La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 20, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text'i)GE TWO. ' THURSDAY, MAT 20, 1915 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEUY ER THE OLD SAYING IS STILL TRUE If your competitor talks about you put him on the pay roll, it doesn't matter what he says just so he talks Cash & McKennon Are still in business in La Grande selling protection in the-' Guarantee Fund Life Association -. .; Omaha Neb. ;'; LOOK AT THESE RATES PER THOUSAND Age 21. Age 25 . Age 30. Age 35. $ 7.98 ': $ 9.50 $11.40 ; $13.30 . Age 40 . Age 45 ... Age 50:.. Age 55 ................ $15.20 $17.10 $19.00 $20.90: JUHE BY GEORGE RANDOLPH AND . LILLIAN sCHESTES Copyright, 1915. by Serial PubUcatioa Corporation AT SHERRY'S Runs Each Wed nesday and Thursday ' CHAPTER II. fnN (be tl'Jt-li adjacent to the one III from which the 'Hilarity's mo III tor tender lind departed there L J " paced, ; almost perceptibly, h night watcbuinu, who consisted of an overcoat, a cap and two glints of eye. To him there came, as the docks Inten sified their loneliness,- a briHk little chauffeur with a thin mustache and woman with high check bones. " "The ' Hilarity !" stated the little chauffeur, with an accusing toue, and with a sweeping gesture ho pointed to that odjaceut dock where stood a big hamper with the word "Hilarity" glar lug white ou its sldo. "She Is gone!" Then Henri stepped tack, i .'IJePi" rumbled a frosty voice. 'llut her tender," objoctod Henri, "also is gone. Listen, my friend," In flated Henri, stopping in front of the overcoat and cap", but movtng aside as It came irresistibly on. "The facta re like these: Mademoiselle has gone on board the Hilarity. Behold, here Is the maid of the charming mademoi selle. She was also to hare gone on board tjbe Hilarity. How, then, shall he go?" . . "Dnnno." The maid of the charming mademoi selle now stepped forward; "Can you drive a motorboat?" she nsked. "Voila!" And Henri snapped the.fln gers of both hands, snapied them three times. "Voila, mademoiselle, Marlet If It goes I can drive It," .. . "Can't we hire "this boatr and the iwurccful Marie pointed to a trim little craft. T?T'T1?T, "Nope." iil;V'-'i, -3ut comrade." And nenrl Jerked bis cap on the back of bis bend as he wheeled at right angles. "It Is Important. Look. Here Is money. I take the swift little boat I wish out of the slip. I swish down the river. I swish across the bay. Like lightning I swish, and I overtako the yacht Hilarity. I deliver the charming maid" a little bow hero "and a kiss from the finger tips to the charming mademoiselle, and Immedi ately I swish back. Xothlng Is lost! All Is safe!" "Get oft the dock," came the answer. "But, monsieur." "Hike." "I, Henri, detest yon," was the angry response. And he followed Mario off the dock. Henri had another Idea. He drove to a nearby saloon and procured a Mrs. Moor Stifled th Emotion to Whloh Iris Blsthering Gave Pull Play. bottle of whisky, which he offered to the man on the dock. "Thanks." The voice was one degree U-ih frosty. The neck of the bottle disappeared Into the silt of the over coat collar, and the gleaming bottle turned heavenward. "Voila." Henri himself took sip nd stuffed the bottle In bis pocket -i snau go a way. my friend, but I shall return." He hurried buck to the tour lug cur up on the street and drove away, and the thick figure slinking out of tho sundown hopped ou behind. ; , In the Ivory tuie.sliied stateroom, as the Hilarity steamed slowly across the bay. June Warner suddenly rose and rang for (he stewardess. That puck ered ihthoii ciiine with alncrlty, but be fore she went to June she stopped In the door of the crimson and goltl salon and, catching the eye of Orln Cunning hum, bobbed her hend and smiled her ItigrnrlnMiig unilo and jerked ber thumb over her shoulder toward June's room: then she turned her pallid eyes toward flllbert Blyo for a fleeting mo ment and hurried a way. "Did you ring, dearie?" she whined as June opened the door. "Yes." June studied the woman a moment speculatively. She could not confide In this creature. "You may bring me soiuo water, please." ' "Yes, dearie." The stewardess whirl ed and hurried to the door of the crim son and gold salon, where Tommy Thomas sat between Cunningham and Edwards, with a hund on a shoulder of each. The stewardess, with a side long glnnce at the quiet Blye In the corner, hurried over to the group on the bench. "She wants some water," she whis pered, bending over and grinning her ugly grin. ; "Oh, "yes." Again the grin. "Young ladles always trust me. Say, I think she wants to escape." Blyo, with a frown on his dark, handsome face, walked across and spoke to Cuuulngham. Orln nodded and, his eyes twinkling, weut to the portable buffet, where he selected a long stemmed, gracefully shaped, gold Atcrusted goblet of Venetian glass. He filled It with Ice and set It to one side. Then, while the others watched him. Tommy Thomas, with a half sneer, and Mrs. Vlllard, with shocked concern, he took, froni jijocked case a tiny stone bottle, Now be emptied the Ice from the benutlful goblet and poured Into It a few blood red drops. Mrs. Vlllard half rose nud looked toward Gilbert Blye; then, with a catch In her breath. he eat down and was silent Blye went to the door as the stew ardess came up tho gangway and call ed her In with a Jerk of his bead. On the lip of Edwards there had come a firm aet, and his heavy lidded eyes bad narrowed. Without a word Cunning bam' handed the glass to the steward- i, but between the two there passed look which was full of meaning. Blye, with bis glowing eyes on the glass, smiled suavely. I brought you the water, dearie," srM the stewardess, entering Junn's stateroom. .nw-" "Oh!" An exclamation of delight from June as her eyes wldeued with the beauty of the delicate Venetian goblet. . . "That's -something else I made for you In the pantry, dearie," explained the stewardess, In her coaxing whine, and bobbed ber neck. "It's a fine stim ulant and soothing to the nerves." June took the fragile glass In her hand. Its Bheer beauty had won her. She Inhaled daintily. The fragrance was most appealing. She looked at it again and smiled. She did feel fnlnt and weak. She lifted the glass to her Hps, and the tip of her tongue caught the delicious flavor. Suddenly, as she tilted the glass to drink, she caught tho pallid eyes of the stewardess fixed eagerly upon her. Tho woman's mouth was half open, and she was breathing hard. . With a flash of Intuition June Jerked her Hps from the glass and threw It crashing and splintering, into the fire place. ' "Why, dearie!" exclaimed the stew ardess, and In great agitation she pushed a button at the side of . the mantel. ' June's eyelashes lowered for an In stant, and her lips set; then quietly she went Into the little blue boudoir and sat thoughtfully upon the daintily upholstered settee. The steward came pompously In. "Well, you've done it again, you!" he growled as he sun-eyed the splintered fragments of the delicate Venetian glass. ' , "No, Percy," whined the woman and glared toward the boudoir door with her pallid eyes. She Jerked her thumb In that direction, and then she winked. "That's you," snarled Wllklns. "You always say It's a guest" "How much?" whispered the woman In a sibilant hiss, which carried as It was Intended to do. "Them glasses Is $12 apiece, and It'll be taken from your wages. That comes out of my pocket!" ' 1 June bit her lips. Twelve dollars! It was a lot of money to a girl who had found dollars coming slowly and Independence hard to win, but she picked up her purse. After all, she had no proof that tho woman meant any thing but kindliness. , 7 1 "Is this breakage charged against you?" asked June. "Why, yes, dearie." A sniffle went with the whine. "How much will It cost you?" ''."Twelve dollars!" Sniffle. "But It's all a part of our job, so never mind, dearie." "I do not wish you to lose tho money," and quite thoughtfully June counted $12 from her slender store. She added another fdt the customary tip and gave one to the man, and they thanked her most obsequiously. As Juno returned to the boudoir their sup pressed voices broke out again, "No," protested the woman In that whining bias; "that's my money the dollar's mine, anyhow." "Nothing yours except what I give you," stated Percy Wllklns gruffly. "That's .the law, and you know It Cleau up that mess, you," and he left the room. , The woman's whining mumble could be heard all the while she was cleaning up the fireplace. She was going wbeu June returned to the stateroom, but ou the floor near the door was a yellow leather bound blank book, its side worn like glass from the constant frie- tlou of tt pocket. June picked It up- ana opened it with idle curiosity.. On the first Inside page, at the top, was the big scrawled word "From." At the top of the opposite page was the word 'To." The first Item on the "From" page was dated four years back. "From Sallle Fish, wedding portion 2,000 pounds." Beneath this was the item "Savings, Percy Wllklns 162 pounds. On the opposite page the first entry was: "Booking to the States, ' "Percy and Sally Wllklns, 22 pounds." After that the entries were all In dol lars. On the "From" side they were chiefly the wages of Percy Wllklns and Sally Fish Wllklns. for they had ap parency gone Into private service Im mediately". On the "To" side, which represented, the expeudlture8( there were very "few entries, lint they were interesting. In the four years the wo man had had four cheap dresses be sides her uniforms and very scant ac cessories. The last entry among the receipts was June's $14 under the head of "Tip." On that page the book showed an item, "Banked to the credit of P. Wllklns, $12,000." And It all belonged to the man, ev ery penny. If the woman hud any thing It was a gift, no matter what she brought to the nuiu on her marriage nor what she had earned since I It seemed universal, this condition. A startling thought came to June. StiPlKwe she achieved her Independence,- suppose she earned ber own mon ey, so that she could go to Ned, asking from him nothing but love In return for her love, would ho own what she bad earned? If bo, what would be- I come of tho principle for which she had run sway 7 She paled at that thought and then she laughed. She did not know the law tn this matter, but she knew Ned. DearNed! She hunted her handkerchief In a hurry. June oeued the telegram and read this strange messuge: .:''.. ' I am sorry I had a certain party tied and lost In Hunter's woods. Please nud him and tell him 1 am sorry. I am going to join our darling. I will protect her un til we meet again, when all will be happy. Vour faithful MARIE.. New plans were made accordingly. Ou the dock against which rocked and grated the swift little motorboat , v 'fMM0th fell , Swiftly, Silently, June Gained the Deck. CHAPTER III. UK arrival of an envelope by messenger rendered unneces sary the Immediate need of po lice aid for the Moore family. With finger which trembled In spit of bis habitual control, the father of Flash the lonely overcoat and cap pur sued their almost Imperceptible way. A touring cur stopped on the street up the hill. "It Is cold, my friend. Is it not?" call ed Henri as he rushed forward, bottle In baud. "Shall we warm ourselves yes'" . ; "Yep," rolled up the somber voice, with frosty cordiality, and the ueck of the bottlu disappeared tn the slit of the overcoat collar. "The motor tender from the Hilarity It Is not yet returned, eh?" . "Nope." "Voila!" Henri is even cheerful as he races back up the dock. "I shall return, my friend Monsieur Frappe." As Henri jumps Into bis car a dim, fat figure slinks out of the shadows and hops on behind. e Left alone momentarily, June threw open the door which she had just lock ed and dashed back along the gangway toward the pautry. At the end of the passage she found a companlonway which led her up to the deck. She rushed forward to the prow, taking In at a glance tbat they were far from shore and In the open water. The dis tant lights glowed dully through the mist but Just ahead of her, on the port side, bore down tho red and green lights of a tug. "Ahoy!" she cried, lifting ber hands to ber mouth like a megaphone. "Ahoy!" she screamed. Strong arms seized her the heavy Jawed officer she had seen as she had come on board. Two others came ran- l nlng up, Edwards and Cunningham. . Close behind were Tommy Thomas ; and Mrs. Vlllard, the former laughing. : the latter panic stricken. A handker- ' chief was pressed against her mouth. nd the tug flashed by. ; It was Kdwards and Cunningham i who dragged June down Into the crlm. . sou and gold salon, and as June was I Jostled in the first thing she saw was , the dark, handsome face of Glllert ' Blye! He was standing nt the porto- ! ble buffet, quietly drinking a glass of ! wine! P. Wllklns and wife came running in, . nd Edwards, panting, his heavy Hps parted in half snarl and half grin, 1 leleased Ids hold on June. " " . s "Lock her up." he ordered and Joined Blye at the buffet Blye lifted his glass, suavely srnlltag. as June, now unresisting, was led away. Inside hr stateroom June locked her door and nt the same time heard It bolted from the outside. On the dock the overcoat and cap watched the figure of Henri with drowsy interest; also a short, thick figure. "Say, what do they want?" the short '.hick figure asked, with stiff lips, "Didn't I tell you before to hike?" husked the warm steam of breath. "Get off the dock." The beautiful little motorboat!" In terrupted Henri, with Ingratiating en thusiasm. "My friend SI.: Flambeau, would it not be possible" "Nope." "Voila!" Henri was quite cheerful. "I shall return again, my friend Frappe." Henri was Just starting his car and the short, thick figure had Just slunk out of the shadows to bop on behind when the overcoat and cap sat on the edge of the dock, with their feet dan gling toward the water. "Ah I" breathed Henri to the stiff flgl ure beside him. , "At last it arrives. We shall wait!" "Is there any left?'! husked a voice. "Pardon," abjectly apologized Henri, "a thousand pardons. Mile. Marie!" And he produced a fresh bottle. The thick, short figure sIInkwgTakl into the shadows wiped its Hps with I Its tongue and shivered. Dawn slowly the chill, gray mist I which lay upon the river began tot clear. . "Voila," cracked the voice of Henri, but the tone wag cheerful still. "He sleeps!" It was true. The overcoat and cap. after bobbing and swaying dangerous ly over the water's edge for hour after hour, bad nt last stretched out on the dock for the slumber due to. a night watchman who was thoroughly at ease and thoroughly warm. Henri and Marie, with all the mental effect of stealthlness, sprang Into the swift looking little motorboat A short thick figure came painfully I (Continued on Page 3.) Send for Lubrication Instruction Chart, spec . fying make and modtl ef your cor. 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