La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 25, 1925, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textrage Two Papo Six THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Friday.' September ,. 1U25.: If i 1 r i Published by Arrangement with First National Pictures, Inc., and Frank Lloyd Productions, Inc. 1W; STOKY TIll'S TAIt I'lerce I'hlllipsj at Sheep tVini 1n the Yukon r.ountry, where he Juid Krone ;o jin itut mad rush or To- nwh (owiird the phitfortn, hut hen was Joined hy the lender of tin; pojiHt, who it rjiinlilMl through tlic tn-Hn und ranged himself in nilni-iH in ino.it of gold, hns heen oiijiowltion to th- nudieiu'e. Tli .wrongly accuse! of stealing iro vimoii.s. At u mob meeting ut nun em he in brought to tiial nloiig with Jim mid Jom TWeCiwkey, JleCoHkey brothers shirt tin' Rtiflt to ill in nml deapjio nil Unit hi.s friends, 'l'oleon ltoret and ('oilm en. Coudtoau. ciin do the mob is Lent on h.uiglng him. . . tn a fight with Jim MeCnskey. who has insulted tho Countess with whom Phillips ti;t.s hiiuriib-u u fond attiudniii'iil, It in discovered that the .MrCa.slte.vH are the guilty OlieH. At the pilch of excitement Jim MeCaskey earn pet and sunns one in the inch shoots him dead CIIAPTRn-V. (Continued) At the first stroke of the uVh fendlug whip a howl went up a merciless howl, a howl of fierce exnltutlon. Joe Mefciskey rocked forward upon the ImllH of Mm feet; his triune wan racked by a spuHiu of it troiiy ; tie si rained at lila thong until his rdioulder mus cles swelled. The HeMi or hts buck knotted and writhed; tlvld filrenks leaped out upon It, ilirn turned ctiuuson and heumi to trickle Mood. "One!" roared the mob. The wlelder of the wjurgn ftwung It In wettpon ugnln; again the lea ther strips wrapped around the victim's ribs and laid open their defenseless roverlng. Two!" MeOtskey hinged forward, then trained backward; the ti'nt-inime erenkrd as he pulled nt It. Jll.i head wuh drawn far hack between his ah on hi era his Lice was ronvul ed, and his gums were; bared In (i Hkywurd grin. If lie tillered utiy flound It wa:( lit the uproar. "Throe!1 It wax a frightful punishment. The maii'H rirnh was being strip ped front hla bone . "l'our!" t J "Klvo!" ; 1 Tho count went on monotonous lv. for the fellow with the whip swung slowly, putting hl whole Dtrength behind every blow. When it hnd rllmhPtl to flitht tho prls orner's body was dripping hlood, his trousers-band was sodden with It. When it had reached ten he Jiuiiff mispendeU by ht wrists and only a fierce Involuntary muscular reaction amiwced tho caress of the nine htNhc. Korty stripes had been vot Inn penalty, but 'Holeou loret Vaulted to the platform, seised the Upraised whip.ain1' tftre It from the executioner' hum!, lie lurned Upon the crowd a countenance White with fury ami disgust. ' "HiiouKli!" he .shouted. !! Clnr! Toil keel him next! If you litUM W'tp somebody, w'lp me; dish, feb ler Is mo.H' dead." He strode to the post and with u slash of his hunt-lng-knlr(. cut MeCaskey down. This action was greeted with a tingry yell of protest; theru wiw n old man. vs likewise satiated with this torture; hi luce was wet with sweat; henealh iiis drooping gray The i mustache his teeth were set. "Hack up you hyena!" he cried, .shrilly. "The show Is over. The man took ills iiK-dielne and he look it like a man . lie's hud enough." "Olmme the whip. I'll finish the joh," some one Minuted. The former speaker bent for ward nbristlc with defiance. "You try it!" he spat out. "You touch that whip, and by tktd. I'll kill you!" lie lent point to this threat by drawing- and corking his ;iix-ehooler. "If you men nin t had enough blood for one day. I'll let a lift l- moro for you." ended )n u torrent of 'climb abcird!" he shrilled "VVho'a trot the riiIs to try?" I loret spoke to him Miorlly, "Dese men iiln't rtoln' msik' no t rouble, m'sleu,." With t hat he turned his back and, heedless ,of Die clamor, bean to minlKler to flte bleeding man. He had pro vided with a bottle of lotion, doub tless Homo uutlseptle snatched from tht! canviis di-uir-store. dowii the street, and with this he wet a. handkerchief; Hun he washed .McCaskey's lacer.tted back. A uu'tnber of (he committee joined him in his work of mercy; soon others came to their aaslHtance. and gradually the crowd began breaking up. Sihiii' one handed Hie sufferer a drink" of whiskey, I which revived him considerably. and by the time he v:is ready o receive ills upper garments he wis to some extent master of himself, Joo .MeCaskey accepted these at tentions without a won of thanks without a sign of tfralllnde. appeured to be numbed, paralyzed, hy tho nervous shock he hail un dergone, and yet he was not pan lyzed, for his eyes were intensely ulive. They were wiht, baleful; hLs roving glance wits like poison to lh men it fell upon. '"'on'ro tlue to leave camp," lie was told, "and you're going to take the first boat from Dyea. Is theru anything you want to say. anything you want to do?" "I want something to eat," Joe answered, hoarst ly. "I'm hun gry." These were the first wonts he had uttered; they met with as tonishment; nevertheless lie was led to the nearest restaurant. 8ur- Iseiid me along." Thus decorated, . Jin met his crowding in dignity. Kxtending from the steps of the restuurant far down the street twin rows of men hail formed, and this gaunlb'i Joe ,Mc('akey was forced to run. He bore his ordeal ns lie had bor ne the other. .Men jeered at him, they flung handfuls of wet moss at him, they spat upon him, some even struck! him. bound us he wns. Ktckeiied at the sight, I'lerce Phillips witnessed the final chap ten of this tragedy into which the winds of chance had blown him. For one Instant only did his eyes meet those of his former tentmate, l.ut during that brief glance the latter made plain his undying hat red, .McCaskey's gaze Intensified, his upper lip drew back In a grim ace similar to that which he had Ills words I lifted to the, sky when ugony ran profanity, through his veins .like fire; he seemed to concentrate- the last ounce of his soul's energy In the sending of some wordless message. Hellish fury, u threat too baneful, too ominous , for expression, dwelt In that stare; then a splatter of mlre .si ruck him in the face nnd bh"te, it OUt. .When the laM Jeer hnd died ' n way, when the figure of Joe .Me Caskey h:id ' disappeared into tho twilight, Philips drew a deep breath. What a day this him been, what a tumult he hud lived through, what an experience, he had undergone! 11 I its rui,m" " "V a suein. curious group. in- ei uwueii over i ne ooarti coun ter and wolfed a ravenous meal. When he had ftnlsh'd he rose, turned ,'ind stared itiestioningty at the circle of hostile faces; It Is eyes Mill glittering with that basi lisk glare of hatred and defiance. Tluye was something huge, dis concerting, about the man. Not once had he appealed for mercy not once had lie complained, not once had he asked about his bro ther; he showed neither curloMiy nop 'concern over Jim's fate, and now he betrayed the utmost in difference to his own. He in. -rely shlfttd that venomous stare from one face to another a.s If indelibly to photograph each and every one f them upon his mind. Mult he citizens of Sheep Camp were not done with him yet. His hands were HKitin bound, this time behind him; a bl-mket roll was rop' d upon his shouhlcrs.upou hts breast hung a staring, placard which read: "I am a thief! sit on me and Radio reception is get ting better every night. Nqw. it; tho time to get our new. H-RATTI- !UKS AM) ' TUSKS We have just received a i large MilpiiK nt of Tubes and Hatterhs and ran sup- j ply your needs. j Telephone your orders to ; .MAIN PJ4 ! and home. we will dflivor to your La Grande Electric Co, 25Ounces n for 25 cents I for over ss YEARS, This was un adventure! U- hud lived, he iind mudo an ' enemy. Life hud come his way end .he consciousness of that fae. caused him to tannic. This would be Isomclhfng to talk about; what (would the folks buck home buv to this? And Die Countess t hut I wonderful" woman of lee and fire! I That super-woimin who could sway- the mlndy of men, whose wit was titiiclter than light, .Welt, she (had saved him. saved hi good mime, if not his neck, and his life win hers. Who was she? Whst mission grought her here? What hurry crowded on her heels? What idle chance had flung them into euch other's arms? Or wus it idle chance? Wuh there such a thing as chance, after all? Were not men's random fortunes all laid out in conformity with some, intricate design? Dust hw was, dust blown upon the bnnth of the North, us were these other human atoms which hud been borne i hither front the 'furthest quurters of the earth; but when thut dust hud settled would It not ur range itself Into patterns mupped out ut the hour of birth or long before? Somehow he believed ' that such would be the case. As for the Countess, his way was hers, her way wus his; lie could not bttir to think of losing her. She was big, she wilm great, she drew him by the spell of Borne strange magic. . The peppery old man who. with Doret's help, had defied t he mln-1 era' meeting upprouched him to iiuiulref . ' "Hiiy why didn't old Tom come back with you from J.lndertnun?" "Old Tom?" "Sure! Old Tom Linton. We're pardners. I'm Jerry Quirk. "He was tired out." "Tired!" Mr. Uulrk snorted de risively. "What tired him? He can't tote enough grub to sat Isfy hi own hunger. Me, J in douhled-lrippln--relviyin our stuff to the Summit und break in' my back at it. 1 run make him understand we'd ouKht to keep the outfit to gether; he's got It scattered like u miul woman's Imlr. Hut old Tom In the sere und yellow leuf: he's onery, ijku ull old men. 1 try to humor him. but there's a limit." The s pci Iter looked Pierce over shrewdly. VYoy said you was paek dinV for wages. Well, old Tom ain't any help to me. You look strong. .Mehbe I could hire yon." Phillips shook his head. I don't want work Just now." said he. "I'm going to Dyea in the morn ing" Jim McCuskey wtut burled where he had fallen, and there beside the trail, so th-jl all who putped might rVad and ponder, the men of Hheep Camp raised a board with this inscription: "Here lleg the body of a thief." (To Be Continued) TiMiir.rt Sam-; apimcoyhd. THJ: DAIXRS. Ore Kinal ap proval of the timber sac contract Reliable Merchandise Sincel855 entered Into hy tho I'ntted States forestry ervic and John U. Heimlich, local capitalist ; and owner of the Great Southern rail road, was announced yesterday. llvlmrich recently was granted an extension of time in which to make a showing as to his finan cial ability to handle the sale which Involves approximately 253 udo.ouo f,et of pine timber south of Friend. This showing was made And contruct for the sale was finally approved ut Washing ton, -according to word received here, j Second Fall Opening . MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 Readjustment of classes will accommodate all new students on above date. . - Baker Business College Phone 131. W. P. Kinion, President. I.'FVI T Makers of Two Horse A new Rrir FREEif They Ifip Why Buy Storage FOR FRESH When You Can Buy fs Processed Eff s WW FOR WHAT. THEY ARE . Processed Mugs arc guaranteed to be S9imd and sweet. Union Creamery Co. A finer milk taste itl We're always working to improve Carnation quality. A hard thing to do! but when you open your next can of tliis milk and notice it; finer, creamy-delicate taste and color, you'll say that we have succeeded. Cassation Milk Products Co. 474 ClltM Siren. PonUL Otrp M.1J1 in Orrgv or !3 Yean "From Contcnttd Cows" ? ? ? T f ? t t r v ? f ? ? ? Groceries Meals APPLE UOXES We linvr Iheni for Sale, old and new IWtse nt from . flte To wteiieii iy'iiIm Per hot, Hitr niiHitiiit l-'roin one lnt to Five tb(MiAnd. TIhtp U kinIiik hi lip n shotting of Hot tnnletlal. in f;il.( The mills hnie tmttr.t IKwii some orders nlrend. Itclter r-M-nk for Vours huh. La Grande Warehouse & Slorage Co. MAIN' 7IIJ L C 1 915, CvoAUoti Milk Ptoducu Co. I t ATTENTION! FANCY SUGAR CURED HAMS............;.... 30c Lb. FANCY SUGAR CURED PICNICS. ISti Lb. FANCY SUGAR CURED COTTAGE BUTTS....22c Lb. IUiy your cured meats nt wholesale prices. The atwve is our wholesale pi-iecs. You pet the same prices and consideration as the merchants on the outside who pay the altove price in 100-11). quantities. WHY? P.i-cause we do our own distributing here in the city. You save the middleman's profit by buying direct from the MANUFACTURER. Every pound guaranteed first-class. Do You Like a Nice Juicy Steak? ' We have them from prime steer beef. Try one, and note the difference from ordinary steak. If you want cheap steaks we have them. We also have the lest the market affords in first-class prime meats of i.U kinds. Grande Ronde Meat Co. City, Hoover and Economy Markets Groceries Meats f f ? ? t f t t y : f t X i ? t t f ? X ? ? T ? V fl v t! PHONE MAI 75 75 Look Over This Lisl And Call Main 75 Pantam Corn Head Lettuce Keg Plant ' Fresh Tomatoes Solid Cabbage, Radishes Cauliflower Ground Cherries Grape Fruit Bananas Cantaloupes Sweet Potatoes Green Uenns Green Peppers Carrots , Summer Squash Young Turnips '.. Grapes Cranberries Oranges Applos J. G. SNODGRASS 111 Depot St. Exclusive Selling Agent Exclusive Grocer Phone Main 75 jLD JO Jlloney .saving c Packing House Products ARMOUR'S STAR HAMS, PER LB 38c ARMOUR'S SHIELD BACON, PER LB 40c ARMOUR'S PICNIC HAMS, PER LB ; 25c . ARMOUR'S SKINNED BACON BACKS, PER LB .....35c S-LB. CAN ."ARMOUR'S T.AR1) ' 1 on . 8-LB. CAN PENNANT SHORTENING , $1.65 4- LBCAN PENNANT SHORTENING ;.....L......-...'..:....8-lc 45-LB. CAN JEWEL SHORTENING ....I...... $8.25' . il-LB. CAN CRISCO :..,.:...$2.29 6-LB. CAN CRISCO t $1.59 ' 3-LB. CAN CRISCO 85c 5- LB. CAN SNOWDRIFT......... $1.89 4-LB. CAN SNOW DRIFT 99c 2-LB. CAN SNOW DRIFT 55c Miscellaneous CO-LB. CAN H0NEY... $7.69 10-LB. CAN HONEY..... $1.49 ft-LB. CAN HONEY 75c 5 GALLON CAN SKAGG'S CANE & MAPLE SYRUP $6.75 ' 1 GALLON CAN SKAGG'S CANE & MAPLE SYRUP. $1.69 .12 .GALLON CAN SKAGG'S CANE & MAPLE SYRUP 89c 10-LB. CAN RED KARO SYRUP ..: 89c 10-LB. CAN BLUE CAN KARO SYRUP ...79c . 12 CANS Vi-LB. DEVILED MEAT . 59c 4 CANS DELICIA SANDWICH SPREAD , 49c ; 10 TALL CANS CARNATION OR BORDEN MILK......... 99c 6 TALL CANS FEDERAL MILK 59c - 1 CASE 48 TALL CANS FEDERAL MILK....:......: $4.59 - NETTED GEM POTATOES, PER CWT , . S2.50 - HUBBARD SQUASH. PER LB 3c RAMONIA FLOUR, PER SACK $2.29 OREGON BEAUTY FLOUR, PER SACK $2.19 NONE TO EQUAL FLOUR, PER SACK $2.09 1 Large package Citrus washing Machine Soap and 1 Large Package Citrus for 47c Cane Sugar, per ewt. sr sj. 50 lbs. Cane Sugar $3.54 25 lbs. Cane Sugar $l!s4 2 lb. Roll Creamery Butter $L05 50 lb. Box Fresh Italian Prunes $1.49 1 Box Apples 75C Peaches per box $1.55 Money Saving Oregon SKAGGS Cash Stores UNITED STORES Washington Idaho Wyomine Utah Nevada California