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Pg 8 Rainbow's End ..A NOVEIi.. BY REX BEACH Author of "The Iron TrH," Tb Spoiler "Heart oi Um Suoet." etc Coprriibl, bj HirpH M Brathw CHAPTER V. A Cry From the Wilderness. New York seemed almost like a for eign city to Johnnie O'Reilly when he stepped out Into It on the morning after his arrival. For one thing It was bleak and cold: the north wind, hail ing direct from Baffin's bay, had teeth, and It bit so cruelly that he was glad when he found shelter in the building which housed the offices of the Carter Importing company. The truth is O'Reilly was not only cold but fright ened. It was not the effect of his report concerning the firm's unprofitable Cu ban connections which he feared Samuel Carter could take calmly the most disturbing financial reverse it was the blow to his pride at learning that anybody could prefer another girl to his daughter. Johnnie shook his shoulders and stamped his feet, but the chill in his bones it-fused to go. He went to meet his employer as a man marches to execution. His heart sank further at the wel come he received, for the Importer gave him a veritable embrace; he pat ted him on the back and inquired three times as to his health. O'Reilly was anything but cold now ; he was perspir ing profusely, and he felt his collar growing limp. To shatter this old man's eager hopes would be like kicking a child in the face. Carter had never been so enthusiastic, so demonsrra tive; there was something almost the atrical in his greeting. "Well, my boy, you made a fizzle of it, didn't your The tone was almost complimentary. "Tea. 6lr, I'm a bright and shining failure." "Now, don't "yes. sir me. We're friends, aren't we? Good! Under stand, I don't blame you in the least It's that idiotic revolution that spoiled our business. Ton did splendidly, un der the circumstances." "They have reason enough to re volt oppression, tyranny, corruption." O'Reilly mumbled the familiar words in a numb paralysis at Mr. Carter's Jo vial familiarity. "AH Latin countries are corrupt," announced the importer "always have been and always will be. They thrive under oppression. However, I dare say this uprising won't last long." Johnnie wondered why the old man didn't get down to cases. "It's more than an uprising, sir," he said. - "The rebels have overrun the east end of the island, and when I left Maceo and Gomez were sweeping west" "Bah ! It takes money to run a war." "They have money," desperately ar gued O'Reilly. "Martl raised more than a million dollars, and every Cu ban cigar maker In the United States gives a part of his wages every week to the cause. The best blood of Cuba Is In the fight Spain is about busted ; she can't stand the strain." "I predict they'll quit fighting as soon as they get hungry. The govern ment is starving them out However, they've wound up our affairs for the time being, and" Mr. Carter care fully shifted the position of an inkwell, a calendar and a paper knife "that brings us to a consideration of your and my affairs, doesn't it? Ahem! Ton remember our bargain? I was to give you a chance and you were to make good before you er planned any er matrimonial foolishness with my daughter." "Tea, sir." O'Reilly feH that the moment had come for his carefully re hearsed speech, but, unhappily, he could not remember how the swan song started. Mr. Carter, too, was un accountably silent. Another moment dragged past, then they chorused. "I have an unpleasant" Each broke off at the echo of his own words. "What's tliatr Inquired the im porter. "No-nothing. You were saying" "I was thinking how lucky it is that you and Elsa waited. Hra-m 1 Very fortunate." Again Mr. Carter rear ranged his desk fittings. "We some times differ, Elsa and L but when she eets her heart on a thing I see that she gets It, even if I think she oughtn't to have It What's the use of having children if you can't spoil 'cm, eh?" He looked up with a sort of resentful challenge, and when his listener ap peared to agree with him be sighed with satisfaction. "Early marriages are silly but she seems to think other wise. Maybe she's right. Anyhow she's licked me. I'm done. She wants to be married right away, before wt go west That's why I waited to see yon at once. You won't object will yon? We men have to take our medi cine." "It's quite out of the question," stammered the unhappy O'Reilly. "Come, come! It's tough on you, I know, but" Johnnie had a horrified vision of himself being dragged unwil lingly to the altar. "Elsa Is going to have what she wants, If I have to break something. If you'll he sensible Til stand behind you like a father and teach you the business. I'm getting old, and Ethelbert could never learn It Otherwise" The old man's Jaw Set; his eyes began to gleam angrily. "Who Is Ethelbert?" fulntly In quired O'Kellly. "Why, dammit! He's the fellow Tve been telling you about He's not so jbad as he sounds; he's really a nice boy j "Elsa 1b In love with another man? lis that what you mean?" i mrinA T nra I ri ,,n- LJSlroiSE9iJre8l Pon tjrounder- etniulTlilinSSr-rdlJu't tWn take It so hard I was going to make a place for yon here In the office, but of course if Say I What the deuce alls your Samuel Carter flared with amase ment, for the Injured victim of Ills daughter' fickleness had leaped to his feet and was shaking his hand vigor 1 r 1 i "Are You Crazy, or Am It" Ha Que ried. ously, meanwhile uttering unintelli gible sounds that scorned to signify relief, pleasure, delight anything ex cept what the old man expected. "Are you crazy, or am I?" he que ried. "Yes, sir; delirious. It's this way. sir; Ive changed my mind, too." "Oh! You have?" Tve met the dearest sweetest" O'Reilly choked, then began again 'The dearest, loveliest " "Never mind the bird-calls don't coo! I get enough of that at home. Humph! It turned out better than I thought. Why, I I was positively ter rified when you walked In. I ousht to be offended, and I am, but Get out while I telephone Elsa." O'Reilly spent that evening in writ ing a long letter to Rosa Varona. Other letters went forward by suc ceeding posts, and there was no doubt now that O'Reilly's pen was tipped with magic! He tingled when he re read what he had written. He bade Rosa prepare for his return and their Immediate marriage. O'Reilly's love was unlimited; his trust in the girl was absolute. He knew, moreover, that she loved and trusted him. This, to be sure, was a miracle a unique phenomenon which never ceased to amaze him. He did not dream that every man had felt the same vague wonder. And so the time passed rapidly. But strange to say, there came no answer to those letters. O'Reilly cursed the revolution which had made communi cation so uncertain; at length he cabled, but still the days dragged on with do result Gradually his impa tience gave way to apprehension. Great was his relief, therefore, when one day a worn, stained envelope ad dressed in Rosa's hand was laid upon his desk. The American stamp, the n.ey west postmark, looked strange, but ner first letter ! O'Relllv won dered if his first letter to her could possibly have moved her as this moved him. He kissed the envelope where her Hps had caressed it in the sealing. Then with eager fingers he broke it open. It was a generous epistle, long and closely written, but as he read his keen delight turned to dismay, and when he had turned the last thin page bis brain was In wildest turmoiL He thought he must be dreaming. Could it be that he had misunderstood any thing? He turned to the beginning and attempted to read, but his hands shook so that he was obliged to lay the letter flat upon his desk. My Dear Beloved: It la with dlflldence and hesitation that I take my pen In hand, for I fear you may conaider me unduly forward in writing to you with out solicitation. Alaa! We are refugees. Eeteban and I -fugitives, outcasts, living In the manl giia with Asenslo and Evangellna. former slaves of our father. Such poverty, iuch indescribable circumstances! But they ware our only friends and they took us In when we were homeless, so we love them. If this letter reaches you and I send It with a prayer-what then? I dare not think too long of that, for the hearts of men are not like the hearts of women. What will you say when you learn that th Rosa Varona whom you favored with your admiration Is not the Rosa of to day? I hear you murmur, "The girl for gets herself!" But, oh, the standards of yesterday are gone and my reserve la gone, too! I am a hunted creature. Rosa had compelled herself to start with the death of Donna Isabel and to give him a succinct account of all that had followed. O'Reilly read the story, fascinated. That la how we came to llva with Asenslo and hia wife. Imagine It! A bohio, hid den away far up the Yumuri, and so In significant aa to escape attention. We are no longer people of conaequenc or au- ihortty; our aafety depends upon our In consplcuousness. The whole country la In chaos. There Is no work-nothing but suspicion, hatred and violence. Oh, what desolation this war has wrought! Esteban has already become a guerrillero. He has stolen a cow, and so we have milk for our coffee but there la only a handful of coffee left! and little hope of more. Marauding bands of Spaniards are everywhere, and the country people tell atrocious tales about them. How will it end? How long be fore they will discover us and the worst will happen? If only you were here Oh, my dear est Juan! If only you were here to take me In your arma and banish this ever constant terror at my heart. If only you were here to tell me that you love me still in spite of my misfortune. See! The tears are falling as I write. You will re turn, will you not? I could not write like this If I were sure that you would read these lines. My nightly prayer But I will not tell you of my prayers, for fata may guide this letter to you, after all, and the hearts of men do change. In those dark hours when my doubts arise I try to tell myself that you will surely come and search me out. When you return to Cuba see, my faith la strong again avoid Matanzaa, for your " nu mnia. uon Mara wanted jnarrxjo lojay me IhU exil& Jat OREGON you, una n w runout. He la power ful; he would balk you, and ther la al- wv room for one mora In Pan Pevarlnn, If I could coma to you. I would, but I am marked. Bo If you atltl dislr ma you trniat arari'h m out. Tou will? I pin my faith to that aa to the Ores. To flouM would h to prlh. If w should hava to And another hMlnpla, and that la al- waya likely, you can learn of our whr. about from Colonel I.orwt. Alaat If you had aaked ma to so with you that day! I would hava followed you, for my heart peat Irian m it oeata today, for you alone. The candle la burning; low and It will aoon be daylight, and then thla letter mint bein lta long, uncertain Journey. I truat tha many biota upon th paper will not rive you a wrong tmprewlnn of my writ ing, for I am neat, and I wrlta nicely; only now the Ink la poor and there la vary little of It There la little of anything, here at Aeenslo'a house, except tear". Of those I fear thera are too many to plenae you, my Juan, for men do not like tcara. Therefore I try to amlle as I ulcn royaelf. Tour lovlnf and your fiilthfnl rtOSA. O God! Coma quickly. If you lova me. (Continued In next Inane). WASIUXGTO.V. April 10. Con cress will be summoned to convene in extra session on May 5, according to a report in circulation at the capital. Heretofore the belief most general ly held was that connross would not reconvene before the middle of May. The president's, orders to have the :.leorge Washington proceed Friday to I'rest may have been responsible for moving the date forward in the spec ulatlve calendar. .Many members, however, to-k the report seriously enough to make ar rargements, accordingly, poh'iini; oi't th:it the date coaul not be far wrong in any event. a T L. or U, El uENK. April 11. Four prominent students of the University f Oregon were expelled from school Thursday afternoon by the faculty for publishing and distributing an an onymous and offensive Scarlet Sheet luring spring vacation last month. The men are all members of the Junior class. They are: Douglas Mul 'arky of liend. Lloyd Still of Milton, Richard Avlson of Salem, and Jack Dundore of Portland. The publication of the Scarlet heet during the spring vacation is in old custom which lapsed during '.he war. The sheet usually contain ed burlesques on the faculty, and satires and fake stories about fellow iudents. T PORTLAND, April ll.-There are yet 430 alleged slackers from mili tary service in Oregon who are being hunted down by federal officers, ac cording to Information given out this morning by Assistant United States Attorney Charles W. Reames. "Prosecution of those who did not heed the call to arms may spend a year in jail and then be inducted in to military service," he said. Out of 750 draft delinquents who were reported to the adjutant gener al, 300 have been classpd nnn.mii. ful. The remainder are being investl-lm gaiea. inose who It is proved had been called into service but failed to report must serve In the army, said Attorney Reames. They are classed as deserters QUESTIONSOFPEAGE PARIS, April 11. The peace con ference has reached an agreement on all questions concerning peace with uermany, reparations indemnities and the frontiers of the Rhine and Poland, according to an Interview in the Petit Journal with the private secretary of Premier Lloyd George. Certain details remained and it la added they will be aettied in two or three days. The German delegation will be summoned to Vesallles with in two or three weeks. Geneva, Switzerland, hag been chosen as the seat of the league of nations, according to announcement More Salary Is Asked by Carmen PORTLAND, April ll.-Street car men of Portland, taking advantage of a provision of the award of the war labor board, are reopening the question of wages, demanding in creases that amount to about 10 cents an hour. Their wages at present are 46, 48, and 50 cents an hour. They want 55, 58 and 60 cents. The question of wages for the street railway workers was adjudi cated by the war laeor board last October. At that time it was stipulat ed that either employing company or employes might reopen the matter i at six-month intervals; otherwise the awards were to stand until the war emergency ended. CONGRESS SUMMONED FOR SPECIAL SESSION 10 CONVENE ON MM 5 FOR 450SLACKERS OF DELEGATES AGREE ON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, AUSTRO-HUNS ARE ORDERED TO DISARM TROOPS .e..a, April ii.-Italy ring or . . .... ... nerea the lionnan-Austrlan republic to disband and disarm any troops re (tnrdod as pro-communist. i.ermnn-AuHtrla is coming under the Influence of the ealaMlshmont of soviet governments at Munich and ltudapest. At Donawitn. 10,000 work era In the iron stncltttiK ptuuta have driven out the manager because the latter refused to grunt increased wages. Tho oonl miners (hero are re ported to have considered slmlla action and there la prospect that tho employes of (he iron mine wilt lake over control of the properties. MUTINEERS TO BE SUPPORTED BY SENATORS WASHINGTON'. April 1 1- Any move by the war department to In mot severe punishment on the troops in tho North llussian expodl nonary forces who mutinied against fighting; the Potsh.'viks longer is cer tain to precipitate a siotm In tho sen ate. Senators who have boon demand iuk an open Declaration of war against the Soviet govern ment or the withdrawal of tho Am erican expeditionary forces from Russia have made it plain that they will protest with all their visor against tho punishment of the mu tineers. OF IS AGAINST LEAGUE AFTER AMENDMENTS WASHINGTON. April 15. Senatoi Koran, of Idaho, one of the louder of the opposition to the league of na tlons. has given out a statement de claring the covenant, as revised, whol ly unacceptable. Analyzing the amend ed constitution, he set forth seven Instances In which it failed to meet tho fundamental objections raised against the original document, and concluded: 'The real issue Is now formed and the real contest now begins. Senator florah has Just returned rrom a speech-making tour against the league of nations. He expressed the opinion that the attitude of the people In that section was swinging to opposition to any league of nations. DRY BILL 18 SIGNED SACRAMENTO. Cal.. April 15. Govemor W. I). Stephens 'today sign ed the Harris prohibition enforce ment bill providing machinery for en forcing in California of national pro hibition and defining as intoxicating any beverage containing more than one half of 1 per cent, of alcohol. ADVENTURES OFS i JDIMYCOON Dick Otter Visit Betsy Otter" Home Before the sun gilded the Big Pond with shining gold, the next morning, Retsy and her big brother were swim ming around In the Big Pond, and call ing for Dick Otter. When Dick Otter heard Betsy's sweet voice echoing across the flashing waters, he Jumped out of bed so quickly that he stubbed his toe, and fell sprawling on the floor of his bedroom, in the burrow the bank. And in a Jiffy, he dove Into the water, and was soon swim ming for dear life, to find the lovely creature, who owned that sweet voice, which waked him from his sound slumbers. At last behind a little wooded Is land, he found the lost Betsy and her big brother, diving for big salmon trout. Each had caught a handsome painted fish; and when Dick Otter swam to them, Betsy exclaimed "Dick Otter, let me Introduce you to my big brother," and both shook hands In a very friendty manner, as they floated In the crystal blue water. Betsy's big brother said at once, "Dick Otter, we've heard all about you, and Father and Mother want you to come at once for breakfast; and we have some fine fish for our morning meal." And the three swimmers started for breakfast faster than a big trout or pickeral could gwim. And Dick Ot ter was so happy that his beating heart seemed ready to Jump out of his fur Jacket. When they reached Betsy's house, she Introduced Dick Otter to her Father, Mother and Brothers and Sis ters. They all had a splendid fish breakfast, and they had lots of things to talk about. And Father Otter ex claimed, "Why. Dick Otter, you tell me your Father's name is Otis Otter. Bless your little heart, I know him well. Why, when we were boys, we fished and played together down on the Big River, way down below Mir ror Pond; and we are third cousins." When Dick heard this good news,' his heart nearly Jumped Into his mouth, he was so happy, and he felt Both shook hand In a very friendly manner, as they floated In the cryetel blue water. that Betsy's Father would allow Bet sy to go back to Mirror Pond to live with him. They all had a very Jolly time to gether, and Dick said, "It's the nicest visit I ever had in my life; and my family will be glad that I met euch nice people on my first Journey out Into the Great World." APRIL 18, 1919. SINKERS FOR SAWS L OF NEW YORK. April lt.-'Wnknri for Sailors" will bo the slwm of the Salvation Army Instead of "Dough, nut for Sailors", next week, when tho warships of (ho Atlantic fleet make port for n round of entertain ment. Mussc with seating cnmicltv of carrying every sailor allowed shore leave are to be provided by tho Muvation workers and tho national staff band r to pieces will bo at the landing place to welcome the tar ashore. EH WASHINGTON, April 11 -Arrival of tho American cruisers Galveston and Chester at Murmansk, reported today is exported by officers to re- Move the situation among American troops In tho Archangel region, a company of which ten days ago ro fused to go to the front until argu meats were presented Jiv their of ficers. The vessels carried Brigadier General YV. P. Richardson, who Is to assume command of tho American forces, and two companies of rail way engineers. General Richardson and the eiuin- e- rs were ordered to Murmansk at no time it was decided to withdraw) ne entire allied force In northern Russia nnd their o reassure the American troops auif uevent any spread of mutiny. PARIS, April 12-Tho league of atlous commission ha rejected the Japanese amendment on radical equal ity, according to nn authoritatve statement Issued tonight. Some of the member of the com mission voted against the speclglc in clusion of this amendment In the cove nant and, as unanimous approval of the commission was necessary. tho amendment, which was strongly urged by the Japanese delegate failed of doption OF ATLANTIC FLEE! NEW YORK, April 14 Tho Atlant Ic fleet, comprising in ship and ton nage the greater part of the "Victory Armada," ordered here to give 30.000 ailors and marines a vacation on home shores, steamed Into New York oday. With its arrival tho . greatest assemblage of war craft ever seen any American port 103 vessels- rode at anchor in the North river and almost Immediately launches started shoreward with the first contingents of officers and men on leave. Positive Objection. "But, Mabel, on what grounds doe your father object to me?" "On any grounds within a mile of th house. it e i i ii i i ' r 1 1 i (' 1 f if" 4S $ BE NEW SLOGAN SALVATION CAN GUNBOATS JAPANESE PLAN FOR EQUALITY IS DENIED .ponf moitfntr lop that ' M". f i ,. uy :t;vAi't Vj p i .rit.v. iv. v.miuw r in i i inn. i tin . S.1 w 8 I a v A K t x ! J f i 1 -ii,ii'',b ALLIES DEMAND BIG INDEMNITY OF GERMANY PARIS, April 14. tlormany under the pouco treaty must pay $r,000.00(V 000 In cash or commodities before May 1, 1921. Bhe must also Is hum Im mediately to the associated govern ment $20,000,000,000 of bonds. Inter est on tho bonds until l2il will be either 2 or 3 per cent and after thai dutu will bo 5 per cent. I'AUta.Ap ril 1 4. --The status of the American, Japanese ami Trench amendment to tho covenant of the league of nations has been deflultoly established by tho league of nallomi commission, with the American umendmnut concerning tho Monroe doctrine tho only one kept In tho cov enant. Tho 1'remh and Japanese have uiailu reservation to renew, at plenary esitlou. the uuestlon In- volved. HflS OK STRIKE BUSINESS B UP HOSTON, April Y Ponton and virtually iiM of New Kugtaml except t'onneitlcut was tied up todtty by sirlke of SHOO union telephone ope rators, The strike went Into effect at 7 A.M. without disorder. Iiiislnoss and social life of the New Klltttlthd HtattIS Wit Hitt-d.llli itil..r. ruj ted. As Sh strikes take In nil of the capital cities, state and illy busi ness was almost at a standstill. Twelve thousand electrical workers , employed by the New Kukialid Tele- phone & Telegraph company and the Providence Telephone company have slKiilfleil their Intention of joining the the telephone Klrls In effecting a complete tie up of the facilities of the two companies. PRESIDENT MAY REMAIN UNTIL TREATY IS SIGNED PARIS. April 15. Now that th' Germans have been called to Ver sailles on April 2S. the Indications tare that the proceedings may move i with such dispatch that President llson can remain for the signing of the treaty and thus bo abln to take back the completed document. -This was tho view of the pros dent' Intimates today when their at tention was called to tho reports In French papers that hi departure had been fixed for April 2S, It wa do dared that no such Intention had been formed and that the progress on the main questions now gave promise that tho president would not only attend the opening of the con gross at Versailles, but would remain long enough to see It work carried through. Prolonged delay by enemy delegates, would of course, prevent such action. POST WIPED OUT LONDON. April 13. on the Arch angel front south of Selntskoe on April 13 a detachment of tho Russian national army raldod a bolshevik post, virtually wiped out the garrison of 60 men and captured two machine guns, an official statement from tho British war office says: Only six men out of tho garrison of the post succeeded In escaping. Rus saln casualties were two killed and five wounded. r un . Pttt U a . , . . . "in."' mum I UT it flush up to Prince Albert to produce more smoke happiness than you ever before collected I P. A s built to fit your smokeappetite like kids fit your hands 1 It has the agafoH flaVf C0lness and frag1"1"1 you ever ran Just what a whale of joy Prince Albert really is you want to find out the double-quickest thing you do next. And, put it down how you could smoke P. A. for hours without tongue bite or parching. 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Is In bis political career, Tho premier broke sharply today willi bis former political partner, l-ord Noi'ttnilffo, accusing him of be ing a victim of vanity, Mention of President Wilson' iibium brought cheers, as ild the pre mier' reference to the League of Na tions as an eupcrlmout to prevent wars, WIND INJUfitS WHIAT CROP GltlCVT FALLS. Mont. April 15. Reports coming from nil section of northern Montana regurdlng tho heavy wind storm of Thursday night and Friday are to the effect that the damatio will run Into an uiiesilmatod amount through winter wheat being swept out of the ground, as welt a spring wbeitt v. here sown YANKEES HOLD 8J MILES WASHINGTON, April 12. The America) army In France i u the day of the armistice w n i,. ;-.'d held i miles or iiattle f o i, or 21 p r cent of the entire line If a woman in nervous or ha diiry (pells, suffer (rom awful pain at regular or irregular interval she should turn to a tonio made un of her!, and without al cohol, which r . -.l i s weak women strong and sick wo: -.!!. It is Ir. Pierce' 1 avoritc l'rnrr.ptiori. ruKgiat tell it in liquid or tablet, fiend 10 cent to tin Invalid' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for trial package. Then, for the liver and bowel nothing is so good aa Dr. Pierce' Pleasant PclleU. Theeo are little, sugar-coated pills, composed of Mayapplo, leave of aloe, root of jalap thii s that Nature grow in tho ground. OfitH, (to "Muring upncUnoy I tutltnd a tarara Mrvixii brt-k-lon. Uvmiim vry wMk, u DUMUxi d irk ill tlx tints. My motW drled nt to Uk Mr. Vkna't Ksvorito I'rwwrlp lion. Allot tlio Drat low Hm 1 eouid Mt, mh thing I hid not dona (or ni tlnw. 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