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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1911)
,8. - ,. 5.. I IB I "Mod" Dan Maitland, on reachlnff his Wew York bachelor club, mot an attrao Itye young woman at tho door. Janitor !:.itaBan aured him no one had been wlr"1 tlllt dftJ- Da" discovered a wom an a tinker prints In dust on his desk, along: with a letter from his attorney. Mattland dined with Bannerman, his at torney. Dan set out for Greenfields, to pet hU family jewels. During his walk to tho country seat, he met the young woman In gray, whom he had seen leav ing his bachelors' club. Her auto had broken down. He nxed ,t Bj, a ruso 8ne lost" him. Maltland, on reaching homo, surprised lady In gray, cracking the safe containing his gems. She, apparently, took him for a well-known crook, Daniel Anlsty. CHAPTER III. Continued. Did ho catch a gleam of admiration In the eyes behind the goggles? "Now, if ever they get hold of my portrait and print . . . Woll!" sighed the girl wickedly, lifting slim, bare fingers in affected concern to the mass of ruddy hair, "in that event I suppose I shall have to become a natural blonde!" Her humor, her splendid fearless ness, the lightness of her tone, com bined with the half-laughing, half-serious look that she swept up at him, to ease the tension of his emotions. For the first time since entering the room, he smiled; then In silence for a time regarded her steadfastly, thinking. So he resembled this burglar, Anis ty, strongly enough to be mistaken for him eh? Plainly enough the girl be lieved him to be Anlsty. . . . Well, and -why not? Why shouldn't he be Anlsty for the time being, If it suited his purpose so to masquerade? It might possibly suit his purpose. He thought his position one uncommon ly difficult. As Maltland, he had on his hands a female thief, a hardened char acter, a common malefactor (strange that he got so little relish of the terms!), caught red-handed; as Malt land, his duty was to hand her over to the law, to be dealt with as what she was. Yet, even while these consid erations were urging themselves upon him, he knew his eyes appraised her with open admiration and interest She stood before him, slight, delicate, pret ty, appealing in her Ingenuous candor; and at his mercy. How could he bring himself to deal with her as he might with well, Anlsty himself? She was a woman, he a gentleman. As Anlsty, bowever if he chose to assume that expert's identity for the nonce he would be placed at once on ' a plane of equality with the girl; from a fellow of her craft she could hardly refuse attentions. As Anisty, he would put himself in a position to earn her friendship, to gain perhaps her con fidence, to learn something of her necessities, to aid and protect her from the consequences of her misdeeds; possibly to sum up to divert her footsteps to the paths of a calling less hazardous and more honorable. Worthy ambition to reform a bur glar! Maltland regained something of his lost self-esteem, applauding him self for entertaining a motive so laudable. And he chose his course, for better or worse, in these few seconds. Thereby proving his incontestable title to the nameand repute of Mad Malt land. His face lightened; his manner changed; he assumed with avidity the role for which she had cast him and which he stood so ready to accept and act. "Well and good," he conceded with an air. "I suppose I may as well own ud " "Oh, I know you," she assured hlm.J with a little, confident shake of her head. "There's no deceiving me. uuw ( and her smile became rueful, "If only you'd waited ten minutes more! Of; course I recognized you from th first down there by the river; and knew very well what was your laT: you cave yourself away completelj y mentioning the distance from the river, o tho Manor. And I did so want to get ahead of you on this Job! What a feather in one's cap, to have fore stalled Dan Anlsty! . . . But hadn't you better be a little careful with those liKhts? You seem to forget that there are servants In tho house Tialiv. vou know. I find you most ro- mnnticallv audacious, Mr. Anlsty, quite In keeping with your reputation "You overwhelm me," he murmured. 'npiifivo me. I have little conceit in mv fame, such as it Is." Aa? crrosiHg tho windows, ho loosed the heavy velvet hangings and et them fall to gether, drawing their eagea ciose u that no ray orilgtit might' escape. She watched lm wth interest "You wall ;acaualnted here," "OL.coMrsei Any man of imagina- t!pa"i at.paioa to study every house fc5r.tra. I Have a map of tho prem - -t.r.Moo ana grounuB uoic. "u HMaato.fi nis loruueau vm.u. v"o ngor. .Ms-t.a n Kiirnr mil ami nui kA wuw w tirhim 11 ruiiiut 10 w ' have ordinarily more than your labor for your pains, you nave muBm. w something already. ... Ah, well J she sighed. "I supposo I may as woll acknowledge my Inferiority- neoj nbyte to nieropnant. iuDi. I ' i0,i mw. "I beg you proceed and let thy choela profit through obser A,i a small white hand ges- IZi eignflcantly toward the , col.ee And a Small White Hand Gesfurfed Significantly Toward the Collection , of Burglar's Tools. s$ chisels, skeleton keys, putty, and all neatly displayed upon the rug before the massive safe. "You mean that you wish, me to crack this safe "for you?" he Inquired, with inward consternation. "Not for me. Disappointment I ad mit is mine; but not for the. loss I sus tain. In the presence of the master I am content to stand humbly to one side, as befits one bf my lowly state in in the ranks of diir profession. I re sign, I abdicate in your favor; claim ing nothing by right of priority." "You are too generous," he mum bled, confused by her thinly veiled rid icule. "Not at all," she replied briskly. "I am entirely serious'. My loss, of to day, will prove my gain to-morrow. I look for incalculable benefit through study of your methods. My own, confess," with a contemptuous toss of her head toward the burglar's kit, "are clumsy, antiquated, out- of date. . . . But then, I'm only an ama teur." "Oh, but a woman " be began to apologize on ler behalf. "Oh, but a woman!" she rapped out, smartly. "I wish you to understand that this -woman, at least, is no mean " And she hesitated. "Thief?" he supplied, crudely. "Yes, thief! We're two of a feather, at that." "True enough. . . . But you -Were first in the field; I fall to Bee why r should reap any reward for tardiness. The spoils must be yours." It was a test-, Maltland watched her, keenly, fascinated by the subtlety of th fame. - "Jut I refuse. Mr. Anlsty wv .lively , . - - . rffuae to eo to work se rn ii"nr am lr - i "Self-preservation," ho corrected, with magnlflcentgravlty. She hesitated but a moment longer, then with a quick gesture removed her mask. Maitland'8 breath came fast as he bent forward, peering Into her face; though ho schooled his own fea tures to An expression of intent and inoffensive studlousness, he feared the loud thumping of his heart would be tray him. As he looked It became evi dent that the witchery of moonlight had not served to exaggerate the sen sitive, ,the almost miniature, beauty of her. If anything, its charm was gt eater there in tho full glare of the electric chandelier, as she faced him, giving him glance for glance, quite un dismayed by the lntentness .of his scrutiny. ' iL '. w : In the clear-flight her eyes.elfDW ...... ,. . J lustrous, pools 01 mwny liuwu; jiiej, hair showed Itself of a rich', 'and: fuminous coppery hue, spun to im measurable fineness; a faint color burno"d In her cheeks, but In contrast her forehead was as snow the pure', white, close-grained skin that Is the heritage of red-headed women the world over, and their chlefest charm as well; while her lips s y ;.fjt ' An for her 11ns. the most coherent statement to -be 'extracted mt rom Mr?! Maltland iBt.dtteeffcctthat they were altogeth'er desirable, from tho very first. ' "&r The hauteur,, of. herpose, the sym pathy andJlaliitetBat lurked In her moutnyjtne ananijesi oreeuing in uie elicate ixroaeimg 01 ner nostrils, ana the flrmr straight arch of her nose, tho astonishing allurement of her eyes, Combined with their spirited womanli ness these, while they completed while you stand' Rho conquest of tho young man, "ZSl'Kbt I "1 ... t 1 l.l TT l.lmt,nl n Orego crack tho safe, but upon conditions." She drew back imperceptibly, amused, but asserting her dignity. "Yes?" she led him on, though in no accent of encouragement "Back there, In tho river," he drawled deliberately, forcing tho pace, "I found you beautiful." She flushed, Hp curling.- "And, back there, In the river, I thought you a gentleman!" "Although a burglar?" . "A gentleman, for all that I " "I promise you I mean.no harm," bo prefaced. "But don't you see bow I am putting myself In your powor? Every moment you lenow me better, while I have not yet even looked Into your face with the light full upon It. Honor among thieves, little woman!" She chose to Ignore tho Intimate note In his voice. "You're wasting tlmo' sho hinted, crisply. "I am aware of that iact Permit me to remind yOu that you are help ing mo to waste it I will not go ahead until I have seen your faco. It? Is Blm ply an ordinary precaution." "Ob, if It's a matter dt business abashed him. He found himself of a p Buddon endowed. with a painful appro Ma.TC elation of hlB own Imperfections, the littleness of his ego, tho Inherent coarseness of his masculine fiber, tho poor, futility of his ways, contrasted with her perfections. He felt as If re buked for some' unwarrantable pro sumption. . . . For ho had looked Into eyes that wore windows of a soul; and the soul was that of a child, un sullied and immaculate. You may smile; but as for Maltland, ho deemed It no laughing matter. From that moment his perception was clear that, whatever sho might claim to be, however damning the circumstances in which sho appeared td him, there was no evil in her. ' But what he did noMcnOw, and did not Wen guess, was ithat,' from the same Instant his being was In bond age ,lo rher will. So Love comes, strangely masked. CHAPTER IV. Midsummer Night's Madness. At length, awed and not a little shamefaced, "I beg your pardon," he fstamme'red, wretchedly. i "For what?" she demanded, quickly, head up and eyes alight ' "For Insisting. It wasn't ah courteous. I'm sorry." It "was her turn now to wonder; delicacy of perception such as this was not ordinarily looked fpr in the porson of a burglar, With a laugh and a glbo sho tried to pass oft hor asta lshmcnt. "The thief apologlzos to tho thlof "Unkind!" Brlelly hesitant, with an lmpulslvo gesture she Hung out a generous hand. "You're right; I was unkind. For glvo mo. Won't you shako hands? I . . . I do want to bo a good com rade Blnco It has pleased Fnto to throw us together llko this, bo bo oddly." Hor tono was almost plain tive; unquostlonnbly it was nppoallng. Maltland was curiously moved by tho touch of tho slim, cool flngors that lay In his palm. Not unpleasantly. Ho frowned In perploxity, unablo to ana lyze tho sensation. "You'ro not angry?" sho askod. "No but but " "Yes?" "Why do you do this, llttlo woman? Why do you stoop to this this trado oi yo of ours? Why sully your hands and not only your hands Imperil your good name, to Bay nothing of your liberty ?" Sho drow hor hand away quickly, In terrupting him with a laugh that rang truo as a coin now from tho mint, hon est and genuine "And this," sho cried, "this from Dun Anlsty! Positively, sir, you aro delightful! You grow moro danger ously orleinal every mlnuto! Your scruples, your consideration, your sym pathy tboy aro touching In you!" She wagged bcr head daintily In pre tense of dI'iv.!nbntIon. "But shall I tell you?" nn:o Borlously, doubtfully. "I think I s!:n!l . . . truly. I do this sort of tiling, since you must know, because Imprimis, because like It Indeed and I do! I like tho dancer, the excitement, tho oxerclso of cunning and and I like tho rewards? too. Besides " The corners of her ndorablo mouth drooped ever so slightly. "Besides?" "Why ... But this Is not busl ness! Wo must. hurry. Will you, or shall I?" A crisis had been passed; Maltland understood that ho must wait until a mote favorable time to renew his Importunities. V"i;.wlll," ho said, dropping on his knebs by tho safe. "In my lady's sorvlcoj" "Not at all," sho Interposed, slst. , Tho job is now yours; must.be the profits." "Then I "wash my hands of tho whole affair," he stated In accents of finality. "I refuse. I Bhall go, and you can do as you will blunder on," scornfully, "with your nitroglycerin, your rags, and drills and and rouse tho entlro countryside, If you will." "Ah, but" "Will you accept my aid?" "On condli.jns, only," sho stipulated. t"Halvers?" f-He shook his head. KHalf shares, or not at all!' I 11 Ulllll "I In yours DAILY DOINGS OF OREGON STATE T AWMAKPRC! m... f iiiAiaUHln ftl Jllifv nl . . : rrH cy the w,. .t . r. v1 .l.no last ttoSy Rninm. Fob. 28. uovornor uawniu w..f nnd State Treasurer itny ro ,,rnml tnrfiiv to Salem from tholr visit wherohv n.1 general .1, tn infinitely locate tho Bite tor tho to commorelni n.17: "y wu . ii 1 rtii 1 - . . loiiincr nmi 1 nkiu . . -- ma . -.u(iK mm Tnft lt . - Ul years boon control VIM h "r, v. tuugn riDar n vl" ti ntHH . 1 - uwnAk.li .... ...Muufu a complete " rT MVMiUIMIIV hA -. "-JV wan nosoiuto dictator f. ouin was conccmtwi rovonuo from n , ueWn California, where h fi fj - uuiiiiiiiim UTAkA - 1 " Shb "A "partnership?" wlth This educed a raoue of doubt.i "I'm not worthy the honor. J "But," ho promlsea rashly, "I can save youroh, hcap3 of trouble In other1 .tyafilays." ' ' . hehjrugged helplessly. "If I must '-hlinil'do accept. Wo aro partners, v'Da$An!sty and I!" ' He noaaeu mute satisfaction, brushed the tools out of his way, and bent an attentive ear to the combination. Tho girl swept across the room, and thero followed a click simultaneous with the total extinction of light. Startled, "Why?" ho, demanded. "Thp risk," sho replied. "Wo have been frightfully carele&e and thought less." Helplessly Maltland twirled tho com bination dial; without the light ho was wholly at a loss. But a breath lator skirts rustled near him; tho slldo of the bull's-eyo was Jerked back, and a circle of Illumination thrown upon tho lock. He bent his head again, protend ing to listen to tho fall of the tum blers as 'tho dial was turned, but In point of fact covertly watching tho letters and figures upon It Tho room grew very silent, save for tho faintly regular respiration of the girl who bent near his shoulder. Hor breath was fragrant upon his cheek. The consciousness of hor propinquity almost stilled him. . . . One fears that Maltland prolonged . tho counter feit study of the combination unnocos sarlly. Notwithstanding this, she seemed amazed by the easo with which ho solved It "Wonderful!" sho ap plauded, whispering, as tho hoavy door swung outward without a Jar. "Hush!" ho cautioned hor. In his veins that night madness was running riot, swaying him at its will, With novor a doubt, never a thought of hesitancy, ho forgod ahead, willfully blind to consequences. On the faco of it bo wbb playing a fool's part; he knew It; tho truth is Blmply that ho could not have dono other than as ho did, Consciously he believed himself to be merely testing tho girl; subcon sciously ho was plastic In tho grip of an emotion stronger than he moist clay upon tho potter's whirling wheel. (TO UK CONTINUED.) branch asylum ,at l'ondleton. Too governor saya tllnt tnougn 1110 Bito recommended by tho legislative in vestigating committee does not accord with tho viewB us to tho proper loca tion of tho buildings heiu oy himself nnd Mr. Kay, ho considers uio matter Bottled, sinco tho loglBinturo nccoptou tho report of tho joint commlttco and tho work of uuiunng uio eastern Oregon asylum will do carried on as expeditiously na posslblo and Eastern Orgon will got tho finest institution to bo hnd for tho money. Moro land will bo ncccsBary, tho .1 . 1 .. 1 1 1 governor uihikb, in oruur 10 uuuuiru necessary wntor rignis, hiuiku unu right of way for water for powor pur poses. Though tho matter ia not yot fully determined, all tho buildings at Pendleton will probnbly bo of con crete. They will bo urranged In a crescent shape, with tho administra tion building in tho center nnd, front ing, with two retreating wings on either side and tho othor buildings will be in tho rear. Regarding tho Enstorn Oregon in stitution, tho governor says: "The tract selected by tho old board is aWit equally divided between hill nnd bottom land, tho latter being sep arated from tho formor by tho 0. R. & N. tracks and tho county road. Tho nronosed building site was upon tho hill tract, but the presont bonrd, after careful investigation, decided that tho snlrl sito was unsuitable and their findings were borne out by tho reports both of tho special committee appoint ed by tho bonrd and tho legislative committee. "Tho lecislativo committee, how- over, reported that the bottom tract afforded a suitablo sito for tho build- injrs, and this report wnq adopted by tho legislature Snlem, Feb. 27.-Baker'a demand for greater consideration nt tho hands of the Oregon & Washington Railroad & Navigation company in the way of distributive and special commodity rates was taken up for investigation officially today by tho railroad Com mission. Baker has made n demand similar to tho ono mudo by tho city of Medford for distributive rates aB fav orable as those enjoyed by tho lnrgor shipping centers such as Portland, Spokane and Seattle. Attorney Arthur C. Spencer of Port land, is conducting the case for the railroad company. Attorney F. H. McCune of Portland, is attornoy for the Baker Commercial club, tho plnin tiff bringing the complaint against the railroad comnany. At 11 o clock when the case opened before tho com mission Attorney Spcncor put on tho stand General Freight Agent 1 . W Robinson, of the Oregon & Washing ton railroad company and he read into the records a stupendous amount of statistics and fitrurcs showing tho bus iness relation of tho business of tho road to the different cities and centers of population in Oregon. E. H. Flntrir. chief clerk of the state senate, and John P. Hunt, assist ant clerk, were prominent ligurca In the recent controversy over tho revia ion of the senate journal. Hagg went into the courts to prevent Hunt and Colonel Mercer from revising tho jour nal, as they had been jlirected -by? a senate resolution to doahdwon hia point, This incident-was of-morcimpor- lance.than theaveragpf."readcr may Bupnoso. A rccora or every nni en acted into law must bo kept nnd sot forth from the time of its introduc tion, and unless thin record la correct in every detail the law may bo aa sailed in the courts'. Legal author! tics diller aa to whether a law can stand if it is not backed by a complete ly accurate record. Salem, Feb. 25. Of tho 725 bills that were introduced in the two houses of tho legislature, 275 of them have been allowed to become laws. The legislature itself failed to pasa or in definitely postponed 380 billB, or more than half the number introduced, and tho governor by tho exercise of hia veto power, stopped a total of 04 bills, which is the largest number of billa of any ono scssjon that has ever been vetoed by a covcrnor of this state. By these vctoea and by other ar rangements whereby only a portion of the sum8 appropriated by tho legisla ture are to be used, tho governor haa turned back into tho pockota of tho taxpayers approximately $000,000, or more than half a million dollars which will make the appropriations voted by the lecislaturo acrirreKato a total of about $4,300,000, instead of $4,900,- 000, ns previously estimated. Among tho last billa to recoivo tho governor's disapproval was tho Roguo River fish bill, unon which tho gover nor for some time haa intimated hia action. He saya tho people have ex pressed themsolvea without qualifica tion on tho matter and loft nothing for tho legislature or himself to do other than follow their will. In tho mes sage accompanying this veto ho Bays; "Tho purpose of this bill Ib to nul linil hia m,..1I " ""HI T hJ money ho s .ont r;:7urclli '"' x uuu 10 niq w.o MUCH I IIMDrr, .7- -wMiBEDHEft wrcgon industries R.niliMj . 800,000,000 F, Out of tho 2,000,000,000 1 sn r... M it "1 " ' Ui "'"""dt in then.,, - f " MM. lliu UM, .... nnn nnn t . lv wero us in This fnot tn ... ...ww Duuwi in n a.i . Bucd bytho OreKon (W, ... ., , umea v Unitnd Rfntna p7" X 111 !'( pared the data unrloruj . ,iu is m charge r this district Of the 800,000,000 (Ml state, 290,791,900 feet were U "uuu-uamg inaustrfes Into respective lines of manufacttr, found that pulp in 1909 llninh irr.1f Ofl ftfA aha ' iiiiidii niiin. s.r. itrtu iiniit . y,ob,aoo; excelsior, 4,320,000- eis anu veneers, 3,102,000 A minor lines make up the balance. POWER LINE PROGRESSES, D1M n I . -1 o r 1 in.... "'ti ihiii ui kju iiik lie a n mum liver current l hrough ViStj, Eugene-Tho transmission lb' MnHri( nlnlu. 1.-4 . 1. ft ( i'uii t a t-fik 11. uio.hl ul nir nciu uown trio valley as far is i i i i a li nn iiiivjiiK i wuviiivu niiai f. ice 11.1.. 1! 1L. ..!', blllU IllbltllU lillU 1.1CLUIUI ..li. ...II... .... 1 !l.f 1 I.I CI !fl.u n cuius ucsiuua opriiiLTiit'iu, Lam a iKhm : 1 1 M:iv l. lighta and power from thelint Albany and other points arenet completed. The line is 45 mils nnd is said to bo one Ol We s r rnn nnar uuh iiiiiii 1 1 of S2.000 n mi e. rne doicj. nre all over 40 feet high, are tM t tnt- xhtntnanin nnn inp ?m Insulators coat over ?1 apiece. hcavv conner wire Is almost! Ul Ml. IIIVII " I f nf Vi transmissioB KlUb VI1V VWUV w in ntiltn hnflVV. 1 IIU IAWIIO Ul PJfv nri alreaoT ia i ill uuiiLiiuii vij " supplied with light and paw tho ,plarit et Springfield over irsnamitiHiv" 1 "u " " v ' Di8nninBun.,jv'6 , , llieB.WvUIU.i'i'i'-' &- -7 - l7!r..'Ji:n ;n tUta nartnf tie mv . DRAIN 1,000 ACRES. Owyhee Moisture In Soil, Miraon A TTlL'liLllJU nrelimiMryittp! : f the drainage oi ; n....,Vnn iliteh be U'81 that the engineer -;.. xmmi xnmo ni Lilt" i U11. , .toe, tho greater portion is as p - iifinn Tho owners - . a met nccoiw ujr '""r from .,i trt nrnvpriL m """ . .f. t i Unrno ni uiwfv.- nMttiinrTiriHi iiumw - it i owneu uy - . . iu i. I .( .nmnfinv. . v n,Atumv k. ;,. ni,r is nrepancK""; . i m narv ei'w - io run m '" right of way. CXIOMU Milton- City i (ieiritiu Will crow of -j, . . t I mi fnr two V" . . hn nroioctuw ,, . U.a I and westoim..-'- ...ri, i,n h nt once, wiiii" . tu -- ; i. 01(16 Ul " bo built on uiu - " 1TT1 1 1 lV - thoso built oy u .v in e and widen nav --'nt onstratcu w '.,, for .nnr,naa of eiccinwj, M ., i, ia noW IWKL anu . -"..fnr V Shelburn Wants Waiting Room, Salem, Fob. 28. A petition was received by the railroad commiaslon this morning from citizens who livo In tho vicinity of Shelburn, whore the Corvallis & Eastern railroad Intor aecta with tho Springfield branch of tho Southern Pacific company, asking that tho commission Investigate condi tions, and, if It is found necessary, to mako an order requiring theBO roada jointly to build n depot or waiting station nt tho point of intersection. inprrn llf'iu id vm'.--- .i,i.nii "t - t-l' t ill cewu'-.. p us or muiiiu" -.xtension iurijuiii--" In C0V Devo,0P,I in Or Coqulllo A j ?15i I nnds involving obou1 nnan, here when - m ni .A nnn IV . n lo mo , .nni unu'- , nnnv 829 acrea ot' 1110 .1 t. I .Mini HLKM - . i&VW ";b.u' mb.000 for i,:,;Sit of the proper -- and tho Bmpi- j-jtMir; points. It I 04 m Af burglars loom