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The Washington times., 1922-12-21
The Story of an Adyenturer, Who,
Finding a Body in the Woods, Had
the Identity Of the Dead Man
"Wished Upon" Him.
almost before she was aware Of

almost before she was aware Of
it,
John! what IL the matter with
this house tonight? There is some
thing--terrifying about It to mel
las II something dreadful IL
going to happen. dare say
you'll laugh at me, butch. I'm
sure-sure that I am right"
He stood behind the sofa, look
ing down at her with eyes that
tried to be only impartial, as he
answered quietly:
II think you're tired and un-
strung. People often imagine
things when they are not very
WELL" She shook her head i'm
patiently.
Its not that-and you know
it's not. It's something to do
with you! I've felt 1t all day.
It's as if--as if-oh. L can't ex-
plain myself can'tw
Don't try, my dear" the For
tune Hunter said harshly. BE a
fatalist like am, and say, What
is to be, will be- Life is too short
to worry about anything too
much"
Yes, I think you're right" she
said slowly. ct only wish--I
wish you'd taught me that-ten
years ago" .,.
The Washington times., 1922-12-21
Seeker of Thrills Finds Himself
Mistaken for Another and Thereby
Becomes Enmeshed in q Maze
Of Love and Mystery.
Copyright, 1895, By The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.

Copyright, l9<x, by ire Wheete'
Syndicate, Inc.
CONTINUED from Yesterday
VYYITHoUT any real reason
" for 1t. he hated the Fortune
HunteG peshaps his was
the kind Of warped nature that
had no love for anyone. not even
his sister.
A fraud! An imposter! His
whole body shook with excitement
as he crouched there behind the
bushes, waiting for the Fortune
Hunter to walk on and out Of
sight down the road.
: He was not quite sure in his
own mind what he intended to do.
For the moment the knowledge Of
the revenge lying to his hand was
all sufficient; he hugged It to him
rs miser hugs his gold. gloating
over 1t. rejoicing in 1t as presently
he dragged himself back to the
village. He called at Long End
Cottage as he passed. but there
was no answer to his knock. and
when he tried the latch he found
that the door was locked. and a
man passing along the road out
side called to him that Fernie had
gone to London on the, morning
train.
Tommy stared! It was an un.
heard Of thing for Fornie to 60
far beyond the boundaries Of Som
erton. 'a'.
"Gone to London!'- he echoed
blankly.
Yes, see him meself! He was
talking to Mr.. Harding on the
platform when the train came in
''Oh!'' said Tommy blankly. He
felt disappointed. This meant tha:
for the present there was nobody
IN whom he could confide his dis
eovery.
He walked back home discon-
solately, and encountered the For
tune Hunter at the garden.
It was characteristic Of him that
he should greet in friendly fashion
the man whose ruin he hoped to
encompass. e..
"Hullo! Topping morning, isn't
it?"
Topping" the Fortune Hunter
answered absently: then he stop
ped and turned. by the way, I
found those snake skins yester-
day-they're in my room II you
care to have them"
Tommy beamed. "Oh, thanks!
Thanks lawfully. I'll come and
fetch them directly"
The Fortune Hunter walked on
towards the house, and Tommy
stood looking after him, his teeth
set and his eyes spiteful.
You called me a poor, miser-
able little worm, did you! he said
under his breath. "Well-IIl show
you that the worm can turn-and
before very long, too"
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she said to the Fortune Hunter.
1--WE won't wait for him; and he
viii be here directly"
He is late horne." Tommy said
with curious intonation. II should
think his business must have been
jolly, important"
When Mr., Harding came into
the room her eyes sought his with
quick suspicion.
II must apologize to everyone.
I'm sure" he said smilingly, II
lost my train--did Anne tell you,
John?-and, we are not blessed
with very good service to somer-
ton. / had to change at Slough
and wait there for q quarter Of
an hour" Anne looked at him
steadily.
did Mr.. Fernie come back with
your" she asked.
Mr.. Harding's face changed and
his smile faded. "Fernie-did you
say. my dear?" he asked uncer.
tainly.
IT saw him 60 into the station
with you this morning. after you
left us on the road" Anne said
quietly.
Mr.. Harding shrugged his
shoulders.
'Ah. yes. to be sure: 30 he did!
We travelled up together. Not
often Fernie goes to London. Ii It?
Why. he was telling me that he
hasn't been in a railway train for
II forget how many months"
did he come back with you,
too7" Anne persisted quietly.
''Well, yes. az you ask me, we
did come down together" Mr..
Harding admitted reluctantly.
But, my dear Anne-why this
sudden interest in Fernie?"
81 am not interested" abe an.
swered. II hate him-I don't trust
him."
II think you rather flatter the
man." the Fortune Hunter put in
calmly. Hes q vicious old brute
certainly. but I don't think he
would be capable Of doing anyone
much harm II 1t came to the
point"
Mr.. Harding looked at him
sharply.
"Fernie Is a very shrewd man."
he said.
II have met a great many men
Of his type during my wander
ings." he said. ''They are gen.
. orally all bark and no bite"
you don't know much about
him. and do" Tommy said. "And
I shouldn't care to make an enc.
my of him myself"
The Fortune Hunter looked
across at the boy amusedly.
Wouldn't you? But. then.
you're very young" he said toler-
antly. Nov. making an enemy
Of Fernie is just what I should
thoroughly enjoy. As q matter of
fact, I am afraid am not q par.
ticular favorite Of his already"
There was a little silence. Anne
had made no attempt to touch her
dinner. and her dark eyes were
rather piteous as she looked from
her uncle to the Fortune Hunter.
As soon as dinner was ended
she went up to her room; her
every instinct was to. 20 to the
Fortune Hunter and warn him Of
the danger which she was sure
threatened him. and yet-how
could she? She did not under
stand her own fear, 20 how could
she explain 1t to himf
What danger could b threaten-
ing7 She felt lost in q mist Of
troubles and unrealities.
''If only he loved mo - I love
him! II only I could trust himr'
From the window she saw him
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CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

Il THE FORTUNE HUNTER Youthful tramp,
who appropriates the pocketbook and identity Of
John Smith, whose body he discovers in the woods
Beautiful heiress who loves The For
tune Hunter, believing him to be John Smith, ex-
convict, who wooed sad won her ten years before
the opening Of the story.
whose life The Fortune Hunter saves, thereby
gaining entrance to the Harding household.
DR. HARDING-Uncle Of Anne a shrewd
country gentleman fs
FERNfE "a prying trouble maker, friendly to
Tommy. & 3
FOSTER "A rival for Anne,s favor. 9
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waited and, az she did mot an
.swer. he added slyly: scot tired
Of each other already. eh7"
He laughed at the anger in ner
face. and lfmped on to the study.
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told the man he was talking to
today that ! was q mean. lttle
worm Mr.. Harding frowned.
IT must admit that 1t first I
liked me fellow" he said with =
shade Of regret, in his voice. He
irnpresssd me very fayorably. On
the whole, ! believe he 10 = better
srnan than the real John Smith"
.'But-how on earth did you
find It ali. out?" Tommy asked.
II don't - how yo~ can have
found It eur" ...% ~
There have sbeen many little
things" Mr.. Harding said slowly.
zone OF them being that Foster
,0Noffrey Foster--recognized him
A. . man hs had seen In gamb-
Hing saloon In San Francisco last
spring, and according to. the let
,ters Anne received from him.
Smith was the other side Of the
world It that time. But, Of
course, most Of the evidence I
have rot wiii have to be proved.
Then thSre is the tact that he
can play the piano. and John
Smith never could = oh.
and many other and many other
smAll Incidents by which he has
given himself away again and
again. To Begin with. he Is too
young! Smith would have been
thirty-sisht7 II he had lived, and
this man y ten years younger At
least. and then - - but we
won't talk about Y. The truth
win come out in good time. and
mind. Tommy. you're not 70 say
one single word Of anything you
have heard especially TO your
sister,"
Tommy srowled something .un-
ineligible. -ts+s-~
"she wouldn't believe me II I
did" he said. ''she quarrels with
him like old Nick. 1 bslisve-and
she's always crying when she
thinks there's nobody about, but
she's dead keen on him all the
same" He turned to the door.
looking back at Mr.. Harding to
say grimly: Il jolly well hope
he does time for it."
There can be no open scandal"
Mr.. Harding said quietly. For
all our sakes. Ny only wish 10 to
prevent things. from going too
far. and to save that poor girl un-
happiness. s..
It's too late for that already"
Tommy said strewdly. as he drag
ged himself out of the room.
He met the Fortune Hunter
coming In from the garden.
where's your sister. Tommy"
he asked.
Tommy looked hack over his
shoulder with . sly smile. II
don't know-unless she's gone on
the river with Foster" he said.
mAliciously.
One Of the maids in passing in
tervened.
Miss Anne 10 in the drawing
room, SIR" She shot Tommy an
indignant look. to which he re-
sponded by . fiendish grimace. i.
The Fortune Hunter walked
into the drawing room and shut
tho door behind him. Anne was
leaning back against some cush.
ions in the; corner Of q settee; she
looked weary and there were dark
shadows around her eyes.
She had hardened her heart
against him, and determined to
keep up the barrier of constraint,
but something in the questioning
smile he gave her broke down her
strong resolution. . Ill
She was naturally impulsive.
and she broke out tremulously.
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= ~
He put his head round the .loor
and. seeing Mr.. Harding there
alone. went In. shutting tho door
carefully behind him: then he
gave an excited rush across the
room. -.
Uncle. I've got something 10
tell you. I've found out some
thing something about John"
His voice was tremulous with ex-
citement. his thin face was
flushed. ,c
Mr.. Harding looked UP from his
paper. e
- We'll. and what has John beer
doing n6w?" he asked indulgently.
Tommy poured out an incoher-
ent story.
II was along the lane this morn.
I ing-Twyford iane-and John was,
talking to q man in the road-a
tat man with q car-and he said
that the real John Smith was
the man who had died in the
woods that afternoon, you remem-
ber? He said that he'd taken
his place and that Anne aud
everyone thought he was the real
chap. He said that he'd played
a fine trick on US all. hoodwink-
ed US. :" He stopped to get
his breath. but Mr.. Harding show
ed no surprise; he Just listeped
with a family amused smile that
seemed to exasperate the boy. for
he broke out again excitedly:
why don't you speak? Why
don't you say something? He's
n fraud. l tell you-he's not John
Smith at all-he's not the man
we think he is. -. I tell
you"
Mr.. Harding spoke then, with
q cynical smile.
MY dear boy. all this IL NO
news to me. I've known It for
weeks. almost from the first mo-
ment John-or whatever his real
name is-came to the house"
Tommy's mouth fell open; he
gasped In amazemeht.
You knew! Then why did you
let him stay? Why didn't you
tell Anne? Why have you let 1t
60 on?"
''I chose to let him stay to suit
my own purpose" Mr.. Harding
said quietly. II knew II he was
given sufficient rope he would
hang himself IN the end. and al
rsady he In doing It quite nicely
Z and finally. Fernie knows all
about him. too! Fernie recognized
him as the man he saw walking
away from the body OF the real
John Smith in the woods that
afternoon"
"You don't mean . 30 Fernie
doesn't think that he murdered
him--did him in?' Tommy gasped.
''Not quite 20 bad a. that" Mr..
Harding answered. 'The man
died of heart failure right enough,
but John-this so-called John
took his letters and pocket case,
and apparently there was suffi-
cient evidence in them to. allow
him to carry on his game COM
fortably for . time. but now !
think we've got him very thor
oughlyi I think he has reached
the end Of his tether."
And Anne does she
knowf"
Mr.. Harding,s face clouded.
Poor Anne! no-she has no
idea-at least. believe not.
That's the trouble, Tommy-I'm
afraid when she knows, It win
break her heart"
Tommy said Pooh! there's
plenty Of other fish in the sea-"
"Your sister waited for this
manor the man she believes
him to- be-ten years." Mr.. Hard.
ing answered. sorrowfuliy.
HE MUST PAY.
There was a little silence; then
he put down his paper and arose.
mot word Of this to anyone.
Tommy. minds I'm not going to
give the man . chance to get
away a. easily a. he came. He's
An imposter. and he's got to pay,
Hes had . good run for his
money"
+ He's . conceitsd beast--I .hats
| A,A - - - - =
The Washington times., 1922-12-21
A MIlsic-LOUisag City

EVERY family in Buenos Ayres to have the privilege
Of hearing at least opera each season free Of
charge at the New municipal opera house to be erected
under the supervision of the government.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09
SUMMONS

State of Wisconsin-Ci Circuit Court,
Wood County.
H. A. Loveland and Ida LoveIand,
plaintiffs, versus Philip L. Gerhards
and Grace Gerhards his wife, Frank
McGargle, L. NJ. Nash, Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. TO
THE SAID DEFENDANTS, AND
EACH OF THEM
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after the ser
vice of this summons, exclusive of
the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action, in the Court
aforesaid; and in case of your failure
so to do, judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demand
Of the complaint, which is on file in
the office of the Clerk of Court for
Wood County, at Wisconsin Rapids.
H. E. Andrews, Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. 0. Address: Portage, Columbia
County, Wisconsin.
Oct. 26. Nov. 50
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09
Notice For Administration and No
tice to Creditors.

Notice For Administration and No
tice to Creditors.
State Of Wisconsin, County Court,
Wood County-In Probate.
In Re Estate of Henry Johnson,
sometimes written Henry J. Johnson,
deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That at
the regular term of said Court to be
held on the first Tuesday (being the
5th day. of December, A. D. 1922, at
the Court House in the city of Wis
consin Rapids, County of Wood and
State of wisconsin, there will be
heard and considered the application
Of J. r. Raglan for the appointment
of an administrator Of the estate of
Henry Johnson, late of the town of
Saratoga, in said County, deceased;
Notice Is Hereby Further Given,
That at the regular term of said court
to be held at said Court House, on the
First Tuesday, (being the 9Th day.
OF MdfCH -. IL. 1870, There Will De
heard, considered and adjusted, all
claims against said Henry Johnson,
deceased;
And Notice Is Hereby Further Civ
en-, That all such claims for examin-
alton and allowance must be present
to said County Court at the Court
House, in the city of Wisconsin Rap
ids. in said County and State, on or
before the 18th day of February, A.
D. 1923, or be barred.
Dated October "a, 1922.
By the Court,
W. J. CONWAY, County Judge.
Hambrecht & Calkins, Attorneys.
Oct. &c. Nov9
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09

Tomorrow" is Too Often Too
Late.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
FINAL SETTLEMENT

State of Wisconsin, Wood County
Court,-In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Chas.
d. Lemley, deceased.
On reading and filing the applica-
ton of Lille S. O'Riley executrix rep
resenting among other things that she
has fully administered the said estate,
and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing her
account of her administration, and
that the residue Of the said estate be
assigned to such persons as are by
law entitled to the same;
It Is Ordered, That said application
De heard before this Court, at a reg
ular term thereof to be held at the
probate office, in the City of Wiscon-
sin Rapids, on the 9Th day Of Deem
Der, 1922, at 1000 o'clock A M.
And It Is Further Ordered, That no.
tice of the time and place Of examin-
ing and allowing said account, and of
assigning the residue of said estate,
be given to all persons interested, by
publication of copy of this order,
for three successive weeks, in the
Wood County Reporter, newspaper
published in said County, before the
day fixed for said hearing.
Dated this 31st day of October, 1922
Rv tho Court
W. J. CONWAY, County Judge.
Hambrecht & Calkins, Attorneys
Nov. 2. Nov. IS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09
RAPIDS MAN TO
WE'D AT WAUSAU

The following clippings from recent
issues Of the Wausau Daily Record
Herald will be of interest to our read
erS:
The approaching marriage is an
nounced of Miss Edna Hammond of
this city and Ermon Bennett of
Wisconsin Rapids
Miss Edna Hammond, who is to
be bride of he near future, was
the guest of honor at supper and
miscellaneous shower given last ev-
ening by the officers and teachers of
the Junior Department of the Metho-
dist Sunday School, in which Miss
Hammond has been an active worker
the past three years, and few of her
other friends. The party was held in
the church parlors. Supper was serv-
ed at $50 o'clock, covers being laid
for twenty on long table prettily
decorated with ferns and chrysanthe-
NUNS. After the supper Miss Ham
mond opened her many pretty gifts
which had been arranged on another
table. The party was one of the most
delightful held at the church this fall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09
ONE DAY ONLY
They Come Many Miles to See Him

DR.. Doran is regular graduate in
medicine and surgery and is licensed
by the State of Wisconsin. He visits
professionally the more important
towns and cities, and offers to all who
call on this trip, consultation and ex-
animation free, except the expense o:
treatment when desired.
According to his method of coming
to your nearest city to see his patients
he gives all sick people an opportunity
to obtain the best that medical science
can offer right at home. He does not
operate for chronic appendicitis, gall
stones, ulcers of stomach, or other
chronic diseases.
He has to his credit many wonder
ful results in diseases of the stomach.
liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerves,
heart, kidneys, bladder, bedwetting,
catarrh, leg ulcers and rectal ailments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better, do not fail to call, as improper
measures rather than diseases are Of
ten the cause of your long standing
trouble.
Remember above date, that examin-
alton on this trip will be free and
that his treatment is different.
Married ladies must come with
their husbands and children with their
parents.
Address: Medical Laboratory of
DR.. Doran, 335-336 Boston Block, Min
neapolis, MINI. Advt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09

Doctor to patient: "That's purely
Imagination. Just convince yourself
that you're cured and you won't be
sick any more"
PATIENT IF that's the case, doc
tor, just convince yourself and you're
paid"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-09
MAYORS Addition


Des. Lot Blk. Sec. Amt.
All that part of 6 24.64
as reserved and eX-
cepted in VOL N of
Deeds on page 365,
and described in Vol
SO of Deeds on
page 292, Wood
County Records
Re-assessed for the year 1917.
All that part Of 24.65
as reserved and eX-
copied in Vol N.
of Deeds on page
365 and described
in Vol. 80 of Deeds
on page 292, Wood
County Records.
Re-assessed for the year 1918.
All that part of 6 24.65
as reserved and ex-
cepted in Vol. N.
of Deeds on page
365, and described
in Vol. 80 of Deeds
on page 292, Wood
County Records.
Und. Is Int. Sc NV IS 56.47
Tomorrow" is Too Often Too
Late.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-20
Church DenOunCeS
The ku klux Khan
lBY Federated Pressl

Washington-The Ku Klux Klan
has no mandate from the Protestant
churches of Americaa, according to a
resolution severely denouncing that
organization, which was adopted bv
the Federal Council of Churches and
issued here October 16.
"The administrative committee of
the Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ in America" the resolution
reads, "records its strong conviction
that the recent rise of organizations
whose members are masked, oath
bound and unknown, and whose ac-
tivities have the effect of arousihg
religious prejudice and racial anti
pathies, is fraught with grave conse-
quences to the church and to society
at large. An organization whose ac-
tivities tend to set class against class
or race against race is consistent
neither with the ideals of the churches
nor with true patriotism, however
rigorous and sincere may be its pro-
fession of religion and Americanism." "
Rev. Samuel McCrea Cavert, gen
eral secretary of the council, explains
that "while the Ku Klux Klan is not
mentioned by name in the statement,
the members of the administrative
committee had it particularly in
mind"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-20
Southern Prisoners
Treated HarShiy

Charlotte, N. C.-"Many citizens
would like to know by what statute
convicts may be hired out to private
corporations or individuals"
The above statement concludes an
Indictment of the states treatment of
convicts who have been contracted
out to a concern engaged in work for
the Southern power company at
Mountain island. The report is made
by John E. S. Davidson.
The company is building a dam
across the Catawba river and $50
convicts are digging a canal through
granite with inadequate food and no
provision for sanitation.
The convicts work below the sur
face where no breeze can strike them
in the hot summer days, says the re-
port. They worked bareheaded on ac-
count of the heat and lack of ventila-
tion. Over the convicts' heads were
constantly passing large buckets con-
tanning thousands Of pounds of
granite.
There are many rumors as to the
number of deaths and accidents among
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-20
KEEPING 1T IN THE FAMILY

The Beam family of Ansonia, Ohio,
appears to have secured little the
better of the So-called civil service
system that would favor friends OF
the administration for postmastels.
When an examination was recently
held for postmaster in the town, 1T
was found that Postmaster Beam, a
Democrat, and Mrs. Beam, his wife,
led in the test, with an outsider third.
Under the rules of the game, the
postmaster general is authorized to
recommend one OF the three highest
applicants in the test. and there was
no departure in the Ansonla case.
When the department discovered that
Mrs. Beam was able to qualify as
slmcn-pure Republican, with the sec
on1 grade in he examination, "he
promptly received the job as post
master.
The theory ,ha- no good can come
if husband and wife do not agree in
politics does not hold good as far as
the Beam family is concerned. Ger
tain politicians are chag mel, but the
bealning of the Bear family c'l;inues
unmL2ired.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-20
Three BrOtherhOOdS
Renew Agreements
(By Federated Press)

Cleveland-Warre S. Stone, grand
chief, Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, announces that "After three
day conference in New York, execu-
tives of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen, the
Switchmen's Union of North America
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers have renewed all their
agreemnts for service with the New
York Central railroad and subsidiary
lines for period of one year, with
wages, working rules and conditions
unchanged The agreement reached
with the railroad companies may be
renewed at the end of the year, or
may be cancelled upon not less than
80 days notice thereafter"
The three brotherhoods have re-
newed their agreements with the
Rock Island, the Pennsylvania and
many other systems of the country.
These agreements automatically with
draw from the consideration of the
U. S. Railroad Labor Board the ap
plications for wage cuts and working
rules previously filed by the carriers.