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alarmed ana eIated.

Bull
She was magic upon him; his voice
was dry in a mutiny of nerves. They
walked slowly at the edge of the pond.
"These many days-why have you
been so silent?" He glanced away to
avoid her intimately inQuiring eyes.
"You seem to hold yourself from me-"
she added.
His covenant with himself was dis
solving, as her words swiftly altered
his point of view. He recognized in
Helen the Westerner, who perhaps did
not so urgently need the protection OF
a lovers silence. She was bending
toward him. The gemmed hair of the
grass sent up it's fragrance.
"Why do you not tell me what Is
in your hearth" she insisted.
He could not say just when she had
drawn so very near, nor why they
paused together, nor how his arms
came to hold her fast. She caught her
breath. Close to his lips, her laughter
was barely audible.
Helen" he began.
''We must be going in" she said.
THE END.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
CHAPTER XVII.
FAD of Empire.

At the foot of SnOWy-white bed
sat an old man. There was regal quiet
in his appearance, his cheeks as
white as his hair, the nose in stern
aristocratic prominence, kindness
about the mouth. Stephen March sat
waiting for his granddaughter to
wak2n. At the head of the bed, less
than a yard from Helens pillow, Con
Lexington waited, as he had waited
for four days. His skin was brown
as cOffee-berrieS, and cOntraSted with
the linen of the bed. He was uneasy
in his chair, studying the face of the
princess.
Her cheeks had the tint of health,
her lips were red, the coverlet lifted
and sank gently with her breathing,
but across her eyelids was the gray
STAIN Two of the wisest physicians
in America had just left the house.
A clock licked in Stiffness. Leving-
ton sighed again.
"It is near noon," said the old man.
spray go down and eat your break
fast"
Lexington nodded obediently, but
did not leave his chair. "They did not
say the danger was past"
"a doctor would never admit that"
smiled Stephen March.
"What do you really think9"
"She seems to be resting. l believe
the shock of long travel is past, as
good as forgotten. She is breathing
in new world, and we should not de-
mand of her to enter it full-blown."
81 do not mean to be impatient"
said the young man.
you have done well. Do not hum
BILE yourself" quickly assured the elder
March.
The story of it all had been told,
and Stephen March accepted the loss
of his son as life had taught him to
accept everything, with dignity and
calm, almost the gladness of the mys-
tic. He received his grandchild with
great tenderness, as if the symbol and
heart of all his questing had at last
come to his own house. Nor would
he permit Lexington to depart.
During the first four days at the
March home, Con did not once think
of his federal commission. His be-
loved's uncertain poise between this
world and a better was a matter that
admitted of no other interest. He
passed silently in and out of her room,
neglecting his food and sleep.
The weeks and months behind were
like a jumbled dream, and any scene
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
gous dio not rnread his princess to die.

2OuS QIu not InIedQ MS princess 10 ule.
Toward evening in that camp hui
man figure danced out from the ever
greens, and abruptly, magically, doZ-
en- others came into view. They were
dark men, leather dressed, armed with
arrows. Con was at his guns before
he took the trouble to note that the
intent look upon each strange cOunte-
nance was not hostile. Their wide
cheek-bones seemed Slavic, the eyes
were black and quick. They advanced
with motions of pacific intent. The
camels took fright, no less than the
Monaghan and Fansa. Helen did not
see. Flu All had the presence of mind
to offer his stiffest bow to the fore
most. Lexington went forward.
Huntsmen, strong, simple, they were,
not seeking enemies, yet very curl
Gus. There was no complication, as
soon as Flu All cOndeScended to in
terpret for Lexington. One of his few
remaining gold coins came out of Cons
belt, and the hairy chief, upon receipt
of it, straightway turned his back,
sign of faith and friendlinesS.
The most important of developments
was that their tribal preServer was
brought from a distance. From their
community to the northeast, in a
rayine of the Gughal, other hunters
came, escorting this treasure, the doc
tor himself He was an old shell of
a man, with curling nails and RATED
hair and a store of wisdom. Nothing
of spowwow about his methods. He
crouched close to the rugs in which
Helen was wrapped. She glanced up
Questioningly at Con, and he nodded.
so she trusted. The ancient preserver
drew blackened hand across her
breast, held her temples between his
palms, shifted thrice, arose, and walk
ed away. It was a matter of hours be-
fore he returned with a small branch
torn from a bush. Fansa was COM
manded to brew a tea, while the doc
tor rearranged the rugs about the
princess more to his liking. All other
affairs between the caravan and the
natives could wait.
SLOW is it nOw?' Con asked of her.
''It is fiery in here" she replied,
touching her fingers to her head, 'but
think my soul is better. There is
more peace now"
AS nearly as he thought advisable,
Con told her how ieep was his admi-
ration; and then, IN the moist cool
evening, he walked abroad upon the
slopes, alone. He tramped far under
the starry films Of night, and gave his
thanks to the source of their light.
Anxiety, triumph, humility, and the
total sweetness of life were oddly min
gled in his thoughts. One thing was
final: he had reached the first impOr-
tant goal of humanity, the mate, and
in this light he saw his own days as
necessary path. 1t was all coherent
now. Even the tortured groupings Of
his father, all had an answer. Con
had not wasted his heritage.
The bird-claw doctor remained
through the night, lowering between
the watch-fire and Helen's tent. He
made it known that the princess must
not be taken away for many days. He
intimated to Con that her peril was
only just less terrible than his own
professional skill The white man
found another piece of gold for the
blackened fingers, and learned that it
was now but a fve-days' journey to
reach the Mid-Asian railroad, further
north.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ate of Wisconsin, County Court

State of Wisconsin, County Court,
Grant County-In Probate.
In Re Estate of Michael Esser, De-
ceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, That at the
Regular Term of said court to be held
on the First Tuesday of June, A. D.,
1923, at the Court House in the City
of Lancaster, County of Grant, and
State of Wisconsin, there will be
heard and considered, the application
of Conrad Esser of the Town OF
Waterloo in Grant County, Wisconsin,
TO admit to probate the last Will and
Testament of Michael Esser, late OF
the town of Waterloo, in said county,
deceased and tor the appointment OIL
an executor;
Notice is Hereby Further Given,
That at the Special Term of said
court to be held at said Court House,
on the Second Tuesday of September,
A. D. 1928, there will be heard, con-
sidered and adjusted, all claims
against said Michael Esser, deceased;
And Notice is Hereby Further Civ
en-, That all such claims for eXamina-
ton and allowance must be presented
to said county court at the Court
House in the City of Lancaster, IL
said county and state, on or before
the Fifth day of September, A. d. 1928
or be barred.
Dated May 18th, 1923.
BY the Court
E. B. GOODSELL, Judge.
FREEMAN e. CartEeW, AttyS.-12c3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23

A baby in London is cutting tooth
six inches long, so, Of course, 1t is
baby elephant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
SHERIFF'S SALE

E. B. GOODSELL, Judge.
Brennan & CartEew, Attys.-12c3.
The Winslow mail., 1923-08-10
ORDINANCE

By direction of the Common Coun-
Gil, a proposed business license or
dinance is published herewith, for
the purpose of acquainting the busi-
ness men with its provisions and to
secure criticism, so that the ordin-
ance may meet the approval of the
majority before final passage. A
committee, consisting of Darling,
Corkhill and Johnson, applied the
amount of the fees called for in the
ordinance, and recommended that
the licenses received, be expended to
complete the ornamental street
lighting system and for public i'm
provements in the business district.
Save this copy of your paper and
if you have any objections or criti-
cism to make, appear before the
Council at it's next regular meeting
on September 4th at 200 p. m.
Ed A. Johnson, Clerk.
The Winslow mail., 1923-08-10

AN ORDINANCE FOR REGULATING
AND LICENSING BUSINESS IN
STITUTIONS, PEDDLERS, TRAN
SIENT MERCHANTS, STREET
VENDORS, CLAIRVOYANTS, SPI-
RITUALISTS, SPIRIT MEDIUM,
ASTROLOGERS, SOOTHSAYERS,
PALMISTS, AND FORTUNE TEL
LERS.
Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the Town Of WinslOW, as
Follows, TO-Wit:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

The gas shot up ar one side, sank
again with a dismal gurgle.
Presently there was sound outside
faint, momentary, like step. Let
ties heart gave bound of relief. But
evidently it was not the sound that the
woman had been waiting for. She sat
straighter in her chair, in an attitude
Of alarmed listening. The sound came
again. The woman sprang up, turned
off the gas, and went out quickly to-
ward the front of the house.
Instantly Lettie dashed the other
way, through door which she had
previously decided must lead to the
kitchen. Cropping her way around the
wall, she opened door into another
room, and then one which opened into
space-the stairway.
She plunged recklessly down the
dark stairs, her nerves keyed high by
the fear of pursuit. The moaning was
louder now. Thad was near; she
knew it. Stumbling over rubbish, half
falling before she could regain her
footing, she made for the direction
from which the moaning seemed to
come, and encountered rough wall.
But there was a door. There was a
key. It turned. AS Lettie dashed into
the room, she heard steps on the stairs.
There was noise OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
overhead. Things were happening.
Folks were after her. She must hurry.
"Oh, I wanter go home" whimpered
a small voice. 81 want Penzie."
Eyes, darling shall have her."
painted Lettie, bending over and UNI
tangling Thad from a ragged quilt.
She could see nothing, but her senses
were sharpened by emergency. She
could make out the window as gray
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
Proof.

An old blacksmith found one Of his
former pupils directing movies and
frankly said to him: "Dc you want
me to believe that you can tell an ex-
perienced actor how to act?
Il can make his actions more real
istic."
bah -
"T'll prove it," declared the alleged
director, and, grabbing megaphone,
he broke into a scene.
"Now, them he beloved, take
umbrage. Take umbrage, you fat-wit-
ted ham,"
1t was -palpable that the actor thus
directed took umbrage, all right.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CHINESE PREFER YELLOW PEARLS

the fact that the pearl generally lies
close to the edge of the shell, and it
is feared that many fine pearls would
be spoiled if the process of opening
the shell with a knife were practiced.
Black pearls are very much valued.
The famous necklace of black pearls
belonging to the late Empress Eugene
was sold for $4,000.
Pink pearls are much desired among
the Buddhists, who employ them pro-
fusely in the adjoining of their temples.
The inhabitants Of Chipanga are said
to place a pink pearl in the mouth of
a dead relative or friend before ere
nation of the body.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

patch in the blackness, but there was
not light enough from the street tc
shine in. She dragged Thad toward
the window, unlocked and lifted it
pushed him through. AS she followed
somebody stumbled into the room
swooped down upon her.
"Leggo r. screamed Lettie, in 8
panic, kicking and struggling
''Leggo!"
"Shut up, or TIL kill you" retorted
hoarse voice. scarcely more than
whisper. 1t was the woman. She had
followed. She was trying to pre-
The next instant they were outside
Thad, Lettie, the woman.
"Stop, therev shouted voice. Il
was a mans voice, from the yard
"Stop, or I'll shoot. Stop! I'll shoot. >
1t was the climax Of terror for Let
tie. The command to stop was the
signal to rum She snatched Thad in.
to- her arms with a strength that had
never before been hers, and struck
through the broken fence, into the va
cant lot. The woman ran, too-in 8
fight of her own, although Lettie die
not suspect it.
A shot rang out. Another! A
third! Lettie bounded through the
air, spurred on by the very things
which should have stopped her. A hot
tingling ran across her arm.
Many voices behind her! Thad slipped
out Of her grasp. She pulled him by
one hand. She must reach the
ravine in the back Of the lot. They
could hide under the live-oak trees
At last they got there. Lettie lis.
tened. No one was following-not
even the woman. The first danger
was over. There were houses near
She drew Thad close to her behind 9
tree. She must rest minute. Hel
arm felt hot; it hurt. The sleeve was
wet.
They started on again, but it was
a hard journey home. Lettie wavere6
along the sidewalk; that wonderful
strength had left her. She tried to
carry Thad, but she could scarcely lift
him, to say nothing Of carrying him in
her arms. He dragged along beside
her, tired from his storm of sobbing
but growing nervously excited over
his experience now that he had the
assurance of safety.
Lettie brought him at last to The
Custard Cup. The big door was
closed, so she went around the house
and opened the kitchen door, pushing
Thad in ahead of her.
81 got him, Penzie," she mumbled
81 got him for YOU. l." Her eye.
lids .f1uttered; her body swayed dizzily
She threw up her armand plunged
forward to the floor at Mrs. Penfeld's
feet.
CTo BE CONTINUED
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
The Gob,s Bride.

The harems or the wells or some
thing seem to make young Americans
In Constantinople very susceptible to
feminine allurement; so much so that
the Greek priests have been asked to
put the brakes on their marriages and
the embassy has felt constrained to
go little slow with facilities. An
American COB wanted to borrow an
embassy car for his wedding. "Whom
are you going to marry, anyhow
they asked him. "She says she's a
Helene, said the sailor, 'but / think
she's nothing but a gosh-blamed
Greek"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

A small amount of cash and mer
chandise was secured by burglars who
entered the Goerlinger garage in Gin.
tonville.
Herbert Durston, small son of
Mrs. Kate Durston, Amberg, lacerated
his hand while playing with dyna-
mite cap.
Fire destroyed the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. William Branson in Fred.
eric, resulting in loss of several
thousand dollars.
]. A. Peterson of Frederic, Wis,
has succeeded E. G. Coombs as man.
ager of the Midland Lumber Co. in
Waupaca Mr.. Coombs will become
a resident of California.
Robert Harlow, Northwestern rail
way brakeman, lost a leg in the yards
at Elroy when he jumped from an
auto, which was crossing the tracks,
slipped and fell in front of an engine.
During the four months that the
new motor vehicle license law has
been in effect, only approximately
5000 vehicles have been licensed or
re-registered, Secretary of State Fred
r. Zimmerman announced.
The newly organized Rice Lake
Rotary club is making a vigorous
campaign to get the Western Union
to put in down town office. At
present all of the telegraph business
is handled from the Omaha station.
While cleaning a combustion pipe
at the Hoskins- Moranville Paper COM
pany, Andrew Nicholson, of Mari
nette, burned his legs, arms and face.
He poured water on ashes, which re
suited in flames bursting forth.
The main lodge of Blue Lake Re
sort owned by E. G. Luedtke, four
miles southwest of Minocqua, was de
stroyed by fire. The barking of a
watch dog alarmed the owner who
awakened to find the building in
flames.
over nine hundred hunting licenses
and eighty trapping licenses have been
issued III iron COUNTY up-tO-udIOs WIFI
the opening of the deer season Nov.
10, it is expected that the number
of hunting licenses will be greatly in
creased.
Large numbering companies have
commenced operations in the forests
of Sawyer and Price counties and the
timber cut is expected to reach a gil
gantic total. Hundreds of men are
either in the forests or are en- route
to be employed during the winter
months.
Town. boards have no authority to
provide for paving for streets in I'M
Incorporated villages in such towns
and then to assess the costs in whole
or in part against abutting property,
the attorney generals department ad-
vised the state highway commission
Under the 1928 law requiring
statement by common law trustees.
reports must show income and dis
bursements and beneficial certificates
sold in this state and elsewhere,
Robert M. Reiser, assistant attorne-
general, held in an opinion to Secres
tary of State Fred Zimmerman
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
CHARACTER TELLS
THE STORYl

People throughout this country are
giving more thought to hygiene and to
the purity of remedies on the market,
but no one doubts the purity of Doctor
Pierce's vegetable medicines, for they
have been SO favorably known for over
fifty years that everyone knows they are
Just what they are claimed to be. These
medicines are the result of long research
by a well-known physician, R. Y. Pierce,
M. D., who compounded them from
health-giving herbs and roots long used
in sickness by the Indians. DR.. Pierce's
reputation as a leading and honored
citizen of Buffalo, is sufficient guaran-
tee for the purity of that splendid tonic
and blood purifier, the Golden Medical
Discovery, and the equally fine nerve
tonic and system builder for women's
ailments, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
tion. Send l0c. for trial pkg tablets to
DR.. Pierce's Invalids Hotel, Buffalo, NY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
srRADIvARlUs, VIOLIN MAKER

Antonius StraGivarius was born in
1914 at Cremona, Italy. When very
young he was apprenticed to Nicola
Amati, then regarded the greatest of
all violin makers. The violins which
stradivar.us made between 1910 and
1885 are patterned after the Amati
model, says the Detroit News and are
usually described as Amatese strads.
In 1884 Amati died and bequeathed
all his wood, models and tools to
stradivariuH, thus providing him with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
Oriental Peoples Consider the coIored
Gem Superior to the White in
Many Respects.

Most persons have placed the lus-
trous white pearl above all others. The
Chinese, however, together with other
eastern peoples, prefer the yellow
pearl, believing that it preserves both
lustet and color longer than the white.
This pearl is said to owe its yellow
TO the fact that the oysters have been
allowed to die and putrefy in their
shells, the, shells opening of them
selves on the death Of the oyster.
This custom has been ascribed to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

quest was nearly accomplished. She
stretched out her hands till she dis
covered the door; then went through
into inky blackness. She CROPPED
along the wall, tried door, found it
locked; tried another, found it also
locked; tried a third. The knob
yielded. She turned it carefully and
looked into a room In which a gas jet
burned. A woman was sitting by
aAhle--a rich woman. She was count
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
ProbabIy Meant Calamity.

A city gentleman was trying to ex-
plain to a country rube what ''col-
lision'' meant.
City Gentleman-When two things
strike or come unexpectedly together,
it is a collision. Now do you know
what a collision is?
Country Rube-Yes.
City Gentleman-What?
Country Rube-Twins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
Got What She Asked.

A teacher trying to explain the
meaning of the word Connected"
said: Suppose 1 went around talk
ing about how good looking am
what would you say 1 was?"
ga story teller" replied one of her
pupils.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

large and choice stock Of well-sea-
soned wood which made possible the
high quality Of his later instruments.
All of Stradivarius' work was charac-
terized by minuteness of detail, high
quality Of material and beauty of tone.
1t is estimated that he made nearly
1000 violins, comparatively few of
which are now in existence. He died
at Cremona In 1877.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Hogs-HeaYy weight, $700@765;
medium. $71O@765; light, $3.50
7.6O; light sights, $700@7.1O; heavy
packing, smooth, $6.5o@6.80; packing
hogs, rough, $6.25@6.5O; killing pigs,
$5.25@625.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

MEN. LEARN THE BARBER TRADE
Our course is complete and embraces every
phase Of the profession. Best equipped and
most modern barber college in the world. NO
other trade or profession can be learned with
such little time or money. The Wisconsin
Barber College, S81 Bird St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

Noble of Him.
JIM hear Tom got the Carnegie
medal with special mention for saving
a person from drowning.
Jam-Yes? Why tho special men-
ton?
Jim-The person was his wife
Penn State Froth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

Slow Pay.
More work would be done for pos
terity If it wasn't such slow pay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

If it is only about a hat, men viii
take advice
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-08

Observant.
"She was married in the same
church where three ceremonies had
been previously performed for herr"
eyes"
"A familiar environment, eh?"
"Quite She even noticed that a
tear in the altar carpet hadn't been
mended since her last trip. ''-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
, 1923-06-03

the products hat enter It's completed
cars IS any other automobile con-
Germ in tho country
Hupp also provides its 5000 en-
ployes with an unusually large man
ufacturing space in comparison to
output. Forty thousand Hupmobiles
are scheduled to BID produced this
year from plants whose total floor
space is 1850. 900 square feet.
The advantages of such control int
large manufacturing facilities are
many. Employees at all times are
given plenty OF leeway in performing
their work. There is no rushing
through certain operations with the
possibility OF having them improperly
done. There is no slackening Of rigid
inspection in times of abnormal de-.
mand. Engineers are entirely free
from the limitations they might meet
II they were dependent, for some vital
parts. on outside manufacturing
sources. Because It is one Of the
largest buyers in the industry. prices
quoted to the corporation + as low
an any manufacturer in the entire
field can buy.
Such manufacturing facilities and
buying power mean continued econ
omical operating costs over r. period
OF years.
Every one OF h corporations
plants devotes its entire facilities to
Hupp production. Hupp also main.
, 1923-06-03

the manufacturing processes, some Of
the limits Of variation being held
within less than one-thousandth of
an inch. The famous Johannson
blocks. scleroscopes. Brinell machines,
fluid gauge and otehr devices for
measuring strength. content. tough
ness. size and accuracy of the various
metals are regularly used.
Materials entering the HupmobIle
are chosen solely on the basis OF fit
ness for the service required de-
claresO. C. Hutchinson. general sales