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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1925)
TOE LA GUANINE EVENING OnSEItVKH Tuesday,- NovciiiW 3, 1925. . Pniro Six r" Published by Arrangement with First National JMcturu, Lloyd Productions, Inc. CIIAlTI'It XXV. (fonllnucd) Ah time puMscd und Hilda con tinned to meet the lest, her hus band's satisfaction gained a keener edge, He, beamed. In) at I'tittPil, he twin!1! his musinehe to rit'lk' points. Kin Wua a thoroughbred, that ho assured ti linji r. Hut, after all, why shouldn't she do this for him? The uonii-n with whom he WUS UCCUStOIIICd to nVHOCilllo WOllld not have counted such on evening an this ii sacrifice, and, even hud they o considered It, he wuh in the habit of exacting sacrifices from women; they liked II : it proved their dcVolloh. . Hit subjugation was made com plete when ho led her Into a box at the Klnlto theater and Insisted up on the two Met'aniteyH Joining tli' in, Thn brothers at rirst, de clined, but by thlH time, t'oiirleau's determination carrh d all .before It. Joo halted him outside thn box door, however, to fnouire Ifito the, nutinlng of Iho affair.-' ' "It means this," the Count' In formed hint, "I have cf reeled a complete, reconciliation with my adorable wife. Women are nil nilk they fear the iron, they Ulan the , hand that smiles them. I have made her my obedient Hlave,' moil and. Thnt'8 what It means. ' "It don't look pood to rnt," Joe Hald, moroHely. "She'H got 'an ace burled somewhere." : "fch? What are you trying to Bay?" I "l'vo got a hunch who's salving you. Count. She's stuck on Phll llps, UUc t told you, uhd she'B try Utt to get a peek at your hole card." " It was characteristic of Courteau that ho should take Innlant offeuHe ut thlH roflectton upon hln Bap-nclty, Delicious To stilt the pui'M) liox IHdk'loiiA At any prlc4'. Morn than n Thonsniul 1mcj That will bo Moved nt from -Thlrty-flvp feiitH ' To thivo ilollnrs lN'P IXX. HrliiK your Ikixcj) l-oi' thu tihcapcr erndivH. La (jtStide Warehouse & Storage Co, Main 792 a 1 We have just received word that our Freed-Eiscninnn Sets were shipped. Wc are now ready to line up a limited num ber of demonstrations. Just phone or call. Oregon Hardware & Imp. Co. r from western fields It ttands to ability as a charmer. "Vou Insult my Intelligence," lie cried, stiffly, "und, above, ull, 1 poa W-HH Inti'tllKl'MCf. You ilo not. No. Vuti niv coii rn1, yon are. gross. I mn Ttill of sentiment " "Huts!" Mct'nskey growled. i get that way niyir soue-tlmcs. Sentiment like you 1-8 costs twenty dollars a quart. Km thin uiu't the i time for a spree; wo trot business Jon our hands." j The Count eyel hln friend with A frown. "It is at perHonal affair and concerns our business nut In t he least.' ' 1 Ui'.i u revengeful person; I have jiflde and 1 exact payment from Ihose who wound It. 1 brought my wife here as u punish merit and I propose to make her drlifk with you. Vuur company is not agreeable at time, my friend iOid Hhe doea you an honor7" "Cut out that tony lull;." Jon Maid, roughly. "You're u .broken hipped Hlirr, atid you're ; trying lo grnb hep bank-roll. Don't you s'pOrfo I'm mi? My eompiiny was till right until you (rot your hand In the hot'd rnfOi-druwer: now I'm coarse. Maybe she's on the square -Hho fell tor you once but i he I. nhe'a working you. .Make mire of thin, my IiIkIi and mighty hobln man" for emphasis the Hpeukf laid a heavy hand upon the Count's nhoulder and thrust his disagree- able faco chwer "that yuu keep thts doubt of Ills your mouth shut. Kavvy? Punt, thing. Not only had she condone! loL her sweat you " j the -Bins und .the shortcomings.' of The .admonitory words ended "?r dissolute husband but also she abruptly, for the door of the box h'l l"1 herself on a level with reopened and Joe found the Count-!""" nl .th fallen women of tho ess (Jourteau facing him, For an In ntaut their glances met and In her eyes the man saw an expression tm comforlably reminiscent of that day at Hheep Camp when she had turned public, wrath up.n his hro- ther Jim's head. Hut the look wart ! fleeting; she turned it uimn ln-rl ... . ! nuHiianu, nnu me i ouui, wnn an anoloirv far his delay, entered tho 1 box, drugging MeCaskey with hlmnnd when they wre In n condition ,,,',. f little better, did thoy permit him to Frank, It appeared, shared hlsl. .. 1 ..... . ... changed glances as Joe enler'il; then when the little party hud ad- justed Itself to' the cramped quur- tern they watehed the Countess curiously, hoping to analyze herj true Intent. Hut In this they were uiiHticccsHful. She treated both of thi-m with a cool Impartial form ality) epilte natural under tho clr cunislances, but tn no other way did she appear conscious of that clash on the f-hllkoot trail. It was not a nletmaht situation at' best, and Joe cspeclulfy was fll at eusi;, but. Con recall continued hln 'spend thrift role, keeping I he.' waltern busy, and under the Inl'luenec of hlH potations the ebhtr MoCuskcy soon regained some of his natural sangfroid. All thrue men drunk liberally, and by the time the lower floor had bean cleared tor dancing tiny were In a hilarious mood. They laughed loudly, they shout- ol io trajon that Alherj Minit Oitj the weitern oat uticu-can teach your breakiut table ireshef and twtetcr thin oats that nail their waycrosj-country. From field to null to packace to you that'i the Vtf ern speed-process that puts frejh,nut-hlte flavor into your breakfast bowl of Albert Minit Oau. Three . minutes . , . and they'tc steaming hot, rea Jy to eat 1 "Albert tun&i for Betur Brufuu Inc., and Frank Jed greetings aero h to other pu- irons of the place, they flung (jori; lo thu whhiiiitf coupltij M low. Muanwhllo, they forced tho wo man to Imbibe with tlioin. Joe, In spite of hla returning confldetico, kept Much clone watch of her that Hho could not nplll Jut trial Into the bucket except rarely. Hlldu hated alcohol and Us oriect; she was not accuHtumed to drinkinu. As she felt her Intoxication mount ing h; . became fearful that the very medium upon which nlio had counted for Huet'vH.i would prove to b her undoing. DeHpernlHy nhfl batl led to retain her h Hh. More than once, with a rcrkliwi defiance utterly foreign to her preconceived plan. Hhe wa upon. Hie point of hurling Iho bubbling roniehta ,of her, bIuhh into the ftunhed lacrn about her and ''teljlng thoHii men how completely hIkvuum riham tiling. biit, he mnn(iK(,,l',''.to- nHlftt the i tcniht'fltion.'. Thut'jihe felt mmh an ImpulHf'ftt jUr;naiie her fearrnt'of eotntnlttlhfc "Hointt.' 'Uetlon '' really : raah,. of dropping kuiiiu. word "that Would prove ".fatal, .. - - ; It w:tH a hideouft ordral. 1 She realized that , already tht cloak of decency, of reHpfctabllUy, whlh niie hail been ut such puiro to pro- uervo during thoriu difficult yuiru, was gone, loHt for jfood nnd -nil. Mlu. hud niadt' horm-ir u l.udv Hnd- iva; by this night of ' consrdcuouH revelry sho had undone , evcry- town htit custornnry assoclatcsi Cuurteau had.donn this to lu-r. h Uiad been his proposal, She could have throttled him where he sat,1 The long night dragged on in- 'enniniimy, i,iko leecnes mc iwu Mfaakey clunr t their prodigal ,IUBt' Qn,i not ,,ntl tht! cnr,y ,lou tT mnnninif. ulu.n IIia (V.nnl 1. n .1 ",w " "l " oine sodden .sullen, stupefied. home she scarcely knew, fof she. too, had all hut lost command of her senses. There were moments when she fought unavalllngty agnlnst a mental numbness, a stu por that rolled upward and suf fused her like, a cloud of noxious vapors, leaving her kuos walt, her hands clumsy, her Vision blur red: nguln waves of deathly Illness surged over her. tinder ami through It nil, however, her sub conscious will to conquer remained Jinn. Over and over sho told her self; "I'll have the truth and then I'll mako him pay.' ' Courlcuu followed Ills wife into her room, and there his maudlin manner changed. Hu roused hluv self and smiled ut .her fatuuusty; into his eyes flamed a desire, ivto.atcly Bh cursed thu name of his cheeks oamo a deeper flush. He pawed ut her caressingly; he J voiced thick, passionate protesta tions. Hilda hud expected noth ing less; It feus for thin that she had bled her flesh and crlclfled her spirit these muny hours. "You're wonderful womuti,1 tho mun mumbled as he nwayed Vlth her In his arituf. "(lot all the old charm and more. Chime, too!" He laughed fooludtty, then la drunken gravity assfrted: "Well, rm tho man, the stronger -Vessel. To turn hute into love, that " "You've ttikrn your price. You've had your hour," she told him, Her head mum thrown back, her eyes were closed, her tenth, w-ete clench ed ns If In a final struggle for , self-restraint, . . - ' Courteau pressed hlsllpn to hers; 'then tn u sudden irenxy he crushed her closer and fell to kissing her cheeks, her neck, her throut. H ; mistook her shudder of abhorrence ; for n thrill responsive to his ivis sion. and hiccoughed: ' I "You've initio again, nil mine, I nnd I'm mad ntiout you. l'th ' aflauiQ. This Is like tho night of our marriage, what?' "Arc you satisfied, now that you've made me sfiffer? Do . you 'still Imagine 1 caro for that foolish boy?" "l'hllllps? Ihihl A noisy swlno." pick of 1 Albers Minit Oats Avalil tho Count chuckled, but thl time his nn rrlnieht run uway with him until he hook and umll t-arr came to his eyt-s. .,. Without reuHon Hilda JoiiiM lr his laughter. Together they stoed rocking, giggling, smickering, as Jf at some excruciating jest. fj,. tried lu steal you from mo. From me. Imagine It! Then lie. struck me. . Well, where t he now, eh?" "1 never dreamed that you eared enough for me to do do what yon did. To risk u much," "Itisk?" Hilda nodded, and her loost straw-gold hair brushed t'ourtean'f cheek. "Ion't pretend uhy longer. I know from tho start. Jtttt you were Jealous, When a woman lose? the power to excite jealousy It's i sign she'H growing old und ugly and losing her fire. Hhe can face anything except thut." "Fire!" Henri exclaimed, "par hleu! Don't J know you to be u volcano?" "How did you manage the affair that fellow's ruin? It frightens me to realize that you can accom plish such .things." Tim Count pushed his wife away. "What aro you talking ubont?" he demanded. "Oh, very well! Carry it out II you wish," she suid, with a care lew shrug. "Hut you're not fool ing -mo In the. least On the eon tr'ary( I admire1 your spirit. Now Uien, I'm ' thirsty. And you are, too.-'.' ,Ylth a jniile she evaded his outstretched ' arms and , left the roOin. y Hho was hack In a mom-nl with a bottle and two glasses. The latter she filled; - her own she raised with a gesture, and Cour' tenu blindly followed suit. In spite of his deep Intoxication the man still retained the1 embers of suspicion, and when she .spoite of 'I'lere.o J'hilllpH thcy,bgan to glow ard threatened to burnt Into flume. , Cunningly, persistently played upon him, however. She entlcd, she eouquetted; s!je cajol ed;, she maddened him with her ad vances; she teased him with her re pulses; she drugged , him- wit h her rtrnllus(' her fragrant elrtirms. Time and again he was Upon the point of surrender, but caught himselt In time. ' Hho won at last. She dragged the story from hlrn, hit by lilt, playing upon his vanity, until ho gabbled boastfully and took a crapulent dn dellght In repeating the details. It Was a tale distorted ami confused, hilt the truth was there. She mude an excuse to leave him, finally, and remained out of the room for a long time. When she returned It was to find htm sprawled across her tied fast asleep. For a moment she held dl-zily to the; 'bedpost and stnred down at him. Her majdt had slipped now. her face was distorted with loath lug, and so deep were her reelings thut she. could not bear to touch him, even to cover hlni over. Leav ing him spread-eagled as he was, she staggered out of his unclean presence. Hilda was deathly sick; objects Wore; gyrating . before her eyes; she felt a hideous nightmare sensation of unreullty, und was filled wllii an lu tense 'contempt, a tragic disgust for herself, I'auslng at the foot of the stairs, she strove to gather her elf together; then slowly, puns! on - lercp l'hllllps. rtfAlTttR XXVI. T6m 1. hit on und Jerry Quirk tolled slowly up the trail toward thvlr cabin. Itoth nn-n were bun dled thickly In clothing, both be. whiskered visages bore grotesque hrcath-innska of Ice; even their eyebrows were hoary with front. Tho partners were very tired. Pausing in the chip-littered Space before their door, they ga.ed down the trail to a mound of gravid which stood out raw and red against tho universal whlteneHs. This mound was In the form of a truncated cone and on Its level lop was u windlass und a pole bucket track. From beneath the windlass issued n cloud of smoke which mounted In billows, ns If breathed forth from a concealed chimney smoke from tho smothered drift fires laid" against the fror.cn face of, pay dirt forty feet below the surface. Evidently this fire wiw burning to suit the purtners; aft watching it for a moment. Tom took a buck-saw and fell stiffly to work upon a dry spruce log which lay on the saw-buck; Jerry spat on his mittens and began to spill the blocks an they fell. Darkness was close at hand, but both men were so fagged that they found It Impossible to hurry. Neither did they speak. I'utlcntiy, silently they sawed and chopped then carried the wood Into tho chll- On the Bench Col. Ilarrif B. Andersen H tb ftw frdrnl Jud for the wrtctn dNtti.-t of Tnneee. II r?itm-n the inte Judte J. lte-. kllll m tin ftytto airhlvnt ne.ir JsrHjien, Toun.. two mouths a to. I X ly cabin; while one lit the lamp and Went for a sack of lit.-, the other klndli-d n firi These tasks aceom PHkIomI, by mutual consent, but still without exchanging a word, tle y approuehed tho table. From the. wlndow-slll Tom look a coin und balanced It upon his thumb and forefinger; then, In answer to hist bleitk, inquiring glance, Jerry nodded and he spanned the piece into Lhu air. While It was Mill jpionln Jerry burked, sharply. "Tallsl" Hoth gray heads bent and near sightedly examined the colli. "Tails she Is," Tom announced. He replaced tho silver piece, cross, ed the room to his' bunk, seated himself upon It, and remained there while Jerry, with a sudden access of cheerf illness, hustled to the stove, warmed himself, and then began culinary preparations. These preparation were simple, but precise: also they were delib. era to. Jerry cut one slice of ham, he measured out Just enough cof fee for one person, he opened one can of corn, and he mixed a half pan of biscuits. Tom watched him (Vfim twmeftt It ;i frown, menu while " , tugging moodily at the. iei-1-H J which still clung to his lips. Ihs corner of the cabin was cold, hence ft wu.'i a painful process. When he had dltqiosed of the Ihh( A SMALL HEATER : With Much Heat. Tho Wentlnghou.se "Co.jy Glow" electric heater will take tho chill out of these frosty mornings. Just at tach to your lamp socket . the current consumption la small and tho Initial coat Is very low. H. & S. ELECTRIC Sonimer Hotel Hu lid lug. To MM) Vi cut rough to burn cool a scientific fact The finer tobaooo'a cut, the faster it burns and the hotter t The rate of combustion depends on the oxygen around each particle of tobacco ao Granger'e cut coarse (Rough Cut, we call it) to burn slower, smoke cooler and last longer. ttofttrr ft Mrtt Torfo Co. lump und when he could not long er restrain his irritation, he bi-ol.i out: , "Of course 'you 1. 1. a to make I J' damn' n.a- ou? Just lKcai'sechtnt-' Hhut Op. will you? You've bread didn't you? Just yuu know I'm starving." -"It come tails, didn't It?" Jerry Inquired, with aggravaili.g ph as antneHS. "It aln'l my fault you're starving, and you got all night- ti cook what you want after I'm done. J don't care If you bake a layer cake and freeze Ice-cream. You cun put your .front feet In the trough and chump your swill; you cun root and waller In It, 'for all of me. I won't hurry you, not In the leust." "It's come tails every time late ly." grumbled the former speaker. Jerry giggled. "I always was right lucky, except in plckln pard ners." he declared, lu u cracked and tuneless voice ho began hum ming u roundelay, evidently In tended to express galely and con tentment. Unable to longer withstand his gnawing hunger, Tom secured for himself a large round hardtack ami with this he tried to ward off (he pangs of starvation. I tut lu- I II II JI.IMK?f l)a, Hmu.i success with the end a- vor, for his teeth were poor. He flung the thing of udamant aside. - -i . a, ..i'ijs, - I men whose hotter than L and Maria Gettin' hot under the bat-wing . won't cool down the Fahrenheit in that old underslung . . . For any pipe '11 burn infernally fast and hot if you stoke 'er with tobacco that's cut too blame fine . . . But ream 'er clean and pack 'er full of Granger it's cut rough to burn slow and cool then you'll find it "20 degrees cooler inside" and the smoothest, sweetest piece of smoking you ever experienced. finally, and cried. . testily: "My God! Ain't It bad enough to eat a phonograph, record without SOi uie jiitiei-e'iiebi siiiKUHf voice 1 ever heard." (To lie continued) I11KHXM CHOI I AHCI'lt UOHKIUMta, Ore. The broccoli acreage In Douglas county nt the present time i mounts to more than 4000 acres, according to n survey just completed ly the vegetable crops committee, which is prepar ing Its report ror t!.e agricultural economic conference to he held tn this county starting November lit. Providing hormul weather and climatic conditions prevail during the winter and sprint;, the acreage now devoted to the production of broccoli will yield from Ition to 2000 carloads. The largest amount ever proihired previously was lu 1 1123-24, when 2fc:J carloads wre shipped, ' ; KAItlUTM IN CAKfADI': AIOI NTAINH ll"TTI; OV NNOWNHOI S rOlt WINTIMt TArfiMA. Wash. (AD UubbltH in the high. Cascade mountains (ire Bakings leavened with Calumet taste better, look better, are better; possess purity and wholesomeness essential to health building foods. TIIE WORLD'S GREATEST pipes burn tarMl in hnn (ni instead of tins hence 10 putting on their snowshoes for tho hard winter ahead. Koon they wili be able to go over thy snow vith-J out . difficulty, tiinuks to tal ar-J rangei:ien(H with nature. J The creatures are called Bnowi shoe rabbi La, sometimes known as) varying bares. Their bind f'tj have long, sireadlng toi-s which in winter are. covered with course hair, giving the rear feet'fully four limes the areu of the fore feet. This natural snowshoe enables ir. Itabblt to travel In snow in which the ordinary bunnv. would floun der. iaiaiiiaiB:n.o.ic.oi.ia.i'.tijs.i. 1 1 teiifv:-. is
