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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-20

Mr.. Genesis in the morning. Mean
while William and Miss Pratt went
on, leaving Jane to her own diversion.
The pale end of sunset was framed
In the dining o windows, and MI.
and Mrs. Baxter and the rehabilitated
Jane were at the table when William
made his belated return from the aft
ernoon's excursion. Seating himself,
he waived his mothers references to
the rain, his clothes and probable colds,
and after n laden glance at Jane he
fell into a state Of trance.
Everybody In town seemed to be on
the streets this evening as I walked
home,r MI. Baxter remarked, address
ing his wife. Il suppose there's some
thing In the clean air after q rain that
brings 'em out. / noticed one thing,
though. Maybe it's the way they dress
nowadays, but you certainly don't see
as many pretty girls on the streets as
there used to be-"
William looked up absently. II used
to think that too" he said, with
dreamy condescension, when I was
younger"
Mr.. Baxter stared.
well, I'll be darned" he said.
when you ere youngerv' Mr.. Bax.
ter repeated, with considerable irrita.
- -Hr -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-20
CHAPTER X
Speaking of Early Marriages

speaking Ol Larry mdII'dUeS'
"1W REMEMBER pretty much ev-
erything," William said to the
aged negro as if in modest eX-
PLANTATION Of the performance
which had excited the aged mans ad-
miration. 81 car remember things that
happened when l was four years old"
William coughed With a certain I'M
%portance. "Do you remember" he ask
ed, when you were married? How
did you feel about it? Were you kind
of nervous, or anything like that, be-
f%orehand?'
Mr.. Genesis again passed a Waver-
ing hand across his troubled brow.
II mean," said William, observing
his perplexity, were you sort of shaky
FIR instance, as if you were taking
an important step in life?"
"Lemme see" The old man pondered
for a moment. 81 felt mighty shaky
once, l rickalect-dat time yalla mlat-
ia man shootin' at me fun behime a
snake fence"
"Shootin' at you'll" Jane cried, stirred
from her accustomed placidity. MI
, Genesis! What did he do that for?
Muffin" replied Mr.. Genesis, with
feeling; muffin in de wide worl'! He
boun' to shoot somebody an pick on
me cause 1 'uz de handles"
He closed his knife, gave the little
boat a final scrape with the broken
glass and then a soothing rub with the
palm Of his hand. "Dah, honey" he
said, and simultaneously factory whis-
ties began to blow, "dah yo' III steam
boat good as 1 kin git her widout no
b'iler ner no smokestack. / reckon 20
pappy'n buy 'em fer you"
Jane was grateful. cts a beautiful
boat, MI. Genesis. 1 do thank you"
Genesis, the son, laid aside his tools
and approached. "Pappy finish whit
tim spang on 'em noon whistles he
chuckled. "Come long, pappy. l bet
you walk fas' huff goin' todes din
nuh. 1 hear fry cakes ploppin' in
skillet!'
William and Jane watched the brisk
departure of the antique with sincere
esteem and liking.
"He must have been SIXTEEN" said
William musingly.
. "When?" Jane asked.
William, in deep thought, was still
looking after MI. Genesis. He was al
most unconscious that he had spoken
aloud, and he replied automatically:
when he was married."
Then, with q start, he realized into
how great a condescension he had been
betrayed and hastily added, with pro-
nounced hauteur: "Things you don't
understand. You run in the house."
Later Jane was in the front hall, and
she jumped for joy, pointing to the
open door. look! Looky there!" she
called to her. brother. Richly n
mented, he was descending the front
stairs, his embellishments including
freshly pressed white trousers, q new
straw hat, unusual shoes and a bias
phemous tie. "I'm goin' to get to sail
my boat!' Jane shouted. cts goin' to
rain"
1T is not" said William, irritated.
'It's not going to anything like rain.
I s'pose you think it ought to rain just
to let you sail that chunk of wood"
"It's goin' to rain! It's goin' to rain!'
Jane made a little singsong chant of 1t.
'It's goin' to rain-it gives Willie a
paints goin' to rain-it gives Willie
a paints goin' to-
He interrupted her sternly. "Look
here! You're old enough to know bet
ter. s'pose you think there isn't any.
thing as important in the world as
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-20

stood before them with feet of clay, in
deed, %pedestaled upon the curbstone.
"Who is that curious childY' said
Miss Pratt, stopping.
William shuddered.
"Was she calling you?" Miss Pratt
asked incredulously.
willie, l told you you better take
IN umbereller." said Jane, INSTEAD Of
papa's cane" And she added triumph,
antly, "Now you see!"
you go home" he commanded
hoarsely.
Miss Pratt uttered a little scream Of
surprise and recognition. Its your
little sister," she exclaimed, and then,
reverting to her favorite playfulness of
enunciation, "'Oor ickIe sissa!" she
added gayly, as a translation, Jane
misunderstood it. She thought Miss
Pratt mean "our little sister,"
Go homer said William.
'No'ty, no'ty!!' said Miss Pratt, shak-
ing her head, ME 'fraid oo's a no'ty.
no'ty ickle dirl! All datie!"
Jane advanced. II wish you'd let
me carry Flopit for you," she said.
Giving forth another gentle scream
Miss Pratt hoped prettily backward
from James extended hands. 10000
she cried chidingly. Mustn't touch.
P'eshus Flopit all soap-water-wash
clean. Ickle dirty all muddy, Massey!
Ickle dirty must doe home, Diet all soap
water-wash clean like nice ickle sissa.
Evabody will love 'oor ickle sissa den,'
she concluded, turning to William.
Tell DOR ickle sissa mus doe home
1et Soap-water wash"
Jane stared at Miss Pratt with fixed
solemnfty during the delivery Of these
admonitions, and it was to be seen
that they made an impression upon
her. Her mouth slowly opened, but
she spake not. An extraordinary idea
had just begun to make itself at home
in her mind. 1t was an idea which
had been lowering in the neighborhood
of that domain ever since Williams
comments upon the conversation of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-20

face always lifted playfully toward Ills
own. with admiration underneath the
p%layfulness, and he heard her voice
of silver always ripping baby talk
throughout all the years to come. He
saw her %applauding his triumphs-
"WiH-eel"
The aviator struck a hole in the air,
his heart misgave him. Then he came
to earth-a sickening drop, and instan.
%taneOus.
"Will-ee!"
There vas Jane, a fgurine in a plas-
tic state and altogether %disgraceful
She came up out of the waters and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

lawn, he had returned them to thief
place. The trick was becoming evi-
dent. But where was Ford? In the
house or grounds, dead or alive, but
where?
~ was able, through my friend
the bootboy, to examine the boots on
the night of our arrival. My measure
ments correspondent with those that
Jackson, the valet, wore. Was he
acting for himself, or was Harbord,
or even Ransom, in the secret? That,
too, it was necessary to discover before
/ showed my hand.
"Your story of Harbord's midnight
excursion supplied clue. The sec
rotary had evidently followed some man
who had disappeared mysteriously
Could there be the entrance to secret
chamber in that corridor? That would
explain the mystification of Hartford
as well as the disappearance of Silas
Ford. If 80, Harbord was not in
volved.
"If Ford were held prisoner he
must be fed. His goaler must of ne
cessity remain in the house. But the
trap set in the suggested journey to
town was an experiment singularly I'M
successful, for all the three men |
desired to test refused However, if
| we're right about the secret chamber
| could checkmate the blackmailer by
keeping a watch on him from your
room, which commanded the line of
communications. But Jackson was
clever enough to leave his victualling
to the nighttime. | scattered the
flour to try the result of that ancient
trick 1t was successful. That is all.
Do you follow me?"
YES" said 1; "but how did Jack
son come to know the secret hiding
place?"
"He has long been servant of
the house. You had better ask his
old master"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20
An Unjust Accusation.

Sarah" said lady to her maid,
"Pm vexed at your neglect and care
lessness. Just look at all that dust on
the piano! It's six weeks old at the
very least" Sarah suddenly became
very dignified. "Then it's no fault of
mine. You know very well, ma'am,
that I've been with you only four
weeks"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20
Expensive Virtue.

A Southern Judge, who had fine
lot Of hogs, one day met a colored man
notorious for stealing and said to him:
"Uncle Jack, I'll tell you what III do.
You pick out two Of those hogs you
like the best, and I'll give them to
you, provided you won't steal any
OF the others" The negro pondered
awhile and finally said: "Jedge, you've
always been a good neighbor, an l
likes yuh, an / wants to do right by
yuh, and SO accepts de offer yuh
makes, but l wants yuh to know I'll
lose meat by it."-Puck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

KNOW all ABOUT Jndl, lOlu
him 81 haven't complained, have
II If you want me to shut myself
up for a week I'll do it; but | should
prefer to have some idea Of the reason
why"
II don't wish to create mysteries,
Mr.. Phillips" he said kindly; "but,
believe me, there is nothing to be
gained in vague discussions"
| knew that settled it as far as
he was concerned, so | nodded my
head and filled a pipe. At eleven he
walked across the room and switched
off the light.
If nothing happens, you can take
your turn in four hours from now
he said. "In the meanwhile get to
sleep. / will keep the first watch"
| shut my eyes; but there was no
rest in me that night. | lay listening
to the silence of the old house with a
dull speculation. Somewhere far down
in the lower floor great gong-like
clock chimed the hour and quarters.
/ heard them every one from twelve
to one, from one to two. Peace had
stopped smoking. He sat as silent
rs a cat at mousehOle.
1t must have been some fifteen
minutes after two that | heard the
faint, faint creak of board in the
corridor outside. | sat up, every
nerve strung to a tense alertness.
And then there came a sound | knew
well, the soft, drawing touch of a hand
cropping in the darkness as someone
felt his way along the panelled walls.
1t passed us and was gone. Yet
Peace never moved. Could he have
fallen asleep2 l whispered his name.
"Hush!"
The answer came to me like a gentle
sigh.
One minute, two minutes more and
the room sprang into sight under the
glow of an electric hand-lamp. The
inspector rose from his seat and slid
through the door, with me upon
his heels. The light he carried searched
the clustered shadows; but the corri-
dor was empty, nor was there any
place where a man might hide.
You waited 500 long," | whispered
imPatiently,
"The man is no fool Mr.. Phillips
Do you imagine that he was not
listening and staring like hunted
beast. A noisy board, stumble, or
flash of light, and we should have
wasted firing day."
Nevertheless he has got clear
away"
IL think not"
As we crept forward | saw that a
strip Of the oak flooring along the
walls was gray with dust. II it had
been in such neglected state in the
afternoon should surely have noticed
it. In some curiosity | stopped to
examine the phenomenon.
Flour" whispered the little man,
touching my shoulder.
FLOUR"
"Yes, / sprinkled it myself Look
there is the first result"
He steadied his light as he spoke,
pointing with his other hand. On
the powdery surface was the half
Footprint of man.
The flour did not extend more than
a couple of feet from the walls, so that
it was only here and there that we
caught up the trail We had passed
the bedroom on the left--yet the foot
prints still went on; we were at the
store-room door, yet they still were
visible before us. There was no other
egress from the corridor. The tall
window at the end was, as | knew, a
good twenty feet from the ground
Had this man also vanished off the
earth like Silas Ford?
Suddenly the Inspector stopped,
grasping my arm The light he held
fell lIpon two footprints set close to-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

He Died for the Union.-SERGEANT--
'Ey therel Where are you going?"
The ABsENr-MINDED BEGGAR (who
had climbed out of the trench) -"Ol
Jiminyl When that bloomin' shell w'stl-
ed ver'ead Hi thot it was twelve o'clock
o'clock. Nebraska Awgwan.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20
Oueered Himself.

"Why are you pouting, Betty2"
Jack said 1 was beautiful, and l
told him he must be near-sighted."
What did he say2"
"Why, the horrid thing said per.
haps he was"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

He nodded his head, passing his
hands through his hair with quick,
nervous movement.
you've caught my clever friend,
/ see. Kindly go through his pockets,
will you? He has something | must
ask him to return to mt"
We found it in Jackson's pocket
book--a cheque, antedated a week,
for five thousand pounds. with a
covering letter to the manager of
the bank. Ford took the bit of stamped
paper, twisted it to and fro in his
supple fingers.
at was smart of you, Jackson"
he said, addressing the cowed figure
before him. ~ give you credit for the
idea. To kidnap man just as he
was bringing off a big deal--well,
you would have earned the money"
"But how did you get down here2"
struck in the manager.
He told me that he had discovered
an old hiding-place-a priests hole
he called it, and | walked into the trap
as the best man may do sometimes.
As we got to the bottom Of that stair
way he slipped sack over my head,
and had me fixed in thirty seconds.
He fed me twice a day, standing by
to see | didn't halloo. When | paid
up he was to have twenty-four hours
start; then he would let you know
where / was. | held out awhile, but
| gave in tonight. The delay was
getting too dangerous. Have you a
cigarette, Harbord? Thank you. And
who may you BET"
1t was to the detective he spoke.
My name is Peace, Inspector Adj
dington Peace, from Scotland Yard.
And | owe my rescue to your"
The little man bowed.
"You will have no reason to regret
it. And what did you think had
become Of me, Inspector"
alt was the general opinion that
you had taken to yourself wings, Mr..
Ford"
1t was as we travelled up to town
next day that Peace told me his story.
l will set it down as briefly as may
be.
~ soon came to the conclusion that
Ford, whether dead or alive, was in-
side the grounds of Meudon Hall.
If he had bolted, for some reason
by the way, which was perfectly in
comprehensive man of his ability
would not have left broad trail across
the center of his lawn for all to see.
There was, moreover, no trace Of him
that our men could ferret out at any
station within reasonable distance. A
motor was possible, but there were no
marks of its presence next morning in
the slush of the roads. That fact l
learnt from a curious groom who had
aided in the search, and who, with a
similar idea upon him, had carefully
examined the highway at daybreak.
when / clambered to the top
of the wall / found that the snow
upon the coping had been dislodged.
traced the marks, as you saw, for about
a dozen yards. Where they ended
], too, dropped to the ground out
side. There l made q remarkable
discovery. Upon a little drift of
snow that lay in tn, shallow ditch
beneath were more footprints. But
they were not those OF Ford. They
were the marks of long and narrow
boots, and led into the road, where
they were lost in the track Of flock
of sheep that had been driven over it
the day before.
81 took careful measurement of
those footprints. They might, of
course, belong to some private inves-
tigator; but they gave me an idea.
Could some man have walked across
the lawn in Ford's boots, changed them
to his own on the top of the wall, and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

IHCI0 Weso oltduy UUWHpUUT OF
rain during much of the day and some
of the exiles, with their wives and
"hildran-- sfaraad to stand for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20
A Good Wife.

So poor Mandy Is gOne7
eyes, yes, ma'am."
"She was good wife to you, Sam"
ayes, indeed she was. speck I'd
been turned out of house and home
years ago if she hadn't worked all the
time to keep the rent paid up"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20
Her Attraction.

Her Attraction.
"She's the daughter of bank
president"
"No wonder she draws SO much
interest"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

o largely free
the banks, still
pool, and not like
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

Boston and elsewhere, that the trans
ports, with General Pershing's troops
on hoard had heen sunk but much of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

Workhnen are loath to do. The mine
operators declare that they cannot
get native laborers to do tasks like
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

blanks, together with table showing
the amount due each county. based on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

st. Louis have been sold here.
Flat River, Mo-, July let was
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

:, Anton LamsiGk, an organizer for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

' % Ivr une ensuing TWO years, end
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

ge Washing
iers of the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01
At the Capitol

Annual Convention of National Bee
keepers Association, N. e. France,
Platteville, in charge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01
WHAT IS URIC AcID?.

Every since the discovery of Scheele
in IT'S that uric acid was found within
the bcdy-fnost eminent physicians
agree that rheumatism is caused by it:
also many distressing symptoms as
headache, pain in back, stomach dis
tress, swollen feet and ankles, govt, etc,
Neglected kidney trouble is responsible.
It was DR.. Pierce of the Invalids
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, who discovered
a new agent called Anuric, harmless
remedy-that if taken before meals will
carry off the uric acid from the system
and in this way the pains and aches, the
creaky joints and all the distressing
symptoms of rheumatism and other
maladies disappear. You can easily
prove this yourself by obtaining An,
uric at almost any drug store, or send
DR.. Pierce 1Oc for trial pkg. Try it
and be convinced Anuric is many times
more active than 1ithia and eliminates
uric acid as hot water melts sugar.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01

We received notice that there will
be raise in the price of shoes, which
we knew must come. But at present
we are selling at the same old prices.
Better buy a few pairs now and save
so cents to one dollar pair on Wear
U-WeH shoes.-The Fur Store.
The year 1915 brought us the larg-
est patronage in the seventeen years
we haye been in business, and we are
determined that if courteous treat
ment and square dealing will still
bring trade land it's bound to bring
it,. We expect to make 1917 still bet.
ter and right now we offer some
splendid bargains in Furs, Fur and
Sheep-lined Coats, Mackinaws, Sweat
er Coats, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Mittens,
Underwear, both work and dress
Shirts, Collars, Ties, Overalls, etc.
We ask you to inspect our goods and
prices. The Fur Store.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01
RURAL ORGANIZATIONS
TO MEET AT MADISON

The week of February to 10 the
farmers of the state will hold several
meetings in Madison at the College
Of Agriculture. They are as follows:
Women's Short Course in Home
Economy, Miss A. j L. Marlatt in
charge.
Practical Gas Engine and Farm
Tractor School, F. M. White in charge.
Conference of Creamery and Cheese
Factory Managers, E. H. Harrington
in charge.
Meeting of cow testers employed by
cooperative test associations in Wis
consin, N. A. Negley in charge.
Boys Stock Judging contest be-
tween Three-Man Teams from twenty
five high school districts Of the state,
T. l.. Bewick in charge.
Wisconsin Country Life conference,
c.. J. Galpih in charge.
Special Fruit Growers Course, j.
G. Moore in charge.
Course for Tiers and Drainage
Workers, e. R. Jones in charge.
Annual Grain Show Of the State
Agricultural Experiment association,
RI. A. Moore and ]. j. Garland in
/ charge.
Live Stock Conferences, under aus
pices of Wisconsin Live Stock Breed
ers' association, A. w. Hopkins and
Raymond Baker in charge.
Mammoth State Swine Exposition
and Sales, G.. c.. Humphrey and VIII
A. Foster in charge.
Special Demonstration Sale, auspi.
ces of Wisconsin Shorthorn Breeders
Association. John L. Tormey, in
charge.
Short Course Student and Alumni
Banquet and Reunion, A. l.. Stone
in charge.
At the Capitol
Annual Convention Of National Bee
keepers Association, N. e. France
Platteville, in charge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01
NO INDIGESTION, GAS
OR STOMACH MISERY
IN FIVE MINUTES
"PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN" FOR SOUR,
ACID STOMACH, HEARTBURN,
DYSPEPSIA

Time it! In five minutes all stom-
ach distress will 20. No digestion,
heartburn, souIness or belching OF
gas, acid, or quotations of undigest-
ed food no dizziness, bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for Its
speed in regulating upset stomachs,
1t is the surest, quickest and most
certain Indigestion remedy in the
whole world, and besides it Is harm
| less.
Millions of men and women now eat
their favorite foods without fear
they know Pape's dfapepsin will save
them from any stomach misery.
Please, for your sake, get a large
ffty-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store and put your
stomach right. Don't keep on being
miserable--life is too short-you are
not here long, so make your stay
agreeable. Eat what you like and
digest it; enjoy it, without dread OF
rebellion in the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsion belongs in your
| home anyway. Should one Of the
family eat something which don't
agree with them, or in case Of an at
tack of indigestion, dyspepsia, gas
tritis or stomach arrangement at day
time or during the night, it is handy
to give the quickest, surest relief
known.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01
! dancing party Saturday srsatns.

D dancing party Saturday sFsRtng.
Thomas Pearson recently lost val
liable horse. Another horse kicked
the animal and broke it's leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. BehR attend
ed the funeral of the latter's uncle
at Reedsburg on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. J. Decot and daugh
ter Lorna called Sunday evening on
the formers parents.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01

Furs and hides are coming to US
from nearby towns and long distances
from the country, proving we pay
higher prices and give everyone
fair deal. We average to pay from
one to three cents a pound more for
hides than others. Don't sell with
Que getting our prices. We want
hides and furs.-The Fur Store.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01

Earl Kinnamon, west Of La Vale
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Dora Schultz called on Mrs
N. B. Graves Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sussner went
Wednesday to Iron Mountain to at.
tend the funeral of a relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Zimmerman
and daughter Leona were Sunday aft.
ernoon guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman entertained
number of neighbors and friends at