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About The Redmond spokesman. (Redmond, Crook County, Or.) 1910-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1913)
m in T lI K [T be B Y R oot O f E vil THOMAS DIXON î ï C o p y i If h t . itm . |li,k «11» ■ *“ ■" J I" •••*• ll**« *r ' I*?-, ii » t I»TT N a b .” Hr aalil » l l h an L a ix v M i r ru u lilu 'l Uav* u r n you [ill.In I klw.-« aHv lirrv until alir ,.o<1 bar fa l liar " I r i r l l f l m r r> ra ara k f b M f Ibnu k in p ] ha captain of lha dlilrl* t hru«livd Lfaty |>aat and ap ron« M l hi» an ii.»1.1 la l l r a a t n l III» bnml In HU laufT. iir Ilia « ra lu r v a a» llllalakrli a I a ir of h r r u raallaaa a ir s for a iiinand lo bla rw n»rvra to dl»|*rra» . ro o d [ a pa la. abaliby young fellow W-*i|«**l p i iba Una of |iultre lulu the **|**-n , aud ruatiad a irn lflil f -r M r f f n ra Ilia lung. ttiln ariu ana lifted f , Ii In Ilia air H u tc h in g a l*ln< k lliin « flth a lighted fu »r a|*arkilng from 11» r»al [ A m urm ur rlpplaal Ih n m iili I h r rru a il i pa»l Ira aloud aim a irl alaraoj. and I hr ail momanl lha laainb e s p l.«lrd In Iwy's hand am i bla l« * lj lay on alonra a m a n «lrd heap of lorn h and hloud aoaknl ra«a [ Th e | oil Ira ib a ry io l Ilia rr u a d aud )ut-l*d I bam a llb o u l m m j I hr npla (trd In roafoalon In ara ry dl ■ lion, and In flra mltiutaa lha aapiara faa . Ira m l Mluarl bad b u rtird Nan lo h rr car id ruahad la r k to tb r u r n r of Ilia a«rdy 11» raadlly p ««* »d th r H im -» Iba poltra. w ho rwrugulaed him aa district a llo m a y Tba durtor reached Iba a|oit and larrlat aaa b o ld lu « tba dviu g lau a ■ d lo bar lap Hluart liant B fk r bar ru rio n a ly and o «ly aakad "Y**u wef* not afraid lo m » h up h rrr lib your fa 1 bar and la b » that |"*ir ka u xrd th in « In you r arii*»»“ ■Of ruuraa not." ahr replied almply ► l'*i • aa i a ba a d iln * notb 10« an dona for him T b a y 't a aant fur an ^■utMilanro “ Tba doctor praaaril Htuart a arm ^u-1 a|»ka In low tonaa "I'aa made anma lilf mlalakaa In ty Ufa. ta.y I'm )uat tirg llin ln r to Ibam I ra rwad a l i r a m r » » . ' ' Iba fluttar of Ibla |»»>r fell**« • >tl!ar I II mil 1 » alow to hard It ■ When tba do> tor reached boma t ha far, ^f lha dyln* hut b a u n lrd him l l r la in h> fa ar bla a t r u « « lr w ith lllv rn * in kl> I " » « d ra w n ami It m -r lr runtratad I » Kilt waa i n a rt of tb r aama ra anllal quality of blind phvalral »lo l l r lo g i n In ara that Iba raal "lira lairk of bla atruggle waa hatred If Iba man thta l l l l l r r o u n lr r Jum per rho had destroyed bla huatnaaa ll rat Ilia In m t of anrh a fnla Mini aauk Ha lailaounl i t a « « r r Into h i» b ra rl llr "ad t b r fart at laal w ithout Itlu rb lu « lla roar and |»ara<l lha H a ir of hla library for a half hour w ith innaauivd ul lla atop|ia<l auddaiily and rllnrhr<1 hla 14« flala Instinctively do b a t» h i m - w ltb undying •rarlaaiiu« hatred. aud I pray Mod f lr a tua greater atrangth lo Lata Jra moral" lie rose w ith auddrn d rlrrm llin tlo n l l l r would not surrende r l l r would |a«hl It out w ith thla llttlr awartby mindral. w in or loar Ilia hollar waa ■ mortgaged; tba laat dollar of hla » » » |lnr< fir lind a|irnt In h rlp tu « ollo-ra Ibil lha mohay art aaklr to n n l.li I Harriet's ruuraa lu m iiglr had lieen |loal In lha p a nlr lla Would light II ant anma how am i w in llut tba <ma ■ thing that uniat m>t fall was th r par [fr.||.,n ,,f |,la g ir l'« ro lra T h r court •p|*»ala w ould ra rta ln ly rrm la r Ita Maloti to*fora bar nakt term 's work 'ould Iwglu. Hha could real d u ring ■imimar. It w ould do bar g«»>d. ha could (Irm w ltb hla tenant» tnd m l loot bla room ranta prom ptly him a tr ry on*, th r In rn m r from Ilia X"i»a w «a «till a ultlrlrnt to pay lha nirrrai iiq lha m ortgage and g iro him lllllr to aat It w ould tie enough F'»*1 for tha anul waa nmra Im port- •hi l l r rraolvad to nak h lu a rt to nllmt hla rauta H* liaikad up and H a rrio t abuid at Ita aid» If bo I " t’** b » r * you been cryin g aboutT” I** ***atl anxiously “t>h. Dotblng m u ch ," w »a tha low |*n*w,“r "1 raally do n 't k n o w -p e r I ,p * tt*« thing that m ake» tha lilnla lher» In tha aquaro ch irp while |toa WWW la atlll on the ground, tli« l-aallng that a|irtng la com ing." J ^ " T n n 'r , kaoplng anm ethlng from me. Ifaaraat." ba whla|>ar»<l, »lip p in g hla I « « about h rr walat. ' T e l l i n » " Toil really hallere In my m ire , don't |you?" alia aakad alow ly. ■ » . -l l « , . ,tT lH , , In |0odr lout 1 mil,1 • gn abroad rig h t aw ay and •nía!, n,y work t h e r e r •h« asked the question w ith auch by L I h u m a * U la o n |MtInrIII ltiti*im|(jr t in « f u l l t f r (i p w ith m ■fart <|t* you winh fo go t*»w. child?*' b « m k w l. g a eonfeaalon to mnke. papa dear I'm lu lure, dva|*vrat»ly and bopaleaaly." A aob m u g tit ber m ire , and tlui father'» anna draw bar to bla licart BUd tirli] ||«*r "H u t why ho|M>leaaly. m y b a h y f ' ha • ■*rd " Y o u r hair ta lieaten gold, your eyre ara deep amt trua, your alander lltlla form baa all the aym m atry aud twenty uf a aylpli You ara young, radlaut. glortuiia, aud y u u r yob-» tlia angela would aury.** "Itu t I h r man I loro doaan't real lie all that yet |>a|w. dear lie ta bound by the inetnorlea of Ilia past to a worn an be u m a loved, a wom an wbu la a ril al heart, aud though ah» betrayed him fur Ilia luat of money la dalerm ln a»1 to bold bltu atlll her alaie Itut alia shall nut I'll fight for him ! Aud you'll help me pa|M. won't youT* T b r fatliar drew tier • lone "W on I | )u »t wnlt and are' Itut you h a v e n ! told uu- bla name? I've been te ry blind. I feor.* " Y o u 'r e never g u i-aanlT' h h r 11 ft «-»I ber fate to lit» In aurprlaa “So” " J im " ' t»ur J im h lu a r t r ' hha nodded l l r r v o l e wouldn't work till I w e I are"' the father uiuartl '“T l i r Oral love of a child ■ heart grown »lowly into Ibe «rent |tuaaloii of Ufa*' Again the little heml mabled ' lo ti uadcraluiid now why I wlah to get aw ay, to nnl»h my work abroad I'll la* nearer lo him w ltb the taeau ttetweeu oa li e ’ll mlaa me then I feel ll. know It \Ybru I return be will be proud of my ml* r I ahull go mad if I alay here aial w e him dnugltng at that woman a In-el» I ahull alng when be hear» m r aa I never aang liefore. am| I aball any In him then all Ibe un a|»il.rn thing* I dure uut put lu *|trerb " T h e fattier k!**ed the trem bling llpa aud anawt-ied firmly I'll ralae Ibe money for you right aw ay *' A u d I hen for half an hour ahe lay In hla a rm « while lie wtil»|M*red lawiutlful thought« of her future IVtieu he aeut her lo !»etl ba bad h l-n x l tba last tear away " A n d now I'va got to surrender.” be »aid to hluiartf K K IlM O N Ii ha had ever hated thla mnn or lawn wronged by lilm 11» could era now (tint be luid neglected bla llttla girl In Ilia tight lie bad been m aking fur oilier |u*ople unit Hint her very life might I mi at atake In I he atruggla alia waa m aking fur Ilia man aha loved lllveua had ouca offered to buy bla Inialneaa lla had u fle rw a rd m ail» ■ lilm a geueroua offer to com pro w Ian hla anil lie had never doubled for a moment I hut a ruiupruiiilae would la» •ccepted tin- moment lia nhould are lit In give up. lie luatriirted hla law yer to w ith draw the ap|wal la-fore lha day (lie d for M ing lha pa|arra T h e la w ye r raved and pleaded In vain. T h e iloctor wu« (Inn lie wrote lllveua a gener uua |N-raoiiuI letter III which lie aaked Ihnl Hie pual l*e forgotten and that tie ap|»diit a m ealing al which Ibey could arriiugc ibe Uiruia uf a dual friendly aell lemelll. T h e i n i h.nl lifted a load from bla heart T h e »iiui he would receive. If Iml half IIIi» -ii» ’ original offer, would In* eulth lent lu keep him lu conifurt. Complete hla daughter’» courae In tiiualc ami give him aouiethlug w ith which io conllnua Ida dally inlnlatry l*i the frh-nilleaa aud the lo w ly. It waa all lie aaked of III« w orld now. lie wondered lu bla new eiilliiialaatn why In* hail kepi up thla h itler fend for the enfon-euient uf hla rig h t» by law when there were on m any mora urgent and Im portant th in g« In Ufa to do lie waited four d a y » for an anawer to hla letter and receiving none wrote agnln In Ilia meantime the day for dual action on hla ap|a*al had |Miaaed »lid III« anil waa legally ended O u Hi# laal day Ills law yer pleaded w ith him for an hour to die the ap|ieal ault and then romprom laa at bla leisure The d-a'tur merely smiled quietly and re pented hla decision: " I'm done dgbtlng I'v e aouiethlng elae to do " W hen lllre n a failed to reply to bla second letter he made up hla m ind to are him |a*r»onally. lie waa »u re the letter hnd lawn turned over to a law yer and the d u a iirtrr had never aren It lie callfcl at lllre n a ’ office three tim e« and alw ays met tin* aama anawer: " M r lllveua la engaged for every bm ir today You m ust rail again.“ O u 1 he fourth day. when he had ala.trd until lim e fur closing the office, a a**- ret ary Informed him that M r lllveua waa too busy w ltb m atter« of great lm|a>rtnnr» to take up any new Imalneaa of any kind for a m ontb and that be had given tbe moat positive order» to that effect to all bin men If b r would return the drat o f nekt month he would ore what could be dona. T h e doctor left In dlaguat H e deter mined tu break through thla reretnonlal nuttaenae. ace lllveua face tu far* aud aeltle the affair at once. W ben he alionld are him |ieraouallj It would lie hut a quest lou of dve m in utea friendly talk aud tbe m atter would Iw ended Now that be recalled lltlla i n il l» of lllrena' character he didn't aieiu aurb a scoundrel after a ll Juat the average money uiad man who could see but one side of Ilf# He would rem ind him In a friendly w ay of their early association and tbe help he hnd given him at an hour of bis Ilf» when he needed It moat. H e w ouldu't cringe or plead He would state tbe whole alt uut Ion fran kly and tru th fu lly aud with dignity prv>|Hi»e a aettleuienl ll waa Juat at this moment that tha C H A P T E R X IV . T T b a U n b id d e n Q ue st. H E bitter reference tu Hlvena and t 1 m * crim e uf bla corner In wheat bud roused N a n '» fight lug blood It he would accept the challenge of thla rabble and ber contempt for It» opinion» way that could not lie mistaken Hhe determined lo give an eiilertalum ent wlios« magnlflceuce would alartle tbe social world and 1 » lier defiant auawer to the critic» o f her buatiaud A t tbe same time II would M*rve (he double pur|Kiae uf d a itllu g and charm ing lha Imagination of H lu a rt Hhe would by a single dnab of power end bis In- division aa lo lllvena’a offer and bind w ith al ronger corda Ibe tie that held him to her H e r suggest Ion waa received wltb anHiualaam by ber hualwnd " A ll right.” be aalil a ic ttc d ly . "beat the record (Slve them something to talk about the real of their lira » I don't mean those poor foola lu t ’ nlon square T h e ir ra rin g Is imlhetlc I mean the big bug« who llilnk they own the earth, tbe people who think that we »re new comers and that thla Island w » » bullí for their accommoda Hon (liv e them a knock o u t ” Nan »pareil no eipendltu re of time, money and thought to the perfection of her pinna Hhe employed a ts>r|»v of trained artist», took them to her home. b>ld them what she wished and they worked w ith eiithii*lii»iii loecllp««* In splendor New Y o rk '» reeonl of lavish entertainm ent» but alw ays w ith the reservation whleh she had lm|>osed that nothing Is* done Hint might violate the canons of Issiuty nod gi»*d taste T h e long dreamed night came, and her guest« luid to arrive One waa h u rrying to whom no engraved Invitation had lieen «ont. and yet his coming was the one big event of the evening, the one thing that would make the night memorable. T h e confession of love for Stuart which H a rrie t had nobbed out In her father's arms had been the last straw lh al broke the backbone of his Ugh! again*! lllrena. In a burst of gener ous fis-lin g he made up hla mind to eat his pride, drive from Ills mind 0Tery b ille r Impulso and forget that begun there show lu » “ M r. Bivens i« engaged far »v a ry haur today.“ doctor learned of tbe preiuvratlons for tbe dinner nnd ball at the lllveua |M»I- ac« on Itlvershle drive Th e solution of Hie whole problem tlaalnsl through bis mind In an luatant. T h e y wuuld bar* professional singers without a doubt, the great o|s*ratlc atara and oth era If H a rrie t covrid only be placed on the program for a single song It would tie settled H e r voice would «weep III v e i l s off hla feel and charm tbe b ril liant throng of guests H e would have to accompany her there, of courae At the right moment he wuuld make h im self know n A word w ith lllveua and It would lie sell lev) He loat no tim e In finding out the manager o f the profeaalonul singers for the evening and through H a rrie t's en thualnstlc music teachers arranged for her apiiearnnce K m m the momeut this waa accomplished Ills natural optim ism returned Ilia success was sure lla gave hla lim e w ith renewed energy to hla work among the |aair On Ihe day of the ball H a rrie t waa w alling lu a fever of .mpnHence for b li H 1 *0 K K H M A N return from the hoapltale lo draaa At half past 7 their dinner waa cold and ha bail lint colue It waa H o'clock la* fora hla fa m ilia r footstep m I io m I through Ilia hall. H a ata a hasty meal, dramaed In th irty uiluulea and al V o clo* k led H a rrie t to tha aid« «u tra iic » of H lv ru «' great liouae ou tha drive 11» waa lu Qua spirit*. H e rejoiced ■ gnlu that lie had m a il» up hla uilud to live the Ilf« of faith aud go*»J fel iowahlp w ith all meu. lucliidlng Ibe little sw a rth y master of llie palui-a be was about to «tite r Aud o»i with light heart he stepped through Hie dour w hich Ihe soft w h ile luiud of ilealb o|M*ti»d H o w could ha k u o w f As H lu a rt dreaaed for Nan'a party lie brienled over bis uew relation lo bla old sweetheart w ltb lurreaalng pleas ure N ever had Hlvena' offer seemed mora generous and w onderful. Hla pulse beat w ltb qub-keiied stroke as he felt Hie new setia» of pow er w ltb which tia would look out on tha world as a p»w «lbl« uillliooiilre 11« gated over the old square with a feeling of regret at tha thought of leaving II. lie hail grow n to lova the place lu llie past years of loneliness, but was deciding ton soon, perhaps T h e ra were some features of lllveua' business tie must understand more clearly before ba could give up bis freedom and devote blmaelf body and soul to tba teak of money m aking as bis associate. lla went aernas tba square to taka a ra b at tbe llr a ro o rt H la mood waa b u o ya n t lla was looking out on life ouca more through roae tinted glaoaes A t E ig h th street lie met at right angles tha sw a rm in g thousands h u rryin g across tow n from their work — heavy looking men w bo lrani[*ed w ltb tired step, striking Hie pavements d u lly w ith their nailed shoe«, tired a ntloua worn eu. fm w g y headed llllle girls, and eyed boya. half a w a k e - all h u rrying , the fear of want and tbe horror o f ch arity In tlietr silent faces And yet tbe sight tou<iicd no responsive chord of s y m pathy In H tu a rfa heart aa It often had Aa ba drove uptow n tbe avenue flash ed w ltb awlft. silent autom obile« and blooded horse« These uptow n crow ds through w h o »« rushing at renin» he panned were all well dressed and ca r ried bundles of candy, flow er« and toy«. Hluart felt the contagion« enthual ■ •in of thousand« of pr*>«!>emu« men ■ nd women « h o w live« at tbe m om eut flowed about «m l enveloped b l« ow n. W hat waa It that made the difference between tbe squalid atmoaphera lie low F o u rth atreel and tbe glow ing, flash Ing. radiant. Jeweled w orld uptow n? M oney! It meant purple and One linen, delicacies of food and drink, pulsing machines that coaid make a mile a minute, the m ountain and tbe aea. freedom from care. fear, drudgery and slavery! A fte r all In thla modern passion for money m ight there not lie anmethlng deeper than mere greed. |*erbapa tbe regenerating power of tbe » p in t pm u» Ing man u p w a rd? C e rta inly he could see only Ibe bright aide of It toulght. Aa his cab sw u ng Into Itlveraide d rlre from Seventy aecood street the lig h t which g re -le d him « i n one of startling splendor Bivens' yacht lay at anchor In the riv e r Juat In front of hla bouse Hhe was festooned w ith electric lights from Ihe w ater line to the top of ber tow ering steel manta. T b e Illum ination of tbe exterior of tbe B lre n s house was remarkable. T b e stone and Iron fence surround Ing the block, w hich had been built at a coat of a hundred thousand dollars, waa literally ablate w ith lights T b e house was Illum ined from Its founds ttons to the top of each tow ering m inaret w ith ru b y colored lights. Htuart punned up tbe grand stairs through a row of gorgeous flunkies and greeted h it hostess Nan grn»|>ed bis hand w ith ■ smile o f Joy “ Y'ou are to lead me lo to dinner. Jim . at tbe stroke o f 8." " I 'll not forget." Htuart answered, hla face flushing w ltb aurprlaa at the unexpected honor. “C al wishes to see you at onca. You w l.l And him In tha lib ra ry .“ Hlvena met him at Hie door. " A h . there you are !" be cried c o r dln lly. “Com e back dow ustalra w ltb me I w ant you to see some people aa they come In tonight I'v e a lot of funny things to tell you about them .“ T b e houae was crow ded w ltb an arm y of servants, attendants, must da n s, singers, entertainers and re porters. T h e doctor had been recognised by one of the butlers whom he had be friended un hla a rriva l from the O ld W orld. T h e grateful fellow had gone out o f tbe w ay to make him at home, and In Ills enthusiasm had put an al cove which opened off the 1*11 mom at hla and H a rrie t'» disposal. T h e doctor w a i elated at thla evident* of lllvens' good feeling and again coo grntulated himself on hla com m on aense In coming. Bivens led R tuart to a position near the grand s ta irw a y, from w hich he could greet hla guests aa they re turned from tbelr form al presentation to tbe hostess tie kept up a ru n nin g Are of bio graphical com m ent which amused Htuart beyond menanre. It waa a re v elation o f Hie crooked w ays In which Bivens' guest a or th e ir fathers or g ra n d father« hnd amassed their m illions, m any o f them by robbing the govern ment. the people. " T b e w orld has never heard most of these stories- th a t-« fu n n y !" Htuart exclaimed after a time. "N o t no funny. J im . when you think o f the power o f money to make tha w orld forget O od only know s how m any fortune» lu Am erica hnd their origin In thefts front the nation d u ring tha civil w a r. and the system atic ( T o be C o n tin u e d ) PAGE TH R EE Home Industry Hams, Bacon, Lard, Buy from the man who buys from you MOTTO: “Help Those Who Help You.” Redmond Market J. B. 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