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THE GREAT GAME By AGNES L PROVOST <C »z »buri Mary r»«. C»» again, is he thought of th« mischief at his command. “Fire?” queried Mr. Collin« du biously. “M'm, no, Mickey; that'« an old gag. We'll do somethin' original. Brown ley's In front of the whola bunch— awful reckless to stand In front of • crowd—th« other ebsps «re back of It, and we’ll keep about three quarter« hack, and save our shins while we lose the other fellows. Cii««e, Mickey; Rs 'most time for the start.” Mr. Collins was not a man of many words, but hla little eyes twinkled ■« Mr. Lyman hastily told him what to do. He wriggled swiftly away, lost himself In the thickest of the crowd and managed to get Ids brown derby knocked off. When lie came up from searching for It In the press, several feet from where he bad been, he had In Ida hand a large and rakish light •felt, which he tilted well over one eye. Hu was now ready for business, and If there were any Investlgntlng gentle men craning their necks to see a man In a brown derby, they missed Idm. Then Lymun caught Collins' eye over the beads of a dozen or more men, and pulled out a huge roll of bills which run Into the thousands, flutter ing them over with the air of a man who has plenty more, and will risk the whole business with «11 the pleasure In the world. He turned Ids back de llb«rat«ly U|>on Collins, who edged his way toward him, watching Idm with sharp but furtive eyes. A swift bund shot toward the roll of bills, but Lyman was ready for It. ills revolver flashed out as he whirled around and faced the dodging Collins; the hand with the bills was crammed safely In his pocket. “Look out In front 1" he yelled, lev eling the weapon at Collins' bend, and a score of men in the line of ids aim melted away with warning shouts snd Jammed sgaln«t those in front. Only twenty, certainly no more, but the mis chief was done. It is marvelous bow slight a thing may set a great crowd in motion. Up at the front Brownley turned In surprise us he heard a roar behind him. Four thousand men. not more than twehty of whom knew the cause for their flight, were bearing down on him In a bowling, fear-stricken mob, sweeping toward the rear exits. The old Guttenburg pool room was not as lavishly provided with exits ns the more modern structures, and a mob there was a thing to flee from. There was but one thing to do, and that was to run for life or death In tiie same direction. Even ns he ran Brownley saw men piling on each oth er In layers tn their frantic efforts to Jump from the windows, but he shot past them for the broader exit ahead and felt himself whiz dizzily through the air as he took a flying Jump Into the hack enclosure and landed on all fours on something soft and struggling —a man of vast circumference, who swore frightfully nt the concussion A pain shot through Brownley's foot, but be rolled swiftly to one side, Just ns the pushing, struggling mass poured out on the ground. It was over In three minutes, and men rushed from all sides to disen tangle the heaped-up mans of human Ity. Many picked themselves up and llm;>ed off. disheveled and cursing, but Home hnd to be lifted carefully, with broken ribs and legs, and bleeding faces, and above and around there was a babel of excited questions. Holls of money had disappeared In the rush, watches were lost and hats gone, but no one knew what bad happened Later, some of the few who had It told how »light a matter had started a great stampede, nnd J. Brow i ey swore to himself aa he went thro s ' i the streets in nn ambulance, wit! । leg nnd ankle that would lay him up for weeks to come, nnd ten thousa ■ ! bruises distributed Impartially over Id- person, but Messrs. William l.yman and M. Collins were far away, speed Ing through the hind In a pullmnn car nnd drinking cool drinks. Even J. Brownley nnd bls exasperated aides did not guess that they bad done this thing. “It wus n great game," sighed Mr. Collins contentedly, tapping his glass with bls fingers and noting with dreamy satisfaction that their nearest fellow traveler was three chairs away. "It was the slickest thing I’ve seen this season, and there was lots of money dropped or pinched in the shuffle. I went In with the crowd, Billy, ntul I made some fair pickings myself.” "So did I," admitted Mr. Lyman wdth a reminiscent chuckle. “We've made the haul of our Ilves this day, and If Brownley wasn’t killed. It'll take hint all summer to piece himself to gether again. It certainly was a great game, Mickey. We'll work It again." T WAS ■ big day at th« old Gutten- burg track before the anti gam bling amendment liad made Outten- burg a etale and profltlra» thing— ami aa It waa al»» a holiday, there were at lra»t four thotymnd men crowding and pushing on« another In the pool room. There were three men among the four thousand who were vitally inter- e»ted In each other'« movement», but It waa not until they came In from the »<■< Olid heat that Mr. William l.yman— address not found in the directory— discovered J. Brownley of the San Francisco detective force atandlng be fore the board», well In front of the crowd ami apparently studying the odds with thoughtful eye. It oc curred to Mr. l.yman that J. Brown ley's other eye waa keeping watch on the rear exits. Mr. l.yman melted away Into the crowd like a fog before the sunshine, bring by nature ever modest and re tiring whm an official appeared on the landscape. He wriggled Ida way back until he sighted his friend and co partner. Mr. Collins, and retired with him from the range of Inquisitive eu rw. "Ml< key," he mumbled cautiously: "We’re pinched.” “11 II” observed Mr. Collins pro fanely, staring around him In an un- pleasuntly suspicious manner. “Sure tiling. Brownley’s up In front lie's done up sunn thing great, but you can't fool me on Brownley. It's him •ure." Mr. Collins expressed a desire that the Immortal part of J. Brownley might be subjected to a roasting process for an Indefinite futurity. Un der stress of emotion. Mr. Collins was apt to be vituperative. “He’s follered us all the way from ’Frisco," he grumbled wruthfully, “an’ three time» this month we've Just got off with our necks. The only way to get rid of Brownley is to kill Idm.” “And have the whole United States know we did it? Not on your tintype, Mickey, 1 don't throw my head away like that. Never kill n man unless you have to. S'pose you sneak around front and see If the road's clear for a break." Mr. Collins worked bls way swiftly back to the front entrances and cas ually looked out. One would have said that tie was enjoying the beauty of the cloudless sky, so Innocently distant and abstracted was his gate; certainly no one would have suspected that he aaw two men look quickly at him and away. Mr. Collins took out a cigar, lit It deliberately, cocked his brown derby at a trifle more pre- 1 clpltous angle on the back of his head, and Countered back Into the pool room. The two men outside looked at one another, and moved closer. They were In no hurry. J Brownley's or ders were that unless these two ally birds could be captured together nt the track, they were to be quietly nnd cautiously followed to their lairs, and there Invited to take up their resi dence in the nearest police station. The reasons why Messrs. l.yman nnd Collins were so greatly In demand were numerous nnd Interesting. These were versatile gentlemen, nnd If one vocation proved Irksome or unhealth- fui from the legal point of view, they could always pass on to another. At one time they had been Interested In n quiet little gambling Institution In St. I.ouls, whose light hnd gone out suddenly under the police snuffers. After this there hnd been a period of flnnnclnl depression, during which they appeared In a new locality with n little scheme for Investigating the contents of safes without disturbing the com bination. The patent la not known to l>e filed nt Washington, and lifter one experiment In particular, when they dropped hastily through the back win dow of a banking establishment, leav ing their tools nnd taking with them n bullet In Mr. Collins' leg. the In ventors retired Into oblivion nnd took up the somewhat hazardous profes ► Ion In which they had dabbled once before—flint of reproducing United States legal tender. Some of their work was artistic to n degree, but courts nnd grand Juries have no soul for art, nnd knowing this, these re sourceful gentlemen stopped after floating a goodly number of their mas terpieces, and tripped away to new Vif amines fields of enterprise, with the diligent The word "vitamine" was first used .1. Brownley close upon their heels. by Hr. Cnsmlr Funk, when he fancied They found It convenient to chnnge he had prepared a pure or nearly pure their occupation frequently, ns well form from rice polishings by extract ns their post ofllcc address; It diverted ing them with alcohol and purifying the orchil mind, am) kept It guessing. the extract, which when applied even Mr. Collins found ids partner In a in very small doses was capable of marvelously short time; he was used curing polyneuritis tn pigeons tn ■ to It. He shook his head a trifle, startling manner. The derivation of which meant Hint their Immediate fu the word Is obvious, from vita, life, ture was not of an encouraging na nnd amine, an ammonia derivative, ture. Mr. Lyman thrust out his under because It appeared to be a substance I lip In token of his displeasure, ns they necessary for the maintenance of life lodged away from their nearest neigh and health and was thought to contain bors. nitrogen In amine form. , “If wo run for It when the crowd । goes out to the truck, there'll be n Chocolate» From the Air i million smart Alecks ready to help 'em Friends nnd neighbors were making , catch us," he mused discontentedly. ।“I think they mean to cntch us here merry nt n birthday party at the home । if they can, or track us down to a of Andrew Lucas, Tarentum, Pa., when good place and nab us. But they don’t n box of chocolates fell to the lawn | know that we’re onto 'em. We'll fool ns the giant dirigible Los Angeles was "Have .'em. We might raise a big row, passing over that district. 'Mickey, nnd light out In the racket. some chocolates nnd be happy. Re We'll stampede the crowd, that's it!" gards to all," read the note which was [ Mr. Lyman radiated good nature signed by L. W. Llambley, ship cook. I OFFERS A MARKET LIVE 510CK à NEW5 HIS12ME VAUDEVILLE PHOTO PLAYS FOR YOUR PRODUCE IMPROVE METHODS NIGHT VISIBILITY FOR RANGE SHEEP IS OF IMPORTANCE Pounding through the night with black darkness st your aides and be hind you, nnd only a ribbon of light piercing the veil In front of you may bring a thrill, or It may bring disaster The narrow country road unfold«, to be plunged again bel/lnd you. You take the dips and curves, leap over bridges and culverts, flash past sign posts, the thrumming of your motor drowning out all other sound». That’s the thrill of It. But there's others on the road besides yourself, and that may bring disaster. Any motorist who has driven an su- tomoblle at night lias experienced an uneasy feeling when meeting or pass ing another cur where the rood edge Is blotted out by the darkness, and there is no way to tell how fur one can turn out In safety. Many a fender Ims teen ripped und bent tie cause the driver was afraid of going Into the ditch—which he couldn't see—nnd more than one serious acci dent has been due to the Inability of the driver to see the rood-edge. Even with the advantages of good headlights nnd the use of dimmers the driver Is badly handicapped unless he cun clearly distinguish the edge of the road Une, and know at a glance Just how far he can turn out. Those drivers who ure fortunate enough to have hard paved roads In their com munities are well aware of the sdv«n tages of such roads for night driving. Paved road edges are easily seen In the darkness. They act as a guide Une for the driver, showing him at a glance Just where the road leaves off and the ditch begins. There is no straining of the eyes when one Is driving. Dark objects are easily dis tinguished. and a horse-drawn vehicle or any other occupant of the road can be clearly seen from a distance. Out In California, where over 2.900 miles of smooth roads are In use. their advantage for night driving so ap pealed to the Los Angeles and Snnta Barbara Motor Express company that that a letter was sent t.y the manager of the company to the Los Angeles county board of supervisors asking that hard surface construction tie used In building new roads. This company operates a fleet of trucks over a num ber of routes, many of the trip« being made at night. In mountainous sec tions the need for clear vision nt night Is even more pronounced than on flat stretches of rond. for If a driver should turn out too fnr to the side of the road a bad spill might result The experience of this company and the experiences of all those who drive at night carry a lesson for the motor ing public. The driver has been told time and again to be careful. Bls motor club Is constantly working on plans to assure the safety of the auto owner. Anything that leads to safety on the road should he given particular attention, nnd when new roads are to be built careful consideration should be given to the feature of vis ibility at night Benefit of Motor Trucks in Transportation Seen “Marked progress In the methods of handling shipments ha* been made during the last ten ye^rs." Id George M Graham elmlrman of the traffic planning nnd snMy committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Com merce. - c.r.ing before the traffic club of New York. The Traffic club is com posed of railroad men and shippers. “The shift In population In our cities from 40 per cent In 1900 to 51.4 per cent In 1020 hns called for a reorgan ization of shipping facilities, with par ticular need for big local terminal op erations. “The railmen In the face of great obstacles have been meeting this sit uation effectively. Fortunately the de velopment of the motor vehicle hns come about in this period, providing rapid transportation In the short-haul local field. In 1914 the country was absorbing 25,000 motor trucks a year, nnd today •about 400.000 new trucks are being purchased annually. “This new development means better service for the public nnd more profits for the railroads which are engaging In truck operation. From the public standpoint the carrying of goods promptly from the railroad terminal by motor truck means a great saving of time. From the rail standpoint the tntek provides an economical means of carrying goods In less than carload lots over short hauls.” Mr. Graham also emphasized tha need on the part of all transportation authorities to safeguard the public. He pointed out that the motor world Is demanding the severest punishment for reckless drivers and Is seeking the best methods of traffic control. Off-Flavors From Turnips Feeding turnips to ctws at tne rate of 15 pounds, an hour Before milking, produces objectionable flavors and odors In the milk a careful Investl gntlon recently conducted at the gov ernment experimental farm found the above true. It wax ai»o round that in creasing the allowance to a full feed of 80 pounds greatly increased the In tensity of the objectionable odor and flavors. Proper aeration greatly re duced the Intensity of strong flavors and odors in Hie milk. Portland, Oregon Complete Change Saturday Adults, Week day Matinee 20c; Evenings, 36c. Continous 1 to 11 p. m. Children 10 cents all times Do you remeinl er when th« only in vestment a sheep man had wax in Ills camp outfit and in bls »beep? Su<-b a business could be managed to yield a profit by methods which would spell ruin If owned by the range sheep man Got Idea Worth While, CITI FLOWERS A FLORAL DESIGNS today. is said to have been in- The saw The sheep man of today must own or lease land to stay in the business. ■ vented in ancient Rome by a man This land must be purchased or leased J named Talus. He came upon the jaw- to maintain watering places, to con- bone of a large snake, and employed trol and be assured of sufficient to cut through a piece of wood, range, or produce feed for feeding. It then formed an instrument of iron is even necessary to own Improved ( similar to the snake's Jawbone and ranch property before a permit will be ' this was the first metal saw. Sawmills granted upon the national forest». In vestments b»ve al»o been made In dip । came into existence in central Europe ping vats, warehouses, storehouses, ' early in the Fifteenth century. Send us yaur shipment*. W« mail you check lambing »bed» and the like. All of the same day we receive goods. Fish That Climbs. these mean Increased capitalization. A man with MA) to 1.000 breeding ewe» Scientific investigation into the hab- ran easily have an investment In Ids i Its of fishes has shown that many of P ortland H ide W ool C o . range bu»lne»» of 112,000 to $14,000. , them are by no means helpless when Sur-h an Investment requires mana Kerlul ability, and the adoption of out of water. There la, tor instance, a . modern «nd approved methode of tropical Hsh known as the climbing range sheep management, which was perch, which has the very curious Year* in actual practice in Portland not needed in the old day». : habit of »crambling by mean» of its as a Spinolotnat specializing in rheu> Aside from an Increase In capitali fins, up «tone«, root«, and even the ma tic s' neuruljna. neuritis and all if help you zation, there haa been an Incr -ase In trunks of trees, in search of the in- want. aeek th« oldest in it» work. the operating expenses. The sheep sets on which it feeds. Geo. S. Breitling, D. C. have been crowded out of the land M Broadway Bldg. , Portland. Oregon which formerly afforded range, and Auction Sales “In Reverse" Sav« this Card. now they must be fed hay dur ng the Dutch" auctions, In which the winter. Labor charge» have a<l anced, due to advance» In the wage »rale property la offered at a certain price Old German Industry. and al»» because the flocks bave de and lowered by degrees until a bld is Most Germans wear spectacles or forthcoming, were once common, and creased In size. eyeglasses and Germany 1« the center In order to realize a profit fr m the still are in some countries. A law of 1 of the optical Industry. The quality business It is necessary to fr <rease Henry Vil's time, afterward confirm the per cent of lambs dropp d. A ed by Charles I, prohibited the con of Its crystal lenses is very high. great loss of lambs Is suffered from ducting of auction sales by all per- Nurnberg, Augburg and Ratisbon early . . „ . ... , , had their optical factories. The eye- dropping to docking time. A range sons except certain licensed officials ■ , , , _ . sheep man on th« Colorado National , . । glass factory in Rathenan, founded by known as outropers. „ , , . _ . forest had 20 per cent lamb lo <■ dur the Prussian government, has cele- ing this time. He plan* a l imbing brated Its one hundred and twenty Jade Is Deceptive Gem. shed to reduce this loss. Many range fifth anniversary. sheep men have foun 1 that the saving Pearls and Jade are two precious In lamb« soon pays for the cost of the gems widely worn by women today, Beginning of Printing lambing shed.—B. W. Falrbat Ex and one cause of their popularity is Fust established a printing of- tension Service, Colorado Agr ultural the difficulty of telling at a glance the „ John ... „ , , ./ .... . , _. . . flee at Mentz or Mainz, in Hesse, Ger- College. real from the artificial. This is espe- . ... . . ’ .. many, and printed a book with the daily true of Jade, even when laid Latin title “Tractatus Petri Hispani," side by side. There is no perceptible I In the year 1442. John Guttenberg in difference, even to an expert, between vented cut metal types and used them and ng the one piece that costs a few dollars Shade and clean water <• in printing the earliest edition of the summer months are es-en’ : to suc- one that costs hundreds. Latin Bible between the years 1450 ' I rinds of cessful pork product i 'and 1455. Striking Effect of Diet. much hog» must have shad“. Too _ ---------- dl- reet sunlight and heat Is a frequ$^t Our Uncle Abner says that. as he Shades of Mark Twainl cause of hogs falling to thrive and Is looks around among mankind in gen A patron of the Boston public li often the cause of hog» dying. Dur eral and a few that he might mention ing July and August small pigs often brary writes this to the editor of a blister on tht> back» and about the in particular, he is more than ever Boston newspaper: “The other day ear» which causes. In some case», se convinced that a man is what he eats while in the Boston library I had oc and that a large percentage of them vere Infections and bad sore«. casion to ask an attendant there Expensive shelter 1« not necessary. eat prunes.—Liberty (Ohio) Press. where on the shelves could be found Shade trees provide ample protection. a copy of "Tom Sawyer.” Imagine my Where no trees exist temporary shade First Playing Cards. surprise when she replied, 'Who is it may be provided by the covering of a Our present-day cards—at least a by?" And this is Boston, too.” frame with canva». under which the hogs may go for protection. Some pro close resemblance to them—wi re de ducers build Individual hoghouses signed in 1392 by Jacques Gringon Strange Death Pact. with sides that may be lifted to pro neur. court painter to Charles VI of A strange death pact of lovers was vide an increased amount of shade France, who had lost his r ason. revealed at a corner’« inquiry at Jo- during the summer months. This plan Gringonneur founded his pack on a hannesburg. A nurse was found stab furnishes shade for hogs where only regular system. bed with a pair of scissors. Before a few are kept. she died, the coroner said, she stab Clean fresh water for drinking and Salt as a Symbol. bed her lover with a hatpin, which wallow Is equally as important as. or From earliest times sait has stood penetrated his heart. more Important than, shade. The old- time wallow hole covered with scum, as a symbol of both the necessaries which was once also the drinking foun and the savor of life, and a present of First to Foresee Eclipse. tain, Is no longer In favor with the salt is to indicate the kindly wrh that The first man, so far as historical successful hog breeder. Hogs must life may never lack and may never records show, to calculate the time of have water to drink, nnd If they can lose its zest. an eclipse in advance was Thales of not get fresh, clenn water In the Miletus, who lived 640 to 566 B. C. trough or fountain, they will drink Accomplishr’ents. He prophesied an eclipse which, ac- where they can find It. regardless of The fact is that to do anythaig in Its condition. This fact has caused cording to modern reckoning, took some to believe thnt hogs prefer noth-, this world that is woi.h doing we place March 28, 585 B. C. Ing better, but they do. nnd will dem- must not stand back sh? ring and onstrate the fact when they are able thinking of the cold and danger, but First Drilled Needles. to get fresh water from the well. jump in and scramble through as well The first -drilled-eye needles were as we can.—Sidney Smith. made in 1826. It was not until 1870 that needles were made entirely by Origin of a Name. mechanical process and not until 1885 How many people know that serge that they were finished by machine. takes it name from China, when it Don’t feed moldy, or spoiled silage. was introduced into England in 1660? Odd German Custom. The Latin name for China is Selicum. On "Polte Abend," or the night be Don't put fresh feed in dirty or which gradually has changed into the fore the wedding, Germans break sour troughs. modern word serge. crockery outside the door of the bride- Don't forget to salt all animals reg- to-be, and both she and the groom Happiness for All. nlnrly. must sweep it up. Happiness is a wayside flower, free Don't feed milk from tuberculous to all who will pluck it—not a rare Patching Wall Paper. orchard to be purchased by the rich.— cattle to your animals. When mending wall paper, never cut M G. Woodhull. a regular patch, but tear off a stuffi- Keep the brood sows on the farm— cently large piece and paste it over hogs are going to be high the coming South African Mines. year. The mining industry spends $150,- the place, carefully matching the pat 000,000 a year in South Africa and pro- tern. This patch will show far less Supplement pasture with sufficient than If the edges are cut square. ' grain to keep the hogs In good thrifty vides directly or indirectly 40 per cent of the union and provincial rev condition. Her Observations. enues. Bystander—“Did you get the num Protect cattle, horses, nnd mules ber of the car that knocked you down, from the torment of the biting fly and Camphor for Stain«. the horn fly by using fly repellants. Camphor removes many stains. madam?” Victim—“No, but the hussy Fruit Juice will often disappear when that was driving it wore a three-piece About 02 per cent of pure-bred live rubbed with a dampened bit of cam tweed suit, lined with canton crepe, stock Is marketed directly for meat phor; and a few drops of camphor and she had on a periwinkle hat, purposes. — - on a soft duster removes some marks trimmed with artificial cherries.”— Everybody's Magazine. Low ceilings for hoghouscs save from a mirror. heat and lumber. But don't overlook Birmingham Weather. the necessity of ventilation—and sun You Want a Good Position Only once in the history of Birming Very well—Tak» the Accountancy enS shine. Business Management, Private Secretar*. ham, Ala., has the thermometer fall »1, Calculator, Comptometer, Stsnogra* phlc. Penmanship, or Csaimeretal Teaah- en below zero. Two Utters of not less than seven ers* Course at Pigs each, raised to maturity each year. more than double average profits from hogs. The foremost Busines» College of the Made From Old Carpets “Wear Like Iron." which has won more Accuracy The ewe with twin lambs should Northwest Awards and Gold Medels than any other Deal Direct with th« Manufacturer. Absolute Satisfaction Guaranteed. Send in Your Ma much more milk and conse- school In America. Send for our Bucease produce terial or Write for Prices. Fourth Street near Morri eon. quently needs more feed than la best Catalog Portland. Or. Isaac M Walker, Pres. WESTERN FLUFF RUG COMPANY: ---------------- ------- ~---- for the ewe that Is feeding only one ------------ Portland, Oregon No. 35, 1925 M-M Union Avenue Nor. P. N. U lamb. Better Franklin Service—Storage and General Repairing ANDERSON & RICE, Portland, Ore WE BUY Hides, Pelts, Wool, Mohair, Tallow, Cascara Bark Horse Hair. a WHY Experiment! Hogs Require Shade r id Clean Water in S mmer Live Stock Notes Behnke-Walker New Fluff Rugs
