe.
Mrs. William Cornwallis-West
should not be COMPOUNDED with either
Lady Randolph Spencer Churchill
(Jennie Jerome, OF New York;, whose
second husband was George Corn
wallis-West, since divorced, or the
present Mrs. George Cornwallis-West,
who is better known as Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, the actress.
The hero OF the story as unfolded
in the official report is Lieut.. Patrick
Barrett, of the Royal Welsh Fusil-
liers Mr.. Cornwallis-West is hon
orary colonel of the Fourth Battalion
OF this regiment.
One of the last official acts of the
late Sir Arthur Basil Markham, NJ.
?. for the Mansfield division of Not
tinghamshire, who died last August.
was to demand an inquiry for the vim
dication of the character OF Lieu
tenant Barrett. He was supportedLin
mis- BY several Irish members, as
Z Lieutenant Barrett is Irish.
Recommended for Commission.
II appears from the record of the
court of inquiry that Lieutenant Bar
rett. then a sergeant of the Royal
Welsh Fusilliers, was recommended
communication nv ColonaI naIuna-
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dIsease). 5s7 as against SIS: pneumonia.
sos as against S11: pulmonary tubercu-
losis, 645 as against 6SS
Some Increases shown.
Deaths from other forms of tuber-
oulosis increased from "a to so. The
number Of deaths from arterio sole
rosis in 1916 was 1871, as compared
with 1874 in 1915. Deaths from in
testinal diseases of children under
two years of age increased from 1877
to 176, and among those over two
years of age from So to 65. There waJ
also an increase in the number of
deaths from organic heart disease
from S53 to SOL. The number of
deaths from diphtheria increased from
30 to 33. of whooping cough from 10
to 40. measles to s, and typhoid
fever from AZ to 46.
Epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis
declined from to 4. and scarlet
fever from s to 6. The number OF
suicides in 1916 was SO, and in 1915
81. Deaths from accidents and negli-
gence increased from 227 to 233.
During 1916 there were 35 homicides
recorded, 3 less than in 1915.
Births show Increase.
Deaths in relation to the age of de-
cedents were as follows: Those under
one year decreased from rs to 1853;
those from one to four years increased
from 241 to 262: from five to nineteen
years the same number of deaths, 315,
were recorded; those from twenty to
sixty-nine years decreased from BITS
to 1920. The number of deaths among
those seventy years and over in
creased from 1893 to 1920.
The number OF births registered
was 1888 in 1916, and 1857 in 1915.
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Births show Increase.
AUSTRALIANS PENsIoNEp.

MELBOURNE, Jan. 4.-Australian
soldiers to date have been granted
pensions aggregating S4,OO0,000 a
year, and the list is only begun. There
are at present 1885 beneficlaries.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
UPH0LDS ROOSEVELT
Secretary of American Peace So
ciety Attacks Taft League.

The arraignment of the League to
Enforce Peace, by Colonel Roosevelt
in the current number of the Metro
politan Magazine. is Endorsed by Ar
thur Deerin Call, secretary of the
American Peace Society, who issued n
statement today declaring himself
TO be opposed to the. league.
Il am inclined to agree with Mr..
Roosevelt" the statement rays IN
part. that the League to Enforce
Peace is patent remedy or, bet
ter, a charm or amulet pathetically
believed in by sincere and honest
people.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04

with swollen, misshapen feet. Thou.
sands upon thousands Of men andwomen
just like you have come 70 us, willing to
pay.most any price-wiiling to do most
any thing to rid themselves of torturous
Bunions. Today they are happy because
they found instant relief and final cure In
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For NOW

Newest models and hundreds of Paris
inspired modes, from New York's lead
ing milliners are now here = all ready for
wear
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Gate Tops

Gate tops for those desiring to
make their own handbags -a spien-
did assortment In oxidized, gun
metal and gilt. In jewel and filligree.
Pre-Inventory Sale Prices, 25c,
SOC and Sf.OO,
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Irish Mill Remnants

Table damask, mercerized =
good, heavy quality 20 inches wide;
? and 2A yard lengths. Pre-In-
ventory Sale Price, yd., 95C.
BoWMANs-Second Floor
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Egg Cups

Colonial glass footed egg cups.
Prc-Inventory Sale Price, dozen,
SOC.
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SMALL RUGS
Large Variety of Patterns In All Weaves
Strap Purses s

Two styles in the popular strap
coin purse = lamb leather and
calfne = in the new spring shades.
Pre-Inventory Sale Price, SOC.
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Ranlie Linen

Excellent quality; union; 90 In
ches wide, Only 215 yards required
for dress, Pre-Inventory Sale
Price. yd,, Sf.25,
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Nut Bowls

Mahogany wood nut bowls,
nickel plated liner, six nut picks and
nut cracker. Pre-Inventory Sale
Price, %f.69.
BoWMAtS's-Basement
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'Thernos Bottles

Simplex thermos bottles, pint
size = limited quantity. Pre-In-
ventory Sale Price, 95c.
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Milk Pitchers

Imported porcelain milk pitchers,
yellow band decoration ~ choice of
two sizes. Pre-tnventory Sale
Price, 9e.
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Scarf Sets

Plaid scarf sets Of brush angora,
in pretty combinations of colors =
long scarfs. Pre-Inventory Sale
Price, S1.5O.
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Children's Coats

Cleanup lot of children's coats, of
imported corduroy; chinchilla in
gray and blue; plain cloths; plaids
and mixtures; trimmed with velvet,
fancy buttons and fur. 2 TO 12-year
sizes. Pre-lnventory Sale Price,
$3.50.
BOWMAN'S-SecondF Floor
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FryPana

Smokeless fry pans, made OF sheet
steel with ventilated tin cover. Pre-
Inventory Sale Price, 69e.
BowMAN's-Basement
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VELVET RUGS
HALL RUNNERS

In Oriental and allover patterns.
Administer, y inches feet. Sale
price, ................ S4.1J
Administer, p inches X II feet. Sale
price ................ SO.OO
Administer, p inches Is feet, Sale
price, ................. $50
Wilton Velvet, 80 inches 9 feet,
Sale price, .............. $3.50
INLAID LINOLEUMS
Patterns through to the back, i'll
Tile, Mosaic and Parquetry pat
terms; square yard, 69c, 19c,
SOC, S1.19 and S1.39.
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Spice Sets

Imported spice sets, made Of tin,
consisting OF box with hinged cover
and six small spice cans. Pre-In-
vcntory Sale Price, 1Jc.
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BoWMAN'S-Third Floor.
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Fruit Sets

Hcisey's colonial glass berry or
fruit sets - one S-inch bowl and six
fruit saucers. Pre-Inventory Sale
Price, set, 69c.
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