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~vW ^ * ' 1 ..................................... ... A British Volunteer .......... — A Singular V indication 1 - kingston kin k s By DONALD CHAMBERLIN IT P A ID A D eathbed A FTER A LL Pv WlLl.lAM t HANDU R |1 I i R» F. A. MfTCHEL f Promise Rv 1 A M ircH EL J y ^ I I l^ O D D Fi i nou* Ra»i F U y e r.S ay . "T u x id o U Mrs. IVniiis CiiMwt'll »• tl Mr. a good, pure, Arnt'.v Flood visiU'd vsiUt Mr». mild tobacco I.istmi Darby i luirs»la> aft«,nio»>n and makes a Mrs. I.ognn Nt'i t, ot F*illlV««k w onder f u lly is visitinjr ht*r pun u s Mr. anti pleasant pipe- I Mrs. A T. Mn wi r, Ibis we. k smoke. ” Sa«kville left London to the Nearly ¡1 hun«lre«l .»«are ug»». »» lien «•»»l* »aii!«':.l on •» " » • »•" New q |,.,d ho|ie»l. my t iilld," s«l«l At . . . - of crowds of (»copie who were New York City »vas wliat »» ould n«>»» 1" « * " k to » 'li !» » ■ 0 m- ’ "d u y kinsoii. "lo Und paying dirt for you » c lie g liis regimeut tnnrvh to the sta bo conaldered a siiiall towu. .1 youiig iltlit at Bulla!«« mi l d Id' «.-lor«' pegging oui. but It is dculed me CblVortl I!; toi»! vifle ¡ bui t* in- i > Is* entrained for the «-oast and man sto»xl ou u dock lu tlie làist river , 1 quay that lt«‘ i-oulil go 11 r »ril»«-i |f | t^,ui«l have left you rich 1 would I folks Tluirsihis » wi.i g. « t<> Belgium. In six mouths he walting for tlie arrivai »»f a sall lill» ill the lievi e»eii!ug Noi »'al.» »»a« he not no»» iniml liandliig In uiy clil|ia ■ i.< »I uuder very different clrcum- that was cotulug up tho bay When disupiuiliite.l at having to wait in a Bill ivmeiubvr this, ni» little girl, tf Miss Iiiiuisf ll»i.k»la »libiiiyfii- s ita n te town over Situila», hut horror I here’s any such thing ns the »lend i" TI mmy were no crowds to «he ship arrived, was »locko.l a ml I tor Mario, call» »! ul the M a t t tri l.i a at tvuieuil oi in : 11« • t he »vas helping ilio living I’ll help you." uit.i. In»tei*l of the bandker- dozen passenger* that had eotne l, a s i >rt of vasti, having p,»»» tiled just I M o l'o r hom o «S cl.» » . « . ■ « > T lio e »»ere the last » u n ii spoken by wavlug from the windows and Eugland ou her begun to «lo - ml e. ugh to take h in to his Journey's Torn Atkinson to Ills daughter. Ellen it 's uf martial music many of gangplank the young uiau t » id Mis hotel i I fot one day would lie passisi Into unco us»'louai; ena aud j Mr. uiui Mit. O. M. liak»T nn> ,,ds were closed, and there was scrutinizing each |>erson. IltlitI y I S' i. ■ up all he had. »»Iti» noue left foi • Misi ilio same night Ell«>n Inni been ; tori'ii to Mill ( it> Su dav. ite rattle of the cal» In which ha ^ a woman with a patch o »« m lie men of mighty muiclc and i;.- sleeping liertli to Chicago. Ills »»llh hiui In tlie gold lieliU for years j»en through the streets. Mi-s ! et ha .‘v h«'» r » r iteti ;! keen brain, testify that they eye and called u|*>n a coustnhle si nd ti- l ets were to that city uni had suffered with hliu one riloap ¡:,*il> pul up at a hotel and »vent I»» point incut after another till to her they tho l'uri.» Colo botilo Tuosi ay fcvllle had lost a foot and ankle lng beside him to arrest her She W.is smoke T u x e d o with never a 1 Ml. In ilio mol uni!! hi» bethought »»»•re no longer iltsnppotntincnla. but as is, !targed from the ranks, taken to the headquarters of the w alivi! mu trace of t o n g u e - b i t e or elf as lo how he shoiiUI get away expccltd happenings. But till the very had lK*eu among the first to re- where she proved to lie a man l •r.n Ide means for a w the »'ay litui | l i t he bini » xpe» t»'»l to strike It rich til throat-parch. T h a t ’s partly <1 to td> country's call, leaving the a young woman who stood liy t!. Mrs. K K 1 ’.'■» ml oal’i'il al '! rt*j»in - berth l»>r the balainc of Hie aud when lie »vas taken down with his because Tuxedo is mellowed * i e of a hank In which he was ^er anU9 about the man who had I*» for lie had no mind (>• sit up all last Illness Ielle» »-»I that lie woulil gel ¡tho J. K Y - 1 mali homo 1 lui: • li* '' 1i’h'.' e>l. to Join the colors. Ilis posl- ^ the arrest and silently »vepl t by ageing in wood from three iti '• 1t Then siul»!«•ni» li»- ii'tiiemlH>retl »»»•II enough to »ltg a little lower tu a I d ay : I te» noon. t u hi the bank was still open to him. or It 11 Ills , titilli, i'»»in AtkluMon »» .1 - 1 led»' lie was sinking anil »vould strike toyit'er years. Ageing is only t i it required him to stand all day Mr. Cliffon) Slayton ami Mi 'lie I! II ' 1)0 1 ««y ami hi.-- 1 » cuts li»e»! ilicie lln- » .'illimi.Ilion of a le.nl lh.it »vas the beginning— the big thing I nc . hooks, and he was unable to had married Abe! Williams. t"»> » IMP* r • •i:*' s r.:tiler hail » lsite»l Ills s«in 1 1 paying luilidsouiely but n liuuilred fi*et • A r tiiu r la 'fflt I V isitl'iI M rs. A rn o y l i n Indeed, there were few posl- is the famous “ I’uxcdoProc* >:*Ul t Mi ;i:;»«, and I! !» 1lllll b«'»'ll IUtr»Hlll»'«';l a»»;.» When »le.ith came he had not |. »uo, i T u w J av aftO I IH OH. t us lie could till. The only occupa- uni i«i 1 ti. -. 1 . Ile tub ili » id ou Mi Atkin- tv : Pc I i lie goal mid l»'ft III» clitld with cs9,” that nobody else can Ui':i lit it occurred to him as suited to Miri M• !1. slate Ills in* »■"irle« ami secure lull a small l«ig of dust, not worth $.'*> H aloinh lla m lii w as a b u sin ess use. I. > altered » ouditlon was that of chauf However. Ellen imssesse»! something , , • ......... . . . ... ben fl :o li 1:111 of the few «lolla:s ina' ¡isi. feur lie »vas a gentleman without Itnh >p«Mit the morning reading Ihe she value,! tnore than g o id -th e heart | V,S‘ l ,,r ,n -^ o n .la y . the young husband was playing »vitii iiumii « and sh rin k from doing menial M , M rs J „ h n S a m ln o r .1 r . . his little daughter several men cuter»-1 i:i’»\ spaj ers :i im I tlie afie: n»H»u walking of .... honest, energetic young man. »- ark. hut it was the best be could do, ID iraiu did not leave who was rlorkliiK hi a ston* in»t rar and arrested him ou a charge of »■• i i . ,• streets a id he hobbled to a garage and se till II o'el". I. After dark he plucked from tlie pi'UKTty on which tier father J w o ro b llfiin .s \ i-d to rs a t tlio ( . bezzling money from his eu»pl»»yer ra: ed a position. T b rtd «, 7 0*»./.» I ' m mnS l ' w « F or some tim e Williams was at a loss i .; i «-unrage to go to the Atklusuns f«*r had »lone Ills Inst digging and where | S o h a o fo r h om o M o n d a y Ut'tor: 10 » »11 11 ue day lie was directed to go to a to understand why he. conscious of tie liis Innu So after getting the mldress he bad built the ealdn In which he and and » all for Miss Amelia Duncan, Right ageing makes Tuxedo from n directory lie turned bis steps u> l»l-> »laughter lived Murk Hosmer C a rl K o lb s \\ !«,) is sio k w ith tin \tnerican young lady traveling with lng perfectly innocent, had l«ecu charg l lie li* »use i'n hi- a 'r li’al lie found I lie married Ellen a few »lays after lier fo 1 , i.............. . i i .. mild, sweet and delicious—the ed with crime. Then, remembering cer hei iu»uiid mother, who was confined lie liesilntetl. i I ht Inni becn lal»t to rest. nini they . t b e in o a su » »» r, jx»rt«*,l b e tto r . tain suspicious circum stances connect premises dim!.»' ll-'b'tsl often - imitated - but - never • !v r room under her daughter's care, He »»us templed lo give It up ami sit li» . il t retlier In thè alxxle thè bride , G. F. ll.ooi ami .on I.oydo, e q u a ll e d “ T u x e d o P r o c e s s * * .sted b.v a nurse. The daughter ed with a fellow clerk named Skiuner. up ail night i;i a i' :» car lint the pros- ha.l »»'eii|»l»sl «'»« r sin»'* licr fatlier lia»l he came to the conclusion that Skinner i ■ • <-<1 the air and proposed to drive motored tip lo trunk Kohwoin’s makes l uxcdo the mildest, cool l'C«-t of a > ecpU'ss night urged him on. Isvii sidzist »vitti ti L a last Infatua 0 t every day when the weather ad- was the defaulter and had laid hi> ye- est and most delightful of all in Jordun Sut.dav. illations at Williams' door. Abel's and lie wciii up the steps and rang the Iloti. 1 .¡ted This was not Tery often, for I k -11 After waiting >»)ine time tie saw li 'siner mi» w llllng to »vork. but thè tobaccos. books were brought Into court at li.» H e >au seldom shines in England. She the light in the h ill lu rn el higher; d l'lrl t ivas noi produclng thè gold It. C. Kopperlinir, of .lordun One week of Tuxedo will It. I »ailed tor a reliable chauffeur trial and showed conclusively that then a feminine voice nske»l who was thai limi I hvii especled. ami anles Iti some one hail been covering up a l »» was a business visitor in this vi make you its lifelong friend. r '. ou she might use wbeu re»iuired. t here thè sture n e re rnunliig down. Hi* »al " a this t:?st afternoon that SackTllle of about $ 1 X 1 . 000 . lie was not an ex Hob »»ns staggered. Ilotv i-uulil lie nr» Inni U-cn r»sInceri aud liad reecbed cinity Friday. Get a tin and smoke it. »! '.c Miss I»uucan they became cor- pert accountant and floundered It*»!»»' explain who he wa>? He mu id uoi i » t » !n re IIn*» fouml !t dlfllealt to lessly In his defense. He was convict i c l In a street crowded with people very »veil say that lie was Tom Alkiu Miss Alta Harold was a guest You can buy Tuxedo everywhere m i »• end> mect. One night when »»I. • »vere witnessing the departure of ed and sentenced to five years' Imprls sou’s friend and he had called to bor X ln k »-aiee ho me frulli work he told at the W. K. Chrisman borne onment. t:»s.¡is for the war. l>rums were beat- row a fe»» dollars on the strength of hl »vife thin lie feared his employer ., ■ e. During his Incarceration his »»if» la -. il.tgs were flying, and the air was that friendship. He said nothing, »■- as ......... to discharge him and do «II ; ‘S u m la -V a fte r n o o n . stood by him. and when he stepped tilie.l with «-¡leers. standing In the vestibule Irresolute. the work tiliUM-lf. since the tiuslnesa ___ "Is n 't It splendid!" said Miss Dun- from prison she took him home, and "W ho's there?" iisk»'»l the voice again w-ould not warrant an assistant. the two began to plan for his vindica '« n . partly to herself and partly to He Hid so Excuse. In a ui»»re resolute lone. At ” o'clock the next morning Ellen Famous la r » liauffeur. " I f I were a man I tion. Unfortunately an investigation "W ell. Tommy, are you a go»«i I mi . t Still Bob. not knowing what to sav, mvakrned her liusbntiil nml askisl him would cost money. Resides, there was green tir. w..t'.'d surely go to the war." »aid nothing. Then he thought he , all the litre ? " nskid tile visitor If lie beard anything iiinisiinl After ".'.m l either leave your bones In Bel- no clew, nor were there In those days heard n light «tep within retreating, listening lie s:ii«| that he did not nml “Not I: c." After ; i . : or return minus an arm or a leg detectives, as there are now then returning. Suddenly the door asked her why she hail naked the “And wliv not?" or ..II eye or perhaps all three," replied considering the matter for some time »vas c[s-iii'»l a few Inches, and the muz- question She repll«'»l that every now "'fa n s « . I iluii’t want to dl«* young.” lm Tin Hu- they gave up h<»i>e of removing tlie l!.e »hnuiTeur. : .»• o f a pistol was |- ked through. Re- and again she tin»I hear»! n sound like j !'eiill«'»1 T» liilil.v. Chicago News stigma. Abel, having been a criminal, StU trl, 40 t Veil. I ¡lever!" exclaimed Miss Dun yond be could distinguish the ligure of earth thrown from a »hovel. muU SOt. could not secure a position nml was can in disgust. “Have you no patriot '•«© to sleep, tny dear." he replied. P rr»m.<i of Cr»»op» obliged to make a living by working a girl. ism ?" " I f you think that I am alone." sai»l "You lived so many years In the iiouml | rile largest «Ingle building ■trtn turv In G i a n • I <’on't believe In a nation relying a t home. He was very handy with a ii quavering voice. "you are mistaken. <d dirt thrown out o f holes In the . ii the world i« the I'yratnld of t'lusips H u m iJ in , knife and carved out trinkets that l:i> CM'!» i n its best men in case of war. There are three men u p stairs" lOcanJVOc. gtoniul that It has got ou your nerves." in Egypt, riii» famous pile eoiitnlns I s ink every man of proper age should wife sold for him. "1 — I-h a v e come lo make a call on The next night Ellen fnncle«t she m ,.| m '.’. i »« i . is . s » « ul..« I<-«-t of masonry One difficulty in the way of his vin be iia! lo to military duty. These sol- Mr and Mrs Atkinson. Do they live I . ml the name ¡»»mud. but, nine* Mark dication was that Skinner had left New nnd Is by far the most massive of TUI «MIRICAN TOtAOO wOMPAtf flier» are all volunteers." here?" hnd not heard It and thinking »he niau s liiillilliigs. i'ork, and no one knew where he had •That's what I like about them,” re "Y es, they live here. They're out at would troll! le him by railing Ii| h ntten gone. Ills disappearance continue I plied Miss Duncan. “Our war between A Trad* Mistur». Abel's suspicion that he was the real church. They haven't got l.nck yet. Hun io what he seemed to consider a the states was fought by volunteers. You can't come In." "There Is one very onbiislness trait criminal and had covered up his own . ii k In her brain, she did not wnke Our m.iniiest men enlisted.” ••Certainly not if you «lout wish It. defalcation through the books kept by him. But she llstetie«! hentdf. She about persons who !«>»«• to retail gos May 1 leave a card?" "And bore the brunt of the struggle Abel. A crim inal in one case is likely would li.-ar the sound, apparently n«>t sip." for two years, when those on the north The girl made no reply t<* this. Bob •What Is that?" to be a criminal in other cases, and far from the house, o f n shovelful of he! I out a mird and. poking it at the ern side began to pay the laggards to ’The) genel'iilly do It wholesale.’’— had Skinner remained In New York earth thrown on the ground. Theu girl ju st below the pistol, snid. ■ a -t .lest liefore the w ar closed men possibly be might have got Into troll nil was silent. In n few minute« she Balt I more Amerlisti »• it enlisting and deserting to get the "I'm a friend of Tom Atkinson, In ble that would have explalne»l Abe s would hear another shovelful tossed. Chicago II pi'cntug to be in Buffalo. Isiquty. I oi you consider th at Justice?” ruin. But Abel was not sure that Skin I concluded to pay my respect* to his It >e« med to her. from below, as • 1 dun'i know anything about that ner was guilty. Thnug!i sonu- one »vere digging In a parents.” v :.r | was not born till many years While In prison one of the Inmates treiK'li. lliii-e or twice she thought she "Oh. merciful goodness!" exclaimed fif'ci it li ul closed. It must be nice to whose cell was directly over Abel’s up I <• me of those noble men who volun pealed to him to assist him in making the girl, withdraw lug the weapon. lienrd a pick strike n stone, hut of this she was not sure She could not lo "W hat have I done!” teer. Don't you think so?” Of Ownership, management, circulation etc., o f "The Stayton Mail” pub an escape. T he man cut a hole In the cate the sounds, hut It »eem<Hl to her " It doesn't m atter." said Boh apolo- “No. I don't.” lished weekly at Stayton, Ore. Editor, E. M. Olmsted, Stayton, O re.; floor and let him self down Into Abel's thnt they »-nine from n corner of the Then you admit that you belong to celL Abel permitted him to hide un getieally. "It's my fault anyway. I Managing Editor, E. M. Olmsted, Stavton, O re .; Bii'in, » manager, E. M. lot In rear of the cabin. the class of laggards?” der his c o t Abel, who was employed shouldn't have »•ailed so late." Olmsted; Publisher, E. M. 01m stel; Owner E. M. ()lm»t»'«l; Kn»»wn m o r t She »» is tempted the next morning "A re you Itobcrt Sanford?" 1 don't admit that either. I believe on the prison books and acconled spe to tell her husband f i a t she hiul heard gagee holding more than 1 per cent of total security, none. "Y es." in • onscrlption.” cial privileges, also consented that the "Oh. dear! i'apa nml mamma left the souinls repented, but refrnlne»!. "Th ere's nothing noble in a man go man should take advantage of them. ing to w ar because he is obliged to go.” Ue thus escaped. an»l Abel lost his Job me all alone, ami I'm fraid of bur realizing that lie would think some "W a r Is a duty, not something to be on the books and was relegated to a glars. I've made n ninny of myself. thing had guile wrong with her. As sisiti ns he hail departed f»»r the store » ome in." proud of. It Is n horror. Did you ever celL Sworn to an»l subscribed before me thifi 30th duy of Mar., 1916. she went out to the renr of what wns B».b entered, asking If the girl was sec men standing in line ready to face One day when Abel was at work S. H. IIE E T Z K L , four acre lot, half expia ting to And death?” making a toy ship a man walked In and Tom 's sister, and she assured him [ sk a l ] Notary Public that some claim Jumper had been «11«- that she was and had oft»'ii heard Tom ".Vo. of conrse not.” stood looking at him. i;lng for gold. No sign of earth thrown My commission expires Jan. 2, 1917. -peak of his friend Mr. Sanford. "E very face Is serious, solemn. Not “You don’t remember me.” he snld. " I ’apa and mamma w ill lie so »ompll- up appeared. a »v»iril is spoken. They are like pris “I'm the man you hel[>eil to escat>e There »»ns n thick undergrowth sep oners facing a firing squad, only with from prison. I've come to pay you for menteil that you have called on them.” a prisoner death Is certain, while with what you did and suffered for me. I ssii»l Miss Atkinson, "and will be de- a n tin g her from where she hnd seem tIn in It is probable, or, w hat is worse, don’t know whether you are n bad un lightisl to see one of Tom ’s Intimate ed to hear the suiimls. nn»l passing they may expect to lie maimed for life.” or a good un and don't care. I only friends They »» ill !«• borne in a fe»v through It she enme to the extrem e minutes The services are over at 9. »siriK-r of the lot. Tlie gniund wns "A re they cowards?” know that I'm bad. A pal of mine "X u : they are men, but when the who lias got some valuable Jewels that and it takes them ulHiiit flfteeu minute» just us It had always been. Tlie sur fight Is on they cease to be men and he and I took tog» tber on the othpr to come from the church. Here they fine was uneven. hik I n ledge of red arc now.” stone a few feet high furnished n con !*»• ome wild beasts." side of the big water Is goin’ to beat Bob »»'¡shell it had taken them long »’rnient sent She snt flown on it and • "fs a shame for you to talk in this me out o’ my share. I enn fix it so er to come, for Tom 's sister »»¡is very Idly picked up ii l»s>se piece of the Instead of sitting com fortably that lie'll have to divide with you.” pretty nml lie would have liked a long st»ine. Exam ining It. she noticed tlint in cn auto you should be among those Abel told the man that lie would not er silling with her alone. The front it presented n rnther singular appenr- i: !•’«* fellows marching to war.” receive stolen good •. door opened, and Mr. and Mrs. Atkin fiiiee Her father had often sho»vn her " !i will not be so fine when they “ Well, then.” continued the Jailbird. son. after leaving their wraps In the su' li [ile»-es of ore, which, he said return.” “I can fix It this way: There's a big re were very rich in gold. "They will come back victorious with ward offered for the property Ynij'rc hall, entered. “Tills Is Tom's friend Mr Sanford Ellen bs»k the fragim'iit to the cabin their battle stained banners flying, welcome to i t ” of Chicago." said Miss Atkinson. gr etu i with the applause they de and put It in her bureau draw er; then, Abel readily assente»! to tills, and the "W ell, upon my word!" exclaimed taking her father's pick and shovel, serve." man informed him that the party was "M any of them will never come back. bringing the Jew els from I’arls, where Mr. Atkinson. “ Delighted to see you. she went back to the spot from which Many will hobble back. I f the regl- they had been stolen, to »lispo-e <»f I remember »cry well meeting you In she I iiii I taken the stone nnd began to j mciit returns as a unit most of Its mem- them in America. He was a one eypd Tom 's rooms in Clih ngo." dig “ How nice of you to come and see 1« rs will I * men who are not marching man and reaillly Identified. He would Since the place was coti» ciiled by j l»<>»v Quite likely they will be con arrive on a certain day and Abel counl us!" said Mrs Atkinson. "I assure undergrowth. Mark did not notice the j scripts; |»issibly they will have been turn him over to the authorities an I you »ve appreciate the attention.” excavation. Ellen, who lind bad n long | Bob remained for an hour, »luring cx|ierlence In the appearance of ore, . pn!»l to gu." secure the reivard. B.v this time the troops had passed T o return to the party who had just which the fond parents talked inces- dug on till h I ic came to something Hint s.mtly about their sou. and Bob prnls- looked worth examination. Taking an I the auto was released. Miss Dun- discovered that the | - r mi urre < t »i ordered her chauffeur to drive her was a man. Mrs. Williams rwiigiiizc 1 1 I him to the skies All the while ha specimens, the next day, instead of dig to tier hotel. She did not like his talk Skinner. He was much eliangid fn.in »vas trying to muster up courage to glng, she carried them to an nssayer. »peak of the loan of $2 for a sleeping and resolved not to have him drive what he had lieen mi l li ! I ist One evening ivlien Mark came home : I k r again. When she alighted he got eye. The fa ct that Al»el was or would berth. But to tell Tom ’s parents In from work looking distressed on ac- | do»vn and handed her out. She noticed l»e vindieated by the arrest was a re the presence of Tom 's sl«ter that lie count of the dullness of trade, which ; that lie limited. lief to the poor woman which caused In d called for that purpose »vas too . foreboded Ills discharge, Ellen threw "W h at's the m atter with your foot?” a complete relaxation. For n few mo much for him. So, saying thnt he must her arms nround his neck, exclaim ing: | sin a* ked. ments she wept on her Ini band's go for Ills train, lie bade them all goo»l- "M ark, we arc rich!” " I t's made of wood.” shoulder, then, turning to the prisoner, by. and, followed by n shower of thanks “YVhat do you mean?" for the attention lie had shown lliein "H ow did you lose the real one?” said: "Como nnd see." In calling, lie took his departure. "Fighting in Belgium.” "Skinner.” »lie took him to the hole she hnd dug "Oh. bo»v horrible!” The next evening he appeared nt and. picking up n piece of ore. told The Jewels were found concealed In Then. re»l ns a rose, she stalked into a wig worn b.v the criminal, and Abel Tom Atkinson's and fold the story. him Hint she hnd hml a specimen from the hotel. “ Well. I'll lie Jinged!” said Torn. ’ lie place assayed nnd It find shown received a reward of $10.000. He at The next «lay the young lady sent for once employe»! nn expert account.-mt "A fter fni-lng death at the muzzle of n f ’t x i to I lie ton. Sackvllle to drive her out again, and, to go over the books h»' was ai-ctlsed pistol you were obliged to sit up all "Ho»v »ame yon.” he asked, “to dig a fte r Iterating him for not telling her o f tampering with, and It was found night !" hero?" that he hail r>eeii a soldier, she forgave thnt the shortage had been dp>*;i.,u "Y es " replied Hob. "tint It was worth Bowing her head reverently, she told » night like thnt." him After all. he didn’t lose so much ly transferred from the bonks ! pt h him that her father hnd guided her, "W h it do you mean?" b.v serving hi country. He lost a foot, Skinner to f l M t « f A M 1 iinil »»lien he asked how she reminded but he galne<l nn American helresa for th at had prosecuted him did everytlilnc Hol< never explained till he Iv rtm « him o f the dying promise and the J a wife. «•gage I to Miss Atkinson. In Ita power to otoño for Its a»'tlon. soonds «lie hnd beard at night. ¡1 7 Many Famous Athletes— 10c I he S t a y t o n /Wail n o w 7 tsc S T A T E M E N T E. M. OLMSTED, Editor. The Stayton Mail The Best Newspaper print ed in the Santiam Valley can be had for the sum of Seventy-five Cents This means old or new sub scribers. Take advantage of this offer now before it is too late. If you are in arrears, now is a good time to pay up, while the price is low. The Stayton Mail "- - ' » K t # A *