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He has been in Paris for some days.
I am assured"
As I still remained tonsue-tied
at this confession. which was the
last thing had expected. he con-
tinued:
"I beseech you. don't think any
more of me. think only Of yourself.
Because of your lofty sentiments
I you have the right to all Joy and
affection. My only happiness would
have been in possessing you. am
not worthy Of you. I prefer to
know that you are happy. shall
sacrifice myself"
Some days later I received letter
from my former fiance informing
me of his intended visit. Really 1t
was the object Of settling UP an in
definite position which could not 60
on. It was a coincidence that Lucien
came to see me on the morning Of
the day arranged for this interview.
When he understood the serious
nature of what was to happen that
day, he seemed deeply affected, de-
spite his protestations of having
given me up.
He was no longer himself! He
whom I had known so confident in
his own strength looked like some
poor, doleful person. The Ginning
of the clock reused him from his
stupor. He took his hat, pressed
my hand. and declared that he
would come back himself in the
afternoon to hear the result Of the
interview.
IMPATIENCE OF FIEND.
At lunch time tried in vain to
take a bite OF food. I felt myself
becoming more and more nervous. I
was with a lady friend. wnom I had
asked to come and support me dur
ing the conversation I was about to
take part in, when from some reason
I know not, perhaps the suspense.
perhaps fear, had a violent attack
of nerves. My friend was doing all
she could for me. when Lucien ar
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My head was buzzing, was chok-
ing. and q few minutes later I was
alone In the street, where I
wandered aimlessly about for an
hour. The fresh air Gained me
little, and at last I recovered my
senses. I felt all out Of joint, prey
to the gioomiest detection. My life
was shattered. I resolved to finish
with Outlet.
went back to his house; he was
alone. On entering I looked around
the room. I saw nothing out Of the
usual. This inspection displeased
him. but realizing this time that he
had mortally wounded my feelings.
he fell on his knees and cried with
the most disconcerting penitence:
do you mean 10 say that you
have no moro confidence In met
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"The Successor"

NEARLY every afternoon Rosemary and Mrs Dearborn
IN drove out together in fly, making esurey escape
from the garsh rhetorical scenery of the coast where the
crimson and sapphire have caught God in
poster mood As they got away from the face it shows
to the world the countryside assumed relaxed and
loving expression the hills at intimate and
remote the sky unfaithfu to the advertisements
and became paler, more transparent, more lovely.
They drove through nesting crouching villages drinking
with their eyes the svey olives their carpet of
aid jade the fuzzy, outneess almond trees posturing
against the sk-so many pink smudges the unbroken
line
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little sweetheart. Oh! how terribly
impatient you are! Know that I
have horror Of lies, and that I am
not married. as you seem to fear. I
am quite free, and you alone will
soon have the right to dispose of the
heart Of him who only asks to be
your slave"
While giving him a week in which
to procure the necessary documents.
I made him promise to be as quick
as possible in completely reassuring
me.
Tomorrow" he replied, 1T will
bring you news. You know nicely.
little temptress, that you can do
anything you like with me-"
Neither on the next day nor on
the following days did hear any.
thing from Outlet. -C
was even beginning to get accus-
toned to the idea Of a possible rup-
ture between us. 10
LANDRU'S DECLARATION.
A most unexpected, almost theat-
rical. incident modified my opinion.
One morning received visit from
Lucien. He greeted me most respect.
fully, and said: VII
Fernando, have greatly wrong
ed you. know I have made you
suffer terribly. but as, above all, I
am at heart good and honest, I
have endeavored to make amends
for 1t. have decided to make your
life happy. but AS, alas, I know only
too well that can never regain
your confidence, have not come
to propose that you should share
this future happiness with me.
wishing to do some little good,
have been applying myself whole
heartedly to the work Of repatriating
our prisoners to France. And, I
must confess, I have devoted all my
efforts to ensure that amongst the
first Of them shall come he who in.
terests you most. whom you used to
love. and who doubtless still merits
your love-your former sweetheart.
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Princess Bibesco's Book
Deals Franlkly With Life

TLOSE on the heels Of the publication of the dnds-
- ingly frank diary Of her mother Mrs. Margot As
qth cfe of the former Prime Minister of Great Britain,
the Princess Antoine Bibesco, their daughter Elizabeth
Asquith scfe of Prince Bibesco the Ruanian Minister
Washington, has Published book equally frank
titled "a Haze Only Myself to Blame"
Inhertng all the Hvey pit and keen analysis of her
clever MOTHER she has added to this collection of brilliant
short stories grace and iquancy all her They give
definitely fresh vie of life and living by observer
schose perceptions are keyed to top notch The book
dedicated to her husband By special arrangement The
Washington Times is enabled to publish serialy Sun
day some of the most Interesting chapters of Princess
Bibesco's book This is the second ...
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Both ladies' had been Ill, but Rose
mary. though pale and thin and
easily tired, was alive and radiant
and easily revived-on the brink of
life, on the threshold of adventure.
ready to accept all challenges. laugh
nj all setbacks. take every risk.
and
She hadn't gone any farther than
that. for she didn't want to settle
down for q long time yet to that
happiness which was Of course wait
ing for her.
Mrs. Dearborn was making slow.
painful recovery. punctuated by re-
iapses. She looked frail and faded
and q little frayed-like some old
brocade, made rare and precious and
lovely by time and wear. 1t was not
30 much that she was old as that she
was so essentially not new.
She loved being with Rosemary.
who in exchange for experience
brought her OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be-
longing to the blessed who give more
than they receive.
Rosemary had the vital. militant
curiosity Of youth. She believed in
leading questions; they were frank,
they were fattering and she main
tanned they were tactful. In asking
them you laid yourself open to being
laughed Mt. being snubbed or being
answered. Surely that was fairer
than the circuitous. trap-laden zig
rag by which, observing the dictates
OF delicacy.' your friends attempted
to trip you up into q confidence.
They drove this afternoon for
some time in silence and then alb
ruptly Rosemary said: Tell mo
what your husband Is like" She
knew that Mrs. Dearborn wasn't
happy, and to her unhappiness
meant an unhappy marriage. and
sn unhappy marriage must BE-
either the wife's fault or the hus-
bands. In this case, a she knew
the wife, tho fault was obviously
the husbands.
Mrs. Dearborn opened her wide
gray eyes even wider than usual.
She always looked . little surprised.
a little bewildered. a. II life had sud-
denly been brought to her notice.
guest forced on her when she was
not at home. 81 wonder" she muir
INJURED vaguely. IL mean wonder
how to describe him to you. He II
very big" Her voice trailed off.
Rosemary waited.
81 am afraid my illness has been
. terrible expense. He has been
very good about It." Mrs. Dearborn
managed to convey subtly that he
had not been very good about 1t.
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Fl Have Only Myself to Blame
An Amazing Book of Frank Revelations
by the Titled Daughter of
Mrs. Herbert Asqlith

make the world q little happier"
"And you deserted him?"
well. he was nineteen and I was
seventeen. I married Charles, and
he became very distinguished
novelist. His name is Hilary
Severn"
Hillary Severn. the Hilary Sew.
ern? Then you are the heroine Of
all his books-the exquisite SEN
sitive woman crushed by the bru.
tality Of the world! Sometimes. you
know. thought he capitalized mis-.
fortune. but now ! see he was
always thinking Of you--and Of
course the coarse. unsensitive hus-
bands were all Mr.. Dearborn"
Mrs. Dearborn smiled. Don't
jump to conclusions. Hilary never
knew Charles. He wrote and wish.
ed me happiness. and said that
should always be his great inspira.
ton through life-his star I think
he called it-but that he didn't want
to see me. 1t would be too painful"
"Oh, how wonderful! But Of
course he never married--or II he
did It must have been years after.
ward-out Of kindness"
81 don't KNOW have never seen
him since. I 80 seldom 60 to Lon
dom"
THERE was q silence. Rosemary
thought. "Ah, the worst books
must be true then. Life 10 like q
serial-Hurrah!"
Mrs. Dearborn thought. IT won.
der II his wife Is like me at all, or
II he married someone very young
and fluffy and second.rate7 I
should hate her to be very young"
She turned again to Rosemary,
my dear" she said. you mustn't
think that Charles Is a villain. He
is Just the wrong man married to
the wrong woman. He ought to
have had q sporting. out-of-door
wife. Someone whom he could have
described in his favorite phrase az
an awfully jolly little woman,
plucky AZ they make EN- was
no good for that"
Mrs. Dearborn looked very pa.
thetic: Rosemary's chivalry was
aroused. 1T II like you to defend
him." she said. He must be hor-
T1ble." And Mrs. Dearborn left It
at that.
A few days later Charles unex-
pectedly arrived. He was undoubt-
edly what IL described as Q splendid
specimen Of the human race. q
very Viking Of q man. Rosemary.
az . loyal champion Of his down.
trodden wife. was frankly hostile
from the first and full Of osten-
, tatious little attentions to her
friend. But she found the attitude
hard to keep UP.
Charles with his golf-ciubs, his
tennis-rackets, his fishing-rods. his
irrepressibls spirits, his inexhaust-
ible plans for picnics and excursions
Of all sorts. seemed to be plotting
fun for them all the time. And
whether It was an expedition to
Grasse for scent or to Monte Carlo
for gambling, his frank enjoyment
Of everything and his efficient con.
troll Of the practical arrangements
made him invaluable either a. q
host or q quest. True, his sense of
humor was Of the private-school boy
variety.
He was always talking Of Q hole
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BY PRINCESS BIBESCO

murmured names. not one Of which
had emerged clearly.
At dinner she sat between Rose
mary's father and a tall. dark man
with steel-grey hair and steel-grey
eyes. He appeared very stern AMI
rather prosperous. His lips were
thin and looked as II he repressed
them continually. They were not
allowed to be expressive and his
smile was q wintry affair. His
face was beautifully cut. He sat
on the edge Of his chair a. II
afraid to let himself go to the ex-
tent of sitting down comfortably.
He talked to her en- profile.
eff I were wearing q yashmak
he would see more of me-" she
thought irritably. He seemed to be
trying to make her feel guilty.
She was disagreeably reminded Of
the cold pudding she was made to
eat as q child, while the nurse
rubbed In all the little starving chill
dren. "A happy. cared-for woman
like you doesn't know he
plunged into description Of some
slum. She wished he wouldn't spoil
her little outing. She 90 rarely had
q treat. s~
Then there was q pause in the
conversation. and q glowing pane
gyric Of Jane Austen and her novels
entangled the general attention.
mo one has her sense Of form. Her
points are pointed instead of being
underlined. Her perfection of bal
ance produces perfection Of en-.
phasis."
Lily was delighted. She looked
at her neighbor. His voice was
booming. she had no range.
Tragedy was not even q word TO
her."
Tragedy Is hardly more than .
word to the people who use It most
often" restorted James champion
heatedly. You use a large canvas
and perhaps you take the world in
even though you be a mere scene
painter. No one can fake a cameo
II It is not perfect 1t is nothing.
"Only the artists interest mo
whose hearts beat in unison with
tho poignant misery of the world.
II you have not felt that you have
not lived Pity is essential" Lily
felt an ever-growing irritation. but
she was quite incapable Of plungins
into the conversation. After all
she had nothing against pity.
Mr.. Severn has always been q
knight-errant." said Rosemary's
mother pacificaliy.
Severn - knight-errant - Mrs.
Dearborn's mind was In q whirl.
For one overwhelming moment she
thought she was going to faint.
Surely II was too horrible to DO
true. This man beside her tho
substance Of her dreams whose
memory had warmed her during all
these bleak. barren years7 Bitter
ness welled UP within her.
II don't think you remember me.
Ny name II Lily" Her voice was
very clear and low and cold
He looked At her now and she
thought she saw . look Of conster-
nation, Of fear almost tperhaps she
was exasgerating) cross his face.
His voice had changed
Lily" he said-"my dear.
have thought about you % much.
% often. Are you happyf Tell
mef"
II am the sort Of woman you
have always written about"
"It had to b So" he said. A
new wave Of irritation swept over
her at his complacent acceptance
Of her unhappiness. Her life was
q testimonial to his attitude, Q
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Happily. eagerly. like q young
bride, she looked out Of the win
dows. A sickening fear clutched
her heart. No, there he
was-there with the spaniels-
there was the stationmaster: An I'M
reasoning Joy possessed her. She
darted out of the carriage and threw
herself with q defiant gesture Of
abandon into her husbands arms.
II am glad to be home" she
whispered.
Her radiant smile surprised even
the stationmaster. There Ii no
place like home" she said to him.
He had never heard her talk like
that before.
Charles tossed her into the dog
cart and they drove through the
cornfields. a red-gold earth and a
red-gold sky. He talked about the
crops and she drank in the beauty
of the evening and told herself
what a fine. simple man he was
She didn't listen to what he wa
saying.
ct WANT to look lovely" she
said to her maid.
Robbins was amazed. Her mis-
tress didn't usually want to loo
lovely alone IN Cumberland. She pu
on a silvery tea gown and whit
Jasmine in her hair and in ne
bosom. You look topping" sal
Charles; and she flushed with pleas
ure..
During~dinner he told her all tn
news. OF how little milk Pansy
was giving. and that Miss Marjori
banks wanted to marry the curate
How splendidr' said Lily. docs
she love him?"
IT suppose So" Charles was doubt
ful-"but-old maids can't be
choosers." His hearty laugh rang
out: Hes got no chin. you know,
90 I don't suppose he has Q dogs
chance Of escaping"
After dinner they sat on the ter
race under q red-gold harvest moon.
Suddenly she sat down on his knee.
Charles. do you very much wish
you had married a different sort of
woman?"
He felt very elated. very shy, very
nonplussed. MY dear, at the bot.
tom, you know there II only you"
This hts confession Of faithfulness
and infidelity.
That night she wrote!
Dear Hilary: I want to ten YOU
that meeting you last night broughj
me great happiness. Id.
Copyright 1921. BY George n. Dora
Company
(Another fine installment Of Priu
cess Bibesco's book Iyill be publishc:i
next Sunday In The Washington
Timesl
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By MILE. FERNANDO SECRET.

T MADE another attempt to get past him, deter
i mined to solve the mystery. But, stronger than
I, he pushed me against the wall so violently as to
make me cry out in pain, and said in voice which
he was trying hard to keep calm:
81 beg Of you to 60 away. Do not try to discover.
Do not spoil our happiness by an outburst of un-
reasonable anger. 1t is you alone that love- you
know that. Do not make a scene. Be the brave
woman that want to love-"
Just at this moment saw woman's head appear
at the haf-open door, but Landru lifted me up and
before had time to recover my senses was out
on the landing with him, the door shut behind u.s.
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BLUEBEARD'S LAST SWEETHEART TELLS OF HER HAPPINEs

Landru Would Not Let Prospective Bride ENTER
His Flat, Although She Had Seen Woman'S
Head at Door-MonSter Told Her That HE
Could Explain Mysteries of His House at
Proper Time.
By MILE FERNANDO SECRET.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12
CLUB SEASON
HAS OPENED

Lits-ary clubs are an omportant
element n the life of any commun-
Try They are educational, neighbor
II. ard cultivate friendships. Almost
since the beginning OF Barabco there
has bse1 one or more such organiza.
lions in activity
Some days ago the Delphians start
ed the ball rolling for the season
The members Will follow a prescribed
course laid down for them at head
quarters. The resident is Mrs.
Avis 0ottschal and the secretary is
Mrs. Leonard Schneider.
The Inter Sc and Twentieth Cen
tury clubs both opened Thursday az
ternoon. At times during the year
they meet on tire same day, some
tines thay DO not.
The Inter Sc will discuss a number
OF sociological. economical and pO-
litioal problems during the year.
Among these are city government
our national defense. the Mexicans,
are women Jurors a SUGGEST. and
others. &Ss- r. NJ Adams is the
president and Miss Carrie Cowles.
the secretary.
The Twentieth Century likewise
has strong program. Among the
topics are Shall We Prevent WAR
Mind in the Making" Recent La
Dor Controversies" and State Legis-
latiye Activities" TIE president is
Mrs. ]. RI. Hill and the secretaries
are Mrs. Matte ?. wieglow AMI Mrs
Amanda 2. Zlegier.
The Oldest organization, The Fort
nightly Literary GLIB, founded on De-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12
DYE ANY GARMENT
OR OLD DRAPERY
In DIAMOND DYES

Buy Diamond Dyes" and follow
the simple directions in every pack
age. Don't wonder whether you can
dye or tint successfully. because per
feet home dyeing Is guaranteed with
Diamond Dyes even il YOU have nev.
or dyed before. Worn. faded dresses.
skirts. waists. coats, sweaters, stock
Jugs. draperies. hangings. everything.
become like new again Just tell your
druggist WHISTLER the material you
wish IT, dye is wool OK silk. o.
whether il is knec. cotton. or mixed
goods. Diamond Dyes never streaa.
spot. 1Sds or rrn.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12
Mr.. AND MRS. FRED
KOPH. ABLEMAN, ARE
PARENTS OF BABY 10Y

A little son arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eoph in Ableman
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. LANCE and fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. LANCE and fam
iiy. Mr.. and Mrs. I'd PTaff and fam
ily. Mrs. Mary Lee and daughter vir.
ginia attended a family reunion at
the home of Mrs. Constance Lange in
Excelsior.
Mesdames Charles GOette, A. DippeI
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Waldorf
OF Baraboo were guests at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. POpp wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William PafS. Reeds.
burg. visited Miss Sadie Greeney Mon
day.
Leonard Hainstoc& spent Sunday at
his home in IrOnton.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Smith returned Ia
their home in St. Cloud. Mimi, Wed
nesday after a 10 days visit at the
home OF c. A Lange.
Mr. and Mrs. Reinhard Popp visit
ed in Lodi Saturday,
Mrs. Robert Harvey was called To
Whitehall Friday by the serious i'll.
ness OF her husband. who is in a hos
pital there.
Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday evening VIII be in charge o;
ths young people.
There will be no services at tae Ii
theran church next Sunday as Rev
Popp will go to Green Bay TO give q
sermon at missionary meeting.
Mrs. Charles Schultz visited friends
in Raraboo Monday.
Mrs. John EcEstein is entertaining
her ps' v1.s and sisters from Wayeriy
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12

Iowa. -.
= Miss EUza Hawkins transacted bus
mess iF .5arabOo Monday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12

had notified Milwaukee to De on the
lookout for men With tYpevriters
and the youth was taken into Gus
tody. Later his brother Nas found
and seven other typewrSte-s answer.
ing the description 81 the MISSING
ones from Baraboo
1t is said the alleged thieves enter
ed the high school through q window
in the girls dressing rooms of the
high school and pried open the dooz
OF Mrs. Eyangeline Calls room
where the machines were kept. They
escaped with the machines IN. a Ford
car and drove to Milwaukee.
The boys will be brought before
Judge Adolph andre for a hearing.
The quick capture OF the Supposed
thieves indicates excellent work %
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12
Mrs. Groth
Honored At
GAR Como.

Mrs. r. H. GrOth, BarabOO. wife OF
the Sank county highway commission
or was elected national president OF
the S. OF " auxiliary at the C. A. R.
convention in Des Moines. Iowa. The
convention ended Saturday. During the
past few years tie BarabOo woman
has been state president OF the or
ganizatiOn and has been 9 faithful
worker In the auxiliary since its or
EaniZation.
The Baraboo delegates who attend
ed the Des Moines convention have
returned and are loud in their praises
of the Des Moiners as entertainers.
The 1923 encsmpment viii be held
in Milwaukee.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12
LEGAL NOTICE

First publication Sept. q 1927
STATE or WISCONSIN CIRCUIT
Court FOr Sank County
Asa 3. Shults. plaintiff vs.. Henry
L. Engelking. Margaret NJ Engeiking
his wife. Stanley II. Miner. Anna 3.
NE1er, his wife and George Reynolds,
defendants.
by virtue of a judgment OF fore
closure and sale made in the above
entitled action on the 18th. day OF
September. 1921, the undersigned
sheriff OF Sank county State of Wis
cOnsin. VIII sell at the front door OF
the court house in the city OF Bara
400, said county and state. on the
fth day of NOvembe,. 1922. at ten
o'clock in The forenoon of that day
,he real estate and mortgaged prem
Uses directed by said judgment to be
sold and there in described as fol
lows. ,to-wit:
The sOuthN est quarter (SWh) OF
2he northwest quarter (NWA) and
che southeast quarter (SEA) Of the
northwest quarter (NWh). al On
section NO. thirty-four (34), township
No. thi' cen 13) north, range six CO.
east, SauA county, Wisconsin.
Dated Sept. 10. 1922.
Herman C. NeitzeI,
Sheriff. Sank Co. Wis.
rGrotOphorst & Quale,
plaintiffs AttVz
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-12
TYPEWRITER
THIEVES CAUGHT
(FrOca thursdays Daily

(FTOG thursdays Daily
Chief OF Police Otto Harmed and
Sheriff II. c. Neitzel returned from
Milwaukee this afternoon with two
young men who gave their names as
Albert and Donald Mendenhall, al.
legged to D. the youths who entered the
Baraboo High school school Tuesday
night and carted OFF eight typewrit-
eIs. The alleged thieves were taken
to the Sank county Jail to await trial.
They stated they lived in Madison and
were brothers. One Of them is thought
20 be married to the daughter of a
Baraboo engineer.
One OF the boys was taken into
custody BY Milwaukee police as he
entered a Milwaukee pawn shop with
a typewriter. Baraboo officials
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AUTO HITS BICYCLE;
RIDER ESCAPES injury

About l O'Clock Saturday afternoon
a Bs-aSOO driver, whose name the
Portage police say they did not learn
struck Russell Young. son o. Roy
Young. CO Portage, who vas riding
bicycle In the abave city. The young
steP was thrown from the wheel but
Vas not injured. The bicycle was TAX
en- TO tine repair saop By the driver
who stood the expense OF tae dam
are.