Taffo Six
THE LA 'GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Thursday, October 15, .11)25.
I Published by Arrangement with Pint National Picture, Inc., and Frank
'. Lloyd Productions. Ins.
' IMrTr.ll XIV (t'millniiiil) placril It nhoiit li.r frnll ;tlionl- stump"!?. That Rim Klrliy should
liuriiiK UiIk ronr.wnro Itoulcltu iIimb. Wlun "In' wu unutrly lul-'mV(, nlinnilonr.l lilx iluwrhtrr to
Rloo.l iiutvcrtng. Iht fur.; u blank, toned Inxi.lc of It he l.-ii Imt out ...
romi.h-ti.ly lu,llff..r.ut to h. r hup- 'into tl. dim Bniy rlnivn: hn w.nt .l"'h "" I'.rrcdlhl... trim-
rouniliiiKB. 'I'olioii iiin.li' hrr nil with liim oli. ill. nlly. j Inul. I..t- InU-vloulloil ilid not i x-
ilnwn, und hut for tier ccuhcIcjo. , AH lt)l,v j.,,,,!,.,) uH. nwiriine i ruM' ,T' I,mI '1'olfon vowel ho
whlcporlnn id..- mlsrht Imvr hr. n ) j o w f lsl tt .-" Horn told hlmw-ir that. J would BKo tlic old man a pl.-rc of
a traiiri'. IpcndlriB Hum Klrliy's return to. Mm mind nl tin- rlrnt opportunity.
Ilnri'l'u l.i.tl.rii:.ttnn mnim r.il , ' ..... ' ' '
. ....;.:: t ::: Hny " - inH t(.ni wllH rum warm: f,.w
,.;... i-uiu .UM.t u imiru n Ht l. kH ' ,ry KprilCC cn.lHe.l the lt-
loctnr; nnl.imllv hlx thnnhlB ) Mm)l ,() H,w m). e )(,,1)(,(1
luriierl In the Counts ronrteiui. u,iieM,i h,. ,iown upon his hel,
) all ilio wnrn.-n in Whim Mors.-, iUl(.n ,,r(.w hM h,nnk,.ll( OV(.r ,.r
nit1 fmtnri'.in nicinc wim ii.iriiifi
thtf ftll nation Im'ciiiit(c plain to Mm.
"Kino I'IiihI" he miKTlly (lcc In red.
"W'nl for you fi-l,Trt li'itvc ill
week jrnl sctrln ui. eh? Me, J
cohie Ins' In (am for crilch u lonfrr
inn kin' off wir her." Annin lie
Hwori' wivnffHy. "Iht-'h Home (Vi
ler nln'l worl' liltlln. Will. I K"l
rooiI warm ciimp; I tnk" licr cn.',
ilon I fin iIIm failcr."
"Ham won'l h- no ffooil to you.
W'hai whe needs l.s a doctor, ami
Mie ik'oIh him r,uiclc," tin- ItarC'ii.
dor averred.
"Kh Men! T fin' him, loo!
Mnm'wctle" -'poleon lurt. .1 10 (lit
plrl "you're had Hfeck, dnl'H far.
You care for Hlop in my ti-nl ?"
1'lie fclrl Mured up at liim hlaiikly.
uncoinptch'-ndlnKly; then, - drawn
iloiihtlt'HH by thf genuine oonrorn
In Ills trouhiod p.'r who rul;0(l hvt
hatul and placed it In hf.v. Kh IcTl
ll -tlioro, Dm ninall i'liitTH ourlltift:
uhotit hit bit; thuni'i) 1 Ik r Hiohc oi'
d Vhihl. "I'oor 111 bird!" The
woodsman brow puckered, u
jnnl.Htiii-f! at heit'd in his ryes.
"Klit Ik hrll, for auro.. romp. don.
pt'tlto. I fin' a nes' for, you.M
; ralHfd h'T lo Iht fnot; Ibf-n.
romovlnp his honvy woolon Voat, ',
to anHiirtu- r ha of an innoccnl
c hild like thin, and ho dclt-nnlm i
lo rail upon lu r' aH j;oon tin h bad
aummoiiod medical us.dianrc.
Winn, wiMioiii protfHt, Itmih-lifi
followfr) bim into hlH hiiiik IIvIiik
iniariciH, Iiorcl- thought unan of
I lie ruffian from whom hi- hurt
rt'.sow'd her and iiKain hi- hrcafhcfl
a malftllrlion. Thf morn fully ho
bcramt awnri- of ho Rii I'm utter
hidpli'HsncsH i hi anjcrlt r ho urcw,
and the more criminal uppcarod
Iht fathor'H conduct. While. Jlni-so
niiidf no pr'tonHc at mora Illy; If
waH but it n-Iay Mlaiiori. a breath'.
Iiifr-polnt whero the mad nifih lo
lint Klondike panned ; t horo. wn
nolt Iht law nor order here; ilio
women who passed throiiKh were,
for the moM piirt, Hhameli-HH crca
turoH Hie ntajorlly of tho men
were unruly, imrtniionsive in any
IhinK fxoopt un appeal to their
animal appellllOH. Sympathy, con
Kfdcratlon, ohivalry h;l- .-till hut
vanlKht-d In tho bent of the roat
"You May ll'l wlille, oh?" lie
rcHli d a comfoiilii band upon her
shoulder. " 'I'olfon Roin' find your
papa now,' iiiincby you Koln feel
h'lt. r."
Tho (ki)d IhU Kaloon had cn
joyf'd a iirofilabh ali-nlht iatrou
nw", h'fH than an hour jirevloiiHly
Morrbi IIchI had rounded up the
last of his Kay .iionK-hirihi and ul
an onl lo their carnival. The poker
fCame, however, wan mill in jror
reH at tho blf round table. Al
ready mini' mils ourly i1hith wore
hnrryln In to fortify themselves
auainst the ruw day just hreaklng.
and anionK1 the.se liiHl-nauiod, by
.some evil whim of late, vlut need
to be the man for whom Sam Kir
by had ho 'patiently waited. The
fellow had not cone .set-king i rou
ble no one y.iio knew the one
armed uitihcrH rei'iitatlon Fought
trouble with . him but, learning
that Kirliy vaa Hiill awake and in a
dangeiouM mood, he hatl entered
Hie tJold Holt determined to pro
tect himself r. tajiH o uventuul
Itits. Jioret wan but a few k-co!hIh be
hind the niun. but thoHi- few net'
onds were fateful. As the pilot
stepped into tho uuloon he behold
a xigbt that w enough to 'freeze
him moiiunleHH. Tho big kero
sene lamps, swung from the rafter
hracoa ubove, jibed over th inte
rior a peculiar l kly radiance,
yellowed now by reason of the pale
morning light outtiide. Heneath
one of the lampH a tableau was
set. Ham Kirhy and the man he
had at ruck the night before wore
facing each other In the router of
tho room, and Dorot hoard; the
gambler ory:
'"I've born laying for you" r
Kirby's uflually Impu-ssivo face
won a sight; It was fearfully con
torted: it whs tho countenance, of
a maniac. His words wore Jowl
and uncannily distinct, and the
sou ad of thorn had brought a
hroalhloKs huHh over the plaro. At
tho moment of 1 )orot'a entrance
the occupants of tho an loon Hfeniod
petrlftotl; they stood rooted in their
tracks as If tho anger In that, men
acing voice had halted then Jn
m hi -act Ion. 'I'oleon. too, turned
cold, for it seemed to him that he
had opened the door upon a room-!
ful of wax figurea posed In the-1
atrie postures. Then in the flash:
of an eye the (irene dissolved into!
action, swill and terrifying.
What happened was so unex
pected. It oa in e with suoh a lack of
warning, that few of the witnesses,
even though they beheld every
move, wore able Inter to agree
fully upon details. Whether Kir
hy actually fired the first shot, or
whether his attempt to do Hpurred
iiln nnlngoiibit to .lifthlnlnff fjuh-k-nes-s,
was long a nuUU'i' of dispute.
In u flash the room became a place
of deafening echoes. Shouts of
proteMt. yells of fright, the crash
of overturning furniture, the Mump
of fleeing feet mingled with ;ho
loud o.ploaloji of gunshots pan
demonium. "
Vorlunateiy, tho troupe of wo
men who had been here earlier
were gone and the tent was by no
means crowded. Kven ho, there
were enough men present to raise
a mighty turmoil. Home of litem
took shelter behind the bar, others
behind the stove und tho tables;
aome boiled headlonif for tho duor;
still others hurled themselves bod
I ly aga inst t he On nvas wal Is and
ripped their way out.
The duel was over almost us
quickly us It had begun. Hum
Klrby's opponent reeled buckwurd
and fetched up ugnlnts t he bur;
above the din tils hoarse voice
rose:
You fmw him!
WE
BUY
LESS
WE
SELL
FOR
LESS
Telling The World "Here's Why"
hy so many La Grande people shop here for (heir many evcry-day needs. Just look at the
values quoted below, and you have the reason it's our every-day low prices on. quality mer-chandise-jfiQAter
value t'or .tlie. doUatn-.clothiiyr an( s,ot,s f0l. jien Women and Childrcm
Women's Footwear
We arc now show
ing mi anta'.iiijf ns
Hoilmcnt of wom
en's pumps and ox
fords. All tho latest
styles in satin, tan
and patent leath
er. All new Roods
that have been un
packed during the
last few days. Women can, appreciate a liarjcain
and we leol that such fine footwear at such li
low price will appeal to our women patrons.
$3.25 to $4.95
Women's Coats
Women's fur -trimmed Winter
Coats, the most distinctive of the
season's models. There are many
new style features that will in
stantly catch tho eye. Everyone
of these coats are made by manu
facturers who maintain a hijih
standard of material and work
manship. Priced very low and
guaranteed to jtivc satisfaction.
$14.85 - $24.75
Men's Suits
We are all set to show you
wonderful bargains in our
JIens Suit Department. These
suits come in models for the
young man and for the con
servative dresser. Tweeds, Cas
simeies, hard - finished Wor
steds. All tailored along very
attractive lines. Some are Ad
ler's Collegian and ordinarily
sell up to $50.00, but our low, prices are from-
$14.85 to $35
Arts
Overcoats
AT.,..., .1.1 , .
jji. .".r i mi. ii uut(i expect, to pay
W a big mice for these all-wool
Overcoats. If you want style,
if you want quality, if you want
the most all around value for
your money by all means see
these Overcoats now. They are
convincingly low priced at
$15.95 to
. $32.50
MUX'S DRESS
SHOKS And
OXFORDS
New, 8 n a p p y Kail
styles that are differ
ent. Many shapes to
choose from, hut all
good - looking s h o e s
that will give lung
wear. V o u cannot
duplicate lliese val
ues $3.95 to $5.25
WORK SHOKS
Our Work Shoes are
adding to our reputa
tion every day. They
are made well, look
well and stand the
gaff. Some with moc
casin toes and Para
cold soles, o t h o r s
plain toe and leather
soles.
$3.25
HOYS' SHOES
Selected to bear up
under the strain of
being on the active
boy's feet. How the
boys do kick and scuff
a r o tl n d, but these
shoes will wear and
hold their appearance
through al! of it.
$2.15 to $3,15
(ilRLS SHOES
Oxfords nnd Pumps
for the school girl.
Good, neat looking
styles in a largo va
riety to choose from.
I'.ring in the girls
they will he proud to
wear these shoes and
the mice is very low.
$2.15 to $3.15
MKN'S I'NIOX SUTSKlcoce lined, colton-and-wool mixtures and all-wool garments. Light and lieavv
weight. Priced to make your dollar do the work of two
$1.25 to $5.95
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Adams
II.. aloof ..l It I
Tried to kill me!"
He waved a smoking phdol-
barrel at tho gumhlcr. who hud
Kunk to his knees. Kvc n while he
was shouting out bis pba for Jus
tification Kirhy slid forward upon
his face and the fingers of lib out
fit retched bund slowly unloosed
themselves from his gun.
It had boon u shocking, a sick
ning airalr, the effect of It had
been intensified by reason of its
unexpectedness, and now, although
it was over, excitement gat hered
fury. Men burst forth from their
places of concealment and made
for the open air; the structure
vomited Its occupantff out into tho
snow.
Toteon lmrct hnd been swept
ifllde, ihen horno backward ahead
of that stampede, nnd at length
round hiinsolf wedged Into a cor
ner. He heard the victor reneat-
ing; "You saw him. Tried to kill
me I" The speaker turned a
blanched face and glaring eyes
upon those witnesses who still re
mained. "He's Ham Kirhy. I had
to get him or he'd have got me."
Ho pressed a hand to his side, then
raised It; it wus smeared with
blood. In blank stupefaction the
man stared al this phonohionon.
Horot was the first to roach that
motionless , figure sprawled face
down upon the floor; It was he
who lifted the gray heud nd spoke
Klrby's name. A swift oxamina
t ion was enough to make quite
sure that the old man was beyond
all help. Outside, curiosity had
done Its work and tho human tide
was sotting baok Into-the wrecked
saloon.,. When ,Tohon rose' with
the hotly In his arms ho was sur
rounded by u clu morons crowd.
Through it he bore the limp figure
lo tho cloth-covered card-table,
and there, umong the scattered
emblems of Sam Klrby's calling,
'I'oleon deposited his bunion. 7ty
! hose cards and I bore celluloid
disks the old gambler hut) matte his
living; grim fitness was In the fact
that they .should carpet Ills bier.
When 'I'oleon Doret had forced
his way by main strength out of
tlit Gold jlelt Haloon, he removed
his cap and, turning his face to the
wind, ho breathed deeply of the
cool, clean, air. His brow was
moist; ho let the snowflakes fall
upon It the while ho shut his eyes
and strove to think. Kngnged thus
he heard Jucky I road adtlress
him.
With the speaker was Kid
Itrhlges: that they hud come hither
un thu run was plain, for they were
punting.
j , . "Wliut'H this about Kirhy?"
Lucky gasped.
"We heard he's just been croak
ed!" the Kit! exclaimed.
Toleon nodded. . "1 seen it nil.
He had it comln to him," and with
a gesture he seemed to brush a
hideous picture from before his
eyefl.
"Old Ham! Pond!"
llrrtad. It seenH'd, was incredu
lous, lit undertook to bore Ills
Way into the crowd that was press-
ling through the saloon door, but
Iioret seized him.
"Wait!" cried tho latter. "iat
ain't all; dat ain't de worst."
"Hay! Where's ltty?" Hrldges
Inquired. ''Was she with him when
it happened? Does she know "
"Oat's w'al I'm goln' to tell you." '
I In a few words 'I'oleon made j
known tho girl's condition, how he
had happened to encounter Jier. !
and how he had been looking for;
her father when the tragedy oe-
eurretl. Ills listeners showed their
amazement and their concern. j
"(Josh! That's tough!" It wast
Ttrond .speaking. "Mo 'n' the Kid
had struck camp nnd was on our i
way down to fix up our bout when
we heard about the klllin'. We
couldn't believe It, for Ham "
"Heems like it was a waste of
effort to save that outfit," It ridges
broke In. "Ham dead and 1-etty
tlytn' nil In this length of time!
She's a good kid; she's goin' to
feel awful. Who's Koin' to break
tho news to .her?"
"I don know." Toloon frowned
in deep perplexity. " Here's doctor
in den now." he nodded towards
i the Cold Holt. "I'm goin to tuk'
him to her. hut she in us have wo
invan for to tak enre of her. Mebbe
jMudame la t'omtrsse "
"Why. the fount ess in gone! Hhe
I left at daylight. Me 'n' the Kid
I are to follow ns soon a.f we get our
skirf fixed."
"(ione?"
''Sure'
"Sacre! le one decent woman in
dis place. Wal!" Toleon shrugged
"Pose dnnco-hall gal is got good
: heart "
j "Hell! They pulled out ahead of
lour gang. Pest ran his boats
through tho White Horse late yes
terday nnd he wus orf before It
vm light. I know, because I'hll-
lips told me. He's joined out with
!em blew In early and got his war
bag. He ttt the Countess flat."
i loret wus dumbfounded at this
1 lit ws and he showed his dismay.
"Hut derc's no more women
'here!' he stammrrvd. "Dat young
i lady she's seerk ; she niun' be
nurse', liy liur! Who's join' do
It. eh?"
The three of them were anxious
ly discussin; the matter when they
were joined by the dot tor to whom
, 'Toleon had rrferrrd. "I've done
ull there ts to do here." the phy
sician annouutrd. "Now about
Klrby's daughter. Tou say she's
1 delirious . The pilot nodded. He
it old of Itouletta's drenching on the
; afternoon previous and of the state
in which he had Just found her.
t "Jove! Pneumonia, most likely,
ilt sou mis rtotis, ami I'm afraid I
can't do much. You re I'm nil
ready to go, but of course I'll do
what I can."
' Who's ffoln to nurs her?"
Toleon donianded for ( second
time. "Here ain't wo . women 1n dbr
place."
The physician ..shook his head.
"Who indeed. It's a wretched ylt
uallon! Jf she's us HI us you seem
to think, why, we'll have to do the
best we can, I suppose. She prob
ably won't last long. Come!" To
gether ho und tin French Cana
dian hurried away.
CIIAITKK XV
It - was afternoon when .Lucky
Hroad and KttV HridgeH came to
'I'oleon Jo rut's tent und called Us
owner outside.
'We're hitched up nnd ready to
say 'gld-tlap,' but we cume buck lo
sue how lxtty'a getting along," the
former explained.
I'oleon shook his heud doubt
fully; his fuee was grave. "She's
bad seeck."
foea she know about old Sain?"
'.She ain't know nol'ln. She's I
erazee altogether. I'oor ll'l gal.,
she's Jus' lak' buhy. I'm scare u
hell."
The con fide nee-non stared at
aeh other silenWy; then they
stared at Iioret. "What we goln' to
lo about it?" the Kid Inquired,
finally.
Toleon was at n lo&s for nn an
swer; ho made no secret of his
anxiety. "Oe doctor say she inns'
slay right hero "
"Mere?"
"Ho say if she got cold once
more pouf ! She din lak dat !
I'lenty lire, plenty blanket, medi
cine every hour, ilut' nil. I'm
prayin' for come along some wo- j
man any kin' of woman at all .
I ilon care if she's squaw." j
'There ain't any skirts back of
us. liest s outfit wa-s the last to
leave Llndcrmnm There won't be
any more till after tho freeze-up."
Kb bleu,' len J s pose do do
bos' I can. She's poor soe-ek gal in
boog, cold count roe wit, Po frien's,
no money "
"No money?' Hroad wast start
led. "Why, Ram Was -fat! He had
bank-roll "
"He lose five t'oiisari' " dollar
play in' card las night. Loss 'n
eighty dollar dey ef him. Kighty
lollar an' dis." From the pocket
of his mackinaw Toleon drew Klr
by's revolver. Ihat famous single-
action six-shooter, the elaborate I
Ivory grip of which was notched in
several p luces. Hroad and his part
ner eyed tho weupon with intense
interest.
Hridges was even more deeply
depressed by the announcement
of Klrby's louses than was his part
ner. "Ham must of been easy
pickin'. drunk like that. Jle was
a gnmblln fool when he was right,
but I s'pose ho couldn't think of
nottiln' e.cep"t fresh meat fc? Ag
nes. I.etty had him tagged p'oper,
und I bet uh'd of saved him if she
hadn't of gone off her 'nut. Ji'yoti
think she's got a chance?"
- "For get well?" Toloon shrug
ged his wide shoulders. "Oo doc
tor say It's goln' be bard pull. He's
goin' stay so long he can, den
wal, mehbe 'noder doctor come
alongt 1 hope so."
"If she ' does win out, their
what?" Hrond inquired.
Toleon considered the question.
' r s'pose i tuk' hor back to Oyeu
an' send her home. I got some
dog." . . '
Lucky studied tho speaker curl-
4,.K-. there was" a uc-Ulttar hostile
gleam In his smull. colorless eyes.
'.Hi dlcine every hour, und a stead
fire, you say. You don't figger to
get much sleep, do you ?"
"Non. ' No. Hut me, lm .itrong
feller; I can sleep hangin' up by du
ear if I got to.'.'
"What's the big idcnV
"Kb?" Ooret was frankly puz
zled. "W'at you mean, beeg,
idea'?"
"What d'you expect to get out
of all this?"
(To tie Continued. j
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From the housetops for
the same reason that a
circus has a parade
TO TELL
THE WORLD THAT
WE'RE HERE
UNITED STATES
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EVERY ROOM !im PRIVATE TOILET
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Close to Shopping Distnct ami Theatres
FREE GARAGE Tariff horn $1.50
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OCT. 15th
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and Shells all sizes
and the kind that kills..
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NOTHING MYSTERIOUS - i
There is no secret nothing mysterious about the popularity of Skaggs
Stores wherever they are located. It is simply a result of extreme care and
careful planning in every detail of our business of providing our many thous
ands of patrons with wholesome and satisfying foods.
Skaggs salesmen represent our merchandise to be exactly what it is. 'You
can bank on their statements as wall as anything we say in our advertising, be
cause the entire organization has been built on straightforward, honest ' dealin"-
dependable merchandise . and. economical prices. . ... , ' "
A comparison of' prices" and values always results in a v'eidici for Skaggs and
the "Cash and Carry" plan. '..
Miscellaneous
No. 5 box Crackers 51c
No.. -5. box Graham Cracke.rs....89c
5 lbs. Cut Macaroni .49c
7-lb. box Macaroni or Spagh
etti 1 89c
New Crop California Walnuts,
2 lbs 75c
12 cans Deviled Meat !..59c
4 cans D e 1 i c i a Sandwich
Spread 49c
2 lbs. Ground Sweet Choc 45c
2 lbs. Peanuts 35c
2 lbs. Spanish Salted Peanuts..49c
Gocoanut, per lb. ...:.....25c
10 bars P. & G. Naptha Soap49c
10 bars A. 6. Soap 49c
10 bars Creme Oil Soap ;.69c
6 bars Palm Olive Soap 49c
Teas and Coffee
l-lb. Pkg. Skaggs Japan Tea..G9c
1-lb. Pkg. Skaggs Orange Pe
ko Tea 69c
3 lbs. Skaggs Best Coffee $1.39
3 lbs. Skaggs Special Coffee..$1.19
3 lbs. Peaberry Blend Coffee $1.39
Dried FrulfsT" "
4 Pkgs. Sun Maid .Seedless. '
Raisins 4)c
4 Plcgs. Puff Sun Maid Seeded '
Raisins 49C
4- lb. pkg. Market Day "Spe-" '
cial Raisins 44c
25-lb. box Seedless Raisins....$2.49
4 lbs. Cove Prunes 49c
25-lb. box Cove Prunes $2.59
4 lbs. White Figs 49c
2 lbs. Fancy Layer Figs 45c
5- lb. box Layer Figs ! ....89c
55-11). can Skaggs Cane & Ma
ple Syrup $0.75
10-lb, can Skaggs Cane &,;Ma- v
pie Syrup -,...,...,.,..:..$1.69
5-11). can Skagg's Cane & Ma
ple Syrup :.S9c
2i.-lb. can Skaggs Cane & "
Maple Syrup :..T:r.:::.;.....59c
10-lb. can Red Karo Syrup 89c
5-lb. can Red Karo Syrup...39c
10-lb. can Blue Can Karo 79c
5-lb. can Blue Can Karo.., 43c
10-lb. can Aunt Dinah Mo
lasses S9c
5-lb. can Aunt Dinah Mo
lasses 49c
2j-lb. can Brerer Rabbit Mo
lasses 35c
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Netted Gem Potatoes per cwt
Good Apples, per box.
2 lb. Roll Butter
6 lbs. Sweet Potatoes
2 lbs. Cranberries
Head Lettuce 2 large heads
Cabbage per cwt -
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