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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11

Bile OF hills and deep gashed canyons.
But Billy Louise felt as though some
thing precious had died. She should
have gone down and inyest;ga gated and
turned those cattle loose-that is, Il
she dared. Well, she dared; it was not
fear that held her to the upper slopes.
She did not want to know what brand
they bore or whether an iron had scar
ed fresh marks.
.sOh, God I" she said once aloud, and
there was a prayer and a protest,
curse and a question all in those two
words.
So trouble trouble that sickened her
very soul and cholxed her into dumb
ness and squeezed her heart so that
the ache Of it was agony-came and
rode with her through the brooding
dusk of the canyons and over the
brighter hilltops.
Billy Louise did not remember any
thing much about that ride except that
she was glad the way was long. Blue
carried her steadily on and on and
needed no guiding. and though Wolver-
inc canyon was black dark in most
places she liked it so.
John Pringle was standing by the
gate waiting for her, which was I'M
usual, if Billy Louise had been normal
enough to notice it. He came forward
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11
Naval Cadet SLANG.

"For certain slang expressions used
by the Annapolis cadets" writes Jul
liam Street In his new travel book,
American Adventures" II am in
debted to member of the corps. From
this admiral-to-be l learn that a bird
or 'wazzo' is man or boy; that
steam is marine engineering, and 10
be 'bilged for ! dee is to fail in exam
nation in electrical engineering; TO
get an 'unsat,' or unsatisfactory mark
or even zip or 'swabo, which IS
zero. Cadets do not escort girls 10
dances, but drag them; a girl Is
drag and heavy drag or brick is
an unattractive girl who must be Ia
ken to a dance. A 'sleuth' or jimmy
legs is night Waterman, and to De
ragged is to be caught. Mess-hal
walters are sometimes called 'mokeS,
while at other times the names Oh
certain exalted dignitaries Of the navy
department or of the academy are ap-
piled TO them"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11
LlFE-PRlCE WE PAY FOR IT
Penalties Of Fame Are Debts of All
Existence, With "High Cost OF
Living" Significant.

The penalties of fame are the penal
ties of all life, which, when one views
1t resolutely and without taking refuge
behind rose-colored spectacles, teens
with contradictions that give deeper
significance to that well-worn phrase,
"the high cost of living" And the
chief part of the expense lies not in
the things food. clothing, shelter
which are demanded by our material
and bodily needs as human animals,
writes Mary Garden in the New York
World.
Really to live as woman or as man
Implies to want something or other
very greatly. And really to want some
thing very greatly means to strive for
that something with inappeasable
eagerness. And thus to strive means
one of two things disappointment; or
achievement and the realization tho
In gaining the one thing score OF
others have been missed
Such is life and the price we pay
for it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11
CHAPTER v-continued.


Far over to the eastward black dot
moved up green slope and slid out of
sight beyond. That might be Ward
aalxing short cut across the hill to his
eisim beyond the pine dotted ridge that
hooked purple in the distance. Billy
Louise sighed with vague disquiet
and turned to look away to the north,
where the jurable of high hills grew
more rugged, with the valleys narrow
er and deeper.
Here came two other dots, larger and
more clearly defined as horsemen.
From mere objects that stood higher
than any animal and moved with a
5urposeful directness they presently
became men who rode with the easy
swing of habit which has become q
second nature. They must have seen
her sitting still upon her horse in the
midst of that high, sunny plateau, for
Ahey turned and rode up the slope to-
ward her.
Billy Louise waited, too depressed TO
wonder greatly VINO they were. Sea-
beck riders probably. And SO they
proven. AT leaSl one OF Lucm WAS q
Seabeck man-Floyd Carson, who had
talked with her at her own gate and
had told her of the suspected cattle
stealing. 'rs.e other man was a stran.
ger, whom Floyd introduced as Mr..
Birken.
They had been "prowling around, .
according to Floyd, trying to see what
khey could see. Floyd was one of
those round-faced, round-eyed young
fellows who do not believe much In
secrecy and therefore talk freely when
ever and wherever they dare He
said that Seabeck had turned them
loose to keep cases aud see If they
couldn't pick up the trail of these rus
tiers who were trying to get rich off a
running iron and long rope. OF you
are of the West you know what that
means, and ie you are not you ought to
guess that it means stealing cattle and
let it go at that) 1t was not until BE
had talked for ten minutes or so that
Billy Louise became more than mildly
Interested n, the conversation.
'.Say, Miss Macdonald" Floyd asked
ny way Of beginning new paragraph.
r.how abc-..t that fellow over on Mill
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TREEs' NOISE LIKE WHISpro
NeedIeIike Points Of Stir
Scratching Upon Each Other s >.
sPonsible for Odd Chorus

Henry Heinelle Of Santa Mont.
who two years ago sent geologIs.a
hike to the wilds Of she Malihr IN ~
reporting the discovery Of a nast
dunes Of singing sands, has as.,a
caused nature students to sit mn "na
take notice, according to the Los a.u
geies Times. an
This time he reports the 6lseovo,u
of a clump Of whispering trees tn
find was made far up In Los Trnas
canyon. where the county survavor,s
gang recently ran lines for monnta,a
road to connect the seashore via this
scenic canyon with the Topanga AZ it,
junction with Garrapatas.
The mysterious trees are near Tho
BUTTON Of the canyon, not far from
the Weber ranch. At this point tba
wagon road is hung on the side Of tba
canyon, far above the trickling stream
Persons passing along the road at tbs
point are invariably attracted by wbat
sounds to them as if somebody in the
underground were talking in sub.
uutu voice.
Shouts falling to bring a response
Mr.. Heinelle. after listening to the sun.
posed whispered conversation, left the
trail and descended the preclpjtons
side of the mountain, expecting to dis
cover some hunter who had fallen and
injured himself. But there was no
evidence Of life anywhere, although
the air was filed with indistinguish-
able whisperings.
The sound always came from the
same general direction. and the will
o'-the-wisp directed him to a clump OF
scrubby trees, much in appearance like
the English holly--and then the mys-
terry was solved. The needle-like points
of thousands of these stiff leaves,
swayed by the breeze blowing up the
canyon, scratching upon the surface
of other leaves was responsible for
the chorus.
The noise made by one leaf was SO
slight that it could not be heard foot
away, but the thousands grating con-
tinuousIy together kept the sound vi
brations in such constant motion that
their sigh was heard above the ordl-
nary ruatling of the leaves of the chap
arral.
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PASSING Of London Landmark.

Another fine old London LANDMARKS
st. Olave's church. in Southwark -
to be closed. 1t derives its name rom
Olaf, the Christian Viking OF Whom
Longfellow sings in stirring STRAIN,
writes a London correspondent. ou'
England possesses churches with Dan
ish associations Of a DIFF trent Gnu;
When these pagan sea rovers invader
England and were caught, the anciens
English used piously to fay them anu
nail their skins to their church ooole.
In the College Of Surgeons are thlee
grim relics of the sort, one taken ron
a church at Hadstock, Essex; a -
ond from Copford in the same county, =:
and a third from the moth door "
Worcester cathedral.
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and took Blue by the bride when she
dismounted, which was still more I'M
usual, for Billy Louise always cared
for her own horse both from habit and
preference.
''Yor mommie, she's SICK" he an
nounced stolidly. .'She's worry you
maybe hurt yoreself. 70 better go.
maybe"
Billy Louise did not answer, but ran
up the path to the cabin. "Oh, has
everything got to happen all at once?'
she cried aloud, protesting against tbs
implacableness of misfortune.
..Yor mommie's Sick" Phoebe an
nounced in a whisper. "She's crazy
cause you been so long. She's awful
bad, / guess"
Billy Louise said nothing, but went
in where her M +heI lay moaning, her
face white and turned to the ceiling.
Billy Louise herself had pulled up her
reserves of strength and cheer1ulness,
and the fingers she laid on her mothers
forehead were cool and steady.
Poor old momrnie! rs it that nasty
lumbago AGAIN." she asked caressingly
and did not permit the tiniest shade of
anxiety to spoil the reinsurance of her
presence. II went farther than usual
and Blues pretty tender, so eased him
along, and I'm fearfully late ] sup
pose you've been having all kinds of
disasters happening to me-" She vas
passing her fingers soothingly over her
mothers forehead while she explained
and she saw that her mother did not
moan so much as when she came into
the room.
"Of course I worried / wish you
wouldn't take them long rides. Oh,
guess it's lumbago -mostly-but seems
like it amt, either. The pain seems to
be mostly in my side" She stirred
restlessly and moaned again.
whats Phoebe been doing for it?
You don't seem to have any fever,
mcmmie and that's good thing. IN
go fix you one of those dandy spice
poultices. Had any supper. mommie?"
"Oh. couldn't eat. Phoebe made
hop poultice, but it's awful soppy.'
well, never mind. Your dear daugh-
ter is on the job now. She'll have you
all comfy in just about two minutes.
Headache, mum? All right. I'll just
shake up your pilly and bring you such
dandy spice poultice / expect you'n
want to eat itp Billy Louise's voice
was soft and had broody sweetness
when she wished 1t so, that soothed
more than medicine. Her mothers eyes
closed YEARLY while the girl talked;
the muscles Of her face relaxed little
from their look of pain.
Billy Louise bent and laid her lips
lightly ON her mothers cheek. sPoor
old mommiel I'd have come home
a-running if I'd known she was sick
and had to have nasty, soppy stuff"
In the kitchen very different Billy
Louise measured spices and asked q
question now and then in whisper and
breathed with depressed unevenness
which betrayed the strain she was un.
der.
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me American Soldier.

The American public as WIZ WIZ
does not appreciate the adlnirAO r.
qualities OF the American regular
does not realize his devotion TO W ~.
service, his stern code of honor, or nls
high standard of intelligence, asseLss
the Brooklyn Eagle. Every AmeIior q.
soldier today carries "a field marsha "a.
baton in his knapsack," to use . -,
poleonic phrase. He has only hiLns q.
to blame if he does not win an -
honors promised him at the recrEil
station at which he enllsts
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11

icreek7 He worked for you folks a
year or so ago, didn't he2 What does
ne DOR
(, "He has ranch,' said Billy Louise,
with careful calm. Hes been work
ing on it this summer, believe"
| "Uh-huh. We were over there this
morning. Them Y6 cattle up above
his place are his, reckon?''
Yes" said Billy Louise. Hes been
putting his wages into cattle for year
or so. He worked for Junkins last
winter. WhyY'
( "Oh, nothing, / guess, only he's the
only stranger In the country, and his
prosperity amt accounted for"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11

Billy Louise discovers that
her love for Ward is darkened
by suspicion that he is connected
with a gang Of bad men and she
treats him with cooiness, much
70 his puxzIement.
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Gro BE coNTINUED.J

italian, railroads are experimenting
with ligltte, peat and peat mixed with
other substances as locomotive fuel
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11

synopsisAarthy Meike. twenty
years a their Wolverine
in
living several miles daughter Billy Louise
AIarhy secretly helped
time the Billy
girl
Macdonald ranch Ward Warren and Billy Louise be-
his
o cattle stealing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-10
HALIFAX.

Albert Stacy Of Greenfield, Mass,
visited at c. II. Learnard's over the
Fourth.
Recent arrivals at Maplehurst lodge
are David Paul Brown, Andrew IIough-
ton and Miss Esther Peters of Brook
line, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeigler and Mr. and
Mrs. Ward have returned to New York
City by automobile after spending the
Fourth at deer park.
Mrs. Luella Lake of Gulford and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Baker and three
children of Greenfield, Mass, were
guests of Mrs. Annis Green, recently.
Rev. and Mrs. Winslow and maid and
chauffeur spent several days at Maple
hurst lodge recently, making the triI
from Boston in their Liberty sedan.
Arthur Lewis Tinker of Camp Deven'
was home ON threedays' furlou9h re
Gently. About 20 friends gave him ;
surprise party Saturday evening at the
home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs
| w. r. Tinker
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-10
WEST DUMMERSTON.

Fred Tier Of Bridgeport. Conn, is tis-
iting his family here.
Joseph Iamothe and Richard Park went
Sunday to Camp Devens to see Victor La
mothe
John W Connarn of Manchester, n. H.,
was guest last week of his mother. Mrs.
F. Connarn
Mrs Thomas Smith of Newark, \. J..
is guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Phillips.
Harry Wise of the steamship New Or
leans is a guest of DR. j. H. Connarn at
Mrs. p. Connarn's
Q. r. Stevens of Cambridge and Mrs
Stevens of Brattleboro visited her mother
Mrs. F. +. Phillips, last week.
Mrs Mary Aiken and Mrs. George Nor
cross are visiting at the home of their
nephew, Frank Burnett, in Brattleboro
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Young and tive
children of Greenfield are visiting his moth
or, Mrs Nettie Young at S. S Washer
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DUMMERSTON.

John Sheldon of Greenfield IS at
sheldon farms for a few days.
Miss Alice Bennett of New York is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Margaret Ben
nett
Miss Opal Hudson of Brattleboro re-
Gently spent week with Mrs. F. H.
Langhton.
Don Hewitt, who is working in Ports
mouth, n. H., came Sunday to spend a
few days 1T his nome.
John Calvin of Bridgeport, Conn,
spent the Fourth with his children,
Willie and Joseph Calvin, at John
Niles s.
Miss Luella Erickson of Florence,
Mass and Miss Gunberg Swanson of
Springfield, Mass, were guests of Mrs.
John f. Walker recently.
Mrs. Margaret st. Cyr returned to
her work in Greenfield, Mass, Sunday
night after few days visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Johnson
Mrs. Werner Trumbower and chill
dren of Philadelphia, Pa, are enjoying
vacation at Camp Ellen. Miss Susan
b. Hawks of Deerfeld, Mass, is guest
of Mrs. Trumbower
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VERNON.

r. NJ, Clark and family spent last Thurs
day i'll Iawley. Mass.
Y. A. Harmon went this week to Bellows
Falls where he has employment.
Mrs. Edgar Weaver Of Orange, Mass,
Is visiting at Addison Broolls's.
Mrs. Julia Newton recently spent sew
efal days with her brother, j. f. Weather
head
Gladys Tenney is visiting in the home If
her brother, Charles Tenney, at Mortified
Farms.
Alr. and Mrs. H. a. Staten and Miss
Roby Wright went to Springfield tNtl
Saturday.
Francis Rancourt celebrated his ninth
birthday anniversary Saturday by enter
tanning several little friends.
Guy Smith took his son. Allen, to the
Peabody Home for Crippled Children at
Hyde Park, Mass, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Barnes spent Sun
day in Jamaica They were accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amsden.
Carolyn aud Anna Turner have been
guests of their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
w H. Hale, before going to their new
home in Bellows Falls
/ A. l.. Miller and family spent Thursday
Of last week at Austin Reeds in Wards
boro Thomas Reed, who has visited hi
nephew several weeks, remained in Wards
loro.
Hattie Johnson, Gladys Brown. Grac,
johnson, Gertrude Johnson, Helen Hughes
Irene Fairman, and Julia Fairman wen
Monday ? the girls camp IN West DUN
merston.
Mary Conner of Saltwater, n Y, nice
eff Mrs p w Raneourt, has come t.
spend the summer with her aunt and fam
ily Mrs Raneourt also is entertaining Mis-
Anna Nelson Of Port Washington, T..
Mr.. and Mrs S s. Pike have received
letter from their son, Leon. who is in mil
itary training at Camp Dix, \. J. /
speaking of his life there he says Il hay
been vaccinated for smallpox. inoculate
for typhoid and diphtheria, have mad
my will and am now ready for any oil
thing
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SOUTH WARDSBORO.

Thomas Reed is visiting his brother,
Austin Reed
Frank Gould, ir., was in Greenfield
Mass, Monday.
Gilbert Allen and Oscar Scranton are
working for G. II. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Miller OF
Vernon spent the Fourth of July al
Austin Reed s.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Z. Plympton have
returned home after spending several
weeks with their daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. f. A. Gould and daugh
ter, Bessie, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. II
Allen and children visited at William
Warmers in Chester Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Barton of White
hall, ~. Y, visited their uncle, Brazi
Barton the first of the week. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Brazil Barton accompanied then
as far as Jamaica on their return home
Mrs. Fred Cobb and two children
Carroll and Leona, Miss Stella Reed
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Webster and Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Reed spent Frida,
at Lake Raponda.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-10
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Erwin Pease has returned to his old
position at the Benson mill
Miss Jennie Cary is with her sister,
Mrs. Lester Fairbanks, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Woodland attended
the Crescent City reunion in Colrain July
A.
Elmer Cutting went Monday to Green
field to report for service, en- route for
Fort Slocum.
Mrs. Don Sprague went Friday for a
few days stay with her son, Clarence
sprague, in Griswoldville, Mass.
Clifford Pierce of Greenfield, who has
been with his mother at A. A. Fair.
banks's few days. returned to his school
duties Monday.
Mrs. Patrick Lambert returned to her
home in Springfield, Mass, Tuesday
after few weeks stay with her daugh
Ter, Mrs. William Reevey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-10
Put Fear in Congregation.

A psychological problem worth in
vestlgution Is the effects of uni
formed British policeman attending
church in an unofficial capacity. Re
Gently the presence of constable in
II South London church produced many
an attack Of nerves. His attitude was
wholly devOut. lie sat in the rear of
the church. where he could only be
seen by few, but IN less than five min
utes the news that he was there and
had been passed from pew TO pew,
and every one began to tidget. What
did he want? Whom was he afteri
Somehow It never occurred to,any one
that he was n seeker after spiritual
light. They imagined that he hat
come to arrest somebody, and they
were curious TO see Who II could be
Even utter the service was over ant
the policeman had gone home without
taking prisoner II was interesting L
watch the people They separate,
into little groups. and each llttl,
group eyed some other little grouI
susplciously and whispered mysterl
ously.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs Ralph. Moore of South Newfane
came yesterday to visit until today with
her father, Barney Pratt.
Mrs. J. w. Adams is expected today
from Brooklyn to spend the. summer at
her home at Spofford lake.
Mrs. Loela Parsons and daughter,
Mrs. e. S. Wilson, went this morning to
Laconia, n. H., to visit relatives for two
or three weeks
Casper Landman of South Londonderry
Is guest this week at Julius Leachs
Miss Marjorie Leach. who had been visit
ny in South Londonderry, returned home
last evening.
Miss Stella Gustafson, who is en-
ployed in the offices of the Holstem-
Friesian association, will have vacation
Of several weeks, being obliged to give up
work for the present on account of Ill
health.
Mrs. Harry A. Bingham and two chill
drcn came last night from their home in
Montclair. " j.. and went to Spofford
lake To Join Mr.. Bingham and his mother
Mrs c. +. Bingham who are spending
several days there.
Mrs. Rodney p Wheeler is visiting in
Hammonton, y. j.. with her husband
who is overseer of one branch of a mum.
tons works. She viii stop in New
York on her way home. She plans to be
away about three weeks.
Mrs Leon Young of New Haven, who
had been in the Melrose hospital follow
ing an operation. went today to the HON,
of Mr.. Young's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
o. Young, where she will remain unit
she * able to return to her home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-10
LEAFLET BOMBS REND ENEMY
italian Filler Lets Austriars Know of
Szecho- Slovak Action

WASHINGTON, July l0.-An official
despatch from Rome described a re-
markable flight made June q by Lieut..
Locatelli of the italian air forces over
territory occupied b. the Austrians in
Gramos to inform the population of the
Austrians defeat
During flight" says the despatch,
"Lieat. Locatelli dropped leaflets on
cities and villages announcing partici-
patton of Czeeho-Slovak soldiers in OPP
erations against Austria. In spite of
severe fire by Austrian anti-aireraft
guns, Locatell flew very low. takinq
pictures of crowds cheering the Ital
ian flag.
Among leaflets dropped was former
Serbian Premier Trumbic s letter to
Generalissimo Borcovic. which states
that thousands of oppressed fight with
the entente; many more with the Serb
ian army at Saloniki; many more will
the American army and that the Jugo
Slav people know that an Entente vic
tory will mark their own union and lib
crty.
1.-THE Viennesc press denies an,
change in the Austrian high command
which denial is probably due to mani
Tested discomfort in the Austrian arm,
at present being led by a German com
mander -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-10
SOUTH NEWFANE.
Thrift Stamps for Prizes.

The Sunday school picnic in G. f.
Brown 5 grove across the Branch from
the village July Fourth was very
successful affair, attended by about It's
persons, including those from Williams
Vile, Wardsboro, Brattleboro, Dover,
Marlboro Branch, Mountain Mills and
this village. The athletic events were
won as follows, the prizes being thrift
stamps, which We're donated by A. n.
Sherman of Williamsville: 50-yard
dash for girls, Miss Aldine F. Bingham,
Miss Margaret McKeon; another so
yard dash for girls, Miss Aldine f.
Bingham, Miss Brown; 50-yard dash for
married women, Mrs. Gertrude Halla-
day, Mrs. Edith Stone; 50-yard dash for
boys, Kendall Morse, Paul Carr; 100
yard dash for boys, Paul Bishop, Earl
Collins; 50-yard dash for men (no
price, C. w. Bishop; sack race, Francis
! Bartlett, Paul Carr; three-legged race
Paul Carr and Fuel Charlton; obstacle
race, Kendall Morse, Raymond Stone;
running broad jump, Harold Mark,
worth, Ranald Fisher; pole vault, Ernest
Adams, Herbert c. Ingram; baseball
game, won by the married men, 6, sin
/ gle men, s. The treasure hunt was won
/ by Miss Ethel Irish.
In the afternoon addresses were made
! by three four minute meR-Rev. c. Wal
4 ter Bishop reading the message oil
President Wilson, Rev. J. II. Hall and
Rev. A. S. Charlton giving patriotic ad
dresses. All joined in singing two pa
triotic songs.