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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01
CHAPTER XII
A Venture of Peril.


| must have remained unconscious
knew how long. for my watch disap-
peared yet it was still night when
again painfully opened my eyes and
endeavored to perceive my surround
ings. Memory of the blow which
ended the struggle caused me to lift
a hand to my head; the scalp was
bruised and broken, the hair matted
with clotted blood, yet l could not be-
lieve the injury was serious one. l
could use my limbs. Satisfied on this
point, and assured that / was alone,
| braced myself on one arm, and, in a
sitting posture, endeavored to survey
my surroundings.
l was resting on the floor of bare
room of ordinary size, containing no
vestige Of furniture The place was
cold, with that indescribable chill pecu-
liar to unused apartments, and through
the one window, which was unshaded
by curtain, poured the direct light
of an almost full moon. In this silvery
light every bit of that interior stood
revealed in it's hideous baroness, the
roughly finished walls, the patches of
plaster scaled off, the dirty floor. the
single door and window. the rags amid
which | rested. Ii was a hopeless
scene.
| staggered TO my feet Keeling q
moment like drunken man. and then
finally found my way along the side
wall to the window. My strengS in
creased as ! advanced, and courage
was born with i'll was not dead; |
might BATTLE those villains yet. They
must have felt that ! was safe enough
in this place; that. even If ! regained
consciousness, no escape was possible.
for they had left no guard. A glance
without revealed the reason for such
confidence | was four stories up. a
sheer brick wall below, and at the
bottom. a concrete walk. There was
nothing between to cling to unless it
might he the narrow coping of stone
lust beneath the window sill. stared
1T this rlr'nSt hanefulli for an In
stant; then turned my eyes away with
shudder; ii was scarcely as broad
as the sole of my shoe and TO think
of creeping along there was merely
the dream of mailman. The bright
moonlight flooded everything about,
yet saw nothing familiar; was evil
IDENTIFY at the back end of house,
with others closely set on either side,
and IN alley beyond a small enclosed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01

shook my own confidence in her in
uocence. The absurdity of the situa-
ton lay in my absolute ignorance.
knew even less than they pretended to
know. What should do? Pretend,
manufacture some story? | had no
faith ii would work. These fellows
We're criminals. suspicious and unscru-
pulous; they would only believe what
could prove. If they caught me in
deliberate lie, as they probably
would, that would instantly end every
thing. | might. then, just as well fight
it out with them now as later. set
my teeth, ready for what felt sure
was coming.
"You fellows have sized me up
wrong" I said quietly, but firmly. 81
am not the kind to squeal because of
threat You'll find I'll protect the
lady, but I'll do it in my own way
not yours. The honest truth is, ]
haven't anything to tell. You won't
believe that. but ii Is so. know less
than you claim to know. ] have no
knowledge of where the money Is, or
who got 1t. l do not know who killed
Alva; even now / haven't any suspi-
cions worth mentioning. But ! will
say this plainly do not believe this
girl did IL, or that she had any hand
in the robbery. ! am going to stay
with her till hi freezes over. If that
is what you want to know. That's my
answer. Harris. and 1t is all I've got
to give you"
"You id curl well show you
somethinigl"
Perhaps you will; you are three to
one. and on your own dung-hill. But
the man who touches me Is going to
get hurt; I'll promise you that. No,
you don't. Costigan; that trick won't
work !"
tried to keep my eyes on the three
Of them. but his movement caused me
to step back closer against the wall.
feared the Jew least; he had neither
spoken nor moved since our entrance.
and l felt he had no stomach for any
farther fighting. Yet judged wrong.
With one quick dash forward he
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01

Train leaving at Ills daily has
daily sleeper for Milwaukee and Chi
cago. Train leaving at 1905 a. m, has
sleeper and reclining chair car for
St. Paul and Minneapolis. Tickets
sold and baggage checked to all i'm
portaint points in the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
ID. McNAUGHTON, Agent
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01

ness, and / found it right where you
had hidden it away. | can find three
men-they are keeping out of sight,
that she went away alone with Alva
from that factory over there; that he
had the bag with him, and that the
two got into the auto together. That
makes one hi of a straight case,
don't it?"
"The way you put it-yes But
What good will it do you fellows to
nave her pinched? Where do you gain
anything?"
Time; it blocks the getaway with
the swag. That's all we want. See
here. Severn, we know where the stuff
is planted; at least we've got an idea,
but we've got to work slow and eau
tious in order to lift it. If it wasn't
for that we wouldn't care if she
skipped. If you'll help us to get quick
action, We'll let the girl go, and give
YOU share. Take my word for it,
that's d-n sight more than you'll
ever get by staying with her.
"But if she finds out that l have
turned her DOWN."
"She won't never find it out; we'll
Keep mum. Besides, you're dom her
A good turn, keepin' her out of the
electric chair. Well, there's The prop
osition-you can leave it, or take it,"
Serious as the situation was. could
not fail to see its absurdity. This was
no threat to brighten me; the fellows
meant what they said, although 1
doubted if they really possessed the
knowledge claimed so glibly. But they
evidently meant to go on; they were
not bluffing, for they really had an
ugly case, and could undoubtedly make
trouble. The evidence against the girl
was strong, almost convincing; it even
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01
Continued from last week.

That's easy" he sneered. She
bought herself another That proves
nothing. except that she is smart
enough to play safe. Neither one of
you can get away on that sort of
dope
perhaps not; but it clears her of
the murder charge"
"Oh, does it? That remains to be
seen. We know who she is, and that
is more than you do. oh, HI, got.
onto that over the wire; the only
thing that interested you into coming
here was to learn who the dame real
ly was. That's part Of her play, as l
figure it, Severn. She won't give her
self away, but is just using you. When
she's good and ready she means to
fade, an she'll take the dough along
with her. You will have sold out for
few cheap kisses, an that's ALL" He
laughed coarsely "She is stringing
you for fool. Come now, wake up,
before it is too late, an let's all get
hand in the pot; what'de yer sayY"
you still think / am that kind?
One Of your class?' questioned, thor
oughly angered by his sneering speech.
Zone Of my class? should say
not; you are the rawest kind Of a
mutt. but so far you've been in luck
that's all. Now your luck has changed,
and yer up against it."
what do you want me to dor
''Blow her; tell us all you Know.
Wen play the game for you, and d.
vide square"
you will let me out Of hereT
"Sure, once you give US the right
steer"
"And IL refuse7"
He laughed CONTEMPORARY.
You're not going to; you've got too
d-n much sense. But just to satisfy
your curiosity I'll tell you. We've got
the girl spotted; we can lay our hands
on her IN an hour; and. believe me,
we've got the goods on the young lady.
Here's the sticker that did the bus,-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01
TYPEWRITERS
Travellers Guide

(The following time tables have
been corrected to date.)
Hereafter the time for arrival Of
trains will be carried instead of the
time Of their departure.
Eh;oa.ro a, DatIvyay
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01
Leader Feels His Power Gone.

In full health stag Is always proud
Of his ability as leader and champion,
and waves his cleaning flag inces-
sanity, signaling TO his family that
way. Hit him with a bullet, and down
goes his flag Instantly. He will save
himself II he can. But he does not
wave on the others to follow him.
Scatter and save yourselves. he would
say.
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G. M. e. st. Paul Railway

Train, north daily-7:05 a. m.
north, daily--7:53 p. m.
south, daily-9:45 a. m.
south, daily-7:10 D. m.
north, Sunday-7:05 a. m.
south, Sunday--7:10 p. m.
north, Saturday, 1880 a. m.
south, Sunday, 10:45 p. m.
The train going north on Sunday
runs only as far as Minocqua.
Close connections are made with
9:45 a. m. train for all points in
Southern Wisconsin and Northern IL
linois.
Tickets on sale and baggage
checked to destination.
f. L. HUDSON, Agent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-01

yard. This latter was Uttered with
dead weeds and rubbish of every de-
scription, and a small shed Of some
kind extended across the rear. Three
stories below, but to the right. mar
row porch protected the back door.
There was no movement visible any
where. no CLEAN Of light from the
windows below me. I listened in vain
foe any sound: the night was as still
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-12-23
MILLER NAMED
BY HARDING
May Have Court at Bismarck

The nomination of Andrew Miller, of
Bismarck, to be federal Judge for
North Dakota, was sent to the United
States Senate Monday by President
Harding, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from Washington. One
other nomination went in at the same
time, that Of Elmer Dover, Of Tacoma
Wash, to be assistant secretary of the
treasury. go: ..l'. :
The nomination OF Mr.. Miller was
made on recommendation of Senator
McCumber. Senator Ladd had urged
Seth Richardson Of Fargo. Delegates
from North Dakota had urged the
names of other attorneys for the posi-
ion, and trips were made to Washing
ton, lively fight resulting over the
proposal of Senator McCumber that
Mr.. Miller be named for the position. .
The nomination must be confirmed
by the senate. a., 49,, =
It is expected that the second fed,
eral judge will have chambers in
Bismarck, and will hold court there
good part Of the time, while Judge
Amidon will continue to have cham
bers in Fargo. Mr.. Miller is now in
washington, but Is expected to return
home this week. <. Ez.'ec7,.r.t Z
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-12-23
State Debt Reduced. :! / ! ! |
By $4,000 J; Dollars

The bonded debt OF. the state 'of
North Dakota has been reduced to
the amount, Of s45, 900. The redeem:
led bonds belong to the old ~ series
issued to refund the Capitol Building
warrants (s25,0Oo), the penitentiary
warrants (s1O, ,000), and the university,
warrants (s1O.000). all of them fall
ling duesi1 1927.
The redeemed warrants were taken
up BY the permanent common schools
funds which now has $45 200 immedi.
ately available to assist local COM
mon school activities ss 4 u
The reason Tor paying on these
bonds now &; said Treasurer John
[Steen. ..is that the state had the mon
ey In the sinking funds and BY pay
ing 1t over one per cent IS saved for
the taApaYerB ofs the state. besides.
the school fund can make better use
of \ the money in assisting the local
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-12-23
The First Christmas Tree

Many years ago; very many years
ago small party Of men landed
from an open boat on = rocky cost:
The men came from Palestine and the
inhospitable shore was the shore Of
barbarian England. .;t. \ 35:. s5;; #5s., NJ q
s The party was headed by one Joseph
Of Arimathea and he came to tell the
people OF England, for the first time,
Of Jesus, who died for men and d: :wo-
men. .5sss5si ,3 ].
ssThe natives would have nothing to
do with them wouldS not listen, or
go near: them, or give hem food. For
days they travelled, chill and hungry,
until despairing, Joseph sank down.
AS he did So, he thrust his stan into
The ground. To the amazement of the
pilgrims, the stick began to bud :; the
buds turned to leaves and, fragrant
blooms unfolded before their astonishl;-
led eyes 4 Il 5s.$s s;ss, il
.'It Is q sign from God " said JOspeh.
He bids us have courage. Lot us set
tile here and preach about Jesus. "ss'
's They built a rough house and chap
pei alongside the little tree and many
years later thnt house; was replaced
with beautiful Glaston bury Abb I
But the tree lived. all through Jo-
seph's life and long after, and i is
5aa:d that 1T blossomed every Christ S q
mas Eve Is, y +:
Such, friends, Is the beautiful leg
end Of the Christmas tree. And thct
is why our little child ldren's Christmas
tree cannot be OF bare branches, but
must Il be- green blooming
Z S Blooming, \ as blooms the eternal
love Sof the man Of Galilee for all q hu;7 Y.
7manity S$s ;3 M N 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-12-23
! 'WASHB|URN has
BIG NIGHT !! / G ]. FIRE ! ! J:
GENERAL STORE OF sUEss e. Ma
s@ GEL AND RESIDENCE OF !.
JOHN SATTERLUND Nl,
..5;5%T TOTAL LOSS

I. Washburn had its first big fire for
q number OF years between the hours
of g and 4 Friday morning when the
general merchandise store OF Suess
& Nagel and the residence OF john
Satterlund were completely DESTROYED
N The frame building stood next to
the brick building Of the Washbun
State Bank, q part OF it was taken up
by the living rooms Of Mr.. Satterlund.
II was he who first discovered the
fire. when he was awakened by the
smoke and heat. At, the time Of the
discovery the store building was q
mass 5of flames, flames shooting out
botf1Ithc front and back Of the store:
Mr.. tSatterlund came onto the street
at the same time as 2. p. Samps'ee'l, 'e',
who was awakened by falling glass.
Mr.. Sampsel turned in the alarm by
ringing the fire bell and, then he and
R. j. Thurlow got out the hose cart
and in a very short time the f1remen
had water playing on the flames TO
keepy them from spreading to other Ter
buildings. M 5s "a I. 4, s. s.
I The light wind blew flying sparks
back towards the lumber yard and the
residence Of Leslie Burgum; but both
of these places were saved by the
every alert firemen, who were quick to
sextinguish any burning brands. the ~
Walls Jewelry Store, situated 80 feet
from the building, escaped unharmed,
although the heat was terrible be-
tween the two buildings and flames
out in one or two places The
iewelry store is covered with tin and
this probably saved it as much as sl1! the
water M II sss5 s$#sg,' rs n -, u sEs
The root and tioor Of the store had
failenf Into the cellar before the
flames broke through the wall Into the
anartmentsOf Mr.. ,SRtt tterlund' 8. The
BOYS with the hose made q big effort
and q splendid fight to save this part
Of the building, but It was Impossible.
It was merely case. Of holding the
flames +tp the Sone building and keep
ing the roof Of the bank from catching
Are. One OF the hose was taken upon
the bank roof and the flames fought
from there. The brick wall Of the
bank was the only thing that saved
|it from burning q n; .S
The origin OF the fire is not known,
but 1t Is thought to have started In
the back OF the store and was caused
probaby By IN. over-he heated furnace.
one az th e llagel boys was In the
store building late "a the even .ss,
ing and he said the store was rather
warm but. he thoug ght ~ othtng about
Ii. nor even dreamed that the furnace m e
might be- over heated, :.T; s;s
The contents of both places i r.. are & }; &. g
total loss: s$sl 81 ,,.53 s-
The value " the. mercha andise ~ the
store would amount To several thou
I sand u dbllars IT. SlessS had gone 1, to
Bismarck the day fore and M aia
Continued ON PAGE vol -: -.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-12-23
FARM LOANS SOON TO eE MADE

A. Governor Nestos announces that
farm loans will be made much sooner
and on q much larger scale than was
expected when the new industrial
commission took hold. The new man
ager of the farm loan department Of
the Bank Of North Dakota, Wilbur B.
Default, is getting his organization
completed rapidly and considerable
number of loans will be made during
the next thirty days. The balance. Of
the ten million dollar Issue Of real es.
tate series bonds, aggregaHng more
than seven million dollars, ia expeG-
ted to be disposed Of by the end Of
May next year. The industrial COM
mission does not anticipate any d.
fffculty in getting the balance Of the
bonds disposed Of, and manager De-
Nault is instructor to get the money
out as safely and efficiently as poss.
ible and only to actual farmers on
a conservative basis. Z.
The recalled administration made
745 loans, to a total amount Of $780,.
800. There are on hand 562 applica,
tions already appraised and approved
seeking loans to, an amount. of $1,894,:
500. These unclosed loans will be
checked UP carefully before they are
definitely granted by the new manage
ment. In addition to this there are
on file 979s applications. asking ;rfol
s4,sS1,09O. OF the ten million dollar
issue authorized by the Legislature
there remains therefore only $934,01C
for new applicants until the legislature
can take further action. To this am
cunt must be added the loans that will
be granted in full or in part under
the applications pending as unclosed
business. 5s 4 ssg Il n "a 3 ;3 X 4. s5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-12-23
Farm Burcau Adopts
Transportation 4 t: I u Plan ] / !

::r1. Immediate reductions in freight
rates. X !. e
2. All savings in operating costs
to be at once reflected in further rate
reductions until the entire increase Of
August, 1920, Is wiped out.
3. Repeal Or amendmant Of the
Eschr Cummins Law SO as to abrogate'
the guarantee i clause, restore to the
states jurisdiction in intrastate rates,
yitalize4 the Railroad Labor Board,
and coordinate wage-making powers
with the rate;making power Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. "A
s5 4.s Repeal or amendn1ent Of the
5Adamson Law, SO as to nullify the
|: :National Agreements. Il. 4 / 1
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-12-23

We can. get you the best kind u
typewriter ribbon within = few daJs
tor any make machine Price, $1.!D.
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29
PUTTING IT .Og9 TO DADDY
Small Girl Evidently of Opinion That
the "Laborer is Worthy
Of His Hire"

The girl temporarily hired TO help
out during mothers illness had just
left. During her stay five-year-old
Clara absorbed with interest many of
the details of homework; in fact had
been of material assistance In such
ways as setting the table helping with
the dishes, etc.
When Mary quit unexpectedly the
housewOrk got behind and little Clara
voluntarily set about TO stratghten
things out, and that night met father
at the door when he came home from
work, saying:
Come right on out to the table,
daddy; everything's all ready. Moth
ers feeling better an you must eat
the supper ! got for you"
After viewing the bread cut al AZ.
degree angle, cold potatoes from the
previous night, and other things which
Clara had gathered for the royal re-
past, father said:
"Well, my little girl is right on the
job, Ell? Wen never miss Mary, viii
we? That's just fine, honey; daddy
knows you will look out for him. all
right, won't your
''Oh, yes" said Clara, then coyly.
Dad. how much do you think you
ought to pay me?'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29
NEW OMAR LIFTS HIS VOICE
Arizona Poet, However, Strikes Differ
ent Note From That Struck
by the Great Persian.

Omar khayyam said that he could
dine ON q loaf of bread and jug OF
wine; with Her beside him and feel
content in the wilderness-but he
only meant that he liked the des-
ert and his old tin Lizzie. aad The
crooked roads that make you dizZie.
that start any place and lead nowhere,
and just keep going and never care.
He liked the mesquite and the
greasewood smell and the long hcs
days that feel like HI; the red sun
sets and the cool moonlight and the
soft, sweet air Of the desert night
for Omar Khayyam was wonderful
man, who lived his life on an easy
plan. with his girls and his wine and
big silk tent-My, oh, my What
life he spent. The desert
ia here like 1t always was-but you
can't Khayyam any more, becuz--in
these dry days when even home brew
is on the list of the things taboo, old
Omar Khayyam and his jug of juice
would soon get locked in the calaboose.
-Saiome (AriZ.) Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29
MRS. RE|FENSTE|N, AGED
ST, GAINS Is POUNDS
Declares She Would Like
To Put a Bottle OF Tan
lac In The Hands Of
Every Sick Man, Woman
and Child In This Coun-
try - Never Saw Its
Equal.

Il am sixty-seven years of age, but
In all my experience l have never
known medicine like Tanlac. Think
of it, AT my age to gain twenty-five
pounds in weight, but that is just
what l have DONE" said Mrs. Emma
Refenstein. of No. 33T Webster ave-
nue., Syracuse, y. Y.
IF had it in my power" she con-
tinued, Il would put a bottle of Tan
lac in the home of every sick man.
woman and child in this country, for
| know what this wonderful medicine
would do for them. For almost two
wears | was almost nervous wreck
| did not dare to leave the house or
even go up town unless my husband
went with me. | was afraid to even
cross the street and had feeling of
dread all of the time.
MY stomach was weak and easily
upset. For days at time would go
without solid food l could not rest
at night to do any good and felt tired
and worn out all of the time. Some
days | could hardly drag myself
across the room and was so weak and
miserable was ready to give up.
MY health is fine now and | eat
anything ! want and never have a
touch of Indigestion. have never slept
better than | do now My recovery is
the talk of our neighborhood. as it was
generally believed could not last
but a few weeks longer. This grand
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29

offered hairy caterpillars. which It
promptly seized. and with equal
prompness spit out again Bur after
about four to seven such injudcious
attempts the frog tSd learned his les
son, and thereafter refused similar
fare. In another experiment earth
worms were so connected with
source IF electricity that the frog re-
ceiyed a shock on touching the worm.
The frog duly devoured the prey. and
showed no sign If discomfort How
ever, he refused for seven days to
touch another esrthworm. similar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29

medicine has brought me health and
happiness and just can't say enough
in its praise"
Mr. j. Reifenstein, in commenting
on his wlfe's statement, said: Eyes.
her recovery has been a happy sur
prise TO us all. A few weeks ago I
had no Idea she would be able to pull
through, but now she is in better
health than | have ever seen her and
the credit is due TO Tanlae. We have
been married ffty-two years today
and l don't believe have ever seen
her locking any better"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29
Study of Instinct"

II f. a matter of some dispute
just 10 what extent the actions of anil
mails are determined by pure unreason-
ing instinct. 1t has been stated that
frog will snap at any small NOV
ing object regardless Of its char
ecter. and Of hunger or safety. Some
evreriments seem TO indicate that the
frog ia capable of greater discrim-
,nations than has been credited TO
him Thus, for example, a frog was