The Stayton mail., May 11, 1911, Image 4

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that »lata «rein»”
What waa
r >vl< was further astouud>«l by tha
“W«»IU bv"— began i>o.tl«*, to m p i« »
roadln«»** with which th«* bn(11 Ins ly nonplused.
young man he fore hint hail aeo«*pt«*»l | "That was a pretty good a peach.”
hi* > h:-Vei'.ee to cn 11 the police. Was comment«*«! Valentine, pointing ta an-
It possible, after «11. that be had been other clipping- "*o«'oo«l one I erer
mistaken? No. It was Jimmy Valen­ ramie The first, what wa* thn date—
tine who stood before him. the «nine February what?"
Jimmy that w as wanted by the Mas­
"Ninth." Doyle re*» Impatiently.
sachusetts authorities for that old and
••This Is too good." put In Valentine.
almost forgotten "job" In the savings “Here, look here." He Indent«*«! the
bank of Springfield. Mass.—$14.000 picture on the wall. "Who la that as
In currency taken on a Washington's big n* life there? If« lH*eu staring us
Novelized by
birthday night and not a mark of an both In the face ever since you've been
Instrument or «if an explosive on the here ”
FREDERICK R. TOOMBS
safe when next morning the doora
Doyle went to the photograph. “That
were found yawning open, the night was on Feb. t>. 1006— why. yes, the
From the Great
watchman gagged and bound b«*lp- photographer even dated It."
Play by
lessly to the metal legs of a stationary
"Is this you?” Doyle pointed to one
v asbstand In the vice president's of­ of the figures lr. the group.
PAUL ARMSTRONG
fice.
"Well, look at It. If this Valentine
“Here, cut that out!” ho crlcHl. lung­ was In prison .hat must be me. You
O Copyright 1910. by American Preti i
ing forward at Valentin«», aw aiting a said yourself tl at Slug Sing doesn't
V
A»i oc iati on
response to his call. “Don't bring any allow boarders 10 go visiting."
of these locals in on a big job like
Doyle stepp«>d back in front of Val
~ u is not possible for me to know this.” He thrust back his coat and, eutlne's desk.
"You enu alibi yourself Into hell,
how the men get here who call on me. opening his vest, revealed a shining
shield fastc»«*d on one of his suspen«!
Such a man as you describe, however,
Valentine, bu^ you enn’t get away
er
straps.
Valentine
bent
over
ami
ln-
did call on me. But that man’s name
from that scar on your left wrlat."
was—er—er”— H e crossed to his desk, spectiHl it very deliberately and very
Doyle had r«*served this telling «hot
pauaed. glanced perplexedly at Doyle closely. He turne«! to the teleptmne for a critical moment.
and
Instructed
central
to
countermand
and then reached to the telephone.
"1 never had a sear on my left
“1 forgot for the moment, but they his call—all a mistake. The tw o men wrist." the other returned jubilantly.
seated
themselves,
Doyle
drawing
a
likely will know outside. Hello! Do
"Let's see.” the detective snapped
chair close to the assistant cashier's
unbelievingly.
desk.
“But that proves nothing.” Valen
\
“Very well, sir. Now if you can
tine drew back as he spoke. H e ap­
see fit to refrain from your embarrass­
peared unwilling to permit Doyl* to
ing questions and Innuendoes I am
make an examination o f bis wrlat.
sure we may arrive at som ething.”
“Let me see. I tell yon. It'a got to
"Of course yon know you w ill have
be
shown sooner or later. Delay won’t
to prove that you are not Jimmy Val­
get you anything.” Doyle waa forcing
entine."
the fighting now. He w as certain that
“Pardon me. Mr. Doyle. If I set yon
he had Valentine cornered.
right on a poiut o f law,” smiled Val­
The nsslstnnt cashier thrust his
entine. “You will have to prove that
hands behind his back.
1 aai your friend. Jimmy Valentine.”
“Don't you renllze." he said trium­
“But you wou't make me,” laughing
phantly. “that that Is a rer* old fash
f
confidently.
loued method o f Identification? Don’t
“No. To expctllte matters I will
you know that since the Introduction
convince you that I am not.”
j of a horsehair In sewing wounds
“Please do. Jim my.”
there Is never a scar?” He smiled lr-
“Very well. Tell me how I may
I ritatlugly at Doyle.
prove it.”
As a reply the detective bent sw ift­
“Very simply. I said goodby to you ly across the desk, seized Valentine's
in a hotel one afternoon In Albany arm and drew his lef* hand toward him.
three years ago. You were fresh from
“Could an old scar be opened and
—Sing Sing prison.”
sewed with horsehair nnd dl*api>ear?"
"Am I to understand that I w as In be asked dazedly as be saw the wrist
prison, a prisoner?”
was unmarked by any Indication o f a
“ ‘Doing a bit.’ yes.”
I scar.
have been. I couldn't , ‘I don’t know; I presume so,” In-
. "But , I cduldn’t
,
have been lu tw o places at the same <ufjerently
tin‘e'
I Doyle was sile n t This last denone-
No. not easily, and as Sing Sing ment disconcerted him more than had
doesn't allow its boarders to go visiting anything else. An Idea cam e to him.
I guess yon were there. Now, think He lunged forward, clutching Valen­
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hard and try to remember.” advised tine's right hand in bis own. nnd Jerk­
"GLAD TO «NOW TOt\ MR. DOTL*.’
the detective.
ed It across the desk. "Was It the left
you recall the name of the lust man
there can be no chance . ! wrist that w as scarred 7 ' he cried.
. “Mr. Doyle,
,
who called on me to«lay? No. not Mr. of any deception in so open and shut He pushed back the cuff but the
Doyle; he's here now. Cronin, that’s a matter. If I was in prison I must surfnce of tbe ^ Rhr
w,„ „
It. Thank you.” He hung up the re­ be your man. If i w as not"—
smooth and as unbroken as the other.
ceiver. “Cronin." he added. "He
"Yon were In Sing Slug; committed
“Anything else I can do for you?”
cam e in here a short time ago to n ego on the 9th of February. 1906.”
askivi the assistant canbler calmly as
tlate a loan.”
“February 9, 1906. I was in St. Paul, Doyle let go hi* ban 1.
••Cronin!” gasped Doyle. "So he's Minnesota, sir,” returned Valentine
"By ---- . tbnt's funny!" murmured
taken a new monnker. too, has he? positively.
Doyle. He looked across the room to
Ami he came to negotiate a loan from
"Well, the proof Is finally up to the picture on the wall. He drew a
Bauker Jimmy Valentine! Well, if you.”
m agnifying glass from his coat pocket
that isn't rich! 1 do wish Warden
“But my word." injuredly.
and stepped before the handsomely
Handler <xmld be here today to hear
“Ob. you are going to talk me out of framed photograph once more. He
yon pull off this little stunt. I always It."
passed the lens np and down and
told him you were too good for the
“But I can’t get proof In an Instant. across, over tbe face of the photo­
sa fe breaking game. You ought to be Go up there and Investigate."
graph. then wheele«! about and faced
an actor or a United States senator.
“No; it’s too far. and don’t forget Jimmy Valentinp
You're wasting your time in this busi­ you were going to prove it.”
(To be continued.)
ness.”
Valentine now appeam l to be dis­
“I appreciate your compliments, but concerted. Doyle watched him curi­
TIPPING IN FRANCE.
I really quite fall to understand you ” ously. He did not underostimate the
Valentine spoke sharply. "Your atti­
elevemos» of the young man who had lf Cne Oo.an’t Pay Up. Than LIU Is
tude is trying my patience. Mr. Doyle. outwitted the veteran tracker* o f men
iVada a Burden.
1 am a Very busy man. with large re- for years :.nd whose escapades extend­
Why do we pay pourbolre* In
ftponsi! ilitfes. and ns this conversa­ ed over half a continent. But he was
tion Is entirely frivolous—frivolous, 1 anxious for the next step In what lie France? Simply because lf we didn't
*ay- 1 must regret to fully inform you considered a colossal attempt at d«-- life wouldn't tie worth living. Here
1« wbat happen* to the man who gives
that I must continue on my day’s ceptlon.
no tip to the waiter: After a cognac
Work.’’ H p nodded townrd the tray of
nnd eau-de-seltz he summoned the
CHAPTER XV.
currency. "Believe me. I am perfectly
carcon and gave him the exact price
'ALENTINE broke the silence. of his consummation. Then he rose
wi:iing to do what any citizen should
d«> to help apprehend a criminal, but I
“But to prove so important to go, but before he had tim e to leave
must ask you"—
a matter so suddenly—on a the enfe the waiter tripped over a
second’s notice—why. no man stool nnd emptied od to the nontipper’s
“Oh. b— 1, Valentine, do you think
I've lost my eyesight? You're Jimmy on earth can— Wait. If 1 happen to handsome fur coat a glnss of sticky
entine. and that was Bill Avery Lave that scrap book here; I brought It sim p which he wa* carrying to an­
v. ho culled .¡n you I guessed he knew down one day. and IT’—he opened a other ctwtomer. The clumsy waiter
where you were and had him watched, drawer—"here it is. Of course there begged a thousand pardon* and Im­
nnd the first trip he made I followed nm>' be nothing here on the exact date mediately made thing* wor*e by seiz­
ing a greasy cloth and nlbbtng tbe
him Now, ent It out and declare -T0U mention.” The last doubtfully,
slrupy substance Into the coat. Sup­
yourself. Do you come, or do 1 get
"What’s this?"
“A scrap iKiok. I suppose all people pose a tenant do«-* not tip hi* con­
requisition papers and take you?" ills
manner became as threatening as his i i re the same about this little vanity,” cierge. What 1* the result? This—that
¡sir-ally. "You doubtless cut out be or she brings up the letters at all
Words.
“You will do nel'her. and you will i - fir t clippings nbout yourself you hours except when they arrive; that
saw In print. There—no. that’s callers are told yon are not at home
fies-ist from Insinuating that I am a
when as a matter of fact yon are
criminal or I will cause the watchman
waiting for them. If you grease the
to eject you from the bank. Further, j
porter's hand from time to time there
I do n t know that you are a detec­
will never be nny difficulty in allow ­
tive. Your actions are those of a
ing the tradesman to go np to your
blackmailer—or"—
flat. But as soon as the tip* are stop­
A clerk entered.
ped a host o f Irritating regulations
”I)Id you ring, sir?"
yon never benrd of will be enforced
“Yes
Kindly remove that curron- j
to prevent the grocer’« and the butch­
cy," cried Valentine, eying Doyle. "So
er’s boys taking up your order*, and
many rtl'-picioua characters abont In
everything will be done to make yoor
these hard times that one must always
life a burden.
be careful of strange visitors, partic- 1
Your servants may go ont every
ularly in a banking office.”
night I d the week and all night, bnf
The clerk cast an apprehensive
If they tip the concierge with your
glance at Doyle, whose face had
own coal or wine yon will never know
turned rnl with rage, and, seizing the
It When it 1* not the concierge or
the servants that make your existence
tray, hurried toward the vault room
unbearable It 1* the blnnchlsaeuse. who
with It.
brings home collar* that don’t belong
"Take It out. take It ont,” command­
to you. somebody else’* p*)amn* and
ed Valentine, waving his hand. “I
rairped edged handkerchiefs. Bur the
shall take no chances. Now. Mr. Doyle, ,
tip make* all these annoyance* van-
either show credentials to prove what '
'sh.—London Globe.
you nro or I shall telephone the po-
11-e."
Th* Valuable Shsap.
Doyle, amazed at the effrontery and
Sheep occupy tbe same position
daring assurance of Jim my Valentine,
among the various animals of the farm
fell back against the wall, his legs
that clover, nlfalfn. cowpea*. beans and
threatening to give way beneath his
other legume* occupy am ong tbe
heavy body.
' plant*. They renovafe tbe aoll and Im­
"In the name of Dan the Dip.” he
prove the exhauster! field*, nnd. white
nc<! helplessly, “if the crook*
they may not be able to draw nitrogen
"II ns slick ns you, Jimmy, the
| from the ulr nnd deposit It In the soil
>i;fil nil lie empty. You don't
for future erop*. many of our i»e*t and
lo It.”
V A r.n N T IN H S n r 'F F L F D T U B P a OKS B /.O K .
»¡"«t learned aathnritle* plain) that
:ty Valentine picked up the tele-
aad. g*-’ <ug the «pntral o f tbe i 1907.” Doyle came to him. Valentine j they will add to the aotl more than
exebr -
er(V~ i la ne car-fc- shuffled ihe page. back. "Well, that'* they will remove from It
I pretty close—that's In March. 1906. 1
gain t»e> m-
“Alias
Jim m y
Valentine
mb
is at present American Ambassador to
Waal Indian Habbla Bklrta.
LEISHMAN TO GET POST
Italy.
Tba women of tba Waal Indies have
been wearing tbe hobhla aklrt for
.
,
It la a*aume«l that Ih--reason an off!»
years and are apt te w«*ar It fbr years Ambassador to Italy Picked to onl „„„„„„„mam of •!» appoint)», si
te come. The hobble may have origi­
Succeed H ill.
of Mr. l.ctahnian ha* mt Imcn made ta
nated with the«# woman o < the trop­
1 bccauao his name la id llw fo r s the For-
ica. bet they probably rare little fbr
d » d i iki
i> i
.i
, i eign Office for a do« ¡«tin of the k aiser
the credit, aa their hobhla la more of
BERLIN. — It
la confidently exp«-ct«xl
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aa to w hether Mr. Lt-ahman would l»a
a necessity than a fashion dacreo. . here . that
the successor of Ambaaaador
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They wear a ball anywhare lelw n -n Hill will ba John Q. A. Utahm an. who *’cr- on"
to ,h *'
the ahouldera and th« hip*, and the
tight hobble cord la pla«*ed Jnat below ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ H m 9 9 » 9 9 « » a « a » » a a a 9 9 9 a 9 » » * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ • • • • « • • <
tho knee«. They are *ft«*n forced to
walk through tong, «vet gvnaa nod ford
at re« bis . and whaa occasion «l«•m*n(!B
It the aklrt* are pulled np and the
hobble cerd hold* them In pln«*e. Ev­
ery native woman weara a hobble, bnt
m calls It a “grasltto.”
OUR CLOSING OUT i
♦ Churches of Stayton
Prices surely aught to interest
you.
Baptist
Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m.
and at 7:30 p. m. by Rev. A. J. Hun-
saker. Sunday school at 10 a. m , A. J
Caldwell, supt. B Y P U at 6:30 p. m.
Eliza Roy, president.
Catholic
C h niton o r thk I mmaculate C owcbp -
tion, S tayton; Rev. A. Lainek,
priest in charge. H igh mass second
fourth and fifth Sunday* 8:30 a. m.,
Priest'« address: Sublim ity. Oregon.
-S t . B onifack ’ s C atholic C h u b c h .
Sublim ity; Rev. A. Lainek, rectorj
Low mas* 8 a. m., high mass 10:30
a. m., first and third Sundays in the
m onth; high mass 10:30 a. ni., sec-
end, fourth and fifth Sunday*. Ves
port at eventide.
Christian
Services the 2nd and 4th Sunday*
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday school s t 10 a. m . Mrs. W. H .
Hobson, superintendent. Y .P . 8. C. E.
at 7:30 p m, Stephen Taylor, president.
Lmiies Aid society mrots each W ed­
nesday at 2:30 p. m., Mrs. Frank Les­
ley, president.
Remember a dollar saved is
two dollars earned.
Such
being |j
the the case we can talk prices.
Men's $3.50 and 4.50 ox­
fords in black and tan at
one half price.
25c Ladies Burson Hose at
$3.00 Boys 1911 pattern, pa­
tent leather. Buster Brown
oxfords at $1.75.
Others think they are Riving
18c per pair, 2 pair 35c
a (Treat bargain at 25c pep
pair and so they advertise.
All wash (foods at one half
price.
Beautiful silk way
first cost.
I Julies 25 and 35c Kverwear
Hosiery in black und tan at
below
similar reduction.
TROTTER’S STORE
S ta y to n , O regon.
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Methodist
Methodist Episcopal Church, order of
services: Sunday school at 10 a. m.,
A.
D. Gardner,
superintendent-
Preaching service 11 a. m.
Epworth
League 6:30 p. m.. Miss Alma Jew ett
President. Preaching aervice 7 JW.
Prayer m eeting every Wednesday-
evening at 7:30. Business m eeting
o f Epworth League the first Thursday
o f each m onth.—Rev. G. W. Guthrie,
Pastor.
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"On«- i-i.-a of lu.ivi-! .« where
nobotly haa to ait behind a big h at”
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You press the button;
we do the rest.
Electric Lights are
; All Kinds of Sweet
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; Good Things^to
; Eat at
THE GEM
CONFECTIONERY
N ex t Door to Postoffice
B E A V E R
E N G R A V I N G
the perfect light
for your home.
STAYTON ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY
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C O M P A N Y
CJUAI IP . ?kcl
CUTS
" DESIGNING
LUS f HATING
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I Sift A N K t N Y
5Tb
PORTLAND
Property
in Stayton, one block from
bank, including five lots
and tw o
story
wooden
building price $4000 Hotel
doing a business of over
$300 per month.
$2,000
C h ild r e n 's S h o e s M a d e
a s T h e y S h o u ld be M a d e
While the foot is growing one pair of ill-
fitting shoes m ay cause foot deformities th at
will last through life.
We m ake shoes for children as well as for
m en and women—under the name “ H iaw atha.”
They arc m ade so as to
allow the foot to grow as nature
intended it should.
And they are made with just
as m uch thought to wearing
qualities and style as the shoci
for the older people.
Numb«« t i l l )
W hen buying shoes — no
L a d ir. P aten t C olt
Semi Ure«« Shoe
m atter for w hat member of the
family insist on
cash, balance tw o years
sell building w ith tw o lots
The Gotzm n Shoe
for
• • H IA W A T H A •• L I N E F O R C H I L D R E N
time 8 per cent.
$2,<;00,
Or will
reasonable
terms.
Address P . O .
B ox 201, Stayton, O r., or
call Room 4, Stayton State
Bank Building.
FISHER & RICHARDSON
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