La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 31, 1925, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextTrulayOctohpr CO, 1S2 TVa Bight TIIE LA CIIANT5E EVENING OBSERVER an old-fashioned Jerkin trimmed with fur und carried '.he banner of he coach drivers,' gul!d. . Kaeh of the vhUiea wis decorated and the .Irivera were bedyrked with-while, brown, gray or black top hats. On .. i..... h:t- u'vrn lfped a mln- uro ''pub" to symbolize the cub ilriwrs'i 1-roverbial thirst. Qi'.fczcd About Slystcrious Jewels OM.Y IMnADi: AS CAH itoitni: i.Krr uamp.i iu' nA'-:i:i ito ap winn the art- t-ob left llaihhurg. most ol .he rornu'r drivers of which have procured licenses as luxl chauf feurs, stiged un Impressive fare well imrade in which every typo of in nw'wv aim n' linmri n Nmf.ni or tU in;"-iij,iu in inn ii paeKiiK,.M is.il; r'h.tt Ri'r t carrv cab in existence was represented. A herald on horseback at ine head of the parade was dressed In rriAITi:H XXIII. (CnntlniKMl) Itork fxumln tho luiif, thn h llftfii an InqulrinK rukh lo rti-rcr PhllllpH, Thero was a width)' trunlrK of nee It h, a Hliirtlnfj of feet, a niHtln of whtNpci's. "Ah!" mockinifly oxrtulmoO f'or trail. "I was flroamlnfr. !? To hv siin!" He luiiffhof (Unahrt'oubly. '8 thin houiM' nioiwy't" In- 1 11 i rr the rlcout. Minor ihIiooU hi haI t nonw ))('wll(ltrini'nl. "Wo iont kwp two ItitllcM. 111 wtlnh It unit tar If It tUH up with tho Count 'h " -'Oh, It. will tuhl up!" I'lilllipa dcrlari'il, his face oven whiter limn liffort, "It's a plant, ho of rourw1 It will add up." ' Defiantly "tho iwt tho RWinren thai wen fixed upon him. Ah IiIh cy'8 rovod ovr the fnrcg turnol upon hi in hctjiriimn ronurloiiB for tho first tlmo-of 'I'oh'on's and Itou h'tta'H prem-not. iiIho that. Knurr hml fionii'how appeared' upon t ho renn, ' The ( hitter wait tviilrh in k lil iii With n prmiliar exprcHHlnn of hoHtiltty frown upon her foa lureB: her iliirft eyoH-were KlowhiK, Mho wum HnoorlnK faintly. .Of all I ho liyHtunrfpra, porhupK tho two AtoCaijkwj'H BtHMiied the least , In clined to take, part -in thn uffalr. Holh broth (th, In fart, uppeuretl dcHlroiiB of offuclnff thomnclvoB an effectively as poHHihln. Tlut Courtpau'a tndlKnatlon Rrow. and in a burnt of oxoltoment he dis claimed th K'Htt implied In J'leree'H wordn, . "So! 1 You plead Innocence! You Imply thai I rob bed niyHelf, eh? Well, how did 1 plucn the gold yonder? I ask you? Ant I a inaKicInn?" He waved hl arms wtldly, then In n tone, of malovolenec ' hd cried: "This In not tho first time you have, been accused of theft. 1 have heard that story about Khcep Camp." "Hheep Camp, yeB!" Dillllpn' oym Ignored the speaker; hi suae flow lo Jo MoCaskAy's face and to him ho d (rented his next words: 'The' whole thing la plain enough to me. You tried somethhiK like this onco before,' Joe, and failed, J suppose your hne.k k well enough now for the rout of thono forty See Our Special Deal on DINNER '.SETS ,. $3.00 Down And $1.00 Per Week 1 set Star Cut Gob lets with each deal, ns long as they last. F.L. LILLY Hardware Phone M-85 Published by Arrangement with Fir it National Pictures, Inc., and Franfe JJoyd Production, Inc, lashes. Well, you'll got Vm- The Count came promptly to tho rescue of his friend. "Ho! AKuln you lay your Rullt upon others. Those miners at Sheep Camp let you off easy. Well, a pretty wo mun can do much with a miners' meeting, but here there will lie no devoted ludy to the rescue no skirt to hide behind, for " 1 Courteau got no further. Itrnor Inif Hock's previous udmonitlon, l'lerce knocked tho tellow down with swift, clean blow. He would huvo followed up his attack only for the lieutenant, who grappled with him. ' "Here! Tin yod want me to put you In Irons'.'" Courteau raised himself with dif ficulty; he groped for tho bar and supported himself dizzily thereon, snarling from the pnln. With his free hand he felt his -chock where Pierre's knuckles hud found lodg ment; then, ns ti fuller realization of the Indignity his privileged per son had Buffered came home to him, ho burst into a torrent of frensded abuse. . "Hhut up!" the. officer growled, unsymputhetlcally. "I . know ar much about that trial at Rheop Camp as you do, mid If Phillip hadn't floored you I would. Thafp how you Htand with me. You, too' j ho shot at the McCoskeys. "Let mo warn you if this is a frame-up you'll all go on the woodpile for tho winter. IVynu Jioar mo? ,Oi course. If you want to press thh charge I'll muke tho 'arrest, but I'll Just tako you throe follow? along so you can do some swear ing before tho colonel, where H'l' go on tho records."- "Arrost? nut cortainly!" scream ed tho Count. "Tho fellow Is P thief, a pig. Ho struck mo. Me? You saw him. T " "Hiiro, I saw him!' tho officer grinned. "I was afraid he'd miss you. Stop yelling oifll come along.' With a nod that Included the Mr, Caskoys as well as the titled speak or he linked arms with Pierce Phil lips and led the way out into tin night. "W'nt fiiol htznesse!' Toret in dtgnuntly exclaimed. ''Hat hoy I; hones' us church." He looked down at the sound o' Koulctta's voice; then ho started Tho girl's face was strained oni" white and miserable; her handi were cIiihwmI over her bosom; sin was staring horrified at the doo' through which Phillips hud boo taken. Kite swayed us If uhout t' fall. ' 'Pnleon half drnirurerl. Iin) ourrMl iodTfl Wfff ,ttr" street ; with his arm about her waist h helped her toward her hotel. Tho walk was a silent one, fo Tlouletta was In u state bordcrtn upon collapse; gradually she re gained control of herself and stum bled along beside him. "They're three to one." she said j finally. "Oh, M'oleon! They'll swea- Snodgrdss & Zimmerman Exclusive Undertakers Our Invalid Cor la uard but for one purpons of convoy ing tho alck and Injured any. wnere they want to go. Mnlu 3 Nlfiiit or Iay Delicious To wilt Ibo pnrM (ootl DelU hHH At any prlci. Mm-r than a liioiitand Imucm 'Hint will Im Moved) At from Tlilrtjr-fho c'iit To IIwm ilollars iVr Imiil. Itrtng your lwne Vxw the rhenmv firmlM, La Grande Warehouse Si Storage Co. Main 792 It on him. The police are strict they'll give him five years. 3 hen rd the colonel say ho." "Here's been good deal of short welghin'. but " Iioret shook hli head. "Nobody goln' believe Conr lean. And McCaskey Is dam' t'lef.' "Jf only I could help him You'll go to him, 'Polcon, won'' you? PromiHo.' Silently the Canadian assented They hud reached the door of th hotel before ho spoke ugain; (hot ho snld slowly, ituletly: , "You been play in hearts' wit h.ltn. ma nrotir? You you lovi him? Yea?" "Oh yes!" The confession cnm In n miserable gusp. "Ulen! I never a' poet hlffore Wnl, dat's nil right." "The police nre swift anil mere! less." Tlouletta persisted, fenrfnl ty. "They hate tho Front slree crowd; llu-y'il like td nmku an ex ample," "(Jo In your H'l bed on' sleep.' ho told her, gently. "His t'lm? I? eomln out nil right. 'Polenn fix it sure; he's dandy fixer." Vor some time after tho dnor hai' closed upon Kouletta tho liig fel low stood with bent head, starlnf at tho snow beneath his Teet. T)u cheer, the sympathy, had left hb face; the sm1h had vanished fron his lips; his features were set am' stony. With an effort he shool himself, then murmured: "Poor in bird! Wal. T s'posr now I got to bus dnt lull!" t'HAI-lillt XXI.V. Although 'Polenn had spoken with confidence, he found, upon ar riving at pollen headquarters, tha tho situation was by no means at simple ih ft hod appeared, and thai something more than n mere won' regarding Phltllps character would be required to offset the very defl nlts accusation against him. Cour teau, he learned, hud pressed his charge with vigor, and although the two McCaskeyn had maintained their outward show of reluctanci at being dragged Into the affair, they had, nevertheless, substantia ted hin statement n-th a thor oughness and a detail that hinted more than n little at vlndtctlvoncFS Pierce, of course, hud denied his guilt, but his totitl Inability to ox-J plain how the gold-dust in dtspute oatne to be concealed In tho cash ier's rage, to which no one but he had access, had left tho police no alternative oc-pt to hold htm. Hy tho time 'Polenn arrived Pierce Jind been locked up for the night. Drawing Itock aside, floret put In an earnest plea for his ynunp friend. Tho lieutenant ansn end him with some Impatience: "I admit it looks ttshy. but what Is them to do? The colonel likes Pierce, as we all do, but he hud no rholee." "; t'lrty frame-up.' "I Imagine he believes a.. And yet how tb deuce did that Back g-t whore it was? I was standing alongside the McCuskey's when Courtcuu went up to pay his check, and I'm sure they hud no purt in It." "Sl'sleu' le fomjc Is sore' 'Pol eon asserted. "Ale, J suvvy pleuiy, Wal, how we goln' gel dut buy from out of Jul!, eh? liy Oar! I bet I don't Bleep none if I'm luck uj "Get ball for him." 'Poleon was frankly puzzled at this suggestion, but when Us na ture had been explained his face lit up. "Have you got enough money?" for sure. Come! I fix it now." "Hove you got enough money?" "I got 'hunt t'lrly dollar, hut dnt ain't muk' no differ, I go to work In' somewhere. Me, I'm good for nnyt'lng." "Thai won't do," Rock smiled. "You don't understond." Labor iously he made more plain the mysteries of court, p r o c e d u r n, whereupon his hearer expressed the frankest astonishment. "Sucre!" The latter exclaimed. "What for you say two, free t'ousan' dollar? , Courteau 'ain't lose but hix hundred, an' lie's got It buck. No! Pm t'lnkiu' you po Mcemons Is got good sense, but 1 lak better u miners' meetln. 1's 'sour-dough' mak better law us dem feller nt Ottawa." "Morris Heat was willing to go his bail," Jtoek Informed him, "but Miller wouldn't allow it.- Hen Is sore at having the Ulalto impli cated there's been so much short weighing going on. I'nderstand?" poleon wngged his head In be wilderment. "I don't savvy dls new kin' of law you feller Is bring in de country. B'pose 1 say, WPsieu Judge, 1 know dts boy long tam; he don't steal dut gold.' De Jodgo he say, 'Doret, how much money you got? T'ousuud dollar?' say. Hur! 1 got 'bout t'ousnud dol lar. - pen he tell me, Wul, dat -iln't 'nough. Mebhc so you better tlmmo two t'ousan dollar blftore t b'lieve you. ltien! . J go down town un' win 'noder t'ousan' on che high curd, or uiebbe so 1 stick up some feller, den 1 come hack uid m'sieu' le Jodgo he say: 'Dat's i'ino! Now we let Phillips go home. he don' steul not'ln'.' Wat 1 fink of dem proceediu'8? Kh? I Pink Jo Jodgo Is dum grafter!" Hock laughed heartily. "Don't let Colonel Cavendish hear you." he cautioned. "Seriously now, he'd let Pierce go If ho could; he told me to. He'll undoubtedly allow him tho freedom of t he barracks, bo ioUI ruulJjt- Uu on nui'olo uutil Jils trial." Trial? You goln' try him agin?" The woodsman could make, little of the affair. "Jf you try him two tam, dose crook Is mak t'lef of Pierce for sure. One trial is plenty, t s'pose uiebbe I better kill dem oiler off an' settle dls t'lng." "Don't talk like that," ltock told him. "I'm not saying they don't need killing, but nobody gets away with that stuff nowadays." "No?" 'Pokon was Interested md u trifle derlant. "Kor why? You never catch me, M'sieu. No body Is able for doln' dat. I'm food traveler." Hock eyed Hie stnlwart speaker uedltatlvely. "I d hate to take your trail, that's a fact, but Pd iavo to do it. However, that would o n poor way to help Pierce, If Te's really Innocent, Courteau will iiavo a hard Jolt lo convict him. 1 tuggest that you let matters rest ns they are for n day or, so. We'll reat the kid all right." On the way to iter room Itnuletta net tho Countess Courteaif and In i few words made known th lac's if Pierce's arrest. The elder wo man listened In astodlshmi nt. "Arrested? Kor theft? Absurd! who made the charge?" 1 "Count Courteau." j "Courteau? Where did he get i thousand dollars.'" The speaker's 'ace was set In an expressm of ut - j tor Incredulity. i "1 don't know. It's nil too wretched, too terrible Itoulet a's voice broke; she hid her face In her hands. Kor a moment there was silence; then the elder woman exclaimed, harshly, peremptorily: "Tell me everything. Quick! There's a reason w hy 1 must know all nbout It." Drawing Itnuletta Into her room, the forced her Into a chafr, then tttood over Iter while the hitler re peated tho story In greater detail. "So! That's It!" the Countess cried, at last. "The McCaskcys hiteked him up. Of coursel And 7 -mm, a, ai- ,)3' " 5 1 i -.1 'Jam oa P. Donahue and Mrs. Donnliuo,- the former Jessie Woolworth, here are waiting in tho distric t attorney's office In Now York to testify concerning the half million dollars worth of jewels mjsteilo-jsly. stolen - from , them und as mysteriously returned. ' , - " en 2 I I.et us serve Electrically We are fully prepared to take care of your elec trical needs. How about some new Mazda Lamps lor those empty sockets La Grande Electric Co. 1 112 Adams Ave. he referred to Sheep Camp to mo. He's , (he sort to do n thing like that. God! What tt dog!" After u time she went on: "1m sorry Pierce struck him; he'll. never Kt over that and it will make it hard ermuch harder.". , "You think it can be straighten ed out?" Houletta's face 1 was strained; her eyes eagerly searched the former speaker's fa"co eagerly !"It's got to bo straightened out. It would be monstrous to allow " The Countess shoo'k her head, then, with a mirthless smile, exclaimed: Hut what u situation! Henri, of all persons! It's pleasant for inc. isn't it? Well, somebody planted that poke probably one of the MoCas koys. They'd like to railroad the boy. .Toe Is as vindictive as an In Hun anil lie blames Pierce und me for his brother's death.".-' ,' In desperation Houletta cried: 'II pay the Count buck his money I'll double It." -"His money?" sneered -tho wd- mnn. "He liasn t u cent, except what I give him.' That v.as Mc- 'askey's dunt " .She stared at the apprehensive figure crouch, ed, up on the iMlge ol the chulr, and slow ly her expression softened. In n gentler tone she said, "I' ee you didn't tuke my advice; you didn t heed my warning." "Who ever heeds a warn in &: like yours?" "Does Pierce know that you - feel this way about him?" i Houletta sighed wearily. 'I didn't myself, although I more than half suspected. 1 didn't permit 'myself to think, it made me souuhuipy.". "It ought to satisfy rue tonie wlmt to leurii that he doesn't care for you, but somehow I: doesn't. He didn't care for me cither. Hut I cared for him. I love him now, just as you love htm btiei. prob ably. Oh, why conceal, it? J've spent a gooil many black hours thinking about It and trying to fight it. Mind you, it wasn't his fault; It was Just fate. There ar some fellows who go smiling und singing along through lif-. clean, decent fellows, too uttemllllg to their own affairs in a perfectly proper manner, but leaving a trull of havoc hehtn dthciu. It Isn't so trui of women i- they're ' usually flirts their mll di.n'l last und t In echo of their aonH din nut. He's perfectly impossibl lor me. I wouldn't marry him If I were free and If lie asked me. Uur that has nothing whatever to do with tho case." , (To be continued) Octogenarian Makes. Living As InstriK-tor in Swimming TACOSIA, Wash. (AP). J. T. Hlchrirds. SO, has u . rep-jtatlon of being able to touch swimming to any one old enough to get in the water. .. "Dad." as 'he is known, has been swimming whenever he desired- for 70 years. He la now Instructor , at the municipal sait water natntorium. He makes a specialty of teaching children. He says girls make the best swim mers. " Safety ' j fdwiftb UirnlortuMt J Come to Our Stage liepot Bt iU Jeffoifson Ave. All Staycs Leave from Tlicro Dally. ' LEAVES LA GRAXDE FOIt josonh 9 A.M. - 1 P.M. - 4:00 V.M.; biimlay, V A.M. - 4 :00 1'.st Baker 7 A.M. - 10:50 A.M. - 1:30 1.M. - i I'M. liunilav 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. , I'enilli-tou Hall j 11 A.M. -4:00 P.M. Depot Phone Mnln 19 phone m wm - fw The Holidays Will Soon Be With Us '. You had better be- making that Frait Cake and Mincemeat. We have a fresh supply of Raisins - Currants -"Citron Peel - Lemon - Orange - and Grape Fruit Peel - White Figs - Elack Figs - Nuts - Boiled Cider - Sweet Cider and cvciy- N thing in high grade Spices.' ... ' No need to walk to 'do your shopping when you can get the Service ' you want by calling MAIN 75. . . . - J. G. SNODGRASS 1 Save Qi ikchei Wmd. s Here's Amazing One Day Special on "QUALITY BRAMD" White andWliite saaisild W, Every Item is Triple Coated, Guaranteed, Selected Ware. Sanitary Acid Proof and Easy to Clean HERE. EARLY ANB STCK r UP Same Price I forever Years war prices P I $1.29 . fc $1.39 s" 14 QU Round Dish Pans 15 Qt. Oral Dish Tans 12 Qt. Seamless Water Pails 2 Qt. Coffee Pots Enameled Covers 5 Qt. Tea Kettles 10 Qt. Preserving Kettles 6 Qt. Convex Kettles Enameled Covers 6 Qu Conv Sauce Pots Enameled Covers Oregon idw. & Imp. Co. r I