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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26
SCHOOL NEWS.

All the seniors enjoyed trip to Mad
ison on Friday. Starting a little after
800, they reached Madison at 1920.
They first inspected the heating plant
of. the capitol, then the capitol itself.
After having dinner at Lathrop Hall,
the went over all the u. W. grounds.
At Villas park they saw all the animals.
After seeing the park they returned to
the capitol and went up into the dome.
They then visited the state hospital for
the insane and the psychiatric hospital
at Mendoza. These places, according
to the seniors, are very interesting. es-
peclally the treatment given to the
shell-shocked soldiers. Some of the
seniors returned home after this, but
the majority had supper in Madison,
attending the show at the Park View
theater afterwards. They reached
home about IL o'clock.
Stoughton won first place in the track
meet last week between Stoup atom,
Union High and Edgerton. Second
place was won by Union High. A
Stoughton boy received the medal
given to the best athlete.
Miss Wheaton, who was called home
two weeks ago by the serious illness of
her mother, has returned.
Mrs. Scott was called home Monday
because of her mothers Illness
The seniors are beginning to worry
about their finals, which come next
week. ALI seniors take final in each
of their subjects.
Miss Hoen and Miss Osborn enter
tanned the teachers at dinner Wed.
nesday evening.
The freshmen gave a party to the
sophomores Friday night.
The annual Junior Senior banquet was
held last Tuesday night at o'clock
After splendid dinner served by the
sophomore domestic science girls, sew.
eral'of the pupils, members of the fac.
ulty and members of the school board
were called on for speeches. The
tables were then removed and an or.
chestra furnished music for dancing
until IL o'clock
Junior play, Clarence, June 2 al
p. m.
Baccalaureate services June at 8 o.
m. in the Norwegian Lutheran church
Class night June 5 in assembly room.
Commencement program June z at
p. m. Valedictorian, Mary Ann Young
Salutatorian, Kenneth Fessenden.
Alumni banquet June s in gymnasium
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26
CORRESPONDENCE
ALBION

C. J. Crandall sold his residence Sat.
urday to Mrs. Ida Atwood.
The Missionary society met Wednes
day with Mrs. John Spencer.
Wayland Green and family were Wis
itors at GAINESVILLE Thursday.
Mr.. and Wilmer Hayes of Chicago
spent Saturday at the Willard Hayes
home.
Mrs. Ida Atwood of Madison spent
the week end with her niece, Mrs. Har-
old Babcock.
Miss Mildred Painter and friend of
Milton college spent the week END at
her home.
Mrs. H. E. Thomas and Mrs. Floyd
Vincent of Milton visited relatives and
friends Tuesday.
Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Clayton Spike
of Edgerton were callers at Mrs.
brakes Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harrington and
Master Leon Dates of Hillside spent
Sunday at Martin Gunderson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Barnum and
children of Rockford visited at l. d.
Humphreys Sunday afternoon.
A birthday party was held at the L.
J. Green home Thursday afternoon in
honor of their son Lyle's sixth birthday.
The Royal Neighbors and M. w. A.
and their families will hold a "hard
times" mask party at the town hall
Thursday evening. Basket supper.
Nick Stark and daughter Sybil came
from Sun Prairie Saturday. Mr.. Stark
returned SUNDAY, Sybil staying with
Irma Townsend and will take her exam
nations.
A shower was held Thursday evening
at the c. j. Crandall home in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald Wording. The
house was very prettily decorated with
streamers of crepe paper, and about
ninety partook of very nice supper.
The bride and groom received large
number of pretty and useful presents.
Memorial day will be observed at
the S. D. B. church Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. A short program will be
given followed by an address by Rev.
Atkins of Edgerton. The committee
would like to meet all those taking part
in the program at the church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for rehearsal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. O. at Edgerton for the week ending
May 25, 1922:
VIM. Baker
Mrs. Geo. Becker
Mrs. A. C. Frost
Mr. Lester Fireman
Mr. Wayne A. Lewis
Julia Weeks
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised
c. A. HoEN, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26

Furnished new tent, located at
Pleasant View on Rock river, for rent
during months of June and July. See
or phone Chester Peters or Richard
Leary. I'll
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26
STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS.

LosT-Gold breast pin on street or in
some store last Monday afternoon.
Finder please return it to Mrs. Henry
Kaufman and receive reward. Il is
an old keepsake. 28rf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26

Two base hits.Benning, Michaels.
Grades 2. Struck out-By Gilbert 6,
by Junghans 8, by Grades 2. Double
plays Stocum to Abendroth, Trevor
rah to Sweeney, Benning to Hebbe.
Hit by pitcher-by Junghans 8. Stolen
bases Burns 2, Benning. Umpires-
Bass and Voigt.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26

For SALE Hensoldt- Prism Binocu.
ars-field glasses. -Swift's Ding Sto-s,
Edgerton, Wis. !. 28tf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-26

LAST SUNDAYS RESULTS.
Edgerton, IL; Fort Atkinson, /.
Whitewater, 5; Cambridge, A.
No other games scheduled.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
he Romance da Poor MkRctmp Rnoecs

was destined for a whilo Cbut not
fOreyerJ TO forget Mas very exist
ence. Leaving that Napoleonic
lady out Of account, the Princess's
writ would have run, right enough.
She could have guaranteed immu.
nifty to tho Crown Prince himself.
Tho confident security OF her
promise carried over at once TO the
boy. She felt him relax under her
arm. INTO It, indeed, so that she for
"A monYent supported the whole
weight OF his body, Then re raised
hor hand to his lips and kissed II.
Respectful reverent even, as the
gesture Enthusiastically was, 1t start.
led and mt tho samo time enor-
mously thrilled the Princess Ex-
ccpt under the eye OF the camera
tand also MAJ she had never come
within sighting distance OF getting
her hand kissed before. With an
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pretending signatures upon dotted
lines. Tho Princess, personally,
lived upon a plnmoney allowance
perfectly inelastic, too-ot fifteen
dollars a month; and she seldom
had a chance to spend all thatO
"How much" she asked IA a
tone Of awe, chow much have you
got there"
Il do not know" he told her. Il
took what he had IN his hands and
came away. 1t should be eneusn,
you thiuk?"
ITS enough for anything I can
think of" gasped the Princess.
aud then irresistibiy the question
burst from her, Does II really be-
long to your"
lie answered with the utmost
vehemeuce. at belongs altogether
to me; to no one elsel Every PEN
ny Of this, and much, much more.
But If this that / have is enough,
they may keep the rest ! care
nothing for that"
AN the same" observed tho
Princess dubiously, ut doesn't do
to throw money away. wish we
had something smaller than o
twenty to give this taxi-driver."
She handed the bill out the win.
dow to the chauffeur. Vow arc
you satisfied" she asked
"Sure!" he said. It was not pos
sible to score over this ycuuG man.
81 knew you was all rifn. al the
time" He tucked the bin u one Of
his pockets and then allowed his
manner to convey the impression
that ne was now, Ior the Jrst ',Wn.
about to devote his entire Gt.en-
tion to the successful cHusumma-
tion OF their flight. Indeed he said.
"You don't have to worry any more.
I'll get you away now all right"
But his next remark was less en-
couraging. THAT twenty" he OBJ
served, will take you a whole lot
further than my gas will"
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boy started and cried out NJ was
not tho slight Of the foreign spy In
tho brown cab-for he wasn't look.
ing that wny-but the sound Of his
voice. u was as iu8fautaRcous and
automatic as n someone had run a
needle into him. and rs part oi tho
Same impulse no whipped around
In bis seat and encountered tho
stare. which his cry had attracted
~ the man In the brown taxi
Tho scream N is hardly an or.
ngReratl0n 10 can II mat produced
one moro automatic result Both
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the Princess protested, on the edge
OF tears.
you've been reading the papers,
ell right" commented the chauf-
feur. He was 30 pleased with this
retort that 1t made him feel bet
ter-natured. "Of course there's n
chance that you're really her." he
admitted, ''but it don't look good
enough to me to bank on He
added, as he turned the next cor.
ner, Amt your friend got any
money, either2"
The PRINCESS hadn't thought of
that, but It seemed to her, as she
relayed the question to the boy
who had told her his nams was
Bill Lawrence, much more for
lorn chance than the one the chauf-
feur had refused TO take. Bill had
been so utterly resourceless up TO
now that 1t seemed impossible that
he should provide so real help
as this.
But to her amazement, his face
lighted eagerly as he caught her
import. Money!" he cried. THAT
Is nothing. have much"
With both hands, simultaneously
from both his trousers pockets he
began dlsgorging masses of bills.
The Princess uttered a faint shrek.
Drive on" she shouted with an
ecstatic wave OF the arm toward
the chauffeur. We've got more
money tAan you'll want"
Then she turned back to the boy,
Put II up" she commanded. "Giye
me the Smallest thing you've got
and put the rest out OF sight. You
you haven't been robbing a bank
or anything, have your"
Selection seemed beyond him; he
held out two brimming hands. The
Princess hastily took n twenty
1t was the smallest thing she saw;
most OF them were hundreds--aud
repeated more vehemently her In.
Junction to put the rest back In his
pockets. The sight OF so much
real money made her head swim,
t"And she with an earning power
OF over three thousand dollars a
dayf do l hear you ask, incred.
ulousf All. the three thousand a
day was the affair OF Leda Swan,
and, more especially, OF Ma Swan.
II was a matter Of safety,deposlt
boxes OF stiff documents, OF uncom.
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excellent appearance OF composure.
however, she recovered her hand,
and with an injunction to sit low so
that he should not be visible
through the back window, returned,
as II were. 10 the bridge.
you will have to go faster" she
warned her chauffeur crisply. "He's
creeping up"
His answer was to snap the cab
around to the left upon a cross
street that had street.car tracks on
II, dodge around the truck and turn
to the right again at the next cor.
ner. No use trying to make q
straight getaway from them big
brownies" he explained. They've
got more power. aud geared higher
too, Look around now and see If
he turns after us.
"Yes, here he comesl" she cried
(she couldn't help enjoying this).
You'd better turn again"
"You leave that TO me-" he ad
monlshed her. This part Of town
10 right where live. I'll drop him
now quick enouEhl"
But as the streets were uniform.
ly wide and straight. and their in
tersections horribly far apart, the
strategic advantages Of familiarity
were not easily apparent. Any
mind capable OF comprehending
gridiron would be in possession OF
all the possibilities. II was simply
necessary to get far enough ahead
to turn two successive corners
without being sighted, and this, It
seemed, was what they couldn't
do, The chauffeur after while,
with a shake OF the head, conceded
as much.
You can't let her out when you
have to keep turning all the WHILE"
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The Princess was beginning M
easily 10 perceive lack OF cohesive
ness about the mental, processes
OF their ally and TO wonder whether
he was really equal to his task or
not; but there was no present pos
sibility OF swapping him for a bet
ter They were just getting into
the park, anyhow, and 1t was easy
10 see that the curving. forkinE
drives, well masked with shrubbery,
offered better opportunities than
the long straight streets for keep
Ing out OF view Of the chase. The
only difficulty was that there was
no way OF knowing whether they
mad actually given the brown taxi
the slip or not. 1t might by now
be pursuing It's may ways in an
entirely dlIterent part OF the park;
or II might be bare hundred yards
behind them ready to come pounc-
Ing down upon them the instant
they stopped. She was upon the
point OF indicating this danger 10
MIN when' he, evidently inspired
with an idea, took command.
Duck down In the bottom OF the
cab, both OF YOU" he ordered. 'Sit
on the floor SO you won't show.
I'm going TO try something"
lie sounded, saying that, lust ifke
picture director who has thought
OF something gobd. The Princess
oDeyed him automatically, and tho
boy, incapable OF resistance, fol-
lowed her example. They huddled
down tight and close, both a little
tremulous, breathing quick.
Well, 1t WAS n good deyice Won
know. even though the strictly i'm.
lied Intelligence OF that chauffeur
was the parent Of It. He shot smart.
iy TO the right around the three.
way fork about the base Of tha
colossal gilt-bronze statue OF the
Republic, stopped In reverse (spin-
ming off about four dollars worth
OF tire fabrie), back, to the left,
UP the bridge approach, showed mn
MS flag and came rolling down the
Incline, to the right again, the per.
feet leisurely image Of an emntv
taxl that had recently discharged
its passengers at the bathing ma.
vilion beyond the b1dge-all this
Just as their brown pursuer cams
iiying around the curve. II passed
them with rush, taking the grade
with the roar OF an opened mufrer
cutout, topped the crest az thc
bridge and disappeared down the
other side.
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Thnn, with n new efforvescence ~
rxnltcmont that almost bubbled into
a laugh, "DO you suppose no Will
begin 20 shoot2'
she wouldn't by that tlme have
been q bit surprised n he had But
this was evidently startling con.
sidera'i0n for the chauffeur.
Holy catsl" he cried. rs II IS
bad as that7" But It was evident
that tho color OF his cab did not
enter into his composition
"One OF thom foreign guys could
nj hlt anything at that distance IL
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he did begin TO shoot" he assured
her In tone OF encouragement
"If can keep this lead until we
get into the park can lose him
easy enough. Tell me II he begins
TO creep up"
He isn't gaining now, don't
think" said the Princess little
dublously.
Hell never catch u.s." said the
chauffeur, don't you worry. We
can leave that guy like he was
standing stili, Ha has been ohas-
ing us all the way from Adams
street. seen him there by the
curb as we started up, He comes
past us, see, when you stop for
water, and picks up another yellow
on ahead. II you'd put me wise
that he was after us we could have
left him cold. didn't know any
thing about II until we comes up
right alongside. But didn't waste
any time, I'll say, after you
screeched."
"T1l say you didn't" answered
the Princess.
Where are you running away
to-" tho chauffeur inquired. Grown
Point?"
The Princess didn't know what
Crown Point was.
"Oh, It's a place In Indiana" he
Informed her. "where people go to
get married mostly"
She hlushed. I'VE aren't running
away TO get married." she said,
and then looked quickly at the boy
to see II he had heard, conscious
OF an irrational throb OF hope that
he had
But he had not. He was tust
emerging from the daEe of terror
Copyright le22 by I
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he said. "Well have to get into
Jackson Park, like | said. I'll tell
you what you'd better do, though
you'd better pay me now. a mile
or 50 beyond what the meter says,
to make sure. Then u you get q
chance to drop out, I can beat it
away empty"
Wldo-oyed with sudden blanl dc.
spalr. the Princess gazed at hii set
profile. There was ssnCthing finn
about II, ruthless. She knew that
what little money she had was in
her mesh bag. And the bag was
not in the taxi; she had lost it
under that motor truck.
'You see" che began, against a
strong premontion that he would.
Mt, "Iyo lost my purse. But--but
you know who ! am, don't you?
Oh. don't stop! You wouldn't do
thatl Another minute or two whi,o
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We talk can't matter.
Don't you know who
| am?"
lie stepped on the
accelorator again,
but his words
checked her cry OF
gratitude. "Pll keep
going as far as the
Hyde Park police
station" he said.
ITS no use, lady, |
know who you'll say
you are, all right.
A friend OF mine
drove Douglas Fair
banks around town
al one afternoon,
and loaned him three
dollars, too, and read
in the paper that
night that Doug was
in Europe.
"If you'd read to-
days papers, you'd
know that l. Q d a
Swan was in townl"
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seen even simulated. The fact that
his resolution was the flower OF ex-
treme terror made It only the more
appealing to her.
Up 10 now, through the entire
adventure, she had carried a sense
which one ia sometimes aware OF
In dreams, that she could dismiss
the whole thing with no moro de-
cisiYe an action than a mere shake
OF the head, a sense that Il was
all happening, somehow, with her
permission. But this cry OF the
heart swept that away altogether
She took, psychlcally, what amount
ed to dive off springboard into
unknown waters.
She resumed, for the moment,
her seat beside the boy-only close
10 him now-laid one arm across
his shoulders and with the other
hand possessed herself OF one OF
his. II was cold with excitement,
but the strength with which II re-
turned her grip Rstonished her. Her
own was more than match for
most OF the hands she encountered,
but she had never felt anything
like This. II was like the clutch OF
a drowning man.
listen" she said. "IIe isn't 60
ing to get you. I'm going TO see you
through-if | have TO take you all
the way to Hollywood with me-"
what Is Hollywood?" he asked.
She stared, and, to get her vocal
organs 10 working, swallowed oncs
or twice, IT'S where I hive" she
told him. And II anybody thinks
they can start anything rough out
there with a friend OF mine. I'd ike
them try It,"
She wasn't thinking about Ma
when she made that statement. She
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into which the baleful gaze OF tho
man IN the brown taxi had plunged
him. She gave him an encouraging
smile.
We are going 10 get away all
right" she said.
"l8 he tho boy asked, Is no
coming after US now7"
She nodded but ho isn't going
10 catch u.s. she said "Wo will
lose him IN n few minutes 80 that
he Will never find hImselN"
II will not be taken" the boy
cried, u VIII not 90 back WIN him,
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Neyerl | will let
him kin ma first"
Tho Princess quiv-
cred. There was an
emotional intensity in
the words that was al
together new 10 her
that she had never
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eoontlnuod from Preceding Paso.)


name II WIN not need that you
write II In my little book"
"The people like" shs said,
don't call mo that They call mo
Princess"
May call you Princessi"
She nodded, But you have not
kNld me your name yet" sho said
my name" he said pronOunciug
the syllablea very carefully, rs
Bill Lawrence"
The color famed into the Prln.
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chaufieurs heard ~ ,.SssH syyS
Il and came down A. .4gsfsi s sss5ss2 3 " m
instantly with
both feet on
clutch and brake Sks
pedals and the two
taXia side by side came checking
To the quickest possible stop.
The boy after the merost instant
covered back into his corner out
OF range OF the spy's insupportable
stare.
The spy with n wide feline smile
flung open Ins door uf mis- taxi nui
stepped down into the road, al
though tho momentum OF neither
car was as yet quite checked, and
ho staggered as be met the pave.
ment.
Drive onl" shrilled the Princess.
II is astonishing how quick sho
was. She had dnrted forward IN
almost the same instant that the
boy had shrunk back, and her cry
reached the chautfeur's ears Just
ms tho spy's foot took the asphalt.
Her chauffeur was almost as quick
rs she. lie had given her taste
OF this quality before, and really
did not need her successive injunc.
tion, Beat II out OF herel"
The yellow cab jumped ahead In
second, slid into high and was pelt-
Ing away down the boulevard under
all the gas II could breathe by the
time the Princess had finished
speaking. She folded down one OF
90 aA al
able TO keep good lookout aft
and be on easy communicative
terms with the chauffeur at the
same time.
The mRneuver, she saw, couldn't
have worked better II they had
planned H. The SPY had been com.
pletely deceived by the good faith
OF the yellow cabs intention TO
stop. II had taken him several pre-
oious seconds 10 make up his mind
To the fact that they really meant
10 run away from him, Even his
own cab had run past him ten
PAGES or so, and II needed few
seconds more for him 10 run after
1t and scramble in. And every one
OF those seconds was taking the
yellow cab forty feet farther away.
Coming after us, Is heH" inquired
the chauffeur.
II think So" said the Princess.
"oh, yes, he is, he ia Can't you
go any faster?"
pYou want to lose him. do YOU
Sure, ! can go faster II you're
anxious to get pinched. How far
behind is he nowY"
About hundred and fifty or
two hundred yards" she told him.