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They know that you are to get $2O,- 900 in cash on your marriage and that would come in very handy. Of course on the face Of 1t Billy has no more need of marrying you for your money, than I have. but as a matter of fact old Burman has raised every penny he can rake and scrape and he hasn't enough to pull through on."
 The arrival of the dinner furnished Virginia with a welcome diversion. She could think for a moment while the waiter placed the dishes. and a brief glance backward showed her that Hollings probably was right.
 She knew that MT. Burman was worried and that the son had been very attentive. She though of the visit to the gypsy camp, and the dark warning of the old crone who told her fortune.
 It had all been very mysterious and semi she had developed an aversion for Hollings because of the vague warning against him. The for tune telling episode had taken place before he arrived at the summer re- sort, and the old woman could not possibly have described him so aocur-
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'I thought you were travelling with the Burmans," he said, carelessly.
 They waited over." she explained. ''They brought me to the boat, but they will remain in town at least a month longer"
 '.I wish they would aemain away for keeps" said Hollings amiably. Tt was Mrs. Burman who played this tric.S on me. She wants you for Billy. and she put the fortune teller up to all that rot"
 What do you mean?" gasped Vir- giria. She had thought that only Mrs. Burman and herself knew of the visit to the gypsy camp.
 "I mean that Mrs Burman paid a visit to the camp before she took you there" explained Hollings. She knows how superstitious you are, and she counted on the warning against the dark man to turn you against me. I don't know just what was said, but l know that it was all a put-up job. My groom got rather thick with that crowd, and they were telling Ibout the woman who gave them S15 to tell a fortune. They didn't know who it SzAA sea t5As dIA-it Is-ew thst 1t Has
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discovers the leakage. If at the end of that time there has been no de- velopment l shall employ an entire new staff"
 He turned as abruptly as he had come and entered the inner office Once the heavy door was closed there was a babel of sounds. Terhune hur- riCd toward Laura.
 Tt looks as though there would be no chance for ua." he said dismaIly Tt will be impossible to discover the leakage. Even the detectives have failed to do that. The wholesale dis missal will advertise the condition in the office and it will be hard for any of us to find places" Tt is unjust cried Laura ''I sup pose that Mir. Gliding hopes that his threat and reward will result in some discovery. just as though we are not all as anxious as he is"
 Its a cinch that we shall not be able to succeed where the detectives fail" said Terhune gloomily. ''It means goodby to our dreams of our own home"
 Nav" interrupted Red" "I bet I'll run the miscreants to earth Terhune stared at the speech. Where did you get that word 'mis- creauts,' Bed2" he asked interest sdIy. You found that lately, didn't you 9" Red" dug into his hip pocket for the detective story he had been read ing and exhibited the word.
 'IIe was all the cheese" he ex- plaiucd. "I bet If he was here he'd just take a look around and say 'Thera stands the culprit.' and Id be dead right, too,'
 Follow in hls footsteps and relieve us Of this trouble" pleaded Terhune IaughiuEly. "You know how VIC stand, Red. It's up to you to help us out. Be the great detective and run the varIcts to cover"
 Sure I'll run the varlets." assented Red. "EarIcts is like miscreants, afnt thcye"
 'sThc same thing exactIy.'' confirmed Terhuue laushinglv. You find them, Rcd. and get the reward. and can marry Miss Hastings.
 "Sureet thinE." promised Red. and presently Laura and Joe went down the hall together in better humor than they had been. Rcd had car ried notes to Laura when she had been employed in an office on another floor and he knew all of Terhune's secrets
 The office soon cleared and there was left only Red and the messengers Red soon dispatched these on various errauds Co be performed on their way home and sat down to wait for the cleaners.
 He had not long to wait. Presently two old women appeared, armed with brooUs and duFtTans and these Rcd greeted as old friends. He often lin
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this boat When saw the Burma ms come on beard with you, and then leave. l could guess the rest. If you will look over in the far corner of the room, you will see the beloved William dining with a girl who looks remarkably like a young woman of the chorus.
 T suppose that Inc figures that he can suddenly discover you on board after dinner. Then he can get the pro posal off his mind. and as you will probably want to turn in early, therell be a chance to spoon on deck with the chorus lady afterward."
 Virginia half turned in her seat and flushed as she saw that what Hollings said was true.
 T don't see what makes you think that Mrs. Burman wants to marry Billy off, she fenced. She told me just the other day that she hoped that he would not marry for some years yet"
 And all the time she is planning to land you quickly retorted Fol- lings. T happen to know that the old man is tied up in some deals that pAAA EssdE paanaE to move them
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seats.
 It was too late to object and, though she half rose in her seat to ask that a change be made, she lacked the cour- age. and she could only glance help lessly at Hollings. who was regarding her with smile.
 q did not have the courage to ask you to dine with me, but since a black and rather fat cupid has so pleasantly disposed of us may we not call a truce until after dinner?" he said pleading ly. You are fond of accepting the dictates of fate. Will you not bow to the dictates of fortune and share my dinner? It Is very lonesome to eat alone"
 Before Virginia could answer the waiter had hustled up to take the or der, and Hollings, who knew her likes and dislilres. made the selections.
 only once did Virginia attempt to rebel, and that was Gs the waiter turned away. She made as though to check him, but Again her courage failed her. She could not tell the waiter to take her order separately It would make a scene that would be ..rS~1~==--~k LA AA~N aSs->-H~
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| about me that they were talking, but Jim told me about the trick. and I put two and two together"
 T don't believe it." said Virginia warmly. The Burmans were lovely to me and don't believe that she would do such a thing"
 ''But she did," persisted Hollings. When you suddenly grew cold toward me, I knew that some trick was played. I made the old woman confess that she had been bribed to warn a young woman that the man she ex- pected to be engaged to was already secretly married and lot of rot like that. Mrs. Burman counted on your belief in such things to turn you rom me, and then there was Billy to pop in and win. I don't suppose you know that the Burmans held back so that Billy might have a clear field tonight with the moonlight and the water to help make a proper setting.
 That IS all wrong," insisted Vir- ginia- Billy Burman left for town two days ago."
 T caught him buying a ticket this afternoon" declared Hollings. EssAe1AA$ = D~k e-A 1aaidad tA naS~A N~A
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ceiling depended a handsome electroI- fer OE bronze with 0 wealth of filigree work about the central standard.
 Beneath this was the rosewood desk at which Vinton Gliding sat and at which had gathered most of the kings of the financial district. for Vinton Gliding was a power on The Street" and in that room were planned many of the coups that startled the minor spcculators.
 Lately the coups had all gone wrong, and it was the knowledge that he was losing his power among his fellows that had driven Gliding to desperation. It was being said that to join Glidding in a venture was to court disaster, and the mOneyed men were growing fearful of the tapestry -draped
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manded Red as he turned to face ! his employer.
 Not if you are the culprit," de
 clared Gliding. That offer was for | the one who discovered the offender;
 not to extort a cur 'ession." This ain't no confession" denied
 Red scornfully. T been doing some | detective work"
 After the cent-rI office failed ?" asked Glidding Ironically. Do I get the thousand" 2" demanded
 Red
 For full information. yes" assented ] Gliding. That offer was made to | the entire office. If you can stop the l leakage and point out the offender l you shall have the full reward. If you ] can give us a clew we will pay what | it Is worth"
 T suppose that you know who is overhead" began Red 'On the next hoor?" asked Gliding
 'it is Roberts & Go" Red nodded wisely. Roberts 6s Co. shipping agents." he repeated. Rob erts is the chap that owns this build ing"
 Nonsense" retorted Gliding. The 1 building is owned by company"
 Roberts Is the agent" explained Red. He bosses the job. He aint really named Roberts. His names Bender. He put another chap in there to run the office and all the ot- fcI- low has to do is to sit there and listen to what you people are talking about"
 Through floors deadened with sOund-proof packing?" scoffed Gid ding. You are wasting your time, boy, you are wasting my time"
 "NO I ain't insisted Red. "I tell you got this right. run the varlets to earth just like I promised Miss Hastings I would"
 What has Miss Hastings to do with this?" demanded Gliding severely. "Nothin'" was the prompt response
 "Only how's she goin' 10 get married to MT. Turhune if you bounce 'em both ?"
 Gliding did not attempt to answer the question and Red went on: q was most ready to give up," he explained, when I run Across a cir cular that some one dropped It's a sort of telephone gag that you use when you're deaf and you've got mon | ey. You see it on the table and put : flowers around it and then you put the receiver to your ear and you hear
 what people say and you don't have | to yell What at 'em all the time" Gliding nodded. He had seen the | device mentioned. There had been some talk of installing the instruments ] in certain pews of the church of which | he was a warden.
 That's what they rung in on you, 1 explained Red Katie. the cleaner
 was tellin' me that one morning about 1 six months aso the chandelier must have fallen because there was a lot of
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gered for a chat with them. thereby acquiring much information concern ing the other tenants in exchange for minor gossip about his own associates.
 The women did not regard 1t as strange that he should visit with them while they worked or that he should follow them into the other offices of the suite. There were three inner of fees ending in Vinton Glidding's pri- vate room; a somber, dignined apart ment as became the head of so i'm portaut an institution as Gliding, Spence & Gliding
 The walls were covered with tapes try and only one or two well framed pictures broke the surface. From the
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those mysterious transactions, and Red finally made for the elevator with the feeling that he had wasted his time.
 It was with 0 gloomy facB that he met Terhune in the morning v didn't land him last night" he reported, "but I'll get him before the week is out OF my name is not Red"
 Terhune laughed at the promise and went to his desk. It was q dispirited body of clerks at the desks Glidding always meant what he said and some of the employees began to look around for other jobs with a sort of helpless resignation to fate. Only Red main tained his cheerful optimism. though his investigations proceeded slowly.
 The week was almost gone, and as the clerks prepared to leave the office
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ately had she been dealing in the generalities.
 She had told many things that seemed wonderful, until now Virginia knew that Mrs Burman had told her, and the secret was out
 Hollings was clever enough to let her eat her dinner without talking much, and it was not until the check had been paid, and they sought eeats on the upper deck that she slipped her hand in his.
 Win" she said, softly, you must realize how convincing it all was when I could not know that the gypsy had been posted"
 T do," he assented as he patted the hand that lay within his own. But now that you do know the truth don't you think, dear, that you can change that No to 'Yes'7"
 T think" said Virginia, refectively, as she nestled closer to Hollings' arm, that you ought to go back and give that head waiter a big tip, Vln, for putting me at your table. hated you when yql ordered for the two of us but now love you"
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plaster on the floor and man was just fixing it when she came to dust in the morning.
 When l saw that circular I got wise. Bender hires the room for Rob- erts & Co. He fix. ed the man to put one of the telephones in the chandelier and run the wire to the desk in the room above. His partner Is a stenog- rapher and he takes down in short hand anything you say that is i'm portant and sells 1t to the Blatchford crowd. That's how they keep wise. Now don't say nothin'. but climp up there and give a look. It's behind the ruffies on the light works"
 Glidding did as he was told, and looked back of the filigree. Presently he climbed down with an odd look in his eyes. Red nodded sagely as he saw that he had won, and beckoned his employer into the next room again.
 You fix up a fake deal with one of the big fellows" he advised, "and see how quick Blatchford knows about it."
 Tn the meantime say nothing" urged Gliding. When we land the crowd you shall have the reward"
 Red earned the thousand in the next few days keeping quiet. It was hard not to brag when the clerks leased him about his failure to find the var let's" for Reds detective aspirations had become an office joke.
 But Reds triumph came when there was a raid on the floor above and the superitendents partner was caught red-handed taking notes of a confer encc in the office below.
 Even then the clerks would not be- Heve Red until Terhune came out from the private offices and approached Reds desk.
 How'll you take that reward ?' he asked. Want 1t in bills or check?"
 Red drew imaginary pictures in i'm aginary dust on his desk
 T was fgurin I'd get you to borrow it." he said awkwardly. You c'n get married right away then, and you can pay me back when you get ready. If had it I don't know what I'd do with it just now. You keep it for me"
 Torhune hesitated a moment, then his hand closed over the boys.
 Red" he said, I'll take the loan. You are a gentleman and you are right The money will do you more good later on and meanwhile 1t will be earning interest. I will speak to MT. Gliding about it, but l am sure that he vii think 1t wise" He came back presently and smiled ! at the boy. MT. Gliding will hold ! the mortgage for you" he said. Laura and l are both grateful to you, Red" Red caught at Terhune's arm. On you let me have S1O now7" he asked. ''I just got to celebrate the undoin' of ! the varlsts.''
 He got it.
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lead run tomorrow"

ldead run tomorrow"
 Vinton Gliding, coming to the of fce unexpectedly early the following morning, gasped with amazemeut as he threw open the door and found Red standing on the desk on which he had placed a pile of newspapers.
 What are you doing here 2" he thundered.
 Putting in a new globe" explained Red loudly. "One was burned out and I got a new one from the janitOr." Red leaped lightly from the desk and with his finger over his lips as a sign of silence. he led the way into the next office, carefully closing the door behind him. Too dazed to ex- postulate. Gliding followed him.
 Does that S1OOO gag Fo2" de-
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ton camo to the door. towel in hand, and surveyed the forlorn figure on the doorstep.
 Want a dose of Jamaica ginger, sammy" she asked sympatheticalIy.
 Guess not" Sam replied laconically. IIc rose and walked off down the mea- dow path. and his mother looked after him with a smile.
 "No 1t ain't ginger he wants," she said to herself. as she returned to the kitchen and resumed the washing of the supper dishes; its Mirandy."
 Sam crossed the meadow and seated himself on bank fin the edge of the wood. where he and Mirandy had found some early~arbutus the day be- fore she left. II he had not been too big a coward that day to ask the ques- ton which trembled on his lips maybe she would not have gone away.
 The blossoms beside him sent up their delicate perfume, telling of the mass of pink and white beauty that lay just beneath the dry leaves, but he had no thoughts for them now.
 He wondered how Miranda would
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there were some faint-hearted jokes made about the wholesale dismissal on the morrow. Only Red seemed confident, and as Terhune and Laura left he followed them into the hall Fear not" he hissed. Red Finner- ty is on the trail"
 Have you really discovered any thing?" asked Laura eagerly. DO you think you know who it is?"
 T got darned good guess" assent ed Red. Tonight will tell the tale.
 Ere the mOrrow's sun is set justice shall be done. I'm Rettin' wise" he added in his own words. Tt was a wrong steer at first, but I'm on now.
 Them varlets are goin' to be on the
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offlCe.
 Now Red perched himself on the rosewood desk and chatted with the cleaners while his sharp eyes roamed over the room.
 It was his private opinion that Cor don Gliding, the old mans son, was the culprit. He knew that the young CT Gliding had dealings with broker age firms of which the other partners were unaware and he escorted the cleaners on their tour of the rooms in the hope that some torn scrap Of paper might betray a secret. lie searched the waste basket with care. but the user had been careful. too. There was not even a hint of
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She was unused to travelling alone, and ever since she mad left the Bur mans at the dock. to complete the Journey home alone by a sound sheam- CT. she had felt embarrassed. The fact that Vincent Hollings was on board the boat did not add to the com fort of her feelings.
 Her progress down the long aisle of the dining saloon under the scrutiny of several hundred pairs of eyes was an ordeal, and she did not see that she had been placed at the same table with Hollings until the head waiter had busted off with pompous stride to e~-an~~-, e-aA----, ssa ss-a k--1r-1 SN tSrN-
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ND of lonesome, ain't you, sam 2''
 "I aiu't feelin' good. 70 sam answered. without raising his head.
 J O e l B Q n ( Q n ChuCkled to himself as he went toward the barn, and Mrs. Ben
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I'll a majestic wave of his hand, the head waiter led the girl down the nar1 ow aisle between the tables. The first rush of the dinner hour was on. and Wiz sinia NTuIfOrd h @ q { O dodge hurrying wait CTS and trays piled high with dishes.
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,,,,NvDrw-aa,xs. captain of the mes- k sSgstsfssk senEers. moved more
 sss44szzz4e softly than his wont
 X X: X. 5 :.: = < ::.. :... <. $ < : .:.:: ... EE3ZZENNNWgNV9 the swiftness of a H4lh1dQlhNlGAN& coaster car on q
 switChbaCL, and in some mysterious fashion even the boys knew that the "old man" was on the wrong side Of that market
 The famous bull market had been hugged by the bears, and the house of Gliding. Spence & Gliding was badly hurt.
 All through the day the stock fell and with 1t fell a gloom on the face of everyone in the big office. It was not the first time nor the goth that a coup had been frustrated through leakage. Many clerical heads had fall en. and many more were doomed to fall yet the trouble still continued.
 As Laura Hastings bent over her work she wondered if, after the furry was over. she would find herself with out employment
 She and Jo3 Terhrne were saving up O buy a home that should be their very own. There was still nearly 5000 to loo put aside If she should lose her place now her savings would go to pay her board bills until she found another place, and this. she knew, would be difficult task for a girl who had been discharged
 As Viutou GuIdIng's personal stem oEraphcr she had taken tho letters which had planned the coup and su=- piciou surely would rest on her. Per haps Joe, too. would bo lot out since it was on his recommendation that she had obtained the position.
 She glanced across the office to where he sat at the cashiers desk. and from tho worried look upon his face she argued that her fears were justified.
 It was lust before closing time that Vinton GNddiuE appeared Iu the out side office. His yisitations to the of flee were rare enough under all cIr- cumstancrs. but now a silence fell upon tho private room and glanced about the big office room under his bushy eyebrows.
 He had eyes which seemed to pierce one through and through. and as his planco rested in turn upon each of thc employees, only "Ecd" gave back tho look as good as sent. At last his heavy voice broke iu silence
 "I suppose 1t fs needless to tell you" Mir CuI1iug began. that once more there has been a leakage as to certain plans of the firm l shall dismiss no ono-yct ] win give 5000 to any per son who before the end of the week
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June and July were hot, and August began with even higher temperature.
 Sam expressed his opinion of the
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pies and buildings as had not delighted the young mans palate since the days of convalescense from measles and
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for Sam Her sympathy expressed a of
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FEN "Red" Finncrty. captain of the mes senEcrs. moved more softly than his wont and for once his shoes appeared to
 have lost their Chron-
 tc squeak. D. c. G- R. stock was falling with the sWiftness of Q coaster car on q switChbaClE. and in
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-10-10
Twenty-Five Years Ago.

twenty-five ears ago.
A boy was born at the home of VIM.
Flahrity Tuesday, Oct. 9.
A girl baby was born at the home Of
Jens Lund and wife Thursday, Oct. a.
Rev. Woodside breaches his first SER
mon at the NJ. E. church Sunday, Oct.
18th.
A baby girl was born at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boyle west OF
the city.
John Erickson and Emma Frankson
of Cooksville were married in Slough
ton October 6.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, the fiftieth an
niversary of the first Norwegian Evan
gelical Lutheran congregation was cell
ebrated at the East Koshkonong church.
At the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clark, in Evansville
on Wednesday, October 10, Mr.. Mike
Schmidt and Miss Kittie Clark were
united in marriage.
Mr.. James Murphy of Footville and
Miss Mary Briarity of Porter were
united in marriage at st. Joseph,s
church in this city Wednesday, Oct. 10,
Rev. J. F. Bowe performing the cere-
mony.
Mr.. Herman Bublitz and Miss Maria
Agusta Louisa Gehsert were united in
marriage by Rev. Charles Spilman at
st. Johns Lutheran church Tuesday,
Oct. 9. The wedding festivities were
held at the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Louis Schachtschneider, east of
the city.
Friday Oct - 1894