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OKKdOX CITY KXTKIMMMSK. I- li 1 1 A V, .ll'N I. is. :M V OLD POTATOES BIG E I'dllTI-AMl. Ore., June I'. -!.,, Hi- SUIt III. Iila to Hie .i lilf.it) i . tli I nun tin ii.'Mh, I ! i rt I.I.H.' nil (I I limtiali clil pulalms hat e i nti ud I'l-, Inmtil 1 l.r sli k Is iHiili. ill tut; riiliilllluli To l ml, ,1,1a i,( ( olil.illiia In- a - l liKS Wire 1 !l !-! J I'l I ill l:ll''" in. ii ullii UU tl'itiiu Ih" l.-l :i !.- ,lln- i.f lliln tinti and a n l t Kll ll In ll ilU tt . 1 I" H 'I--" "' ffolll .lt,l ! ! -tr a'nle Mailil fur I'M I"MIH' (. 10 iin r.MM d air. tr'h r Kn- u -I i: Oils rai.n i'i l l I'-all iuh-r In 'ii - In-i-m. . i!mIi m i r- .i fil.VMIU'a. Sales nf I'Mk .l.i Uif ri i.ii'-.l . low II a '' ! mn ha si a from f it mors d.' n ! i I ' Hull' of I-"I quuliiv n. w ii.n.. a nr. n ..irn -t ' in rally nl t: lo U :'. ml. OT5 BLACK. BOA E. Phillips OjPSM11 Hats'.sd fiwm I'hold l't ( Iha Bin.. Nan, a. rrulu.e. Ih I'nltsiaatl M m Ma nut, lurtii i.'oii,(,ii I I I I aa- Ptilorfd to Good Mrilth. I . ! k lor four ors ''! Moms, h lriml.li " writes Vr it.i Con. ZaninMlli-. IM- ' I I""' '., I.t tul Mt niwoak t at I liu l ; to hope of being run I A frund ,M 11, r. iu! f'lianilTl.tlii' TiMets. at. 'J YN0P5I8. Quest did not wait fur aimther word. I II jumped a niuib bub if scrub on oW,,! (Jueat. m..t.r n n.i.il,'.t of 1 ,(, n,;',! hand aide. allut.-il over th tl.e ..i.i. ni'U Hal m li..i. 1.1 )u-' . , , ... , aiuuuit, wuiiu wmm airia'iy not villi Iha coming Ore, nil followed along itowa tho roaj bKb I.itior torn paril. Whoa b rams to llin dttt tirnj. ha ruult! bvar llio nr vf fUuu't la tli trrri. A vuIuiuk u( tmuka ) niott tllnji J blui; bit bnr iH'caiun bully UDtiiatlrab. I In .llpprj Un a i in.Mi ('Main.tt'M r Cfirm- ar, tlfn h!m OVrf I'M hvfr ( An . h In Kan IYsiwikni ft trin rHt nutnflt o4 s!rti lck to Stw T FORUM OF THE PEOPLE FOURTEENTH INSTALLMENT Hi Via i.. ,.1. lt B...I1. i.r if I. Ill At.) i i)ut.tirt h t Uul )iil lir .in lifr-nn.l .!-ltt tluiK. mill II, litl.M. li.Mkiif tt.llitnal In ritl.ri I. ill lit 'n (r. r Aat.tr, iti vt,1-n t i.u rn fta Wlrl,.! 111,4 tllil, lliAlillr, ,. ( tin-Mr, lif n,kn. li-iri.i r4 . nr. In til rt rt. t.al t (4lri t !4. k Imkiv in lalntt c rnt. an'il I'T Mir i.f arm )l4n.tft I ji,ira ftfiil l ti..r , !-. tM, utv I l'ri. IN i(of..r III. i-f it .U''l llu.lilrr 1 ' I' , ll rnl!riu lii at trr In im. timjf fi,i.,n . Oil. IrAl'txX ftV-upat I-1 IhllTll ' U mt, I ftu .' apI .ri.f,-.r ("ll-.w . him l..n AM. l.h ! ti,,,f ,!.-rl Ic i . hi,.U i'tn'g ft-turl. r it' In lnll j lt.1 o iri n 1 I t.iriy ( .:..., r I Ik. r 1 Mi.tiirvi tu t It.rtr . raitli. ar-l itirn htm ovrr in lnaprvi.T ft'lrn. h In Kan It-afWlaoi III rn-at? In ft train rat tutnarala Ma uturf mn4 aiana la w TJrk. ' "It only I couM da tomsiblitg fur blm!" ib uuriuurtxl. t la turn itinj of liMubU. I Iblnk," air. XlaJonr otnTrJ "IU la nut bl jruu nil.ht rail a roimuu nlrailva) mron, but ray to (hat ba la far from b.lni liarrr In lilmavir. You'll rlu. alien )im'r rv.ly, Ml.. Jiarjr?- Tba JiKir aa lUilJi'iily 010111.4 ami I'raij ruti-rtiiL "lxik airnaa Iba roJ," ba brmtrj. Till ma If lb era la man lu lluo ra lull ami a txinl.r hat, Minik in rlKar. looking arnma livro. Mra. Malony auj ilia Kir I bolb otwyrtl Tba girl aa Iha Aral lu ai'oak. Vi-a.abeanmereJ. lii looking atralcht at theaa alnoxa." t'ralg gruauvtl anj aauk iloD upou a li air. ' l.ravtj ua, it you tili'aai, Mr. Ma lony." ho orjorrd. 'i ll tin, alun I'm rcajy." Tbn InuJIaJy loft tba room alli'iitly. Tho gill i-ama over to hrr uttilo anJ thrnw hir arm around Ma ni'i'k. lie I'MtrJ brr head, fi U lu bla pock rla and draw out a lltlia rl'or bag, from tAhli'h ba aliook a kum-h of vlo- Mor About Orfgo. nUKCON CITY. Of . -1iim 12.-- IM li.ir of t!i Knt'Ti rl- I- I nmii i b your Isjuip of J "i ' 'h I'1 Mr v- 1 CiHii'i-r of Oimivri p.ild yoj a .Uit.; and r..,rt.-a that Ibr rrnirnt plant at , 1rBe faffip th-t ItaairKO Iff hi'Hiw ' 1,141.11. . 1. tlona. My. bal a utartlinc ,'.. ii of A BOLT FROM THE BLUE. CHAPTER XXXI. Tbr aa a peculiar, atmoat f o ra nt f t! at mtit hae N'i'ti for tht p pl of On-con City. Thi eW.rmt of Osrco pot a fp.iiii hitnllar to this alnitit lulu1 a 'ar for Oik hint t!in yrarn. but th bnitra an- K'-ttiiii; riuo-hartlined thai It don't fa-o V:i any nion?. Tbo Idoa now nm to be lo lacV!o oin of thf adjoining ton. .i iiu-v on On-ii'in Cityitf; l"it otr abouldiT to tho fi nn-nt vli.vl at: 1 bi'Ip Hart that plant. No mattiT what the con. -jiiftu to youno-lved or roitini'tnliy. f t thnt ill lx an after ronldoratlon ) from tha aaddle and ran on, aiaiiKiTlug .... La.tl,gt. l k1 '"J U-'n"a- -How kind you ar. to ma!" .he ,f About for y y.rda along the road I.- clalmrJ. .y , ,rihlng!" Dora a lying lu the duat. A volume lie alghrd undrr vhlch aha bad IU.ard ; Xlary." be aald. "perhar, I ahould h.v. alrrady afire. A twig fell from It aa b).n , bt,U(r Qo , M Qu.t at.ggerd up. and hrr -Wirt be- tWitf ,nJ n ,f lln g gan to moulder. Ha tora off bla coat, .till there." wrapped 11 around her, Dat out thu P) & p' fc; r- j Stld rmllftil that .yvm tavlth llafhl Cra whleb waa already blaiing at her footatepa. 1'rraenUy ahe returned. Ha la Juat croaalng the atruet. "Ha rought Too Hard," Qutat Bald Qravaly. "Ha la Oaadl" feet and anati'hed her Iwto bla arnta. Shu opened her cyea for a moment. "Where are we?" bo blaperid. Tbo flro!" That all right," Queat ahouted. "We'll be out of It la moment. Hold tight to my neck." morning when Laura returned from her early ride. The only living perton to be acen wai the Cblnaman. ilttlng on a (tool In front of the agon with t dlah of potatoe between bla knee. ' on to your bone, Laura, and get back ahe antiouncod. "I think tliat beaeema to b coming here." Craig took tb girl for a minute Into bla arttn. , 'tlood by, dear," be aald. "I want you to take thla paper and keep It -Say. that waa a cloao ahave." he . can-fullv. Y.m win 1.- .-.r..,! for .1 faltered, aa he laid Lenora upon the m,v, but j () ground. "Another live mlnutea-well. 1 , vhl,r8 mu,t u K0,.. ,n. wa won 1 talk aoout ll. ui a tirt Dor Mkl.d. bewildered. "Say. where' everyone?" 1-aura ang out. after ahe had loked Into Le nora'a tent and found It empty. The Chinaman looked up at her malevolently. "All gone." ho announced. "Cow boy gone workee, Xllniee gone hurry up find Mr. QucaL" Laura hesitated, puzzled. Juat then the profeaaor came cantering In with a bundle of graja In hla band. He to tba camp." CHAPTER XXXII. "I have aa appointment at 1'rofea aor AahlelKb'a." he told her. "I cannot toll you anything more than that. Ciood by." He klaaed her for a moment pas The profeaaor laid don bla book ,onately. Then auddenly bo lore him and gazed with an amiable amllo to- ,Hf ,wtT. she hear(, b!lll run lt-tltlr warda Uuoat and Lonora. don ,ba ,,alrti instinct led ber "I fear." he remarked, dolefully, to tho back window. She aaw him "that my little treatlao on the fauna of emerge from tba houae and tai down tbo northern Orinoco acarcely appeala the yard. Then aba went to the front to you. Jir. yueat.- The man In the blue aerce waa talklniC No matter if you have I n warned glanced down at th l tlnaman. I Queat, whoae arm waa In a allng. but to the landlady below, she aattk Into by your friends who have lived in the "Good morning. Mis Laura!" he who waa otherwise nono the worse for a cbair, puttied and unhappy. Then aba vicinity of so called wot process or laid. "You don't seem to be getting J bla receut adTenture. pointed out of beard heavy footatepa. Tho door waa dustless plant-t that tho oporaU-n of on with our friend here." he added In the tent opened. The man In tho blue aerge the plan will cover your lawns and n undertone. rarikn.a with cement dust and proV "Pshaw!" the answered. "Who ably mn your home which took years care what a chink thinks! The fob ' Pon t you believe It. profeaaor." he suit entered, followed by tho uroteat- begged. Tre been listening to every ng landlady. word. Hut say, Lenora. Just look at "Thnra'l fin lania In j-nmttiv Iiiipa Why, I watched blm In here not ten minute ago. Now then, young lady, to nullil. I iow a an laiou 1 m worrtea. proiesaor. uaura ana i-Tencn:' t0 worrr thf) yonng iBjy - Mrs Malony You mtit ask no questions at'ont Lenora' gone out after Mr. Quest and , They all three peered anxiously out declared. Irritably. "As for Mr. Craig, the du.t, for probably there will be no the Inspector. She wasn't fit to ride of the opening of tho tent. Laura and t0 j yo'u that he'd gone out " dust. ; a horse. 1 can't make out why .he'. , the Inspector were very .lowly ap- ..Gone C1J. fhr man . M If a four and one half foot retltton attempted It 1 proaching the cook wagon. Uura .,,,, !n . ,MpW .,., in iiiruM utnior ,wr uotr iu aiii, in iub yiuicvaur uubiuiib some uriu j "ui curriux; a large ouncn 01 W1IU not drstltate nor take the time or gla'.e from his shoulder and gazed, flowers, one of which ahe waa In the tro-.ilile to look Into the matter but ateadlly outhward. j act of fastening In French'a button- alun your name immediately, no mat i "It is Just possible," he said, oftly, I bole. ter whether you are slirnins away yot:r "that (be may hare received a warn- j "That fellow French baa got grit." rlchtg or not. ' Ing of that." j Quest declared. "Ha sticks to It all If makes no difference v. hoe name i He pointed with hla forefinger. Laura ' the time. He'll win out with Laura are on or whoso names are not on peered forward. There was something in the end, you mark my words." those petition, for w e have some who which seemed to be Just a faint cloud ; "We've wired for them to meet have erected bull, lines for rent in upon the horizon. The professor j Craig." Quest said, after a short l wego on the uirenth of the cemen- handed her hi glasses. lenco. "I only hone thov don't lot him "Why, Ifg a fire!" the cried. , slip through their finger. I haven't The professor nodded. ) much faith In bis promise to turn up "Just a prairie fire," he replied" at the professor's. Let' see what "very dangerous, though, these dry , Laura and French have to say." . . . easons. The flame move o quickly "Can't see any sense In staving on that If you happen to be In a certain : b.re any longer," was French' imnie position you might easily be cut off." ( dlate decision, "so long as you two Laura turned ber horse round. Invalids feel that you can stick the "Come. on. professor!" she ei-, Journey. Besides, we're using up claimed. "That" what it Is. Lenora' , these fellows' hospitality." gone to try and warn the others." They busied themselves for tho next They rode to tho very edge of the hour or two, making preparation, tract of country which was temporar- j After their evening meal the two men lly enveloped In smoke and flame, walked with Lenora and Laura to Here they pulled In their hordes and j their tent. the professor looked thoughtfully I "I think you girls had. better go to through his field glasses. bed," Quest suggested. "Try and get Laura gave a little cry and pointed a long night's sleep." with her riding whip. About twenty 'That's all very well," French re yards farther on, by the side of the marked, "but if only eight o'clock. road, was a Bmall white object. She What about a stroll, Miss Laura, Just plant operating and by all mean these parties must not lie disappoint ed. We also have little get tocoth r meetings here occasionally so that we may feel of the bumps on cai h others heads and see in iiat lines we are deficient: and finally wind up t!'. meeting by be-Iittiiiitr thee who in not asree with us or who have iii courage to stand up for their ril:'.s. I'nless you lire illinc to do ail "h's you are t ni issbaek, a knocker, a tumbling blin k to progress, and something to be despised and dnv.-!i out of the country. Hut it is not up to you to make these accusations and spit ven im ev ery time you open your mouth to speak, for these privllaes we. re serve for the crippled and the blind. As In vnnr pilitnrinl in u'htrh von refer to 'a ii'cr'.hatit who made the oa'"'rel n. swung herself from her up to the ridge?" remark that the operation of tne ce-, merit factory would brinu more 3,.or;.'! and consequently inure com: tilion permit me lo up. v. that in my oou.ei ;a tion with tit" present business 1 1 ,.;1' of Oswego I find that th-y are i:, per-1 fed accord with your views and state ! that any merchant opposing any l(,'i;i- mat1? hublncss or industry on those grounds certainly is a musli:!c!:. ; Hut in tracing that remark I find . It originated from an old hai-oe. ;i ! whom the pontile !n not consider a business man as h- hps been out m! j business in Oswego since the t-p.ini; ot 1892. ! In fact I fail to find any one v.iiu isj opposed to the operation of .lie r-i!- ment plant or any oilier plant so 1-inp : ns they conduct themselves in i. law-! ful and proper manner. They nier'.-ly ! resent some of the methods eiiijiioyjil : and insist that every citl.en ban rights ! that should he respected. I horse and picked it up. . "Lenora's handkerchief!" she cried. The professor waved his arm west ward. "Here come Quest and the Inspec tor. They are making a circuit to avoid the fire. The cowboy with them must have shown them the way. We'd better hurry up and find out if they've seen anything of Mis Lenora." They galloped across the rough country towards the little party, who were now clearly in sight. From the center of one of the burn ing patches they saw a riderless horse gallop out, stop for a moment with bis head almost between his forelegs, shake himself furiously and gallop blindly on again. Laura would have turned ber horse, but the professor checked ber. "Let us wait for Quest," he advised. The cowboy, riding a little behind the two others, bad unlimbered hla Ab secretary of the Osweso Com-, lariat, swung It over his head and se- Laura hesitated for a moment and glanced towards Lenora. "Please go," the latter begged. "I really don't feel like going to sleep , Just yet." j i'll look after Lenora," Quest prom-' ised. "You have your walk. There' the professor sitting outside his tent. Wouldn't you like to take him with, you? " I - fn -1-. -1 3 . -J--- . . , , ..' t :",.,. . ' -I thill not." Iha girt objected. "My undo told ma. If anything bapened to him, that I wa to remain born." "And remain bora she shall, a long a aha likes," Mr. Malony tualatwd. "1'va given my promlao, loo, to look after her. and Mr. Craig knowa thai I am an bonrat woman." "You nmy be thai." tbn man re plied, "but It a Juat a well for you both to underatand thla. I'm from the pollen and what I lay goo. No barm will com to tha girl. Mra. Malony, and she shall coins back bora, but for tho prom nt aha la going to accompany me to headquarter. If you ntako any trouble, I only have to blow my whis tle and I ran fill your bouse with po licemen." Ml go." the girl whlapernl In alienee aha put nn lior hat and coat, lu alienee aho drove with til 111 lo tho police station, where aha wa shown at onco Into the inapoctor' of fice The man who had brought ber whispered for a moment or two with bla c'.lef (ltd handed him the paper. Inspector French road It and whla tied aoftly. Ho took up lb tclcphon by bla aide. "Say, you've inmethlng of a find hero," be remarked to tha plain clothes man. "Tut me through to Mr. Qtleat. picnic," hn added, speaking Into the receiver. Tho two men w diapered together. The girl atolo from ber placo and turned over rapidly the pages of a di rectory which wa on the round labia before her. Sho found the "A'a" quick ly. Her eye fell upon the uumo of Aahlolgh. Sho repeated tho addraa to herelf and glanced around. The two men were atlll whispering. For the moment aho waa forgotten. Sho tolo on Upton across the room, ran down the atono stops and hastened Into the street mot them In Iha hall Ho. too. aremo.1 lo havo but In amua ritoiil hla rua lomary vquaulmlly. "I'oiita thla way. my frlonda." h In tiled. "If Craig honpa hi wold, b will ba bora now within a few mlu .tea Thla wy." Th r.ilt.ita.i.1 him Into t li aa library. Chair wrro arranged around the labia ''lm In tha nilddlo nf tha room and limy all ant down Tho profeaaor look out Ma watch. It wa five minute to ten "In a few nilnulra."1 bo continued oloinnly, "Ihla wi lcht la to ba lifted from Iha mlu la of all of ua. 1 bat rotna to tha conclualon that on Ihl ore. alon Crnlg will keep bla word. I am "Kay, what bat yon got Iba r r KrtHi ll ocbood U.iM aiaiiilnad lb allalig lonklag luiiip of Hialal sla.lllf 1 ha Uiotl en llo us II, In about II aaoiiiad lo ba thai ll waa absolutely aound and ahuaod to aigii uf daiiia. la urud lo lb riifpaaof. ' I Hiink '011 are lb niily una bo will . alda lo appiatlala Itila, (rufna. aor," ha lamarkad "looktH It I a fia.iiiiiil of HilU dlallml ail 4 i,ii,i 1I11I (u liiino of oputan " i;i,r)oiia baokeil puialod 'Put what," lannia li'jiilraj, 1 tipiilanf "ll la a h" metal." (Jural i.lli,i. gratrly, loaalda Wblili ailul.llal bat b-i l dlrtHlhig a graal dual nf at trbllnn laUly. II ba Ih por of col ic tin all Ilia atoi'trti lly fniu tba air aiiiund ua Thara ara a doaaaj pr..pl 11. at Iha prtnt liniment, con ducting rpirtiiiiila with II for Iba pmpi.aa of iiirapnlng alMtrlc llgbl. If wa bad tx-ei lit Iba room ln aao niida aiNiiii-r " lla pauaed algiilflcantlr. Than ba a ung round ou hla bil. Craig, a now pitiful (ibjM-l, bla band nartouo ly lattiMiig. bl fata ghaatly, wa rowrrllig III Iha barkfrvund. "Your laat Hula orfort. Craig r ba dotiiandi d. lernty. Craig mada no reply. Tba profea aor, who bad dlaappeared for a Ulo I11111I. ram bark lo Ihetn. ' Ibrro la a (mailer noin acroa tb ball," ba said, "ablch will do for our purpose " Craig suddenly turned and faced them "I havo changed my mind," ba ald. "I havo nothing to 111 you IK hat you will with ma. Taka ma to tba Tomha, deal with nia any way you rhooeo, bi' I bava bulbing lo aay " Qucal x, Inted a tbrealenliig finger "Your laat voluntary word, perhapa." b said, "but arleuca I still your mat ter, Craig Hiii-nfe ba brou.hl many crlmluala lo their doom, ll alull taka II luru with you. Iliing hi 111 along, French. my dudy. There I a way of dei! with film" Qurat fi It bl forehead and found II not ro. mind, but I believe that he ,n'P Thro ' under lain Hie houaa at Ihla nreaolil l.io.nout ; 01" " " " ''. 1 havo beard movemcnta In tho room which belonged to blm. I bvn not Interfered. I havo boon content to wait." "Ho ha at loaat not tried rcapv" Queat remarked "French horn brought liew of blm Ho baa been living with hi nloco very quietly, but without any particular attempt at ronrealiuent or any aluna of wishing to Irav Iba city." "I had that girl brought to my ortlca," lYi-nch remarked, "barely an hour ago, but sho slipped away while wo wore talking. Sny, what'a that?" They all roaa quickly to their feat. In a momentary lull ol tha itorm they could hear distinctly a girl shrill th mirror where Ibey could all e It, Tba profeaaor stood a lit tin In tbo bi kuround. Iiura and lench wore Ida by Ida, gating .1 dlslndd e)i-a at tbo blank mirror, and lnora was doing bur beat to unit tin the ter rified girl. Talr Queat In-th rm together and one ba almost reeled. 'If tbo fixht of hi life." h mut- I tered at last, "but I'v got blm. ' Almost aa bo apok they could r Craig' reslalanra begin to weaken. Tha tenseness of hla form related. Quest a will waa triumphing. Blow ly In Iha mirror Ibey aaw a little pic ture creeping from tho outline Into definite, form, a picture of tho profea- railing from oulaldo. followed by tb j library. Crwlg hlmaelf wa there .1 - a . 1 - Wllh e nrlap ami m l an.l a 1,1 a - a. ciamor 01 angry voices. i a "..a. -..e! 1 hm lliat's Hi. elrl " t-"Tench I ' lt hi band. "I Cannot Tell You Anything More. Good-By." I I CHAPTER XXXIV. Tho professor, who wa comfort ably seated In Quest' favorite eaay chair, glanced at hi watch and ahook his head. "I am afraid, my friend," bo said, "that Craig's nerve has fulled him. A voluntary surrender was perhaps too much to hope for." Quest smoked for a moment In si lenco. Ills servant entered bearing a note. "Thla was left a few minutes ago, lr," ho announced, "by a messenger boy. There was no answer required." Tho man retired. Quest unfolded tho sheet of paper. His expression suddenly changed. "Listen!" ho exclaimed. To Sanford Quest: Gather your people In Professor Ashlelgh's library at ten o'clock to night. I will be there and tell you my whole atory. JOHN CRAIG. The professor ant for a moment speechless. "Then bo meant It, nftor nil!" ho guess you'd bettor cough up the truth Where's this precious undo of yours?" "My uncle has gone out," the girl exclaimed at last, rnnllml itr.iuint' hnranlf nn "Ho loft "Seems like it." Ouest admitted. "I'll Laura glanced Indignantly at him as five minutes ago." i Just tolephono to French." they strolled out, and Lenora laughed ' What's that In your hand?" he de- Tho professor roso to his feet, manded. knocked the ash from his cigar, strug- softly. How dared you suggest such a "Something my uncle gavo mo bo- gled into his coat and look up bla hat. thing!" she murmured to Quest "Do ; fore he went out," the girl replied. Then he waited until Oiest bad coin look at them. The Inspector wants "I haven't looked at It vet mvsolf." pletcd his conversation. The latter' her to take his watch and she can't j "Give it here," ho ordered. ' face had grown grave and puzzled. It "uddonly filled wilh a blnze of bluo quite make up her mind about it. Why, j she spread It out upon the tablo. I was obvious that bo wa rccolvlng In- light. It enmo at first in a thin llaah Laura's getting positively frivolous." ! "You may look at It If you choose," formation of Bomo Importance Ho from tho window to tbo table, becume When the Inspector returned Quest ! she aerecd. "Mv uncle did not tell put down tho Instrument at last with Immediately multiplied a thousand exclaimed. "She'd been looking up tha profrasor'a address in a directory." They all hurried out Into Iha ball. The plainclothes man whom they bad left on guard was standing there with hi hand upon Craig's collar. Tbo girl, sobbing bitterly, wa clinging to hi arm. Craig wu making desperal efforts to escupo. IHrectly ba saw tba 1 title party Ukuo from tho library, how ever. th strength loomed to puss from bis limbs, llo remained In tho clutches of his captor, limp and luiph-sa. ' "I caught tho girl trying (o muka her way Into the house," tho latter ex plained. "Sho called nut and thla man camo running downstair, right Into my artua." "It la qulto all right," the profeaaor said, in a dignified tono. "You may reloano them both. Craig wa on bl way to keep an apoiutmeiit here at ten o'clock. Quest, will you and tha Inspector bring him In? Let us re sume our places at tho table ' j Thu little procession mndo In way down the hull. Tho girl waa still clinging to her undo. "What are they going to do to you, theso people?" she sobbed. "Thoy sba'n't hurt you. Thoy sliu'n'tl" Lenurii passed her urm around tba girl. "Of course not, dear," she. said, soothingly. "Your uncle lias count of! bl own frco will to answer a few questions, only I think It would bo better if you would lot mo " Lenora never finished her sentence. Thoy had reached the entranco now to tbo library. Tho professor wa stand ing In thu doorway with extended band, motioning them to tuko their places nt tho tablo. Then, with no form of warning, the room seemed "If coming!" 1-enora moaned. Queat alood perfectly tense. Th picture auddenly flashed Into brilliant t ' T,Jt, '-a. a , ' I k-a,-. iC-',"'." handed him a telegram To Inspector French, Allguez, N. M.: Very sorry. Craig gave us ilip after leaving depot. Niece dlaappeared from address given. No cluea at present mercial club, I wish to submit the I cured the runaway. Quest galloped up j When are you returning? plain facts in the Osweuo Commercial '. to where Laura and the professor were i club case and leave it to the reader to j waving frantically. ! Judge for hlmseir as to who or whal ! "Say, that' some fire!" Quest ex is right or wrong, claimed. "Did you people come out to The Oswego Commercial club was ' see It?" I organized a number of years ago with 1 "No, we came to find Lenora!"! quite a larga membership including i Laura answered, breathlessly. "That' French swore softly for a moment. Then he dropped into a chair. "This," he declared, "is our unlucky evening." me not to show it to anyone." They read It together. The few lines seemed to be written with great care. They took, indeed, the form of a legal document, to which wa af fixed tho seal of a notary and tho name of a witness: a curt word of-farewcll. times, pluycd round the tnblo In The professor moved toward the sparks, which suddenly expanded to door. sheets of leaping, curling flu mo. Tho "If only this may prove to be tha roar of thunder shook the very fouu- end!" he sighed. datlon of the house and thon silence. Quest spent tho next hour or so in For several ocond not one of thnm restless deliberations. There wera seemod to have the powor of speech a v" t W ?.' " '' Y - v 1.' I. . aa C , .", " ,' f'- . ' .-- ! Si I! tell 4 L j 'J r; ... . V ' the promoters of the cement plant and for three or four months was a thriving organization. And among the numerous matters taken up the cement industry was not slighted. But the club eventually died a slow and peaceful death, only to be brought back to life by Mr. Prosser and four or five other citizens who had the wel fare of this community at heart, among them myself. This mere handful struggled alom? the bBt they could, they didn't meet for the purpose of furthering the In terests of any private corporation cr Individual or for attacking or black guarding any one whose views wer different from theirs, but n.ef regu larly, paid their 25c per month dues and did what was in their power In help the community The meetings were all public, every one was welcome to attend and state their view without tear of being In sulted If their view happened to be different. Mr. Cooper joined this organization about November, 1913, paid his SOc In ber borse. She started to meet you She must be somewhere " "Lenora?" Quest Interrupted, fierce ly. "What do you mean?" "When I got back to camp," Laura continued, rapidly, "there wasn't a soul there except the Chinaman. He told me that Lenora bad ridden off a few minutes before to find you. We came to look for her. We found her handkerchief on the road there, add that's her borBe." CHAPTER XXXIII. The woman who had just laid tho cloth for a homely evening meal smiled across at the girl who stood at tho window. "If all ready now directly your uncle comes home," she announced. Mrs. Malony came to the girl's side. ''Your poor uncle looks as though a little peace would do him good," she remarked. The girl sighed. "I, John Crala, belna about to re- still many things which puzzled him. An amazing thing bad happonod. Tho ..... .... .. 1 . 1 . . 1 I T - nnl. I .. 1 . 1 - . 1. M.I.1U n 1 1, ,.... I eeive tno just punishment for all my ai anoui a quarter pum mnu inum i mmo m mo imuum ui mo mum aim, hereby bequeath to my nleco, and Laura arrived, dressed for their wa a chnrrcd fragment, the chair Mary Carlton, all moneya and prop- expedition. j erty belonging to me, a liat of which "I'm afraid we are In for a bad ahe will find at thla addre. I make thunderstorm, gins, yuesi remaraeu. one condition only of my bequest, and Laura laughed. I beg my niece to fervently respect It. 1 It I that aho never of her own eon ont or knowledge (peak to anyone of th name of Ashlelgh, or aatoclate with any of that name. JOHN CRAIG. The man folded up the paper. 'I'll take care of this," he ald. "It' automobile' were every ono blackened romnant "A thunderbolt !" French gasped at last. Quost wa the first to cross the room. From the table to the outside window was one charred, black line which had burnt It way through tho "Who care? The there, Mr. Quest." "Let' go, then," he replied. They descended Into tho street and carpet. He threw open the window drove to the professor's house In si- The wire whose course ho bad fob lence. Even Laura was feeling the lowed ended hero with a little lump train of these last hours of anxiety, of queer substance. He broko tt off On the way they picked up French from the end of tho wire, which wn your, right enough. We'll Just need and a plain-clothe man and the whole absolutely brittle and naturcle, and to borrow It for a time, Go and get party arrived at their destination Just brought It Into the room, your hat and coat on, mis." a tho torra broke. The professor "What I It?" Lenora faltered. "I Caught the Girl Trying t Mk Her Way Into th House." cloaruoB. They saw Crnlg' feature with almost lifelike detail. From the corner of that room where tho profo or wa standing, camo a smothered groan. It was u terrifying, a pnruly. ring moment. Even tho sllimco seemod charged will) awful tilings. Then sud denly, without any warning, tho pic ture faded completely away. A cry, which was almost a bowl of anger, broke from Quest' Hp. Craig had fallen sideways from bis chair. There was nn ominous chnngn In his face. Something scorned to hare passed from the atmosphoro of the room, bo mo tense and nnmoless quality. Quest moved forward and laid bl bnnd on Crulg'a heart. The girl wa on her knee, (creaming. "Take her away," Quost whispered to Lonora. "What about him?" French demand ed, a Lonora led the girl from the room. "He fought too hard," Quest said, gravely. "Ho 1 dead. Profoor " They all looked around. The ipot where be had been standing was empty. The professor hud gone. (TO ntS CONTINUED.) show himself till about April 28, 1:iiS, th- appearance of his tryini; to hold whin he made his appearance at the the resolution up he would turn over cluhrooms, bringing a numlier ; 1 the chair to the vice president so thai prospective member who Immediate-1 It might be passed and signed by lh ly Joined by signing the membership . then acting president. roll. This, however, did not suit Mr. A resolution relative to thi. ceinem Cooper and his followers, who there plant was Introduced by tiiPtii andi upon proceeded in their way to de i.assed that same night, which res.olu-! dare the chair vacant and elect Mr. tb-il was lo be signed by the presi-j Huffman as president. dj;l. This th, president (Mr. Pro- You will notice Mr. Cooper makes B'.-ri for reasons of hia or, did not I the assertion that this was done unan-T-isfc to do. imously, while I positively state and At the next meeting when the reso- Mr. Cooper knows It was not nnanl- Itiatlon fee, attended two or three' Iu. ion came up Mr. Prosper stated mous by any means. meetings and then practically did not that to avoid any unple-uanlnrgs or' After this meeting adjourned Mr. Cooper then paid his back dues amounting to something like $4.30. Mr. Cooper and bis follower then filed articles of incorporation i elected their officers as by him slated. Thp ririirfiiii! (lLu'an rnrnmurclnl ciuii nas retained all or its omcers, holds its meetings and shall exert Its energies toward the welfare of Os wego and the surrounding country, and I sincerely wish the Incorporated dub success In any undertaking they may undertake for the public good. In regard to the funds, the Oswego Commercial dub has made a proposi tion to the Oswego Commercial clubj Incorporated, that all money In the treasury paid by those who are now members of tho Incorporated club be turned over to their organization and the balance of the funds, or In other words, money derived from dues ol the faithful few, or members of the original Oswego Commercial dub be given to the Oswego Volunteer Fire department, which proposition after being strenuously oppotv-d by Mr. Cooper was accepted by the Incorpor ated club only to be reconsidered and said acceptance withdrawn at their next meeting. A for your remark In your editor-. iul about Oswego being so backward and held buck by Itself, permit me to sny that you must have boon misin formed, as I fall to see it In that light. As wo have a public school that we are proud of and our city Is making ex tensive Improvements under the guid ance of an efficient mayor and har monious oily council; it seems to me that anyone but a blind man could easily see that Oswego Is forging right ahead. I fed certain that the citizens of Oswego have the most kindly feelings toward Oregon City and county offi cials regardless of the fact that we are somewhat isolntod on account of not huvlng car services between the two places. We lire In hopes that this obslado limy bo removed soon nnd that we may know ench other better. In (he meantime uny one wishing to enlighten themselves on any matter In connection with Oswego is welcome to come and sen for IhemselveH, for the past as well as the present of our citizens Is open to Inspection and I hope thin will apply to the corpora tions M well. ARTHUR McVEY, Oswego, Oregon.