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THE LA GKANDB EVENING OBSERVER1'
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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
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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
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