la u g h te r a t Ih e th o u g h t u f wlinl th e
i-lrv uu ialan ce* w uulil l i s i e m ean t In
them lu d a y s tmw pul b eh in d them
Dill you g«’l th e p ic tu re ? " U»ke«l
M .-ty o f V alentlue. "Y ou to ld m e In
send II. lull I wmii I m I to see you T h a t
d o u b le n e g a tiv e Is a w o n d e r “
\ « b-utine lis.ki»! u m liT stau ilIn g ly al
him
l i e ru se fro m Ills c h air, picked
JO N HS LA N D C O ., Trop’r*.
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e x te n d e d It lo A very
• Yes II a all rig h t." he aalil
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ll e a u ie Ju«l In llu ie
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day I II need 11.“ im ln lln g lo Ih e lele
g ra m
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lor of u n n e rv in g fe a r c a m e U|»>n him
III» heod d ro p p e d fo rw a n l anil be
gl«uct»l a p p re h e n s lt ely alxiilt him
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me. a lu l now he'll do II o r else lie'll
m ak e m e pay lilaekuiull
You n e te r
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V a len tin e
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lit» «*>«*• tv «-tv gtu«*l to th o u g h t. A n o th e r ole« llie«l itm-lf in
low » It s m e th a t he la a f te r " l i e !
th«* »Up o f yellow yjti-vr th a t ho held hi* b ra in , w h ic h w ould cau * a him to
extuulm «l a la rg e p h o to g ra p h w hich ;
In h la b a tu l
T h e g irl sa w th a t a» to­ g o v e rn hla action» a ccordingly In tha
A very h a d »cut hlui
ll show ed Ihe
rt-ad th«* ti-h-grnro a n r i |t m a l o n of fa ce o f th a d a n g e r th a t he wliw-ly ac
table» a n d guest* at a la rg e Iw tiquet
tr a w itw . of in N h la r d r i r i t n a n t
know l»»tgi*l to h lln a a lf to he vitally
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"Yea. I th in k tbl« savi»» m e." he re
l toy la from lu ru tu g Ruoe L an a a n d har
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lng. " W h a t‘a th is * “
w h o look.sl u p tu *un>rt»a. th in k in g him t h . i a lo u e - In (ha Aral Inalanca.
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a n d »»> It w o u ld be w it a g n tn a t w it to
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g a sp e d . " I t'» h a d naw » fo r y o u — vary a g a lu a t life.
»he p ic tu re
b a d ." a b a w a n t on. "1 m u st k n o w ."
T h a m in u te» p««*i*l
W h a t could
“ You “
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m a a a a g e w h ic h h a hald In hla h an d
relnetiilx-r w h e n - I w aa on th a t d a te ? ’
w a a alm iw t i-om pV taly u n « trn n g by low ed (be Im p u lte th a t h a d Aral com a
l i e g a te d cu rio u sly a t Me«l
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to Jim m y
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th a lntarru p fh M i o f th a g irl ha lotrad
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T h e w a tc h m a n tes-nm c th -m g h lfn l
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his Iters* w h o w a n t s to see him
l i e fo reh e a d
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he repHtxl c o n fu se I ty
F l a n a g a n g la n o n l a r o u n d the m a n
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V a len tin e a n d A<ery la u g h id In th e ir
then at V a len tin e
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dank, c m tn p iln g ilia fa ie fu l tek -g ra n play so m e m ore w ith you In a few
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In hla b a u d , a n d gettrly t««l ilia g irl U m inute«. Mr K anduil w ant* m e." It e xce pt you. a n d I «loot w ant tu w r
plhilogrw|>b p r o le s I w as a t a t e n
th e door.
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“ I w ill re m e m Iter."
“ la t h e iimu w ho Is going to s a v e yon
T h e d o o r sw u u g open, a n d lie d stood
I k eaim m eut.
V n c o n v iti'e v l. m ystified a n d tb o r
a u d me from guiug back to s t a l e prl*
b e fo re th a a s s ls ta u t c a s h ie r
Hut uoi
“ You *>ild w e c o u ld n 't go aquarv
o n g h ly a g ita te d by hla n ervou» tu an
I on."
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n e r. Roae L a n e w ent o u t o f th e office
V alentine w ent on lo recount to lied any o f ua. a n d we all tu n c .' waa Vai
"A od If we ra n
V a le n tin e , sm ilin g a* t<e*t be could • live, w ould h a v e re ro g u tz ed him
how Hill A very, a f t e r lie Had sa id r u lln e 's re jo in d e r
H a ir as re d a s e v e r ll w as. eyes a»
u n d e r lh a c irru m x ta n c e a . Closed (be
giastby to his ” |>ats In A lbany, had Iw-nt Ihe llilug lu sM r of us th a t ealU
b lu e a n d sm ile e q u ally a s Inm s c u t a»
we c au Ix-wl oue lutiti th a t h u n t s "
gnue to t h e m id dle w»-*i am i e v e n tu a l
d o o r b e h in d h e r
H e crow e d to hai
th a t whi* h bad m isled h a lf a dozen
A rle rk km s keil a t th«- ib»>r a n d en
ly marTl»»l a »«stale widow of middle
c h a ir, s a n k in to It a n d A attened tin
s te rn ly In- lined Ju d g es In th e co u rt o f
te n s ! to a e e r i a l u If he ah-»uM now
age. wh-ste «on wa* a n evi«-rt plmtog
w rin k le d tc e g rn m b e fo re him . A gain
| sp e c ia l se ssio n s In y e a rs gone, y e t Hi
brin g lu n tray ful of casli win h V »1
raptn-r. o n e w Ini o p e r a t e d a large a tu
h e re a d It fro m e n d to e n d :
| figure ih m a p |s-u ra d w as. a n d ai th«
H r w aa orders*!
“ L ook o u t." he read . "I toy I e w ill fc< j s a m e tim e It w a s not. th a t o f Hist dlo In SI la-ul« a u d employ i d men cuttp«- w aa to «m in t
who *p«» lalUesI iu c o v e r i n g lni|«>rtaul (o do an a t o m e . a n d A very’a faew lie
In to w n th is a fte rn o o n a t 4 to see you F la n a g a n w hose p h o to g rap h dorm »
cam e a study aa Ih e youug m an *«* mi
eva-nt* for (he new»|Mt|ier» a m i m aga
a b o u t a n ini|> ortaui m a tte r "
not less th a n five ro g u e s' g n lle rlis
r e e u le r e d w ith a tra y mi w h t-h new
. zinc*
T h e a » si-tta n t c a s h ie r drop|<ed bis
T h e u n ifo rm —th a t wa* It. The h u-
“ A very!“ eja< u la le d Red
"A very l-atiknote» of larg e deiioiulnatkous w ere
ch in In to his p a in t a n d s ta r e d v a c a n t
g ra y co at a n d trousu-r*. loosely fitted
plle«l am ong gttaten lu g row* o f gold
w o rk lo g absolutely on the ».piare?"
ly a t t h e o p iw a ite w all.
a n d th e peak ed cap . b e arin g In gold
“ Yea. t h a t '» Hie tru th , t h e a w f u l i coin
“ D o y le ."
he
m u tte re d — “O eo rg e le tte rs “ W a tc h m a n ." w ere th e a c tu a l
"»¡re a l «nakew. w h at a chance"* e t
D oyle. H e s a id h e d g al m e If It took c a u s e s o f his tra n s fo rm a tio n , so fa r t r u th . " lauglied V alentine a l u m - t ally
te n y e a r s - a life tim e
W ell, p e rh a p s a s o u tw a rd In d ica tio n s w e re corn-era ; “ But you *ay Rill Hill Avery I* claim«*] th e one tim e thief. l-x>klng
from V alentlue lo Ihe w a lch m au
h e c a u ; th e n , a g a in , p e r h a t» be can ed. As f--r th e In w a rd c h a n g e s those martfl«slv ' askisl Hast, r u m p lately ove r
"T hla Is mi place for m e • *♦» )u*l for
com e a l t h e Sllggesllou.
n o t. A t a n y ra te , he can p ro b a b ly ruin q u ite b idden from Hie h u m an e y e
“ Yea, It'« all t r u e a m i Kill has one g ra b a n d th e q u irk g e ta w a y "
m y c a r e e r m y hopes, m y s ta n d in g hare, w ell, th e re w ere hut tw o p e rso n s who
H e m o |i|x s| hla wrlukleal brow
“ I in
proved a (rue frb-ml lo m e lo ua
w h e re 1 h a v e frte m ls w ho believ e In
, co u ld d e sc rib e how th ey had com e anawerevl V alentine
sw ew tlng like a |»-iar tx-ar uo the
m e .”
a b o u t. ‘I Uuse tw o |s-rsou* w ere Ked
“ Ami he'« really happy f weul on F o u rth of Ju ly "
V a le n tlu e le a n e d l * c k m e d ita tiv e ly j F la n a g a n a n d J im m y V alentlue.
" l l a i r n 't got It out o f y o u r blood
Ked d o u b ltngly. “ H im aa alvva.v* had
In h la c h a ir
T h e fa ta l te le g ra m d ro p
R ed stood b e fo re Ib e a s s is ta n t eaah
yel. eh*" asked V alentine
a st a b le o f fillies • |»«ndln' bis coin
p a d u n h e e d e d to th e floor H U m outh le r an d doffed kls Im posing w a tch
"N ot th e e r a s in g for rrwl m oney
I
l i e ’s h a p p y w ith one wife?"
• e t d e te rm in e d ly . A new fire blazed m an s cap.
T h e a s s i s t a n t .-ashler gave vent to learnrsl to let th e w heat In Ihe g ra in
In hU ey es, th e fire t h a t h a d c o n su m ed
“W a n t m e. Ila n -la llT ' be ask e d
a b u r s t of guyi-tv at the a»tonl«huient e le v a to r alone a f te r • m onth o r tw
h im a n d b a d s p u rre d him on w han in
“ Y e s " H e looked a w a y from Red o f the a a tc h tu a n a ho probably would but coarse m oney like tb a l wow
th e d a y s a n d n ig h ts o f th e p a s t be had
n n w illin g to b re a k to him ib e new s h a v e u t n b f s t o o d th e i . n s r s a o f n-for
T h e old m an s ta re d fas- In ated ly al
v e n tu re d fo rth on a d e s p e ra te e n te r
th a t D oyle w as on th e ir tra c k .
Ihe e n tic in g tra y
mnrloti lu a n y one bul Bill Avery
prise.
"W ell we w atcheil eac h o th e r for
Bui a few m lo u te s elap«t*l a f t e r Val
H e w ould g iv e G e o rg e D oyle a race,
e n tin e a n » w e r r d Ihe telephone call lie
a w h ile ." c o m m en ted Red. p o in tin g to
C H A P T E R X II.
t h a t b e w o u ld
H e w ould m atc h bis
fore the door o(x-ned. am i In earn-- a hla c h ie f
w it a g a in s t th a t o f th e sk ille d sle u th
E E ." w ent on Revi e n th n s la a
m an wh<»»e Iron gray h a ir curbs! Is-
“ And a in 't n e ith e r o f yog e v er
H e a lre a d y had laid th e l a s la fo r w h a t
th-ally.
not appro- d a tin g
n e a t h th e rim of his high silk hat
sn
a tch e d even one b u n d le? “ a sk e d
n o w m u st be b is c o u rse o f p ro ced u re
th e re aso n fo r V a leu tln e's
a n d b e b elie v ed t h a t It w ould w ith-
»den-e. "gee. but th a t Klt- G la ringly bright yellow kid glove» A very lner«*lulousiy
Ills fr>« k coat, of
s t a n d ev en th e c u n n in g a n d force o f ty Is a g re a t kid! A in 't It fu n n y how adorn.»I hi* ha n d s
“ Well, yi.u b e tte r get m e out of
G e o rg e D oyle. At a n y ra te , be could a kid like th a t will g et hold o f a tough Ihe latest m a k e w as a bit a u r a on
t h e edges a n d It w a s for th at reason here
I hi going to h a v e lo rk Ja w In
1*7-
old tra m p like m e}"
th a t th e »ecoiidhand d e a l e r had mad.' both h a n d s In a m ln u ts.” l i e re a r lied
V a le n tin e lea n ed fo rw a rd a n d p re ss
“ N ice c h ild ." c o m m e n te d V alentine
a re duction In price to M r t 'r o n ln
for his h a t and stick
e d a b u tto n
A c le rk e n te re d . T h e a s
H e p icked up th e te le g ra m a n d hand
T h e new.suiM-r laid a ha n d so m e gold
“ No. y o u 're n o t." pot In V a len tin s
s ia ta n t c a s h ie r h e s ita te d a m om ent, ed It to Ked.
headed I ndian bam!««, w alking «tu k "C om e on R ed." he said w a lk in g to
th e n sp o k e q u ic k ly .
-R e d . re a d t h a t .“ he sa id dully , as
• r r o s s a chnlr. i.»>k off hi« gloves a u d th e i atilt room d«»«r
" I'm goin g to
“T e ll t h e w a tc h m a n to com e h e re," th o u g h d isc o u rag e d ,
faced V alentine hiu I Red.
prove t«> Mill th a t h e 's honest
Its *
h e d ire c te d
T h e o th e r re a d In alienee.
“ Mr R a n d a l l " he said
guiug lo w atch th a t m oney till w s
T h e c le rk n o d d e d a n d w e n t o u t In
"D o y le! G ood h e av e n !” b e exclnlm
“ Ye*. Mr t ’rnnln "
COIlM* 1x1« k
s e a rc h o f R ed F la n a g a n —yes. Red.
“ f ’r-inln Is- h l o n .s l." rriisl Red. sta rt
A very > rletl out In p ro te st, but Rad
n o n e o th e r th a n th e one tim e accom
"D o y le.” sa id V alentine.
“ It took
“ I t s Rill Av.-ry, How follow ««I Id« «u|x-rlor. a n d th e tim e
p i k e o f J im m y V a len tin e, w hom th e him q u ite a w hile to u n c o v er ua. log f o r w a r d
about y.Hi, old pal?”
Worn I Id# f . w ho bad eoufeaaeil to hla
U tte r , tr u e to hU w ord, had ta k e n d id n 't l i r
Avery, (»leased a t Ihe e n ih u s la stlc
w ith h im In h is a tte m p t to "go It
" B u t be'a finally d o n e It—gut y o u r welcome a n d al the sight of both of frii-ml« th e M eakness th a t he well
k tten yet lu rk o l W ithin fllm. w aa left
a tr a lg h L ”
n a m e a n d e v e ry th in g ."
hla old friend*, shook hand* with
< ‘«tie in th e Ixinklng uffi- e Ijefore a
F la n a g a n m u st b e to ld o f th e com
" D id you n o tic e It w a sn 't sig n ed ?”
each. T hen he dre w hack a n d Uacktsl tr iy « «.nl-ilnltig ftk'lisai In eaah
W ith ­
ln g o f D oyle, w ho w as bU sw o rn ene
“ Yes. W ho d o you su p p o se tipped from one to th e other. "T h in k o f u*
in n-it« It n n * th e d««>r U nillng Into th e
m y a ls o
In a d d itio n . R ed w ould b a re y o u !"
• >|xii h a lln a y th ro u g h w hich It w as
to a s s is t th e a s s is ta n t c a sh ie r, now
"D o y le .” w a s V a le n tin e 's am a zin g
•ml a fvu -e. ««nils’ dp»h to th e buav
k n o w n a s M r. R a n d a ll. In th e inaneu
Hixth and F streets
re sp o n se
To be c o n tin u e d
v e r w h ic h th e la t t e r w a s a b o u t to ex
"D oyle!” c rie d Red. s ta r tin g n h ark .
e eu te.
T h e a s s ls ta u t c a s h ie r bent to w a rd the
JAS DOUGHERTY. Prop'r
T h e n th e r e w a s A v ery —old Rill
A v e ry . F ro m th e d a y th a t V a len tin e
“ D oyle se n t t h a t R ed
I>on't you
h a d s e n t h im a w a y fro m th e h otel in se e h e 's n o t s u re o f m e? B ut If I ran
carries in stock
To ppruona holding contractu
A lb a n y A v e ry bad l>een m ak in g heroic a w a y fro m th e bank w hen th a t tele­
the
e ffo rts to liv e “ on th e sq u a re ."
from th«* I). I. & P. Co. affected
g ra m c a m e —o u t o f to w n fo r th e a fte r­
T h e th r e e y e a r s th a t h a d ela p se d n o o n —b e d k n o w he had me."
by the claim for excena acrt-aRp
LEADING BRANDS
s in c e No. 12k» had a d v a n c e d A v e ry .
“ N ever th o u g h t. I'd h a r e d ucked."
of water:
lo n g a “y e g g m a u ” o f th e uio«t d e s p e r co m m e n te d Red “ And now he'll tu rn
OF GOODS
The committe in charge of thin
a te ty p e, th e p ric e o f a ra ilro a d tic k e t, m e n p tie». I'm goin g ” U e Unger»]
h a d m a d e a re v o lu tio n a ry tra n a fo n a a - hla b a t nerv o u sly ,
matter i<t ready to report with
that are hand let I in all
tlo n In him
T o d a y b e w a s m a rrie d . | “Y ou’re not.
H e d o n 't w a n t you
the opinion of the attorney con­
h a d a g ro w in g b u sin e ss a n d had |-er a n d If you s t a r w here you belong be
tint-class cafes.
fo rm e d fo r V a le n tin e a se rv ic e th a t w o n 't see you.'
sulted by it. Pemonal letter«
w a a to re n d e r th e v e n g efu l effort» o f
Reti m aided bia bead decisively.
have been written to all thone
G e o rg e D oyle m u ch m ore difficult a u d
“ I'll alay clo eer to th e bnuk th a n an
known to the commit«», btiPaome
B om ew hat leaa e ffe c tiv e th a n th e d e ­ e m ig ra n t to hla tag. Aod you. J im ­
te c tiv e w ouM re lis h abould be e v e r m y?"
may have been overlooked. All
le a rn th e tru th .
V alen tin e sm iled aa th e o th e r lapsed
those who siim contracts and pay
A v e ry h a d been in c o m m u n ic a tio n off In bis e x citem en t in to using hi» old
assessments for costa will tie en­
w ith V a le n tin e on v a rio u s occasion» in nam e.
titled to hear the opinion of the
a se c re t m a n n e r. 8 o c a re fu lly conceal-
" ’Jim m y !1 H ow n a tu ra l th a t sound a.
ed. In f a c t, h a d been bis m oves th a t Red.'” be said rem iniscently
attorney at a meeting to he held
n o t ev en R ed F la n a g a n had o b ta in e d
"E x c u se me.
I m eant Mr. R an
at the office of Ben (»otter in Red-
th e slig h te s t k n o w le d g e o f th em .
d a ll,’ ’’ proteatlD gly,
mond on Tuesday, April 2fith, at
T ru e , R ed w aa a w a r e th a t V a le n tin e
"N o; It’s all rig h t, only doh'fl by
h a d re ce iv e d v a rio u s p u z zlin g com- any ch an c e use It Is-fore Doyle, tie-
1 p. m. sharp. Prompt action is
m u n lc a tlo n a fro m o n e "M r. C ro n in .” cau se I'm going to alibi D oyle until
necessary.
b u t h o w w aa R ed to kn o w th a t Mr he'll (hluk be'» lo»t hi» eyesig h t ”
Please brintf your contract from
C ro n in w a s Bill A v ery o u le ss Ih e a»-
"A libi?" rep eated Red c u rio u sly ,
the I). I. & p. Co.
• la ta n t c a s h ie r w aa p lea se d *o to In " I'v e heard o' th a t before
Two vacant corner« on E street
If your home in sick leave <*
fo rm him . w h ich h e w aa n o t?
"A llb!. That » It, lie d ." replied Val-
Ben
(¡otter,
between
Hotel
and
Depot
KlOx
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at the Red Crons Dm*
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A t firs t V a le n tin e had bad th e belief entitle
And he c o n tin u e d ra p id ly ,
Kirk
Whited,
t h a t so m e frie n d w a s responsible for " ' " u h av en 't fo rg o tte n th e one g re at
th re e bein' le ft a lo n e to g e th e r lik e Ibi»
100, also two comers. 60x100 or the
barn, and h»«
t h e se n d in g o f th e w a rn in g teleg ram . *"lt refu g e o f th e crook, h a v e you
in a real b a n k ,” he sa id sig n ific a n tly .
W. A. Stevens,
same
location.
Jones
U
nd
Com-
W.
C.
Miller
attend
— ' ‘ « u r old frie n d Ihe a lib i? S o m e th in g I ■od hi» I wo b e a re rs could hot re s tra in
' , A t A t A ” A ” A “ X “ A ” - t i . T A “ T t T t T V A A T T A T
“Alias
I; Jimmy
i; Valentine”
Novelized by
;: FREDERICK R TOOMBS ;;
From the Great
Play by
PAUL ARMSTRONG
"I »»vi. navKUatK."
which provea you w e r e not w h e re you
w e re w h e n s o m e th in g h a p p en e d
I
w a s n e \ e r Jln i iu i Vali-nttlie. Ite«l I
w a s n e v e r In Ming Ming
I *'* l-ecu
s t r a ig h t all m y life a n d c a u pro v e It
I'v e Ixs-n w a lling for Mr Doyle ne ar
ly t h r e e vears. a n d I've got him ls-al
I ne v er did t h a t Job In Springfield
M a s s a c h u s e tt s
I w a s ne v er t h e r e in
inv life
Vlid If I'v e g--l to u se th e
crook s b a ils to ls-al ll I in tusitttcd
I'm living * tm ig h t a m i I'm going to.
a n d all i b e g-sls a r e w ith me. Red
H e ba>k a sc rap b o o k from a d r a w e r
a n d o p e n e d II
"l.-aik at th a t
l or
Hie year» you will find clipping* of
Lis- •tandall w hen hi- lived In SI I'aul
T h a t limn was my c ousin l i e went to
Alaska am i n e v e r - a m e hack
M»
n a m e I» also Lee Randall, mid I defy
Iktyle In prove he ever »aw un-
Valentine, out of hnvutli o w ing to
th e long s|»s» li lie luii) de live re d al
top a|a*sl leatiisl bach a n d gazed trl
u m p h a n t l y al F l a u u g a u
T h e la tte r
»tarvd a m a ze d ly al t h e a»«|»tmil c ash
ler. Irving tu s u e « a s to w h e t h e r nr
not he « a » telling th e t r u th
Well,
t h e r e w h s a w rnptaaik
T h ai w ould
afford re ad y m ea n s of p ro v in g Valeu
tin e 's w ords lie d picked u p th e laaik
atgl s w iftly sk im m ed th e p ag es
111»
a tt e u tl o n » « « held by one o f th e c lip
ping* H e riant alou d
s i P i ni N ew s M
M
i v
s|*-aker o f (lie e v en in g w aa Mr l e i
Hand.ill III* -lib!»» I wa»
“ Lv*>k a* t h a t o t h e r one." I n t e r r u p t
1*1 Valentine. |a i|n tlu g
Mee how thev
Jolu up w ith th e d a y I calm* here
And I very has sent me so m e th in g
th a t will m a k e Mr 1 toy l e » r y e s blink
like a u owl "
Kt»l laugh.-d grimly
T h e tcle phoue
la-ll rang.
“ A very! DM you *ay Ar.-rv v ' a«k-*l
Hotel Redmond
REDM ONI), OREGON
Entirely Refurnished and Refitted
Headquarters for Tourists
and Traveling Men
Tables Supplied with the
Best the »Market Affords
Always Ready to Cater to the Wants of (he Public
Revi
GOOD MEAT
When you buy meat you
always want the best you
can get, and when you
buy at my market pur­
chasers are assured of
getting the best.
I would like to have
you try our bologna.
G
H. A. HILL
S outh Oth S t., R edm ond
“No."
ed.
Cafe Royal
watchman.
Notice
Redmond
Committee. pany for terms.
to iL C #
4 answered day or nitcht.
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