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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1904)
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Only One Price tst-CIass Meals & Beds AH White Help mlko Ortgon tr!oii,Bankiri,Co. ""ahuuj, OREGON .'rd,rAlci'IIl A. Moore. P. T. the U- Aen Feed Yard T DALLES NT(ONQ, YEN STOCK Orgen Toilers of the Columbia ,By PAUL DBLftNEY M4tertet "Leird at the Densrt," "Oregon Sketch." Ri other Datltle Coast Storlea M&'mi m& w& mfc mi imaaWkt aaaWa1 99R& aJPSHKB aaWBaaWm CHAPTER V. Ringwold and Sankala. "How old you make It at sehool to day, my child?" "Just fine, except that Iluzel Pcadog frail more rude tuan ever. My fatber, I am kind to Hazel. I do not antago bUe ber intcationally, and yet nhe eema to .dfapise me. She flaunts ,tho . I a 114 aim ract, in my lace mat iier jatuer owns many flshtrapH and lias a cannery and that they aro rich, while my father le a common usnerman, is oiu and poor and Uvea in a cabin, and they live in a big house with glass windows, and havo a piano. "Father, I don't eaie for thin. am uappy wnn you. 1 don't envy Hazel, and why should sho diepise me above all others?" "My child, there in an intuition sometimes mat tens us more man we know. ' There ia often a cuilty con eel once that lnhonxlcd down. to posterity and while the posterity knows not what It In,, It fools it keenly. Jn the ease between you and Hazel her intu Ition tells hor that something is wrong; that your .existence Is dangorous to her welfare. and yet she docs not know why. If you knew the facts, child, you would understand, you would .un derstand!" "Toll me,, fatber. "Why does Hazel feel this way toward me." J"I will not tell you all now, but can tell you much. I havo a long time contemplated telling you about yourself, but- you aro yet yonng too young to grasp the meaning of the things of a wicked world. "But you are old enough now to know -who you aro, who I am and what the future may be to you." "Whv. father. I Know who ' am. t am Bankala, you are Father Ring- woldjind my future shall be dovoted to my dear father. You know you are getting too old to pull the boat, father, and they say it does not look so well for glrio to mingle with the fishermen, but I shall holp you at the oars and neta until I have completed my educa tion and then I will teach school or keep boo&s or do Romething that girls should be respected for doing and take care of my dear old father." "There was a long pauoe. The grlz xled old man eat in one corner of the cab'In gazing Into an open fireplace fed by pieces of drltfwood cf various eleen and length. Theee had been gathered from thebeach by the girl upon hor arrival from school. As the child busied herself with thn dishes and light housekeeping the old man sat deeply absorbed. He was thinking of the past. An inky dark ness, prevailed outside. A stiff wind hurled sheets of mist upon the roof which fell from the eaves In heavy drops. As the wind arose and whistled around the corners of the cabin tho old man startled aa If awakoned from terrible expcricBces of the past It was a small structure nestling in the tall Umbers near (he beach, scant ily furnished. A few cooking utonsils on the open fireplace were used for pre- f 1 . 1 t.j 1 paring wic nieaia. a targe uua aim a small couch furnished the sleeping quarters in the same room. Though the place was much crowded, every thing was kopt as neat as a pin. The man was ncaring his four soore and ten. Tho girl was a ftw days past mLeen. Bho bora a refined air in spite of her surroundings. Jler cloth ing was of the cheapest kind', yet it was olean. Her frarments were not made in the latest style, still tbey were seat. Her hands and feet were small though the former showed the marks of toil. Her eyes were older than thoee of moat girls erf fifteen, but they were no lew beautiful. They looked deep Into thirtga with an intelligence and "innocence that commanded respect. "Yea, Bankala, I told you I would tell you some but not all. Tho Beadogs do not like us. They do not know Why, but there Is an Intuition that tells them we are dangerous to their welfare. Thoee letters you have brought me from the poetoffice all theee years are bringing to a consum mation the plans which have eo long occupied my time. It baa been a long &nd tedious duty but it shall be perforaed ere the. last. Bpark shall leave "Sankala, you have been told tho story of the shipwreck by the old women time and again. I have seldom spoken xl it.' It Is a link in the story ef your life that ia of the greatest Im portance to you. "I am the only person living that knows you, I am the only person living that knows the facte which shall so bmb day make you tree from poverty. Whieh shall enable you to live the life that you deserve--will enable you to eomplete your educatloa and to out shine Hasel Seadog and all of the Ka- og family. "They are sailing under false plaraes, Bankala, tbey are sailing un der false plumes. They are wearing that which ef right belongs te others. "aakala. I have always paeseu aa year fatber, I love you better than a father ever loved his ehlw. The Idea prevail among the fisherman that only your wether was drowsed and that I year aged, father, who had takea a yeting wife at the age ef three aeere and tei had elqtehed you in my arms at Uw,lt nwepent and that fate had east us ashoro. "Wo woro cant ashore together, it Is truo, you a ilvo-4woeks old babe In my arms, hut your mother and father both wont down to a watery grave." But you aro my father now," broke in Bankala. "I lovo you as my father anu snail always Jovo you &b such.' "That is truo, my child, that is true, but your real father is dead. It is this that places n heavy responsibility upon you and mo. Your father was much wronged and it ia left to you and me to right the wrong. Should I continue to live, Bimknla, I will right the wrong, hut should I die tho duty falls upon you. You are vouno-. I know. but you already possess a woman's in- Mjiiigonco and with tho data before you, you will bo able to complete tho plans which I havo Inaugurated, should the worst como. I am failing rapidly, liankala, I am failing rapidly." "Rut you will live, father, you will live," sobbed tho girl. "I Intend to, my child, but should I fail you must finish the work. TJn dor tho hearth there is concealed 1 small box. It Is a small motril affair, but contains much of interest to you It contaiilw evidence. Bankala, that shall Horn 0 day mako you tho queen of tho flghiriK villflKO. It will do more Bankala, it will enable you to travel and to see tho great world. "I shall never forgot your mother's dying request. It was on that fearful night just fifteen years ago when the old ship mado such a gallant fight on tho oar and linally went aground on Band Island. "Your father was assisting the sail ore and had been swopt from the deck. You wcro born aboard the ship after wo had left tho old country. The ship's surgeon had given a certificate of your birth. Your mcther knew how Important that certificate was, San kala, and when all woro lost but the captain and you and I; sho came to me and threw you into my arms. Sho had imbedded the certificate of your birth in wax and thrust this deep into the Inside pocket of my vest. Bhe said, calling mo by my right name: 'I havo a presentiment. You will livo and rescue the child. I will be lost. Upon the very eve of reaching the placo wo so long sought, my poor Imaband went down in sight of his own wealth. I must surely follow. Take her, my dear friend, take tho child and soe that sho gets what belongs to her. In tho namo of Him who will reward you, I beg you to bo brave and do that for which you are now Intended:' "In a low minutes all was lost. Qod spared me the sight of seeing your mother go. I lashed myself to a spar, clutched you in my arms with tho grip of death and became unconscious, as the eea cut tho remaining timbers from tho vessel ." CHAPTER VI. Disturbed Peaco of tho Seadoss. "I do not know why it is, husband, but our xiazei, young as bho is, is wor rying a great deal. That girl Bankala, disturbs her peaco of mind. Bhe docs not iiko her. The poor girl Ib kind to our Hard and all of that but our child seems to havo a most natural antipathy (or her. "Bankala is tho most popular girl at school. Xiio teachers lovo nor. the girls run after her and tho boys wor ship her. Thoy look upon her as some superior being and yet sho is only a noor little waif that vou remember was caet-shore hero many years ago. "Old Itfngwold, her lather, is drink inc mnro and nioro whenever ho can got It, and tho child, poor thing, much as as sho dlBturuea our nazei, seems more dovoted to tho old man every day. "It would bo bettor for hor If be should dio, but then it would almost kill hor. for tho poor tiling worships tho old fellow. But it would bo bad for the villaco if Rincwold should dio Thorn wnnlil ha no onn to fill tho difil Aft.W.V u - - " cult prescriptions at the drug etoro and I do not know wuat poor uosneu wouia do without him. "Do vou know, husband." snoko tho woman more cautiously, "I do not like that girl Bankala. Sho is all kindness and desoiving, but I do not liko tho child. Her namo disturbs me and whon I see hor n peculiar feeling comes over me which I cannot explain. I do not Wish the girl bad (tick, but I do wish that something would take hor away from the villago whero I could not seo hor and where she wouiu nor, disturb our Hazel." Thus snoko Mrs. Seadog, tho wife of nll Routine,, the Tiilinir nower in tho great fisheries on tho north side of tho Columbia rlvor noar its mouth, T iin not llko tho kid either, wlfo." said the rugged old capitalist, who had mado his woalth in various ways. 110 had pullod oars through thostorm-drlv- nn ha imi omit ffnnnR nvnr mi! conn tor a ot his groat store at enormous profit. Ho had dispensed whisKy over his bar that was eald to have beon of his own make and was warranted to contain snakes to the quart; he had thrown Chinamen from his cannery in to the bay becauso they did not cam ten times their wages; he bad robbed the fish traps ot his neighbors, stolen their property rights by night, and waB charged with having sent glllnetters to the bottom of the river. Upon all ot this, old' Seadog had built up an im mense fortune, but it was whispered about that he had eosae te tue weauu which constituted tho foundation of his fortune through some foul means the details of which were sbroudeu in mys tery. "Nd, I do not like tho kid, cither," he continued. "And much less do I Hko the old bunch of mystery who is known as her father. "Do you know that when I learned that tbey bad drifted ashoro from that vessel, bo more than half dead and she but littie more than spawn, I felt an noyed by It. in spite cf the fact that there could, bo no harm in them 1 would rather that all on board should havo been lost at tho time. And it is roroarkable that the oldest and young est should havo survived the very ones that under the laws of nature should havo been lost. The weakest aro ac counted lost on such occasions under tbo law, yet, that old duck and the young minnow broke the record. "I don't like to think of those times, and yet I do. My trial for boarding that wreck gavo me a close call, in spite of tho fact that it was shown tbat I did not attempt to carry away any of tho valuables, and I made the pica that tho boys and I wero only trying to save lifo, there was a strong suspicion that wo had some wicked motive In board ing the wrock and tho jury hung out on tho caso until things looked shaky. "Then it has its pleasant side. Up on that wreck I found tho evidence that put my mind to rest forover on one point tbat is, it should hare done so. I found the evidenco of tho death of tbe only porson living who could disturb .me hore. He went to tho bottom .of the sea. I knew he was on tbe vessel, beyond all reasonable doubt and when I found hia name on the ship's register then all questions were settled. "When I lound a woman's namo on the register identical with that of his Own I did not understand. But upon investigation I found that he was mar ried a year before sailing and this cleared all matters on this point. She went to the bottom of the sea with him. "I first had fears that this Bankala might have been of their isuo, but I find from the ship's register that one Klngwold and bis wife and child were aboard and since old Ringwold claims her tbat set all doubts straight on .this point. "Ringwold was very old at the time, but he appears to have had a younger wife. Besides tho old fellow is half crazy and does not Know what bo ia do ing half the time. "But if this Bankala should have been the child of the son of my only brother, she could never prove it. All records not in my possession are de stroyed. But, still I am like you. I do not like either the old man or his daughter. Bho gives mo that same feel ing of uneasiness or rather unpleas antness and he, well, he reminds me of a rival of tbe olden time. "That rival was about his height, but he was slender and stood high in life. He was even a druggist to -tho czar. But I, a mere commoner, won out over him and it cost me my coun try. I bad to escape by flight and come to America. Ho eworo vengeance on me and I should tremble in my shoes were I sure he is living today. "This Ringold has eyes like the fel low and I do not like him for .this reas on. But he as a different kind of man. He was quick, motioned, had a springy stop, wore no beard and .kept his hair cut short. "But Ringwod is like him in another characteristic, though a mere imitator. While Ringwold is considerde an expert prescriptionist for this fishing village my rival was tbe best chemist of .all tbe Russians. The cazr prized him above all others. No other could fill a prescription foi bis family. His posi tion was that ef royalty." "What rivalry existed between you and this man, my husband ?" inquiied the interested wife. "Oh, it iB a. long story, my dear; There was not a woman in it. There goes woman's curiosity. But, never mind, I will tell you the atory another time. "But this Bankala and the old fel low 1 Ho is getting old and cannot last much longer. When ho is dead the girl will havo nothing to keep hor hero. Bho can do us no barm ; nut still, I would like to see them away Thoy seem to bo a menace to the peace of tho Seadog family." (To to continued) Nothing White There. Albert, tho young man ot the fam ily, was undeniably 111. Tho .doctor was sent for. He pronounced it a case of jaundice, as Indeed tho parents had suspected, from the patient's yellow ish appearance. Albert's little Bister was explaining to a caller. "He's got the yaller Janders," she said. J'The doctor says so." "But how could the doctor telL Bct sic?" asked the caller. "Easy enough," replied Bessie. "Anybody could toll It by Jes lookln' into the the yelks of his eyea." The Leaser of Two Evlla. Nervous Passenger (as the train stops) I say, conductor, are those two .men taking a straw vote? Conductor1 No; they are taking up a collection. 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