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TlIK REDMOND H 1*0K EHM AN
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IS TO RISE
POWER
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H illln I nniiie o f John lli-n lli
In I*-,« ih nti lt»e u illiiile o , ru m o r out
M in iiliig the fai l Ihe liotvl wna alive
Hh--rroi| had a a k i.l fot a i o u fe re iie *
w ith M u r ilie ll
|\ Henry Kusscll Miller,
Author o f
I he Man Higher Up"
UafMt
CayyrtgM. WH. 0» *W »*hka tWvrtk
C H A P T in
XX.
Th# li n L»f*.
s i; .|. i , John I » u n m m .I» « I ihm I
la-for-- H i« |»«q»l»
lila a la lo
a I..U I-I* nn iiro. a lim -a t fo r-
K -.llrii a m id I I I * I tito lili o f
..II D ia l m u n i o v a r Ilia rr*|a « -
, ita o f H lia rrta l a m i Jt-u k ln a
i|... . I l a I r a lw«>la lu riu a l i|iu-a
, lo a a n t III«» a f * w lia»a|M i
I . . I I I . I a r WI > lo h in t l l ia l lila ra n
I Oligli! lai m ora fo r m u la li!* Ilia n
tti- ti «ii|q>Ma#il
T li* * l l|¡ r lir |H
i, |ia ri r caa». II W e ltte il. ili-m a tiil
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Ir llh a r J r u k lu a lio r H h a m a l w aa
. l'a la ta til* Io Ilm |«««|»l«- O llir r
,.f ■■iilnl.m f o l l o a i i l au lì M-«»n
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o f U lan i « a r a a h rlr k ltig
i l l J o h n I oui i m « . la m u a i lia nom i
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I I I * lim a * ra i|U lra i| II. I h * |ia o
I Hilad II
Un Olia ala« N H lM
Il J.-riy U ra n i
In a llo ri. I f llia aa
.¡u-ra n f I I I * praaa a r r a lo lia lia
I Ilia p a rly « r ia In d a n g e r o f ila
t n ml hail * » |» a rla iiia il a lim a i jr
i iloti ,.f aln
W ith in a f a « d a y *
|f I I I * H - w apal-ara o f I l a a l a i * W ar*
I . tr u m p e tin g H u ll liu u m a a d a 'a
I aa lo lila |u irly m u a i I » ra w a r d
p I. ul liar h a lf la la irlo n a ly d a n ,lu g
a a r r k * had la a ii r r m iara*! and
I (»»luting lo Ilia la la prl
■ a
* III H an lo n iim n ly a * a v illa n o *
I«.p illa r »«-ah ur««
• ■ M tmpm la-1 a p r o m t . t a r
Tin-
.(.ta a i In a la fa iitly lol«l flin t llla y
no HI.la-1 Ilia 1 b o le * «»f Mia yo un g ra
«-gan lo lia lla * a II
A a u rp rt*
»• ti.im la-r an dd anlv dla-vivara-l th a t
had al w a y * I »-an fu r In in m ra d o
IliaV w v fa av avaa llllg ly p ro 'll!
tt.a fa r t T h a th in g w aa »«M lagtooa
ra in al h ill a w lft aa lh a ria in g * 'hi
I II aw a p t o v a r lh a a la la , a fha-d
. " , . la .m
P a r i o f It «*
|M H
y-
f a r d ..» n In Itia lr h a arta. lo
ir til lh a a a llo iia rd .r u a ! lh a m oral
i
. . . » H in t h a la d »hang e lay ■
te rm in a tin g r l v l r r u n « In m n r * * lm
tv.! hy lh a v a ry n ia n w lo i had lo*
oitir a liar*» o v a m ig li!
T lia |o itlll
L n a a ll Im t a f r w
w a r * aatoUD-la-1
tii|.|m r1 *r* o f J e n k in s an d Hherro»!
il r a r r a f»ro fon m lly a l* m ia -l
T w o d ava Iw fo ra lh a co n v e n tio n Ilia
loll I I
w 'n a h ln g to n J a n k ln a bow ad
0 Ilia atortn
I y laid .“ ha «aid. “ to a «|«»ntan**>n*
l-n ian d *»f lh a ,i^ i|ila “
tit
a*
1
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do. ta r..|
N l n r . I. a ll
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ninlv “ h a * r r v a ia lilr a - l
In in m a a d a ’a
h r m a n " I l a r ip la lu a - l Ilia ! Ih la
talon
I »ran ra n -h a d l»v h im In
had
da-
,f t h o r » I d r i l l W l . h o f I b * I......
.ta and h * add ad Ir n lh f iillv lha» ha
1.1 not aran m»r d l~ -u a a *d Ila - RI»-
.r n. hing r*»ov«ntU»n w ith Jo hn I* n ii
1 .-ad*
T h * I l h r r h a ll m an In lh a or-
in lra llo n whoop«-*! w it h d o lig li!
I l a d a r lo*f.- r r th a r-v n v a iilh io I h *
- - lía la * liagan lo g a lh a r a l Ih r ra p
In p a rlo r A g f th a M in ia h n trl aat
Inr- hall an d In |>arlor H o f I h r I J»* h
« i r «nt Mharr*a1 p la tin g ag n in a! aa.-h
thar fo r r-d « a
It a lo r a n llw m (In i
-•■.I th a d a lag ataa an d lhi-«a w h o had
. irg alan to «all. I I I.* h u n g ry « u m ilia r
la* lin t tlia y fo u n d th a llt t la fa llo w «
I lattai ih » honav |«»t at M n n -h a ll'a
t.d no «--andai m u«t m a r lh a nom ina
•ti o f th in m a a d a
( A * fo r th a • *l>
dna o f lan a a m i --« p la in * o f hiindra-ta.
liai la a n n llia r n ia lla r . In to w h lr h w *
i* y not In tru d a •
In r m w d a d atra,-!« an d a w a lla rln g .
moka r I-io dati lohlil«-« e tc lfe m e n t ran
igh T h a fiu n in a n d a r a lly in g
lia only i,n ia l a|*»l In lh a i'B p Itg l. ro n
r«.|i--l « Ig n tfh -an tly w ith lh a M arron «
I'no ap liara o f lh a M liarr»*! hendqnnr-
■r. Sin h r o n lr iit liia n t w ith lh a allu a
on m u id not la- fa lg n n l' I t w a * In-
n tlo u a . Il ap ra m i o u t a im in g th a dala
n i a , w ho had pladgad th rn io a lv a * lo
ola fo r I'u t im r a il# an d nu l I HI,*»! tha
ru n ltr alTnrta o f P a r r o tt (n o m in a lly
iniinglng S h e r r o d # r a n ip a lg m to a la r t
«tB in p a -lr. It ka|>t lh a n a u tra la w a v e r
IK
h u í o v a r lh a «ran a o f r o n lllr t hov
'»•d n forn ilaa« one. iin*»-«-n. u n h e a rd ,
nfi-lt, aa a p lrlta a lw n y « a re. w a llin g
'»I for tin- i- n ir la l m o m e n t to swoop
ow n and d r. Id e Ih e Inaile
• a me a lu ll In th e tin tile , an ho ur to-
r»rd m o rn in g , w h e n th e de leg ale« had
H ire d to «M ottm | ro ta o r halve« o f
,'d * or. m ore o fte n , to w oo fo rtu n e
1
al
ground,
»er noma ta llio o f c h an c e, w h en Ih e
to-Mtig lo h l.lc w e re d e p o p u la te d and
tie h rn d ip in rle ra o f Ih e g enerili« w ere
•-.erled hy a ll lu ll th e ir re a p e e tlv *
hilT, and Ih e y a w n in g re |m rte ra
There w aa a k lm e k on M iu v h r U '*
'«»r and U re m ie , lender In P ln m v IH e .
ilu iltie d a u irao en ger. h im w h o n in e
••fore hud l u m i M o n hell fn m i Id , re
frill on no e rrm u l. I f not o f m ere y, at
•n»l o f a n lrn tlo n
P illile w o n t lo him
lid w lila |a-re il hla m eaailge
M iire h e ll
h o ik hla head
" T e ll h im ," he anld alo ud . “I f he
fnnla to ,e e m e h e 'll hOVM lo com e
ere."
P ain e w lila ( ie r i.I a pro!eat.
" T e ll h im ." M u n -h e ll r u t h im «h ört.
lle iit h w ill m eet him In -r e "
T h e inenaetiger o ln rte d , looked h n a llly
John
M u n hell im-ii •m ll.-d trlu in p lia u tly
w hen Ilie y aaw P a rro tt and Sherrod,
w e a rin g an ulr o f eoullileiK -* not whol
ly eo n i lu*'Iug em erge fro m tin* eleva
•o r and initke th e ir w ay along th a eor
rldo r lo p a rlo r A
..... I P a rro tt en tered , r a r *
fu lly el.i-.lng the door la-hlnd tln-m to
Ih e lu le liv e dlou|.|H du llm -lit o f th e d- le
gal»-« »oilaid*»
P u rro ll w ent Ja u n tily
up lo Mill» hell m id ahook linnda
W ill
I»«- grin ned " w * 'v * |**en hnv
Ing a nio- H ill*, alilu d y . *h > " T ill« for
III«* re,M»r|era
'•lu d
gr i i i l«--I M u r- hell, “ you're
e n jo y in g II
T h e re wna « laugh. In
» Id h P n rro tl -lid not Juin
The Bvnator w av ed hla hand , and a ll
h ill t-rc c n e le ft (lie m o m . ri-ltie la n t.
I»lll ola--lli-nl
' S n - 1« t r
aald S lierr-el
"P a n T wa
gel h .g -e lh rrI Y » u < r got to n d m lt th a t
We «e got you Ix-ateo "
I f i ‘ "i Ih nk Ih . d e le g a te * yo u've
In-rn bu yin g w ill «in k yo u 're m la tn k rn ,
Sh--rn»il
I V e a ,Id you n io r* th a n fifty
my a r lf
" • »1 "O 1 In-lleve II." ana|>|a-d Sherrod
'Jo lt I.lu llin g and gel d o w n lo ra a rs
l o t i know you ia n I la-at ua In Ilia
c o n te n t Ion
Y-.u an -u t tr y in g to
You
» ta ile d a ll
!« n r k e t o ver liilliu ie tiila
Jnal to w o rk op a a e n tlm e u l d ia l w ill
m ake II tm rder for me to |»rat llre n t.
Y ou te ■> a n tlo o * to g r t * v « u ." he e l
rla tin e *l I.U te ri) " th a t you don t M*e
y»»o re In d ang er o f a tlrrtn g up a revo
I ill ion
YY hat w ill you ta k e to q u it? “
I lie r v io lu llo ii haa *l«r(e< l. Sherrod
A m i y*»u M in n t l--,tl H 'e u t
YY on I I? W e ll n I len d lo O iat w lian
Ih e Him - rottiea "
IW a u a e
Y lu rrh e ll ro n llm n -d calm
ly.
lu ll WonT la- llo lllllin le il "
lie
liiru e ,! to Ih«- go verno r
" P a rr o tt, how
linn h h a ve you |*al<l Sherrod to aiipiorrt
you for o rn a lo r V
N o th in g
lied P a r ro lt a ll« -lt w ith
ev id en t iineaalneoa
#
I I m - i i you re lu c k y ," M iire h e ll com
m rn le d
I * u ii Ita a ln n d
paid him
('„'«■•laa) f,,r Ih e aume p ro m la * ."
That a a He.'
Slierr»»l d eelared
b o lt)
U rr e tie
ro m iu a m li.1
M u r ilie ll,
“r a il lla a la n d In w ill ynitT
lie '« III
Ih e m o m n e t t lo m in e
T h a t la. If
P a r ro lt nuil s h e r n -l th in k It u-a-ea
«ary v
l i e tu rn e d Im p itrln g ly to w a rd
th r ill
T gnea,
S lierr» *l grow le-l. “ P a r r o lt
kn o w » I'll ted go h a r t on h i m "
Ih « -. in-
Mur* hell In q u ire d d r y ly
" I .«*»k «1 h im "
And Inde- <I P a r n d l'a fa ir* Juat (hen
Mill
le li.e In III«- gi««t f.illh o f hla Ira d c r
' You n m lu 't go. O re e n e
A n d ,"
M ur* hell Bilde-1
I may n u iio u n rr rig h t
U err llia l ll.v aland w ill am -erod lu r aa
a r U a lo r "
,
I ha-au I th a t i|r-|>and." am -ered S h rr
rm I
on w ho control« lh a leg talatu rcT *
"YY'r II i o u IR i I II
• in a n e , m 1,1 h a i r hugged h lm o elf
w ith d e lig h t a . In- aaw P a r ro tt rla lld y
|a-rf u r l— l and . S ln-rro-l atriigg-llng to
m prvan lh a rtatng, lavaalonate tu itn and
fr u r of lh a uinn la-fore him
U rrrn *
had tha n a g n in ld er and la- fa ll a pro
f-iitud rw v rrriie e fo r (he m an whoa#
lie n a In *•• Idg a gam e allow ed no
Ir e Heir
A h-ng pan«-- w a * h m k r n hy
r o ll a n v lo u .ty .
S enator, w h n l l i a r *
you g*d up y o u r a le e ir ? "
" S h e r r o d * w it h d r a w a l"
" W in ■ la going lo n in k r m e w ith
d r a w ’’" S herrial ama-rial again
U h ln t P a in e g ive you my m eaaagaT
IM'-d In to th e p a rlo r p ro m p tly M u r r he 11
lu rm -d lo I hem
" U e n lle tiie n , I w a n t lo d íc ta le a a ln i»
•lient " N o le la a ik a w e re flnahed fo rth
and pen» ila |M>la«'d
lin t M u ri lie ll d id
noi - u m ilin e , und ih n re p o rte ra d id not
look ni hlm
'I lie lr a y e * w er» riv e te d
h i S h e rria l. upon w lio ae f a -a had fa lle n
< look o f u n la -llv v lu g w o n d e rm e n t T h a
r
â
Implicit i-unll
Par-
John l le a t li" '
" W h o .' d rm a u d rd
He I I I
Pa m a tt. 'Ta John
M iire h e ll |e d u iia l to S h erro d '« fa re ,
w h lrh had a n d d rn ly tu rn e d pale " » la
I* a gent Io nian o f w h o m S h erro d 1«
verv m u rli n fra Id
P u r ro ll. d id you
e v er h ear w liv I r a m r to th o ca p ita l
l«at M a r c h '
I ca m e Iw-eaiiae I lie a n l
S herrod here wna d ru n k an d th re n te n
lu g lo th ro w h lin a e lf In to th e r iv e r
I
fo un d o a t w h i he had e m t« -**le d
gtaaiiaai o f a tn lr m om -ya
YVe llv ia l
ih e
m a ile r
op le m |a ira rlljr."
lie
pnoa-al a lra lifh li-n ia l u p In hi« ch a ir,
e i ial Slu-rn»«I fo r « m om ent an d w e n t
on q n le lly
" I f y o u r iin m e gia-a la-fora
llie lo iiv e iilliin . I w ill la k e (h e floor
an d te ll a ll nlam t H int Ir n n a a rtlo n
I
d o n't th in k you w ill la* n o m in ate,!
A m i. I f you «re. I'm q u it * m ire you
w o ii'l I«- elected
D o you w ith d r a w ? "
•I do n o t r
" V e ry w ell " Y tn rch ell R»«e to In d l
•-a ir llia l Ih e c o n fe re n c e w a * at an end
T o m e on P a rro tt " S h erro d w h eel
c l a n il Minr. lied to w a rd th e door H ilt
P u r ro ll did not fo llo w
In s te a d , he
dr*ip|H-il w e a k ly In to a . h a ir, hla glance
a h tflln g n n ie r tn liily fro m Y ln re h e ll to
the d e p a rtin g S herrod an d lim -k ag a in
S h ern a T « hand w aa a lre a d y on the
d .a irk n o ti w h en lie noticed P a r ro lt'«
,,. •. tin « H a atopfw d In a k ta ii bneb
•,-o iiia alo n g ." be re|»e«ted lu i|ia
llc u lly .
“I'll
*'l th in k ," anld P a r r o lt « lo w ly .
«lay lien- I'v e hail one gold b ric k loo
many."
“ Y V lia t r S h errial tu rn e d a lia rp ly a n il
atrode o v e r to th e »«< Minting governor.
•Von ta m liy ! S cared hy « ch anp b lu ff
lik e I lu ll: l*o you th in k lie m e a n * It?
l i e d a re n 't Mae It H e re . I'l l prove It to
you
l i e w h irle d lo fa r e M u r ilie ll,
pointing
" T h e re !« the door. H ill
M iire h e ll. and on Ih e o th e r side o f II
h a lf doren re |m rtrr«
H o n 'l w a ll fo r
the ro u re n tlo n . t 'a ll em In
M ake
goml y o u r b lu ff. I f yo u d a re !”
l or a m om ent th e se n ato r looked In
le n lly n l Ih e u g ly, paaalo nale fnce.
" C a ll th e m In . U m ' i » . " he »aid
a
quietly.
t-re e n e
. ..
opened It
w en t to Ih e door,
• m l lie rk o lie d lo Ih e rela irte ra .
They
rtg lil along. J e re m y ."
T h e y a ll rlliu l« -d In to I h * w ag on ,
John W ith llpa ro m p rra a rd aa I f ho
facial an o rile n l
A n d Indeed ha did.
Il l w a * qu ick lo (a -rcelve w h a t J e re m y
In Ih e liy a te rln o f hla Joy had o v e r
looked
I l i a g re a t, h a iry hand fe ll on
J»diu'a kn ee In a tig h t grip .
'T w a n t to say ao m e th ln g w h ile 1 got
th e ell,m e et
| gneaa th e re '« m o re to
llila th a n nppenrn to lie.
I l u t I h a ve
fn lili lu ye. Jo hn O u nruan de
I h a ve
f ii llli l l ia l y e 'll g o vern Ih la « ta le In
Ih e fe a r o f U»«l and tho lo ve o f y o u r
fe llo w in eu."
" W h a te v e r
ve do .” «im p lem e n te d
S ik e s " I ’ll Is -lle v * th a t."
" A n ao long ns w e got fa ith In ya
l e tie e -ln 'l lo«-- fill II I In y o u rs e lf." C r l*
well i-uurlilded.
r
a
Jo h n d id not n n aw e r.
H e w na i«iat
•|H -a k lu g Ju«t (lieu nud la te r w h en hla
lo w n s fo lk n -e la lm e -l him
A l hom e |i«»k place a w o nder. Judge
Ilu n u ie io le . alm o s t fo rg e ttin g th e Judl
c 'a l illg u lty Nlapioal John on th e h a rk
and e li 'l a ln u a l; “ M y non, t il l* la a hap
py ho ur
I a lw n y « k n e w you w o u ld
m ake y o u r m a rk ”
A t w h ic h Mian Ito lie r ta an lffed
Hut
w h en »lie tr ie d to co nvey her fe tld t a
lli-u s lu-r to ng ue refu sed Ih e u n a r r u *
lo in-si office, an d «he broke a w a y to
p re p a re a a u |i|s-r th a t a lio iild do Juatlc«
lo Ih e orcHslovI
v
111
•imwed anything-
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T lu it e v e u ln g Ite n to n c o u n ty m ade
h o lid a y, w ith toR-hes m id Is m llre s and
tire w o rk«
John m ade a a|»eocb nt hU
hom e not m uch o f a a|a-e--h. It la tru e ,
l»ul til« au dience w aa not hy|M -R-rttlcnl
I t Inslc-I Just Hire«- in ln u te a
T h e n th e
hand I —gnu to p la y " A m e r ic a ."
Kor a
lit tle a deep hush fe ll
T h e n som e one
la te r Idi-nU tted a *
one legged, b y *
(••rh -ally happ y old n o ld le r-tie g a n to
slug In a c rack ed , q u a v e rin g voice
K o in e ltiliig th a t passed beyond m ere
ju h lln llo u « llrre d . W ith one a r ru rd llie
c ro w d lifte d up I t * voice an d sang.
" M y c o u n try , ’l l * o f th e e ” —
T h e solem n, « la te ly m eaaurea died
a w a y A yo un g w o m a n u n d e r a tre e a t
th e ed ge o f llie c ro w d «Uncovered uu
aaliMimaJ h a irs ro u n iln g d o w n
her
cheek*
A last ch eer w a * g lv e u . an d
Ih e fa m o u a c e le b ra tio n pa sat«! In to
h isto ry
A l III« w in d o w John flu n n ie iid e look
is| w i t h tro u b le d e y e * up In to th e «1
le n t, slu rry n ig h t
I t w a« un generous
js-rliiips, hui lie could not h elp th in k in g
o f Ih e lc«u y e a r * o f d e fe a t an d dlaeo ur
n g ein en t
A nd he w o ndered
W a a th e
hy m n « till rin g in g In h i* e a r* Ib e voice
o f an a h h iliig |i« « *lo n —o r h y s te ria ?
a
» . a a VN.
“ M a k e good yo u r blu ff if you d a r«."
w o m irrm e u i liecBine fe a r
Head« o f
aw eu I «tiaal ou t oil h i* fo re h e a d
lie
• hook v lellil.r 'The d e tta lit a ttitu d e nud
le n t) (llaaoti i*d
IV ilia |ia .
aald
M u r ilie ll
g r im ly ,
" M r S lie m o l w o u ld p re fe r tu uuike
III,« atn lem eh t h lin a e lf"
T h e r e wna m i lu a ln u t o f |u ilu fu l «I
la n e *
S h e rria l’* m o u th
w o rk e d * a«
I hough he w ere tr y in g lu a|*-a k
H ut
u u B o u n d fe ll
P a r ro tt m in e to hla r e lie f
" t ie n t la
m en." lie aald s o le m n ly . " Y lr S h erro d
bu* w ith d r a w n hla ru n d ld a c y ."
“ In fa v o r o f D u n m and a." aupple-
iio-ii I ta I lire e tie .
Tin- re|»or!er« looked In q u ir in g ly a t
K eu ntiir M iire h e ll
l i e m aldeil
" T h a t'« th e a ta te in e n t."
w it h o u t a sin gle M a -k w iird gin nee
lie n i-u l m il o f th e Rauu
lir e ,-lie and
I In- rr|s » rle n i fo llo w e d h im . le a v in g
S lu -m a t m id P a r ro tt alu ne to get w hut
c o m fo rt III«-) could out o f th e ir p lig h t
a iu l lo n e ttle r e r t a in m u m n ts , n a--,-ue
il I a ,i> w , h w * o n a ld e r a le ly d r a w th e
i-u rta lu
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A m an aro u n d w h om a h a lt le had
la-i-n fo u g h t lem ied ou a r a il fence,
g iK ln g off nl the u n d iila llu g lin e w h ere
Ih e m u r e o f «ky r u r v ia l d o w n lo m eet
Ih e green o f h ill*
H e had laa-u th e re
in- i -, i o f Ih e a fte rn o o n , lu flig h t fro m
lit»- kin dly tm l ob i m a lv e lu le re a t o f
III* ii4*lghla»ra
A s la te w aa u -c la im in g h im . an d ha
n it - nut u p lifte d
I l e lind rend the
new a o f (lie m orn in g an d k n e w th a t a t
lli.it very h o u r neveral hu n d red o f hla
fe llo w r illt e n « lu co n ve n tio n noaem-
hl-«I w ere m im in g h lm lo n h ig h houor,
m id tie took l«> Joy lu II
T o r th e «c
e in m a ll-»ii wan h u t th e «--honied i liorna
o f a Ir m t u h le alugi- m uh
A nd tha
t Irto ry w «« not fo r h im . no r fo r th e
p rin c ip le lie had nerved, hu t fo r a m an
w ho in lie had condem ned, fo r an In
a tltu tto n lie la-llei« al to la- w ro n g
He
w aa big enough o r « m a II en ough If
you p re fe r In rem-nt la-lug c a ta p u lte d
In to p o w e r hy th e a tre n g tb o f a n o th e r's
a rm , and be wna boneat en ou gh to
h a le th e nienna he k n e w niuat have
l««-n uo-al
l i e could not e m i t
The
ad v a n c e m e n t luid i*oine loo la te
The
(le ry eagernewa o f y o u th w aa gone
H e long<al no t fo r a « w o rd , h u t fo r
|a-nre--tli«» |a -are o f tlie h llla. o f Ih e
g ro w in g ih ln g * . o f (lie co m m on place
fro m w hich once he had fled.
A sound, s in n ig e fo r th a t h o u r and
pince, « lo w ly pierced bis a lia tra c tlo u
H e rnlaed h i* bend, a la r tle d , lla te n ln g
I I w a * Ih # c o n n bouse l«ell
A n o th e r
Joined In. and a n o th e r, u n til n il th e
la-lla o f Ih e to w n w e re rin g in g
The
Irou ch oral w n * fo r h im !
l i e w a lk e d s lo w ly on
A * he rounded Ih e fin il o f th e knob,
ht* heard a n o th e r sound rl« ln g to m in
gle w ith Ih e c la m o r o f th e b e lla -
c h eerln g volee«. H e had a stro n g de
«Ire to tu rn back m id flee lo «otite hid
Ing place In th e h ill*, b u t he force,!
h im s e lf lo in a rc h fo rw a rd .
A t Ih e n o rth e rn m o s t ed ge o f th e
to w n he perceived a r a p id ly lim p in g
iYgnre
It w as J e rc in y A pp leg ate.
" l i e a n l you r a m e o u t th is w a y ."
J e re m y gn«ped "ntT I w a n te d to be
drat to te ll you.
N o m in a te d by a c tln
m a ltó n n i S 4 A H ila a fte rn o o n !
I
h tiln 'l f e ll so gisal alm-e A p p o m a lto t "
Jo hn . Is-lio ld ln g th e le n ra s h in in g In
honest J e re m y '* eyes, fe ll th e m o istu re
rise lo hl« o w r«
I l l s h e a rt lcH|>cd
s h a rp ly ; II w as «m m -lliln g to n-celve.
even I f on e hnn n o t ea rn ed , aucb
lo y a lty !
l»o ,vu M a in a ln -e t ca m e a te a m
d r a w in g a do u tile seated sp rin g w ag on .
P ro m th e w ag o n descended a s ile n t
ir lo w hose h a n d clas p e lo q u e n tly to ld
w lin t a w k w a r d lip s co uld not phrase.
“ I* r u v In to to w n to g it th e new s o f
th e c o n v e n tio n ." I l l e ip la ln e d . " T h e y
said y e 'il gone ou t th e p ike, so w o
d rn v o u t to fe tc h ye In. T h e y 'r e w a i t
in ' fo r ye . e o n s lile r'lile e ic lt e d "
" T h e y 'v e fo u n d o u t." said H a n P ris
w ell d r y ly , " a ll n t o n c -t th a t y e 're a
g re a t m an ."
" 'L o w I d a m n e d th e A m u rr tr n n pen
! pie a m ile lo o soon," confessed Sykes.
I w h ich caused ( T a n s tin w e a n d C ris w e ll
J to In ugh
" t i l l In ." c o m m a n d e d '111.
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J. F. HOSCH, M. D.
PHYSICIAN
and SURGEON
O F F IC E :
N.
K . C o r n e r 6 th a n d
KtNlmond,
K
SU.
Oregon
F. H. RODEMEYER
PHYSICIAN
and SURGEON
Eyes Tested. (ìliww
Properly Fitted
Office in Khret Bros, block
Central Oregon Oarage
6i
R E E D Y ’S ”
Wn Kend New Yearn (ireetinK-t to all our cu«tom-
ers anil thank them for their custom during the
year junt cloned. We UM.wure you that we will be
in a fletter ponition thun ever to take care of your
needs.
There ha.s never fyeen a time when we could ifive
you better price* than the present. Tire«, which
are the principal expen.we of a car, are now reduced
all the way from 7 1-2 per cent to 20 per cent.
We are now furnishing B Prext-O-Lite Recharges
for $2.60.
ZEROI.ENE OIL in any style, 60 cent« per gallon.
You cannot find a better oil or price anywhere.
If you want to SELL your property
List it with
“That Man McCaffery”
He doesn't ask an exclusive right; he can sell it anyway
Furniture
YOU WILL BUY YOUR FURNITURE AT
REDMOND.
YOU CAN IX) NO BETTER ANYWHERE.
COME IN AND BE CONVINCED. DON’T
WAIT TILL YOU NEED THE GOODS.
C. H. IRVIN, Furniture & Undertaking
Dairy Cows and
Heifers For Sale
Three cows to freshen within 30 days. The milk
from these cows tests from 4.2 to 5.4. Also 15
hijfh tirade Guernsey heifers, 2 years old.
These were recently shipped from Southern Wis
consin and are all tuberculine tested and bred, most
of them are springing now.
Registered Duroc Jersey bred sows and 3-months-
old sow pigs for sale.
Redmond, - Oregon
G. A. BRADLEY, Redmond
DR. R. L SEARS
Physician and Surgeon
Anderson Bros.’ Saw Mill
( Mllct* 0 |»|M»*ite I'oMortioe
MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED
PINE LUMBER. OUR MILL IS THE NEAREST
POINT THAT YOU CAN GET HIGH-GRADE
LUMBER. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT.
4 'y Miles Southwest of Laidlaw.
In O ttico I >a> iin«l N ik h i
H K IiM O M i. O K K G O N
D R . J. B A R R
DENTIST
J o h m to n
Redmond.
B u ild in j;
- Oregon
Denton G. Burdick
S u cc ess o r to O . A . M c F a r la n e
m ill B u rd te k k m w H I
LAWYER
P ra c tic e in
all co u rts
am i U . S.
L a n d O ffice
RKOMOND,
OHKUON
A
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REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS
These blocks are made by the wet process, giving them three
times the strength of a machine made block.
Persons going to build should see our material before placing
orders for any other kind. It will pay them. Estimates furn
ished on application. Call on or write to
I1EOARDT. ELLIOTT A CO.. REDMOND. ORE.
C. H. BAGGOTT’S
Quick Delivery
Express and Transfer Line
All Or-h-ra Given Prompt Attention.
Phones: House, 2603; Stand, 712.
Leave Orders at the Redmond Pharmacy.