Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-10

Die In CRISIS voice as he said to the
Journal reporter and me:
20 ahead. boys. Git your story
Wen walt here fer you"
The Journal reporter started to-
ward the gate; he had gone. perhaps
twenty feet when Simeon Peck whist
'ed In sharp warning. The reporter
stopped short In his tracks.
Beasley's front door was thrown
open. and there stood Beasley himself
~ evening dress. bowling and smiling.
but not at Us. for he did not see us.
The bright hall behind him was beau
ttui with evergreen streamers aud
wreaths. and great Towering plants In
Jars. A strain OF dance-music wandered
Out to us as the door opened, but there
was nobody except David Beasley In
sight. which certainly seemed peculiar
for a balll
hest OF EN- inside. dancln'," ex-
planned Mr.. Peck. crouching behind
the plcket-fence. "Itll be the house is
moren half full o. low-necked WIN
minr'
SSH" said Grlst. Listen to Dave
Beasley."
Beasley had begun TO speak. and his
voice. loud and clear. sounded over
the wind. Come right In. Colonel !"
he said. I'D have sent cab
Tor you IL you hadn't telephoned me
this afternoon that your rheumatism
was so bad you didn't expect to be
able TO come. I'm glad you're well
again. Yes. they're all here. and the
ladies are getting up a dance In the
sltting-room."
CIT was at this moment that re-
ceived upon the calf of the right leg
a Kick. the ecstatic violence OF which
led me to attribute IL, and rightly. to
Mr. Dowden.)
"Gentlemen's dressing room up
stairs TO the right. Colonel" called
Beasley, as he closed the door.
There was a pause Of awed silence
among us.
q improved II by returning the
Kick TO Mr.. DOwden. He made no
acknowledgment OF It's reception other
than 10 sink his chin a little deeper
into the collar OF his ulster.)
by the Atn,ghlg!~ said Simeon
Peck. hoarsely. "who-what was
Dave Beasley taIiSIH tor There wasn't
nobody there"
"Git out" Grist badC him: but his
tone was perturbed. "He seen that
reporter. He was glvin' US the
laugh"
"He's crazyT exclaimed Peck. We
hemently.
Immediately all four members of his
party began TO talk at the same time:
Mr.. Schulmeyer agreeing with GrIst.
and Mr.. Cullop holding with Peck
that Beasley had surely become In
sane; while the Journal man. re
/ turning. was certain that he had not
/ been seen. Argument became
wrangle; excitement over the remark
able scene we had witnessed, and,
perhaps, a certain sharpness partially
engendered by the risk OF freezing.
led TO some bitterness. High words
were flung upon the wind. Eventually.
Simeon Peck got the floor to himself
for a moment.
"See here. boys. there's no use
gittin' mad amongs' ourselves" he
vociferated. zone thing we're all
agreed on nobody here never seen no
such a dam peculiar performance as
We fest seen in their whole lives be-
fore. Thurfore. bali or no ball, there's
somepn' mighty wrong about this
business. Amt that soT
They said 1t was.
-wen. then. there's only one thing
70 do-Iet's find out what II is"
you bet we WILL"
81 wouldn't send no one In there
alone" Peck went on, excitedly, with
n crazy man. Besides. I want to sea
what's goln' on. myself"
"And so do wei" This declaration
was unanimous.
sThen let's see II there amt some
way 10. do II. Perhaps he aln't pulled
all the shades down on the other side
the house. Lots o. people fergit to do
that"
There was but one mind In the party
regarding this proposal. The next
minute saw us all cautiously sneak
inc into the side yard. a ragged line
~ bent and tapping figures, black
against the snow.
Simeon Peck's expectations were ful-
eued-more than fulfilled. Not only
were all the shades OF the big three
faced bay-window OF the sitting room
Hfted but (evidently on account OF
The too great generosity of a huge log
6re that blazed in the old-fashioned
cb,mney-place) one OF the windows
wos half-raised as well. Here. In the
shadow just beyond the rosy Cblongs
of light that fell upon the snow. we
Gathered and looked freely within.
CTo BE coNTINUEDJ
A Jazzy Warning.
rrhere are those who refuse TO &C