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Th# G erm an looked up at him w ith a for,” she aald thoughtfully, "to make good—eith er to others or to ourselves. faintly arrogant am usem ent. G abrlelle turned suddenly from the O nly- It Isn't often granted us.” H e had the feeling that she w as not window. H er eyes flashed Into the le speaking to him, th a t for the moment giorniry's face. "P erh ap s I understand," she said é- he had passed o u t of her range of V vision, and lie rem ained silent. Home quietly. "You too are Richard Farqu- one tapped at the door, and Instantly liar's friend you will help m e?” th eir eyes met In m utual Interrogation In that single Im pulsive nppeul f<w "A gentlem an to see you, mademol herself, anil for herself ninne, she hud sells.” revealed all that Lowe had w atted for. She passed Into the little adjoining Ho left Ills place at the door of the sittin g room and floats! the door quiet Inner room, Throughout tliut brief In ly behind her. Ho quiet Indeed had terview lie hnd w atched tier steadfast been her entry th at the mail hunched ly. W hen he spoke Ills voice sounded together by the window did not appear subdued and yet firm, like that or a to notice her. Ills face w as turned man, nlrendy weary to exhaustion, who UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHEU to the full light as though In deliberate hoards nil his rem aining force fur n defiance of Its ow n harshly revealed last purpose. suffering and misery. "A nd If I hnd help to offer would you “Stephen!” He started and tried to accept It now, G abrlelle?” Live News Items of All Nations and rise, but she cants tow ard him w ith an "Ttuiukfully, Ntephen." au th o ritativ e movement. "No, don't I. A .R . W Y U £ "R ichard F arqulnir'a life Is safe,” Pacific Northwest Condensed get up. Sit there. You look tired — be subi simply. "E ven Colonel I »es T M I NATIVI t o n a . III." tIVIDINO W A T I U . for Our Busy Readers. tinti will not m urder Ills own son.” “ Yes, I am III." he adm itted. Ite w " I t Is useless." dropped back w ith a short stilled sigh *1 “ Useless? Wlint do you m oan?" “ If I hud not been III t should nut have "Tills much"— the legionary's fea H ungarian party leaders rep u d iate -5 s couie. It Is my only excuse." He tures w ere shadow ed w ith n faint all talk of peace. looked a t tier alm ost w istfully. Irony—"th a t your In form ation, w onder •'Stephen!'' H eavy advances in the price of flour He looked her steadily In the pitying, ful as It Is, has come too Into. Colonel are announced in Chicago. I »estimi naie out of Stdl bel Atibes sorrow ful eyes. Russian forces are now w ith in bom Ills destination Is "I have not come for syniputliy. three hours ago barding d istance of S tanislaus. A ustria. unknow n, and when he returns II may Gabrlelle. 1 am glud it's over and Floods in W est V irg in ia cause th e done with. W ith oue thing I should lie be th a t the sun will tiuvo already risen.” d eath of 66 persons and several m illion content—" •* Stephen Lowe turned slowly. F irst d o lla rs’ property loss. "W h at do you ask of me?” amt last he saw the faee of a woman. "To accept my mime mid that which The B a rtle tt pear pickin g season is CH A PT E R XXI. the French stn te will give my w ife In He rend tlieresm ly an Infinite com pas now in full sw ing in the Rogue R iver paym ent for the services I have done sion —2 0 - valley, Oregon, and all indications her. It Is all I have to give, Gabrlelle. A tonem ent. point to a 81,000,000 p ear and apple C H A P T E R XXII. "Mrs. P arq u h ar. do you hear me—do Accept It no, don't shrink from me crop. like that. 1 am a dying man rem em you understand?*’ P olitical influence is being brought Toward Dawn. The wide blue eyes flickered an In ber that. I ask nothing for m yself tint to bear on th e T reasury d ep artm en t to In tin* condemned cell Rlctmrd Far- sta n t; It w as her only response. She a poor form ality; It may be n few days compel th e use of Bedford lim estone lay stretched out, w hite an d still on —a few weeks at most, and then and qutinr stood with Ills hack against tbo from Indiana on th e new Portland, O r., wall, tils arm s folded, w atching tl.o the great bed —a path etic figure In you wilt lie free.” postotfice. ó 2 O . \ • ' V, \ ' t i '. „ . . i t. W A N b A a “ I am free now ," stie answ ered yellow streak of light that filter..1 which age and childhood’s frailty had i R i} i- Y (f V.’ i C K . . W . V A \v .V A i>£*QU B IO W A A tornado w hich stru ck Oxford joined In the com pleted circle of life. sw iftly. "H ut If I yielded to f N I through the narrow barred window N eb., early F rid ay destroyed th e ra il H er hands lay on the counterpane should never tie free again. I loved nnd fell slautw lse across the darkness These are th e men nom inated for ries. road roundhouse, unroofed th e opera m em bers of th e F arm Loan Board by He is a d irecto r and deputy chair They were still loaded w ith rings, and you aud I accepted dishonor for your to the Irou door opposite. H e knew house, dam aged many oth er buildings P resident W ilson. S ecretary of the man of the Federal Reserve bank of the heavy, glistening stoues seemed sake. I ceased to love you and re ttint the light cam e from mi overhang and injured th re e persons. He is president of the to have d raw n in all the vitality from gHlned my honor the sam e hour I re ing lantern outside, and that t.einntti T reasury McAdoo will be a member Philadelphia. City Club and th e Philadelphia Hous- I the dead and helpless fingers, For fused your name. T h at w as my ato n e a sentry with fixed bayouet kept W heat prices scored ano th er record ex-olficio. C harles E. Lobdell is a student of ing association, and a is Democrat. th e first tim e her wig sat straig h t, ami m ent to myself. To accept your offer guard. in th e P ortlan d m a rk e t when q u o ta C aptain Sm ith is a farm er and now Footsteps sounded on the passage. farm problem s and has had extensive by contrast the face beneath looked would l>e to wroug m yself uud you— tions fo r bluestem a t th e M erchant’s Tlie light still burned steadily. Morn He was is an ex p ert in farm practice in the de sm aller, wizened uml shriveled like a too deeply." E xchange jum ped to $1.17 a bushel. experience in farm loans. H e m ade a m ovement of d esperate ing w as not yet come. Nor could bo The advance on all grades of w heat reared on a farm , which he left to p artm en t of A griculture at W ashing little old w itch who, somehow or appeal. Itut she did not an sw er him. h ear voices or the fum lllur clash of ton. H e has been a student of rural study law, being adm itted to the bar other, had retained a grotesque fasci w as from 1 to 2 cents, w ith a stro n g in K ansas in 1882. He represented credits for many years and is an au nation. Only the eyes w ere terrible. T he door had opened and Preston, bayonets. The footsteps w ere sw ift, m arket. Lane county in th e K ansas legislature th o rity on farm loans. When a young Save for th a t one scarcely perceptible w ith w hite stern face, stood on the | stealthy. The Jarring lurn of the key The N ational A ssociation of M aster ten years, and was sp eak er of the man he followed the sea, and at an : flicker of assen t they never closed or threshold. tn tlie lock sounded siibdili-d as though B akers, in session in S alt L ake City, K ansas house in 1895. In 1902 he was early age becam e a shipm aster, "Corporal Goetz Is here.” ho said. the stren g th of the will behind it hnd He | wavered, y et the change In them was adopted a resolution to P resid en t W il elected ju d g e of th e T h irty -th ird ju d i q u it the sea to engage in farm ing. tuutu-d sound Itself. F a rq u h a r faced ceaseless. They pussed from face to "M iss Hmlth—will you eoiue?" son and to congress, askin g th a t an cial d istric t. He served on the bench For many years C aptain Sm ith was a Aud Lowe saw how she tu rn ed from about firmly. If this w ere dentil, tlicii face with a concentrated Intensity that em bargo be placed on th e present u n til 1911, when he resigned to accept director of th e Stockyards N ational w as savage |u Its dum b significance. him, not w ith Indifference, but with it cam e under a stran g e guise. The w heat crop in order to prevent any th e presidency of th e F irs t N ational bank of Sioux City, Iowa, which tra n s j door sw ung open. For on Instant the They becam e then pitiable In their ap fu rth e r advance in th e m ark et price of bank of G reat Bend. In 1914 he was acts millions of dollars of business an light from the window spread out anil peal or fra n tic In th eir tierce Im pa w heat. president of th e K ansas Bar associa nually w ith farm ers. He is a Repub tience. mingled with the dingy reflection from tlie passage, then narrow ed once more, U se of a special tra in to enable J . tion, and in 1915 p resid en t of the K an lican. Preston, stnndlng beside her. took H erb ert Quick is a student of rural one of tlie helpless hands and pressed leaving the darkness on either hand F rank H anley, nom inee fo r P resident, sas B an k ers’ association. He is a Re credits, and widely known to farm er«. It shyly. the more Im penetrable. and Dr. I ra L andrith, candidate fo r publican. George W\ N orris is a student of U n itl a few months ago he was editor vice president, to reach th e en tire na “ Nameless! T ake these clothes. “ You u n derstand. Mrs. F arq u h ar? j He of F arm and F ireside. tion, has • been authorized by th e P ro economic and social, questions. C hange Instantly—" I’ve been som ething worse th an a He, too, w as reared on a farm , en hibition N ational cam paign com m ittee. was grad u ated from th e U n iv ersity of “ Who are you?” blackguard—I ’ve been a fool. But | I t is understood th e tra in w ill s ta rt of Pennsylvania, did new spaper work gaged in teaching, and la ter practiced now I'm going back to m ake good, j "I will Introduce m yself later on. from 1880 to 1886, and th en began the law in Sioux C ity from 1890 to 1909. about S eptem ber 12. Do ns I tell you." Y ’ou tru st m e now, dou’t you? You 1 p ractice of law. In 1894 he took He was general m anager of the Ne A shadow moved and cam e out Into St. Louis d airies affected by th e charge of th e bond in v estm en t busi b raska C lark A utom atic Telephone believe me— I'd lay down uiy life to j the line of light. F arq u h ar cnlight a s trik e and lockout of union m ilk d riv have Richard back. Y'ou know th at? I ness of th e p riv ate ban k in g firm of Ed company and th e Iowa Clark A uto glim pse of the gaunt hard lined face ers did not a tte m p t household d eliv er ward B. S m ith & Co., of Philadelphia, m atic Telephone company, 1902 to w on't touch my native shore till I've i frozen now Into ImpasslM- resolution. X ies Friday, but considered plans for m ade things right.’’ serving as m em ber of th a t firm un til 1906, and was nom inated th ree tim es H e tossed the bundle of cloth»“* buck resum ing service. Many strik e rs w ere I t w as scarcely a sm ile th a t sh a d 1911. A t th e request of M ayor Blank- for m ayor of Sioux City, and elected on to the floor. arrested. T here was considerable in owed the blue eyes. Then suddenly once, serv in g from 1898 to 1900. He enburg he accepted, in December, "Goetz, you fool, do you think I te rfe re n c e w ith grocery and bakery 1911, th e d irectorship of th e municipal was nom inated for judge of the Su they closed, and the last sign of life would do tt? It's useless. I'm nut wagons th a t w ent to th e d airies to g et was fcnuffeil o ut like the light of a d ep artm en t of w harves, docks and fer- prem e court of Iowa in 1902. going to have you shot In my stead." m ilk to re ta il. candle. P reston looked up. Gabrl- "Fig-headed Englishm an, »to you elle stood a t the foot of th e bed and M ajor G eneral T asker H. Bliss, think I should nsk you to »In anythin': she beckoned him. anil they w ent out chief of staff of the U nited S tate s so sensible? G et Into these clothes If together In the adjoining room. P res arm y, a f te r an inspection tr ip along you don’t w ant to be strangle»!? Nairn» ton closed the door. Ills boy's face, th e border and to G eneral P ersh in g ’s of heaven, Don Quixote, may not tt oc Special appropriations include $20,- contrasting curiously w ith the upright, W ashington, D. C.—The im portance h eadquarters in Mexico, declares th a t cu r to Rancho f’alizn to accom pany you any soldier in th e N ational G uard of th e $200,000,000 revenue bill, to 000,000 for a governm ent n itra te j pow erful figure, had lost its hopeful- on your little expedition Into freedom?'* cam ps who com plains of conditions “ is w hich th e sen ate has devoted many p la n t; $6,000,000 fo r good roasd; ] ness and liad become haggurd uud "T he thing la imposslbl»'—" a b ab y .” The general said th e situ a hours of deliberation in caucus, is be $15,000,000 for rural credits, and $50, • overcast. Rut even in the half-light lie bad tion everyw here was unusually s a tis ing im pressed on leaders by th e fa c t 100,000 for the governm ent shipping "My God, and to think th a t I w as rnught the blaze In the usually i n' I P l ALTO a * th a t appropriations now n earin g com project. factory. instrum ental In th a t!’’ be said hoarsely. VA LU A ' i v / S t f nml arro g ant eyes. It fired his blond. W ith President Wilson and a m ajor “I—I feel as though I hud m urdered pletion have broken all records. The D em ocratic national com m ittee It w as like a blast of northern wind In W ith passage th is w eek of the $50,- ity of th e p arty leaders urgently sup someone; It's pltiuble—terrible. I sti-.ll has selected th e e n tire six th floor of the fetid closeness. 000,000 ship-purchase bill and probable p o rting th e naval building and person see those eyes to my life's end. Miss th e K arpen building, a M ichigan ave "Goetz," You Fool, Do You Think I approval by th e house of th e se n a te ’s nel increases, it is beileved the house " I t Is not impossible. Your frli u 's nue sk yscraper in Chicago, as its g ig a n tic naval bill, th e ap p ropriations will agree to them a fte r advocates of .Smith.” Would Do It? It's U seless.” are here—your mother. ’|h e : e m e Khe nodded from the window where W estern h eadquarters d urin g th e cam of th e S ix ty -fo u rth congress will have i a sm all navy have made th e ir last she stood looking out on to the street paign fo r th e re-election of P resid en t the absolute oblivion of a mind whose horses w aiting for us both out Ide th.« exceeded th e previous h igh record by , fight. In anticipation of a close vote, bathed in the mellow glow of evening. W ilson. T he fa c t th a t th e successful whole force lias sw ept suddenly In one forllllentjons. Tom orrow \ve -hall bo every ab sen t rep ren stativ e was noti a t least $500,000,000. “ It Is aw fu l to w atch the struggle,” deep channel. H e followed her to the In Ormi. God, m an—If you bail -.-.-n D em ocratic cam paign of 1912 was d i W hile ex a ct figures cannot be com fied more than a week ago of th e ap rected from these h eadquarters played she said h alf to herself. "She Is try in g open door and stood there, silent and tier face when 1 gave your message! puted until th e gaval has fallen on the proaching contest, which will mark Will you let th a t little woinaii break to tell us som ething, and I cannot read forgotten, w atching her. an im p o rta n t p a rt in th e ir selection la st supply bill of th e session, th e ag th e climax of the national defense- her heart over you?" again. The floor affords 8500 square the m essage. H er eyes are full of It— Corporal Goetz bowed ns she en g reg a te ap p ropriations by congress for cam paign th is week. F nrqulinr tore off Ills tunic. fe e t of office space. 1 feel th a t I am blind and stupid not tered. He looked ut her narrow ly, a all purposes probably w ill approxim ate A ppropriations for preparedness "W ho has the w atch?" Oregon crops th is year are estim ated $1,700,000,000 as a g a in st $1,114,000,- alone will ag g reg ate approxim ately to u n d erstan d —b ut I only know th a t little curiously. "B ertran d. H e w ent over to (he "I lieuril your nam e," he said In Ills $640,000,000 unless unforseen develop it is vital, th a t It may mean life or to be w orth $30,181,730. 000 for th e S ix ty -th ird congress. canteen live m inutes ago. As I know, death.” enreful French. "I have a m essage for Besides reg u lar supply bills, which m ents should force a curtailm ent. lie will not be back yet n while. At Two earthquakes w ere recorded by you—from my com rade.” "D eath ?” he echoed blankly. the w orst we have three iniliute:« lo the seism ograph a t th e U n iv ersity of to tal, as they now stand, $1,387,206,- W hile the house th is week is bringing "A fter w h at you saw th a t nig “ From Richard F arq u h ar?” spare." S an ta Clara. Cal., th e first a t 1 1 :40 580, congress w ill have added, when business to a close, the senate will don't you realize th a t death Is not “ I know him ns Kh-haril Nameless. "G ive me th a t coat!” o ’clock Monday m orning, la stin g for th e shipping bill is approved, more pass th e shipping bill, w orkm en’s com o ff? " He gnve me the m essage out th ere tn about 15 m inutes, re g iste rin g an am th an $90,000,000 fo r special purposes. pensation bill and conference reports N either man had raised his voire He th ru st his hands deep Into bis the d esert—a sim ple sentence th a t I T here also have been c o n tra ct au th o r p rep arato ry for the revenue bill, on plitude of 80 m illim eters. above a whisper. G oetz's laugh w as have retained word for word. ‘Tell pockets. izations am ounting to about $270,000,- which a stubborn assault will be "I w on't believe It,1 he said deolslvo- her.’ he said 'th a t tru th w as more beau Inaudible. A g re a t fire in a fo re st near Savona, 000, all of w hich would b rin g the waged by th e Republicans. When the "Ah. dus ew lg wclhlh be! Are you tifu l tliun the m irage.” ’ Italy , along a fro n t of nearly th ree g rand ag g re g ate to $1,685,000.000, atnended revenue bill gets through con iy- “They d are not.” ready?" There w as a brief silence. She Is there an y th in g th a t d are not be general defic ference, it is expected congress will he m iles is reported in a H avas dispatch ! w ith th e u n certain “ Yes.” stood In the full red glow of the eve Leaders of both JonK to B '"K lonary?” from Rome. Two thousand soldiers iency app ro p riatio n bill, still in th e ready to adjourn, "Then come.” have been sent to fight th e fire, th e m aking, to be added a t th e end of the p arties are hoping adjournm ent will I ” 11« Is an Englishm an. If—If they ulng ns It poured In through the win The Iron door sw ung hnel; smoothly. dow, and Stephen saw I ht face. It dared I should m ake it an International come by Septem ber 1. session. cause of w hich is unknown. question— I should rouse all Eng- seemed to him Inspired, alm ost beau In the neighboring cell there was a sudden hush; as though w arned by tifu l—a m iracle of u g rea t happiness. F o rty thousand pounds of wool is C o n stab le Kills T w o M exicans. P rin ters F ear Idleness. land ■ some Instinct the rough voices d'eil sold a t Eugene, O re., a t approxim ately “ And the sentence?" It w as P res Tucson, A riz.— A fte r has horse had B altim ore — The danger th a t th o u - 1 Would you succeed In g etting a let- 40 cents per pound. . . ... , , . , . . . , te r into the Times, do you think, Mr. ton who spoke, and for all his self down Into ii dull m urm ur, through been shot from under him by two Mex- sands of p rin ters may be throw n out of p rcston?” restra in t his volee had lost Us steadi which tlie tw o listeners heard other C harles E. H ughes m akes his first sounds—a harsh ciiintmind, heavy ap j f e drew his bands out of his pockets ness. cam paign speech a t D etro it. O th e r ! ican suspected of h aving p erp etrated a work because of the high cost of w hite proaching footsteps. Goetz closed (In burglary, and he him self had been shot paper was said to be a question seri- a nd sw ung round nngrlly on her. She "To be shot a t d aybreak.” speeches will be made in leading citie s i through th e hip, C onstable John B rig h t ously concerning the delegates to th e w as sm iling a w ry am usem ent, " I t Is Impossible—ab su rd —” Fres door. He set Ids back against It. nml of th e W est on th e in itia l trip . In tlie pale light falling aslan t Ills f a r e of C ourtland, d raw in g his gun as he 62d annual convention of th e Interna- 1 "M iss Sm ith—can you afford to ton m uttered. R obert F. W agner, a t New York, I lay prone on th e ground beside th e body F arq u h ar saw th a t ho w as smiling tional Typographical union here. John I laugh?” Him turned to him then ns though fo r governor, and Calvin J . H uston, of his horse, killed th e tw o M exicans W. Hays, secretary, said the shortage | "Yes—a little. I suppose you think w aking from a dream . The b rief mo savagely. of Y ates county, for lie u te n an t gover S aturday, A fter em p ty in g his revol "I dem and n hundred pardons. I of p rin t paper is m aking it difficult for me heartless. As a m a tte r of fact, we m ent of serene triu m p h an t Impplness nor, was th e tic k e t agreed on a t a con ver a t th e Mexicans, who had ambuBh- m any new spapers to keep in busi- laugh m ost easily w hen—” She stopped hnd passed. She was fa re to face with miscalculated. O ur friend llertrnnd ference in New York C ity of 15 prom ed him, B rig h t craw led a d istance of ness. short w ith a gesture of Impatience. life again, nnd the stren g th and benuty has deserted the bottle n ’ m inute too in e n t D em ocrats. No tw o m iles on his hands and reported to In some cities, he said, th e re was "F orgive me, I have a tendency to tie were alight w ith the old fiery resolu soon. It Is scarcely credible. doubt he Intends to pay you a farew ell A hum m ing bird kills tw o can aries a ranch house th a t he had been am talk of consolidating plants to reduce trite, and a t th a t moment I w as peril tion. w orking forces and expenses. ously n ear pathos as well.” " I t Is Impossible,” she said. “ Rut call. In which case accept my profuse a t Oregon C ity, having entered the bushed by th e suspected burglars. cage fo r th e purpose. “ I know w h at you mean, though. I we have one hope before nil others. apologies. Nameless." “ Who goes w ith B ertrand on the Angry E d ito rs Apologize. H ogs Bring $10 P er H undred. didn’t th in k you heartless. Rut you M adame Arnnud has Influence, nnd she T he stro n g T urkish force which a t round?" F arq u h ar asked alm ost with B irm ingham , Ala. — S ettlem en t of S eattle — Hogs on the hoof sold a t can’t feel as I do. You hav en ’t nil this has given me her word to nse It." tacked th e B ritish a t Rom ani, 22 m iles differences betw een E. W. B a rre tt and "M adam e Arnnud Is dead.” They Indifference. th e Union Stockyards Saturday a t th e on your conscience—you w eren 't his e a st of th e Suez canal, on A ugust 4, W. H. Jeffries, of th e A ge-H erald, and "H arding. H e knows. lie will do highest price since th e opening of th« friend, as I w ss." He caught a glim pse stared a t Goetz In stricken horrified w as defeated and put to flight by a V. H. Hanson, of th e News, was an all he cnn. Be quiet now-—they nre silence, and he added grim ly: "She j of her face clean cut ag ain st the light, yards, $10 per 100 pounds. I. H. «• m n ter-attack . nounced Monday by a com m ittee of the Preston, of Midvale, Idaho, was th e and suddenly he faltered and the slow w as m urdered by a Jew ish flower- In the next cell.” The drunken shouts subsided sud seller this afternoon. It w as Colonel f h t c ity of B russels has refused to B irm ingham R otary club. Both pa shipper, w ith 90 head av erag in g 194 color m ounted to his eyes. “ I—I u n derstand. You’re rath er D esttnn who found her. T hero Is no denly Into a cowed sullen silence. They pay th e fine of 5,000,000 m arks im pers w ill publish apologies and re pounds. Hogs sold here one day in h eard the sergeant's savage abuse, tlie posed by th e G erm ans in consequence j trac tio n s of personal charges made 1909 a t l l j cents, but th e city had no splendid. Miss Hmlth. If I could only hope from th a t q u arter." "Then there a re other m eans,” P res jan g le of keys, the clang of an Iron of the dem onstration w hich took place d u rin g a recen t d ispute over business yards. Packers express a w illingness \ set things rig h t—m ake good!” he m u t ton said. "Corpornl, I'll stop a t noth door elnmmed violently to. Instantly a t the Belgian ca p ita l on Ju ly 21, th e m ethods. The R otary club intervened i to pay 11J cents next week for sim ilar tered. ing to free him. I'm a rich man. You th e chorus broke out afresh. She m ade a little g estu re of assent. national fe te day. A serious crisis is when it w as reported th a t B a rre tt and ( w eights and finish unless a serious (TO B E C O N T IN U E D .) “T h at seem s to me all th a t w e live u n d erstan d ?” Hanson w ere going to fight a duel. [ break in E astern prices intervenes. expected. WORLD’S DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK T h e y W ill L e n d M o n e y to F a rm e rs . Brief Resume of General News from All Around the Earth. M IRAGE * ^ Ip r* Congress Breaks Expense Record !