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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1925)
Faire Sft THE HA'' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Thursday, OctoW S, 1925. fV CIIAPTIOH X (rrmtlniKil) It wuk a hellish filaci; it rchocd ' to a tltinoniuc tli nnd it wub u trc - iinloiitt cnnntlon to bravo it, for : tht) hout dill nut glldo nor slip 1 Mown tin descent; It went in u imc "" ; rem Ion of Jurrhti? leaps; it lurched find twisted; It rolled unit plunKfd an lr in a demented effort to nnseiit ''Ik pftKHi-nni-rH and m-utter ItH curiro. ..,.,To til" ocrtiiuntn ft seemed us if - ItH joint 8 WITC OlM'fllllK. UH If I lift hottrdH thnniMdvi-H were being ' wrenched loose from the ribs u which they were nulled. The men i were drenelied. of course, for they traveled in n cloud of spume; their eet were unlde-dccn in rold wuler, and every new delude caused Ihcrn J How lonr It lusted 'Pierce Plill- i lips never knew; the experlener "won too terrific! to he long lived. "r It waH a iilKlitmiire, a hideous phanfttsmuRnrin of frightful rensa- ; tlotiit, a dlssolvlfiK Htereopticon of bJeuk. scudding wull. of - hydro phobic bouldei'x frothing madly as the flood crushed over them, of "; treacherous whlrlpoolH, and of pnr - "Kulng breakers that reached forth licking tongneH of deslnicl Ion. a" Then the river opined, the cliffs trefoil awny, and the torrent spewed ' Itself out into an expmisn of whirl pools a lake of gyrating funnels that .warred .with one another and threatened to Iwlst the keel from p under the boat. 'Volcon swung close in to the right bunk, where an eddy raced up agulmd the flood; wonie one fluhg a rope from the Hhore and drew Ihc boat in. ,-v VWn.1! 1 never had no better crow," cried the pilot, "What you jyink of '1m, eh?" "Ho smiled down V,at the white-lipped oarsmen,, who ---leaned forward, punting and drip ping. ' 'Mr that all of It V I.ucky Broad Inquired, weakly. t "Mills non! Look' Here's W'ite rae." )oret Indlcuted a wall of foam and spray father down the l rlvur Idroctly across the expanse Ji""of whirlpools Htood a vlllnge named nfter the niplds. "you get plenty more blmcby," "You're wrong. T got plenty right now," Uroad declared. , , "I'm glad the Conn less didn't! ' come," said Phillips. &y 'lM ne ,I,0,V wrung out their net out along the back trail over the bluffs. Danny Itoyal was not an Imagl- i native person, tie pusNCsycd, to be , stirtvilie superstitions of the aver age! horseman and gambler, and he believed strongly, in hunches, but e was not-fi((HHii and he putiiifi faith In dreuiuH and portents. Jt bothered him exceedingly, there- fore, to discover that ho was ' ' weighed down by an unaccountable I Jtut extremely oppressive sense of i apprehension. How or why it hud 1 oume to obsess him he could not Imagine, but for some reason Allien ( 'anon and the stormy waters be I low it hud nsKiiihed teriiblo pnien I tlalltlcs and he could not shnkr ,off the conviction that they were .- -destined to , prove bin undoing. , 3'hls feeling he had allowed lo grow until now u fatulistic apathy ft had settled upon htm and his usual ; rheiTfiilnesa was replaced by a Bcnfeless irritability. Ho suffered ; explosions of temper quite as sur prising to the Klrbys, father and daughter, as to himself. Oh the dity of bis arrival he was particu larly ugly, wherefore Kouleita wus impelled to remonstrate with him. "What nils you, nanny?" she In quired. "You'll have our men I quitting." 5 "I wish they would," he cried. 6 "nonlmenl They don't-know as rmurh cthout boats us me and Sam.". '"They do whnlever they're tobl." - Itoyal acknowledged this fact ungraciously. "Trouble l we don't know What lo tell 'em to do. All 8am knows Is 'gee' and 'haw,' and (T can't steer anything that don't ; wear a bridle. Why, if this riv r l wasn't fenced In with trees woM J have taken the wrong road and J been lost, long ago." Kouleita nodded thoughtfully. ; "Kather is Just ns afraid of water ' as you nre. JU won t admit It. hut I can tell, ii bos jtntien on his nerves and I've had hnrd work to keep him from drinking." - "Say! Don't let him get start d on that:" Danny exclaimed, earn estly. "Thai would be the InM r touch." a "Trust me. .1 ' v;' Hut Klrby himself appeared at ; thut uiomeiit. having returned : from a voage of exploration. Said 1 he; There's a good town below. I had a chance to sell Hie out rii." "doing to do it?" Denny could j not conceal hli roi;rrne. The eider man shook his gray brad. "Hardly. I'm tin piker." "1 wish yon and Danny would lake Hie porluse and trust the pilot to run the rnpldf." Houu-Ma said. ' " Klrby turned his expr.ssinnless face upon first on- then n nl(.r t or his companions. '.ei oim?" n i in') id red of ltoal. i The latter stlenily admitted th.t J-hc wa-". "Oo uheHd. You and l.ettv cross . moot "And ou?" ' - "Oh. I ' n going to stUk!" ; ' KatlK-r " the Kill b. it.in, but ;,oM Hani book his hnd. wi "No. This is my case .d, nnd yi'm going to wateh it." ' ltor? weazened face purkered until li resemldcd more Ihnn ever I o withered apple. "'hen I'll stick, f lOo." be declared. "I never laid ' down on ou !. Ham." p "How about ou. l,etty?" f The girl smiled. "Why, 1 i woiililn t trust you bos out of my I sight for a minute. Noinethlnr; f Would surely happen." J Kirhy stooped and kisml his ;dafhter cl k. Yon e always been our mascot, and ouve al lioutht. u luck. liX o to Published by Arrangement with Pint National PicturM, Inc., and Frank -JJoyd Productions, Inc, (lull In a paper suit If you were along. You're a gume kid, loo. and I want you to be like that, al ways, lie a thoroughbred. Don't weuken, no matter how bad things break for you. This cargo of mm Is worth I he best ctalm in Daw son, and tl'll put tut on our feet agiiln. All i want Is one more ehunec. Double and iuit that's This was an extraordinarily lung speech for "One-armed" Klrby; it showed that he wus deeply in earnest. '.'Double and quit?" breathed the girl. "Do you mean It, dad?" Me nodded: "I'm going to leave you .heeled, I don't ulm to take my eyes off this barge again till she's in Dawson." Kouletla's lace was transformed; there was a great gladness in her (.ycK a gladness half obscured by tears. "Double and quii. Oh I've dreamed of quitting no often! You've made me very hap py, dad." Itoyal, who knew this girl's dream a.; well as he knew bis owji, felt a himp In his throat, lie wa-i a godh'HM little man, but Houlettu Kirby's Joys were, holy thing to him, her lehrs distressed hlm deeply,- therefore ttt' walked -awny to avoid the sight of ihcm. Jb'r slightest wish had been his law ever since1 she had .mustered words enough to voice a request, and'now he, too, wus happy lo learn that Sam Klrby was at lust, ready to mold his fiituruln ucroniunce with her desires. Jdty hud never lined , their mode"- of lift; ah i had nc- uepted it under protest, and with the pawing years her unspoken disapproval had assumed Uie-proportions of a great reproach. She : had never put that disapproval Into j word. she was far too loyal for that but Danny had known. H" knew her ambitions and her possi bilities, and he had sufflelent vis ion to realise something of the in justice she suffered at her father's hands. Ham loved IiIh daughter as few parents love a child, but he was ji fl'.rauge man and he showed lils'affectlon in characteristic) ways. II pletised Itoyal greatly to learn thai the old man had awakened to the t wrong he did. und that this UUVeiHllir wuiimi n i vr iu tiunc mi- story, as all good stories close, with a happy ending. In spite , of . these cheering thoughts, Danny was unable wholly to shake off bis oppressive fore bodlngst und as he paused on the river-bank to stare wit h gloomy fascination al the Jaws of the gorge they returned to plague hlm. The sound, thai luaiuuL.oiitnC.that was terrifying, the knowledge that it heightened nini enrngAl the little man. It was an unproplllous moment for any one to nd dress Hoyal; therefore when he heart! himself spoken lo, he whirled with a scowl upon his face. A tall ''reach (.'anndlan. Just back from the port age, was saying: "M.'sleu', 1 ain't good hand' at mix In 'noder feller's blr.ness, hut dat pilol you got. she's no good." Hoyul looked the stranger over from heud to foot. "How d'you know?" lift Inquired, sharply. "Itlccanse I'm pilol inyse'f." "oh, I see! You're one of the good ones." Danny's air was surly, his tone forbidding. "Yes." "I late youself. don't you ? 1 s'pose you want his Job. Is that It? No wonder five hundred seeds for fifteen minutes' work. Soft graft, 1 call It." The speaker laughed unpleasantly. "Well, what1 does a Vood pilol charge?" "Me?" Tin t'aiiadlan shrugged IndlfferenUy. "1 charge, ou one t'ousaiirl' dollar." ltoyal's Jaw dropped. "The devil yon say! be exelalmed. I don't want de job your scow's no good but I toss n coin wit you, One t'ousan' dollar or free trip." ''Nothing doing," snapped the ex-horseman. ltien! Now T give you ll'l sti Sical precious minutes from kitchen drud gery by serving New Style II-O Quick Cooking Oats for breakfast! On anil off the fire in 2 minutes! A new breakfast dish. FilleJ with flavor packed , with nourishment! Oat flakes that cook into granular oatmeal. Smooth and firm in texture, yet retaining the roughage that stimulates digestion. . That "all-night cooked" , ' flavor in only two minutes f FOR MORE THAN OYKAn M Alt ESS OHALITY I'ROPUCTS vice. Hoi hard . to lower. end dU canon. fle right In Dere's beeg rock dere. Don't touch 'im or you goln' spin Ink' top fin' mebbe you go over W'ite 'Orse sideways. Dut's goin .-muish you sure." - Hoyul broke out, peevishly; "Another hot Hp, eh? Mverybody's got some feed -box Information especially the ones you don't hire. Well, J ain't scared" "Oh yes, you are!" said the other man. "Kverybody Is scare of H place." "Anyhow. I ain't scared u thou sand dollars' worth. Take a lol to scare me that much. 1 bet ihis place is ns sare as u chapel and 1 bet our scow goes through wit h her tail up. l-et her bump; she'll finish with mi! on her back and all her weights. I built her and J named . her." . Danny -watched .the pilot as lie swung down lo the stony, shore and rejoined fierce rhillips; then he looked on In fascination while they removed , their, outer, garment!, stepped Into . a boat wit Kid Hrirlges, nnd rowd away into ihe gorge.- , . . "It's got my goat!" muft the Utile. Jockey. , 1 . ' " CilAITr.K XT'' Allhftugh . scow htrger',than the itouletta had run Allies Canon and the rapids below In salety. perhaps none more uuwlehly had ever done :to. Itoyal' bad built hbt barge stoutly, to be sure, but of othVr vir tues the craft hud none. When loaded she was ho clumsy, so obsti nate, so headstrong that It re- inired unceasing effort to hold her on, a course; ns for rowing her, It was. almost impossible. Hhe took ,t he first swooping rush Into 1 he Ihonc Orders Oregon Hardware Sit t m wmMvf pr-H UIR NO MLS I J PAAI flOV n -i t . 1 Aii aaiurqay lum Guaranteed Tare Aluminum No canon, strange to say, In very good form, 'and thereafter, liy!:dint of hi-rculeun efforts. , Hoyul ind his three men managed to hold her head down-stream. Sweeping be tween the pulisa.de. she galloped clumsily onward, wallowing like a hippopotamus. Her long ' pine sweeps, balanced and bored to re ceive thick thole-pins, rose and fell like the stiff legs of souu fat, Hquare-bodled spider; she ' reared her bluff bow; then ,she dove shrouding herself in spray. It won a Journey to terrify expe rlenced river-men; doubly terrify ing was it to Itoyal and Mrby. who knew nothing whatever of swift water and to whom Us perils were magnified a thousandfold. 'In spite of bin .apprehension, which by now bad qulrketied into panic, Danny ruse to the occasion with real credit, ills fsrti was. like paper, bis eyes . ware- wide and strained; nevertheless, he kept his gaze fixed upon the pilot und strove to obey, the latter's direc tions Implicitly. Now with all his strength ho . heaved upon . his sweep; now h backed water 'vio lently; nt no time did ho trust him self to look at the cliffs which were scudding past, nor to contemplate the tortuous turns In ;the gorge ahead, That would have;- been ioo much for htm. Kven when his clumsy oar all but grazed' u bas tion, or when a Jagged promontory Seemed about to Hiltash hlK.'ruf,t, he refused lo cense his-fiiintic la bors or to more than lift his 'eyes. He saw that Kouleita -Klrby wus very pule, nnd he tried-to shout a word of encouragement to her, but his cry was thin and feeble, -And it failed to "pierce the thunderof the waters. Datiny hoped the-, girl was d I not as frightened as 'he, :noi as. old Sum lhV'- little man would . not have wished kuch"' a-; punishment upon his worst1 enemy!-" . 1 Jlrby. by 'reason - of his dlsabll-t ity.'of couit.':e,' was pnevcutedi from" h ndlng any active lielp: with the boal "and'-wak forced- to play purely passive part. ;That it was not' .to liiH- liking-'finy oirf1 .could have seen, for, once', the moorings were slipped, he' dTd not open hi' Hps; .he. -merrily stood.' liesldc Itoni' lella, wllli tiio fingcfs oC his. right, haiKl'mink Into her shoulder, huj gray face grnvcr 1 ban : ever. To- No Deliveries & Implement Co. Ma ISo W; OATS QUICK COOKING OATS Cook 2 to 3 minutes oiity SB. gtther tliey swuyed as tho deck bo neuth them reeled and pitched. "Ixiok! We're nearly through!" Die girl cried In his eur, after what seemed an interminable time. Kirhy nodded. Ahead he could see the end of the cunon und what appeurtd to bt freer wuler; out into this open space tho torrent flung Itself. The scow wus riding the bore, that ridge of water up thrust by rcuson of tho pressure from above ( between It und the exit from tho chute wus a rapidly dwindling expanse of - tossing wuves. Klrby was greatly relieved, but he could not understand why those rollers at the mouth of the gorge should , rear themselves so high and should foam so savagely. The bluffs ended. the narrow throat vomited the river out, und the scow galloped from shadow Into pale sunlight. ' Tho owner of the outfit drew a deep breath. Ills clutching fingers relaxed their nervous hold. Die saw that Danny was trying to malts himself heard and he leaned forward to rutch the fellow's words when suddenly the 1'mpoMslhle hap pened. .The deck beneath his feet was Jerked backward nod he wax flung to his knees. Simultaneously there came a crash, the sound of rending, splintering wood, nnd over the stern of the barge poured un ley deluge that all but swept father nnd daughter away. Itouletta screamed, then she called the name of Itoyal. . "Oanny! Danny!" she cried, for both she and, old Ham hnd Keen a terrinie ining.. , The blade of Royal's sweep had been submerged nt the instant of the collision, and, cm a con.se- fiuencc, lh force of that rushing l-One-Pwjtt Value "L - THERE are (as you probably know) only two manufacturers who actually build tlitir cars complete make all their own bodies, engines, clutches, steering gears, dif ferentials, springs; gear sets, axles, gray iron castings and drop forgings. One of these is Ford in the low priced , field. The other is Studebakcr in the hue car field. , - ' Because wc, eliminate the extra profits and ovcrheauthat many other manufacturers liave . It) pay to outside parts nnd body makers we arc able lo use finer materials and work manship yet charge no more than competing cars. i But there is another side to One-Profit manufacture a feature that no careful buyer can afford to overlook. Under this One-Profit policy the entire car is designed, engineered and manufactured as a complete, coordinate harmonious unit in Studebakcr plants. Being Unit-Built it functions as a unit. And this adds years to its life gives you scores of thousands of miles of excess transportation fc'reater riding comfort minimum repair costs and, finally, higher resale value. Examine the Standard Six Coach closely make detailed Comparisons with other cars and yon trill understand the full meaning of One-Profit value. A Coach of quality It is called a coach only because it is the lowest priced closed car ever sold by Studebakcr. But it is a quality car through and through. Do not buy this coach with the expectation that you'll have to trade it in at the end of a year or so, It's not a one-year car. Instead, it has been honestly built to give you scores of thousands of miles of dependable service. Notice the durable wool upholstery. Sec the heavy orna mental hardware; the plate glass windows and windshield; the fine trim to hide all tacks; the clock and gasoline gauge on dash; automatic windshield cleaner; stop light; locks on ignition, steering gear, door and spare-tire carrier all operated by a single key. . " i T II I S I S current hud borne It forward, cata pulting the man on the other end overliourd as cleanly, u easily as u school-boy snaps a paper pellet irom the end of a pencil. JJcforo their very eyes the Kirbys saw their licutenunt, their lifelong friend and servitor, picked up and hurled into the flood. "Danny!" shrieked the girl. Tho voice of .the ruplds had changed j drumming upon the ufter-deck and there was a crushing und a smart ing an the plies of boxes came tumbling down. The cow drove higher upon tho reef. Us bow roe until it stood at a sharp incline, and meanwhile wave ufter wave cut like a broach over tho stern, which steadily sank deeper. Then tho deck tilted drunkenly and un avalanche of cuse-goods wus spilled over the side. . (To be Continued.) 1 1 1'NTT X G'iXi S SPAN -MCAIt TiAKKK, Ore. A new bridge over the Hnnke river, near Hunt ington, is vlrtuully a certainly ami the contract for ll may be let his full. Judge Dodson wild loday fol lowing his return from the Snake river where n p:irly of state and county officials met with Idaho representatives and began work on an estimate or the cost of the structure, for which $fi().000 has been appropriated. Three possible sites were exam ined. The engineers will work this week gathering data for an osil ninto of the cost. The expense will approximate $70,000. Consider the ant. He Is so busy working he breaks up other peo ple's picnics. aicer "' '; .'.'A."- 1 ajoimct The altering mechanism h especially , . . deMgntd far easy driving ictth . . Me big balloon tittt WL J. Before Has Henry been taking Lydia Pinkun's Pills? Oh.no! Hehasjust . discovered what a big difference a .. Castle hat can make in a man's nppearance. If you like that stylish feeling, get a Castle hat. ' Five to Ten Dollars Ask Your Dealer 0 ! R O U R K E, EUBANKS H A T C O. READ THE OBSERVEU CLASSIFIED ADS vanta Unit - Built Construction These arc all features that you can easily sec. But. down underneath that glistening coat of metallic enamel you'll find the same quality of materials and workmanship that are out in the open. The sturdy frame for the body is built from the fine northern ash and hard maple. Slam the door and the sound says quality. Under neath the upholstery you'll find two layers of washed, quilted cotton, one layer of- genuine -curled hair and extra long springs closely held together by small coil springs. This is the identical cushion and scat construction used in the highest priced cars. 4 Long resilient springs made of special chrome Vanadium steel give greater buoyancy and protect tioii from road shocks. The crankshaft is completely machined on all surfaces' to eliminate vibration. And the motor is the most powerful in -any car of this size and weight, according to the rating of . the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. It is a motor built for smooth, trouble-free service at S to 55 miles an hour not for excessive speed or spectacular stunts. The body is smart in appearance yet provides ample room to seat five passengers in real comfort. Ample room to enter or leave without disturbing occupant of folding seat. Make comparisons before you buy " These are advantages made possible by One-Profit manu facture. Check them off point by point in comparison with other coaches. Only after you have seen this One-Profit Studebakcr with its Unit-Built construction, will you realize why it offers a value that cannot be obtained in any other car. It is the automobile equivalent of Pullman transportation. Tlit Sludebaker policy of "no yearly models" is a further protection lo otvners. Under this policy Sliidebakcr cars are . always up to date we add improvements from time to Unit and do not save them up for spectacular annual announcements which make cars artificially obsolete. Come in let us demonstrate the Standard Six Coach: .without obligation on your part. ... -, . . Delivered for Cash in. Or, under Studebaker's fair and liberal Budget Payment Plan, this Coach may be purchased out of monthly income with ah initial payment of only GOSS S T U.D E B A K E After &A.N FIANtlll O La Grande $475 Down R Y E A R i
