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liniO IS the dlstlnrulshed look-
yy
lng man who otmt In than
with Mr. Campbell?"
The person to whom the question
wus addressed e;lsnid aoroee th re-
cpllon hull mill raulled:
"Huber.l l,ordon. lis In the fellow
. about whum the newspapers ere ey
Inif iu muchlb lobbyist from New
York who had succeeded In gttlnfth(
Consolidated Telephone ordinances
through t)m couuoll. Handsome, isn't
lie?"
"Remarkably 10. HUM, on a eloarr
view hie eiprrtsloa It not entirely
phassnt, aud I should say that he
beurs marks of dissipation not gross
ly, but there It something that aug
(rnu wlii, women and song at unholy
hoursor am I mistaken? Ia that
pallor natural?" ,
A woman standing near bent a keen
glance at the man aa bli name woe
mentioned, and the slightest sugges
tion of a flush appeared on her cheeks.
It waa tha flrat time she had laid eyea
un blin aiiiee the nl'lit the had Jilted
him fur Kredi-rlrk ilnikhem. That waa
t! years ago. 'fiity were both young
about 18-nd hull been sweethearts
from childhood. He was atill In col
lege, brilliant boy and a career lire
dieted for lil in. Hut the career waa a
long wnys oft and Oorilon bad little
other than expectation.
Frederick Marklism waa rich and
well-connected and ten years her
senior, lie olTrrrd brr all the thing
au dear to the girl Jitat budding Into so
ciety, and she had ecerpted him and
thrown (iordon over. Wis had not an
ticipated suck a arena, however, aa fol
lowed when ahe told blin that abe waa
to marry Markbam, He accused her
bitterly of hrartietineM and of delib
erately leading him un for the take of
amusement. He awnre that the had
rulurd hit life and for the wreck that
would follow ahe was responsible by
sery law of God ttid of man. He told
her that he would never aKaln believe
in the sincerity of a human creature.
He would live, he declared, solely to
gratify bla senses, and he winked her
much Joy In tha aa!t the had made cf
hrrtelf. It waa the speech of a hot
headed, high-spirited, diinppolnted
boy. It a!! came up before her this
uiiit many yrara later with startling
vlviilneaa at the looksd at him acrosa
the reception ball
And It had errntitatrd much aa he
bad predicted. He bad flulthed his col
lege curse and atuilied law, while
plunging Into extreme dissipations.
Hit greet natural abilitlrt had carried
him through and ht htd nettled in New
York, where. Instead of devoting him
self to hit profession, he had uatil hla
brilliant qualities to forward all tortt
of iiitlnnahle schemes. He had be
come a vrry aiiccrttful lobbyist.
Ht had nrrer visited the home city
sines hit IntrrTlew with the woman
until this time, when he had come to
force through the city council the most
audacloua and notorious mraiure that
had erer been attempted In the city.
And he had aitcceeded and it wat wlrts
prred that he had tecured a small for
tune for bla work.
She waa aurprlttd at the great
change In the man, and ttlll more mir
prited at the 'unchanged resemblance
to the ingenuous, enthusiastic youth
ahe had known. He looked acarrely
older, excepting for the prematurely
gray hiilr, although the face bad lott
lit roundness and th cherka were
white wllh pallor.
Whl'.e nil thlt flnahcil lhroii(rh her
mind Itobert (iordon and Mr. Campbell
were surrounded by a merry ptrty of
Itdlet and gentlemen, to whom the
former waa being preaented. When
Mra. Markham glanced toward the
party, Onrdon wat being pretented to
her daughter, a tall, handtomr, vlva
cloua girl of 18. The mother noted the
look of atartlrd recognition In hla eyea
( the girl waa a perfect prototype of her
mother at tht tame age), and noted
alto the alight fluth In hit pale cheek.
The maak of Indifference had ranithed
from hit faea and he entered at once
Into an animated conversation with
the girl. An txprrttlnn of anxiety
cam Into the fact of Mrt. Markham
and the shadow of a great apprehen
sion ernaaed her heart. Then ahe
straightened htratlf haughtily and
muttered to hertelf:
"What an Idea. I mutt bt going Into
teond childhood."
During tht entire evening Qordon
monopolised Mitt Markham'a atten
tion, and at th eloie handed her to
the carriage all to tht considerable
discomfiture of her mother.
Hubert Gordon did not return at one
to Sew York aa be had announced pre
viously. The weeks faded into montha
and atill he occupied the handsonirat
mite at the Itoyal and hung over the
dainty hand of the young hrireos of
the Markham fortune, Mrs. Markham
fretted snrl stewed, but her expostula
tions fell on unheeding esrs. The girl
fell the strong attraction toward the
handsome man of the world evtr felt
by daughters toward the men who
hurt been the iinatx'cc aaful suitors for
their mothers' hands; anil aa fur Mark
ham, he wat charmed by the dominant
personality of the New Yorker.
The mother's apprehensions were
not unfounded, however, and one day
tba father awoke to the situation
and there was a moat serious talk
between Clara's parents. It was fully
evident that tha girl was Mindly In
lov with the brilliant lobbylat, and
when the matter waa talked over
Frederick Markham aaw at once that
it waa not a proper match for the
daughter, Then there waa a serious
Interview wllh the girl, who waa told
plainly the character of the man.
(She resented it passionately, and the
result was that a few days later
Hubert (iordim formally proposed to
Markham for the hand of bis daugh
ter. In reply to the Indignant re
fusul nf the father (Jordou coolly In
formed him that he already had the
consent of the girl and proposed to
marry her in any event with the
parental consent if possible, without
It If necessary, Clare when consult
ed cast her lot with (iordon. All
revelation concerning Gordon's ca
reer and record were without avail.
Then the mother In despi-ration
went to Gordon's apartments at the
Koyal and ouvlt a pathetic appeal to
him.
"There rem be no happiness In such
a match," she mild. "When she awak
ens to the rcnlllies she will he heart
broken as you well know. There Is
no happiness in such a innrringe
I either for her or for you, I do not
j know what you are after. I will not
I Insult you by intimating that you
I seek her money. If you do It ahali be
I youre without a marriage. In nnr
i event I conjure you by a mother's
j love; by th memory of the old times
I when we were friends more than
friends, do not destroy my daugh
ter's life."
Rising from his chair where he had
sat nonchalant and unconcerned dur
ing the Interview, Gordon advanced
directly In front of the excited wom
an who atood with cliiaped hands
and Hushed face pouring out hrr
heart, and snld in a voice hoarse
with emotion:
"It hat been my dream for 10
yrara to set yon in front of nic
pleading for something dear to your
heart. I never dared to hope the
dream would eome true certainly
not In the manner it has. I,ct me tell
you, I will give you your hcurt'a de
sire Just aa you gave me mine 19
years ago. You chose deliberate
ly to ruin my life. You were mere!
leta even scornful. What I am. I am
aa a result of your hrartlesmes.
Wlmt I am not ia the result of your
faithlessness. All the reasons that
make me in your estimation an unfit
husband for your daughter are the
result of your ambition and your ad
vice. I waa not a man of bnd In
stincts in the old days. I was not
void bf ambition. All thla ynu delib
erately killed. You sapped all the
good out of my nature and threw
me aside, a mere husk. Mow you ap
peal to the moral nature you de
atroyed. I never dreamed of ao per
fect a revenge until I saw the girl
your very second self, and then I saw
the way to make you suffer even as 1
have suffered. And you must suffer
to the end. I will not spare you. Go
and tell the girl what 1 have said
nnd that I am your old lover, if you
plrase. the will not believe it and I
will deny It. It la your turn to walk
th floor now. I have done It for
19 yeare. Oh, I will lead your
proud and aenaltive girl a pretty
dunce, I promise you."
He caught her as she fainted, and
after applying restoratlvea showed
her to her carriage.'
The wedding was a awell affair and
the newly-wedded pair went abroad
for a honeymoon tour.
It wat ten montha later at Venice,
when the erleia came. They had
lingered there for five weeks enjoying
the soft languor of the ltnllnn skies.
The months had been a rcvelntion to
Gordon. Never had he aupposcd earth
held such Joy aa he had found in the
golden wecka that had elipped by
since his marriage. As he penetrated
further and further Into the nature
of the woman who had married him
despite warning and evil report, he
sounded depths of tenderness that
he never expected had existed. Fai
from carrying out hla threat and In
tention to break her heart, be be
came inspired day by day with the
deepest reverence for her. This soft
evening In Venice the climax came.
He crossed over to where hla wife
sat and said:
"Clare, I have a confession to
make. I cannot go on In this way
with a He in my heart. I did not
marry you with a clean soul and from
a pure love. All they havt said about
me ia true. Your mother knew me
better than any living peraon, and
ahe told you the truth. Since I have
known you aa wife I have eome to
learn somewhat of your real worth,
and a great loathing of myself hat
taken potsession of me until life
seems only tolerable oa the condition
that I cease to act a lie and that you
know me aa I am. Forgive me? I
wna cruelly hurt by a woman once
and I charged It to all womankind. I
win make any amenda you aay. I
will leave you if you will It any
thing, anything, no matter how hard
ao I stand at least honest In your
eight."
With a broken sob h sank on one
knee and burled his face In his hands.
In an Instant she wat beside him
with both arms about hit neck,
"I knew yon better than you knew
yoursslf," ahe whispered.
Madlna His Hallner.
It waa on the beach at Mouthamp
ton. . A number of children were
playing and digging In the tand In
charge of two nurses and govern
easea. Two little fellowa In Immac
ulate) white duck sailor ' suits had
scraped up an acquaintance. Neither
of them waa much over three years
old.
"I live In New York," aald one,
with somewhat of an air nf superior
ity, "and where do you live 7"
The other chsp looked him over
for a moment and then retorted: "I
live at Tuxedo l'srk. How many
horses doe your father keep?"
This last waa a crusher, but it
showed the spirit of the rUli.g moo
eyed generation, S. Y. Timet,
Culver Culling.
Grand hall February 14th.
JJill Rogers got hisUlUrrib frozen.
Rob Qttbofne got Iii ear frox-n.
Rob anil (l&i. got some meat, but
Bill got tired.
Co!l. Winter, l.f (leg.
wjro and sleighing is good.
Jake Merrill and TIkw.
below
Leach
were on our Htrcet Friday.
Si buol reopened Tuesday after a
few day dinmisfal on account of
smallpox: (?) rcnre.
Rabbit limning in good now ant'
som report good luck. Alf Cook
report, over 50 in one day.
The Hall February 14ll will b.
oonducU-d on town principle, (i.
e.) pay at the door f 1.50 per num
ber, including supper. No bimir
wanted. J. IV
Jan. 31, 1902.'
Mrs. J. I'. lluhn is quite sick.
Htiffcrin-J! from a severe attack ol
kintiililie.
The Red Rock whool is progress
ing nicely under the ckillful inan
agmiifiit of Miss Lilly Head.
We are informed thnt J. L. Win
dom inteitdH selling his interest
here and locating in California.
St. Valentine day, will be cele
brated with a dunce at the liall.
Let it be the best of the reason,
Mr. 0. G. Collver has completed
his new sawdust -cellar, which is a
lireat improvement to his building.
Mr. Walt r Lithgow returned a
tew days ago from Eugene and rt
ports it delightful time, only the
ATuthcr a little foggy.
All the young people and some
if the older ones are enjoying the
i-now slttighriding. Though ut the
resent writing it is fuelling very
fast. KviTy one is feeding their slock
during the storm, although they
arti not in poor condition, but if
lite storm umt.nucs feed will be
rulher scarce.
At the horse sale Friday at Rim
Roc':, Bob Montgomery, of Willow
creek, was thrown front a wild
,iorse and his foot badly bruited.
There aerequitea number of horses
sold from this section.
CeiXTttY Lad.
Jan. 31,1902.
Sisters Sittings.
Thinking a few lines from Sk
iers would be acceptable, and to let
the public know we are not snowed
under, I will scribble a few lines.
Mr. George Stevens has about
completed his saloon.
We're cxpacting a grand ball at
Union Hall February 14th.
Percy Davie had the misfortune
to lose one of his fine calves re
cently. The weather has moderated.
Smiling faces can be seen on First
street.
Mr. Irvin Person, who has been
(itite sick the past week, is convalescing.
. Mr. Thomas Arnold has succeed
ed in organizing a tinging school
:ind is getting along nicely,
Xot many days since we wore
vicited by a monster cougar meas
uring seven and a half feet.
School closed Wednesday with
a fair attendance, tinder the man
ngement of Miss Jessie Andrews.
The young folks have taken ad
vantage of same and had several
sleigh rider-, (after good snow left.)
Guy Ciaypool, expecting tornake
a musician of himself, has com
menced taking lessons of Miss Lena
.V.
On Wednesday, 29th, a few of
our young folks met at William
Woods' and a jolly whist game was
enjoyed.
During the past week we have
had some now and very cold
weather, the thermometer register
ing 25 deg. below zero.
This cold weather bas put Will
Claypool to buying cotton batting
and calico and we hope he'll enjoy
a very pleasant future.
Mr, and Mrs. Mark Wilt cnter
laincd' a number of their friends
last Wednesday night. After being
entertained with music a few hours
refrcshiuents were served.
P. C. Davis finished putting up
five tons of ice, which was obtained
from llindman'g pond, the ice be
ing two feet thick. Those wishing
tie cold -lemonade next summer
may call on Percy.
Thursday, 30th, Mr. Rod Foster
became a voter. A birthday party
wis given in his honor. Quite a
few came out, and a very pleasant
evening was passed. Rod, we
wish 'twould come again.
Monday night, Jan. 20th, a card
party was given at Frank Osbornes.
All reported a fine time. On Tues
day niht a party of same descrip
tion was participated in at Chug.
Foster's. A very pleasant time was
pacjc'd, for I was there.
Mrs. J. B. Claypool has just re
turned f tout a two weeks' viHit at
Hush's Flat. She found everything
in grand style, and she's living in
hope and dying in despair, that the
next time she goes there, she'll find
a maiden young and fair.
Daisy Bell.
February 1, 1902.
J. Qu her . wants to buy a hand
ST .vrt
We thank the consumers of Crook County for the liberal
patronage during the year 1901.
During the dull months of January and February we shaJl
run a o ami 10c Bargain Counter where odds and ends, which
are always forgotten, can be picked up very cheaply.
Mens, Ladies and C'hildrens .Mackintoshes are sold at a
greatly reduced price.
Random Wool Drawers for men while they last, reduced to
50c a pair.
A splendid variety of Mens and Hoy Duck Leggings.
Will keep out snow and keep you warm. IJoys, 40 .and 50c a
pair; Mens, 75c and $1.00 a pair.
Don't fonrot that we keep the Celebrated Klondike Plug Cut
Smoking Tobacco always on hand, and no other house has it.
OUK OWN IUIANP, a comfortable smoke and wont burn
the tongue, 1 lb tins 50c,
weight.
If. vou want a good 5c smoke we have a big variety to"
choose from. Evorv known brand is kept here for s&K
A share of your patronage respectfully solicited.
- " MICHEL & RISSER.
of goats.
Mrs. Cobb is hauling lumber to,
build a house on her homestead.
Alex Smith has shaved off his
musiacbe. He is really a fright tu
look at.
Frank Stroud is up here hauling
lumber part way on the road to,
Haystack,
Mr, Post was up from the Ms
toles today. He reports that tbe
coldest time was 5 dig. below ivx
at the Cary place.
Miss Jessie Andrews has just
closed a successful term of school
here. The only thing wrong is that"
we ought to have kept her teaching
for another three months, for we
all know that the last three months
of any school a teachur can learn
the scholars nearly as much again
as in the first three months.
Last Sunday was a great day for
three of our boys, Rod Foster, Jess
Wilt and Walt Graham got on the
track of a cougar and tracked him
for about six or seven miles when
he took the back track on the boys.
One of them took a shot at him and
he was about to attack tbent when
Rod got in a quick shot and put
an end to Mr. Cougar.
Jack.
Jan. 81st, 1902. ;
Address Changed..
To all those on.-erncd: I have
cliiingid my pui-tottice address from
Crop Keys to liny Creek, Ore goii
J. H. Oarhett.
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Deputy Stock Inspectors.
Notice is hereby eiven ,thst I have
spxiiuld the fnllnwiiu; named persona
deputy stock ntepecuirs:
, j. P. CartwrivNt, Hay Creek,
Sam Hamilton, Aeliwoud.
K. Hfwrks, Sisters.
A. Morrcw, Hyetack,
F. M. Smith, Paulina.
Rose Knox, Post,
T. C. Heratn, Bear Creel..
J. 8. Bnue, Rojlaml.
Ales Mcintosh, Hardin
J. P. VaiiHuuten, Hay deck.
Joe I) inkle,
Stock Insiwctor Crook County.
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full weight; h'2 lb tins 25c, 'ull