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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
T he M y ste r y o f G h o st B en d
found th a t a prem ium of several
cen ts a pound is easily o b tain ed for
th e p ro d u ct m ade from th e cream of
su p e rio r q u ality . When such sta n
d ard s a re n ot applied th e re is no par-
tb m lar in c en tiv e for th e carefu l, |
p a in sta k in g d airy m an , w hile on the
o th e r hand th e re is every o p p o rtu n i
ty b oth fo r th e -c arefu l d airy m an and i
th e am b itio u s b u tte rm ak e r, a gen- >
e ra l elev a tin g and perfecting of th e
in d u stry all along th e line an d a '■
h ard sh ip on no one.
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m ust be fond of r a in ,” w as th e reply.
T he -storm in creased in violence,
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EA RS ago, on th e old canal th a t
extended from Chicago to th e flash a fte r flash , w hile th e th u n d e r
Illin o is R iver, stood a sm all vil never ceased to roil. S uddenly W il
son felt th e c a p ta in ’s g rasp on his
lage by th e , nam e of E lla sal. I t was arm , w hile a t th e sam e tim e h e ex
It is not necessary to pay
long b efo re th e C hicago D rainage claim ed:
the highest price in order to
C anal was ta lk e d of or even th o u g h t
"L ook W ilson!
F o r G od’s sak e,
of. In th e village lived a Mr. M ason. w hat w as t h a t ? ” p o in tin g to w ard s
enjoy the modem music.
A F able.
H e h ad b u t one child, a boy of m ore th e team th a t was ste ad ily follow ing
Here are three of the eight
th a n o rd in a ry intelligence. T his lad th e to w p ath . W ilson looked in th e T h e f o llo w in g 's an a lle g o ry
T h ere, behind O r j u s t a f a k e new »paper s to r y .
different V ictrolas:
w as b rig h t, activ e an d in d u strio u s. d irection in d icated .
r, if y o u k e e p in s is tin g . 1
H e excelled his p lay m ates in every th e team , seem ingly sittin g on th e O
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th in g , le ad in g in th e ir sp o rts as well tow line, w as E lsie Conway. She w as
as in classw ork. H e grew to m a n dressed th e sam e as b efo re; h e r h a ir S a id W r o n g to R ig h t: L e t’s c o m p ro
hood w ith b u t few riv als in a n y th in g stre a m in g dow n h e r back and th e
m ise.
w ater d rip p in g from h e r face.
S u g a r b e a t s v in e g a r c a tc h in g flies.
he w ished to u n d erta k e.
W ilso n 's h a ir began to raise; his Y ou y ie ld a p o in t, a n d I ’ll y ie ld o n e ;
H aving little opposition, an d over
nd e v e r y t h in g w ill sm o o th ly ru n .
com ing th a t little so read ily , caused b rea th cam e h a rd ; th e cold sw eat A
W e 'll sa v e a lo t of u se le ss fu ss ,
him to have an exalted opinion of stood on h is brow . F iv e successive A nd i t w ill p ro fit b o th o f u s.”
h im self, w hich in c re ase d w ith his flashes she rem ain ed th e sam e. T hen S a id R ig h t: “Mv ru le h a s b e e n f o r lo n g
age. H e th o u g h t w ith his su p e rio r for th e sp ace of a few seconds th e re N e v e r to c o m p ro m ise w ith W ro n g .”
fac u ltie s, th a t he could lead a dual was no flash . W hen a n o th e r cam e A ll r i g h t.” s a id W ro n g . " J u s t sp a re
re b u k es.
life— be noble an d m anly w hen in th e E lsie Conw ay was n o t th e re .
V IC T R O L A IV., ill u s t r a te d above,
“ My God! O, my God! W ill th a t W e 'll fig h t i t o u t. P u t up y o u r d u k e s .”
w ith 10 s e le c tio n s tfc d o u b le -
society of good people, and th e re
stre
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an
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rip
p
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con
verse w hen w ith bad people. B u t he
A nd so t h e y fo u g h t. A nd sa y , t h a t
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fell an d fell quickly, as th e b rig h t
f ig h t
young m an so often does w hen a t Mason fell in sen sib le a t W ilso n 's feet. W a s w o r th th e p rice a ll r ig h t, a ll r ig h t.
T he to w lin e p arte d an d it w as de R i g h t s u r e w a s stro n g , h is b lo w s t e r
te m p tin g to lead a life of sin.
Y oung M ason e n te re d his f a th e r ’s cided to w ait u n til th e sto rm h ad su b
rific :
sto re w hen 21 y ea rs of age. W hen he sided b efo re th e y proceed. At mid B u t W r o n g w a s m uch m o re sc ie n tific ;
n
ig
h
t
th
e
sto
rm
cleared
aw
ay
and
A nd. th e n , b e sid e s , to sa v e h is p e lt.
rea ch ed th e age of 22, his fa th e r w as
H e o f te n h it below th e b e lt:
b a u k ru p t from th e effects of his so n ’s G eorge W ilson took th e helm . T he T
h o u g h , if th is ta le w e re s t r i c t l y tru e ,
in te m p e ra n ce an d dishonesty. T h ere moon cam e o u t, flooding th e n ig h t I'd h a v e to ow n th a t R ig h t fo u led , too.
being a good opening in canal w ork w ith a so ft an d m ellow lig h t, seldom W r o n g so o n a b a d b la c k o p tic g o t;
a t th a t tim d, th e boy so u g h t em ploy- equaled in N o rth ern Illin o is. It was B u t, u se d to t h a t , he m in d e d n o t.
n ie n t as steersm an .
H e foresw ore such a b e a u tifu l n ig h t an d so lig h t A v a li a n t k n i g h t of evil he.
d rin k in g and by d in t of perseverence, th a t it looked as if th e s ta rs could F u ll lo n g h e f o u g h t a n d s tu b b o r n ly .
H e show ed t h a t he w a s in fine f e ttle ,
w as soon one of th e leading m en of give all th e lig h t needed.
T he S h erm an w as scarcely u n d er A fo e m a n w o r th y of R ig h t's m e ttle .
th e ca n al, w ith a c a p ta in 's com m is
A nd b y a n d b y R ig h t's e y e s g re w dim ,
sion; b u t his refo rm atio n was of sh o rt headw ay w hen th e ste ersm a n saw th e W ro n g k n o c k e d him d o w n a n d s a t on
form
of
E
lsie
Conw
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on
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d u ra tio n . In l?ss th a n a y e a r’s tim e
him .
front receiving his com m ission as cap again. T his tim e she ap p e ared to be S a id R ig h rt-a n d s tr u g g le d to a r is e :
m
oving
to
w
ard
th
e
cabin.
Soon
she
"S ay . M r. W ro n g , le t's c o m p ro m ise .”
ta in , he h ad beguiled an innocent g irl
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in to being his m istre ss w ith th e p ro m stopped b efo re th e cabin and h esi T h e m o r a l n o w , a n d th e n w e ’ll sto p :
w ith y o u r c h o ic e of 12 se le c tio n «
tated
.
G
eorge
W
ilson
trie
d
to
speak
I t m a k e s a d iffe re n c e w h o ’s on top.
ise of m a rria g e as soon as he should
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(< d o u b le -fa c e d 10- d f C y t C / l
be released from w ork long enough to h er. H is to n g u e refu sed to act.
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to m a k e th e necessary p re p a ra tio n s He could n o t u tte r a sentence. E lsie
W ar.
stood
as
if
m
e
d
ita
tin
g
fo
r
a
few
m
o
fo r an extended w edding tour.
W e g iv e o u r c h ild re n drw nt’ to b e a t
It -was th e sam e old sto ry of a m ents. th en tu rn e d an d w alked past B e fo re t h e y s ta n d upon t h e i r f e e t;
stro n g m an te m p tin g an innocent girl, W ilson to th e ste rn of th e b o at and W e g iv e th e m s w o rd s a n d s o ld ie rs gay ,
p eared .
A nd a t th e g a m e o f w a r th e y p lay .
w ith th e sam e r e s u lt— a w recked and d isap
An h o u r la te r th e coal w as discov W e b en d th e tw ig of h u m a n k in d .
ru in e d life. P re tty E lsie Conway had
ered
to
be
on
fire.
T
h
e
fire
w
as
ex
Y et m a r v e l if th e tr e e 's In c lin ed .
been on b o ard th e S herm an ab o u t
g u ish ed by flooding th e hold. T he
th r e e m onths, as th e w ife of C aptain tin
E a r ly w e le a r n t h a t m ig h t is r ig h t.
d
am
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w
as
co
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sid
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C
aptain
M ason, w hen she su ddenly d isap M ason re p o rte d a fire, o rig in , sp o n T h a t lif e i ts e lf is o n e lo n g fig h t.
peared . T h e re w ere m any sly, w inks ta n eo u s com bustion. In sp eak in g of it T h is w o r ld 's a b a ttle fie ld , w e te a c h ;
an d nods and " I told you so s am ong to W ilson, la te r on, h e re m a rk e d th a t B u sin e ss is w a r —a c o m m o n speech.
W e b a sh o u r b r o th e r on th e nose.
th e old boatm en.
T he re p o rt got
knew h e had re p o rte d a lie. for Y et w eep if n a tio n s co m e to blow s.
ab ro a d th a t p re tty E lsie M ason h ad he
w as th e h an d of fa te th a t had
le ft th e ca p ta in , b u t th e re w as not a it
ur p o em s a n d p ic tu r e s , b o o k s a n d p la y s
m an th a t w as th o ro u g h ly ac q u ain ted sta rte d th e fire w ith th e in te n tio n O
T h e d o u g h ty d e e d s o f w a r r io r s p ra is e .
w ith th e ca p ta in who believed his of d estro y in g him for his p ast w ick O u r m ode of speech, o u r m ode o f life
O th er b o ats w ere visited by
sto ry , th a t sh e had gone aw ay w ith edness.
th e g h o st b u t n one cam e in such close A re eelio es of th e a n c ie n t s tr if e .
T h e w om en d r e s s a u m ilita lr e ,
a n o th e r m an.
th e S h erm an.
Y et— " w a r 's a h o r r ib le a f fa ir .”
T h in g s w ent along as u sual for co n A tac m t o as
n th a fte r th e S berm an u n
— C h ic a g o T rib u n e .
som e tim e, alth o u g h a g re a t m any loaded h e r coal a t L a Salle, C aptain
suspected foul play.
, M ason w as a rre ste d for m u rd er.
O ne storm y n ig h t C aptain M ason s
h ere w as no evidence a g a in st him
V IC T R O L A X.. i ll u s t r a te d above,
b o at, th e S herm an, w as ro u n d in g th e T
w ith 12 se le c tio n » <0 d o u b le -
bend w hich is n ea r th e c e n tra l p a rt o th e r th a n th a t of th e tw o W ilsons
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G eorge W ilson, by a vivid flash of ing th e g h o st. M ason, n o t b eing able
lig h tn in g , chanced to see a w om an to acco u n t for E lsie Conway s d isap
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sta n d in g on th e b rid g e of th e boat. p ea ran ce, w as convicted of m u rd e r
a r e fre e .
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T h ere wan no w om an on b oard th e and se n ten c ed to th e p en ite n tia ry for
F u ll lin e of a ll m a k e s of com etí»,
on f r e e t r ia l a Vi. tr o ia , th e
b o at, h e th o u g h t, so be a ttrib u te d it
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to his im a g in a tio n . H e w aited for h 20 e b years.
f ir s t- c la s s c o n d itio n a t h a lf price.
ro k e dow n and confessed all. H e
a n o th e r flash, and, su re enough, th e re told how h e had th ro w n h e r in to th e
S ta te w h a t i n s t r u ip e n t you w a n t
w h e n w r itin g .
she stood, h e r h a ir strea m in g o u t in canal one sto rm y n ig h t to keep "rom
th e w ind, th e ra in d rip p in g fro m h e r m a rrv in g h e r a fte r h e h ad ru in ed h er,
face
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she looked w hen th e lig h tn in g
so h e shou ted to th e cap tain , w ho how
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and w aited for a n o th e r flash , w hich w ith h e r h a ir stre a m in g o u t an d h e r
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ere to be seen.
th e w om an sta n d in g on th e b u d g e , w h Tw
o days a fte r th e sen ten ce w as
s till as a sta tu e , he sta g g ered back
th e S h erm an was ro u n d in g
an d w ould have fallen , had it no t passed,
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G host Bend.
S ud d en ly th e d riv er
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been fo r W ilson's tim ely aid.
cam e to a h alt. H e called for a lin e
A F IN K F A T 7 T O 9 -L B .
•M y God!
I t Is E lsie C o n w a y s to faste n th e boat. T h e ca p ta in , now
g h o s t!” w as all he could say.
G
eorge
W
ilson,
cam
e
on
deck
an
d
All h an d s w ere rou sed and th e cap
W e hip th e m e x p r e s s p re p a id ,
ta in w as ca rrie d in to th e cabin and asked w h a t he w an te d to fasten th e
boxed a n d iced, g u a r a n t e e d to
b o at fo r.
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“ T h a t g h o st is ly in g up h ere u n d er
a n y e x p re s s o ffic e
F iv e m iles fu rth e r on th e b o at vvas
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a u d ev ille sh ow w hen I am s e e k .n g
stru c k by lig h tn in g and p artially d e
S o u th e rn E x p re s s,
T h e b o a t w as m ad e fast an d th e
perfect rela x a tio n . If th ere i s a bad act a t
stro y ed b u t was soon rep a ire d and
f
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a
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eville sh o w you ca n r est rea-onabiy
p u t in com m ission again. T he bend crew w en t fo rw ard an d th e re in th e
secu re th at th e n ex t one m a y Dot be so
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w h ere W ilson had firs t seen th e ghost body of E lsie Conw ay, n o t h e r ghost,
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of E lsie Conway w as ever afte rw a rd
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b u t h e r real body.
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te rm e d “ G host B end."
fo
u
n
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a
sm
all
eave
In
w
hich
she
had
B efore six w eeks h ad passed
lived,
also
th
e
rem
a
in
s
of
an
in
fan
t.
b o a tm a n on th e can al was ia m illa r T h ere w as no w ritin g , n o th in g to tell
w ith th e story of
G host Bend. how she had lived o r how she had
G eorge W ilson and Alex W llson saved h e r s e lf fro m dro w n in g .
All
b ro th e rs, w ere th e ste ersm e n on th
rem a in s a m ystery.
S h erm an
A sh o rt tim e a fte r th e that,
C ap tain M ason n ev er reach ed th e
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S h erm an w as p u t in com m ission again prison.
T h e tra in w recked n ea r
sh e was o rd ered to c a rry «• £ r « ° £*
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coal from Chicago to La Salle. 1 he Jo lie t, an d am ong th e dead w as C ap
n ig h t of th e th ird day found them ta in M ason.
n e a r G host Bend. A storm w as com
P ay in g fo r C ream .
ing up.
Alex W ilson w as a t th e
At so c ial g a th e r in g s no o n e 1« in s u c h d e m a n d
A genera) p rac tice of paying for
helm .
H e had n o t been aw akened
a s th e pel-soil w ho p lay a . You c a n le a r n a n y
in s tr u m e n t by o u r m e th o d in a v e ry s h o r t tim e.
th e n ig h t they had seen th e «boet H e cream acco rd in g to its q u ality on th e ,
H u n d re d » of o th e r s h av e. O u r i'lg f r e e c a t a
h ad laughed a t his b ro th e r an d told part, of a cream ery sh o u ld prove very j
lo g u e te ll» th e s t o r y — se n d f o r it n o w ! W e
him It was all p a g i n a ti o n . H e even h elp fu l in em p h asizin g th e d e ilra b ll- i
te a c h p ian o . Violin, m a n d o lin , g u i ta r , b a n jo ,
o rg a n c o r n e t, etc
R e f e r e n - e: N o r th w e s te r n
w en t so fa r as to say th a t he did not Ity of p ro d u cin g only good, sw eet .
cream . M any cre am e ries follow th is
b elieve they had seen a n j thing.
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A few m in u tes b efore they cam e
to th e spot w h ere th e g host had ap g rad es, p aying a p rem iu m of 1 to 3
p ea red , th e cap tain
^ ch. cents fo r sw eet cream w ith a clean
takeny» P o ri!•••«•. Or.
H e w as m uch w orried.
VS ilson, I flav o r, a s co m p ared w ith so u r cream
c a n 't sleep to n ig h t and I th o u g h t I d w ith clean flavor an d so u r cream ;
com e o u t and .h a t aw h ile,” he said. w ith o u t clean flav o r. W hen such s ta n
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