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Sfttm-dny, Oetolwr 3ft 102H. Pa&re Six THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER f Accessories . from Europe! ENGLISH HOSE SCOTCH MUFFLEUS ; ITALIAN CRAVATS i SCOTCH WOOLENS ENGLISH SUITS i SCOTCH O'COATS ? ENGLISH SWEATERS The World's Best r: Is Your Selection Westenhaver ; & Gilbert Style Leaders 10 Years Ago Today ,. Miss Elva Guskill and Uiirrison Zurbrick wore united in the bonds of matrimony. Annlvirimry Kin iinixt lie well t-liuHi-n, itiiniirluto inn Innlirill. I'l-i-ruini'H. ,to- llll'IH, JIl'll'S IxillllIT Will- IrtH unil Piiimh ami u lliulimiml ulhur HiiKh't'HlluiiH III our Hluin for WIMlrilNHH, or any olHor (vintH. . ( L.&L. Drug Co. ailHUBIIBBBHlllUBlBIHIIIIliaHIIHIHIIIlII pa II M n n n M M n H M n M M n M u M n M M hi u n H M CIIAITTU XXIV (Continued) Hilda, laid down her book. She turned lo face her accuser. "Why should I mukc 11 scene ','" she asked, I've hud nothing to do with Phil lips since we parted company ut While Horse. I've scarcely spoken to liim, .and you know it." "You iloirt deny lin n was some thing between you?" The woman shrugged noii-coiii mttlally, her lips purled In u hi int. cheerless miii ili. "i deny nothing. J admit nothing." Although Courtcuu's hmln wa fogged, hi: experienced a growing surprise ut the self-possession Willi which liis will' luid taken thin blow I wh it h he had aimed uh much at In r as at pierce Phillips; he stud led her intently, a mingling of hum. pit-Ion, of aiiK'T und of admiration ill hlM uncertain khz-. H-'hhw, for THE SMILE OF HEALTH Folks who enjoy good health ure u I w a y h mulling. They're to In) udiulrcd but not lo he envied, l-'ur, It is within tin- power of every person lo lluVe KOUll lieil'lt ll, providing - - they Heek t Jit- proper at tention lit the right lime, Chiropractic Ad JiiHlineiitH of the spine bus helped scores to smile again. It will help- you, loo. What ever allH yo'j, eoimv to uh for an oxomlnu- Hon and complete In formation. Phone IJii-W F. L. TRIBE, D. C. Ph. C. Palmer Graduate .New liile,v llldg. ' I'liiinn PMl-W , Office Hours: li lo 6; 7 lo 8 Sherry's SUN DA Y M ON DA Y T I ' USD A Y THE FILM SErsSATION! He Who Gets Slapped Lon Chaney NORMA SHEARER. JOHN (ilLItEUT TI LLY MARSHALL Seldom does the screen eeho the heal t-leitt of htinmnil.v as does this ieat motion picture. Tho tears, the lauhter. the joy of life are the I'aluies ol which Victor Seastn.m h;is woven a ti lily im liioi tal masterpiece. Comcily, "Innocent Husbands v Last Show injr Tunijjhl THE DIXIE HANDICAl'" Publiihed by Arrangement with Pint National Picture, In&, and Frank JJod Production, Inc. loin thing, that hi effort to reach her hud failed and tliut she re i mulucd completely (he mistress of herself. She reclined ut cue in her comfortable, chair, i iiltu un stirred by his derision, his Jubila tion. He beeume uware, ulso, of Hie fact that she presented un ex trcmely attractive picture, for the Holt white fur of the Ioohv rblte hJm wore cxpoMcd un ullurfiiK kII'"Pc of tuowy tli rout and hosoui; one wide bI eve hud fallen hack, idiow Iuk a Hinoothly rounded arm; Jir silken unklcH, lifted to t lie 'cozy warniMi of the Htove, were Hinull and trim; her feet were Hhod in neat hltfh -heeled sllpperw. The Count admired noully Jiod iadlen. "Vou're u very Htuart-lookliiK woman." lie cried, with koiiic re luctance. "You're beautiful, Hilda. ( don't blume the youiiff fool for fulling. IJtil you ure too old, too wist,' " ( f Hilda nodded. "You've said 11. i'l'oo old umi too wise, jf I'd been juu younu; und uh Hilly uh when J j met yon who known? Hv't a f haudHoine boy." ' AkuIii the hiiHbu lid's uner blunt; d up, 'I!nt I'm not young and willy." hl wife Jnlerrupted. , Jtoik had Hptdten truly In nsmir- j "Juki the name, you played men'i"K 'I'oleon that I'ierce rhillipn rolten trick," the fount exploded, (lot would be made uh easy for him "Anil I don'l forgcl. Am for him","H possible. That h what hup- he wworu Huvagely "he'll learn I pened. No one at tlje Itnrracks I that It 'u nut sufe lo hunilliutt; me, uppeured to tuko much wtock In i In roh me tf any woman wile or U.'ourteuu'M charKc, und trven olo- mlHtrcyH. You've never told me the jnel Cavendish, the commuudant, ihnlf; I've hud to guess. Uut I'm (took the trouble to Hend for him ! patient. know how to wait and e"Ny the next morning und to usk to use my eye und my eurs. Then f'" '! whole ntory In detail. When to strike me: I'ertllllon! I'll fol- i low this through, never feur." "How did you gtrt a thousand dollars, Henri?" the wife inquired, curiously. Courteau'H gnze shifted. - "What difference? J won it on u turn ut the North Slur; II wiw given to me; I found II. Anyhow, I hud it. It I was u good night for me: ves. a very good night, 1 had my revenge. and j showed my friends thai I'm a innii to be reckoned with." In u tone unexiectedly humble (he womiin said: "I had no idea you cared very much what I did or how 1 carried on. After all. It was your own. fault." "Mine?" The Count Inughed in deriHion und uslonlshineul. i "Kxuclly If you hud taken the trouble lo show tne that you cared well .Ihlngs might have been dif ferent.' However " The Countess rone, and with another change of voice and manner said: "Come along. Let's do something for your eye." The Count si a red ut her In be wlldermenl. then he turned away, frying: HHuh I want no help." At the door he puused to Jeer once Mi H M, I more. "Pierre Phillips.' A com lion thief, u despicably creature who roltH I he very man lie had most deeply injured. I've exposed ti i in lo the luw und to piihlic scorn. Sleep on that, my dear. Jream on it." With u chuckle he traced an uncertain course to the slulrs. (mounted to his room, und slummed IiIh door behind him, He had unrlreHsed and fluntf hiniHcIf Into bed, but he bud not yet fallen uslei'p when Hie door re opened und IiIh wife entered, beur lii in her hand a Hteamin pitcher of hot water. TIiIh sin; deposited; into it hIic dipped a folded towel. "I'm worry you're dlfiKurcd, Henri, ' uhe told him, quietly. Jje.spite hl.s Hiniy proteHtu, Klie bath-d and Hoot lied hbt- swollen fcutureM until he dropped uHleep, after which xiie Hlole out und down to her room ori the floor, below. There, however, she paused, tur inff back up fie. empty tairwuy. a look of decpewt loulbln upon her face. Hlowly, curefnlly, kIic wiped Iht hantlH iik if I hey were unclean; her lip.s curled into a mirth leas Kinile; t hen Khe piiNHed into her chamber und turned the key hc- hintl her. ' 'lerce nun given u mo offtc nodded. 'lt looks very much like a spite ease. 1 couldn't Imagine your doing such a thing, my boy." "It It a spite caHe, nothing clue." "Cuurteau is u rotter, and your arfulr with hi wife explains liis animosity." "It wasn't exactly un 'uffnlr, sir." l'lcrce colored nllghtly as he w''m n 'inain You see, 1 whk didn't know i" 1 " tu noni-si there was a count, und when I learned then was I up stakes und ended It. Khe wan the first wo man who ever Well, sir, I ad mired her tremendously. She impressed me wonderfully." "No doubt," the colonel smiled. "ShcV an Impressive person. Art; you still fond of her?" "Not in the same w;y." "What about this girl I,uure?" . This time. I'ierce flushed un comfortably. "I've no excuses to orrer there, sir no explanations. We just tlrifled together. It wis ii long Irip ami the Yukon does that sort of thing. Korce of cir cumstance, an much as anything, T presume. I've jeen trying to brenk uway. but " he shrugged. "You've been n pretty foolish hid." Pierre remained Hi tent "at this accusation, und the colonel went on: "However, I didn't bring you here lo lecture you. The Royal I Mounted have oilier things to think ' about than young wuslers who j I brow themselves away. After fill, it's u free-jind-eusy conn try and if I you WLinl to play ducks und drakes jit's your own business. 1 merely wiiu I you to realize that you've ! put youi-Hcir In a bad light und that ,yon don't come Into court with clean hands. "I understand. I put in a wnko- ful night thinking about II. It' the first lime In a long while that I've done any serious thinking." "Well .don't be discouraged. A jllllle thinking will benefit you. W;.ow then; m going lo put Koek Efl.ut work on your case, and mean Bfljjwhile you may have the liberty of ngjithe linmirkH. You're aenlleman. Siand I trust you to act us one." JJj I'ierce was only too grateful for D this conrlesy. and to realize that HI hie retained ! he respect of this BJQ i middle-iigeil. .soldierly officer. M whom he had long admired, filled m hbu with l. ep relief. He gave his promise readily enough. l.nler In the day Mrond and H.p.rldges came in to ure htm. und Hjiheir indignation ut the out rag Uithttr positive assertion that It was BJBJ ' nothing less Hum a dcliheralc ron m splracy, and so considered among It he I-'ront Street resorts, Immensely J I cheered hliu. JJj "You remember the holier 1 lei H up when them Shei'p-t'umpers wanted to hang MeCaskey?" BBj Itroud liHiulreil. "It was my nils Hgj'take. Mis ear and a hemp knot would go toucther like rheuma Mjisnv und liniment." Bjj ! Hrldgeit ugred. "Iunnv, us three Bjg bein tillleums. atn't it'." lie mused, u j "Especially ufter the way we fdreilged you. We iKdn'l need your hfl loose change, but there it wan, no BH.wc took it." Bfl "Vou'd or done better If you'd Bflj'turned (;it the htdlnw fir your foot BJBJ 'hat day anil romped right hack to ggl the old farm." I '.road asserted. l "You'd never of doubled op with Wi the M rf a Mkcy.H and ytm'd still be M the blushing yokel you was." Bg! Yes. ou're n different kid. QBJ now." I tot h gamblers. It seemed. m were In the nM-lHucholy mood for- morallxtng. "Why. we w tulkin' j to Koiiletta altout oh tttis morn pVJ Ing. She's all bereaved up over p ttits thing; she sent us here to cheer you. You was ch nn us an M apple, then und easier to pick- J J now you're jut a common bur-fly. H the same as ns. I jiure done It. PI She's the batiy vampire that made fJP a Imm of mi." mm ,on're md very flattering." M Phillip!! xmiicd faintly. "th. I'm sort of repeatln' whnt J l tty said. She put ine to thtnkin. M Sin'-! unite u noisy Ititl,- mlKslon 0 arv when she gets Martcil." -Bjg, Missionary' inm evetaltned. tn disdain. " dnnl like the word. 2 Them birds is it bout n. useful ns a H hip pocket tn an undershirt. Why. PI missionaries don't do no real, lust- H inn good outside of Indian villages' I B;l! siir.--thing b'1 tin- the best! done uroundlyca und Hkuuwuy. Them ffonpcl-brlngcrH never touch - ed It. Wet met the sue kern on the edge or tjie Kroxen North und we turned 'eia buck by the wore. Them three walnut husks done more good than the Ten Com mundmentii. Yea. sir. a set of cheutln tools will save morn Ktray ed Jambs than a ship-loud of Tes tumentn." "Ietty figurr.H thut somebody tosHCd thut gold-sack over tho top of the cage utter you fullered the Count out." "Impossible." pierce, declared. "I got an Ideu." It wa liroud ii pen king uguln. "Tho mere con templation or physical violence un mans thut I'Yog. He'd ubout as soon have a ben tin' uh have a leg cut off with a case-knife. H'pose me und the Kid lure him to Home lonely upot Home' good yellin' pluce and net upon him with a coiipla pick-handles. We'll make him confess or we'll maim und melhr him till lit bucks out through his bootlegs. What d'yuu aay ?" Pierce shook Ills head. "Some thing must be done, but I doubt if lhat'H II. IPs tough to be dtH gruced, lo huvo u tiling like this hanging over you. I wouldn't mind it half so much If 1 were up for murder or urson or any man'ii- slzcd crime. Anything except meal ing:" "A mere mutter or choice," tho former Mpeaker lightly declared 'We got boyn around the ltiulto Ihut bus tried 'em all. They don't notice no particular difference." For Home time the three friends llscuHsed the situation, then, when hU visitors rosu to go. Pierce uc coiupunted them to the limits of Hit? Hurrucks premises und there Hlood looking after them, realizing with a i res 1 1 pung thut he wus u prisoner. It was an unfortunate predicument, lie reflected, and inlte us unpleasant us the one which hud brought him into con flict With the ungry men of .Sheep amp. '1 hat hud been un expe rience fraught with peril, but his procnt plight was little better, it seemed to him, fur ulreudy he felt the weight of Hie Dominion over him, ulreudy be funded hi tn.se If enmeshed In a discouraging tungl i of red tape. There wus no ud venturous thrill to this affair. nothing but un odious feeling of shuine und disgrace which he could not shako off. He was staring morosely ut the ground between his feet when lie neard a. voice thut cuu.sed him to sturt. There, fuelng him' with a light of pleasure in her blue eyes, was the girl of the skces. "Hello!" said she. She extended her hand, and her mitten closed over Pierce'w fingers with a firm clasp. "I'm awfully glad to see you again. jMr. " Khe hcMtuted. then with u smile confessed. "I o you know, you're my only pupil and yet I've never heard your name." ' Pbllllps.': said he. "Vou don't deserve to be remem bered at all, for you didn't come to the dance. And ufter yoti had promised, loo." "1 couldn't come," he ussured tier, I ruthfully enough. "I looked for you. 1 was tpiHe hurt when you tailed to appear. Then i thought perhups you ex pected something more formal than a mere verbal invitation. And in I hat wuy I managed to save, my vanity. If I'd known who you were oi how to Und you I'd have had my father end you a note. If It wasn't that. Pin glad. Well, there's another dance this week und I'll expect you." "I I'm not dancing." lit; stam mered. "Not at the liurrucks, any how." The girl was piixztrrl; therefore Pierce summoned his courage and explained, wilh as brave an at tempt at lightness as In; could afford: 'You see before you a vic tim of uu happy circumstance, a person to be shunned. I'm worse than a ease of smallpox. I don'l think you should be seen talking to me." "What are yon driving at?" 'Tin getting up Hit; spiritual mo mentum flecessary lo tell you that I'm n thief! Truly. . Anyhow, three choice gentlemen are so sure of it that they went lo the trouble of perjuring themselves and having me urrcslcil " "Arrested ? You ?" "Kxiiclly. And the evidence is very strong.! I almost think 1 must be guilty." "Ar' you?" Pierce shook his head. "f course ou're not. I remem ber, now something ful her said ut breakfast, but I paid no atten tion. You fought with that good tonklng Krciich count., didn't you ',"' "Thank you for reminding me of the one cheerful feature connected with Hie entire nft'uir. Ves. I raised my band tn him In anger and let It fall, but Mcutcnunl K-m k spoiled the whole party." "Tell me everything, please." Pierce was more than willing to oblige, i nd he begun' hL recital at the time of hl.s first meeting with Joe MeCaskey on t he beach ut len. While he miked the girl : Service That Satisfies At the lowest possible cost. ' Cafeteria Service select what you want. u Everything electrically cooked under steam pressure. The very best at all times. S I GRANDE'S OKIGIXAL CAFETERIA FOOD SERVICE Bakery Dept. Fountain Service. Black Cat M listened with tliut uecullar open 1 eyed mcdituiive gravity he had noted upon their former meeting. When he had finished uhv cried. breathlessly: "Why, it's' uu exciting us a book!" ''iJa you reel that way, too?" I'ierce Inquired, curiously. "As If everything l un adventure? 1 used to. 1 used to stand outside of uiy seir and look on. but now I'm on Hie inside looking out. I suppose It's the effect of the gray beard, Kxpericnce comes fust in this country. To one thing I've made up my mind, however; when I get out of this scrape. If I ever do, I'm going away up Into the hllb where i the wind can blow me cleun, und stay there." "It's a perfect shame!" the girl said. Indignantly. "J shall tell fa ther to fix IL Hte's wonderful as you probably know. 1 "Inasmuch as I haven't 1 he j faintest idea who he in " i "Why, he'.H Colonel Cavendish! ' I'm Josephine Cavendish. I though! everybody knew me." Pierce could not restrain a start of surprise. Very humbly be in quired: "Now (hat you understand who I uni and what, I'm charged with, do you wnni. to know me; be friends with me?" . j "We. are friends." Miss Cuven- ' tllsh warmly declared. ''That's not something thut may happen; 11 hits happened. I'm peculiar about .such mutters; I huvc my own way of, looking at them. And now that : we're friends we're going to be ' friends throughout and I'm going to ' help you. Come ulotig und meet 1 mother." "I don't know bow far my pn- J rolli uxlciuls," Pierce ventured, doubtfully. "Nonsense' . There's only one authority u round here. lOather thinks he's it. hut In- isn't. 1 am. You're my prisoner now. (live in your word you won't try to es cape " (To be Continued.) Hongkciig Changes Governors HONUKONO AP. Announc ment has been made that Sir' .mi Mioiiu rxiniiiii numim, reining' I governor of Hongkong, will sail! I Ior l'ngland today. The new lernor. Cecil Clement!, M. O f4: . 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