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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-01
CHAPTER Xi.
Sheba Saws "Perhaps."

Obeying the orders of the general
in command, Peter took himself to his
den with the excuse that he had blue
prints to work over Presently Diane
said she thought she heard one Of the
children crying and left to investigate.
The Scotsman strobe to the fireplace
and stood looking down into the glow
ing Goals. He seemed in no hurry to
break the silence and Sheba glanced
at his strong brooding face little ap-
prehensively. She knew of only one
subject that would call for so formal
a private talk between her and Mac
donald, and any discussion of this she
would very much have liked to post
pone.
He turned from the fire to Sheba. It
was characteristic of him that he
plunged straight at what he wanted
to say.
'Tve asked to see you alone, Miss
O'Neill, because / want to make con-
fession and restitution-to begin
WITH" he told her abruptly.
She had a sense of suddenly stilled
pulses. "That sounds very serious"
The young woman smiled family.
His face of chiseled granite masked
all emotion. 1t kept under lock and
key the insurgent impulses that moved
him when he looked into the slOe eyes
charged with reserve. Back Of them,
he felt, was the mystery Of purity, of
maidenhood. He lOnged to know her
better to find out and to appropriate
for himself the woman that lay behind
the fine veil of flesh. She seemed to
him delicate as a flame and as vivid.
There would come day when her in
nocent, pasSiOnal nature would re-
spond to the love of man as wait
ing harp does to skillful fingers.
MY story goes away back to the
Ksndike days. l told you that l
but I didn't say much about knowing
hiGl on Bonanza"
Mr.. Strong has told me something
about the days on Bonanza, and knew
you would tell me more some day
when you wanted to speak about it,"
"Your father was among the first of
those who stampeded to Bonanza. He
and Strong took d claim together. /
bought out the interest of your ia
Their"
"You told me that"
His maSterful eyes fastened to hers.
81 didn't tell you that 1 took advan-
tage of him. He was-nOt well. /
used that against him in the bargain
ing. He wanted ready money, and
tempted him.
'D0 you mean that you-wronged
him?"
Eyes. I cheated him." He resolved
to gloss over nothing, to offer no ex-
cuses. 81 didn't know there was gold
in the claim, but | had what we call
bunch. I took the claim without
giving value received"
Butt don't understand" Her
brave steady eyes looked directly into
those of Macdonald. IF he felt you
had-done him wrong-why did he
come to you when he was ill?'
HE was coming to demand justice
of me. On the way he suffered ex-
posture and caught pneumonia. The
word reached US, and Strong and I
brought him TO our cabira.'
''You faced blizzard to bring him
in. Mr.. Strong told me how you
risked your life by carrying him
through the storm-how you wouldn't
give up and leave him. though you
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-01

me? Isn't it because the glamor of his
millions blinds your"
Hes a big, splendid man, but T
don't like him any the less because
he has the power to make life easy
and comfortable for Sheba," she de-
Tended sturdily.
"Yet you turned down Arthur West.
the best catch in your set, to marry
Peter, who was the worst" he re-
minded her. "Hava you ever been
sorry for it?'
She required to the previous ques-
ton. "Sheba knows more about Mr..
Macdonald than you think. And about
how he got her fathers claim, for in
stance-she has heard all that"
"You told herr"
"No. Colby Macdonald told her. He
said he practically robbed her father,
and he gave her a check for nearly two
hundred thousand to cover the clean
up from the claim and interest"
"Bully for him." On the heel OF
this he flung a question at her. 'Did
Macdonald ask her to marry him the
night of the dinner?"
A flash of whimsical amusement lit
her dainty face. you'd better ask
him that. Here he comes now"
They were coming down the walk
together, Macdonald and Sheba. The
young woman was absorbed in his talk.
and she did not know that her cousin
and Elliot were on the porch until
she was close upon them. But at sight
of the young man her eyes became
warm and kind.
''Tm sorry was out yesterday when
you called" she told him.
"And you were out again today. My
luck isn't very good. is it?'
He laughed pleasantly, but his heart
was bitter. He believed Macdonald
had won.
"We've had such q good walk" She
ba went on quickly. 81 wish you could
have heard Mr.. Macdonald telling me
how he had a chance to save small
Eskimo tribe during a hard winter. He
carried food five hundred miles to
them. 1t was a thrilling experience"
"Mr. Macdonald has had a lot of
very interesting experiences. You must
get him to tell you about all Of them,"
answered Gordon quietly.
The eyes of the two men met. The
steel-gray ones of the older man an
swered the challenge of his rival with
long, steady look. There was in Ii
something of triumph, something of
frI
low wanted war, he did not need to
wait long for it.
"Time enough for that, man. Miss
O'Neill and / have the whole Arctic
winter before us for stories"
The muscles in the lean jaws Of Cor.
don Elliot stood out like steel ropes.
He turned to Sheba. "Am to con-
graduate Mr.. Macdonald"
The color in her cheeks grew warm
er, but her shy glance met his fairly.
II think it is that am to be congrat-
ulated, Mr.. Elliot"
Diane took her cousin in her arms.
"My dear, I wish you all the happi-
ness in the world" she said softly.
The Irish girl fled into the house
as soon as she could, but not before
making an announcement.
"We're to be married soon, very qui.
city. If you are still at Kusiak we
want you to be one Of the few friends
present, Mr.. Elliot"
Macdonald backed her invitation
with COOL cynical smile. Miss
O'NeiIl speaks for us both, Of course,
Elliot"
The defeated man bowed. Thanks
very much. The chances are that TIL
be through my business before then"
AS soon as his fiancee had gone into
the house. the Scotsman left. Gordon
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-01
MACDONALD WINS FIRST MOVE IN BATTLE WITH ELLIOT
FOR SHEBAs FAVOR

SynopssAs Elliot
on MS Alaska investigate
fellow
ONei, also going
grabbing syndicate
donald
that old his
has
Macdonald
Sheba
Macdonald failure his financial if Elliot
Kamatah
Gideon Odme who much about Macdonads
Holt
Elliot learns the truthab the landdea
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-01

Genevieve Mallory, seeing
Macdonald slipping from her
grasp, takes a hand in the game
with results not exactly pleas
ant for Macdonald. How she
pulled the wires from behind
the scenes Is told in the next i'm
stallment.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
DETROIT R0BBER GANG NABBED
Police Finally Round Up Bunch Who
Have Been Terrorizing City.

Detroit-With the roundup Friday
of gang of seven bandits which made
it's rendezvous in the Clinton Park ho-
tel, police have run to earth not only
the two men who shot and dangerously
wounded Ernest F. Maier, butcher, at
1872 Ellery street. but have obtained
confessions which will clear up dozens
of highway robberies, holdups in
stores, some burglaries and many mo-
tor car thefts.
Arthur Harper, alias Gypsy Bob, cap
tured as he was fleeing from Maier's
butcher shop after the shooting. proved
the keynote of one of the most success
full round-ups made by the police in
years.
One of the Illuminating features of
the sudden break of luck" in favor
of the police, in combating what had
begun to look like a hopeless situation
from the citizens standpoint, is the
fact that the Clinton Park hotel, where
the detectives say they found the hot
bed of the recent hold-ups and rob-
berries, is right across a very narrow
alley from the Wayne county Jail.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
PLENTY OF TRAINS, SAYS McADo0
Says There Is No Danger of Food
Shortage Because of Congestion.

Washington - Director-General Nc
Adoo has given assurance that so far
as transportation is concerned there is
no danger of suffering from serious
food shortage in the eastern part of
the country"
This was prompted by the warning
given by Food Administrator Hoover
that unless grain and meat movement
is greatly increased in the next few
days the country is threatened with an
acute shortage of food, and the pro-
gram of food shipments to the Allies
will fail.
In letter to Mr.. Hoover, the direc-
tor general declared that if the food
administrator will give definite infor-
nation on location of stocks of sup
plies intended for the Allies, the rail-
roads will move them promptly to sea-
board
Although declaring their desire to
avoid a controversy with the food adj
officials of the railroad
did not conceal their belief
that Mr.. Hoovers statement was not
borne out by facts shown in their re
ports.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
EXPECT 3 MORE YEARS OF WAR
Arkansas Governor Says This Is Belief
of Washington Officials.

Chicago-According to Governor
Charles H. Brough, of Arkansas, the
judgment of official Washington is
that there will be three more years of
war.
Fresh from a visit to the national
capital. Governor Brough made the
statement here in a speech at the con-
gress of national service of the Ma
tional Security league. 1t was in con-
nection with his declaration that a
conservation and educational program
must be adopted in order to win the
war.
81 was in Washington recently and
it is the opinion of men there that this
war will last three years longer" said
the governor. Germany, in some re-
spects, is stronger than she was three
years ago. She has 100000 square
miles of territory and six times the
food acreage that she formerly did.
She will also come into the possession
of large munitions factories, because
of the collapse of the Russian govern
ment."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
US. RUN ROADS IS
MONTHS after WAR
SENATE PASSES BILL GIVING
GOVERNMENT CONTROL,
WITHOUT ROLL CALL.
ALL SHORT LINES INCLUDED
Measure Provides $5oo,ooo,ooo Fund
for operation-Gives President
Right to Initiate Rates.

Washington-The administration bill
providing for government control of
railroads until Is months after the
war, including many short lines, and
appropriating a revolving fund of $780,
100000 for federal operation, was pass
ed last Friday by the senate without a
roll call and was passed on to the
house for action.
The bill gives the president a free
hand, unlimited even by law. in the
control of the railroads during the war
and, as it stands now, provides that
the railroads shall be subject to all
laws governing common carriers, inso-
far as such laws do not conflict with
any orders issued by the president.
Provisions of the committee COM
promise, fixing the compensation of
railroads to the three-year basis, pro-
viding the $500,000,000 revolving fund
appropriation, authorizing the presi-
dent to initiate rates subject to inter-
state commerce commission veto, and
limiting government control to Is
months after the war, all were retain
ed by the senate.
Director General McAdoo has op-
posed the legislation for the short
lines" on the ground that no railroads
except those selected as necessary to
government unification and successful
operation should be brought within
federal direction and aid.
Determined efforts to reduce the gov
eminent compensation to railroad
owners failed. AS passed, the meas
ure provides that approximately $685.
100000 will be guaranteed the carriers,
based upon their standard net return
for the three-year period ending June
80, 1917.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
TEUTONS DEMAND
Big PEACE PRICE
WANT 10000 SQUARE MILES,
$500, 100000 INDEMNITY,
FROM RUSSIA.
SLAv ARMIES MUST DIsBAND
Terms Include Provision to Police
Principal Cities-czar May Be
Restored to Throne.

Petrograd-The peace terms submit
ted at the Brest-Litovsk conference by
the Central powers were as follows:
Russia should surrender 100000
square miles of territory, having a
population of 100000 and pay an
indemnity subsequently modified to
approximately $1,500,0OO 1000.
The Central powers were prepared
to return to Russia 1000 square miles
in the Grodno government, province of
Lithuania.
Russia should agree not to spread
revolutionary propaganda in the Cen.
trail empires.
The commercial treaty which was
abrogated at the beginning of the war
should be reconstructed and extended
30 years.
Reports reaching Petrograd are to
the effect that the newest German de-
mands include the policing of all the
principal cities of Russia.
The bolshevik authorities are ready
to accept the peace terms originally
outlined by the central powers and al
so to accede to demand that Russia
evacuate the small portion of Austrian
territory still held, as we'll as Armen-
ian and all other territory captured
Turkey.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
Cars Rule May Be Restored.

London-Germany intends to re-
store the imperial family to the throne
of Russia, according to reports here.
maintaining it by German Differed
troops, declaring neighborly considera-
ton compels her to maintain order in
the dominions of her neighbor. who is
unable to maintain this herself.
Plans for the German occupation Of
Petrograd were completed many weeks
ago, delay being due to the necessity
of taking steps to further disorganize
the government and demobilize the
army, and thus prevent any systematic
destruction of Russian territory before
the German advance.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
Highway Across State Planned.

Gaylord-Nine counties were repre-
sented here in an important good roads
meeting, which Endorsed the projected
improved midland highway, exceed
ing 800 miles in length from Detroit.
north by way of Saginaw to Mackinaw.
The proposed route runs direct to
Mackinaw from Gaylord, with a short
line westward to the West Michigan
pike. which north of here reaches Lit
tie Traverse bay, Petoskey, Harbor
Springs and all the magnificent resorts
OF the Charlevoix region.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
EAST SHORT OF FOOD" HOOVER
Chief Declares Rail Congestion Is
Responsible for Condition.

Washington-The easern part of the
United States faces a food shortage,
likely to continue for the next go days.
In making this disclosure, Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover declared the sit
uation the most critical in the couu-
try's history and that in many of the
large consuming areas reserve food
stores are at the point of exhaus-
ton.
The whole blame is put by the food
administrator on railroad congestion
which he says also has thrown the
food administration far behind in its
program for feeding the Allies. The
only solution he sees is a greatly in.
creased rail movement of foodstuffs
even to the exclusion of much other
commerce.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
OLD EXEMPTIONS ARE NOW VOID
Men Rejected in First Draft Subject
to Call in Deferred Quota.

Lansing-In order that it might be
thoroughly understood that the call for
deferred percentage of Michigan reg
istered men, March 4, includes every
body, even those once rejected as phys
ically unfit, Adjutant General Bersey
issued an important bulletin to all
boards.
The physical requirements have
been changed so that many once re-
jected may now be taken, and accord
ing to Colonel Bersey few boards so
far seem to understand this. Others,
too, believe that because the men were
going to Camp Greenleaf. FIT. Ogle-
thorpe, which until lately has been a
medical camp. the men asked were
for medical training.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
EIGHT INDICTED IN ARMY GRAFT
Supplies Worth s5,ooo,ooo Stolen
Plot Nationwide.

New York-Eight clothing manu-
facturers. two employees and a clerk
in the quartermaster's department Of
the army, were indicted by the fed
eral grand jury here charged with be-
ing concerned in extensive army uni.
form cloth frauds.
Cloth and other army supplies,
worth approximately 100000, were
stolen, according to Lieut. Geo. ID. Bar.
nitz, of the New York police, who, in
conjunction with the federal authori-
ties, investigated the alleged frauds.
He asserted that plot of nation
wide proportions had been uncovered
and that Investigations in other cities
probably would be undertaken.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
Detroit Combines War Fund Work.

Detroit-Co-ordinat of the COM
munity's activities, patriotic and civic,
was shown to be an accomplished fact
at an epoch-making luncheon of the
Community union. The most import
ant feature of the luncheon was formal
announcement of formation Of the Pat
riotic fund, which will combine in one
great drive campaign for raising De-
troit's 1918 quotas for the Red Cross,
Y. NJ. G. A. and Knights of Columbus
war funds and the Jewish War Relief
and War Camp Recreation fund.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
BAKERS MUST MAKE WAR BREAD
Food Administrators Told to Enforce
20 Per Cent Substitute Rule.

Washington-State food administra-
tors have been ordered to enforce
strictly the food administrators rule
requiring bakers to use 20 per cent of
wheat flour substitutes in all bakery
products.
This rule" a telegram sent to the
administrators said 'is an important
link in the food administration wheat
conservation program, upon the sue
cess of which depends our ability to
supply the allies with the wheat flour
that Is essential to their victory and
ours. The list of substitutes is wide"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
MIehlaan Markets hoo Years AGO

Ann Arbor-Market quotations taken
from the Detroit Gazette of June %,
1917, more than 100 years ago, show
prices that are interesting today. Pork
was quoted at from s26 to $50 bar
rel, lard at $40. tallow at $27, and
beef at Sc per hundredweight; wheat
was 81 bushel, corn So, oats 81, and
potatoes s1.25 a bushel Butter could
be bought for 81 cents e pound and
cheese at rs cents a pound, while eggs
we're plentiful at thirty-seven cents a
dozen.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28
Bethmann-Hollweg Buys
American Liberty Bonds

Washington-Dr. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, former German chancel-
Tor, has subscribed to American
" Liberty bonds.
The caretaker of the EXCHANGED
lor's real estate holdings in Waco,
Tex, has asked that the total in
come from the property-approxi-
mately $4,000 year-be convert
ed into the bonds which are being
used to fight the kaiser.
In stating this officials of the
alien property custodians' Office
here declared some of the money
already has been turned into
y bonds. 1t is not known If the care
taker acted on instruction from
Hollweg himself.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-02-28

tNOA lCdHiUiCs tic al co htNOlGu W nay
forage and silage crops should be in
creased and these products should be
used to a greater extent in place of
grains and other concentrates.
Beef Animals. The number of beef
animals should be maintained and, in
areas where it is clearly the best range
and farm practice, should be increased.
Beans, Peas and Peanuts. The pro-
duction of beans and peas should be
increased in regions to which they are
adapted, because of their high food
value, keeping qualities, and available
ity for domestic or export trade. Soy
beans and peanuts should be Increased
in order to supplement beans and peas
as human food. as a source Of much
needed oil. and as animal feeds.
Perishables. (a) Market gardens
near large consuming centers should
be increased so as TO meet, as nearly
as possible, the needs of the communi-
~, and in order to obviate the neces-
sity Of transporting such products
from distant points.
II is important to do all that is pos
sible to relieve the strain upon trans
portation facilities.
(b) The planting Of home gardens,
especially for family needs and for
preserving food for future use, again
should be emphasized.
(c) The commercial production of
perishables generally should be In
creased above normal wherever 1t is
reasonably clear that transportation
and marketing facilities will be avail.
abb
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-20
Valley Fair Notes.

Miss Rosamond Bennett, one of the
young women farmers at the Rice farm
served efficiently as one of the marshals
She made an attractive appearance in
white costume, seemed to be at home in
the saddle, and was eager and interest
ed to be of service
Approximately 1000 thrift stamps
were sold by members of the Patriotic
league at the grounds and by others
who were stationed Thursday at the va
rious entrances to the town to tag au
tomobilists as they entered. This work
was in charge of the ways and means
committee of the league, Mrs Harold
f. Moflitt, chairman.
The increased number of automobiles
within the oval necessitated parking
some of them so near the back stretch
that very little could be seen of the
race horses after they left the home
stretch, except by persons on the judges
stand and those well up on the grand
stand. This was disappointment to
thousands. The situation could be rem.
edied either by excluding the few back
rows of ears or requiring them to put
the tops down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-20

n. H., 1,13o pounds; I'd and Sd, James
ID. Avery.
Pair open to all-Won by H. o. Boil
ton, 1905 pounds; I'd and Sd, james
d. Avery.
Result of Butter Test.
In the competitive test of dairy cows
four cows competed To the COW pro-
ducing the lorgest amount of butter in
"a hours was given prize of S25. This
was awarded to Daisy Walker DeKol, )
years old, owned by Arthur l.. Miller
of Vernon, she producing 2.44S pounds of
butter from 80 pounds of milk. Being
a Holstein she won the Holstein Friesian
association silver cup and ribbon for the
best COW in competition daily if regis
tered Holstein- Friesian.
The second premium of SIS went to
Mr.. Miller's Holstein, Lily DeKol, g years
old, her record being 2.07 pounds of but
ter from 42.8 pounds of milk
The so prize, third premium was
won by grade Holstein, years old
owned by II. NJ, & b. w. Tarbox of Dunn,
merston, she producing 1888 pounds OF
butter from 40 pounds of milk
There was one other entry n the test
but no prize was awarded. Fanny Four
teen, Shorthorn owned by ID. T. Bar
nard of Shelburne, Mass, two years anC
10 months old, produced Lilo pounds OF
butter from 2S.2 pounds of milk.