Wednesday, Oct 1 km 1 1, 1!)2T)
Face Six
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CII.lTi;i: XIII. (Continued) ifjood to nic -when you came In. Arc. f ruin m'. Oy! Oy! I'll bo clad
The eirl took no oitvns'; she
maintained her c urioiia observation
of him: slit appeared genuinely in-t'-n
HU il tn acqualntlm; Imi-siH with
u iiiail who could muster Hindi a
"phenomenal ijtrjntMy of liquor.
There wan laynUi'icuf Ion in ln-r torn
when sin said:
J 5 1 j I I-Kaw you conn- in alone.
" And now you're drinliiiiH" uloim."
"In that a reproach.' I your
pardon." J'h-ree awcpl her it, mock
iiu? bow. "What will yit have".'"
Without removhu; her chin from
IIh r-sl!tif place, III'1 .v:ran;or .shook
her lu ail Hiioi tly, r-o hi dou m-d his
h'-veniKe us beTon-. 'tin1 Kirt
watched him iiib-n uifdly k he
paid rr it.
"That more mom-y than I'vr
seen in u month," .she naid. "I
wouldn't In m free and f.i:y with
w 11, if 1 win- you." ,
. "No? Why nul V"
She m rdy 'iliruiTf" d. and con
tinued to Hlinly him iviih that hi if m
dtaconrei-thiK 1'ii-iiltn.w anc re
minded him of a fianl; and curiuiw
Child,
I Mere. noticed now tlint alio wan
a very pretty frifl, and iiih nppro
. prlalety drcs d. under the clnuni-
- Bianri'H. r'he won a hnys f;ait, with
a abort shirt nv-r h-r knickerbock
ers, and, since Kin- was slim, t li
Kariui-ntH added to her uppfurnnce
of Immaturity. Iler fan' wish nval
In outline, rnd It was of ii jierfectly
uniform olive lint; her yes were
Inrse and black and velvety, their
lashes wem Ion;;, t heir lldu were
faintly mnudK'd with a Hliadowy
, under-coloring Hint magnified their
stjio ond Intensified thiir brilliance.
ler hair wxa almost black, neVer
.theleSH it was of fine texture; a few
unruly strands hud rticaped from
beneath her fur cap and they cloud -
- Pd h(r brow mid tempi''". At first
siKht Bhe appeared to be foreign,
nnd of thttt smoky type commonly
wwootn.tnd with ilm Huian idea of
4eauty but she was not foreign, not
" UiiHSian; nor were lier features
' predominantly racial. "i
,, "What'a your name?" she nslted,
i. suddenly.
: Tierce told Iir. "And yoilfH?"
he in()Ulred.
"l.aure." j
'""iJiurc what?"
. .' :JiiHt l,aurc for the present
"Humph! You'r
One of tills
i" Ihcafrical company, 1 presume.'
' lie imlicaled the BiuseV.i acrowt the
room. : ,
, . "Yefl. Morrla ' IeM hired iih to
' work lu IiIh place at lawMin."
"I remember your outfit at Hheep
fiiinp. Heat w nearly i.'rar.y--"
"lie's cn.4r liMv thitn ev4."
l.aure mnlh d for the. firul lime and
' )ie'r lace 111 up with mlMchlef. "i'oor
i Morris! ' V.n had him around by
lUH nig nose. .lien iieniniy niraid .
he'll lone us and we know it, so we
, iriako Ida life miserable.
She
lurne.i serious am-upiiy, ami wnn u ..,Jhi yollv Kot nie!" Best de
enndnr itulte MarJlim; said, "1 like , Hand, with mink resentment. "If
, J"011' 1 you waul him, I n'pnse I'll have lo
"Indeed!" Pierce wan noupulsed. L-ei him for you, but" he muttered
The rbl nodded. "You looked 1 .) enlh im MM l.n.i.11. "vmi'll
Klenzo Tooth Paste
rc Two For 51 c
Stationery
1 Vox aOc Two For. 51c
Hot Water Bottles
One for S-.'X) Two For $2.01
you trohiK lo Dawson?"
"Or courKe. Kverybody b koItik to
Dawson."
"I Mupr- you have partner?"
"No!" I'i. m 'n face fliirkcned.
"I tn alone wry much alone"
Hi
undertook to hpeak In
a hollow,
tlOpeleHM lOlie.
"IUk outfit 7"
"N'one at nil. Hut I have enoujOi
money for my needs ami I'll prob
ably hook up whh Homebody."
Now there whh u brave but ehecr-e;-H
renhinntlon In hiH wonln.
f.nuri' (iundered for a moment;
even mon carefully than before
K!ie KMiiiied tier companion. i uai
(he re-aill tiatl.sfled her rdie
plabi by ji.iymi,'.
"MorrlH wantH men, I can fjet
Iiim to hire you. Would you waul
to httok up ull h iin"'
"I don't knnw. It doean't much
mutter. Will you have Homeihint?
ta drink now-.'"
"Why whould I? Tiny don't lve
any percent.tk'e heiv. Wait! I'll mi-
Motrin and tell you uhai he Bays.
Leaving J'ferre. the Hpeaker hm-ried I In line. Don t let 'e in pet mafriej,
to a harraHsed lltth man of Hebraic 1 I thought I wno wise to hire rood
countenance who vwia enaKed In i lookers,- ttt J wjis cra?.y. They
the diftleiilt. tank of chlipcrotihlfT 1 Millie and they make eyes and the
this unruly a?rreKatioii of lalent. i-ien flKht for ein. They meal em
To him bIic said: j away. I've had n dozen batthaaml
"I've found u man for you. every lime I've been licked. A'ready
MoitIh." i
"Man?" f
"To c to Dawson with us. I hat
lull. Rood -lookinjf fellow at the
bar."
Mr. llent wan bewildered. "What
alls yon?" he tierled. ' I don't
watil any men, and you know It."
"You want t his fellow, and you're
KoiiiK l 'ii''' him."
"Am I? What makes you think
BO?"
"fteoaiiiie it's him or me,"
l.aure said, calmly.
Mr. Hest was botii Biirprined and
angered nt tills cool nnnouncement
'Von tin-fin;
B'potie, that you
II Uv
("I uit," he said, bellKercntly.
"I in can I hat very thliif?. The
man bus money '
Ileum's aiiKer dlMapjieared as If by
nin;,-lc; hl lone became apologetic
"fib! Why didn't you sy so? Jf
he'll pay enough, and if you want
hint, why, of course "
Ijiure interrupted wilh an unex
pected dah of temper. "He Isn't
KOHiK " I my you tiiiiiMUK. you re
going to pay bun lop wages, too.
IndeiBtaml?"
The unhappy recipient of thin
ultimatum raised his hands in a
gesture of despair. "Hlnunci:
Tht-rc'H no understanding you girls!
There's no getting on with you,
either!' "Wit a I'm on 'your nilnd.'eh ?
Are you after him or hiH coin?"
"1 don't know." J.uurc was gaz
ing at I'hlllhm with a necullar ex-
presslou. "I'm not sure. Maybe
r,n ttM),r bol)l wt), vou , ,.0O(i i
and hire him, or "
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when you're utl ut J)unun and ut
work."
I After lomo further talk the man-
u.Ker approached J'hllllps and made
i himmdr known. "Knurc iHlu me you
want to join our Iroupe," lie hctfun.
i "I'll nee that he puys you well,"
the yirl urxed, "Come on."
I'lillllpN thoiiKhlH went not fjultc
clear, but, even ko, the hi I nation
Hti uek him ho Kroter(iiely amiiHlnjc.
"I'm no KoiiK-and-diince man," lie
Hald. with it Hnille, "What would
you expect me to do? I'lay a man
dolin?" "I don't know i xaclly." rieat ro
il I led. "M;ivhi vnn ronlil heln me
ide'tlde herd on Uu-ho HernhardtH." lb-
ran u band through hi thin black
hair, thinner now by half than
when he left the Stabs, "ir you
could dc Dial, why you could :tve
my M-iiKon." , .
"He waiilN you to be a Simon
l.enri'," Ijiille ertplnlm-d.
The munuffer Hecondcd this st:.to
Ment hy ,u nod of Iiik head. "Sure i
('rack the whip over 'em. K ep 'ern j
four of my girls are gone.-if I losie I
four more J can't open; I'll be
rn in d. Oy! Such a country!
l-.very day a new love-affair; every
day more troublt: "
l.aure threw back her dark head
and laughed in mischievous delight.
"It's a fact," she told i'lercc. "The
beat Hest gets Is Die worst of It.
He's not our .manager, he's out
Hlave; we havo lots of fun with
him." Stepping closer to the young
man, she slipped hi r urm within
his and, looking up into Ms face.
Bald, in a low voice; "1 knew J
could fix It, for I always have my
uy. Will you go?" When he
hesitated she repeated: "Will you
go wit h me or shall I go with
you?"
Phillips plaited. His brain was
fogged ami he had difficulty in fo
cusing his ga.r.e upon the eager, up
turned face of the girl; neverthe
less, he appreciated the significance
of this audacious inquiry and there
came, to him the memory of his re
cent conversation with the Countess
Courteau. "Why do you say that?"
he queried, after a. moment, "Why
do you want nie to gu?""
1 .h u re's eyes searched his; there
was an odd light tn them, and a
peculiar Intensity which he dimly
fidt bul scarcely understood. "I
don't know," she confessed,
was no longer smiling, und, al
though lier gaze remained hypnot
ically fixedf upon his she seemed to
be searching her own soul. "1 don't
,,,.... Hhl HJli(i uiriliM. ,-ou
have a call."
lu spite of Hie young wonmn'n
charms, anil they were numerous
enough. Phillips was nol strongly
drawn lo her: resentment, anger.
his rankling sense of Injury, all
And dozens of other Quality Items.
The Tfaxa&l Store
thene fl no room for oilier emo
tions. That she was tub rented In
him be still hud censo enough to
ltcrcidve: her amazing proposal,
her unmistakable, ill r of proprietor
ship, showed that - much, and lu
conticmienc a sorl of mulaclous
triumph nros.a within him. lb-re.
right ut hand, was an agency of
forget fill n-HS, more potent by far
than the one to which he hud first
turned. Dangerous? Yes. Hut his
lire was ruined. What difference,
then, whether oblivion came from
alcohol or from the drug of the
poppy? Deliberately he shut his
curs lo inner warnings; he raised
his head defiantly.
"I'll go." said he.
"We Jcuvo ut daylight," I test told
him.
C'lMITKH XIV
With 'Poleon Doret to be busy
was to be contented und these we re
busy times for him. His dully rou-
I tine, witli trap und gun, hud made
or mm an cany riser ami nan oreu
in him u habit of greeting the sun
with a song. Jl was, no hardship
for him, therefore, to, cook his
breakfast by cundlc light, especially
now that the days woro growing
short. On the morning afler his
rescue of .Sam, Klrby and his daugh
ter 'Pokon washed bis dishes and
cut his wood; t hen, rinding that
there was still un hour to spare be
fore the light would be sufllclcut
io run Mtbs Canon, he lit his pipe
und strolled up to Hie village. The
ground was now white, for consid-
rable snow had fallen during the
night; the day promised to be ex
tremely short and uncomfortable.
Poleon. however, was Impervious
to weather of ony sort: his good
humor uns not dampened in the
basl.
The fellow lieJd the girl for an
In t a n t ifiid helped her to regain
ln r equilibrium, exclaiming, witb ii
la ugh: 'iSny! , What's t mutter
with you. slsler? Can't you. sec
whei'c you're going?" When Hon-,
let tu made no response "-the. mnn
continued in an ' ewn ' Triendlh r
tone. "Well, J can see; my eyesight's
good, mid it tells me you're ahout
the bst looking dame I've run into
tonight." HUH laughing, ' lie bent
his head as If .to catch the girl's
answer. "Eh?. . I don't get you.
Who d'you say you're looking for?"
'P.oleon was frankly puzzled. He
resented this man's tone of easy fa
iiiillmity and, about to Interfere,
he was restrained by Houlettn's
apparent indifference. What ailed
the girl? Jt was too dark to make
out her face, but her voice, oddly
changed und unnatural, gave him
cause for wonderment. Could it
b 'Poleon's half-formed question
was answered by the stranger who
cried. In mock rt-prouch; "Nuughly! '
Naughty! You've had a little too j
much, that's what's tho mutter with i
you. Why. you need u guardeen."
Taking Uouleltu by the shoulibirs, I
the speaker turned her about so j
(hat the dim half-light that filtered I
thiouf;h the canvas wall of the tent
saloon shone full upon lier face.
'Poleon saw now that the girl
was Indeed not herself; there was a,
childish, vacuous expression upon
her face; she nppeured td!be dazn-d
anil to comprehend little' of what
t he mail was saying. 'Phis was
proved by her blank acceptance of
Ills next Insinuating words: "Kay.
It's lucky I stumbted on to you. 1
been up all night and so have you.
S'pose we get better acquainted.
Whal?"
lioulettu offered no Objection to
this proposal; tlie( fellow slipped an
arm about her and led lier away,
meanwhile pouring a confidential
murmur Into her ear. They had
Fountain Syringes
One for $2.00 Two For $2.01
Georgia Rose Toilet Water
One Bottle for $1.00 Two For $1.01
Georgia Rose Talc
One Can 2oc Two For 2Gc
SuitCostSo$250
All
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The, Mdes of. IS to 22 young reindeer
are required to make one suittho
. total coat being' $250.
proceeded , but a few steps when
'.PoJeon. J)oret strode out of the
gloom and laid a heavy hand upon
the man.
"!y fr(.en'," he demanded,
brusquely, "w'ere you takhV dls
lady?"
"l-"h?" The fellow wheeled sharp
ly "What's the Idea? What is she
to you?
'She ain't not'ln to me. Hut I
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setn you plenty turns an you ain't
no good." T
itouletta spoke intelligibly for
the first time: "i've no place to go
no place to sleep. J'm very
tired."
"There you've got II," tho girl's
r.elf-nppolnted protector grinned.
"Well, 1 huppen to have room for
lier in my lent." As Doret's fin
gers sank deeper Into his flesh the
man's anger roe; he undertook lo
shake off the unwelcome grusp.
Vou leggo! iou mind your own
business
"Dls goin be my blznease," 'Po
leon announced. "J)ere's soniet'lng
lonny 'bout dls "
"Don't get funny with nie. I got
as much right to her us you have
Poleon jerked the man ofr his
feet, then flung him aside as if he
were unclean. His voice was hoarse
with disgust when he cried:
"Get out! Heat it! Hy (iar! You
ain'a fit for touch decent gal. You
spik wit' her again, 1 tear you in
two piece!"
Turning to Kouletta ho said:
"Mum'si lie, you looklu' ror your
papa, eh?"
Miss Kirby was clunplng nnd un
clasping her fingers, her face was
strained, her response came in a
mutter so low that 'Poleon barely
caught It:,
"Danny's gone gone . Dad.
he's No use fighting It It's I he
drink and there's nothing 1 can
do."
It was 'Poleon's turn to take the
girl by the shoulders and wheel her
about for a better look at her face.,
A moment Inter he h d her back1
Into the saloon. She was so oddly
obedient, so docile, so unquestion
ing, that he realized something1
was greally amiss. He laid his;
hand against her flushed oheek
and found It to be burning hot.
whereupon he hastily consulted Ihe
nearest byatandurs. They, ugreed
with him that the girl was indeed
111 more than that, sho was half.
delirious. 1
"fiacre! W'al's she doln' roun aj
saloon Ink dis?" he indignantly dc-j
manded. ."How como she's gettin' j
up dil'fore daylight, eh?" .
It wus the burleuder who made'
plain the facts: "She uln't been to j
bed at all, h'renchy. She's been up j
all night, rldin' herd on old .am I
Klrby. He's drinkin', understand?
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Hi) tried to get some place for her
to stuy. along ubout midnight, but
there wasn't uny. She's been net tin'
there alongside of the stove for the
lust few hours and I been sort of
kcepin' an eyo on her for Sum's
sake."
Doret breathed an oath. "Dot's
nice fader she's got! i wish I let
'Im drown."
"Oh, he ain't exactly to blame.
He's on a bender liko to of killed
a feller In here. Somehody'd ought
to lake caro of this girl till he so
bers up."
(To be continued)
cascahi: locks .royrn.
f'ASfA DK LOCKS, Ore. Preslr
dent George A. Sears of the l'n
ion N ridge company of Portlund
caused general rejoicing in Stev
enson und Cascade J.ocks this
week by the definite statement,
that the "Hridgo of the Oods,"
which will span the Columbia and
connect these two towns, will be
started within a month, or just as
soon as the crew engaged lo
build it has completed a bridge
Job on the coast. .The bridge will
cost half a million dollars and
will be completed by early sum
mer of next year.'
The plan calls for several, ce
ment piers on the Washington
side and an elaborate approach
in conjunction with the pier al
ready built on the Oregon side.
The administration buildings and
a modern five-room house for thei
toll keeper will be built on the
Washington side, and grounds in
cluding Wauna park ure to be
Improved and beautified, making
it an extremely attractive spot,
which tourists will appreciate.
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