PAGE TWO.
LA GRANDE EVENING OUSEH Eli
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1915.
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other remarked, turning around, "Oct
up, you blackguard!" ; r .1 '
A man rose from underneath the
oilskin. Ho was wearing Craig's
clothea, but b!a face was the face of
stranger. As quick aa lightning Queat
swung round In hi place.-'
' ' "He'a fooled . us uealn!" ha ex.
claimed. "Head her round, captain
Dack to the Durham!" ,
The aallor shook hla head.
"We've loat our chance, guvnor,"
he pointed out. ''Look!"
Queat aet bla teeth and gripped the
inspectors arm. ; The place where
the Durham had been anchored waa
empty, VAlreadv, half a mile down
the river, with trail of light behind
and her siren ahiieklng, the Durham
wa aianaing out seaward.
(TO BI CONTINUED.)
Notice of Proposed Street Improve-
meat.
To whom it may concern: You are
hereby notified that the Committee on
CHAPTER XVII.
. nd atarted off for the docki. The
ThA Timfpanr miir1 h(mlf fpnm latter narf nt iai iiuimav u,, m.
wht had apparently been a very compllahed under difficulties, for the Estimates, appointed by the commis-
'gloomy reverie. ' atreet waa packed with drays and Blon ?' the, Clt ot U, Grnde, Ore-
"Well," he announced, "I must go heavy vehicles. They reached dock L fA8"" . Si
on. if h.. ,. ,. nn n..mh.r - an.i.i, i.. t. property, upon which assessments are
-Mr. Quest, to keep me here for .0 .nd hurried through the shed penws the trtmpmenthere:
, , . , z ; on to the wharf. There were no signs inafter described, as to the valuation
; ,Qnest glanced at the clock. .-; of a steamer there. , and extent, if any of the benefits to be
'Don't hurry, Mr. Ashlelgh," he "Where's the Durham?" Quest derived by said property by reason
aald. "We may get some news at any asked one of the carters, who was Just of aaid improvement, have made their
foment. French haa a dozen men letting bla team together. ( report in writing: to said Commission.
fiat on the search and he baa nrom. The man Dolnted out to th middia which report has been received bv said
(Seed to ring me up 'Immediately he of river, where a small steamer was I Commission, and is on file in the office
(beam anything." .lying.
The professor sighed. - ' "There abe la," he replied. "She'll
. "A man," he declared,- "who for be off lit few minutes. You'll bear
.twenty years can deceive .his master the alrena directly when tbey begin
sts utterly and completely aa Craig to move down."
isaa done me, who la capable of such ' Queat led the way quickly to the
tfiabollcal outrages, and who, when de of the : wharf. There waa a
capture stares him In the face, la email tug there, the crew of which
capable of an escape such aa he made were Just making her fast for the
today, la outside the lawa of prob- night,
atbllity. ' Personally, I do not believe "Fifty dollars if you'll take us out
(that I shall ever again eee the' face to the Durham and catch ber before
of . my servant, any more than that ahe sails," Quest shouted to the man
you, Quest, will entirely solve the ' who aeemed to be the captain,
mystery of these murders and the! ' They clambered down the Iron lad
theft of the Rhelnholdt jewels. What der and Jumped on to the deck of tho
n we do against men who have re-.' tug. The captain seized the wheel,
volvlng staircases and trolley-loads The two men who formed the crew
jof river pirates waiting for themT . took off their coats and waistcoats.
jYou may be scientific criminologist,! "Give ft to her, Jim," the former or
, Quest, but that fellow Craig la a 'dered. "Now then, here goes! We'll
cientlflc criminal, if ever there waa Just miss the ferry."
ne." j They swung around and commenced
Quest crossed the room towards his - their Journey. QueBt. stood with his
cigar cabinet, and opened It. His little watch in his hand. Tbey were getting
atart waa apparent to both of them, UP the anchor of the Durham and
Lenora laid down the bag which ahe from higher up the river came the
jhad Just lifted up. The professor , acreech of steamers beginning to
(leaned forward In his chair. move on their outward way.
- "What la it. Quest?" he demanded.! "We'll make it all right," the cap
Quest stretched out his hand and tain assured them,
picked up from fhe top of the cigars;' They were within a hundred yards
small black box! He laid it on the ' of the Durham when Quest gave a lit
table. ' j tie exclamation. From the other side
."Unless I am very much mistaken." , of the steamer another tug shot out
be Bald, "It is another communication away, turning back towards New
from our mysterious friend."
"Impossible!" the professor
claimed hoarsely. ' ;
"How can he have been here?"
nora cried.
Quest removed the lid from
j York. Huddled up in the stern, half
ex- concealed In a tarpaulin, waa a man
; In a plain black suit. Quest, with a
L- little shout, recognized the man at
. the helm from his long, brown beard,
the Thats one of those fellows who
box and drew out a circular card. was In the truck," he declared, "and
Around the outside edge was a very, that's Craig In the stern! We've got
clever pen and Ink sketch ot a life-) him this time. Say, captain, It's that
buoy, and Inside the margin were tug I want.- Never mind about the
several sentences of clear handwrit
ing. In the middle was the slgna
ture the clenched hands! : Quest
. read the message aloud
In the great scheme of things, the
supreme Ruler of the universe dl
vlded an Inheritance amongst his
children. To one he gave power, to
another strength, to another beauty,
But to hla favorite he gavecunning.
They all looked at one another.
"What- does It mean?" Lenora
gasped.
v' 'A Jlfebuoy!" Ihe professor mur
mured, """ii."."-!--"! .--"'
They both stared at Quest, who re
mained Bllent, chewing hard at the
end of his cigar.
"Every message," he said, speaking
half to himself, "has had some sig
nificance. What does this mean n
lifebuoy?"
He was silent for a momont. Then
he turned suddenly to the professor.
"What did you call those men in the
motortruck, professor river pirates?
And a lifebuoy! Walt."
He crossed the room towards his
desk and returned with a lUt In his
hand. He ran his finger down It,
stopped and glanced at tho date.
"The Durham," ho muttered, "cargo
cotton, destination Southampton, sails
nt high tide on the 16th. Lenora, Is
that calendar right?"
"It's the ICth, Mr. Quest," glte an
swered. Quest crossed the room to the tele
phone. "I want number one, central," he
enld. "Thank you! Put 'me through
to Mr. French's ofllce. . . . Hello,
French! I've got an Idea. Cnn you
come round here at onco and bring
an automobile? I want to get down
to the docks not whore the passen
ger steamers start from -lower down.
, . . Good! We'll wait."
Quest hung up the receiver.
"See here, professor," he continued,
"that follow wouldn't dare to send
this menage if ho weren't, pretty euro
ot getting oft. He's made all his
plans Beforehand, but It's my belief
we shall Just get our hands upon him,
after all."
Presently the hoard the automobile
atop outside and French appeared.
"Anything doing?" he asked.
Quest showed him the card and the
sailing list.
The inspector glanced at the clock.
"Then we've got to make tracks,"
he declared, "and pretty quick, too.
She'll be starting from somewhere
about number twenty-eight dock, a
long way down, Come along, gentle
men." Z Tbey hurried out to the aujomoblle
steamer. Catch it and I'll make it a
hundred dollars!"
"We've got her!" he captain ex
claimed. There's tho ferry and the
first of the steamers coming down In
the middle. They'll have to chuck it."
Itlght ahead of them, blazing with
lights, a huge ferry came churning
the river up and sending waves in
their direction. On the other aide,
of the Recorder of said city, and is
open for your inspection. That it is
the intention of the said Commission
to lew a special assessment against
all the property hereinafter described
for. the purpose of paying; the coats
ana expenses or improving- the alley
in block . 107, of Chaplin's Addition to
the City of LaGramie, Oregon, between
Washington Avenue and Adams Ave
nue, said improvement extending from
the southeasterly property line of Elm
Street to the northwest property line
of Fir Street, by grading said alley
in said block 107, in said Chaplin's
Addition, to the proper sub-erade. and
constructing thereon a concrete pave
ment, twenty feet in width between
the property lines in said alley and
constructing the proper catch basins
and pipes for drainage purposes, ac
cording to the plans and specifications
therefor heretofore adopted by said
Commission and on file in the office of
the Recorder of said city.
That the' real property included in
and the boundaries of the district ben
efited and affected by said proposed
improvement are as follows: Com
mencing at the northeast corner of
block 107 of Chaplin's Addition to the
Town of La Grande, Union County,
Oregon, and running 'thence south
westerly along the west line of Fir
Street to the southeast comer of said
block; thence northwesterly along the
north line of Washington Avenue to
the southwest corner of said block;
thence northeasterly along the east
line of Elm street to the northwest
corner of said block end thence south
easterly along the south line of Adams
Avenue to the place of begging, all in
the City of La Grande, Oregon, and
the estimated cost of said proposed
improvement is $850.00.
You will further take notice that
said City Commission .will meet at
the Commission Chamber in the City
ouiiaing 01 said city on tne zotn day
of May, 1914, at 7:30 o'clock, p. m. of
said day to consider making said pro
posed levy and will then and there
grant a hearing to any and all per
sons feeling aggrieved against, or on
account of, said proposed assessment.
Duted at La Grande, Oregon, this
12th day of May, 1916.
CITY COMMISSION OF LA
GRANDE, OREGON,'
By LEE WARNICK,
(Signed) '
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
G-14,10t. Oregon. , .
High Grade iloo ranting costs no
more than the other kind Observer.
"Me for 'GETS-IT'
Whtn I Nave Corns"
Simple As Saying It; Never Fails.
It does your heart good to see how
easily and Quickly any com comes out
when yon pat "GKT8-IT"onl And then
when you've gone along for years trying
yt), 'GETS-IT'
9n CocF.ll
I 1 oifi"
everything, when yonfe'sat op nights
wrapping up your toes In bandage,
smearing on salves that rub off or swell
up tbe corn, Baiting on cotton plotter
that nuke corns po-yd. alaoihterlng
your toes with ruton, Jabbing ttaem wltb
knives and pruning to the quick with
sclsaors and then you pot on I drops of
."GETS-IT" and see your corn fall right
off why. it Juat look like a miracle. Joat
try It. "GET8-1T" never falls. Mo pain,
no trouble. Dae tt for any corn, callus,
wart r bunion.
"GETS-IT" ia sold by druggist every
where, 2Co a bottle, or sent direct by ft,
Lawrence V Co., Chicago. .
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;;IF BACK HURTS-
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flash the Xidneyi at once when Back-
achy or Bladder bothers meat
forms nrio acid.
A Word About
GOAL
For those that discriminate be
tween the best and the rest.
K EM MERER NO. 5, IS THE
ANSWER.
AND THE EXCLUSIVE AG
ENCY HAS BEEN PLACED
WITH US.
As we have got two cars a roll
ing, and our sheds are not yet
completed, we can make very
attractive prices for this coal di
rect from the car.
Will arrive the ast of the week.
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COMPANY,
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urn
Quest Stood on Guard,
unnaturally large, loomed up
No man or woman who eata meat reiru-
i larly eon make a. mistake by flushing
the kidneys occasionally, says a well
t known authority. Meat forma uric acid
which clogs the kidney pores so they
elugpishly filter or strain only part ot
tho wnste and poisons from the blood,
then you get sick. - Nearly all rheunui-
tifini, headaches, liver trouble, nervous
ness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness,
Madder disorders oome from sluggish kid
neys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the
i kidneys or your back hurts, or if the
1 urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi
ment, irregular of passage or attended
by a sensation of scalding, get about four
ounces of Jad Baits from any reliable
pharmacy and take a toblospoonful in
a glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then act
lino. This famous salts is made from
(ho acid of jrrapes and lemon juice, 00m-
1 uiueu wimi liuua tuiu uno urou uouu lur
generations to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu
tralize the acids in urine so it no longer
j causes irritation, thus ending bladder die
! orders.
! Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
1 not injure; makes a delightful effer
! veecent lithia-water drink which all reg
i ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and the
the ' blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kid-
great bows of an ocean eolnit steamer. , m oompuoationa.
The tug was swung round and they ., Llu
ran up alongside. The man with tbe
beard leaned over.
"Say, what's your trouble?" he de
manded. The Inspector stepped forward.
"I wnnt that man you've got under
the tarpaulin," he announced.
"Say, you ain't the river police?"
im inspector FTencn from nead- : 1
Quarters," was the curt reply. "The SECURITY LflV: O bRVINUb I
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