THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1922.
PERIWINKLE HOUSE
(Continued from page 8)
"TelT youTwEarnr do," persisted
Shottle. "Let me have ten, and I'll
make her a speech In your favor that
will kink her hair." ,
"Shottle!"
"And I can do It They've got my
speech on the Perlclean Age hung up
right now at the university. The gov
ernor of North Carolina said to the
governor of South Carolina, just after
making his 'historic remark about its
being a long time between drinks, that
it was the most powerful speech he
ever heard."
The Colonel scwled, and swore his
refusal to enter into any financial
transaction involving his heart; and
Shottle, realizing that his efforts were
vain, sank down into melancholy si
lence. Hiss Lucy, meanwhile, was In
troducing Drace to some of her friends,
not to young women, but to men and
to ladles well advanced along the path.
Drace soon realized that this, society
was far from the caricature that Shot
tie and Colonel Josh plight reflect ; for
the most part it was composed of
ladies of exquisite refinement, and men
strong in the dignity of medlclner
the law.
"You have, not chosen an opportune
time to visit New Orleans," an old
judge remarked to Drace. "we are
forced to live under the infamy of a
carpetbag government, sir. Political
scoundrels, who in the North could
never attain to even the meanest of
fice, come down here where we are
disfranchised and elect themselves leg
islators, governors representatives of
parishes that they have never seen.
Heavy taxes are levied, and they
pocket the money. The governor was
not elected, but named by a gang of
freebooters. The real citizens of the
state have no vote. Their former
slaves and the crooks who now man
age them control the ballot-box. This
is the true state of affairs. Wait till
you see New Orleans, sir."
This talk was too serious for Miss
Lucy. She plucked Drace away to
walk with her, and she hung laughing
on his arm as everywhere" his eyes
searched for the girl with the roses in
vain ! And presently he excused him
self and went disconsolately Jo bed.
CHAPTER III
Next day the Leona reached New
Orleans. To Drace his first look into
the countenance of the famous old city
was a disappointment; it had not the
quick throb; its pulse was slow, and
rhythmic. The levee was too broad
and diffuse to appear active. The
buildings looked mean and low. Ro
mance an"d history had palsied for hlra
a picture too lively to color. But soon
the charni of this half-lazy delta Jifo
begari"Toreveal "Itself tdhlni. 'The
town was ruled like a true French city,
It sang. Paris minuetted in the terror
of the Revolution, and her youngest
daughter In America, singed with
powder, and with bloodstains on her
dainty feet, danced to the music of
her own improvised gayety. Drace saw
the carpetbag governor driving through
the street, surrounded by an escort of
black and mulatto cavalry. From a
balcony came a gunshot, and an enor
mous negro in white gloves, sitting
beside his plitlcal master, tumbled
out upon the ground but the carriage
did not halt in its speed, and the hoofs
of the cavalry,-beat upon the murdered,
wretch. In a doorway an old man sat
fiddling for his grandchildren to dance
on the flagstones.
"Oh, you'll find drama enough here
that hasn't been rehearsed," said
Shottle as they turned toward the old
St Charles. -
"They appear to have set the stage
for us." Drace answered him, wonder
lng If ever again he should find the
girt with the torch of roses.
. In connecting rooms and amidst the
luxury of old French furnishings they
were quartered.
Leaving Drace writing a letter, Shot
tie went out, but he soon returned with
more of light than usually beamed
from the sad stretch of his counte
nance. "Well, sir," he cried with astonish
ing enthusiasm, "I want to tell you
that life Is not composed entirely of
ingratitude. Lost year when I was
down here I saw an old fellow about
to get into trouble with ft Mexican
roustabout on the levee. I wasn't In
any particular hurry, so I stopped,
took up a piece of scantling and
knocked the Mexican down. It was no
particular trouble on my part, but the
old man took it as a favor and urged
me to eat dinner with him, which I
did, being broke at the time. Now
what, does he do? I met him out there,"
and he gives me two tickets for the
French ball at the St. Louis tonight"
"All right; we'll take It in,"
"I should say we will I Why, there's
likely to be a half dozen duels ar
ranged for. We can see them burst
ing Into' bloom. But you'll have to
liven up, you know. You are just a
trifle stern, It strikes me. There is
too much of of your mission showing
In your face. I don't know of any
thing better calculated to correct it
than an hour at the roulette wheel.
Suppose we go over and give It a
whirl."
"Hope springs infernal in the human
breast," Drace paraphrtsed the poet
"Just as well curb yourself, old fel
low. I'm not going to feed your pas
sion." A tap at the door ana Colonel Josh
announced himself from the outside.
Invited to enter, he came in with a
sweeping bow, ,his beard and mustache
waxed,hls hair darkened wfth .dye.
giving" to" It a tinge of" blue. He bore,
and with ceremonious hesitan.-y. an
invitation from Miss T.ney. Shr wus
at the dellfihtful old home of a rc'a-
tlve where choice guests would :is
semble that evening to hear I'rof. I,.
Bnnnock Pettigrew read a paw on
the origin and character of the an
cient Scythians.
"Im very sorry. Colonel." Dnice
cheerfully lied, "but we hve another
engagement." . '
. The Colonel gleefully replied that
he was put Into a position of deep re
gret. He knew that Captain Drace
would so much enjoy the. professor;
his paper would not take up more than
three hours of the evening. He won''I
impart to Miss Lucy thnt Cnptvin
Drace found It impossible to come. The
Captain assured him that such was
the true situation and brightening, tlu
Colonel gladdened himself out cf de
room.
The ballroom which Drace entered
that night was as fantastic as a gyp
sy's vision. It seemed thnt all civili'.n
tion had lifted the lids of Its worm
eaten chests to array In whtmsic re
minder of its former self. There was
evident poverty making itself neat in
old linen, and war victims proud in
threadbare coats. In rags there is his
tory, but no ancestry attached to cloth
fresh from the mill. No unfriendly
eye was supposed to look' upon 'this
gathering, no antagonistic politics per
mitted to view it. The walls were
draped in the colors of France, and
enshrined in a corner was a Confed
erate banner, its staff splintered. Its
folds darkened with sacred blood.
-As Shottle no longer held the hope
of raising a speculative table-stake, he
bent himself to the less Interesting life
of the dance. But not without mis
hap! The floor was smooth with wax
from the ends of marriage-altar can
dles; and Liberty's feet, more accus
tomed to the rough matting, and
ragged carpets of the gambling-room,
flew from under him. Catching right
and left in his fall, he came down with
a bit of lace in one hand and a comb
in the other, while women shrieked
at the devastations he had wrought,
grouping about the severest sufferer
to screen her into a retiring-room.
"That's what comes toa horse that
wanders from his stable-lot out on the
frozen pond," said Shottle as Drace
came up to laugh at him.
"You've made a rip in tfte skirt of
the ball sure enough," Drace replied,
taking him by the arm. And then
suddenly he halted, for he caught
sight of a girl coming toward him. A
moment before, there ha"d been nu
merous young women in the room, but
now there was only one the barbaric
rose maid, the girl who had touched
his heart with a torch.
With her walked a tall,' hnndsome
and well-dressed young man. Her hand
rested uporihisarm, .and .she seemed
to llsteri""with pleasure to his evldent
ly ardent wooing. She looked at
Drace, one glance, and then turned
her eyes back to her cavalier and
passed on. And a flame of jealousy
was added- to the turmoil that already
held possession of him.
r "Who a she, ShottleT demanded
Drace. .: .
"I don't know, but I'll find out
Lord, but she is a f etcher .
He moved off, dodging the "dancers
here and there, while Drace sat alone
in a window, waiting.
The orohestra struck up the supper
march, and Shottle, stalking his prey,
saw the Jady who had so excited
Drace's Interest seated with her cava
lier in an alcove and supping daintily.
BEE
Possessing Himself of a Plate and a
.-Goodly Portion of Chicken, Shottle
Returned and Brazenly Seated Him
Self Near Them. : r
Possessing himself of a plate and a
goodly portion ef chicken, Shottle re
turned and brazenly seated himself
near them, listening with all his ears.
"Nadlne," the cavalier was saying,
"you 'wrong me in thinking I seek to
influence you through my friendship
with ybur father. It is true fie owes
me much ; and it is true that If I were
to become a member of his family I
would forget that. But I want to make
yon care for me for myself. . If "
"Hush, Mr- Boyce," said the girl.
"There are people near this Is no
place to discuss such things."
The young man lowered his voice,
and Shottle could hear no more. He
calmly finished his. .chicken and then
nDDBBBBamunnnR
We, the undersigned, business men, voters and taxpayers of Oregon City and vicinity,
being greatly interested in the welfare of Clackamas County, have read the charges submit
ted by those sponsoring the recall of Harvey E. Cross as County Judge.
We feel that the recall of a public official is a serious matter; that it should be invoked
only in cases of extreme inefficiency or malfeasance; that the accusations directed against
Judge Cross are not sufficient to justify a recall and such action would be disastrous to the
present road program and detrimental to the best interests of the county.
We have confidence in the administration of Judge Cross. -
J. F. Clark
George H. Bannon
James McNeil
H. G. Edgar
W. A. Huntley
Linn E. Jones
Geo. H. Tracy, Jr.
Percy P. Caufield
S. L. Stevens
D. C. Latourette
Geo. E. Swafford
L. Adams
F. J. Myers
H. E. Hollowell ?
L. J. Lageson
C. H. Dye,
L. H. Doolittle
L. 0. Hardin?
T. L. Charman
E. H. Cooper
Wm. Andresen
C. W. Kelly
Harry Greaves
Louis A. Morris "
Grant B. Dimick
W. L. Mulvey
W. E. Hempstead
R.W. Kirk
E. L. Pope
J. A. Ream 4
Wallace Caufield
Fred L. Hogg
Hogg Brothers
Geo. C. Armstrong
Philip Hammond
E. C. Hackett a
A. J. Hobble f
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T. W. Sullivan ,
John C. Busch
W. 0. Ruconich
,T. V. Yanney
C. H. Meissner
W.B.Eddy
V. N. Drake
F. A. Gio
J. C. Cochran
A. B. Buckles
James A. Brady
Lee Hall
C. R. Hilgers
Geo. M. HanMns
C. J. Morgan
J. H. Mattley
,C. P.Farr
J. H. McElroy
W. E. Quinn
Wm. Maddox .
Con Priester :
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J. W. Lieser
L. Hartke
Hugh E. Hendry
R. R. Friedrich
A. Fv Jack
C. H. Dickey -
D. M. Holt
C. Schuebel
H. W. Paine
A. H. Huycke
Paul C. Fischer
O. A. Cheney
O. A. Pace
M. C. Strickland '
F. J. Tooze
W. W. Woodbeck
Henry Larsen ' '
J. A. Roake
John R. Bowland
James Roake
John Crawford
S. F. Scripture
James Shannon
J. L. Waldron
W. A. White
John Scott
E. W. Scott
N. W. Bowland
H. C. Stevens
M. E. Bunn
M .D. Latourette
'John G. Nash
Dr. Geo. E. Stuart
C. A. Stuart
H. C. Salisbury
Jacob S. Risley
D. D. Bain
H. I. Price
Roswell L. Holman
Wm. Hammond
C. E. Spence
C.G.Miller
A. M. Vinyard
Richard Montgomery
W. A. Large .
Neal, Mc & Rose
A. W. Buckles
Ridder &i Epler
W-. D. Milliken
L. A. Henderson
0. D. Eby
Earle C. Latourette
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H.E. CROSS,
Oregon City, Oregon.
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Every Price Bros. Window Full of Fall Bargains
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" MID FALL MILLINERY
On Sale Friday and Saturday
We have arranged a large stock of new hats, including
the season's best modes, into three groups. The values
range all the way up to $13.75.
Group
I
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Tailored and trimmed hats,
artistically designed
Distinctively designed
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The hats in this group are
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$4.95
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Is Two Thirds of His Appearance
That's Why we sell Quality as
well as Low Price in
Hart Schaffner & Marx, Clothcraft and
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Prices
$22.50 to $45.00
a WORTH READING
A CUSTOMER CAME BACK
Three Years after buying- a CLOTHCRAFT
GUARANTEED SERGE suit, to tell us:
"1 can't wear this suit out, and it still looks
pretty good, but I think I ought to have new one
anyway. - .
"I never knew a suit could wear so well!"
These Standard serges, "Watertest", with a guar
antee in writing, sell for $27. ' - .
$9.00 per year for 31years
LADIES' COATS
Velours and Pole Cloths
Fur Trimmed
With the wide fancy
sleeve, some trimmed
with China Wolf; with
the new graceful fall
and winter lines.
$14.75
TO
$39.75
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Our policy:- To sell shoes made dur
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sell jlnationally jknown brands note
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. We will replace any Alligator which
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QUESTION.
Full Length Coats $5.50
3-4 Length Coats 5-00
Short Coats 2.50
Waist Slicker pants - 2.50
Buy Pure Virgin ;Wool
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ought out DraceTwhom be found pac
tag up and down Impatiently.
"Well?" demanded Drace.
"Els name," announced Shottle, 'Is
Boyce. Frederick Boyce, probably
or maybe John. It would be John, I'd
think."
"Hang his name!" exclaimed Drace.
"Did you find out hers?"
"Nadlne," replied Shottle with a
triumphant 4dr.
"Nadlne," repeated Drace, and ca
ressed the name with his Hps. "But
what's her last name?"
"Brown probably, or maybe Jones.
Or It might even be Smith."
Drace scowled his wrath at such
flippancy. "Look here, Lib," he said.
Til give you twenty-five dollars to
find out her full name and where she
lives. TO give you a hundred If you'll
find somebody who'll Introduce me to
her.".
"It's a bet," said Shottle. "But I
must warn you you're late. Boyce
wants her to marry him, and he's got
A .hoM-on her father. But she. stood
hiraoff."
"H'm she stood him off 7 My offer
stands, Lib. She couldn't possibly
throw herself away on a low-looking
fellow like that."
Shottle asked for the twenty-five In
advance, was denied and took himself
off, grumbling. He found Boyce and
the girl called Nadlne Just leaving the
little alcove, and stopped them, bow
ing low. "Sir," he said, addressing
Boyce, "I have been directed to In
form this lady that she has been
awarded a prize as the best waltzer
In the room. If you will be so good
as to give me her- name and address
in order that it may be delivered to
her?"
Boyce regarded Shottle suspiciously.
"Well !" he exclaimed. "I didn't know
they did that sort of thing here. What
is the prize and who Is giving it?"
"The prize," replied Shottle blandly,
"is a turkey. It Is given by the
by a leading butcher of the town."
Boyce laughed, and the girl added
her silver jierrlmejit. "Vm sure Jim
flattered," she"said. "The nameTs
Nadlne la Vitte, and the address "
She broke off, and flushed a little.
Shottle's jaw had dropped; then he
gulped , with an extraordinary contor
tion of his face in the endeavor to
mask his astonishment. "And the ad
dress?" he pursued.
The girl and Boyce exchanged a
troubled look. "I think," interposed
Boyce, "it would be better to take the
the fowl home tonight Perhaps you
would be good enough to deliver it to
our carriage. It Is ordered for one
o'clock Number 297." Bowing with
pelican grace, Shottle departed, but
he delayed some ten minutes in dark
thought before he sought Drace again.
For Shottle wanted the hundred dol
lars, and If he were to tell Drace that
her name was La Vitte ! Could it be
possible that she was Stepho's daughter?
(To be Continued Next Week)
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