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OliKdON (MTV KNTKHIMtlHK. .'It! PAY. DKCKMUKIt -.", .Ml. (TAXPAVERS ADD TO 66T ly Tp1 By John Fleming Wilson CHAPTER IX. tK -M ! Key Mis. ir us Hum Halloa dkl B-H rill W I biui u4 b found him .f uuaM u (.u br I Us Mas Mmrtt II Iom frll thai b must rvufld In om on Of all (li uifn In th uilu h irusird only Torn Kan. II strode dung the till la lb cik battty anil found the olit ono tnifiiinl lu tit tak t Mr raltrd out of .own. And i Uru be " '" "f1 ' L,r , , i f . ,. . Without wrd the rook rva bed ToUOd blmsrlf foTcts) to mat bur- ' . .. , e.l l-cm tb. Bio,, i 'n71 " -M l,h trr cstcb lhl veulnj;s xprr" "But tnjr work here oiurlidy bu (of la kk if Irr Die ailivo and Wllkrr oo"- Turu Kan cianced at bliu and thru at th bit of pier. "I kitw bow you feel." b tnottrrrsL "but Ft rooktd 7ara enough to know that If you b-av After molting over lb Ablm b tj, of conlderbI hcUM. It rtT,- iB,, K" bl hu wklla. Ha wiwld wta tk rul,UfIrruo wban lUrrj Wllkanuu d",,, 41 'u'fc l""1' "'ar Into biIiw ai.J th uui.o aiau tbrw iba t.rl.l! rln r bU -u a '' ' ,b"l"Jr h'l lr- ti. miu! lb Uirr K.P brad aiiJ cllmtl lou lb bill ,,Jr ur "'"-" ''" "M till b diwtly uml-r th In M t"' blf uJ I"'"' Tbru b ftilKl h lllli mw u.i of bU ut'liilllfO lu In U.g -ut la Ud. lbvUU ablrl lM-.,ru ....I Uu ,k nn.u J"""-' ' " l b faiM trIL UurK liraka, u It nin bliuarlf la call at tb ItUi fur ht niall. and, murulu( wttb word Uit Ihrr waa uuu fur br. Kutb frll alratift pnriuonltloo tbat nutter Oui pncrraiiif a ibrjr abould, kin. I'artaril found brr filing out of tb dm lo rovMu wtodow. buddlfd to patbrtlc Ultl braji, drJocUoo auni d on faatunr and form "I Iran," purred tb bwtraaa, "you look a If you bad Umt your laat frtrud on earth. 1h cbevr ui Wbal la Ibe trouble f Itutb turned br bead, bat mualned tb Mm queer Uttl atlltud, reply liiC la a plalutlT voice: 1 do not uodenitand wby Ur. IKrr baa But written or wired ma. Ilrally. lira. iMruell. I am t.-lDnUuj la fear timt aomelblnc bat knurd to him." Mr. lralJ looaed at bar arrcbUi( ly. but rrvrd guKkly under tb uratloaiog return cat. not worry. Itutb. Ererytblnf will roai out all rUbt. 8upoln( w take a drlr The air and auRibln will do you a world of B1." Every minute waa on of drllitit to the un'ophNtU-ated jrlrl. and itrb new alshi and elsta opened a new world to her lnxirletird nilnd After a top at Grnnt'a tomb tbry ieiili downtown, rearblng Columboa dn-le after a run through Central park A blowout of one of tbe tln-4 ouurd a drlay. Rutb ttred of ulttlns In the car. anil. Jumplnc out. abe aplcd a t)or tt'a window lU-fore lr Ihiruell could think of tbe poKxlMlity of a nil carriace of ber well bid plana the tin waa lnMe. She purvbaM tlolela for both and waa on bor way out wht'n ahe aaw a telephone. Intuitively, rath er than from any other nrntire. utie ha(lly calll op Mr. Eeerett'a otSce. To bi-r aniazcnieut (he learned (but be had iron west. Her new was ereo more atnrtlliis to Mm Darnell than It bad been to Kutb Quirk action waa needed, and. tearing Ruth In the car with a pre tarlcnted exrue. the older women waa aoon pbonlnc to Drake, telling blm to fo west at once ar.d Inxtructlns blm to meet them In S:m Pranrt,o. where be waa to pose a ETervtt and continue carrylne out the pint to wcure po,- loo of Huth'a mliiln; property And thu It mine alwut that tire day Inter found them In tlie nietrop oil of the Pacific coast, where they were met by Dnike. mill poslns aft Kr eretl The prentest dlttlrulty lay In recouell Ids Ituth's mind to the my-stpry of Evcrett'a sudden departure after she bad seen blm at .Mrs DnnioH' the nlcht before But the cleverness of . v fAvA : t i minute later b clliutml up to th road, brvk the aaw In Iwo, tluiu th piece Into Hie lnib and rode a ay 11 did Do go far tYoiu bl pu.e of rantKK balfvay up tb hill b watted Tb bour tbat lapard before be beard th couchtua' of the motor aceuird au eudli-aa auctea alon of disjtlly aecoud. each Uiarked by a atatitiiiK tireatb Tbro b aw tb truck enierKtf from the rut and com metic to ruiutile heavily down tin" alope John Vrr waa drlrlnt Wltb blm waa oti of tlv band. Tbe beary truck buiuped ti tlie bridge, and In the i!cert alleiuv th ' man on the bill aaw quietly away to , one aide and tbnn plun- downwanl : to the rocka Mow. Hrfor the aound : of that crah rwiild reach bla llwtcn I :tjf earn be aaw i ahoot up a den "Wbal da joy waul our coat forT drmandrd Kau Jobu opeurd bta rrra widely, for lb flrat Uui tv-iiUaBt of bU aunouud iuf Tbro It leaiNI from lb u4 "All my money la lu It'" I Tom Kau ait ou th rbalr bld bliu. dih loMel In hunt, aa a aort of rmliU'Ui of aulbiirlly. aud demanded lu bla cartful Ion, Tber waau l any thine ela lu b coat. John?" II I lit bit wblt brad aa If to catch a wbl per Inatead iKirr a rauivua bout: "Tlicr waa that check from h mlnt"- "I aaw you m.iaelf (1 that check to Wllkcraon." aaid tb cvk aoolblnifly Hut that donu'l cbnk inatti-ra any a.iddeo burt of flam " " , - . -r, and lou re hinted. Tow Kan pulled out an old dm-rakln ok and froui It and ret to I'rt Uml Ituth Tlial a 1 all that mailers -Bud i.'ki Ultl alrt "HurTyr h whliien-d "W' kei (on Ilea Iimb ' aluc mid ' afternoon " Something Had Con trong. tblriK on the Are they'll burn. Tbla business won't wait." lie smiled ma; clflcvutly. "And you Just leave this to me. I've been here since the mine atarted, and I cue I can attend to It In.. . k . '.. .. i ii m . , : , ! Tilled on the tibia a few hundred dol came tb do!m uf (be yleldtnc timbers, , . ' I Mlowrd by a dull boom. I , . . , . . ... ' 1. . . . , , . be aald buklly. "you tke this nmne) blmrlf. "The cawllue t:uik expkided . , . t-' Li i ... ti-i aud the cur la oi dre!" He crouched In tbe bru-h. waltliii; to see whether any one euiericed from th Kuh'b. Xo i one did. The brMf burned tercely "'u 'r -jlut I aa. ldlv hart." aaid John cause of thU r,taropbe and Job. KB- Dorr would not to W Han rranct-i a ! nllia lhM he t,mt take d.-,init.-Instlnt'f told blui to t!a the i-eii I ... .in (i'ufcri (-.I'lti wt'itiii. uoii, j fifteen ne iuui aee ior niin'e.r wiuii o.ni nap pciied II mounted his bone and rsle swiftly down the aloi. The trui k bad turned completely over and lay broken and smolder In serosa the waterworn bowlders. Wll kersou could not a-e two forms; all he discerned through the eildylnc ' smoke ns the Imdy of John Dorr. ! fliins some dlstnnce from the truck, j bis pnllid face turned to the blatlui: i sky j "Deadr inuttere,! W'llkerson. chilled with the horror of the think' he had 1 1 Tb Ihoiifl.l iMUkM blut Iwik Ilk lb alia piiif of a kip I " brr la lb kiilf b akrd alunwl brixjuely I "la thrre." and lira. Daruell bolulrd lo lb t urtatna dhlillii Itutb a rooiu from lb hi brr Vllkerou started loaard tb arrb i wr "llarryr II turned. Vog miutn t o In Iber." "Why oiHT 'h' alerpln-you II awakra ber." "t ih. all rUht " II pauwd aud look ed fnitn Drake to Ilia lriiel -Writ, let frt down to l'iilne Vhr ar tb aira? Hat j.nj v4 (luui ytT -ih' .Not so loud" and VI r iHr orll lisikl aifn'luii.iiilr toward Ibe beaty plush banaui.s - "lib. thai a all rUbl. Jea Hut w must hurry this ihina up" In ber l-l Itutb atirrwl The oiur uiur of robes came in brr aa in a trim Med dream Wh.w rre they Wlier had she beard thsl vnkw t-f.ire file done. It bit Into bis very soul, ttut scene, until be could not st.m I It loiiirer from cook sliniity to Wllkerson. The!1""1 furiously uay toward the other side of the divide , lie lnut g on bis supposed errand ntiout the woh1 and know nothiuic of this. On the crest of the mountain he bull ed and looked back. Far Mow hltu thin curl of cray smoke irked the site of the murder. Knowing that tie I was safe. W'llkerson experienced a tre mendous reaction. j lie raised himself exultantly in bis j stirrups. He was now master of the "Master Key" mine. ' I main thing I to find Iluth. I know she's safe, for nobody would hurt tbat little girl. Hut you've got to go to Frisco and help her. Likely she's found herself pretty much a stranger I got lost In New Orleans once, and I re koo Frisco Is bUrger." "I'll go." said Ifcirr promptly. "I'll leave my papers aud my new plans hi your charge. Tom." The old man laid his wnrm hand on John's arm. "New plans?" he whis pered. "Have you found the mother lode? Don't say anything to Wliker son." "Hut he Is the suertntcridetit?" "Not of this shanty I never trust an egg until I've broken It" 1 i-- s , ' I. .... "J mluiiles tster l-irr ! 'Ui.dlii down the road toasrd !I1.-iii j Valley li head ih roiiilny Kind I agist, bis rhet had leen tivlitlv strap I vd with the rlpieil iiit n blanket and In bl iiotril n the puugi iit ! odor of n -n u . ii t:i He wns at la-t i awake and knew that In Ids s kel j wa a thou-an dollars In cold An j hour later lie Is nnle.l Ihe Suiim'I ex ' press and HUtoiimte ally paid tils fnre ; bought his I'liltMiHti (Irket ant, not witHstandlm: the sirters eirnel in inly as to his Injuries, went (o l- ns silently as he ar:U.d lu S in I rum Im-o a dny la t r Exultant In Ms triumph. V:keroii stltlcil th small vnliv of bis ismscleni i and strisle on tine thought now tuna tered his every a tl ii he inu- reach San Frani'l-rn i nd J.nn Darnell Jean Darnell: The wmiinn who stir red hltn to the depths of his tunc rimeo soul. Jean leiruell and the "Master KevT Arrived at the station lie se'it her n wire telling of tils coming Two lulu Utea later he wis etioitrd the tram As he gazed liarkari a bend of the rail drew a curtain to his musings, mid h-ttirn.-d IIIiJ entered the car t'pon their .arrival In San I raio l Mrs Darin W slrps, aiiollirr ImImI alol Holder flight f ulis I In ii mI.ii a u,i,j iiii ..f, lo i m siii'l) iin of I kli whs u. lile U I .e II Ii,e nil If 't i ( ("'I of Hi.- Illlle I. Uo in-ill Hill lae llninl III Ihe il -Ii Sle I In II a d sn "I'MMsil the f'vliHI Holder aiii n lknNU A not In r m4 nail the d '! ohimm anli a su 1 1 r run. I. in, .mill ihe) iiiiertsl a ipiis'ily air, in. id I - ill At llis k'-Hn il M. iiud ! "in ill t ill as the rj Iruirlid aioiind lu kiiUs lis vlr.ingn liJ- asie our a In luti of Irarsoiit -(,frll.-ii,,l II w.is loiiiplrlely i)l ludll al VM.kiivui al a " tti from th lilna insii l,i id liuili mi the rli'ir and Chi bra miisn ahuinisl to her al h Us k if Hi )ellow ina II l.iailnti her lu Ibe barer of Ih orteiiUI llir tilhir niuruisl hi way (tier lisd coin- On ih arrlisi (if h.rt in Kan Kruii. sis b Wa lu.-l by l.lefetl a Hi firry, and logi-lber thry curled Ih M-ar b for liutli I'list tbry Issau a hmiid of Ih liolela. I'slllna In ks ste ber at any of the aiuallrr Imtels, tint In I t Ir Hi isT al Ihe HI Fealii U. where ah aa aiipismsl to aloi, ihy arrttts) at the Manx Wry and aore from hla pBrrow rap of th iilgbl Itefor. iKsrr wal raady to rrtlr in Id ola. Uitiidltif J to irv lis so wewiiiig apparel th belt Iwslrini tu pal oia af lata ierwUal 1 effect away, he trh-d to ou the drea. , aar (Irawrrs aud dlaiiivrrnl thrill In b lut-keil r ariit for a kry, and tu Ida aiiiafxiuriit. on os-nlnt una of Ih.i drarra be rtls-irr. Kulb'a papers , to the min He aiade ss-dr Inquiry at the otTU-e - and from the clerk and Ihe ilctuctlv , lenriietl uf the get.iway of klnt Dar , nll and ber party : Drake In the Interim ais titvd i lar ten for the nuirtel. and atlll leaving , liuili in -ii ure hiding well guarded by j the Muichfiii Wall S'na a former ! siiiiigi-lliig panncr of liki-lxiii In the ' days of li e "uphiiii ring ' tin y unlkisl I lo the lixlling Iioiim- and -t lllisl lln III-,!.- o await rinliii-r il- eoniH-iiis (rontlmie.) m xt Week.) PMOPI-TV OWNH.ApPR0 CHIABt 0- Uio N tXPENbia Ml fSflrttlf SJHllJ BE CMCmi Councilman Hack.u uuu rlacslv. All .f r,d fyB- Amsndmsnt Will bs uu. mltt.d to Volar : CMANOII MAOK BV TAXPAY IRI IN CITV Biinr., ; - i '"'lla t-1,,,1 udun ii.i.i 'i.i. .. ....ii... i ary on year f o Hiipi rlntrndeiit (( stn-rta, salary on yrar I'uhllo toilets e FW" bydranl ,(1010 i:os Total i:o;q Total Inrreas jjj Ruth Spied a Florist's Window. the schemer counterbalanced all doubt, and tbe girl was therefore peniuaded to huMten to San Francisco to carry out ber plans Accordingly , she wired Dorr, but again "the wires crossed." for. al though be learned that she was go lug to the western city, he again learn ed that Everett bad failed t connect with her y Kutb had been gone ninny days when John Dorr received soother tele i gram from Everett that made his henrt stop Its regular bent Alone In hla cnbln he (Mired over It as If there must be some bidden meaning beneath the words It was unbellevuble. Aft er all his pain and bis very careful forethought for ber comfort and safe tj something bad gone wrong. Ev erett was brief: Ban Francisco. April i John Dorr. BHent Valley, Cat.: Have been unable to find Miss Gallon. EVERETT For awhile bis mind refused to work logically. All that he could think of was little Rutb Gallon, she of the slen der hands and pure eyes, lost In the 'rent city and plteously seeking a fa miliar face. But he pulled himself vlg oroiisly together aud called up the agent at tbe station. "Mil.' he said over the telephone "This Is Dorr I want to get a win through to San Francisco." "All right. John: what Is It?" John thought a moment and then die taterl this message: Charlea Everett. Call Building. Ban Fran Cisco: Mlsa Gallon waa to bav iron to the Bt rrancta, aa I wired you before. DORR. In Harry Wilkerson's dark heart there was what he mWit lu his twist ed vocabulary have termed happiness His plans were working out to ix-rfec-tlon Jean Darnell had wired again that all wns well and that she would bave news for him In a few days. This meant that she and (Jcorge Drake bad done their part. But he wondered why It was that John Dorr, who must cer tainly lie nnxlou.sly awaiting word from Ruth, neither said anything nor displayed a sign of Impatience. It did not escape blm that Tom Kane and the young engineer were In cou sultatlon several times. What were they planning? He determined to probe boldly. When Dorr came Into the office In the afternoon und began to clear up his desk W'llkerson asked quietly, "What's the news from San Francisco? Has Rutb wired 7' . John bad been exiting this per fectly nnturnl question und was ready with hLs answer: "Everything seems to be till right" "Good!" fald the superintendent dry ly. "I'd like to get started on that new lead pretty soon." He could not repress a sour smile. "Since the old rate of wages has been restored I 'guess you and I may have to do with out our salaries for awhile.'- John looked up and caught himself He was In no position to quarrel with this man. "fay the men first, of course," he said. He proceeded to get Into a package of blueprints and mem oranda. "Going to move?" suggested WUker son. "I'm going for a trip, and I thought I'd look over my notes In the mean while," was the response. W'llkerson said no more. He went on the alert From Bill Tubbs he learned that Dorr was going to run Into either Valle Vista or Silent Valley wltb the motor truck. The superintendent of the "Master Key" belonged to the type that Is cat like in Its quickness of action, based on Intuition ratber than on reason. While Rutb Gallon was carefully con cealed. It was more than possible that Dorr would so stir things np wltb the aid of Everett tbat all plans to seize control of the mine's stock would be futile. He must not be allowed to go to San Francisco. But bow to prevent him? WUker son pondered this problem till his dark face was suffused with angry blood There whs do way tut the way of vio lence. Among his sensuous appetites was none for blood, but he nerved hlrn self to his task and shortly after mid day called for his horse nnd rode out. stating that he was going across tbe divide to see nlsmt a fresh supply of wood. In tlie saddle scabbard be car ried a short saw Spanning an arroyo betwen two bills halfway to Silent Valley was a short w CHAPTER X. In tha Heart of Chinatown. ITH qtili'k derision WKkerson j nuule during the Ji iirnev that tliei turned his horse toward Valle would stop at a h-is pre'enilous Imtei Vlstx He felt In hU kcts I tnn the St. Frauds, where thrchanns of ber plans ls-ln" sixiiliil ley i hnni r Daily Chriitmas Hint An Did (tshlunsd Gift Avsin In Villus' Blor Doorway Wilkeraon Stopped. heavy one Sli turned ou her side mid the moonlight shone ou ber In a hllc light "I tell you. Jean, you must do as I ni ted upon her dis l-l ni !""' " "e "nt tu gel i'ssession uf ! Wltb the revival of old fssblona In the world ot Uri-na come the house bold dri-oraiioii of several decade ago The nil KrkM tbat used tu adorn tbe dressing tabl of tb belle to see how much mniiev he had. He discovered that through an oversight he bad put Into tils s ket before leaving the oltlce the last S:ui Francisco mint cherk for something like $3.l. There was besides this a couple of hundred dollars He pulled tills out. stared at It, laugh ed and went on. "Frisco for mine." said be. The evening sun wns iourlng n pale blue light through n high Faclllc fog when John Dorr came to his senses. Twenty feet away the machine was smoldering and the smell of oil nnd varnish lay like a miasma In the gulch. He could hardly breathe. He strug gled painfully up the sloie toward the road nnd thcu lost consciousness iigalu. It was only -for a moment, for Tom Kane, desert wise, traveling In the cool of tbe evening, stnpiied his burros nt the top of the dis-vlty. wondering what the fire was. He saw that the bridge was gone. This might be due to tramps camK'd In the dry bed of the creek, not attending to tlielr blunt!. He led the btirnm off the road nnd down the slope, only to stop with an exclamation sin-h as he had not used lu years. John Dorr luy there with his fingers clutched Into the gray marl. He stooped over and saw that the body, bulking heavily u the misty light, still held Its vital spark. "Where Is Hickman, the driver?" The cook peered around nnd then once ti;ore bent over the motionless form of the young engineer. With great ex ertlon he managed to lift him up und place hltn across one of the pack sad dies. John's arm autotnatlcnlly clasp Ing the little animal's neck. Seeing him secure, and coming to his senses. Kane went down to the smoldering re mains of the machine to search for his companion. One glance was sum tlent He quietly went back and start ed his Journey toward the mine. His old hands, seared by years of cooking, patted the almost Inanimate form of Dorr. They were almost to the "Mnster Key" mine when Dorr came to himself slipped off the pack snddle und stood np weakly "What happened?" be muttered. "Nothing much," said Kane, putting his arm about blm. "You bnd a bnd fall. That bridge never wa any too strong " "Bridge!" said Dorr. "The bridge Is gone?" "Sure," said old Tom Kane easily whistling to his burros again "Yon Just come along with rue" "But I haven't got my coat" The rook looked nt him with snifi understanding His coat had been In the seat of tli machine and was horn I ed "I'll get you another coat when we got ha'.-i; in camp." he said cmn fortlngly. So they progressed the lung nnd dusty mad back to the "Master Key " It was dark when tbey ar meetings with the real Everett or per haps John Dorr Wi re too great Aud so they took n taxi to the Manx A word with Drake and the older woman stepped to the de-k nnd In s firm. Imld hand wrote: "Mrs Darnell and daughter. New York ' Quickly ahe turned to Ituth and. fol lowing the lend of (he helllmy, escort ed her toward the elevators No sooner had they removed their K I r Ml S v.. if h ." . those papers nml set lire the mine we ' uio ml!" . j "Will you ,e unlet?" Mrs. Darnell's j eyes hlnzi-d In angered resentment. 1 What were the voices wiy Ing? Ituth sat up. Il-trncd, sllp-d friin th bed and tlntuid to the curtains "You'll do ns I say or" "Harry!" "Ml. collie, old mail. What's Ihe use of ull this argument?" und Drake i laid hbi hand on llkerson nriii re Nlmluliigly Their eyes met Wliker i sou l alnnsl himself 1 "Oh. nil right Aa yuu suy." And j he siepped lu Jean and turned ber ' around to Ii I m. I Slam! Hang! I "Hello, hello!" J With one rush the trio were upon her Mrs Darnell seized Ihe affrighted ' girl and dragged her from the phono She screamed 'Stop her yelling! Stop ber!" com- . imiiided Wilkcrsou , "George, for God's sake, do some thing'" , With her hand over the girl's mouth, i Mrs Darin-ll held her by sheer strength, while tbe always cowardly 1 Wllkersou screamed his i-uuiuiatuls in a louder tone than thoxuof the girl bud Ik-cii Her head fell back, and her body iiecnine limp. "She's Minted! (.'nil a taxi lit onrul vV'c must get her out of this hotel!" lu less than live mlniitisi they were -hooting down the elevator. Another quarter minute and Wllkersou. with the unconscious form of the girl In his arms, her face covered by th cape of ihe maid, was rushing across the lobby, Mlhw.0n D.d.,. fi.,nH n.rU., , preceded by Drake Mrs Darnell slop. o,...,. Mi. u.,m... r';:' '!': '!'rk !T VTet 10 ,l,row i y ev. mnt k.P n w,.td. Th e V, : ' ' . . Kln l'" his body Is so full of Ihe girl Is sick, nnd we must hurry !,.,..., , r.i....- Her to ii hi.s,.ii,,i- Min, ., " -h . ...."i.r m it I a.v.. .. . . . j OONTIMIBHT WALL POCKET of the tlfties is agalo In evidence among the new things for Christinas presents. I'nrtlciiiarly attractive Is the wall ocket designed for hair combings that Is shown In the cut, and for an Inex pensive little gift it la admirubiu. JOHNNY EVERS MAGNETIC. "The girl is sick, and we must hurry her to a hospital! " wraps In the luxurious apartments ttitin a rap at the door Interrupted their talk "See who it Is.' commanded Mrs Darnell to her maid The latter returned with a telegram from Harry Wllkerson saying that he w-ns on his way and would loin tneir, soon Wearied by the long trip across the continent, Ruth was glad to reirP ,.,ir ly. and shortly after the illuiiet n she was tucked In her ts d and s ,,i... soundly Drake hastened lo the depot and met Wllkersou. driving him to tlie Man with all haste Tin awfully p, tl lt ry." was the effusive gns'tmg he re cekod from Jean His heart simidcr with the jny of it After all bis w-heiiihig snd plotting gasp Itefoi-e Hie iliiuiroiiinled clerk or the imaj!cd guests could slop to act fhey "ere out of the hotel and m a taxi i "i- ii",""- oeieciive suang rrotn al most out of nowhere and In a secotid w"s s ling ii fti-r ihe lleelug ones. iiccompauled by niiiilher plain clothes man Tbe.i -ighted the llrsi (an Hn rouudeil ihe corner or I'owell and Kddy streets "Keep Hint ear Hi ! -in null cntcb It if yon can'' The chauffeur iiunie answer with his root As the detective saw I lie course the nt bet car was taking thev both mur mured Chinatown'' Into the realm ot -in- vellow man ho the unto I'-eTore a lloorwa, 'Otsoii stopie1 Itap Cau-e rap Pause rip' face .ii,.iire,l n. r,.. ,,,r creaked "en tin- face ot i i Iiiii iiiiiiii, deeply ' "I t' Imoiid -hcp. il eves scnreelt i-ll-li- r l .. i --t . i 1 i, m , -loser) Hils v -'foul and a li -n--: ii nurd from Vi - -i.i nun in,. ,, ,i niched Hie 'I Hid all ills-est Hi , inch i", i wiiisk it i-iis1 Armiiid Is-nits slid n-iiers nud down ewson. This may smitid ridiculous on the. face of It, but It Is absolutely trim, Matty adds. Ever has been presented with several Hue watches, nnd they will not keep accurate time when he carries them because of something lu hla physical niiikmi which provctits tlie llinepleco from doing Its work properly "What tlmii Is It?" Ever asks. "Haven't you got on u watch of your own there?" "I have ono that I carry, but If 1 tried to keep It In repair 1 would be broke nil the time. The boys In Troy gave it to me. and I wear it because I want them to see that I appreciate It It Is a very high priced nnd high strung watch." ' Evers says that be will stop one of the cheaper watches In two days. It Just goes to show that there Is some peculiar quality lu the makeup of a high strung player who Is full of life und pepper. For want of a better nnmo Johnny calls It eleclrlcltv. Instead of CUttltlR III buiUel nr.. pared Ii th council, th laiifrs at the turning held rlday nlht sJdrd ins imaiing i;ju lo Ihe rstiniat -s Tha laipayora showed dis IJtl that they did not favor rdui Hot hi lb salary of city employra. Th sal. ary of both tb rhlrf of police and t, street commissioner was liicn-aid from 71. the amount allow ml la th budur-i drafted by the council, to n At the present time each of time at. lula draw igo a month. Duly to other Items were rhnnifsl Tim estimated expenditure of .',o fur fire hydrants waa eliminated upon Ih ris-oiumeiiilnllon of Uio council ant IIM appropriated for public tolliii. The latt. r Item aa not u ,o (,rl! nul buiU'et. Tb roimcll will check over Hie hud Kit a third time before the end of tlm month on, I lunkr other redaction hlih will bring tan total ullnialed expi lidlliirea within the liu-omr of tlm city, according to a ttnti nn'iit niado by Mayor Jones at the close of th me -ling, "I believe thnl the conn. It Is firm In It determliintlon to keep tlm running expenses of the town with. In the amount wo receive," aald Mayor .loni-a. "We III go oer Ihe i-atluiutrg agnliisl carefully and I believe that an find places to trim." Incom Estimated 1-15.000. Th" total Incom of Dm city aa rl! ttiMid by Iho council will be l,'i.onu. Of tills sum. ,:tu.ono m come from the general city tax; i:i,ono from tlm city's share of (be county road fund and 11',.' no from llccn.es, lines lu third-order's court and from other sources. The largest sltigbi Item of expense la Interest on bonds nnd war rant which totals 119.(100. The bu.t oi makes no provision for clcanlnr. Main street operating the elevator, or Improving new strode. Only the ab solute; ni-Tessltlcs of city management lire allowed. The taxpayers did not innkn any change In Ihe offices of cither city re corder or city attorney. Tho plan of turning all the work of th-i m-ordcr's office Into (he bauds of on person, which had been suggested III cotinrll meetings, was not mentioned. The council's plun of appropriating $75 a month for tho city ultorney was nut opposed. Hackett Favors Amendment. Comic llmnn Hacked suggested thut , un amendment ho mudo to the city charter whereby tlm city should re ceive 100 per cent of the rood momf collected within tho city limits. Tlit proposal was put to n votn of tho tax payers nnd there wns nut n negative vote. City Attorney Rclinohel will draft such an amendment to the city charter which will bo submitted to the voters nt thn anmo time tho water amendment Is put before them, 'film city recelvod all of thn road monr col lected with tho city limits, the annual Innoino of tho town would bo swelled Tho budget, aa amended follows: Engineer's officio t 1,000.00 Ilenoribir Library , Chief of police Night men Special officers Telephone Fumlgiilton Incidentals Health, officer Six Flrxi companies Flro nlnrm Chief Election Telephone New hose Emergencies rciimiror'a salary 1,302.20 1,3.10.00 l.OSO.OO l.MO.OO 180.00 30.00 90.00 50.00 300.00 600.00 180.00 120.00 . 1. '12.01) fiOO.OO 400.00 400.00 lection M 1D6.W 75.00 900.00 250.00 uhllo tollots 120.00 48.00 1,080.00 Jghts Arc lights Qitarniiiintlno City attoruoy rrlntlng IJ Apprnlsors Superintendent of st recta Crushed rock 5,000.00 I-tihor on streets 3,260.00 Supplies and Incidentals.,,. 1,415.82 SPECIAL. NOTICE TO OREGON CITY FOLKS Auditing county books by the state board of accountants Is costing the va rious counties double what it did formerly Wo wish to announce we nro ex clusive Oregon City agents for the lmple mixture of buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc.. known as Adlcr-l-ka. This remedy, used successfully for B'v lendlcltls. Is the most THOROI OIl bowel cletins-ir we ever snld. It Is " powerful thnt ONE SPOONFUL re lieves nlmost ANY CASE of constipa tion, aotir or gassy stomach. Adler l ka never gripes, la safe to use and the INSTANT action la surprising. Jonps Drug Company. (Adv.)