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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1904)
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MADRAS, ORKGON I 1 11 "iii'" gTDBDKVAMT & B8B0H : dentists : ' ' ' Orer Kresfefc & Co.'i Bank THE DALLES OREGON DENTIST Chapman BJock TH nue TOILERS OP THE COLUMBIA By poul Pc Loney t . jn KhMw af " Lertf ef Hie tescrt," " Oreea SfccfcKcs," Sfcj lnf Mt ether Pacific OmwI Storks , wcFjl It &rl4 f A' . ft DALLES, OREGON Lonf Dlitance Phono Ml yjy ll. snook PHYSIOAN-AND SURGEON . Ofiic In, Drug Store MADRAS ORKQON T A. LONO PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON vrira r warm, fin iriirviiiv miihii . mum Northweet of Mafira. , ."KAHIL J. BHUUJLB TUSTICE OF THE PEACE A II W AM OREGON NOTARY PUBLIC AND U. S. COMMISSIONER OREGON otelShaniko JAMES McIIARQUB, Prop. Only One Price First-Claw Meals & Beds All White Help ' hanlko Orflon iiMrni iirrunn runKinn 11 8HANIK0, ORSGON: f 1.4 . , .: "f" wi 5,gw BeyeeHfi fzw.ooo nnv A 1 111 c?a V1 jiw ITATTBNTfG 01VBN STOCK BM4 mtt. mm Ue DiaMMl MiUa QfMMMl CHAPTER III Continued. left matter o the sltuatloa, old Se doK puraued bis invefltiutlons. The falpliad filled vflih snd 1a the neigh both 00a 01 tue CAMsin'fl quarteri. ws this very point thst attracted the dally fisherman's attention. tihoyels were secured and the boys were ordered to delvw tbelr way into the captain's room. It was easy to find tue door slsee tbe sand only extended about half way to the eeiliBg of the eabia. , While the boys were shoveling, back the dripping sand, old Seadog was al ternately on tbe lookout inside and out tie let nothing on the stranded vesee escape his observation and kept a eoa etant vigilance oat over the bay to see that no one.was approaching. "ill can make sure tnat they were aboard my future 1b ne longer an hh eeitainty." said the old man as he mused to himself. "It was lmposeibl for any one to Burvive," he continued "The whole crew and alt aboard weat to the bottom of the sea and the crabs Wlll.have disfigured their bodies be yond recognition before they rise to the svrface. And even should they escape these busy scavengers they may drift buck to7 the ocean where they will furn VM I.WVI IVl U9 SCSI MCUS The dsheimen were already scspiol 09a of old Beadog and whea driven from the wreck at the muscle of his gun tney Immediately returned to the village and spread the news. "Tbe officers ought to take tbe nat ter la hand," said ce. "Yes, he Is up to stealing the ship sad cargo." said another. The justice of tbe peace was appealed to as well as tbe village constable, bat these two functionaries declared that they bad only Jurisdiction oa the Una And not on the sea. "Bat the pillaging should be atop ped," insisted tbe honest fishermen. When tbe Justice ox the peace saw that bis neighbors were bent on some legal action, he informed them iSuVdaber oourts had jurisdiction irrs; that the governmeat itself would act If it -were informed that the vessel 'was a foreign, one aad tUht, the c&naaly cf the' tioantry from which the veisel came would protect It from the hands of the land pirates. Astoria then had her customs offi cials and she had a United States com jnissioner. . Cape .Disappointment had her liRbthouse.' bat it was before tbe days of telephone and telegraph service at thai point and there was no Way to communicate with the, government authorities at Astoria, sixteen miles away on tbe south bank of the river, 'except by crossing the stream la small boat. But those men of the river wete not slow In arranging for the trip. A smal sail boat was launched and three of the aaost intelligent weat aboard and were eoon cutting their way across noztb of Saad Island as fact as the wind could earry them. Old Seadog's watch fal eye did aot let them escape unnoticed, and he knew that ordinary matters did not prompt his neighbors on such a Jout ney. "Dig for your lives, boys; lift out that sand 1 We may have trouble b foxe oar Job is done. Borne of those halfbreeds have gone to Astoria to raise trouble and we must get well and through before tbe storm blows back Old Seadog did not mean to disturb the property left on the vessel. He had a personal motive in view. His Mission was not ia quest of gold J neither would he have carried away the smallest thing of Intrinsic value, bat would have risked his life and that erf his boys for that which he sought While delving their way lato the eabia they came upon saaay valuables. These were cast aside as so much rub bish. Gold a.id si Iter trinkets were thrown hpoh the heaps of saad as if tb'ev were of ao value. It was several hours alter they had begun work aad old Siwdog was already aastias uneasy glances toward the south side of the river when the boy struck the sea captain's Iron chset. While battling with Hie storm the rooking, tossing vessel bad thakea this heavy .receptacle, from Its usual plaee aad. had hurled it about ths room like a plag pong ball. But like a wedge it bad been drive into a heap of fur nitBre and baggage Jammed together la case eorper of the reesa aad backed by these and the heavy baak of sand piled upee the top of the whole, it seemed a thiaras solid aad immovable as the hull of the vessel itself. It was at this ertsu that old Beadog dissevered a revenue eutter appreash- Ib from tbe south, at wbese helas floated the stirs and stripes. "Kxert yettrselve. boys, eswrt your selves 1 for yor . lives, wr all U for naashtl those foe Is have laferaed the o fleers sad they will ram bettpoass,") said the old aa. Thaa ihev all eat to aad swve their eaergy to seeurinf the iron chest. The old man' Abaadoaad his lookout aad Joined tha boys ,1a the work, The Uiabera were Jaiorleoked a beat It ad, atjfcf sawe ilate deeply icaheddsd in the Sand,'. "Get the eapsUa lever. Voya; get, the eapstaa, We mast have her bow or K Will be too late!" exelalmed the exeiWd old Seadog. ,Bome wewtttrS'iiM neeif aneariaea the ship's tool rem aad with tw 9t te cjeMW'Mm tuey iwt iirem to work with renewed vlgoi. "fry down to the left, boys, pry down to tbe left I" shouted the father Already the exhaust of tbe govern merit launch could be heard as it slowed up to weigh anchor at a safe distance from the sandbar. It would only require tbe lowering of a boat and a few strokes of the oars to land the officers upon the fithermea Fortune had always favored old Sea dog and It favored him again. With heavy lurch thev brought the chest from under the timbers that held it down. Fortune doubly" favored him. When tbe iron receptacle had been turned round it was found that the keys stil remained ia the lock. The captain bad possibly attempted to open it at the last moment and had been driven out by the waves. "Bush outside, boys: rush outside I will do tbe rest I'' commanded the stern old parent. The boys were barely ia time. They were confronted by the officers immediately upon climb lag to the deck. "In the name of the government mon, we proclaim you our prisoners calmly spoke one of tbe officers. The boys looked bewildered but spoke not in tbe absence of their fath ert to whom they had alwaya looked lor adv.ee and guidance. But thp old man was busily engaged With a surprising quickness he had opened the chest and tore from it tbe register roll. Then he closed the chest, locked it and cast the keys into the water at the lower end of the hole Then he climbed out through a port hole at the rear, hurriedly secreted the roll in the sand at a safe distance from the vessel, climbed back through and joined his boys who ware prison ers on deck. But befote be had hidden the parchment upon which the ship' register was made he bad turned through it quickly. His eyes bad rested upon two names. This brought from fc.Di the ejaculation t "Old Seadog rejoices at last; old Seadog rejoices at last: old Seadog has cause to rejoice! In the language of the convict who swam to the Diamond Isles, 'the woild belongs to old 8eadog nowr 11 CHAPTER IV. Odd Companions. After releasing the old-man and the' child from their entanglement they were carried to tbe nearest flaherman cabin. The man, though lashed to the spar and pinioned to the earth by the driftwood was held no closer than was tbe babe. His arms held it like vise. They had been so long about if that they bad formed like clasps around the .body and, benumbed Jby the cold, they were as difficult to pry apart as are the cieepera which hold viae in its upward climb. young as it was, only a lew weeks old, the infant possessed more vitality thaa did its aged protector. It stretched forth its little hands and legs with surprising strength and cried plti fully, though in a voice that showed that its lungs were still strong and healthy. But the old man scarcely breathed. He opened his dull eyes for a moment aad stared blankly into the faces 'of those directly in the line of his vis ion, and then closed them. He was unconscious of all that was going on about him. His long gray hair hung in strands about hie face and neck. His silken gray beard was matted with the sand and trash of the beach. But for the slow pulsation of his heart he would have been pronounced dead by those around him. xne women were running anout as busy as only women can be when they are doing Mne great att of charity. and their devotion was increased by the fact that some dead mother's chi d had fallen into their hands, and each leu a aouDie responsibility on this ac count. Some were bringing dry clothing from tbe wardrobe ofMheir own cull dren, others were warming ow's milk a a small basin on tbe stove, while a more thoughtful mother was. .sharing1 the breast of her own babe with the ittle waif. And those good women smiled with tears in their eyes as tbe Ittle stranger tugged greedily at its aew found mother's breast. "Oh, it will get along all right," said oner "Yes, so long as'it eats, the signs are good," said another. "Just so you don't give it loo much," remarked aa elderly woman who was watching the proceedings. "But I fear it la all over with the old gent," whispered oaeof tbe women who had Just returned from the adjoin ing room where tne atea were working with the child's elderly companion. The men were rubbing bis arras ami legs, aaa Jreas were beta heated to plaoe at his fet. Some brandy had beea foreed through bis lips, but It was slew la. SHQWlag encoaraglag effesku Ml eyes were ixed la his head, his features were as pale as death. His firm lips wars set as i( la bis last con seioos moment he had fixed his deterio ration upon, some given object. Ue was a uttie more than ave feet as he lay upon the bed. Stilt he was rather plump and well-kept fer his age. But his skfa was paweth And his uas let soft whisk iadleaWd that he had not been a man f toll. When the hair was pushed back from his face a broad intelligent, fere- head was exposed. Had those fisher men been able to read phrenologlea signs they would have dissevered that tbe aged man before them was no or dinary being. His intellectual fore head, small feet ana hands, dress and general appearance indicated that h had followed one of the professions. Ia the meantime tbe village pbysl cian arrived and aided in resuscitating the eld man. The child gradually passed away to sleep after its wants were satisfied aad slept as soundly as If its own mother still hovered over It It was a soft sweet sleep such only as is seen in the repose of the innocent before the trials and tribulations of life have come to their knowledge. It knew not of its lost mother and father, the fearful storm at th hours in tbe water, the terrible night among tbe driftwood on tne bcacb. It slept in a repose akin to perfect bliss. "She's a darling little girl," said the woman who had shared her own child's clothing with the little sleep r, What pretty blue eyes she has,' remarked she who had warmed the milk. "Such dainty little limbs," said the woman who had run about the plat a. a . m . a nervously trying to do everything aad had accomplished but little. "ut look what pretty features- and sweet lips," said tbe one who had nursed the child to sleep, with an air &l superiority. The child did not exceed one month in age. It was probably vounaer. Its light hair, fair skin and pretty blu eyes even at so young an age showed that it was a born beauty. Still Its features wore much like those of the Finlander. so many of nhom had set tled along the Columbia in the fishing districts. "They think tbe old man is dying,' said one of tbe women in a whispe: who had been watching the men work with tbe aged sufferer. "Oh, such a pity," remarked the women in a subdued chorus. "We will never learn the child name, or anything about the late of its mother or lather." "It must have been born on the vov aga," said one, "for they say the ship was a Finnish vessel and has beesi marly weeks at "Old Seadog's action in tbe matter is a mystery to everybody. Why he made ssch quick haste to board tbe ship is beyond all understanding. And he actually pointed firearms at the men when they attempted to go aboard the vessel," said a woman who had Just been talking with her hutband on the outside. "But the officers will rave the matter out," sbe continued as the remembered the .details ot the episode as given her by her husband. Then there was a commotion out side. A fisherman had just arrived from the sand spit. He had brought news 01 the arrival el officers at the scene of the wreck. "Old Seadog and his boys are all ma der .arrest!" was whispered from lie to Hp"." c Back (To te continued) Ths Other Fellow's Job. There'i a craze among us mortals that Is cruel hard 'to name. Wbercsoe'er you find a bumaa you wifi find the case the tame; You may seek among the worst of mea ez seek among- the best. Asa you'll nna that every person is pre cisely like the rear believes that his real calliag alone some other line, Thaa the one at which he'a workiar take, for instance, yours aad mine. From the meanest "me-too". creature te the leader of the mob. There's a universal cravlns for "the etk- er fellow's job," There are- millions of busy world to-day. Each a drudge to him wh holds It, baft to him who doesn't, play: Every farmer's broken-hearted that fat youth he missed his calL While that same unhappy .farmer, la the envy or us all. Any task you care to mention vastly better lot Than the one especial something which you happen to have gob There a but one sure way to smother Envy'e heartache and her sob: Keep too busy, at your own, to waat "the other fellow's, job." Success. seeaaa a The Word Plonlc. The derivation of the word picnic Is uncertain. In London Notes and Que ries of 1853 attempts wers i mads to .trace its origin. One.correepondent says: "Under a French form the word ap pears in a speech of Robespierre, 'C'est id kqu'll dolt m'accuser, et non dans les plquesnlquos.1 An earlier Instance occurs in one of Lord Chesterfield's letters, dated October, 1748." Another writer of the same date tries to trace the word from France into Italy. Starting with the assump tion that piquenique In French Implies a rartv at which each truest nrovldes some particular dish or performs some special duty, he finds the Italian ex pressions nlcchla (duty) and plccola a iriuing service), ana rrom inese as coins plccola nlcchla (picnic). X French" encyclopedia, 1843, has it that the word is compounded of the simple Bngllsh pick (to choose) and nick (In the nick of time, oa the spur of tbe moment), la France the term Is also used for Indoor picnics. ! 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