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"Baczu»» I—I levs her. I suppo»».’’ 1« but one rrnicdy for ■ your coinplalut” Dr. Kuydaiu B settled deeper iuto tile chair “ "Merry the girl." “That la the only piece of your pro fesaloual advice 1 ever cared to follow. But how ?• "Any way you can. t'ae force If nec. eaanry. Only uiurry her. Otherwise I predict all aorta of complhatlona for you melancholia, brain fax. bankrupt <7**- Auatln laughed. "Could you write m«< a prescription?" “Oh. »lie’ll have you, Boh. You don’t Orem to realize that you are u g<»«j catch." Austin flnlHhcd buckling hla puttee before rising to hl» full height "That doesn’t mean an) thing to her. Kin- dor« n’t need to make a catch." "Nonsense! Hhe’o jn»t like all the other», only richer ami nicer. Go at her aa If ahe were the corn market Hhe won’t l>e half eo baid to corner. You have mq-lo a name for yourself and a blamed eight more money than you deserve You are young—com par atively. I mean." The elder man stroked his shock of iron gray hair for answer. "Well, at any rate you are a pictur esque personage, even If you enn’t wear riding clothes.” "Doesn’t a man look like the devil In these togs?*’ Austin ¡tosed awkwardly In front of a mirror. "There’» only one |arson that cna Uok worse In rldlug clothes than a man. That’s a woman.** "What heresy, particularly In a soci ety doctor! But I agree with you. I learned to ride <ai her account, you know. As a matter of fact I bnte IL The sight of a horse fills me with ter ror.” Or. Nuydnm laughed outright st this. “She tells me you have a very good Beat." “Really!" Austin's eyes gletimec, sud denly. “You know I never hud a chance to rlile when I was a youngster. In fact. I never had an opportunity to do anything except work. That’s what makes me no crude ami awkward. What I know 1 have picked up during the last few years." "You nuike mo tired!" declared the former. “You arcu’t"— "I don't skate on waled Doors, nor spill tea. nor clutch nt my chauffeur In a tight place, but you know what I mean. I feel lonesome In a dress suit, a butler tills me with gloom, and—walk I'm not one of you. that's all." "Perhaps that's what makes a hit with Mnriulon. She's used to the other kind." "It seem« to me that I have always worked." ruminated the former s|s*nk- er. “I don't remember that 1 aver hail time to piny, even after I came to the city. It's a mighty sad thing to rob n l»>y of Ills childhood; It luivkes him a dull, unattractive sort when ho grows up. I list'd to read about people like Miss Moore but I never expected to know them until I mot yon of course that corn deal rather changed things.*' "Well, rather!’’ Su.vdnm agreed with emphasis. "The result Is that when I nm with her I forget the few things I have done that are worth while, and I be come the farm hand again. I'm natu rally rough and angular, and she sees it" “Oh. you're too sensitive! You have a heart like a girl underneath that saturnine front of yours, and while you look like the Spbynx, you are really ns much of kid at heart as I am. Where do you ride today?’ "Riverside Drive.*’ “What horse la ahe riding?" “Pointer." The doctor shook hla head. "Too many automobiles on the Drive. He's a rotten tiag for a woman anyhow. Ills mouth Is ns tough as a stirrup, and be has the disposition of n tarnnttila. Why doesn’t allo stick to the park?* •‘You know Miirinlon.” "Bay, wouldn’t It be great if Pointer bolted and you saved her life? She couldn’t refuse you then." Austin laughed. “That's not exactly the way I'd care to win her. However. If Pointer Isiltcd |’d probably got rat tled and fall off tuy own horse I don't like the brutes. Come on! Pm late." “That's right. Throw me out the minute I get comfortable." grumbled the younger man ns he rose. “Stay here If you prefer. Thor» I iu« cigar« you atiow me place.” "Hurv! And watch the squirrels out yonder In the park while you make love to ths nicest girl In New York. No. str. I'm going down to the office and amputate somebody." They descended the »Ingle flight to ihe street, where Austin's groom win truggllng with a huge black. "It's coming pretty »»ft for you brokers." the doctor growled as bl« companion swung himself Into the sad die “The next time I get a friend I'll keep him to myself" Austin loaned forward with a look of I .-rave anxiety u|»>u his rugged featuri • I and »aid: "Wish me luck. Doc I'm going to . ask her today." "Good for you. old frllow." Tber was great fondness In the younger man's eyes a» he wrung the rider's Hand aud wave«) him ndleu. then watched him disappear around the cor ner. •■She’ll take him." he mused half nloud. "She's a sensible girl even If all New York ha« done It» best to spoil her" lie hailed a taxicub and w < m « hurried to Ids office. It was |>erhaps two hour» later that Dr. Huy dam was called on the tele phone. Hello! Yes. yea! What Is It?' be i ril'd irritably “Mercy hospital What?’ The young physician started Hurt, you »ay? Buna way? Go on. quick!" lie listened with whitening I b e. then broke in abruptly. “Of cours > I e »ent for me. I'll be right up." He slammed the receiver upon Iti !>0»k and. seizing his hat. bolted out through a waiting room full of pu t louts. ills car was In readiness, and ! i- called to hi» chauffeur In such tones that the fellow ran to the starting <niiik, gave It one vloleut whirl, then vaulted to til» seat. "Go up Madbmn avenue, there's less traffic there And for God's sake burry r During two years' service with New York's most fashionable physician the driver had never received a command like this, and he opened up Ids mn chine. A policeman warned him at Thirty-third, and the car slowed down nt which Buydam leaned forward, cry ln;r roughly: "Never mlml the regulations! Tl.ete’s n man dying!" The last won! was jerked from him i » lie was snapped liack Into the ton ue iu. Regardless of admonitory shouts from patrolmen, the French car sang I:» growling song, while truck drivers bellowed curses and pedestrians fled from crossings at the scream of the > It en. A crosstown car blocked them, nnd the brakes screeched in agony wl lie Dr. Suydnrn was well nigh cat npulted Into the street, then they were t ler way again with the car leaping fn m »pel'll to speed. It was the first lime the driver had ever dared dlsre ¡.aid those upraised, white gloved bands, and It filled Ills joy riding soul with exultation. A street repair loom ed ahead, whereupon, with n sicken Ing skid they swung into a side street; the gears clashed again, nnd In an in stant Inter they shot out upon Fifth avenue At the next corner they lay motionless In a blockade, while the motor shuddered, then they dodged through an opening where the mud guards missed by an Inch and were whirling west toward Broadway. At One Hundred and Ninth street a bi cycle officer stared in amazement nt the dwindling number beneath the roar axle, then ducked his head and begun to pedal. lie overhauled the speeding machine us It throbbed bo fore the doors of Mercy hospital, to lie greeted by a grinning chauffeur who waved him toward the building nnd told of a doctor's urgency Inside Dr. Suydnui, pallid of face and shaking In a most unprofessional manner, was bending over a figure In riding clothes, the figure of a tall, muscular man, who lay silent, deaf to Ids words of greeting. They told him all there was to tell, in the deadly, impersonal wjy of emer gency hospitals, while he nodded swift comprehension. There had lieen a run away; a woman on a big, evil eyed bay that had taken fright at an automo bile; n swift rush up the Drive, n lunge over the neck of the pursuing horse, then a man wrenched from his saddle and dragged beueath cruel, mur derous hoofs. The bay had gone down, and the woman was senseless when the ambulance arrived, but she had re vived and had been hurried to her home. In the man's hand they found the fragments of a bridle rein gripped with such desperation that they could not remove it null! he regained con sclousness He had naked regarding tlie girl's sifety. then sighed himself Into oblivion again They told Suydam that he would die. With sick heart the listener cursed Ml high spirited women anil high strung horses, declaring them to lie works of the devil, like automobiles every time "But I don't tmWeretarid “ "I protend to tie verv weak," ex plained tlie elder limn with a guilty flush "I «it In the Idg chair yonder nnd my Jtip Isty wait» on tier She 1» very kind ' Anstin’» vol e grew husky. "I’m sorry to lose sight of the park out yonder, and the trees and tbe children —they’re growing liidlstinct. I I like children I've always wanted some for myself I've dreamed about It" HI» thin, haggard face broke Into a wist ful smile. "I gue»s that 1» all over with now." "I’m glad I can hide my feeling»." he »aid »lowly, "for that 1» what I have to do every Instant »he is with rue. I don't wish to Inflict unneces sary pain u|»»n my friend«, bnt don’t you suppose I know what It mean»? It mean» the destruction of all rny fine hope», tbe death of all I hold dear in the world I love my work, for I nm —or I wa»—a succe»»: this mean» 1 must give It up 1 nm strong In body and brain: till» roll» me of my useful tie»». All rny life I have prayed that I might some time love a woman That time has come, but this means I tnnst give her np and tie lonely all my day». I must grope my way through the dark wltb never n ray of light to guide me. Do you know how awful tbe darkness I»?’ He wrung hi« hands “1 most go hungering through the night with a volceles» love to torture me Just at tbe crowning point of m.v Ife I've been snuffed out. I must fall behind and «ee my friend« desert me.’ “Bob!" cried the other In »hocked denial. “Ob. you know It will come to that People don’t like to feel pity forever tugging at them. I’ve tieen a lonely fellow and my friends are numbered For a time they will come to see me and try to cheer me up; they will even try to Include me In tbelr pleasures Then when It is no longer a new story then tie went back to till- »Ide of ill» friend, where other Ini nil« less mislead) were ut work "Poor lonely old Bold" lie mu; mured •Not a »onl to care ext ept Marmlon and me. and God knows whether »be care» or n<>t " But Robert Austin did not die. al though the attending surgeons said be would, «aid lie should. In fact, else nil teaching» of tbi-ir science were at fault. Hi- even offended the tradition» of surgery by being removed to bls own u|Mirtment» In a week. There Sujrdam. who had watched him night and day. told him Unit Ml«» Moore had a broken ■boulder and hence could not come to see him. "Poor girl!" said Austin faintly. "If I'd known more about horses I might have saved tier." "If you'd known more about horses you'd have let Pointer run.” declared bls friend "Nobody but an Idiot or a Bob Austin would have taken tbe <■ fiance you did How Is your bead?” The sick man closed tils eyes wea rily "It hurts all tbe time. What's tbe 1 matter with It?” ••’.Ve've none of us been able to dl» rotor what isn't the matter wltb It (Continued next week.) Why in thunder did yon bold on ao long?" (Thia part of tbe »tory was run once "Because I—I love her. I »umiose." before but owing to an error in tbe “Did you a»k her to marry you?" make-up we repeat it.) Kui dum hail been Itching to ask tbe question for days "No. I was just get Hug lo II when Pointer bolted. I —I’m slow at such tiling»." There wa» a moment's pause. 'Do. . what's tlie matter with my eyes? I can’t see very well ’ On petition of tbe county courts of “Don't talk so much." ordered the physician. "You're lucky to be here at Union and Umatilla counties, tbe state all. Thunks to that copis-r riveted con highway department will co-operate stitution of yours, you’ll get well." with these counties in making a sur Blit It seemed that tbe patient was vey of a road across the Blue moun fated to dlMip|>olnt the predictions of tains between Pendleton and La bln friend a» well us those of tbe sur Grande. The joint county courts have geons at Mercy hospital lie did not recover In a manner satisfactory to bls agreed to pay all expenses for the sur inc.lliul adviser, and. while he regain vey. According to a telegram received wl the most of Ills bodily vigor, tbe In jury to Ills eyes battled even tbe most from the interstate commerce commis skillful specialists He was very sion by tbe public service commission brave about It. however, and wrung the former is exerting every possible tbe heart of Dr Suydam by tbe un effort to relieve the country-wide car complaining fortitude wltb wblcb he shortage, but is without power to en bore examination after examination, force the rules of the American Rail operation upon operation. Learned oculists theorized vaporously about op way association governing prompt re tic atrophies, fractures and brain pres turn of cars. The California superintendent of sure of one sori and another, and meanwhile Robert Austin. In Jhe high public instruction is so pleased with est perfection of bodily vigor, tn the the book on rural architecture pub fullest poasesalon of those faculties lished by State Superintendent of ihnt had raised him from an unschool Public Instruction Churchill, that he ed farm boy to an eminence In the has asked for permission to use a business world, went slowly blind. number of the plans in a pamphlet The Mbndows crept In upou him with a deadly, merciless certainty that being prepared by the California de would have tilled the stoutest heart partment of education. A series of lectures and demonstra wltb gloom, and yet he maintained a smiling stoicism that deceived all but tions covering various phases of agri his closest associates To Dr Suydam. culture and home economics were however, the Incontestable progress of given by the extension service of the tlie malady was frightfully tragic. He Oregon Agricultural college in Klam alone knew the man's dominant spirit, ath county. Meetings were held at his lofty ambitions and his active hab Plevna October 30. Mount I^iki Octo its. No one but he knew of the over mastering love that had come so late ber 31, Merrill November 1 and at and was destined to perish unvoiced, Bonanza November 2. Portland is in second place in the and lie raved nt the maddening limits of hla profession. In Austin's pres shipbuilding on the Pacific coast. ence he strove to be cheerful and Starting from practically nothing a lighten the burden he knew was crush year ago shipyards and shipbuilding ing him. bnt at other times he bent contracts have flowed Into the hands every energy toward a discovery of of the manufacturers of that city some means to check the affliction, steadily until there are 38 contracts some hand more skilled than those be knew of. In time he recognized the totaling $21,520,000 reposing in the futility of his effort-«, however, and re safes of Portland shipyards. A call was Issued this week by the signed himself to the worst. "Why?” questioned Suydam savage state public service commission for a ly. "Why don't you ask her to marry conference of county, state and rail you. Bob? She couldn't refuse, nnd road officials in regard to the removal God knows you need her!" of dangerous crossings. The commis "That’s Just it; she couldn’t refuse sion believes that some progress will This Is the sort of thing a fellow must be made toward reducing the annual bear alone She’s too young and beau tlful and tine to be harnessed up to a loss of life in crossing accidents This loss, it was stated, has been heavy. worn out old cripple." The trading stamp law, providing ••Cripple!" the other choked. "Don’t talk like that Don’t be so blamed re that money taken in on any kind of a signed It tears my heart out. 1—1— trading stamp scheme in connection why. I believe I feel this more than with sales is liable to a tax of 5 per you do." cent, once more is operative. Federal Austin turned his face to the speaker Judge Wolverton at Portland has sign with a look of such tragic sufi’ertng ed a stipulated decree dissolving the that the younger man fell silent injunction he issued in October, 1915, Dr. Suydam had a furious desire to holding up the operation of the law. acquaint Marmlon Moore with the With the classification of the Ore truth nnd to tell her, with all the bru tal frankness he could muster, of her gon & California railroad grant lands part In this calamity But Anstin in southern Douglas county practical ly completed, the cruisers who have would not hear to it “Slie doesn’t dream of the troth.” been operating there have moved to the sick man told him. “and I don’t points west and north of Roseburg. want her to learu. She thinks I am L. L. Sharp, who Is in charge of the merely weak, and It grieves her terri work, says the work in Douglas coun bly to know I haven’t recovered If ty will be completed within six weeks. All® really knew it might ruin her life, The state board of control has au for ahe Is a girl who feels deeply I want to spare her that It’s the least thorized Secretary Goodin to inform the California cotton mills that the I can do." board would sell the first 15 tons of “But she'll find It out some time." "I think not. She comes to see me this year's flax fiber at 26 cents a every day." pound. The California concern has “Every day?" been communicating with the board "Yes; I'm expecting her soon.” relative to the purchase of. the crop, “And she doesn't know?” and it is believed that it will accept Austin «h'H'k his fiend. "I never let the board’s offer. her nee there's nnWhing the matter Deer is either plentiful In Grant with my sight. She drives up with her county this season or the hunters of mother, nnd I wait for her there in the bay window It's getting mini for the county are all good’ marksmen. 010*10 distinguish her now. bnt I recog Since the season opened many per nizo the hoof beat.«. I can tell them sons have gone in search of ventan» OREGON NtWS NOTES Don't Let Skin Troubles Spread At The Churches Trivial htetnixfees are sometimes the first warning of serious skin direases. Artetd Baptist ( hurch Neglected skin troubles grow. Dr. 9:45 a. m. Bilde School. H o I moii ’ s Eczema Ointment promptly 11 a. in. I’reaching Service. 8:00 p. m. Evenmg Service». stop* the progress of eczema, heals 7:00 p in. B. Y. P. U. meeting. vtiiblxirn case» of pimples, acne, 8:0l> Thurwlay Prayer meeting. blotchy, red and scaly skin. The anti Everybody welcome to any and all of septic <|ualiti®H of Dr. Hobson’» Eczema these »ervices. W. T. 8. Spriggs, paxtor. Ointment kill the germ and prevent the spread of t?i<- trouble. For cold sores or chapped bands, Dr. Hobson*» Eczema Millard Avenue Presbyterian Church Ointment offers prompt relief. At your 10 a. m. Sabbath School. 11 a. m. Morning worship. Druggist, 50c. 7:p. m. Y. P. 8. C. E. 7:45 p. m. Evening worship. Linn county will pave 200 miles of 7 :30 p. m. Thursday. midweek service. county highway» in five years. 8 p. m. Thursday, choir practice. Rev. Win. H. Amo», Pastor. COME TO the new Tin Shop in Lents 91 and Foster STOVEPIPE ELBOWS STOVE and FUR NACE REPAIRING We make all kinds of chicken supplies, champion Sanitary Fountains, Grit and Shell Boxes, Dry and Wet Mash Hoppers and Troughs. We will Make Anything You Want out of Sheet Metal GUTTERING and ROOFING Bring in Your Repairing, No Job too Small A. PEARCE The Herald is Only $1.00 Per Year DO IT NOW ! St. Peter s Catholic Church Sundays: 8 a. in. Low Maes. 10:30 a. m. High Mass. 8:30 a. rn. Sunday Sohool. 12 M. Cboii rehearsal. Week days: Mass at 8 a. m. Seventh Day Adventist Church 10 a. m. Saturday Sabbath School. 11 a. m. Saturday preaching. 7:30 p. m. Wednesday. Prayer meeting 7:45 p. m. Sunday preaching. Kern Park Chrlstaln Church Corner 69th St. and 46th Ave. 8. E. 10 a. m. Bible School. 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. preaching ser vice. 6:30 p. m. Cbristain Endeavor. 7:30p. m. Thursday, mid-week prayer meeting. A cordial welcome to all. Rev. G. K. Berry, Pastor. St. Pauls Episcopal Church One block south of Woodmere station. Holy Communion the first Sunday of each month at 8 p. m. No other ser vices that day. Every other Sunday the regular ser vice« will be aa usual. Evening Prayer and sermon at 4 p. m. Sunday School meets at 3 p. m. B. Boatwright, Snpt., L. Maffett, Sec. Rev. O. W. Tavlor Rector. Lents Lvangellcdl Church Sermon by the Paator, 11 a. m. and 7:15p. m. Snnday School 9:45 a. m., Albert Fankhauaer, Superintendent. Y. P. A. 6:45 p. m. Paul Bradford, Preaident. Prayer meeting Thursday 8 p. m. A cordial welcome to all. T. R. Hornschuch, Pastor. Lents Friend’s Church Stop The First Cold 9:45 a. m. Bible School, Clifford Barker Superintendent. 11 dM) a. m Preaching services. 6:25 p. m. Christian Endeavor. 7:30 p. m. Preaching Services. 8:00 p. m. Thursday, mid-week prayer meeting. A cordial welcome to all these ser vices. John and Nettie Riley, Pastore. A cold does not get well of itself. The process of wearing out a cold wears you Lents Baptist Church out, and your cough becomes serious if neglected Hacking coughs drain the Lord’s Day. Bible School 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. energy and sap the vitality. For 47 Elmo Heights Sunday School, 2:30 years the happy combination of soothing antise|>Uc balsams in Dr. King’s New T y . P. U., 6:30 p m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. tn. Discovery has healed coughs and relieved A cordial welcome to these services. congestion. Young and old can testify J. M. Nelson, Pastor to the effectiveness of Dr. King’s New Diacovcry for coughs and colds. Buy a bottle today at your Druggist, 50c. Fifth Church ot Christ Fifth Church of Christ. Scientist of to help reduce the high cost of living. Portland, Ore. Myrtle Park Hall, Because of the large number of deer Myrtle Park. Services Sunday 11 a. m. reported killed throughout the county Snnday School 9:30 and 11 a. m. it is said sales of the meat dealers Wednesday evening testimonial meet have been cut down materially. ing 8 p. m. The Oregon branch of the American Red Star society has sent to Senator Lents M. t. Church Chamberlain its formal protest against Sunday 8cbool 9:45. a. m. the sale of American horses and mules Preaching 11 .-00 a. m. to the warring nations. Besides its Bible Study Class, 5:30 p. m. objection to sending the animals to Epworth League 6:30 p, m. Europe to slaughter, the animal relief Preachihg 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at society points out that extensive sale F. M. Jasper, pastor. of American horses will interfere with 7:30. Residence 5703 83rd St. national plans tor «»eparedness. At a meeting of farmers held at Corvallis at the call of State Grange Laurehvood M. E. Church Master C. E. Spence, resolutions were 9:45 a. m. Sunday school. adopted urging that the state of Ore 11:00 a. m. preaching. 12:30 a. m. class meeting. gon acquire lime deposits In the state 6:30 p. m. Epworth League. and operate same by convict labor and 7:30 p. tn. preaching. furnish the product at cost with rea 8:00 p. tn. Thursday evening, prayer sonable percentage added, to provide service. Dr. C. R. Carlos, pastor. for a sinking fund to the farmers of the state to use in reclaiming their j lands. Germa« Evangelical ReformedJChurch State Engineer John H. Lewis has just completed a trip of inspection j Corner Woodstock Ave., and 87th [St. Rev. W. G. Lienkaemper, paator. over a large part of the proposed high- I Snnday School 10 a. m. way from Florence on the coast of Morning Worship, 11 a. m. Lane county to Klamath Falls. The ' Y. V. S. at 7:30 p. in. German School and Catechetical Class Florence to Klamath Falls highway is Saturday 10 a. tn. being urged as one of the roads to be constructed partially from funds to be received from the federal govern Free Methodist Church ment under the terms of the Shackle Sunday School, 10 a. m. ford bill. Tangible evidence of the prosperity I Preaching, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday?:302p.m. which is growing in Oregon at an amaxlwg rate Is furnished in the com- 1 All are cordially invited to attend bined statement of state and national these services. Robert H.Clark, pastor. banks and trust companies made pub lic by State Bank Superintendent Sar- ! LODGE DIRECTORY gent. All records for an increase in resources and deposits in a similar Magnolia Camp No. 4026, Royal Neignbors, meets regular Second length of time were broken in the pee »nd Fourth Wednesdays of each toil beginning June 30 and ending Sep- month at I. O. O. F. Hall. Second Wednesdays social meeting. Neighbor» tember 12, when the statements were bring your families and friends. prepared Fourth Wednesday, business. All Forty timber cruisers and land ex Neighbors requested to come. By aminer», assisted by as many compass order of the Camp. mon, are now actively engaged in clas Toledo votes down a 12 mill special sifying the O. & C. grant lands, accord tax levy. ing to Louis L. Sharp, chief of the Richland will bond for a 115,iXIO field division of the United States water sy«tem. general land office.