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• h e r life-w oof, an d th o s e s le n d e r lingers, so lat«dy pressed upon h e r o w n , h a d ru th le s s ly sn a p p e d It a s u n d e r . Hose m ight lx- In n o c e n t of In te n tio n to w ru n g h e r nay, all*« k n e w h e r to be so. A n d yet sh e h a te d h e r h a t e d tin- b e a u ti f u l face, th e s w e e t voice, th u t h a d w ou him to love th e m . Khe s h u d d e r e d a s «be aeem ed to feel once a g a in th e p r e s s u r e o f t h a t y o u n g h ead up on h e r bosom . It o p p re s se d suffo cated h e r; she could no t b r e a t h e . 'H ie very a i r «if th e room w a s stilting. Hhe flung open a c a s e m e n t w ith tr e m b l in g b a u d s anil lean e d f a r o u t to d rin k thu cool an d d e w y a ir of th e d a r k m id n ig h t. T h i s w a s all she th o u g h t </f t h a t v e n g e a n c e m ust lie h a d . H o w it w a a to w ork, or when, w a s u n k n o w n I t s very s h a p e w ns yet und«dlned; bu t sonu- s h a p e o r o th e r it m u st t a k e soon. A t p r e s e n t a v ag u e idea only floated liefore her. It wna s w e e t, in h e r hitterm -as of soul, to co u tt-m p lste it. Hhe would lay h e r p la n c a re f u lly . It should lie m a t u r e d to th«; r a r e s t perfectio n . In-fore th e period fo r actio n 1 - 8111 «'. t h a t t h e r e m ig ht Is- no f a i l ure. Hhe said to h e rs e lf, “ 1 will n e v e r aee Kos« lm iu o n t e th e brid e of Lotlia!" It w a s k n o w n a m o n g th e gueata a t th e c h a t e a u th e n e x t m o r n in g t h a t Hose an d L o u is w ere b etro th e d , an d s o m e th in g w a s whi»jier«-d, too, «'oncernlng th e r o m a n c e n tt a c h e d to th e affair. T h e good C o u n tes s de C luirvllle h a d ki««e<! an d r o n g r a t - ula ti'i| th e yo u n g girl to h e r h e a r t ' s c o n ten t. K v e r y w l c r e t h e r e w ere stuilea; e v e r y w h e r e th e r e w ere h a p p y h e a r t s , sa v e in on«i bosom. T h e y o u n g c o u n t h a d t a k e n b is cou sin H e le n ou t upon th e t e r r a c e ; he hnd told h e r he wish«-«! to ta lk w ith h e r alone, a n d she k n e w well th a t w h ich she w a s to h ear. T o H elen . Ixiula hnd been w o n t to give his co nfidence; it w ns p le a s a n t to do so ; a n d no w , t h a t he h a d ao m u c h to confide, he tu rm -d to h e r still. H elen A fontaiiban listen ed q u ie tly to all, an d w ith an in te re s t scarcely feigned. W a s It not The atory of a ruined hiqie as w ell aa of a r i v a l's h a p p i n e s s ? E very w ord s t r u c k d eep a n d k ee n ly ; she felt th e m b u t too well; yet she hid h e r a g ony a n d listened a n d sym pathise«! an d c o n g r a t u l a t e d till she w on d ered a t h e r ow n »elf-com m and. A nd lam ia, in th e h o neat sin c e rity of bis o w n h e a r t , fully t r u s t e d in a n d g r a t e f u l ly c re d ite d th o se false, d»<-eitful, gen tly u tt e r e d assur ances. H e le n M o n t a u h a n h a d force of will aufficleut to m a k e h e r an a d m i r a b l e actresa. la i r d K g e rto n w a s m uch m ore g a y an d light-heart«-«! th a n he hail seem ed fo r som e tim e p a s t. F o r a lw a y s , «lespite h i m self, u n e a s y a n d je a lo u s b ec a u se of w h a t, w ith janmlici-il sigh t, h a d seem ed to him to lie th e p re f e r e n c e of L ou is fo r H e le n , he h a d no w e x p e rie n c e d a su d d e n a n d " ( t o on. H o s e ; I uni i n t e r e s t e d I a m most w elcom e sens«- of fre e d o m fr o m a p p re h e n s io n t h a t he w a s reliev ed of his l i s t e n i n g . go o n !" A nd Hose told h e r a l l —nil, fro m liegln- f o r m e r fe a r s. T r u e , M adem oiselle Mun- n in g to end, w ith h e r f a i r h ead lying on tnulinn tr e a t e d him w ith no m o re fa v o r t h a t sto rm y In-art, whose g a th e r in g fir. s t h a n fo r m e r l y ; bu t he did not c e a s e to h e r in no cen t, w h isp ered , b a s h f u l word» hope. fed w ith a f e a r f u l s u s te n a n c e . H e le n C H A P T E R X V I. .MontaulNin listened. S h e h e a rd al! th is T h e r e w a s a ta lk o f th e a p p r o a c h i n g — ev ery w ord, e v ery syllable of th is co n w ed d in g d a y . T h e im p a ti e n c e of L ou is fession, nnd ea c h w ord, each syllable, hnd u rg ed Its being fixed nt nn e a rly p«*- s t r u c k h e r w ith a dendly blow. T h e d e riiwl. H e a s s e r te d th a t a delay «if thri-c lib e r a t e s t a b o f t h e m id n ig h t m u r d e r e r m o n t h s w ould be <;uite sufficient. llis tells w ith no d e e p e r p o w er. Y et she Hat- g ay an d v ivacious yet e a r n e s t a r g u m e n t s «tied, a n d s t irr e d n o t; she spo k e so m e w e re h a lf a w e p t e d . T h e m a r q u i s w a a in tim e s . m a d e some r e m a r k o r c o m m e n t, clined to f a v o r th em , th o u g h it w a s e v i n n d t h e n listened a g a in . T h e r e w a s n d en tly w ith a sure stru g g le . It w a s n o t kind of s a v a g e ngony w ith in , t h a t d w e lt u n til n o w t h a t he h a d realized th e full u p o n th a t sim ple love sto ry in its every d e p th of his a (Ter t Ion fo r Hose. S h e h a d d e ta il, nnd co m p re h e n d e d It wirli s h a r p b eco m e v e ry d e a r to him . H e r g e n tle am i greedy e a g e rn e s s ; hut nt th e elose, all n ess a n d in nocen ce nnd go od ness of h e a r t , m e m o ry of th ose d eta ils d e p a r t e d . All h e r childlike loveliness, an d m ore t h a n all. t h a t w a s left of t h a t sto ry , g a th e r e d into h e r lik en ess (o one beloved in by-gone th r e e w o r d s —thr«x> single w ords, t h a t y e a rs , e m l c s r e d h e r to th e h e a r t of th is Hose, w ith b a s h f u l Joy. w h is p e r e d a s she second f a t h e r . H e s h r u n k fr o m s p e a k tinished: “ l i e loves m e— L o u is loves m e !” ing of th e p a r t in g , th o u g h he could not A n d H elen M o n t a u h a n said to h erself, d en y to L o u is th e boon so e a r n e s tl y “ H e loves u n o th e r ; he dews not love m e!" so u g h t. T h e w ord« w ere b ra n d e d Into h e r h e a r t ; I t could be seen, by a close o b serv er, t h e y w ere w r it te n th e r e in c h a r a c t e r s of t h a t no w , w hile this d is cu ssio n w a s going tire; th e y w ere InefTnceable. ou, nnd on e a n d a n o t h e r lay ing p lan a "Y’ou a r e not going y e t ? d o n o t go yet, t o u c h i n g th e ev en t. Hose h e rs e lf said lit d e a r H e le n ! " m u r m u r e d Hose. " H ta y tle, m erely giving a s s e n t to th e v a rio u s w i t h me a little lo n g er.” p ro p o s itio n s laid before h er, an d s e e m in g H e r aoft eyea, r a i le d ao te n d e r ly , ao to tu k e b u t a p a ss iv e p a r t in th e g e n e ra l p lead in g ly , to t h a t face, ahoue w ith a actio n . T h e r e wns, too, a t tim es, a c e r d iv in e b e a u ty . T h e gold-tinged tresses , t a i n g r a v i ty , w hich m ig h t as well h a v e flowing »h oo t h e r g ra c e f u l h ead , w ere been called a c tu a l sa d n e s s, in h e r de like th e glory t h a t s u r r o u n d s th e b ro w of m e a n o r, a n d w hich could no t well he ar- a sa in t. T h u s aeem ed th is y o u n g girl, ns c o u n te d for. C r n d u n ll y it b e c a m e so e v i • h e atood b efo re th e d a r k , s t a te l y H elen , d e n t flint it occasioned th e d e e p e s t u n w h o se p rou d fa c e w a s c a lm nnd q u ie t, e a sin e ss in th e b re a s t of Louis. H e e n w h o se splen did eyes shot f o r th no s h n f t d e a v o re d to d r a w fro m h e r th e c a u s e of it. Hhe se e m e d disinclined to a c q u a i n t o f t h e s m o th e re d tire w ith in . H u t H e le n M o n t a u h a n u tt e r e d m i n e him w ith t h e origin of th is u n u s u a l mood. " Y o u a r e ill, ih-nr H o se ? " he a sk e d , g e n tl e w o rd s an d t u r n e d a w a y . S h e b a d e H o se a p le a s a n t good n ig h t b e fo r e she w ith n lo v er's solicitude. " I a m not ill, L o u is; in deed, you a l a r m w e n t o u t, an d th en , t a k i n g h e r by th e h a n d , b e n t d o w n once m o re an d kissed y o u r s e lf u n n e c e s s a r il y . ” h e r. W it h t h a t k iss she s w o re h a t r e d - " T h e n yo u a r c u n h a p p y ? ” und y in g , e t e r n a l; revenge, sp eed y and “ I a m no t e x a c tly u n h a p p y , e i t h e r . ” su re, to th e one w ho h ad rob b ed h e r of O n e m o n t h of th e t h r e e hud p a s s e d his love. And Hose so u g h t h e r pillow to a w a y . " T h e r e nro b u t tw o m o n t h s now . H ose,” d r e a m su c h d r e a m s ns y o u th a n d jo y m a y bring, even w hile h a te an d rev en ge, sa id th e hnpp.v y o u n g m a n . A n d Hose, ev en a s she received t h e kiss w i t h sleepless eyes, w a t c h e d o v e r her. H elen M o n t a u h a n se c u re d h e rs e lf in th e h e r lo v er g a v e so fo nd ly , t u r n e d a w a y to p riv a c y an d stillness o f h e r c h a m b e r , an d sigh. H e o b se r v e d it w ith in c r e a s e d u n p u t t i n g h e r la m p on h e r o w n d re s s in g easin ess. ta b le , t h r e w h e rs e lf u p o n th e couch, n o t " M y d e n r u n cle,” ' he sa id to th e m a r to sleep. T h e s p i rit o f r e s t fled fro m q u is , “ w h a t c a n nil H ose? I a m s u r e she th o s e eyes, t h a t gloomed u p on v a c a n c y . is n o t q u i t e h a p p y , t h o u g h she re f u s e s T h e r e w n s no pence fo r t h a t h e a r t , b e a t to a d m i t it.” in g w ith h a r d , tierce, h e a v y th r o b s b e T h e m a r q u i s did n o t o b se rv e th e d o w n n e a t h its silken v estu re. S till th ose w o rd s c a s t m ood o f th e y o u n g girl fo r th e first b u rn e d upon it th e i r s co rch in g c h a r a c t e r s t i m e now . H e h a d w a tc h e d it since its c o m m e n c e m e n t, an d m e d i ta t e d serio usly —“ he loves a n o t h e r ! " Hho h a d s w o r n revenge. T h e dren in a n d w ith d eep co n c e rn on th e s u b j e c t. o f h e r w hole life h a d been b ro k en now. A t len g th one d a y he s e n t for h e r to com e I t w u s ns if aaain g le t h r e a d o f s h in in g to h im in th e lib ra ry . " M y d e a r ch ild ," he said , " I m u s t .know s i lv e r b a d r u n Its g litte rin g line th r o u g h C I I A l ’T K l t X V . I t wan utictit. Il«*l«*u M oiituubnii h*'l M itered h e r a p a r t m e n t , oml ai-curiiiK th e «lour, k * v « w ay to tlu- p a s s io n a te feeling» l>orn of a iliro auaplciou, w hich hud boon r a n k l in g 1» h e r b re u s t for hour«. T im in t e r v i e w b etw een h e r f a t h e r und Hose In tlie m o rn in g , th e hin t a t a coufeaaion, th e tlioiiaauil «light yet convincing token« of r«-ellag witnoMaeil t h a t afteruoou am i ev en in g lu h e r cloae y et ailent ami a te a lth y w n teh over action» uml word«, so m e th in g p eculiur In th e m a n n e r o f th e m a r q u is , ami th e occasio n al gay yet my»- teriu u a Jeata of th e C o n u t ils O slrv ill« ' all eombiueii to a w a k e u w ith in h e r th e l-lttereat ami uioat to r m e n t in g d i s t r u s t a m i auaplelon. “ I will kuow I will k n o w !" «he aal<l t o heraelf. A little w hile «he w a ite d , till ■he wu« able to a«autue a m a n n e r o f per- fect eo m poaure, and th en , liftin g a n »la- b u s t e r la m p fro m th e toilet, »he croaaed th e g allery anil e n te r e d th e a p a r t m e n t o p posite. lto»e h ad dl»mi»«ed h e r tn ald a n d wna b r u s h in g o ut h e r h air, wboae rieli fold», fa llin g arotiud h e r light ah ap e, alm<>«t c o n c e a le d It w ith th e i r ahining veil. S h e tu n i e il fr o m t h e m i r r o r aa M ad em oiselle M o u t u n h a n e n te r e d , nnd a lovely »mile b ri g h te n e d o v e r h e r a w eet face. “ Ah, I a m ao glad you h a v e rotne, H e le n ! ” she said , ru n n i n g to h e r ami t h r o w i n g th ose fair, sno w y a r m s a b o u t h e r In a n inn o cen t, loving a n d h a p p y e m b ra c e . A n d H e le n M o n t a u h a n , b en d in g h e r lo-nntlftil head, enlm ly uml w ith »«•etning k ln d n e s a uml afTerilun, ki»«ed Hose on h e r fo r e h e a d . T h e girl sh u d d ered . “ H o w cold you are, H elen ! A re you 111? Y o u r lipa a re like ice!" “ No, I am not III, d e a r child, an d I t h i n k it m uat be b e c a u s e you a r e ao w a r m , ao excited, ao h n p p y , t h a t you i m a g in e ine to be cold. I h a v e com e to alt w ith you a little w h ile b efo re I r e t i r e . " “ You w ere k in d to come. I w a n te d to see yo u; I w us w s lt in g fo r y o u ." She s a t d ow n by th e side of M ad em oiselle M o n t a u ti a u a n d p u t h e r a n n a a b o u t h e r «g ain . “ W ell, you wluhed to aee m e — ii t h a t a l l ? " ask ed H e le n , attein[>ting so m e th in g like p la y f u ln e s s In h e r m a n n e r . " I w ish ed to to tell you s o m e th in g , a n d now I h a v e n o t th e c o u r a g e ." Hose h id h e r fa c e on h e r c o m p a n i o n 's b r e a s t a g a in . " H e le n , It w a s a b o u t —l,oui»." T h o s e sw eet ey es w ere h id d e n ; It w a s w ell; th ey could not see th e sto n y fierce n e s s of t h a t wild, w h ite fa c e above, t h a t g r e w w ild er an d w h ite r aa th e girlish, t i m i d co nfession w a s m ad e. H elen M o n ta u h a n . c ru s h in g w ith calm «m l te r rild e force th e th o u s a n d m a d e m o tio n s In h e r b re a s t, t h a t » tru g g led to h a v e w a y , co m pelled h e rs e lf to litter, so ftly : t h s re a s o n a n d th e n a t u r e of th is gloom w hich c o n tin u a lly re s ts upo n your « p in ts . I t Is, a s you m u s t I«- a w a r e , a m a t t e r of aorae a n x ie t y to me. You do not deny t h a t , if n o t precisely u n h a p p y , th e r e is y e t som e wish to ho g ra n t e d som e desire to be fulfilled, w hich co uld resto re to you y o u r iisiiu I s e r e n ity ? " " I will n o t d en y It, m o n s ieu r," sh e re- STATU WILL LUSH HEAVILY. NECESSARY MONEY RUT UP. turn<'d, q u ie tly uud sadly. " A n d you will no t tell m e w h a t It is th is w is h ? D e a r Hose, th is r e - e r v s If Rejection of Claim to Swamp Land Flnsnclai Troubles of Oregon Electric Is Affirmed. Company Are Over. p a in s m e e x tr e m e l y , 1 a m s u r e you would n o t w ish to c a u s e m e u m o m e n t's dis Haleru— T he rejection of th e claim of B aker C ity — T he Oregon electric q u iet, a n d y e t you uneon selously give m e com pany, w hich has been in financial th e u t m o s t a p p re h e n s io n . You coufid«3 \ th e state of Oregon to 55,000 seres of n e it h e r in H e le n no r L ouis; then | e n th e awsr/ip land in K lam ath m arsh tro u b le, w ill resum e o]>erstions a to n e s. tr e a t you to I»-, a t leas t, f r u u k w ith me. w ill, if affirmed by the secretary of the T he E astern c a p ita lists w ho are back of th e e n terp rise have p u t up th e neces Is it a n y t h i n g w hich I i m i do to g r a t i f y in te rio r, c u t a big slice off th e sum th e sary cash to discharge a il th e «lebte and you, m y c h il d ? " " I n d e e d , 1 s c a r c e ly th in k so," a n s w e re d state hoped to realize from th s »ale of dixmixe th e atta c h m e n ts su its which H ose; " I do no t th in k any one h«'re could th is land. T he s ta te ’s claim was for have been filed by cred ito rs. The bring m e w h a t I w ish. It la----- ” m oney fur th is purpose has been re 100.000 acres, and of th is a ll h u t ab o u t " H o s e , I th in k I k n o w w h a t you wish. ceived by O lm stead A Stayer, th e cor I h a v e th o u g h t of it m o re th u n once of 7.000 acres had been declared by th e poration a tto rn ey s. th e very s u b je c t, d ou btless, upon whi«'h surveyor-general to be sw am p land. T h is com pany was organized by A. you a r e se c r e tly d w elling a t th is m o m e n t. B. F ram e, of P o rtla n d , who secured You h a v e n o t seen y o u r f a t h e r in a long T he s ta te 's claim waa batted upon the tim e. You a r e a b o u t to t a k e a m ost im ! sw am p land g ra n t of 1860. T he K lam v aluable w ater rig h ts on Eagle creek. p o r t a n t step, and you wish to see hint, a th Indian reservation was crested in C onsiderable work was done lost sum m er, h u t early in th e fall th e re waa to tell him of all this. Is it not so ?” T h e t e a r s q u ie tly e s c a p e d from th e 1864 and th e alo ttrnents to th e Indians tro u b le over financial m atters, and 1 were m ade w ithin th e lant ten yearn. F ram e resigned ax general m anager. y o u n g g ir l's d o w n c a s t eyes. “ It is tr u e , m o n s ie u r. I w ished to »ee The 55,000 acres probably com prises Since th en cred ito rs have a ttach ed th e him . 1 could not forget him in my h a p th e Ix-st of th e sw am p lands and if th e lum ber, flume« and o th e r pro p erty and pin ess- m y po or f a t h e r ! " all work ceased. Several h u ndred “ A n d it w a s very n a t u r a l , d e a r Hose, title of th e In d ian s should lie finally thouxand feet of lum ber had been de t h a t you sho uld not. N e ith e r did I fo r confirm ed, th e rem aining 38,000 acres livered along th e line of th e flume and get h im ; hu t I h a r d l y k n e w w h e re he w hich th e state would receive, would work on th e power house wax under could lx- f o u n d .” way when Ih e work ceased. " I k n e w th a t , m o n s ie u r," sh e rejo ined , he rendered practically w orthless. H . H . Andrew s one of th e officers of " a m i it w a s p a r t ly on t h a t acc o u n t t h u t W h eth er an appeal w ill lie taken to th e com pany, who represents th e E ast I h a v e been silent all th is w h ile.” A n d th e gixsl m a r q u is could easily cotn- the secretary of the in te rio r has not ern ca p ita lists, is exjiected in a few p re h e n d th e r*-wtmint t h a t hud also hei-n lx*»n d eterm in ed . G eneral W. H . Odell days, w hen operations w ill be resum ed. i n s t r u m e n t a l in p re v e n t in g h e r from giv | waa a tto rn e y for th e sta te in th e pre ing u t t e r u u c c to th e wish sh e had ao long Articles of Incorporation. a n d s o r ro w f u lly ch e rish e d . M u c h a s sh e sen tatio n of th e s ta te ’s claim to th is Salem — A rticles of in corporation loved thi'in all, she h a d s h r u n k from re land. H e does not know th e grounds have been filed in th e office of Secre m i n d in g th em , in th«-ir »«‘fi n in g f o r g e t upon w hich th e decision of th e a ssist ta ry of S tate D unbar as follow s: ful!!«'«», t h a t w hile h e r f u t u r e w a s occu Oregon T raction com pany, P o rtla n d , p y in g th e m c o n tin u ally , t h a t h e r f a t h e r , a n t com m issioner of the general land p o o r au d ho m eless a n d fo rg o tte n , m i g h t office was boxed, b u t is very firm ly of $1,000,000. T he object of th is corpor be glad to c la s p his only child once m ore the opinion th a t th e s ta te ’s rig h t to the atio n is to acquire rig h ts of way and co n stru ct a railw ay from P o rtla n d to in his a r m s an d b re a t h e a f a t h e r ' s bless land is superior to th a t of th e In d ian s. H illsb o ro and Forest Grove. ing o v e r her. T he value of th e sw am p lands on H otel Monopole, In co rporated, J o r T bi'y h a d not <|iiite fo r g o tte n it, h o w e v e r; a u d n o w th a t h e r d esire w as m a d e K lam ath m arsh has been estim ated all dan V alley, $15,000. kn o w n , th e m a r q u i s an d laiu is w ere th e w ay from $100,000 to $1,000,000. W estern Oregon Conference associa ei|ualiy a n x io u s to seek fo r him . T h o u g h tion of seventh day ad v en tists, Salem , n o th i n g a la n d u te wu» kn o w n c oncern in g O r., $10,000. B egins Wsrfc an the Ditch. hia w h ereab o u t» , t h e r e wa* som e reaso n Brew er D rug com pany, S tayton, $10,- Echo— T he B u tter creek irrig atio n fo r ladieving t h a t he had gone to L yons, 000. com pany has liegun active work on the a n d a f a i n t ho pe of finding him th ere. A cco rd in g ly , th e m a t t e r w a s t a k e n in to co n stru ctio n of an irrig atio n d itc h to lie Land Sella a t $120 per Acre. 20 m iles long, la-ginning a sh o rt d is co n sid e ra tio n . M ilton— T he h ig h value a t w hich ir It w a s a b o u t th is tim e th u t the C o u n t tance below E cho. H a rry Rogers, an a n d C o u n te s s d e C lairv ille. w ith L o rd K g extensive c a ttle m an and w heat grow er rigated land of th is d is tric t is h eld is e rto n , h a d a r r a n g e d to co n tin u e t h r i r who resides on B u tter creek, was elect show n by a deal ju st closed. A lfred B. r o u t e to F a r i a , a n d a s they h a d lx*eu e n ed p resid en t of th e com pany and w ill Duff and Jo h n H u n te r have sold to A. d e a v o rin g to p e r s u a d e th e ir host a n d his take personal charge of th e w ork. The F u ller a 10 acre garden, located six fam ily to a c c o m p a n y th e m a n d spend th e com pany has large ten ts for th e housing m iles n o rth of here, for $1,200. M r. tim e w ith thi'in th e r e u n til th e i r r e t u r n , 1 of em ployes and team s. T here are F u lle r gets full use of th e irrig atio n before th e union of Hose a n d I^liiia, it nearly 50 team s a t work w ith nearly d itc h w hich runs by th e p ro p erty , b u t w a s decid ed to a d o p t th e p rop osed plan tw ice as m any m en. W ater w ill m ake only u n d er th e agreem ent th a t M r. a n d re m a in som e d a y s nt L you s on th e F u ller does h is p a rt in m ain ta in in g th e w ay, in ord er, if possible, to h e a r som e th is land very valuable. d itc h . W henever a deal is m ade in t h i n g c o n c e rn in g H u g h L a m o n te . th is d is tric t it is p ractically th e w ater T h i s c o u rs e h a v in g lx*en fixed npon, Logging Camps Close Down. w h ich is sold, as th e land is w o rth iest p r e p a r a t i o n s w e re im m e d ia te ly comtnenc- A storia— The P elton-A rm strong com w ith o u t a p ro p er su p p ly of w ater. «•d fo r th e j o u r n e y . T h e C o u n te s s de C la irv ille «'ould no t s u p p r e s s h e r jo y a t pany closed dow n its logging cam ps on th is a r r a n g e m e n t . H ose Is gun to r«*- th e E lokom in riv er, near C a th lam et, Preparlag Its Annas! Report. c o - e r t h e g en tle v iv a c ity a n d a n im a ti o n Salem — T he sta te board of ag ricu l n a t u r a l to hey: an d Louis, c h a r m e d a t for th e season. Benson has sh u t down o b s e r v in g th e change, w a s th e h a p p ie s t n early a ll h is cam ps, b u t has one at tu re is in Salem , p re p a rin g its an n u al report to be su b m itted a t th e an n u al o f iimn. B unker H ill s till in op eratio n . Besides m eeting w h ich w ill be held D ecem ber A n d ho w w a s it w ith H e le n M o ntuu- tm n? It w a s well k n o w n t h a t sh e w a s j th a t one th e only cam ps on th e n o rth 1Ä. pleaseil w ith this a r r a n g e m e n t . S he hud shore of th e C olum bia riv er th a t are e x p re s s e d h e r s a t is f a c ti o n m o r e t h a n once ru n n in g are those of th e Skam okaw a PORTLAND MARKETS. in nlludiiig to it. a n d took an a c tiv e p a r t 1 logging com pany and th e Saldren cam p, in th e p r e p a r a t i o n s m a k i n g for t h e oc on G rays riv er. casion. Hut t h e r e w a s n o one in nil t h a t W heat— W alla W alla, 73c; blue- p a r t y —no t even Hose Lament«* h e rs e lf, stem , 78c; valley, 77® 78c. Re-Elected S ta te Veterinary Surgeon. se e k in g ti d in g s of h e r f a t h e r —w h o took B arley— Feed, $19 per to n ; brew ing, so d«*«'p a n in te re s t in th e th o u g h t s of Halem — Dr. W illiam M cLean, of $20® 20.50; rolled, $21. th is j o u r n e y . F o r H e le n M o n t a u h a u hail u p u r p o s e —th e b a r e s k e le to n of a plan a s 1 P o rtla n d , has been re-elected sta te v e t F lo u r— V alley, $3.75@ 3.85 per b a r y e t —o v e r w h ich she had been b roo king e rin a ry surgeon for a period of two re l; h ard w heat stra ig h ts, $.3.90® 4.10; in secrecy a n d alienee th r o u g h m a n y a years from Ju ly 1903. T he pow er to clears, $3.55@ 3.75; hart! w h eat p a t d a y p a s t . H e r desire, h e r t h i r s t fo r r«- en ts, $4.20® 4.50; g rah am , $3.75; venge. w a s fierce an d u n q u e n c h a b le . till th is position rests w ith th e Dom estic whole w heat, $4; rye w heat, $47.5@ 5. L o n g hn d she been m e d i ta t in g u p o n th e A nim al com m ission, com p ieed of th e O ats— No. 1 w h ite, $I.07*h i gray, m ode of its fu lfillm e n t; hut h e r h a n d s governor, secretary of sta te and p resi $1.05 per cen tal. h a d been in a m e a s u r e h o u n d ; th e n e c e s d e n t of th e state board of ag ricu ltu re. s a r y f a c ilitie s fo r action w e re difficult M illstuffs— B ran, $19 per to n ; m id to he a t t a i n e d . N ow , how ev er, m e a n s of T he salary is $1,500 per year and neces dlings, $23; shorts, $20; chop, $18; sary expenses. f o r w a r d i n g h e r w r e te h e d sch em e w e re linseed, d a iry food, $19. nt h a n d ; th e a p p r o a c h i n g j o u r n e y o p ened H ay— T im o th y , $16 per to n ; clover, to h e r w a y s a n d m e a n s t h a t sh e only too Snow Discourngca Stockm en. $13; g rain , $12; ch eat, $12. e a g e rly a n a te h e d a t. W it h c a lm a n d un- H eppner—T he first fe n e ra l snow fall im p a ssio n e d d elib e ra tio n w hich b u t as V egetables— T u rn ip s, 65c per sack; su r e d a m ore te r rib le c o n s u m m a t io n of of th e season in M orrow county oc carro ts, 75c; beeta, 90; parsn ip s, 50® h e r h a t e f u l design , she m e d i ta t e d upon ; tom atoes, 50® curred last S atu rd ay , and th e ground 75c; cabbage, 1® 1 th e n ew a s s i s t a n c e affo rd ed h e r n o w ; sh e 60c p er b o x ; cauliflow er, 75c® $l per looked f o r w a r d to th e m e th o d to be is covered to a d ep th of from one inch dozen; beans, 4® 5c; celery, 35® 65c; a d o p te d , a n d c a re f u l! m a d e her c a lc u on th e low lands to 30 inches on th e p u m p k in s, le p e r po u n d ; onions, Yellow la t io n s —c a r e f u ll y an d coolly. S he h a d fo o th ills and m o u n tain s. T he u n u s D anvers, 75c@ $l per sack. no f e a r —no h e sita tio n . H e r s w e re s t r o n g H oney— $3® 3.25 per case. p a ss io n s s tr o n g an d fiery, a n d d eep anil ually early appearance of snow on dendly a s well. Love an d h a t e h a d e q u al frozen ground causes ra th e r a depressed P otatoes— Oregon, choice and fancy, violence w h en rou sed in h e r b r e a s t ; the feeling am ong stockm en. 6 0 ® 75c per sack; com m on, 50c; sweet love w ns fo r g o tte n now ; th e h a te w a s potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2 ^ c . u p p e r m o s t ; it w a s m e a t nnd d ri n k to Reduction ol W ages, F ru its— A pples, 75e®$2 per box; h e r ; it hn d t u r n e d h e r h e a r t to steel. Eugene— T he em ployes of th e Booth- ornbapples, $1.25 per box; pears, $1® C o m p a s s io n , te n d e r n e s s , p it y —all w ere b a n is h e d . T h e fiends th e m s e lv e s could 1 K elly com pany have been notified of a 1.50; cranlx-rries, $9@ 10.50 per b arrel. p lo t no m o r e m ercilessly t h a n th is w o m new schedule of wages w h ich w ill go B u tter— Fancy cream ery, 30® 32){c The schedule an, w h en v e n g e a n c e had once becom e h e r in to effect IV cem ber 1. per p o u n d ; d a iry , 20@ 22)kc; store, m akes a reduction of 25 cents p er day 15® 15 Sic. ob ject. A sm o ld e rin g fire lay in th o se proud, on a ll men receiving $2 or less, and 50 C h e e se — F u ll cream , tw ins, 15® d a r k eyes, ns sh e left th e old c h a t e a u ou cents per day on a ll receiving more 15l 3e ; Y oung A m erica, 16® 16)*c; t h e m o r n in g o f th e d e p a r t u r e fo r L yons. th a n $2 per day. T illam ook, 14® 14Vjc; E astern cheese, S h e lea n e d f o r w a r d from th e c a r r i a g e 15c. w in d o w iis th e y w o u n d slowly along the B n k v il B a n a n a » . P o u ltry — C hickens, m ixed, 9c per road lead in g n o r t h w a r d , a n d looked upon T e a r a n arro w strip of peeling from p o u n d ; sp rin g , 10c; hens, 10c; tu r th e d a r k pile t h a t ro se a g a i n s t th e blue, one side of each b an an a. Lay th e b a s e r e n e a i r of t h e declin in g a u tu m n . keys, liv e, 18c per po u n d ; dressed, 20 “ S«>c,” said L ouis, gaily. “ H e le n is t a k nanas, open side up. in a b aking pan, ® 2 2 l ac; du ck s, $6®7 per dozen; geese, cover closely and bake for h a lf an 7® He per pound. ing n s e n t i m e n t a l f a r e w e ll o f hom e.” “ N a y . cou sin , I w a s th i n k in g of o u r hour, or until very ten d er, b u t not so Eggs — Oregon ran ch , 3 2 tv ® 3 5 c; ten d er as to break w hen handled. Pe*l r e t u r n , ” a n s w e r e d she. “ T h e n w h y be th i n k in g a l r e a d y , ” said and send to tab le and serve aa a vege I E a ste rn , 2 6 # 2 7 vac. T allow — P rim e, per pound, 4@5c; t h e m a r q u is , “ o f o u r r e t u r n ? Indeed, I table, or w ith hot cream sauce a t a No. 2 anil grease, 2 S j ® 3 c . a m linlf inclined, H e le n , to believe t h a t d e s s e rt Hops— 1903 crop, 12®21c per pound, you really re g r e t leav ing th e c h a t e a u . ” P o t a t o f a n f l l r c (C h n fln g- U tah). according to q u a lity . “ M o n s ie u r,” returned M adem o iselle MIX a p la t of m ashed po tato es w ith M o n t a u h a n . “ th is j o u r n e y is, of all th in g s W ool— V alley, 17® 18c; E astern Ore in th e w o rld , on e of th o se w h ic h I m o s t h a lf a cup of thick cream an d th s gon, 12® 15c; m o h air, 35 ® 3 7 L2c. d e sire .” w h ites of tw o eggs, b eaten stiff. P u t Beef— Dressed, per p o und. S h e le a n e d b a c k in th e c a r r i a g e an d tw o tablespoonfuls of b u tte r In th s V eal— Dressed, sm all, 8® H k,c; large, sa id no m o re. (I rn d u n lly th e y e n te r e d chafing dish, and w hen very hot p u t 6® 7c per pound. u p o n t h e ro a d s k i r ti n g th e fo rest, an d M utton— Dressed, 4® 5 M e; lam bs, In th e potatoes In large tablespoonfuls. t h e n th e c h a t e a u a n d its neighborhood 6c per pound. W hen brow n on one aide, tu rn , brow n w a a loat to view. (To be continued^ th e eth e r, an d serve Im m ediately. P ork— Dressed, 6M@ 7c perfpound.