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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-09-15

nable." he said significantly. But III
take the little beggar, anyway"
And thus Bruce went 10 the cold
Preside OF the Duncan-a house in
a great and distant city where, in the
years that had passed. many things
scarcely worth remembering had tran
spired. II was q gentleman's house
as far as the meaning Of the word
usually g0es-and Bruce had been af-
forded q gentleman's education There
was also. for a while, a certain amount
OF rather doubtful prosperity. wOm-
an who died after q few months OF
casual interest in him, and many,
many hours OF almost overwhelming
loneliness. Also there were many
thoughts such as are not especially
good for the spirits Of growing boys
The place where the Duncans lived
was q house, but under no liberal in
depreciation Of the word could Il be
called q home. There was nothing
homelike in It 10 little Bruce
The other lasting memory was Of
Linda She represented the one hv-
ing creature in all his assemblage OF
pbentcmS-the one person with whom
he could claim real kinship. He had
done q bold thing. after his first few
years with the Duneans He planned
il long and carried il out with infinite
care as TO details He wrote 70 Linda.
In care Of the superintendent OF the
The answer only deepened the
mystery. Linda vas missing. Whether
she had run away, or whether some
one had come by in a closed car and
carried her OF as she played on the
lawns. the superintendent could not
tell They had never been able 70
trace her. He had been fifteen then.
a tall boy with rather unusual muscu-
lar development. and the girl was
eleven And in the year nineteen hun
dred and twenty. ten years after the
reply 10 his letter, Bruce had heard
no word from her He had given up
all hope OF ever hearing from her
again. My little sister" he said
softly 70 a memory. Then bitterness
"a whole black food Of it-w0uld
come upon him. -Go0i Lord. I don't
even know that she was my sister"
Bur now be was going 20 End her
and his heart was full q joy and Eager
anticipation.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-09-15

He had only a few minutes to wait !;
then Barney Wegan tapped at his
door. This man was bronzed by the
sun, never more fit, never straighter
and taller and more 1.-THE. He had just
come from the far places. The en-
barrassment that Bruce had detected
in his voice was In his face and man
ner, too.
You'll think I'm crazy for routing
you out at this time Of night, Bruce. ="
he began. "And I'm going to get this
matter off my chest as soon as possible
and let you go TO bed It's all batty,
anyway. But 1 was cautioned by all
the devils of the deep to see you-the
moment l came here"
cigarettes on the smoking-stand,"
Bruce said steadily. "And tell away"
But tell me something first. Was
Duncan your real father? If he was,
I'll know I'm up a wrong tree. l don't
mean to be personal"
He wasn't l thought you knew it.
My real father is something ike you
something Of mystery"
81 won't be a mystery long. He's
not, eh-that's what the old bag said
Excuse me, old man, for saying bag
But she was one, if there is any such
Lord knows who she is, or whether or
not she's relation of yours. But I'll
begin at the beginning. You know
was way back on the Oregon frontier
back in the Cascades. l was fishing
for steelhead in n river they call the
Rogue. While way up on the upper
waters I heard OF a place called Trails
End-a place where wise men do not
CO."
"And of course you wentI"
'Of course. The name sounds silly
now, but it won't if you ever 90 there
There are only a few families, Bruce,
miles and miles apart, in the whole
region. And it's enormOus-no one
knows how big. Just ridge on ridge.
One day my gui'e stopped at broken
down old cabin on the hillside for
drink of water. 1 was four miles
away in camp. The guide came back
and asked me if 1 was from this very
city.
IF told him yes, and asked him why
he wanted TO know. He said that this
old woman sent word, secretly. to
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-09-15
CHAPTER II

/ Before the gray dawn came over the
/ land Bruce Duncan had started west
ward He had no enhancement az
the lightning decision He was only
strangely and deeply exultant.
The reasons why went TOO deep
within him TO be easily seen. In the
first place, il was adventure-and
Bruce's life had not been very adyen-
furious heretofore. Then there was q
sense Of Unreasonable relief at his
sudden and unexpected freedom from
the financial problems his father had
left. He would have no more consul
tati0ns with impatient creditors. no
more would he strive 10 gather to-
gether the ruins of the business. and
attempt TO salvage the small remain
ing fragments of his fathers fortune
He had no plans, he didn't know which
way to turn. All at once. through the
message that Barney mad brought him.
he had seen q clear trail ahead Il
was something TO do. something AZ
last that mattered.
Finally there remained the eminent
fact that this was an answer 10 his
dream. He was going toward Linda.
al last. The girl had been the one
living creature In his memory that be
had cared for and who cared for him
the one person whose interest IN him
was real Linda, the little -spltire'
OF his B0yh00d. had suddenly become
the one reality in his world. and as be
thought OF her. his memory reviewed
the few Impressions be mad retained
Of bis childhood.
First was the Square h0use--fhf
0rphanage the Woman bad
turned him over 10 the nurse n
charge. Sometimes, when tobacco T
smoke Was heavy upon h'm hrrce
could catch a very GIN ard dfef'us
glimpse ~ the W0nap's face b Vas f
only a glimpse only ihf fa'ntesf Dict .
in halftone. and chen quite gone hft /
DE- neYeF gave pap trying
Tho feR Times riaf her mfH1w /
picture asa come A. hm a afaHeN /
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diem $685. B elfal arl traiN'n'N
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-09-15
I he Strength Of the Pines

sturdy fellow he said, as Bruce was
ushered In.
The mans eyes Travelled slowly from
the child's curly head to his rapidly
growing feet; but no CLEAN Of inter-
est came into the thin face 4 sup
pose he'll dO-as good as any. II vas
the wlfe's idea, anyway, you know.
What about parentage1 Anything de
cent at aIIs"
The superintendent seemed 10 wait
a long time before answering. Little
Bruce, already full Of secret conjec-
lures as 10 his ON parentage, thought
that some key might be gi-@n him at
last There is nothing that re can
tell you. Mr. Duncan" he said al
last. "a woman brought him here
with an infant girI-when he vas
about four. suppose she was his
mother-and she didn't wait to talk
to me. The nurse said that she wore
outlandish clothes and had plainly had
a hard time"
'But she didn't watt
she dropped her children and fed
A cold little smile fickered at the
mans lips at looks rather dam
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-09-15
By EDISON N ARSHALL
Author of The Voice of the Pack"

I told her there might be several
Newton Duncans in city this size.
You should have seen the pain grow
on her face. After so long. after 50
loDgr she cried, in the queerest, sob
bling way. Then she took heart and
began again.
This Newton Duncan had son
a fOster-son-named Bruce, she told
me. And then I said knew you.
You can't imagine the change that
came over her. l thought she'd die
Of heart failure. The whole thing,
Bruce-if you must know-gave me
the creeps. Tell him TO come here.
she begged me. Don't lose a moment.
AS soon as you get home, tell him TO
come here
"Of course l asked why she hadn't
written to Duncan. The answer was
simple enough-that she didn't know
how to write. Those in the mountains
that could write wouldn't, or couldn't
she was a trifle vague on that point
dispatch a letter. Something Is up.
Bruce, and I don't know what. But
she said-for you to come back and
find-Linda"
Bruce suddenly leaned forward.
The brown face had grown quite
white
what else did she sayY" Bruce
asked. He spoke slowly-with evident
difficulty.
Barney answered with the same
slowness-each word distinct. For
you TO come-and she made ne swear
TO tell you-on the first train. That
there was no time TO lose" The mans
voice broke and changed Isn't that
queer, Bruce?"
Bruce slowly stiffened the only sign
Of emotion was one that even Barney's
eyes, trained to the dimness Of the viii
derness, failed to see. It was just an
ever-tightening clasp Of his hands over
the chair arms until the blue veins
stood out. There was nothing else
about him to indicate that the dead
had spoken to him-that one Of the
great dreams Of his life was coming
true. He spoke rather painfully. Did
did you get the idea that the old
woman was Linda;"
Il didn't get that idea" Barney an
sBered- ''She spoke Of Linda as she
might a young girl
And how do you get thereY
Buy a ticket for Deer Greek, In
southern Oregon" There was no need
for Bruce TO write the name. II was
branded, ineffaceably. in his conscious
ness. Then take up the long road
of the Divide. clear to a little store
Martins. they call fifty miles back
Then ask directions from there. Ask.
she told me TO tell you, for Mrs. Ross
Bruce leaped up and turned swiftly
through the door. Barney called a
question to his vanishing figure. Just
for an instant Bruce curned-his dark
eyes glowing beneath his straight
brows.
I'm 'phoning-asking for reserva-
tons on the first train west" he an
swered-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
FORMER MAYOR OF
AMIGO DIES AFTER
A BRIEF ILLNESS

DR.. l.. ID. Steffen of Amigo, died
last Thursday at his home in that city
after brief Illness. The flag on the
Amigo city hall was raised to half
mast out of respect to the doctor who
was three times mayor of the city.
DR.. Steffen. was born at Hortonville,
Dec. II, 1855. He was graduated from
Lawrence college in 1879 and from
Rush Medical college in 1887. The
same year he came to Antigo to prac-
tice his profession.
For more than 30 years he was
local surgeon for the North Western
railway and he was a member of the
American Association of Railway
Surgeons. Gov. Blaine appointed him
to the state board of health a year
ago.
Dr. Steffen held several local Of
fees. He was mayor in 1890, in 1899
1900 and again in 1914. He was prom
inent in Masonic organizations and a
member of the Ancient Accepted Scot
tish Rite consistory of Milwaukee. He
was president of the Langlade Ma
tional bank. He was we'll known in
this city.
Funeral services were held at the
Congregational church Friday after
noon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
UNITY BANKER
TO SERVE TERM
BEGINS YEAR SENTENCE
IN PRISON LAST
SATURDAY

Last Saturday S. j. Falck, formerly
cashier of the Unity State bank, plead
ed guilty before Judge A. H. Reid in
the circuit court to the charge Of max
ing false statements to the state bank
ing department and to misappropria-
,tion of funds. The sentence given
him was one year in state prison, be-
ginning at noon Saturday
The defendant was formerly cashier
of the Unity bank and he was brought
here on a charge of embezzlement.
His case was scheduled to come up
Monday but Falck appeared before
the court Saturday morning, plead
ing guilty to the first and sixth counts
of the indictment, the others being dis
missed by the state. The case was
stated before the court by Fred w.
Genrich, ST., attorney for the defend
ant, who declared that reparation of
every valid claim would be made to
the bank and who asked for parole.
District Attorney Prehn felt that the
public should be protected from such
acts, but left the matter to the dis
cretion of the court.
The sentence commenced at noon
Saturday, November 25th.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
MONEY GIVEN TO
ESUPPORT COLLEGES
CHRISTIAN COLLEGES IN
ASIA ARE GIVEN
ASSISTANCE

A meeting of Wausau people was
held at the First Methodist church
last Friday evening under the aus
pices of the Missionary society at
which conditions that are existing in
the seven Christian colleges in Asia
were described AS result $365.75
was contributed toward the three mil
lion dollar fund that is being raised
for new buildings for these foreign
institutions.
A supper was served, following
which S. B. Tohey introduced Miss
Gertrude Dodd. of lahore, India. Miss
Dodd spent six years in India in mis-
sionary and educational work and her
story was a most interesting one. The
seven colleges to which reference was
made are located at Tokyo, Yenching
Ginling, Lucknow, Madras, vellore
and the North China Medical colleges.
Mrs. Thompson of Lacrosse, was also
a guest and she told of the work that
has been done in Wisconsin to finance
these colleges.
About $50 attended the supper and
meeting which was interdenomina-
tional.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
MUSICAL CLUB TO
HAVE BARITONE
LOUIS KREIDLER APPEARS
AT OPERA HOUSE
FRIDAY

Louis Kreidler, famous baritone,
will appear in recital at the Grand
Opera house on Friday, December 1st,
under the auspices of the Tuesday
Musical club. Mr.. Kreidler's musical
ability is unquestioned and he has
shared successes with such artists
as Farrar, Gadski, Homer and Others
of that great galaxy of stars when he
sang with the Metropolitan Opera
company.
Mr.. Kreidler did all of his studying
in America with Americans so that
he has the distinction of being all
American in every sense of the word
Few have received such recognition
as he in both the operatic and con-
cert field. He has always been an
advocate of opera in English, such
faultless diction as his being the
strongest possible argument in favor
of it,. His dicEion perfection was
obtained by the hard routine of sing
ing with travelling opera companies
with strange audiences in strange
cities at each performance.
The baritone started his singing
career as boy soprano in his home
church in Pennsylvania and has con-
tinued his place in the church choirs
until now. He has sung in many of
the great and famous churches of the
country and now has what is probably
the highest paid church position in
America, in one of the wealthy sub
urbs of Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
MARATHON SHOE
co. TO ENLARGE
WILL COMMENCE BUILDING
SOON-TO COMPLETE
1T BY SPRING

In order to take care of the stead
lily increasing business of the Mara
thon Shoe company, the directors at
their last meeting decided to put up
an additional factory building located
close to the present factory, for which
local architects are now drawing
plans, and contracts are to be placed
in the next few days, so as to COM
mence building promptly. The addi-
tion will be completed early in the
spring.
The new building with the present
factory will be one of the most COM
plete shoe factories in the state. 1t
will consist of three stories and base
ment, $50 feet long, and will be built
on modern scale in every respect.
1t will be a real sunlight factory, the
same as the present structure, with
Fenestra windows on every side of
the building and accordingly plenty OF
light and ventilation in every nook.
The new factory will give the COM
pany an additional capacity of two
thousand pairs of shoes daily. Ma
chinery now in operation at the old
city hall will be moved tc one OF
the floors of the new building, as soon
as it is completed.
The Marathon Shoe company manu-
factures children's shoes under the
name of Pied Piper, which are be-
coming famous throughout the Unit
ed States and are successfully han
died by shoe merchants and depart
ment stores everywhere. 1t also
makes few specialties in mems and
women's shoes under the name of DR.
Sommer's. Both lines are made by a
special process which builds into the
shoes the longest wear and greatest
comfort. The process is patented in
United States patent office and shoes
made by same are shipped to the
leading cities from Maine to- Cali
fornia, going right into the heart OF
the shoe manufacturing centers New
York and Boston, as well as the cities
of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sc
attic, and Portland, and other cities
in the west.
The factory of the Marathon Shoe
company is one of the very few shoe
factories in the United States that has
been in operation continuously from
the time of its organization, some
eight years ago. 1t employs at the
present time two hundred men and
women.
The Marathon Shoe company was
organized in 1914 with capital OF
$35,000.00. The directors have au-
thorized the sale of preferred stock
at $4,000 share with Z per cent
yearly dividends payable semi-annual-
ly The same officers and directors
bave served continuously from the
time the company was incorporated
until the present time. The officers
are as follows: C. Dodge, president;
w. E. Dodge, vice president; S. J.
Pentler, secretary and general mana
ger; c G.. Kruger, treasurer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
MEN ENTERTAIN
LADIES' SOCIETY
AT DINNER FRIDAY

The men of the New Era club of
the Presbyterian church were the
hosts at a dinner rendered the mem
bers of the Ladies' Aid society of the
church last Friday night. The affair
was given in recognition of the splen-
did services of the Aid society which
raised over $1,000 for the redecora-
ton of the church. H. G. Flieth act
ed as chairman and among the speak
ers were Jas. Montgomery. w. H. Bis
sell, Mrs Walter H. Flieth and the
Rev. Eastwood. A violin solo was
played by Mr.. Reichel and Mrs. Frank
Bcettcher rendered several solos. Mrs.
NJ NJ Secor and Miss Wanda Hopp
played a pretty piano duet. During
the evening pleasant time was en-
joyed, the guests repairing to the
church parlors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
.ELkS To HOLD
LODGE OF SORROW
SPECIAL SERVICES NEXT
SUNDAY-EULOGY ON
M. C. EWING

Wausau Lodge, No. 24S, B. P. O.
Elks, will hold its annual Lodge of
Sorrow on next Sunday evening, De-
cember 3, at 500 o'clock at the First
Universalist church. Members of the
order will meet at the Elks' club, cor
ner of Fifth and Scott streets, at
1880 o'clock and will march to the
church in body for the services.
But one member of the lodge has
passed away during the past year
Mark G. Ewing. He was held in the
highest esteem by members of the
order and an eulogy on his life and
service to the community will be
given by ID. G. Everest. The Elks
quartet consisting of w. Del Curtis
S. Knox Kreutzer, George Vehlow and
Max Vehlow, will render special Sc
lections.
Following is the program to be fol-
lowed:
Overture-Elk Orchestra.
Organ Prelude--Miss Ethel Grundy
Invocation-Rev. VIM. J. Taylor
Nearer My God To Thee'-Quartet
The Vacant Chair-Quartet
Lodge Ceremenials-Offic
Eulogy on Mark c. Ewing-D. G
Everest
Solo-Mrs Frank Boettcher
Oration-Heroes on the Plains Of
Peace, F. l.. Fawcett, of Milwaukee.
Music-Quartet
Prayer-Rev. VIM. ]. Taylor
Auld Lang Syne-Congregation
Exit March-Orchestra
The officers of the Wausau Lodge
are John M. Lull, exalted ruler; w
Del Curtis. esteemed leading knight;
Fred Schroeder, esteemed loya
knight; William Leistikow, esquire
and j. Brown, secretary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
OCCURRENCES OFLONG AGO
ITEMS OF INTEREST BOILED DOWN FROM
THE WAUSAU PILOT SO YEARS AGO

this city. An investigation proves
this rumor to be true. Mr.. Thayer
proposes to open law and real es-
tate office in this city on January /,
at which time, and after he will be
ready to attend to all business en-
trusted to him.
The people of Wausau are fully
aware of the fact that, some three
months ago, DR.. Win Wylie went
south to look up climate that would
benefit his daughters health; not
finding what he sought he returned to
this city a fortnight ago with his
family and has since decided to To-
cate in West Superior, at which place
ship with DR.. Connors for the prac-
tice of medicine.
Jacob Kolter received word last
evening that the thirty sacks of gold
and silver bearing rock, recently sent
to Kentucky, had been run through
the mill and assayeC $1,000 per ton of
gold and silver, besides other mate
rials. Particulars in our next.
1t is with regret that we learn that
DR.. Sauerherring is about to leave our
city, and locate in Milwaukee. where
he will continue in the practice of
his profession.
Preparations are still actively being
made for the concert TO be given by
our friends from "Ye Nabering City
of Merrill, on December 10th. Among
those who will take part, well known
to- wausau, are Mrs. Foster, of Mer-
rill. Miss Case. Miss Knox and b. w.
Pulling of this city.
James Burns and H. c. Burnette
have purchased machinery. buildings,
etc, of Barker & Stewart which were
not destroyed by fire in the town of
wausau. about nine miles east, and
propose to rebuild the sawmill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
SACRED CONCERT AT
METHODIST CHURCH
is WELL ATTENDED

Many took advantage to be present
at the sacred concert, given at the
First Methodist church last Sunday
evening, under the directorship of
Mrs. p. l.. Sisson. 1t was very much
of a success and was greatly en-
ioyed by the large audience Mrs
Robert Erickson was the soloist of
the evening. She is the possessor of
a strong, clear soprano voice of wide
range and her numbers were re-
ceived with much pleasure. She sang
three groups of songs, and the church
choir and the mems chorus assisted
in the program of the evening. 1t
was the second of the series of sa-
cred concerts given for the fall sea-
son. The next concert will be given
during the Christmas season and will
consist of selections from "The Mes
siah". The date of the concert as
yet, has not been decided upon. Pro-
fessor Chas. l.. Hoyt was the accom-
panist of the evening, at the organ
and the piano.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
ANNUAL MEETING OF
COMMERCE ASSN TO
BE HELD ON DEC. 9

The annual meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce will be held at $3.50 p.
m. December 9th, at st. Mary's audi
torium. B. c. Everingham, secretary
of the Green. Bay Association of Com
merce, will be the speaker. His sub
ject will be "The Small City Problem
of Today and Tomorrow" The farm
ers' barn committee will make its
final report on the completion of its
work, as the barn is now practically
ready for use. The results of the di-
rect-by-mail election of directors will
be announced. The excellent chicken
supper for which the ladies of st.
Mary's church are justly famous, will
be served at $1.00 per plate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-30
November 26, 1889

August Kickbusch and F. Marquardt
were in Merrill on Wednesday.
George Halder and Dan Danielson
were in Merrill on Sunday, bidding
their friends good-by before starting
flor the west.
C. S. Curtis and S. G. Yale were in
Chicago nearly all of last week, where
|they attended meeting of the sash,
|door and blind manufacturers.
d. l.. Plumer and w. H. Knox left
lon Friday for Cleveland, Ohio, os-
|tensibly on business, but we are of
1.-THE opinion they went down to cele-
brate the late Democratic victory with
1.-THE boys.
Ned Ryan, we are informed, has ac-
|cepted a position in the law office of
|Alban & Barnes, at Rhinelander, as
and typewriter.
w. o. Carrier was taken very sick
last Saturday and was threatened with
pneumonia. He is still very sick but
One OF the recent additions to b.
wv. Pulling's office is an aquarium,
which is filled with gold and other
fishes. There is one gold fish which
|is certainly a curiosity. 1t was first
brought to this city by A. III. Clark,
|some years ago. and since has asso-
|ciated with many species Of the fin
my tribe. He is finless and tailless.
having been deprived of these appen-
|dages by bullheads.
r. Lee Goff has taken down his sign
from across the walk, and also built a
|new sidewalk, which adds materially
20 his place of business.
II came to the ears of the Pilot
reporter one day last week. that s..
EE. Thayer had sent in his resignation
|hs register OF the U. S. land office Of