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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1925)
1 Faee Sfx' THE LA GKANDB EVENING OBSERVER1' Friday.' Ortolier 9, 11)25. t: ; f' V r!1 .::.. Publiihed by Arrangement with First National Picture JJoyd Production. Inc. CHAPTKU Xt (Continued) With eye or terror Attn Klrby Hcuum-d tin1 boiling expanse through which Hip barge wuh drift ing, hut nowhere could ho catch .sight of I'uniiy Itoyut. lie turned lo .shout to his itllol, only to dis cover that )ip nlfo was minting ami .that the steering-sweep wa smashed. ',, "Ood! lie's gouo!" cried tho old man. It wuh true; thut Inundation Hucccruiug , i in? mwnap mm hwci" lilt a ii it-ch'I'h cieuii, aim uuw mr scow wuh not only rudderless. 1ml II UlCKeo II llliiii U '-Slii'l irin-r IU i direct itfl course. (onli'ft;j Klrhy was tugging :il hfT f.'lth'T'H i rm. Hhe lifted " ' M WANTED! Feed Backs For the next . Few weeks. ; Five cents each, . For nny, number , From one to " Five hundred. La Grande Warehouse & Storage Co. Main 792 I -2 Radio' reception, is get ting better every night. Now is the time to get your. new,...,.., i :, B-BATTERIES AND TUBES i W hnvo just received n large shipment of Tuhc and Rattcrics und can sup ply your ncods. ' telephone your orders lo MAIN 'IK and wo will deliver to your homo. La Grande Electric Co. Saturday 10th SI .9 9j Guaranteed Tare Aluminum No I'hone Oi(U'i Oregon Hardware white, horrified face to hu and es- i"neu : nanny: J imw Mill Hit father's dead face was twitching; nodded silently. Then he pointed ul the calaruet toward which they were being tarried. Hh opened hlH II pa to nay fome nting, hut one of the eretv cume rutin I ng hat-It, shouting hoarsely and waving his arms. "We're going over," t hu fellow clamored. "We'll all he drowned !" Klrhy feller) him with a blow Ji is artificial hand; linn, the man scrambled lo hi 'wm feet, hi employer ordered: "(Jet bine! lo what yon can!" Kor himself, he took Hoy:il'; kwi'i'ji ancl HlniKKl'l will! it ItuL lit' wan wof'Tully iKiiornnl of Jiow lo tijiply his Htn-iiKtlt mill luul only t)n ralnli til lilca what lu oiikIiI lo do. Mfiinwhlli1 tho I hiiii.lt'r of Ihf WJill," llonm Alfnilily liiprrn.sril, Having ImiilKlit thi InM of lite f ourti-nn lioalx through llii" riinnti, I'l'olf-on Dona plloleil tlic lift I . Ifloll.'la urrom lo llii- (own orwlilli' itorfW and lln-rn rolli'fti'd )in iiiom-y, whih' ricrco I'hillipA and Hit. olhi-r nK-n lIH'li-'l rump. ( Tin1 lahor of making Ujuk ooni forfabl for the iiIkIii did not iiri1 vimiI Lucky Uroad rroni tllsciiKHlnf; at Hom IciiKlh tlw ifxfltin incl- di'ntH or the afternoon, , ! "i liopc her HlKhnPHx ot an cyt' ful or like Khoolin lll chutes," said )ti "ror Ihal'a my farewell trip poHltlvrly my lat aipcur ancc In any water act." . ".VlKhty decent of yon nntl'the Kid to volunteer," I'l.-rce tohl lihn. . "II (ture wuh." the ither afr'ed. '"Takes a coupla daredevil like him and nit lo pull that kind or a boindiend play." Mr. J.!rlrlKcM, who wim within hearing distance, HliroKKed wllh an OKHiirnptlon of r.irclewi lndlffer- ence. "it tukes more 'n a little Inthi'r to fleare me," lio honntcd. "I'm ft dlvln' VeutiM und 1 ate It up!" "You liar!" l.ucky cried. "Why, every quill on your head was Htandlne up and you look five ycara older 'n you did this morn llm! Vou h cii nl the underlaker HhnlilnK out your nhroud all the way down you know you did. 1 never Been a man a wared a you wan!" When llrlilKcs accepted the accu.Hatlon wllh u Krln. the Hpenker ran on. In a low rcMcntrul tonn: "I don't mind Haying It hardened my arteries Bftuic. It m:ide nic think of nil my nlnn and fulllen; 1 nimendicred nil Iho heln I'd over, looked., llccollccl that-pioneer wc laid roY'foin-MMirM'u'aV rrjeirt" ' The Kid nodded. "Hurei re. meinhcr him cany, lie npiawked no loud you irnvc him hack half of It." "And all the time ho had tt thou sand Hewed In his shlrl! Wasted npportunlllen like that lay heavy on a man when he heara the an Kcls tuulnit up and smells l he I'allii-lllles." llrldBes OKreed In all nt rlousnelw, and will! on to say: "Lucky. If 1 uotla Ret out or this country tin way I Bot Into II I'm koIiir to lei you hury me In Dawson. Look at tln-nr rnplds ahead of us! Why. the Kiiy that laid nut this river was off his nul!" "You're talkinir aeiise. We'll stick till they Imlld a railroad up lo us or else we'll lei 'eni pin a pair of sort-pine overcoais on the two or us. The Idea of us rnlllUK ourselveji wlMcacn-s and lining cir rus Ktunts like I his! We're uuck- No Dvlivcricsi & Implement Co. It N Inc., and Fraoli fern! W'll he work In if In Hip mlnu next. I bet I'll nee you poulticed onto a plrk-handle ln;for wo tft out "Not me! 1'v'e raised my lout ItllHhT, and If pver J ifet another eulloths It'll be from lay In' ahed. Safe and mine. thut'H me. 1 lirhlK s' words were cut Hhort by 11 n I'M'hnmitlon from tmret, who had approached, In company with Ihe foiiuteHft (Vmrteuu 'Hallo!" (he l-'rench C'ahadlun broke In. , "Here cotne.s Hat berg ha rRf (Jut. front the lower end of the Koine t he Klrhy craft had emerged ; It wuh plunginK ntonR with exploHlonn of while roam from beneath Its bow and with. 1U rtwerps rUbifr and fallhiK' rhyth nUcally. To I lon-t'H companions It Heetneil- thai the scow had come through handily enough and was In llltle further danger, but Tol- eon. for norne refiron or other, hail blazed-Into excitement. Iown the hnnlt he jenped; then ho raised his voice nnd sent' forlh a loud cry. I(-was .wiiMb'd el't'oii. for It fulled to curry. .NWerthelenH, Hip warn birf nole In. hln voice tiroiifjhl bin heun rs rimnlns: afier htm. , 'What h the mutter?" Tierce in quired, The pilot paid o heed; he began WliVtllK IiIh cap In loiitf HWeepw, purring menu while in ' a patolH which tin- othei'H could not under- xlaiid. Kven while they stared at the ItotiMtu she drove head on Into an expanse of tumbling breukera, then the onlookers could not be lieve their eyeH nlie topped dead still, ob If she had come to the end of a steel cahle or us if he had collided with nn Invisible wall. In stantly her entire after part was molhered In white. Slowly her bow rose out of the chaos until per ha pa ten feet of her bottom was exposed, then nhc assumed a list. The Countess uttered n strnnBled exclatnutton. ''Oh-li! Did you ne7 There's a man overboard !' 'Jler eyes were quick, but others. too, hud beheld a dark bundle picked up by some mysterious agency und flung end over end into the waves. The ftouletta'n deck load was dissolving; n moment or two and slip turned completely urotniU, then drifted free. 'Why I hey brouKht the girl aloiiK!" cried Hip Counter's, In trrowiiiK dismay. "Ham Klrby should have hail better sense. Jit oufcht to be buns' " IVoiii the tent.s und bouts alonx the bunk, from Ihe villas above, ji ud wewMwsiiithllnK' hurriedly, u buhel uf oat lis, of shouts arose. Toleon found Ids recent em ployer plucking at his sleeve. There's a woman out there Klrby's jrlrl," she was cryinu. ''ant you do somelhiiiK?" Wait!" Jle flium off her erusn and watcln-d intently. Koon the helpless scow was abreast of Hie eneanipment, and lu sidle of the frantic efforts of her crew lo propri her shoreward she hilled momentarily eluser to the ataract below. Manifestly it was Imposlhle to row and Intercept the n reiiet liefore slie took the plunge. and so, helidrss In Hits extremity, the audience begun lo streuiu down over the roundid bouldem which formed the margin of the river, fm the opposite bunk another crowd was keeping pacr with the wreck. An they ran. these people shouted at one- another and Kcstlc uililed wildly. Their Tuce were white, their words were meanliiK less, for it was a spectacle tense with Imminent disaster that they beheld; It turned ihem sick with uppn-ht nslon. Immediately above White Horse the current Kathers itself for the final nlunire. mill iihhnnirh. ut thi about t straighten herself out and iiikc uie mpiiis head on. some ma liKn Inlluenee checked her swine und she lunKcd over minrtermiclv to the torrent. A roar tHSiied from Hie Ihrnatu of the beholders: the craft re- !ll)tll nreil. II III! lln.n .r. ....,.! Inter, wuh half hidden tiKaln in the imother. It could be seen tjiat she was eompieieiy awash and that those i:illonlnir vlilti.nmtel )inp. PS WITH rlliirulnir nnm O I. was buffeted ahout as by buttering rann; ine remainder of her Cargo Was hfltiir riiniflU- tnrn dec Soon another shout arose, for unman UKUres could be seen atill dinning to her. Mi ward the scow went, until ome iiKatn she fetched upon a reef or a rock which the low stage of rler hud brought e)ne in tlio surface; there she hull if. I oleon Hun t hud aone Into nr. Hon ere this. Having satisfied litin- sen iu.lt some of ihe lioulett.i's W r'lna tiled n I ti-. ha ffiat iiim.. th.- pointer of the luurest skiff nd dinu in i uiniiKs, who was id und big Close hy: 'Viune on! We coin set dose people!" Now I'ierrt hn,1 1m, t ,.inl.nv. oiurh Wilier for r.n.. ilm- it to htm that there mtiM h other men itl t)lls crowd better qilHllfied o M. lining IhiMi he In litidertiik mi.s rescue, itut no onr stepped KMo.iiii, it no sn he onevtMl Ir etfler. As he Sllnned out nt IiIm e-at and kicked nrt tti hAni i. ri-fleetetl. with u ulitbln rtuiin. disappointment, that lit a emotions ere not by any means such as a n nny courageous man would i i e ni e . iie wus completely hu k big In enthustusm for this enter- lor ii siruck mm as risky. ft:iv .' foolharili' Inmm.. iA .i... .. boat over that cataract In an at- o iiiri o fnich human beings out trinii the verv mtitif r it.. tin. -.hlng hn nkers. It senied more thun likely that all bands would be di owntrf in ih kttig. aiij ii cul4 bul atiaiiaon (the reckless abaiidOu-necessary to race uiui HKciiiiood wiui inyipmg except t he frankest . apprehension, lie wits surprised at himself, for he bud Imagined that when his moment came. If ever It did, that he, J'hltllps. would prove to be a rather exceptional person; inuteud, hu discovered that be was aome thfnj; of u coward. Thu unexpect-edm-ss of this Utscovory ustonlhed I be youny maiu Being deeply und thoroughly frlghtoiitd, it wus noth ing less thun tbu ubhorrence ut allowing thut fright to become known which stir feu ud bis delt;r mlnutlon. In bis own 1k1ii he dwindled to very spiull propor lions; tbeu cumu the ruulbuitton thut I J ore t was having difficulty in securing volunteers to", go with Ihem, und he -was coifstdttrubly heartened ut finding' he wus not grtutly different from 'the rvl of these peole. "Who .m go! if liti'p us?" the. I'reDchmun wtu shouting, "Co rue uow. vou stout fellers. Here's ladv on dat scow., 'Aln' noodv got nerve?' . f it was a tribute to Ihe'Amthbood of the N'orlh that jirter' a.' hrlef hesitation several ,)neu offered themsidves. At the .'last 'moment, however. Broad und Ilrhlges d-bowed- the others aside, saying: 'Here, you f That's our boat and we know how she bundles." Into Hie sklff they - piled' and hurriedly stripped down; then. In obedience id Do ret' command, they .settled Themselves at the for ward oars, leaving .'Pierce to act the stroke. . - - 'I'oleon stood brneed-fn'the.stern, like- a gondolier, uild "when WIlltnK. hands had shot the boat out into thn current he leaned tils- weight upon the after ours;, beneath his and Pierce's efforts -the ash blades bent. Out into the hurrying flood the four men sent their crutt;"then, with a -mighty heuye, the pilot swung IJ.i bow down-sl reum. and helped lo.drive.lt .directly ut the throat of the cataract, - ' - There came a broath-taklng plunge during which .th reacumg sktff and Its crew : wer .hidden from the view of those on shore; out into sight they lunged afialn and. In it cloud of spruy, went gal loping through the .stampeding waves. At risk of . capsizing they turned around and, buttling furi ously ugaiiiHt the ' current, were swept down, stern first, upon the , stranded barge. Doret's face was turned back over his shoulder, he wus .measuring distance, tf gauging with prucllced eye the whims and vagaries , of the tumbling-torrent; when he flung himself upon the; oars Pierce Phillips felt his own , strength completely, dwarfed- by that of.. the big pilot. 'poicon's; hands Inclosed his In a ' viselike 1 grasp; b wielded the-wceps u if i thoy were reeds, .and .with them hu wltldod Phillips. . i ; Two people only were left upon! tho Itoulttta. that aldeWlse plunge having .carrb d the . . crew ' awuy.M Once again Hum Klrby's' artificial hand had proved its usefulness. and without Its uld it Is .doubtful If either, he or hla daughter f ould have withMood the dc.lugt.tKor a aecond ' tlme he --hud- sunk't-hat sliarp steel hook into' the1;' solid wooi) and bad managed by virtue A mark of hospitality steaming clip of Hills Bros The successful hostess knows the . twin traditions of our great western f empire whole-souled hospitality " and its symbol, "a cup of wonderful coffee" Hills Bros. Red Can Coffee. Break the vacuum seal of a tin of, Hills Bros. Breathe that rich, rare aroma! Brcvv.a cup and raise it to your lips! What a flavor, really I Any wonder Hills Bros, is The Recognized Standard? Ask for Hills Bros, by name and look for the Arab on the can. Hills Bros. Coffee is economical to use. HILLS BROS COFFEE HJia! tn Ikt frttf Vacuum mrhick ktefi tht C$t$ of that advantage, to save hlmsi and his girl. Jkith- of them were half drowned; they were well-nigh frozen, too; now. however, finding themselves In temporary security. Klrhy hud broached one of the few remaining cuses of bottled goods. As tin! rowbouf came close H oc cupants saw him press a drink i upon his duughter, tlien gulp ono It wus Impossible either to lay the skiff alongside the wreck with any degree of care or to hold her there; as a mutter of fact, the two IioIIm enllldi-,1 wllh n nmcli 11,1 J Uridgea our snapped off short and tile side of the lighter boat was smashed In. Water poured over the rescuers. Por nn Instant it seem ed thut t h ey we re doom c I , but, clawing fiercely at whatever they could lay hands upon, they Checked their progress long enough for the casiaways to obey l)orvt's shout of command. The girl flung herself into Pierce';' arniH; her fat hep followed, landing In a heup amidships. Kven as they jumped Hit skiff wus torn . away and hurried onward by the flood. Ham Klrby raised himself to his knees and turned his ashen face ro itouletta. "Hurt you nny, kid?" he In quired. The girl shook her head. Rhn wus very white, her teeth were chattering, .her wet dress clung lightly to her figure. : Staring fixedly nt the retreating barge, .the. . bid man cried : "AH gone! All gone!" 11 Then, bracing himself with his good hnnd, he brandished his steel hook at the rapids ;nnd heaped . curses upon them.'.- A half-mile" below - the wreck 'Poleon Doret Vrought lrt crippled .skiff Into an eddy, and there the crowd, which had lvpt pace with it. down tho river-bunk, lent will ing assistance in effecting a land ing. As Klrby ' stepped ashore he Message Xo. 23, From: OREGON TRAIL FOX FARM, H. W. Smith, Prop., La (irnnde. Ore. QUALITY In most anything should he considered, and few fox dealers have goije to the trouble and expense as I have to obtain just thut object; too many con sider the price, nnd thereby dis regard quality, when in fact the price and quality go along to gether. Have you ever considered the necessary overhead expense and equipment in most other lines of business, which Is not necessary in this? rVt frttk. If shook hands with the men who had jeopardized tU' lr lives for him und his duughter; in a cheerless, color less voice he said, "It looks to me like you hoys had a drink coming." Krorn his coal pocket he drew a bottle of whisky; with u blow of that artificial hund he struck' off its neck, and then proffered it to Horet. Orlnk hearty!" said be. "It's u.11 that's left of a. good out- fit!' (To be Continued.) HOOD IUVi:tt TO A'lTFAO IO(H ItlVKlt, Ore. Pluns for Hood Itiver night at the Hilly Hun day evangelist meetings in Port land next Tuesday were put into effect, by the Hood Ulver minis terial association. The population of the apple city will go to Port land by automobile caravan and by a special car attached to the west -hound O.-W. H. & N. train. The chamber of commerce will aid in making prepuratlbu for the evangelistic junket, and . the drum anil bugle corps, has been invited to lead a parade to the Kun'day tub ernacle. All local churches have appointed committees to arrange demands pure nutritious foods. To have pure,easily digested bakings use Calumet. Every ingredient officially approved by U. S. Food Authorities, THE WORLD'S. GREATEST SALES Sa TIMES Saving d adds them to the price he must charge, for his merchandise. - , . . ' The careful housewife also mentally weighs each necessary pur chase. Many shop in person, compare values closely and rightly insist thatevery penny buy the utmost in both quality and quantity. Invai' iably Skaggs Stores are her most satisfactory source of supply. Canned Fruits and Vegetables 2 cans, No. 2 Libby's Fancy Sliced Pineapple. 55c 2 cans, No. 21., Broken Sliced -Pineapple .....45c 2 cans, No." 2,, Hunt's Su preme Yellow Free Peaches 55c 4 cans, No. 2V, Arno Apri cots 99c 2 cans, Sealed Heart Grape Fruit ...49c 2 cans, No. 2K Rpsedale. Apri cots "- 55c 1 Gallon can Crushed or Slic ed Pineapple .....94c 1 Gallon can Apricots 85c 1 Gallon can Blackberries ;.85c 1 Gallon can Pears ...79c 1 Gallon can Peaches J....85c . 10 cans, Small, Van Camp's Pork & Beans 79c 3 cans, Medium, Van Camn's Pork & Beans -- ....29c 2 cans, Large, Van Camp's Pork & Beans 39c 12 cans Van Camp's Tomato ' Soup 99c Good Apples, per box. Canning Pears, per box. 2 lb. Roll Creamery Butter Cane Sugar per cwt Money Saving for transportation of members. A special delegation of Park Dale motorists will Join Hood itiver folk in-greeting Mr, Hilnduy, plaxk li:.ivks astohia ASTORIA. flrc.T-The naval sea plane pll-t left, the harbor en route to Pugct sound where, ac cording to her con'imandei. she will LEVI STRAUSS (, TRADE a - mark A new pair FREE if TIreyRip Look for the THOSE OP ANY OTHER BRAND iiWHIHtlll qWga) fry XHTTRXi Every purchase you-make in any store passes over, a balance far mb'fe' delicate than any weighing machine every devised by man. The wise merchant has .antici pated and mentally weighed every probable transaction considered whether .it ..will mean a profit or a loss long before it actually' occurs. He carefully calculates the costs of credit and deliveries and very properly h-iu. can SKAGGS UNITED STORES Oregon Washington Idaho Wyoming Utah Nevada California undergo extensive repairs and overhauling. The. new ,rqrwuri engine? installation was. completed yesterday und at II a- m. today the flying ship taxied from her berth at the port terminals up the river nnd took to the air. After flying ahout the city for a 'time,, aha headed for linker's bay, where sho dropped for a nwment. Two Horses Mil BT TUT n. I . J I aT" i Dried Fruits 5 packages Sun Maid Seedless Raisins - C9c 5 packages Preferred Seeded Raisins - 69c 2 packages Currants 45c Orange and Lemon Peel, lb....-...49c Citron Peel; per lb...,....:ll.--..'..:..69c 25-lb. box Seedless RaiiiinsV.$2.69 25-lb. box Prunes........... L.$2.69 White Figs, 2 lbs....'. - ........29c Packing House Products 8-lb. can Pure Lard..: .$1.95 A It. . T T 1 nn rure Liaia c S-lb. can Lard Compound $1.65 4-lb. can Lard Compound 84c Armour's Star Hams, per lb.....38c Armour's Shield Bacon, lb 40c Picnic Hams, per lb..... 25c 75c $1.99 $1.05 $6.64 Cash Stores
