TH E TIM ES ed that the apparition I bad sesn was THE WITCH OF DAHLGREN A Witch In Fancy, but Not In Fact By C L A R IS S A M A C K IE « v r w * ■ * • * ■ » * ■ * ■ * * * ■ * * * « « '* * '* '* '* '• '• * P ORTLAND CONSULAR A N D that o f some crazed person. Neverthe­ VICE CONSULAR OFFICES. less there was an air o f mystery about the whole matter, and the village gos- ___ sip concerning the so called witch de­ The following comprise the list termined me to stroii around there late Curious Play of the Winds In the of consular and vice consular o f­ In the evening. I did so near mid­ night and was rewarded by a strange Yosemite Valley, fices represented in Portland: sight _______ Consular Offices. Iit^ u hous'e.‘ w h ^ T ? ¿ “u i f ^ . t e V n * E BB AND FLOW WITH T H E SUN Chile —A. R. Vejar. by a glint of light from one curtained _____ window, I heard the trampling o f T h e se A i r C u rr e n t s e r A i r F a lls A re Se China— Moy Back Hin, 233 Sec­ horses' hoofs and there broke from the R e g u la r T h a t T h e y M a y A lm o st Be ond street. tangled growth in front o f the bouse T im e d — M ir r o r L a k e and the S p ra y a dim white shape that I knew to be Costa Rica— 6 . C. Ames, 732 C om be at B rid a l V a il Falla. a horse and a suggestion of dim white Marquam building. above that I was convinced must be Did you know there are air falls in the face and hair o f the witch of Dahl- the atmosphere Just as real and ap­ Germany— 0 . Lohan, 31 Hamil gren. Beside her rode a black bulk parent as are the waterfalls you have that must have been another rider on to often viewed with admiration and ton building. a black horse, and for the Instant 1 delight because of their natural beau­ Great Britain— James Laidlaw, thought the witch must be riding with ty? In the famed Yosemite valley the Ainsworth building. her master, the devil himself. most Interesting feature Is, to the sci­ 'I had to fall back in the bushes to entist perhaps, Its winds. Japan— M. Ida, 219 Henry save myself from^ielng trampled upon, The winds there are seldom more building. so furious was their dash into the road. . . , „ ,,, i than light zephyrs, moody and caprl- They turned away from the vl lage clous th# ordlnar tourlst, but when Mexico— F. A. Spencer, 46 Front toward the open country and disap- rlght|j, understood one of the wonders street North. peared Gentlemen I was curious f h va], Thege ,t r e a t in g facta enough to remain there until heir re- are ,d „ Profe88or F. E. Matthes of Peru— Barrette Carlos, care C. turn an hour later when a pale moon , tb„ Un|ted S(ateg geolo(flcal 8urvey In H. Rasmussen. peeped from the drifting clouds. the slerra club BulletIn. Ib ey were riding slowly now. and ln n0 otber lace ta tbe entlre world Switzerland— A. C. Bigger. the woman was pleading with the , perhaps are the air currents more sys­ other rider, a man. I could see her tematic and regular than in the Yosem wringing her white hands, and her Vice Consuls. Ite vallev. be says. In the first place, voice, a low, sweet contralto, did not the sun naturally heats the ground sound like that o f a deranged person. more rapidly than It does the air. Belgium— C. Henri Labbe, Lab- Her accents were cultivated, but the Thus every hillside basking I d the sun be building. man spoke roughly in reply, and I becomes a heat radiator and gradually heard her break Into sobs as he hus­ Chile—John Reid, 514 Lumber i warms the air above It, so that the air, tled her toward the bouse and they becoming lighter, begins to rise. Exchange. disappeared beyond It. Later I heard But under these conditions the air the crashing of branches as If the Great Britain— J. Ernest Laid­ [ does not rise vertically because the air horses were being led off through the directly over It Is still cool and Is press law, Ainsworth building. woods back of the hut, and, now that Ing downward. Therefore up the sides I think o f it, it must have been In the France— C. Henri Labbe, Labbe of the warm slope the heated air makes direction o f this hotel." Its way. That Is why the tourist mak building (consular agent). Benton frowned as ho opened the I Ing his way np the mountain slope stove door and tossed In the end of Netherlands — John William with the sun on his back finds bis own his cigar. “ I’ve often felt that I’d dust traveling upward with him In a Mathes, 213 Wells-Fargo building. like to Investigate the matter. You i choking cloud. see, I had to leave early the next Nicaragua and Honduras— R. But on coming down the same trail, morning, and this Is the first time I’ve Chilcott, a06 McKay building. when the face o f the slope is in the struck tills town since then, but my shadow, the dust ever descends with Sweden— Valdemar Liddell, 26 first question when I met a man I knew wus, ‘ Is your witch still here?’ the traveler ln the same Irritating North Sixth street. cloud. When the face of the mountain And he said she was. There's a mys- . . . .. . , .. , , , RIVERS IN THE AIR The three traveling men drew closer around the hot stove In the parlor of the little hotel at Dablgren, Pa. Ben­ ton, tl., cigar salesman, was contin­ uing a conversation that bad begun at the supper tuble a short while before. •‘Gentlemen,” he said Impressively, “ 1 know It sounds mighty fishy, but I actually did see what they call ‘The Witch of Uahlgren!’ ” "W hen?” asked Cooper, the clothing drummer. "On my Inst trip to this forlorn hole,” was Benton’s caustic reply. "And that was?"— “ I.nst April. It's a short story. Want to hear about It?” "Yes, go ahead.” urged the third member of the group, Joel Gifford, who represented a great wholesale grocery house. He was a tall, good looking, quiet sort of man, well liked everywhere. There had been a trag­ edy in his life which many had guess­ ed at, but few knew the real facts in the case. Benton passed the cigars around and lighted one for himself. “ Now, gentlemen," he began, "please understand that I shall not feel in the least offended If you do not believe what I am about to tell you, but It really happened to me In this town Last April I arrived here In the regu lar course of my travels and put up at this same hotel. I was the only guest that night, and after supper I got to talking with our host, whom you may have sized up to be Just what he is— a narrow minded country bumpkin." “ You’re right,” agreed Cooper tery in the matter, becau se"- Benton !®„lD.„th! promptly. the face o f the slope and Is pressing paused and stared thoughtfully at the j Joel Gifford smiled and shook his Its way down Into the valley. toe o f his polished hoot. head. “ I onn't express an opinion, Just as soon as the sun leaves the “ Because"— suggested Cooper impa­ Benton, because I haven't seen the slope of the mountain the earth be- tiently. chap. This Is the first time I’ ve cov­ .. , I gins to lose Its heat by radiation and ered this territory.” ii M,'1»0 i !?. ' o f e. ® J nf^ I in a very short time is really cooler rider that night sounded mighty like | than tbe Qlr Tbe ,ayer of alr nert “ You haven't missed much 1n not Lin- i ... _ , .. . making his acquaintance," growled the voice o f mine host here, ’ B | the face o f the hillside chills by con­ Benton, continuing his narrative. “ As den," returned Benton In a low tone. tact with the earth and. becoming Joel Gifford aroused himself from I said. I fell Into conversation with heavier ns It condenses, begins to press Linden and asked him a question that the half lounging position he had as­ down along the slope. Thus there are sumed when Benton liegan his narra- J hud been on the tip of my tongue for normally the warm up draft on the several hours—In fact, ever since I had live, and. although he hnd been a j sunny slope and the cold down draft close listener to the story, bis own heard a woman threatening her chil­ on the side In the shadow. In a wind dren with the wrath of the old witch thoughts must have made a sad run­ less region like the Yosemite this rule ning accompaniment to the tale, for on the crossronds. ‘You certainly may be depended upon at almost anv haven't got a witch In this common­ his eyes were full o f troubled reminis­ time. cence. place town?' I asked him Jokingly. But ln the Yosemite, with Its bold He lifted Ills eyes to the mantel­ 'T o r a moment he was silent, and cliff topography, these upward and piece, where an old fashioned mirror then he strokisl his long black beard downward air currents are somewhat hung In such a position that It reflect­ and muttered: ‘ We certainly have, Mr, ed the door Into the hall. Joel G if­ Interrupted. On every sunny slope Benton. The crossroads is u good place ford saw a picture framed In that bold cliffs create shadows, and conse­ to keep away from.' doorway, and he half rose from his quently there are downward air cur “ 'Why?' I demanded. chair nml pointed with a shaking fin­ rents or local breezes dally at regular '“ Because there is an old woman hours as tbe shadows come and go. ger at the face he saw In the glnss. there who can work a charm or cast Glacier Point Is one place In partlcu It was the face of a tall, black an evil spell over anybody. Man, 1 hoarded man. with a narrow head and lar In which Professor Matthes says know It!' And the old fellow got quite little black eyes gleaming wickedly be this shadowy effect on the air cur excited. Death bushy brows. He was staring rents may readily be tested by casting “ 'You're Joking. Bill Linden,' I nt Joel Gifford ns If fascinated by the small bits of paper Into the air. As laughed. younger man’s face. There was fe­ the afternoon wears on and the shad “ He scowled like the villain that he rocity In his gaze, as well as surprise ows In tbe vnlley gather the cold draft must be from his looks. 'Mr. Benton, nml fenr. In tbe hills pours dowuward. forming when I tell you that that woman has "W ho Is that man?" cried Joel Gif­ the vnlley like a great river and How Ing on to the plains below Every side ruined my life you'll understand that 1 ford excitedly as he whirled nround know what I'm tnlklng about. She toward tho doorway. canyon and valley sends its re-enforce­ ought to have been hanged years ago— It's Bill Linden. our landlord!” ments. like the tributaries of a great that's the way they did with the cried Benton. And then he pulled river, to this general air current flow­ witches in the olden days. If 1 had Gifford violently aside, for there was ing onward to the plain. my way she'd liang high now!' And the deafening report o f a pistol, and With the return of the morning sun he fell to muttering to himself and the bullet that luul been Intended for the earth at the tops of tbe bills is cursing. Gifford found another mark and shat­ warmed nnd the downward current ln “ ‘Guess I'll go and have a look at tered the mirror. There was another | the air is suspended. The updraft soon her,' I said half Jokingly. report, anil the landlord o f the Dahl- begins as the sun sbjnes Into the val­ “ ‘ You better not.' I was warm'd. greu hotel dropped dead upon the floor, leys. The air currents are so regular that they may almost be limed 'She keeps a gun and winged Mason killed by Ills own « Irked hand. Smith when he got drunk one day and Few realize, says the author of the Gifford reached him first and turned attacked her house. Just opened her him over and looked closely at the paper, that It Is ou these reversing air window and took aim. and Mason dead man's fare, "lie Is dead." be currents that one of the chief attrac­ went around with his arm in a sling said briefly, and (lieu, rising, he eon- tions of the Yosemite depends. Mir­ for three months after that.' tinned to the little crowd of people ror lake, to he viewed at its best, must “ 'Is she an old woman?' 1 asked. that had gathered at the sound o f the he seen In the early dawn, when the '•'Must ho, was the reply 'Hair as pistol shots: "Gentlemen, lids man Is reflections are most perfect. white as snow. The lake is stillest aud Its surface not Bill Linden. That must tie an as- "'W h ere did she com« from?’ I In sullied name, for lie has hern well most mlrror llke when the cold night qulred known to the world ns Chnfleld Chap­ currents have ceased and the uprising “ 'Nobody knows. Suddenly appear­ man. a well known banker who disap­ day currents o f air have not yet be­ ed In that little deserted house on the peared five years ago and who was gun Yet unless one Is punctual he crossroads about five years ago Nev­ supposed to tie dead. At the same will miss the chief beauty o f tbe place, er comes out In daytime, but I've seeu time he disappeared my young wife. for this perfect stillness Is ns brief as her face at the window, ami some say who «-as Ids only daughter, nlso dis* j (6e turn o f the tide, that she rides at night on a snow white appeared from my house, and from a 1 ba evening nnd during the night, horse. I don't know whether to be­ note that reached me a few days later when the down draft of nir from the lieve that or n ot' I could only Judge Hint both of them ‘oouutaln sides Is strong, the stream “ 'You might as well believe the were dead The note was signed by " f ,',K’ 1 " lr Pl»""lng down the slope whole thing while you're about It, my my father In law. and he said that ns I'lungea over cllfis. Just ns water la friend,' 1 gtlimed at him. and I Im he lull) fulled In business he would end s«*en to faM fro111 similar heights On tnedlately went down to the crossroads till and ___ _ ___ ________ I that ___ lie would lake Gertrude ‘ be Yosemite falls or the Neva- and took n siroll along the lonely way with him. My search for them both ,la fal|s ,ral1» this air fall curiosity la that cut through dense woods Why. fins covered live years, and It must j rei>dlly encountered iu the evening, they must be back of this hotel!" end tonight, for I believe 1 linve found During the daytime, on the other Benton paused to ¡ellglit his cigar the solution to the mystery. hand, the air rises vertically along tbe and to marvel for a moment on the “ Clinfield Chapman was passionately i °6ffs nnd UP Into the hanging valleys, Idea that had Just taken possession of fond of Ids only child and always taking part of the spray from tho falls him Then lie restions! : "About u mile hated me because I loved and married along with It. A pretty example of down the noni I sa«- a lonely little her. It Is my belief that he lured her the air carrying tbe spray from the house—more o f a cabin than n house- away and lias kept her prisoner tu this fall upward may oe seen at Bridal set bnek In the woods and overgrown hut In the woods tan k here, allowing Veil falls, «-here two little combs of to the very door with underbrush. tier to ride forth only nt night for air spray, one on each side o f tbe stream, Smoke curbs! from the chimney, and nnd exercise Gentlemen, the wlteh of steadily curve upward over the brink As soon ns the sun Is off the cliff 1 was staring nl the windows when all | I'alilgren Is my wife!" at once n face appeared at one o f them. Accompanied by n crowd of Interest- ****** gl,raY combs cease to exist. I could not see whether she was young ed villagers, the three traveling men or old. but the face was white as a Hastened to the house In the «-»aids A n Attraction. "I hear your new minister is very sheet and on either side o f It hung j ami broke open Its barred lb Mir There, two heavy braids of snow white hair, j facing them with beautiful white face efficient.” “ Oh. yes." The great dark eyes were turned to- j frozen Into fenr and her grief whlteu- ward me, nml two arms were lifted »si locks hanging In heavy braids over "How about his wife? Is she doing either In supplication or malediction. her shoulders, «-as Gertrude Gifford, anything to bring people to church?" "For an Instant I was rooted to the Joel's lost bride. “ Indeed she Is! Wears a different spot, nnd then I nibbed my eyes In At tier scream of Joyful recognition gown every Sunday “ -Washington wonderment, for suddenly she Jerked ns her husband took her In tits arms Hern Id backward, almost as If some one was once more the people k-i--k.il out of behind her compelling her sway from the house and left the fkunlted couple Gossip Is a beast of prey that doua the window She disappeared from alone with their happiness, not wait for the death of the creatura view, and ! walked on. qnlts convlne- Thus passed the witch of Pahlgrso. It devours -O eore* Meredith. Ed Lewis, who rejoices under the misnomer of “ orator” for the I. W. W., with a voice like a foghorn, stood on the streets the other night and spewed forth anathemas against Portland clergymen, not one of whom has ever harmed, or attempted to. He heaped ridicule upon the Christian religion. 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