T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , F E B R IA R Y 25, 1W»7. ....... -Id: »..¡-I- rolled up. Oh, the jo y s of the past, how OLODEN THRONE [ a ROMANCE I, y sami . , ei . p . PI tN.y .] “X, this so?” aaid Morton to him, th e ,- p le .n le n i tops of the in,m easurably g re a te rth a n He so,- Uind(y All .h a t .he P - r ‘•h.ld lin t..:n9. cion,Is tossed and row! And from th eir bosom hop- could do was to sol, an d shake his ri(.h .,.ldeil 8|,i p s i n th e sp rin g s flam in g forth. My h e a rt is heaiL re v e lie u hr »- i n . u - i « ’*’-............ i ......................... * W e c a n ’t 1 - 1 T* It “ H urry up, M ort *n. not * dead. It i~.*»^ leap s 'o to «ntinn •Kdnni .1 try a _„ o... ;.,.,,so would th e future. it feels tic 1 delay. I t ’s rig h t.-’ “ But I m ust know more ol this. creative force. I will not be » I am not satisfied.” crushed. I will acco m p lish , “ Satisfied! Look in M addox’s He d ran k in, as .1 iron, a goblet. o f the ju b ilan t an d sparkling scene cabin, ....... you’ll see him dead; . and we a b o u t him . Slowly, he de.-eended, f „.ml t . i s boy fleeing away on bis and walked along the now d ark lin g horse.” valley with buoyant steps. He «1 d id n 't do it,” broke forth neared the camp, and saw some of pete at length, with shrieking its whitew ash 'd shanties gleam ing voice. “Oh, save uie, save m e. i r , 1: o u r t I ' . p I r P P S 11H l i o i s e n n o c e n t ! ’ faintly o am ong the trees. I The noise a a 111 m i innocent!” of a tu m u lt greeted his ears, and “ The hoy says he is innocent. I then a strange, wild, despairing, will not have him hung w ithout a heart-ren'h*riugcry for “ Help! h»*lp! trial. I here’s a chance he didn t help!” W ith the swiftness of a d o it.” iger, he leaped into the camp. “ T h a t’s all ho-h,” said Big Dick. l»is being, seeking out of the beauty C hapter V II. He did it. Nobody d >uhts it, and &nd |Iiaic9( o{ n atu re the secret of It was a not unusual and yet a by G„d we’ll hang him here am i (ol. ' llleIe is such a terrific scene th a t met h s view, now.” |)(irn a g a i|,„ jn “ Not with my consent,” said |d |l alld 9enSe , - n o t b y the They were on the po’n t of lynching (.hhiati()n9 n!en, hut by the tittle Pete. The noose was already Morton. “ I protest. Is there no ¡nfl,|x ,,f n a „ lre |,MW]f about his neck, and the rope, one to side w ith me?” No answer was made. The pop- linle9W|,t.„ „ new purpose thrown over a limb. The faces of arjs(>g ¡n 90U|, when <dd |,a l,its the men w *re full of grim «k term ina- u lar opinion was ag ain st little Pete, { |it a r„ fll|llg (>ff liUe an „1,1 tion. T here did not seem a p arti- and no one cared to brave it. 1 he t(} cle of sym pathy for the struggling proof against him was so over t) n jver9„ e; ,b e r t o lw crushed or culprit. Those who were not a«*- whelm ing th a t it seemed useless, “ We’d better hang him ,” said [|nd vaa(er tively engaged in the affair looked and a (,.,.9h g rowtl, carelessly on, as if it were all rig h t; Deacon Gooch, as solem nly as if ho cavities tilled with indelible paint, j M(>1 .(o|l wa8 ¡„ o„e(>f the9e for lynching in th a t wild country were in prayer-m eeting. “ I t will A mile lu rtb e ris lbroi.e Room. (ra[,9cendel)t m om ents. The fierce was regarded as the only form of save all fu rth e r trouble. I believe T his magnificent indenta ton . ba | fl chl>9 justice, and people accepted it as in lie’s an im p, and there’s no chance . ... i com ____ ______ If , there «vitro about two hundred feet world m unities /I...,. they of <• converting him . If were, leet fr\‘m from lhe the i , y he' ...... (dd ...... . . . coubl re b u ilt not be rebuilt. more civilized ground in the side of a basaltic wall nnlpt be someth in g new, o r< accept the m andate of a court. I ’d reprieve him a day or two, in „v enerally, H v u -n j, lynching x j - ......... ... is ................................................... ..............................ight five feet high. W hat more resorted to order th a t he m ight go go to glory. live hundred h u n d re d feet „ reek. f , „ mn „ „ i- J t be b„ m ore I G g rand reception hull, of winch no • ,rugtri tlia „ onlv when the crim e is beyond But lie’s a child of the devil, and so doubt; in this case *v it was king can boast. Its beauties and > f r , * < <>r sin k u o u iji , and m »»— well x f say, pull the rope. - - I never could & . , , t « before, >r sink. 1 1 A I -A . I)..*.. ••• < « a 1 1 f IT gel I_ him 2 „ A U. . M read /xrt 1 1 1 the L „ l.lltlo T t c ’ a 11 a grandeurs are indescribable. In . “ O M udeline” h.-crlcd, ‘how iny undi-rsloud th a t P c '“ wus /»II guilty, bible. T H nearly tbe centre of tbu canon 18 h(,ave;, a n d ’to . 8e9 b,.f„re me like and richly deserved his fate. bad one, I know.” Conscience Pass. H ere, w al.s of i ewlide rin r s - i in f m e v child- In o rd in ary circum stances, M or-. “ Oh, yes. I suppose you d like rock tower six hundred feet high, <l as if to’» m ight have done nothing, to hang everybody th at d id n ’t be- and approach so closely together J” ‘ ^ ( |n j \\p r l t ^gl„ries accustomed as he was to these ex- li-ve your bible,” said Morton. th a t there is barely room for the ' , lv " '•> ‘ W hat hibitions of a rude justice, and be- ‘‘T lnit’s worse th an m urder in your brook and the narrow path beside ? ' ,at J” -'* 1 1 *£:„uld I Heving th a t they were the o n ly ey ea. I begin to have some faith it. From hence toward the west, ut ' ’ i j .| • 9 w „ • t Mr/wt in m eans hv which any kind of order jn tne boy, seeing th a t he w ouldn’t i i i nave tielnecl tnisr '» <is i loruuu «»> 1 , ,, the canon widens and ahoum ls with I n„t have chosen le tte r, could he preserved. Pete was such read your rapine an d m urder noble scenery. In the sum m er, its l r ked th e flower <>f a beauti- a strange sort of a waif,so unsociable “ Oh, dam n the, bible! said Big declivities are clothed w iih verdure ,,n< P l” ’ ’ owe and shy and secret in his ways, pick. “ I w ouldn't read it myself Close by Golden Throne is a vast canon of a wild, P“ u . ten _ n,,!’'S form ation. it is about in length and through it flows a lim pid stream . At the very m outh of th e e a n in is w b a tis e a lle .lt.leliu r- ied t'a slle. Il seems like:,,, immense and lime-worn building, almost subm erged in dust and accum, dated rubbish. The towers, battlem ents, an d roofs, rising one above another, have a strangely real appearance. . . • As the canon narrow s, on the left is a dome, a mass of rocks, oval as t ic sum m it, which rises hundrei s <• 1 I flier I I 1 I* I feet into the air. H al. a mile fui t ,,n is “ Who Knows,” a huge , ‘ having th e outlines of a nunian face, with a very prom inent ami well sin,pen nose. It s'a n d s close to the ancient trail. N ear by are In d ian hieroglyphics ¿m the sole of a perpendicular wall, seventy-five feet from the g ro u m . n si symbols have been here for so long a tim e th a t the Indians in h ab it,, g the country can give noexp an atio n of them , save that they in a » a y s been then-.” The rock seems to have been chiselled into, and the ........... in,m easurable blue beyond. The • long ***“ stretch of canon seemed . . filled .... with a thousand hue-. The forests .5)| t a9 ¡fwi,h the jewelled .„„nareh. T hestones ( , hl. fl0W,.r9 an d the y .rd lm . ' and ,,n(.ie„ t forms „ ’h u m an in th eir a -p ic l, kp «|Mlrkling presences in . . fire th a t bathed them , |( a glittering, inspiring, It , e powerful scene, tilling the s<»ul as if o|. g()(K M orto|| walked , (> a n <l fro with ^ . {t strides, gathering together the _ . . ..W xJ m Illi/rltHf *1 1 « * 7* A I 1 PS of i)f tum ultuous and ighty I energies an d flowers, and its pines are in th e ir utm ost vigor. M orton wandered to this savage an d m agnificent «¡Kit. He desired 8 »litude and th e m o-t awful and terrible soul t-n-ihle forms forms of „1f nature. nature. H H is ,s soul ,i 'f iie floWer is mne withered a tt‘ lt D jn'chain'eabiein <<«“ • H P '• njjSe r a n d h t y ^ m a v knock but we ruin. e m a\ n< can m ' vci open c IOO,H ° ,ted) ‘ 1 are k t i lrre d and l(„ « was „ tossing like h k e a an n ocean. H is | crief, his remorse, were trem endous. * that one m ight assum e alm ost any wickedness concerning him. He ^id not b“get confidence by his w aysof living. t jine> however, M orton ¿ashed dashed in, in, and anil seized «■¡z-d the tin little B ut to business. 1 his hoy m ust be hung; and I propose to see it done a t once. H and me the rope there.” A dozen hands flung him the rope, and he began to m ake a noo.«e. M orton looked at this crowd 0 , how hal.d cu. the rope. rope, b.„-il fellow and cut of excited men. 1 hey were bent “ W h a t’s this for?” he crie ried upon t h u r purpose. T here was H e flu n g h im s e lf u p o n th e g ro u n d , it is th a t we c a n n o t go a k , a n d , ftU rjg h t) p a rd , 9, lid Big apparently no chance to save the He groaned aloud,' and in the through th e w inding p ath of you h. Dick. , “ H ,g a a hor9e. tllk f a and n a „ a H e’s horse-thief hoy; and in his h eart M orton ac depths of the dark canon he uttered n m -dy our nnsnikes. Alas th at n|Urd,.rer) 9O ju9t hatld me t |,e r „pe, knowledged th a t the proof W’as al a cry like th a t of a wild beast in t |,ey ,,,u 1 ever b ‘. <)ncc done, and pp fix it ag ain . I a i n 8 >rry most positive enough to justify agony. He sank exausled upon a n e te r to In uni m e , w n t l i t t ar interfered. I t ’s a waste ol lynching. Even if the boy had a h ard couch of rocks, and seemed f-d retribution rolls on. \\ l.y are „ trial, he would probably he con f„r a tim e insensible. It was the we m ade living, «•.uiseious beings o How do you know’ th a t he is a f o ra tim e insensible. It was the wu-„i—v y .......-• - - - - n o w ao k .. o W victed, and then th ere would lie no fearful struggle of a pierced and ™ ffer so mini, as.irably . U by do ,,or9e. thie( and a m urderer?” escape. L ittle Pete elung to him , quivering hum an sp irit, try in g to we not forget? Perhaps we shall, u We caught him on the horse; — r - regain its hold on life and purpose, so m etim e. Ah, do not wish lo; 8nd the old m an M addox is dead Hke S c rie d ;- He felt at tim es as if he were growing for, if we forg-t the ev, we must a9 „ s m e lt.- h is th ro at cut, and a I m p, j am „ „ t g u iltv . i i were the feelings ill «isom ho forest is }»5^ Poor devil, ne > insane, so i horrible rg the g , ihiu tn^Eoou s nis money money u°ne. g • t|(em h nie Ojb ,h a t crept over tarn. Only by sheer to sw eet ever to be forgotten. Let e x a c te d to s ta rt for the b ates n e x r effort of the will did be at last arouse me keep th e evil, if, » u h the evil, week. He had a nice little pile of ... ....... . • be ;)i -...... R ........ .......................................................................................................................................................... I H e cllme ’e ., .na( thv9W eelne99. I cannot forget tbe a dozer, or so strong voices. an d sat am id Its . ' ' , ' ,,,¡.¡1 1 ^ joy th a t 1 once had. I L ittle Pete was trem bling in the illg wonders, like a ,h» w n d and K J MorU)n H e wa99peechless l„n lv king, lh c fetting sun was b , f ... a floo tog the canon with delicious sionate clasp of hand and touch of with terror. " I - " " .....I r » ; ' » ¡ I '‘even with my life. \ ou s a have a fair tria l. The child sank at his feet and lav alm ost motionless. Big Dick 1 .