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by a shell, but that she had not been
hurt.
On Armistice day / was on the bal
cony of the Crillon. procession of
war cripples was going by.
There was woman in front of
me yelled and dressed in black. L
touched her on the shoulder and she
gave a little cry.
MY dear, my DEAR she said, Il
have wanted you so"
But she did not say it. She whis
pered.
Her voice was gone. She had not
been able to speak since the time of
the bombardment at the front.
Il Keep wondering" she whispered,
''how Jim will feel He cared for my
voice before he cared for me. or
course" she added, 'ft won't last,
but-suppose it does?"
I asked about Mazzari, but she did
not know where he was. He only
cared for the singer, anyhow" she
said.
Her only concern was Jim. She
went back TO him again and again,
watching me wistfully as / reassured
her.
II don't think YOU know how far
we have drifted apart she said.
I cabled Jim without telling her,
and on the fifth day he cabled
Have moved Heaven and earth for
passport. Can't get one. VIII you
bring her homer"
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She could not face what she felt as to
her, own part in it.
1t rested for Harry to deliver the
final psychological blow. 1t appears
that he heard Peggy, In the early
days of the war, singing The Battle
Hymn of the Republic" from the
steps of the public library. He told
her that she had profoundly moved
him, and that he had enlisted.
Harry was killed at Chateau Thierry.
/ imagine that, along with that
blow, there came the frightful convic-
tion that she had sent. not only
Harry, but other boys; that she saw
her dead laid out in rows; that she
began to see herself as a. thing of
wrath an agent of destruction.
I saw Jim in Washington not long
after that. We lunched together and
1t developed that since he was too
old for the Army he had been trying
to get some sort of var work. But
he had failed.
where is Peggy"
She's not very well. OF course,
Harrys death. She's. singing at the
camps. You see how 1t is. She's got
a job to do for the war. Morale, you
know. ] can't even do that"
While / was in Paris, shortly be-
fore the armistice, 1 learned that
Peggy was singing along the front
and that she had been giving con-
cert in a hospital when it was struck
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| She was like ghost on the
steamer. At first l thought that
she was grieving over her condition,
but l began to see that she had waved
that aside and that her whole mind
was on Jim.
l confess that l was worried, but !
need not have been. i saw Jim on
the pier before she did and he had
the same hungry look in his eyes.
He just took her into his arms and
held her there.
The answer? There is no answer,
except, perhaps, that success passes.
one way or another, and that the only
thing that matters is d strong, warm,
human hand to hold to in the dark.
But there is brief sequel to this
story and l do not know what 1t
teaches. Perhaps that it does not re-
qufre failure to teach a woman per-
spective- To some, of course, success
is enough in itself, but there are
others who, not through calamity,
but because they will not pay the
cost, prefer love to success when, as
sometimes happens, they cannot have
both.
| tana, where Jim had ranch. Three
years had passed, and the world
knew that the great diva would never
sing again.
l found them brown and happy and
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inseparable. The old look had gon
from both of them.
l asked Jim if she ever tried I"
sing. but he said she did not.
Peggy rode off alone rather often.
After those rides / always thought
there was something rather wonder
full in her attitude toward Jim, some
thing solicitous and tender and
almost mysterious.
1 ventured out alone one day and
lost my way. 1t was midafternoon,
and the peaks overhead were brilliant
with sunshine. And on a rock, above,
suddenly L saw Peggy.
She had not seen me. and as /
looked, she began to sing. I had
never heard her sing like that J.
was all back. and more.
Just how long it was since her
voice had come back l did not know.
do not know now. Jim has never
guessed. But what is important is
that somehow she had reached the
forks of the road. and had turned to
Jim.
NO, it isn't an answer. 1t is plain
surrender. 1 suppose whether it pays
or not depends on the Jims of the
world. And il depends, too, on what
woman really wants. l daresay it
will always be love, unless we de-
velop new type of woman. Which
God forbid.
Copyright, 1921
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best State in the Union, Naturally.
but somehow Lincoln was a stead-
fast believer in the Union. a union Of
the many equal States, for like
Patrick Henry, he could say: 'I am
not Virginian; 1 am an American" >"
What matters the position of the
name of State, since position is
merely matter of relativity. accord
ing to- Einstein?
Another common cause of criticism:
is the giant statue of Lincoln, made
by the famous sculptor, Daniel Ches =
ter French, whose perfection of work
manship is unQuestioned by experts.
Lay eyes see lack OF proportion in
the figure, the leg being too long for
the arm, etc, not remembering per =
haps that a master sculptor repro.
ducedsin marble the true proportions
of man whose physique was dis
tinct and different, differing from the
en- pine differs from a rounded maple
on a sheltered lawn. There is as
suredly no cause for criticism in the
noble, seated figure of the great Lin
coin, who could with whimsical humor
say of himself that it had pleased
God to give him queer body.
Only too often a group that is un
hurried for time stands chatting in
the main hall, recounting the thrill
ing hours spent in dance hall, at
card table, or in the movies, animated
and interested in the pleasures OF
previous hours and immune to the in
fiuence of the place in which they
stand. 1t reminds one of the little
girl who, entering a church with her
mother on an Easter morning. looked
up at her mother and said eagerly:
Mama, do you think God will see our
new hats?"
Recently gentleman said to one of
the guards at the Memorial: "Out OF
the millions of questions asked you,
what was the most foolish question
of al1?" This man had come there to
be bathed in the beauty of Lincoln's
spirit, to be dedicated anew to Il
nobler service of his country, and he
had taken refuge in banalities
The calm and unperturbed and rev
erend guard replied in a kings cour
tesy: THE question you have just
asked me-"
And yet nothing can disturb the
serenity and the simple grandeur of
the temple that houses the great
spirit of the great Lincoln; men may
come and men may go, but he sits
there for all time, brooding on things
eternal. on unity, fraternity, charity,
Justice freedom and immortality-the
verities of this nations living
strength.
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Visitors Who Have Eyes That See
When Viewing Lincoln Memorial

Continued from Fourth Page.)
see that boat With unfailing courtesy
the custodian led him through the lofty
colonnades to the western end of the
building.
And there, utterly unmindful of spe-
cial privilege, as we'll as the shrine. he
piled his uniformed companion with an
endless number of questions concerning
the subject of boats on the Potomac.
Just before the custodian left him he
asked whether that particular boat
would return from Georgetown, whittier
1t had gone. Upon being informed that
it might return within an hour and
half, possibly, this pilgrim to the shrine
of Lincoln decided to stand where he
was and await it's return.
He waited over an hour. then, follow
ing the suggestion that the navy yard
could supply him with accurate informa-
tion regarding boats, he departed with
an eagernees that betrayed his true In
terest.
But he had seen the Memorial and
how often he would repeat those mega
tive, MISUNDERSTANDING, information
denatured words! His interest was
boats, paramountly and exclusively,
even in the face of the exultation that
comes from special privilege.
X X x
THE following incident reveals
L what little thought and attention
to the matter in hand can accomplish.
One day there walked up the gleam-
ing white steps of the Lincoln Me-
mortal an Italian family, father,
mother and little dark-eyed, dark
skinned, black haired 3-year-old
daughter. AS they stepped into the
main hall the father, pointing to the
great statue, asked the little maiden
who 1t was. She looked at 1t in
tently, shook her dark head, and said
she did not know. The wise father
put his hand into his pocket, drew out
some coins, and selected certain
penny.
STOPPING down to her little height.
he showed her the face stamped upon
the coin,. telling her whom 1t repre-
sented. She studied the imprint ear
nestly, looked up at the statue, then
pointing to the penny. said with the
10y of discovery: This is little Lin
coin and that is big Lincoln" nodding
toward the seated figure. For her
little feet that was real pilgrimage,
whose influence she would never for
get, coming again and again to those
noble white halls as she would.
The little family studied the murals,
read the Inscriptions, and silently
left the temple, awed by the simple
majesty of true greatness. So any
day one can see some peasant family
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stand in the Louvre, awed and in
spired, before some masterpiece in
oils or in marble, or see them in any
one of the many grand opera houses
in Italy thrill to the beauty of the
greatest musical compositions.
1t would seem, however, that this
appreciation for the worthwhile must
emanate from the homes; little chill
dren must learn to love the master
pieces under the influence of their
parents If the effect is to- be lasting
one, genuine and not superficial
The thoughtful Italian family had
| scarcely left the Ionic-crowned hall
when a group Of loud-voiced women
was overheard to say: I'VE sure are
sorry we came. There isn't thing
to see here!" In disdain and disgust
at the lack Of display, they descended
| the steps supremely indifferentin the
arrogance Of their ignorance.
Nothing there to see! Verify, they
had eyes, but they looked in vain
When the guard was approached as
to whether that were not a most
unusual event, he replied, with the
lunperturbed calm of a Buddha: "That
Fis a remark that is heard here not
infrequently."
The episode made one think of
Socrates by way of contrast, for he
taught his young men to say without
SndIne OF COIluoioh. L w nv hHoWp
and then proceeded by question and
answer to enlighten them wherein
they were unlearned, for he believed
,, that the state could be improved only
by the improvement of the individual.
With the dissipation Of ignorance
comes the desire to be informed, now
as then. s.
| 1t was suggested that visitors who
! were without any facts concerning
| the temple could consult the custodian
and guards with profit. This Is often
done, but just as often some person
goes to the trouble of asking for an
! explanation and pays not the slightest
attention to the exposition that fol-
lows, looking about while the answer
| is being given and interrupting with
irrelevant questions and unrelated
comments.
X i r X
DERHAPS it is but natural to OK
pect out-of-town visitors to the
Memorial to ask the guards for direc-
tions concerning the route TO some
| other place of interest in the city.
but to have some one reach the
temple and spend all his time in
mentally plotting the city with points
| of interest is inconsequent. Neverthe-
| less, it is an act of frequent occar-
renee. Is 1t traceable to an inability
to concentrate on the matter In hand?
Perhaps to that. aaA to the more
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certain fact that since leisure seldom
accompanies the traveller, haste re-
sorts to the practice of foraging in
the fields of others.
One of the most frequent questions
asked is: What is that shaft on the
other side of the pool?" Invariably
the reply calls forth: Does it COM
memorate the city or the man?" A
high school boy, working one Summer
in the greenhouses near the obelisk,
volunteered corroberating testimony
in the simple statement that four and
five times each day he was asked
what that shaft stood for. Were his
questioners foreigners? In almost
every case they were Americans, he
stated.
Not SO long ago, a man called UP
the Lincoln Memorial to discover the
location Of the Lincoln Museum. Upon
being informed that 1t could be
found on Tenth street between F and
G, he asked for the number as well
as the street. The guard replied that
he did not know the number, but that
it could be found by consulting the
city or the telephone directory. At
this, the man grew indignant, rasp-
ing out that he did not have time
in which to consult a directory In
suave serenity the guard suggested
that probably he had as much time
as did the guard. 1t is only too ap-
parent that the uniformed men sta
toned at the Memorial have, besides
an unfailing courtesy, a true sense
Of humor, that saving grace in the
art of living.
That telephone request for informa-
ton is duplicated daily in the en-
bassies in the city, for disputes over
the correct pronunciation of foreign
names and words must be settled by
those who speak with authority.
: The writer remembers first seeing
Concord, Mass. that delightful, wide
lawned, white-housed village of
American writer's, not the least of
whom were Emerson, Thoreau and
Hawthorne, from the comfortable seat
of a horse-drawn carriage. After the
completion of the whole tour each
place of real interest was revisited
to the unhurried satisfaction of the
sightseer. Should it be confessed,
moreover, that a tourist carries away
moro distinct impressions if he is
alone than he does If he is a part of
a group Of chatting people?
4 II \ 4
nFTEN among those who have
~ plenty of, time, cause of COM
plaint is to be found in the fact that
the name of a State holds no place
on the front OF the building; theii
State, why should it be relegated to
the sides or rear, when it is the
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ERoM a psychological point of
L view, Anne's suicide was a dis
t1nct milestone in Peggy's condition.
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But Peggy''s constantly upholding
hand had been withdrawn, and Anne
| slipped down and down. She killed
herself.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
News Notes
OF KIbourr1

A little daughter was born last
Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs oliver
Shumway. The mother was form
erly Miss Margaret FolletIl.
Harry Tabbert of Washington
was a guest of Mrs. Anna G. FLEET
cher last Friday.
M. and Mrs. r. L. Laabs of Lyn-
don was guest Of his brother, Ed.
Laabs and family Sunday, the lat
ter is sick with the measles.
The Missionary Convention of the
M. E. church which was held hele
last Friday was a. great success.
| The Rev. DR. Burnett of Tennessee
gave two wonderfully good ser
mons and in the evening the ladies
of the M E. church gave picnic
supper at the Ducloss Hall where
about one hundred were served.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Stevenson and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
Road Contract
Has Been Lei

The A. Larson & Co. firm Of Eau
Claire has been given the contract
for the concrete work and balance
of grading to be done on highway
IL. The contract for the rest of
the work was let some time ago.
A. Larson & cOmpany'S bid was
$40, .38, the state to furnish the
cement which will cost about $50,
900. Otter items taken into consid-
GRAFTON in the contract were the
cost of moving earth in grading,
65 cents per yard; for eXcavating
loose rock, 81 per yard; cost of
concrete construction, $1.40 per
square yard; cost Of culvert con-
struction, $22 per cubic yard !;
guard rail of type A, 70 cents a
foot, of type G, 81 per post; scep-
ial cutters ST.
The concrete is to be two feet
wider than any road in the state,
being twenty feet wide, with curbs
and cutters on tie Sumpter hill,
something unusual in a highway
outside of city
The contract let to A. Larson &
Co includes some four miles of
grading and culvert building and
takes in the concrete surfacing of
the entire distance from Kings
Corners to the Ryan corner.
When complete this stretch of
road will be model bit of road
building, one of the finest pieces of
highway anywhere in the state.
Two cars of men from the state
highway commission on Thursday
afternoon looked over the construc
ton work on the Sumpter hill on
highway IL, where tie contractors
had planned to close the road for
summer.
As the East Sank road will not
be in shape for several weeks, the
highway commission has ordered
Young & Austin, who are in charge
of the work, to build detour and
keep highway IL open until the
East Sank road is ready for traffic
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14

Drain moisture from garbage be
fore placing same in can, provide
yourself with a proper garbage can
one that is covered and made OF
galvanized iron.
Don't throw waste paper Of any
description on any public street,
or park or in your back yard
Don't expectorate on the side
walk, or any public building or
floor, it is detestable habit,
breeds disease and is against the
law.
The fullest cooperation of all
citizens and of all civic organiza-
tions is urged to the end that the
excellent standard of health in
our city may be maintained and
that the danger of life arising
from dangerous communicable di-
seases due to unwholesome cOndi
tions be minimized, every citizen
should show his personal pride, as
well as civic pride, by cleaning up
his house and property so as to a.,
void fire risk, to clean up his front
yard and back yard, to paint his
premises, to abolish fly and mos
quito breeding places, to help
clean up vacant lots, to make
flower and vegetable gardens,
plant grass seed, flowers, shrubs
and trees, all of which tend to in
crease healthfulness of the citizens
Of Baraboo, as well as increasing
the beauty of our city and surrou1
dings
By order of the board of health,
T. r. Deppe, chairman,
Alfred zimmerly;
A. ]. Koepp,
f. e. Tryon, M. D.,
health officer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
Nevs Notes
OF Delton

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Weidman Wis
tied friends in Reedsburg Sunday.
The Royal Neighbors lodge of Del
ton observed Mothers Day by Civ
ing an appropriate program after
the business meeting followed by a
delicious lunch consisting of coffee
waters, ice cream and cake.
The program and lunch was in
charge of Miss Helen Mcintyre as
sisted by Mrs. Chester Sarrington.
Harold Risley, who has been
employed in the machine shops at
Sturdevant, Wis, the past winter,
is home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Turner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sarringtoh at
tended a dancing party at the Al.
hide home in Dellona Saturday eve.
Mr.. and Mrs John Chaffee attend
ed the wedding of Miss Bertha Ham
ilton at the Day Stanley home in
Baraboo Saturday, May 9Th. Miss
Hamilton is a sister of Mrs Chaffee
and grew to young girlhood in Del
ton where she has many friends
who extend best wishes for her fu-
ture happiness.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
Narrow Escape In
Tractor Accident
In East I.irneridge

August Farber, East Limeridge,
was thrown from the seat of trac
tor while trying to unhitch the ma
chine for the disch and narrowly es
capped serious injury. The man was
squeezed between the disch and
the tractor and his wife hearing
his cries for help arrived in time
to shut off the machine and pre-
vent a serious accident. His hand
was injured in the tractor Tugs.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14

two daughters, Miss Wilma and
Faith. motored to Westfield last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.Laabs of Iyn-
don and Mrs. Amelia Vogt and Miss
Edna Siewert of Kilbourn motore,l
to Baraboo Sunday afternoon.
Miss Y. O'Brien closed very
successful term of school last Fri
day with a picnic for the children
and she presented each with : prize
Miss Adeline Arntz of Madison
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Arntz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass Brantol
and children and Miss Margaret
Procknow motored to Portage Sun
day to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs Frank MacMicheal of Fox
Lake attended the convention of the
Rebecca lodge held here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ArteIl Ducharm and
ChIlufen OF ADAMS were guests OF
the lady's mother, Mrs. Lena Vain
wright last Sunday.
Mrs. Chester Schrokee and two
children of Portage are visiting
Mrs. Schrokee's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Steffen.
The mumps are still around here
the latest victim is Miss Irene
Steffen.
Mrs. Vera Fedderly Of Big Spring
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Foster.
Mrs. Geo Holweck returned home
from Madison last Thursday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14

the home of his niece, Mrs. George
Schorer.
Mr. and Mrs. w. G Fnllmer and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Treloar and children drove to Fox
Lake Sunday and spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Treloar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wazadlo OF
Milwaukee spent the week end
with relatives here.
Memorial Day Committee
At ameeting of citizens held May
6 the following officers and commit
tees We're elected to arrange for
Decoration Gay services:
president of day S. J. Hackett, chap
lains Rev. Apologize, Rev. Hirsch;
speaker committee, Mrs. Apker;
program committee, Mrs. Laura
Bonnell, J. A. Hackett, J.. w.
decoration committee, Mrs.
VIII Voss; conveyance committee,
Fullmer. A. A. Johnson,
of the day, w. c. Hill;
flower girls committee, Mary Drap
or; flag boys committee, H. M.
Schenbach; music committee, NJ.
B. Pawlisch; standard bearers,
Walter Draper or Frank Draper;
reading roll of honor, S. j. Hack
EFT. 1t was voted to invite. the
Legion to attend and
take part in, the services.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
NO. FREEDOM
NEWS NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Rist. son Al
vim and Mrs. Rist's father Henry
King of North Freedom spent Sun
day in Richland Center with John
See. Mr.. King remained for few
days.
Alvin Small and Miss Marjorie
Draper came up from Madison to
attend the Junior Prom. Jean
Richardson came with them and
remained until Sunday and return
ed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
c. L. Richardson who up for the
weekend.
Hans Kesterke returned Friday
to relatives in st. Joe, Mich, after
having spent several weeks with
his relatives, Mrs. M. Schuster and
Mrs. NJ. Rettgen at Maple Hill.
Miss Rachel Knoop of the Tele-
phone service in Madison spent the
week end with her parents on the
farm.
Ivor Bonnell and Durlin and Lois
Pawlisch have the humps.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. B Doherty spent
the week end with relatives in
Baraboo.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gunnison have
purchased a residence in Middel-
ton and w. G. Fullmer trucks NOV
ed their household goods there
Monday
Mrs. George Davis drove to Iron
ton Tuesday and spent the day
with relatives.
Robert Apker was home from
Carroll College Thursday until Sun
day.
Little Billy Luce was quite i'll
the first Of the week
Mrs. T. e. Luce and sons Bobby
and Billy spent the latter part of
the week with her father in La
Vale.
r. N. A. Entertained
The Royal Neighbors were enter
tanned by Mesdames Hanger and
Chute at the home of the former,
Tuesday afternoon. Lunch was
served by the hostess.
Mrs. J. S. Augh and son Phil,
Geo. Griffin and Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
tenhayer have been making an au
to trim to Chicago ard Jolie, ILL.,,
and Milwaukee.
There was a laFge attendance at
the Junior Prom Friday evening.
Dancing was enjoyed until mid
night. An orchestra from Reeds
burg furnished the music.
The banquet was Thursday even
ing at the High School.
o. J. Mildly who was confined to
his home week with flu is again
able to be out.
Andrew O'Rourke of Randolph
has been spending a few days at
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THE ROADHouSE ON THE HILL
Jack and Jill went up the hill
Not for a drink of water-And that
is why they both fell down-They
drank what they hadn't orter.