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LA. GILINDU E7ENTNG 0E3ERVE3 i r I MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1915. -t J.J - i . m " '.j fhr wifi""iMiiii 1 " jjw Xjl'r - '..-'r 5 Llilh;li'l'ilW j j Jiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ! ; ... ;. : dVfrfl III 111 ip TniSiiiiiiillll;)lly)illl!!liiiliiMiiP-t,'---: ' I &ha$est V . . , t , ; " . T It takes but a stroke or two of the pencil to mention new dress goods; but no word, nor - r pencil; nor coloring could do justice to such novelties' as go to make up our great Spring showing. ' Its a marvellous display. Hundreds of separate tints, bright " living colors. Jj 'jj Tones in perfection everywhere. . , AND WASH FABRICS. YOUR SPRING SEWING : RELIABLE: , KSRCHAND1SE $ THE 1 A NorelUed Verlon ot th . 1 rflm Mtnufacturint Company, CHAPTER XXI. "Only an idol.' , ,, I HEN the chest was hot on deck, - dripping with ocean slime, corroded and mysteri ous. Hurry Wllkerson stared at It etupldly. His mind went back ;Jown the years to that night when Thomas Gallon scheming for bis lit ;jle daughter bad. drawn a plan by candlelight, to the quarrel, to his own desperate flight and escape. -3 c And now he was ubout to see for the - first time the fatal paper to know the secret of tbe wealth of the "Master Key." He forgot his surroundings. It was Jean Darnell who recalled him to the present gbe leaned over his shoulder as be knelt, and the per fume of ber breathed Into bis nostrils. He looked up. laughed and then or dered the box taken aft- - "I was dreaming." be. said slowly. Then be looked M her directly, and - she saw the Same In bis eyes. "Why dream when things are com- Ing truer' sbe parried. " "I wonder whether they will nil come ' true," lie Bald moodily and followed the chest nft. The curious sailors set the box down and waited. It was evident from their attitudes that they expected to see nothing less than great treasure. Oth erwise, whjr this costly expedition? ' But Wllkerson did not start Imnoedl ' ately to open the chest Its very ap pearance seemed to bewilder him, and bis bands shook. It was Jean Darnell U l.lm anflultv ' "Now you've got it" 'she said imps tleutly. "hurry and open Itl The otber launch is chasing us!" .. Wllkerson stared around and picked ' up a marlluspike. : He began to pry at the lock. Mrs, Darnell angrily Jerked at his shoulder. j "Harry, you fool, here Is the key!" . He took the article sbe handed htm and nodded. "Sure enough," be assent ed, "we have the key! Funny I bad ; forgot that" " With some difficulty he managed to clear the lock and Insert the key. It -fnnA with dlfflpultT. A moment later he bad pried the Ud iback from its eett.o?nwtjind.sUn!e , .-. 1 y.f f t I fiTT7 Store fortress floods Silks . lOoolons THOUSANDS OF .YARDS NOW ON DISPLAY. DO NOW. GEI'BE'i'SS,-'1? Department Store. MASTER By JOHN FLEMING WILSON 'COPYRIGHT1914, BY JOHN FLEMING Motion Picture Drtmi of tht Sam Illuatratcd With Photographs From and they were all staring at the sod den contents. ' There was no sound except the trun dling of the swiftly revolving propel ler and, the heavy breathing of the sailors.'--' ' ,; ,, ' Suddenly Wllkerson swuug round an grily and ordered everybody forward. Then be began bis slow search. V ' Old Jackets almost disintegrated by the action of water, pulpy papers and Wllkerson Stared at It Stupidly. various odds nnd ends came to bis band. The pulp be carefully InidaBlde as being (MiHslbly whnt be was look ing for. - ' "I'm afraid the plans are gone," Jean whispered "We must And them!" tie suarledand went on with his tnsk. Halfway down be came upon a gro tesque figure dripping wltb woody ooze. It stiffly stared ap at him as be beld it. "An Idol!" lnugbed Mrs. Darnell. "Some sailor's curio. Well, go on. Idols don't talk." An hour afterward Harry Wllkerson rose to bis feet and kicked the scatter ed contents of the chest Into the scup pers. . Tho ldfl rolled away and came to V I 4 KEY $ WILSON Name Produced by th OnlTr' tha Picture Production. a stop upright ngniust ine ouiwaras, when it presented glused, mysterious eyes. ; v:-vv'.--' i "No plans!" muttered Wllkerson with a curse. " "Only an Idol!" laughed Jean lu wild derision. v ., - Then ber handsome face flamed with wrath. ' Bbe turned ber back con temptuously ou Wllkerson and stared across the water at tbe launch which was pursuing them. , ' In the bitterness of her heart was no Thernas Gallon and His Little Daughter. I J nbtfUng of pity for ber tool: ooiy aetr contempt that she bad depended oa him, helped ulin. ' When she could control herself she went forward to get out of sight of tbe mocking heap of rubblsb that bad sost so mocb. ' Tresently - a sailor made excuse to come aft and iered at the pile of Junk. ' Tho Idol caught bis eye, and he stealthily caught It op and bid it lu his shirt. . "tiood lu a pawnshop," be chuckled., v Thus ouce ' more tbe plans of the mother lode of the "Master Key" mine escaped from Wllkerson'a filching An gers. When the launch put into San Pedro Mrs. Darnell did not wait for Wllker son. "I'm going to Los Angeles," sbe wild. "You'll find hie at tbe hotel-lf yoe think It worth your while." . He looked up from bis business of settling with the divers and-made a gesture to detain ber. He seemed to call out some inarticulate plea. . She merely", smiled again and left She paid no attention to one of the sailors wbo brushed by ber, clutching a concealed object beneath bis Jacket This Individual, ouce clear of the water-front, quickly made bis way to a pawnbroker's shop, and tbe Idol changed hands for a small sum after much haggling. ' Before Wllkerson had settled with tbe diver John Dorr's launch also made Its landing, and tbe two enemies would have met except tuat.WUkerson bad to go to bank to cash a draft - As be slipped away he saw the otber boat and laughed bitterly. Dorr was welcome to what there was la tbe eld chest x ' . "There la Just one thing to do," John told tbe broken hearted Ruth, "and V.-'-.V.'i."- I0l'm going to Los Angeles, she said. ' that Is to find out what Wllkerson did with what he got from your father's chest" - . The captain of tho other boat re ceived ibem with a good humored grin uud lu answer to their inquiries pointed to tbe open box and the arti cles scattered on the deck. ; . . "So far us 1 could make out," be went on, "there wasn't anything In tbe old chest worth the trouble of going after. At any rate Mr. Wllkerson and the lady seemed disappointed and put OUt."..'V:.f-i-,'.'.:. -;,:.-:,:'...:-.;VK,t '"Didn't they : take anything?" de manded Ruth, peering curiously at tbe moldy sea chest. ' v : "Not a thing, so far as I could dis cover," was the reply: "In fact, ' 1 heard the two of them kind of .quar reling, and tbe lady .went off by her self.". .O '- i .'.UvV"' Tho three of, tbem stored down at the mementos of the long past trage dy, and then the cuptaln suddenly ejac ulated. "Yes. there Is one thing miss ing." :: - ;.---vr-. "What Is that?" demanded John. . ' "An old idol. Unt I'm sure neither of them took It." "But whnt became of it?" John con tlnued, trying to conceal hist anxiety. . "Maybe one of tho men picked it up for a curio," the skipper Biild upolo getlcally. -"Everybody seemed to think the old thing was worthless, and yon know a sailor will grnb nt Ju.st thut kind of thing, Rotter nak some of the crew. ; . A few moments Inter Dorr bad leant. ed that one of the sailors bad Indeed taken the Image nnd gone uptown with It apparently to sell It. ' John thanked the cnptnln. nnd when he and Ruth wcro out of earshot be said, "That idol Is what we are after, Butb." - - 'V ' ' - "But where can we find It?" she mourned. . .- - ' " 'We must trace tho sailor. " Ten to one he'll try to sell It to a secondhand mnn. Our best plan Is to look Into the pawnshops,. 1 think, ; Ruth," he an swered. . ' '. Tbe first places they vixlted gave up no Information of value. The third pawnbroker looked at Dorr curiously when be asked whether a man had been In to dispose of on Idol. "That thing seems to be wanted pret ty much," he remarked. "But I bought it in good faith and sold It to a Hindu S The Copemaii Automatic Electric Ranges the last word in I S ranges Automatic control Fireleaa cooker ovena Safe, uani- j tary, convenient and economical in operation. Let us show j I' you thia range and explain the operation. . j j Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. j ; ;;,.: telephone a Uttle while after tor a rug. May oe yea would like to buy a rug?". . They made It plalu that rugs did not interest them and departed with tbe poor satisfaction of knowing that the object of their search was In the hands of au unknown wandering peddlor of rugs, who whs presumably uu Bast In dian. ';t;A;;r;;-;;:';..''iv'' '::,.:-v'v-: VWo can't do any inoro Just now," John told Ituth.;V"i : v-'y- v 'v.--:, "No," wns the response. "But I am goljig to keep nit eye out for a Hindu rug seller. 1 'doti't imagine thoro are very many of them hero, so It ought to be an easy matter to pick him up." v Am they walked back to tho hotel Itulh grow more cheerful. "At any rate, Wllkerson and Mrs. Darnell miss ed It." she remnrked,1 o : .: '"I --never-' understood Just why; that woman mixed hei-self up lu this," John said thoughtfully.? "Yon must have got some notion. Kutb. : You were with her bouio time." ... ' .' ' " "Yes, 1 have an Idea," she responded. "I'm not sure of ull tho details, but It seems Mrs. Duruell. know both fa ther and Harry Wllkerson lu the old days and and" - '.,-.; "And what?" , . --i "Well," she went on, blushing divine ly, "father didn't like Jean and wouldn't have anything to do with ber nor allow ino to either. She always hated father after that" " ' ' : "Wllkerson Is certainly In love with ber," John said presently. . "I think he Is." Ruth asserted. "But she doesn't core any thing about him, I'm Bure. All she Is after is money." Later in the evening as they discuss ed the events of the day John brought up tho subject of Wllkoruon's anxiety for tbo paiers unln und recalled the fact that old Tom (lallon had always Insisted, on Wllkerson'S knowledge of Publicii FAIRGROUNDS Saturday , AT 1 O'CLOCK P. M. Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Farm Implements, House Hold Goods, 6 Doz. Fine White Leghorn Hens, Band of Ducks and Many Other Things TERMS ANNOUNCED ED. STRINGHAM Day of Sale Acctioneer m - a something. , . "1 wonder Just what it was," he went on. "If be knows Just where, that! rich lode la he's concealed his knowl edge pretty well, and the eagerness hel la showing to get bold of the plana tsi proof that ho isn't sure." "He Is spending lots of money," ahel sighed. ,)'How mucb longer can we! keep this up. John? Surely we are broke again?1 r'Not so long as good old Everett sticks by us." was tbe response, ? "But maybe father was mistaken, and we can t pay It all back!" "Nonsense I" ho said reassuringly. "1 can -make the mine . pay - Jnat aa it stands. But I promised your father I'd! see that you got all your rlghla, and be certainly meant for you to have the! wealth hidden somewhere In tbe 'Mas ter Key' mine." ; "And we've lost tbe deeds and the key, and We haven't found the plana," sbe sighed. ' "I'll find that . Hindu and Ida pre cious Idol If I have to go to India,", he said promptly. "One thing we won't have Harry Wllkerson spoiling our schemes. He'll give up now." : But Wllkerson bad not given up. On but return from tbe bank he had learn ed from the launch captain of Dorr's Interest in the Idol, and be had prompt ly followed tbls clew, with tbe result that he knew as mucb about Its where abouta as John and Ruth did, so tar as Its getting Into the hands of an Bast Indian peddler - waa .concerned. Whether Dorr had recovered the Image from him he did not know. , . (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) High Grade Job Mntlng eosta no more than the other kind Observer. rim uction March Maui J4
