THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, ORE JON, MARCH 13, E. M. 302 11002.)
was. above his knees in i t , h a lf way b e
tw een tlrin g ro u n d a n ’ his b o at. F o r
OUR STORY T E L L E R .
all his tight in* he heard me a n ’ w h isp ers
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•••L ittle girl, its got m e.
H ush!
In every town from San Francisco to New York, and New O rleans
T h e E g g S te a le r .
to Chicago, to sell CRAG O ’AlLSA C O F F E E
D o n 't sh o u t !'
•“ C a n ’t you get o u t ? ’ I w h isp ered
BY ARTHUR qUILLER-COUCH.
back.
•• ‘N o, I ’m a fr a id .”
It w an ted less th a n an h o u r to high
••Ill ru n a n ’ c all fa th e r a n ’ J o b .’
teid w hen M iss M arty L e a r h e ard her
•••H ush! Be you m a z e d ? Do you
b ro th e r 's boat g ra te on th e n arro w w ant to let ’em know ?’
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beach below th e g a rd e n , a n d set th e
•“ But it'll k ill you. d e ar, w on’t it? '
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knives and g lasses s tra ig h t w hile she
‘“ L ikely it w ill,’ said he. T h en a fte r
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lis te n e d fo r th e r a ttle of th e g a rd e n a w hile o ’ b a ttlin ’ w ith it he w h isp ers
ageu: ‘L ittle girl, 1 d o n 't w ant to die.
gate.
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B ut 1 re c k o n we
h itc h e d his h a t u p o n th e peg a g a iu st Can m anage to save m e an, y o u r n am e
th e w all, he did n o t a p p e a r to w ant a n y as well. R u n u p to th e hen h o u se a n ’
w elcom e from her. H e was a long- b rin g me as m an y eggs as you c an find,
jaw ed m an of sixty-five, she a long- a u ’ d o n ’t ax q u e s tio n s . Be q u ic k . 1
jaw ed w om an of six ty -o n e, a n d th e y c an keep u p fo r aw hile.’
“ I d iiln ' know w hat he m e a n t, b u t
u n d e rs to o d each o th e r, h av in g k ep t
th is sm a ll an d d e so la te farm to g e th e r ra n for m y life. 1 c o u ld te ll p re tty
for tw e n ty y e a rs—sin ce th e ir f a th e r ’s well how to find a dozen o r m ore in th e
d a rk by g ro p in ’ a b o u t, a n ' in th re e
d e a th .
“ W ho d ’ye re c k o n I ra n a g a iu st to m in u te s had g a th e re d ’em in th e lap o’
m y d re ss a n ’ ru n dow n ageu. 1 c o u ld
d ay dow n in T ro y ?”
M iss M arty sa id th a t she had n o t ju s t spy e n —a d a rk b lo t o u t ou th e
Sole proprit to r and d istrib u to r of CRAG O ’A lLSA Coffee for 1 . 8,
m ud.
an idea.
“ W hy th a t fellow A m os T ru lg e o n .”
•••How m an y ? ’ he a sk ed , his voice
h o a rse as a ro o k ’s.
he w en t on.
“ ‘A b o u t a d o zen .’
“ Yes ?”
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—son of D id J a n e T ru d g e o n th a t used Ue ar, au shy c a re fu l, so's 1 can c a tc h ,
to live 'c ro ss th e w ater, him th a t sto le Q u ick !’
(Incorporated.)
o u r eggs long b ack , w hen f a th e r was
«1 ste p p e d dow n p re tty u e a r to th e |
liv in ’ . ”
b rim o’ th e m ud a n ’ to sse d ’em o u t to
Proprietors of the Liberal University, Oregon.
“ 1 re m e m b e r.”
eu. T h ree fell s h o rt in my h u rry , b u t .
Publishers of the to rch of Reason. « «
“ I th o u g h t y o u m u s t. W hy, you th e re s t he got hold o’ som ehow ,
gave ev id en ce, to be su re . B e d a s h e d ,
“ ‘T h a t’s rig h t.
T h e y ’ll th in k egg
now I com e to m in d , if you w asn ’t th e s te a lin ’ n a te ra l to a low fam ily lik e
CAPITAL STOCK $50,000, IN SHARES OF $10 EACH.
first to wake us u p a n ’ say you h e a rd a o u r ’n. Now go back to y o u r room , u n
m an c r y in ’ o u t dow n ’pon th e m ud !”
d re s s a n ’ cry o u t, s a y in ’ th e r e ’s a m an
A sto ck h o ld er is e n title d to one vote for each sh are of stock he ow ns, in th e
« Iss, 1 w as.”
s h o u tin ’ fo r h e lp dow n ’p o n th e m u d . election of d irecto rs, ad o p tin g of by-law s, and any m a tte r th a t m ay come before a
“ A n ’ saved his life, th o u g h you did W hen you wave y o u r c a u d le tw ice in regular sto c k h o ld e rs’ m eeting.
T h ere is alsm t $23,500 w orth of stock still in th e tre a su ry to be sold a t p a r—
g e t en tw o m o n th s in jail by it. Up to th e w indow , I'll sh o u t like a T ro ja n .’
$10
per s h a r e —th e proceeds to be used in m aking im p ro v e m e n ts, rep airs and
a rm p its he was a n ’ n o t tw o m in u te s to
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b a d - ’tw as th e way of all th e T ru d - stu d e n ts are provided w ith eatin g and sleeping accom m odations. Besides th is,
i n ’ ra p id ly ,’ sa y s I. T h e n erv e th a t
th e com pany owns a com plete p rin tin g o u tfit w orth $.,000.
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“ You n e e d n ’t look a t me lik e th a t.
f n f r o m and • uninrtuenee(1
any _ kind or form of
sectarian religion
all, th a t feat o’ h is .”
or w
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e r, and th a t no religious creeds, , catechism s,
“Two a u ’ fo rty y ear, com e 17th o’ I ’m p a st six ty , a n ’ I’ve d o n e m y sh a re o or r s s u u p ,,e e r r n n a a l„
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J u ly n e x t. Did he say an y m o re?”
shall lie allowed upon its pro p erty or prem ises u n d er its co n tro l.
“ W an ted to know if you was m a r
It is hoped th a t L iberals generally will feel it th e ir d u ty to p u rch ase sh ares in
rie d .”
F lo w e rs fo r t h e S ic k ro o m .
th is C om pany a n d th ereb y aid in th o ro u g h ly e stab lish in g and eq u ip p in g th e
“Oh
L iberal U n iv ersity .
For fu rth e r p a rticu la rs, ad d ress
[M r .] P E A R L W. G E E R , S ecretary L . U. O.,
J o b laid dow n k n ife an d fo rk w ith
F lo w ers are alw ay s w elcom e to th e
Silverton, Oregon.
th e edges r e s tin g on his ¡d ate an d sick ; a sw eet p le a su re of life is th a t of
lo o k ed at his s is te r. B efore he co u ld se n d in g flowers. W hen u n a b le to ta lk
sp e ak she b ro k e o u t again:
o r see a d e a r frie n d , th e y c an realize
“ He was my lo v e r.”
y o u r love an d sy m p a th y th ro u g h th e
M a r-ty ”—
s e n d in g of flowers. I t m ay be h u t a
“ 1 sw ear to y o u . J o b , h ere acro ss th is ro s e b u d ; it will bring a sm ile to th e
ta b le , he was m y lover, a n ’ 1 ru in e d en. p ale and sail face, a n d p a in will be fo r
H e was th e o n ly m an , ’cep t y o u a u ’ g o tte n fo r a while. S e n d n o n e but. th e
fa th e r, th a t ev er k issed m e, a n ’ I b e c h o ic e st, an d o n ly a few a t a tim e —
tra y e d eu. A n ’ w h a t’s m ore, he m ade a choice rose or a sm all h u n c h of c a rn a
m e .” ,
tio n s , w ith sm ilax or a few ro se g e ra n
“ M a r ”—
ium leaves, a b u n c h of sw eet v io lets, lil
“ D o n ’t h in d e r me, J o b ; i t ’s t r u t h I ’m ies of th e valliey, p a n sie s, fu c h ia s, roses,
t e l l iu ’. H is p eople w ere a low lo t, a n ' h e lio tro p e , m ig n o n e tte , b a c h e lo rs -b u t
f a t h e r ’d have h id ed m e if he’d know n. to n s, R om an h y a c in th s , jo n q u ils ,n a rc is
Students m ay E n ter at any Tim e.
B ut we used to m eet in th e o rc h a rd su s, sw eet peas, n a s tu r tiu m s , d aisies
NEW BUILDING IS READY.
’m o st every n ig h t. A m os 'u d row an d c h ry s a n th e m u m s ; a p o t of tu lip s,
a c ro ss in his b o a t a n ’ back a g e n .”
S tu d en ts given board and rooms at D orm itory at low ratep
o r a ra re lily. T hese are all to k e n s of
“Go on.”
love an d will b rin g joy to som e fa in t
COURSES.
“ W ell, th e la s t n ig h t he cam e over h e a rt.
Scientific.
’tw a s low tid e . 1 was w a itin ’ fo r eu in
K indergarten.
F lo w ers w ith s tro n g p e rfu m e , like
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Law.
a th e r an ’ you, an Iw o u ld n t. I reckon be sen, tf, the „ick
P rep arato ry .
Classical.
ve q u a rre le d over it so long his boat
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C ourses in M edicine, etc., will be added as soon as p ra c tic a b le.
?ot le ft high in th e m u d . A nyw ays,
he le ft m e in w ra th , a n ’ 1 sto o d th e re sick room , as th e y do n o t keep long
O N L Y IN S T IT U T IO N O F IT S K IN D IN T H E W O R L D
by th e g ate in th e d a rk lo n g in ’ fo r en a n d are u n h e a lth fu l. F lo w e rs sh o u ld
be
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keep longer.
F o r C atalogue an d fu rth e r p a rtic u la rs, address
th o u g h lis te n in ’ w ith all m y e ars.
If care is ta k e n to sen d o n ly flowers
T. B. W A K E M A N , Pres’t, or P E A R L W . G E E R , Sec y,
“ A n ’ th e n 1 h e a rd a te rrib le so u n d , a
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