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The Washington times., 1918-04-17
CHAPTER Nv.
The DrauKht Of Death.

Spencer wilbraham was the t-ps
OF man who is able TO hide his time.
Since the tragic death OF his wife he
had registered vow that he would
some day run Clsmentine's betrayer
to earth, and he had voluntarily
submitted to Pietro's blackmaii for
the sake OF the information he
might acquire. AS has been shown.
he had learned all he needed. Pietro
had given him ample particulars AZ
to MoncrisFs habits. and he could.
IL he so desired il. have gone
straight to the financial agents ad-
dress and called upon n:m re- E7
explanation.
But wilbraham was sverss 20
any hurried action. He wished
first to thoroughly acquaint himself
with the mode OF life and dlsposi-
tion Of the man Who had wronEed
him that he might thus the better
design his revenge. He was cold
ard calculating by disposition and
not at all likely 10 WELD to the
impulse Of the moment He had
not half completed his inveStiEs
tIons when fate brought Moncrist
t. his door.
Continued Tomorrow.)
(Copyr.Eht by W r H,arSTJ
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Anecdotes of the Famous

was. Don't write. and fear Moth
ing"
Mr.. George Robey dearly loves
joke.
Recently a certain ws'l-known
brother comedian whom he mot
casually In the street remarked TO
him that he had great mind TO
write "a hook
II doubt H." replied George
"pnuDr " hat said his friend IN
an injured voice. that / can write
a bn"k ""''
"Dh. no. was the reply. THAT
You have great mind"
knowing g. RS reputation for
hei@g bit OF "AE hia friend
readily f0rgsvs HIN
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Secretary ~ War RRker tel!s
story o. how LAWYER friend Of his
was being interviewed profession
ally by a young man against whom
a breach OF promise action Was
pending.
Nr. Baker. and my friend gently
upbraided HIS client on his folly
Fut ;he young man waN"d restiv-
"'un. yes he said impatientIy. I
know all about II Tho ssm- old
song. II" righI and fear nothing
NO. no: that's not II at all said
the old lawyer. smiling shrewdty.
y, LA. l meant TO impress upon Iou
The Washington times., 1918-04-17
By David Cory.

~Ow. le- me Ees. In the last
N story tho Old pNddler gave
- Puss Junior a magic scarf.
,,s then he went away. and the
l,,tI. canary bird. WHO Won r"m"m-
n.- had tust sung song. showed
Pu.s how 70 's tie mage scarf
around his neck. And would YOU
bsIIeya -. as soon is that scarf vas
,t.d IN a howknot the ends Mapped
sgst like wings. and the nrst thing
purs knew he was fyinE through
the air with the LITTLE canary bird
a. his side.
Wer by-ard-hy they came - =
-ood 80 The psrchci in tree.
,,d This wasn't hard for Fuss. ne
cause YOU know cats can climb trees
even hptter than small boys. bU' not
90 we'll as squirrels.
And while the littls canary
prerned her feathers Puss uudih his
magic scsrf and put Il IN his pocket.
for he had had enough nyirE for
while And .ust as he was going
to slide down TO the ground he
heard q great grunrinE at the foot
OF the tree. and there stood an i'm
nense Wild pig. And. oh. dear me.
he was fierce looking old pig.
His bristles stood up on end like
bayonets in a regiment Of soldiers
'L-~E here. Mr.. Wild Pig said
fi-tIs Puss Junior. II don't want 20
slide down on your back. so please
get out OF my way"
This wood belongs 10 me" sa!d
the wild Pig. with a di.aEr"esb ble
Erunt. III you come down III bite
Tou'"
"Oh. vary welt answered PUss.
and then he tied his magic scarf
around his neck. and he and the
uttle canary bird few or: and by
md b. they came 70 a little village.
snd the FIRST house they saw had an
empty bird cage hanging from tho
front porch. And sitting m tho
EtePs was a littie girl crying bit
rig.
-. dear. oh. dear. ny little bird
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THE MANICURE
LADY
By William F. Kirk.
h.r. time. make. I.

S(THEsE h'r. times makes
girl thtnH." said tho Mani
cure Lady. looking A. tho
dust IN her kit NJ wssTonT There
sIn't been gent in here 10 have
his nails did for TWO days
That's a good siEn." said IN.
Head Barber. "Th. gents IL most
" TOO busy now 70 care ~ their
nails Is pink or NOT. ran easy
understand that. but can't under
stand why they shave themselves
and get all tired out 80 ihev can't
do anythinE for their country.
when they could coma in here 20 he
shaved and get out ~ the chair
ready to tackle all kinds Of hard
work"
That's your story" said m.
Manicure Lady. but II sin't no help
for me TO behave that. I guess
about the right thing for me 70 do
IL 70 take one Of them nursing
courses. and believe that's what
I'm going 70 do"
Go ahead and nurse-tha'S ths
stun" said the Head Barber.
you're bright and yoT learn quick.
snd you're there with the pretty
fac. and sweet smile. Y0uI De a
.weil nurse. all right and / Wish
you luck"
'T was thinking II wsnt o"er
thers on the othsr side OF tho
OCEAN" said tho Manicure Lady.
WHARF there Hiu't much English
spoke. Ike IN France for instance
I Nigh ne ahie 10 learn some 81
them French and italian soldiers
how 30 Sp"az English good "
"Suro YOU might" said the Head
Psrper And that would help
Leap. too To good thing you
speak EnEliS1 - good ,OIrseir
You've sure hsd practice enough In
ne last few IeaTA.'
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Puss in Boots Jr.
A PLEASING GOODNIGHT SERIES
To Re Continued

has flown away" And then what do
you think happened? Why. that 1T
tie canary bird who was with Puss
few into the cage and began TO
sing:
BE glad. be glad. and dry your
eyes.
Tor nm bdcE again.
J could NOT stay array FOR long.
Nor could ! sing my oid street. song:
For home Is here. and 40 T'H stay
And sing 10 you the HreTon1 day"
Wasn't that a nIcs thing for tn.
little girl 20 hear. and you may be
slre she dried her eyes and danced
about with very JOY. and after that
she turned to Puss and united his
magic scarf and folded /, up in a
neat little package and put Il in his
pocks'. And pretty soon Puss felt
very much at home and began TO
purr
And Eu.ss IN. l;t'ie girl thought
that the canary hird had brought
her a pussv car. for sh. turned to
her and said: Where did you find
this lovely cat with boots OF red
snd fsathered hat" And the
httle canary bird replied.
J sdtC him trdreiHng from torn TO
torn.
When peddler dressed in n suf OF
brOIrn
Care him a icondertuI magic sc1rr.
And IH tell VoH more, out you
musn't l1ugh.
And the srdrf made a pair Of rinos
for him
And he IleiC DER the trcCtops' I,drv
brim
TN both Of Us reached this home NJ
nfnr
And the denr o'f porch pifh the
pink rose rfTr
Ard neat 'im- III isll YOU Gon.
more about lit'Ie FUSS Junior.
Copyright 1914. by p,rr Cory
10 BE Continued
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A Few Unsuspected Facts.

Yes" Darius Blake replied calm
ly. i know that he has paid them
all. And also know that It is
exactly what he should have done.
l approve OF It entirely"
But" Cynthia protested. "I have
no claim upon my uncle beyond
the fact that my mother was his
sister Surely that does not mean
thst a man must pay out thou
sands OF dollars for the sake of
making his niece comfortable. and
10 give her a handsome wedding"
I'm this case It does" her COM
psnion said gravely.
She gazed at him, mystIned. Then.
as he remained ailent. she asserted
herself once more.
i will not allow It" she eX-
claimed hotly. why should l al
low 1t. Mr.. Blake"
The man lean 81 across the table
and spoke solemniv. hr-t EisncIng
bout TO see that the waiter was
rot within earshot
Dear child, / hoped not TO have
70 tell you certain facts. ! hoped
that. now that you are going to
marry prosperous man, you need
never know th-m. But is Is evil
dent that you will be unhappy
unless you do know thu truth
She looked az him. " ;de-"yed
81 can trust you to mention what
I tell ,ou to nobody" Darius Blake
said. Perhaps IL would be as well
Cor you not to tell IL even 10 Mr..
Stewart until you are his wife"
She shircred slightly. What are
those facts" she demanded in =
tense whisper.
To Re CoHtinued.
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The Four of Hearts
A SERIAL OF LIFE AND LOVE
CYNTHIA Learns Some Things She
Didn't Know About Her Mother
and Her Uncle.

getting a vast sum of money for
you"
Il was sure that was the cause
OF his action" Cynthia murmured.
u thank you for telling me-
And now" with a kindly smile.
what else is troubling you? I am
sure It cannot be the fortunate
young man TO whom you are en-
Eaged. Mr.. Livingstone wrote me
OF how fine a chap he is. In Chicago.
where he is known. he is well
spoken OF. / took the liberty OF
looking up his record there-just
for my own peace OF mind. you
know"
She nodded. but did not speak.
"well7" he said at last.
With an effort the girl voiced
the thought that was uppermost in
her mind.
Il am worried, Mr.. Blake-I may
as well confess it-because my
uncle declares that he is going TO
pay for my wedding. ! have
enough money of my own to get
my trousseau and pay for my we'd
ding-and l mean 10 use 1t for that
purpose"
She spoke dehantly. To her sur
prise her companion did not agree
with her.
I'VE will not discuss Just now the
question as to how much money
you have or would need for the
purposes you name" he said
slowly. But let me ask you one
very plain question. Why should
your uncle not pay for your we'd
ding and for everything that may
BE- connected with the affair"
She stared at him In sstonish-
ment. why. Mr.. Blake. surely you
cannot be willing 10 have me place
myself under such obligations 10
Uncle Stephen? DO you know that
he has paid some of-sOme of poor
Dads back debts?"
The Washington times., 1918-04-17
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER Xiv.
Copyright. 1918. Star Co

Copyright. 1918, bur 10
kk~rOC are looking very lovely.
child, but thinner than
when last saw you. What
IL wronE-"
Darius Blake asked this question
Of Cynthia Long soon after they
met The pair were seated at
table in an inner room at the Bit
mora room with no orchestra
and few people. The Chicagoan
had led the young girl in here
rather than to the crowded room
in which many handsomely-gowned
women and a few bored-looking
men were taking after=oon tea.
1T is tea by courtesy" Darius
Blake commented dryly. But l
observe that in many cases IT is
served in hIgh-baIl or cocktail
glasses"
The table he chose was in cor
ner, and nobody was seated near
It. Being man who spent no
time in preliminaries. the lawyer
went straight to the point. First
OF all. he told the girl such facts
with regard to her fathers affairs
as she had already learned from
her uncle. There were still LETT.
he informed her. some three thou
sand dollars belonging to her.
When your uncle wrote me "t
your engagement" Mr. Blake eX-
planned. he informed me that you
wished to use this money for your
trousseau. One could get a very
superb trousseau with that sum.
should think"
His eyes twinkled. but Cynthia
looked grave. 1T is OF that that
must talk to you" she burst
forth. II want TO pay for my own
wedding. instead OF allowing uncle
TO pay for it"
At this juncture their converse
ton was interrupted by the waiter.
who appeared with the order Of
tea and buttered toast. When this
had been placed on the taoIe, anu
the attendant had moved TO dis
Greet distance. the elderly man
looked sharply at his companion
and made the above comment on
her appearance
What Is wrong" he repeated.
~Are you not well?"
Il am perfectly we'll" CFnthia
assured him.
He continued TO regard her keen
Iv. There is an expression tn your
ewes that Was not there in the old
dzvs" he Insisted. But ] will not
pNster you with questions. 4
stead. will say Few things that
may set your mind at cas-" IL YOU
have been worrying. Did your
uncle tell YOU how your father hap
pened to make the Investments
through which he lost his prop
srty?'
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TOTHE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Unrequited Love.
D~nr Miss Fairfax:

nenr Miss Fairfax:
am hopeless!y In love with =
handsome sailor boy. lie has re-
contlv gone away and has not
written to me Also. he did rot
pay enough attention to me when
h" was here paid him very
much attention and he did not
reClprocate. although l~ told my
friends he liked me- Please tel
mo what 70 do. an hea-tbroken.
Hoping yoT Will answer this as
soon as possible. ! am.
You're. MISS - P.
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dis Love for the Girl.

Yes. uncle said that fathers
disease obscured the clearness OF
his Judgment. know dad was not
TO blame"
Indeed he was not" Mr. Blake
affirmed. "It WAS his love FOR you.
and his desire to put you IN a po-
,,.ron where no need could touch
you that made him risk a!l-or
nearly aII-he had in the hope OF
The Washington times., 1918-04-17
This Day in History.

THIS the anniversary of the completion of arrange
nents between Ferdinand and isabella and Columbus
IN l492 whereby the latter to receive the aid of Spain
in his quest of a world. The great navigator had
spent weary years trying in vain to interest European po
tentates in his belief in the existence of new land
The Washington times., 1918-04-17
The WOOd-OiI Tree.

THE Chinese woodol tree commences TO bear fruit when
four or five wears old The fruits the size of small
appes and contain from eight large oily seeds
ported poisonous but containing of the best drying
oils The oil is called wood tung oil.
The Washington times., 1918-04-17

AN afraid. Miss r. you must
have killed your handsome sailor
boy with kindness Men. alas. are
Often wooed and won In Epits OF
their most valiant efforts. hut It
takes considerable art TO conceal
these process-s And the man likes
10 preserve the Illusion that he IL
doing the courtIng. even though he
has moments OF vision in which he
knows that IL Is beyond him.
The next time you take a fsrcr-
for you are really not heart-broken
- don't pay him very much atten-
ton" Let him do this. and try 70
preserve discreet attitude OF re-
csivinR his addresses. gracefully.
Nothing alive enjoys being shoo.d
to It's fate. whether ~ Is chlcA-
en- aoIt TO he d-capitsted. or man
urged to propose. semblsnce OF
leaving the situation IN MIS- rAuds
wi;I work mi.Hrlrs. even though no
"a. doomed Il UIu the 6eSinnIuk
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touch beard or head with razor or
scissors until his party, the Regulars,
were victors in the local political con-
test. The Regulars were beaten two
to one at the polls.
Until the end of a year, Edith hoped
that at the new election the favOrite
party of her lover might win the con-
test, and her erratic fance be restored
to normal Alas the Regulars were
beaten three to one this time. Then
came the climax, and her liberation
of a year terminated in the final ban
ishment of Joel from her company and
her thoughts. At least so Edith in
formed her friends, but she did not as
well tell them of sleepless nights and
fearful days. "You are beginning to
look like a wild man." JOers best
friend told him, but Joel simply held
his lips firm, and a certain grimace
of heroism came into his set, resOlute
face.
I'll keep my pledge, if never shave
again" he said obstinately. Maybe
the Regulars may hit it next election.
I'm going TO continue to campaign for
them. The war has come along, and I
am injecting a patriotic phase into
the local political struggle ahead of
the other side, and it's going to help
US wonderfully"
To mitigate her longing for the
spurned love Of Joel, Miss Harper de-
voted herself assiduously to knitting
for the boys at the front and aligned
herself with all the patriotic move
ments in which the feminine part of
Rossville was interested. She saw
Joel rarely, and then at a distance. She
felt drawn closer to him, however,
when she learned that he was devoting
his time and money to encouraging en-
listment and to providing for those
who rallied for the cause. The patri-
otic feature, too, brought Joel into the
arena in a new way, and the women's
clubs were ardent in working, towards
ar ovation for the Regulars at the
next election.
II see your-that is. our Mr.. Bry-
son, is participating in the spirit of
the times in a practical way" a lady
friend observed to Edith one day.
'Indeed?" murmured Edith. and
somewhat distantly.
Yes, he has turned the old barn
on his place into sort Of laboratory.
and they say he is making some kind
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-25
New Breaking Bride.

The claim made for new breaking
bride is that it is so designed that it
gives remarkable control over an I'M
manageable horse, because pressure
can be exerted on certain of the ami
mails spinal-cOrd nerves. This SIM
pie head harness has a rope bit which
will not injure the horses mouth, no
matter how tender it may be. At each
end is large circular guard. A strap
attached to the bit extends up the
right side of the head and then just
back of the ears, and terminates in a
pulley on the left side. Fastened to
the end of the bit at the left side is a
small rope which passes upward
through the pulley and then back
through a metal loop projecting from
the end of the mouthpiece. An ex-
tension of this rope serves as the lead
ing rein, the theory is that pull on
this rein causes the strap behind the
ears TO press down on a spot in the
spine which is said to be &C sensitive
that the horse Is soon brought S2tt
subsection.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-25

and when the latter went forth for the
naval duel that resulted in the sinking
of the Alabama, the Confederate pri-
vateer, at Cherbourg, more than 100
Azoreans were members of the crews
of the two Union ships. Today there
are many pensioners on the islands,
veterans who served under Sherman,
Grant, Sheridan and Howard
Beautiful Sea and Sky Effects.
S. G. w. Benjamin says: mo part of
the Atlantic is more prolific in the
wonders of the sea than the Azores.
The inexhaustible diversity of the
cloud scenery of those islands / have
never seen approached except at Ma
deira, combining the effects of sea and
land clouds.
Sat sea the impression of distance is
conveyed as never on land, because
no hills nor mountains intervene to
interrupt the view of the most dis
tant cloud strata, and no clouds are
so full of suggestive form, of repre-
sensations of dreamland as those far
OIIp IOW-ly Ing, NdpOIy 1OLAuS, COu(udLI
along the dim offing, picturing phan-
tom towers and oriental domes clus-
tered on the edges of precipices
thanked by ice-clad peaks and over
hung by groves of palms. Off Pico.
one evening, l saw in the sky horse
men chasing a stag and, as they faded
away, a triumphal march of knights
in gilded armor moved slowly and ma
jestically westward. No effort Of
fancy was required to distinguish all
these groups with perfect distinctness.
lone of the finest effects at sea is
mirage, which is confined to no one
part of the ocean, although the cOndi-
tons that produce it do not always
seem thoroughly explained by saying
that it is due to refractiOn. To see
the shore raised above the water and
lowering mysteriously in the air, re-
f1ected in another sea of it's own, is "a
sight that the most threadbare famili-
arity can never make less wonderful"
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The Pepper
Bomb
-
By Alice Verona Anderson
By Alice Verona Anderson

IN never marry you while you
wear that preposterOus beard and
great shock of uncut hair!' ~
Thus spoke Edith Harper, spinster of
thirty, but girlishly fair for all that.
And | won't go back on my word
for twenty wives :" retorted Joel Bry-
son, five years her senior, bachelor,
but not too old to love, and Miss Har-
per was the idol of his dreams.
"a foolish, silly boast! a wretched,
braggart bet!'' scolded the lady. SIT
shows how shallow you are, to have
engaged in such nonsense. 1t evidences
your Obstinacy, making a walking sight
of yourself, the laughing stock of the
community"
Don't go too far, Edith. or you'll
reach the limit with my patience"
THAT for your patience!" said Miss
Harper, swapping her fingers derisive-
~. You have reached the limit with
me already. Please refrain from speak
ing to me again until you consent to
act and look like a civilized human
being"
That's enough" observed Joel.
Wen call quits right here and just
nOw.'
And thus they parted, and quiet, or
derby, respectable ROssville took sides
as to the merits of the particular
phase of the case they champiOned.
The feminine portion of the commu-
nifty favored Miss Harper. AS the
months went on Joel certainly forfeit
ed all claims to manly beauty. His
hair grew long and straggly. His I'M
cut, thick and bunchy beard suggested
Russian dragOman. For worlds he
would not clip a straying wisp. He
had made prediction vow to never
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-25
GREAT EAGLE OF STONEWORK
Quartz Rock Bird, Work of indians,
Measures 100 Feet From Tip to
Tip of Wings.

Conflicting stories are told concern
ing large stohework eagle which is
situated on the broad top Of a stony
rain-gullied hill in middle Georgia.
The one point that seems to be GER
tain, observes a writer, is that the In
dians left the eagle as a legacy to
the state. A hundred years from now
it will probably be found lying on its
back, with Outspread wings and tail,
even as ii lies today. For it is made
of quartz rock So cunningly placed
that it would require a pick in a
strong mans hands to displace any
one of them. The rocks lap and over
lap in such manner as to represent
feathers. No cement holds them in
position, and the stones vary in size,
weighing from half a pound to three
or four pounds The image rests on
very firm foundation, for the stone
work extends several feet into the
ground.
Once, perhaps twice, treasure-seek-
ing vandals dug into the breast of
the eagle; but the work must have
proved too laborious, for the diggers
gave up before they had reached the
bottom layer Of overlapping stones.
Rough but fairly accurate measure
ments of the bird show the length
Of the eagle from the middle of the
tail TO the head to be 102 feet, and
from tip to tip Of outspread wings
120 feet. The length of the beak is
10 feet, and the height Of the body
at the center Of the breast is 10 feet.
The eagle lies with its head to the
west
Tradition does not give any salts
factory explanation OF the age or the
meaning Of the great stone mound. It
may have had religious significance
TO the Red men who built ii, and il
may be the burial place of some great
chief. 1t is most mysterious and
prehistoric monument.
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Musical Beginnings.

Mrs. Boynton caught a glimpse Of
her young son going to the library one
afternoon concealing something behind
him. Upon investigation, she discov-
cred he had, new porous plaster which
he had found in the medicine closet.
why, Edmund" said the mother,
what in the world are you going to
do with that plasterT"
Il am going to see what tune it will
play on the pianola, mother" replied
the boy.-Puck.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-25

throughout the nation who engaged The food adstra
oh one the admits
openly that 1T may well close its doors the of America will
o
Another
for Red
but the
first address line generally begins with Mrs Miss
a
OF
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-25

before the curtain went up on Does m
that night The
talking
want apologize regulation coat said Augustus
4SThis he could do"
Take mine" his coat he at
this spotted
collar white and IL ought
- said he Here, take mine
can't take you're protested Augustus.
replied EngishnEan
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-25

of
Her
cradle her
picket line
bobbed hair
little mitancy
a
loud
rebellion high
fighting only Maybe they
them is in
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-25

anybody Whit tt Is yet. IT pLUUdUIS
has TO do with eating, for he tells this
story TO listeners. His ventureSome
spirit once led him into the Klondike
country during the palmy days of its
golden resources, where he proceeded
TO accumulate and lose a series of for
tunes without batting an eye.
The time came when he got to the
end of his financial rope. One day
he had but ten cents left, and after
mature deliberation he concluded to
invest in a stew in a cheap hashery