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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1907)
VSl A. m- JI ,vv Lw ' -i"i "jf wztr f a m i ... "a?n ifcaK-a "f'B fSis.- e Manager Of the B. & A. By VAUGHAN KESTER. r ft Copyrltfht, 1901. by (Continued from Friday.) ran. un ctiu I. iuuuj n W41C0 jvm iro but her cravo. I wish sho mleht rn llvoil. YnuM linvo been a srrcat ' pplness to her, and she got very llt- K ' Happiness ior ner poruuu uhj uj u look at it. we were only just niar- , id -when the war enmo, and I was J ne four years. Then there was about ' ifven years when wo were getting on LI. W7 ln,1 mnnov nilt hv nnd :. I " ......, ..- -j !d our, own home. Can you re- r It,, Dannie, the old brick place corner across from the postof- iV now Methodist church stands ow. It was sold to get money . t. It. 1. I a 4-y-vt 1 1 vt i-i jawyer wiieu uio uia iiuuuk Uerward.when everything was 16 must have found It very Inako a, living for herself and Bid," said Dan gently. "But aged somehow to keep a root I heads." the law sets out to punish It lip with the guilty ouiy. wucn io her grave and saw tncro &ers crowing on It and that flng carod for It told me what Sho was a very bravo wo- ftnle. You know that was nn Bntr nlininf KJinrn " tiiMiofl inward lilm milcklv. "Why do you speak of it? It's nil thaat now." "T'rt nnrf. of like to tell vou about it." fThcre vrns a long pause, and he con- fued: 'Sharp and I bad been enemies for Jlong time. It started back before tuo ar, when he wanted to marry your bther. Wo both enlisted in tuo same ilment, and somehow the trouble bt alive. He was a bit or a Duuy, nni vllntli (1 lintlllv milll With flfatR too. The reelmeut was al- ays trying to get us Into the ring to- ither, but wo knew it was uangcr- is. Wo had senso cnougu ior uiui. i nn't hiiv ho would have done It, but I ever, felt safo when there was a light n in nil thoao four years. It's easy nouen to shoot tho man In front of ou and no one be tbo wiser. Many a score's been settled that way. When wa r?ot home ncain wo didn't get along any tutor. Ho was a drinking man and 1 J no control over himself whou Hquo jkJi the best of him. I did lpy share l?Sccping the feud alive. What i-uie and what I said of lilm reached both of us in time, Ian fancy. st, when I joined tho church. tided It wasn't right to hate a way I hated Shurp, for, you nover really dono anything to Jday I stopped iu at tho smithy a blacksmith to have a tan; . jfc.a sa lm nnd seo if we couldn't patch . jkA fimplinw nnd bo friends. It was "" il j -ML ., nn.l lio'll )inoll -1 ff, .nMn tl.nn n'tici rrnnil fnr ll tlTl. " ;j?hadn't hardly got tho first words . avueu ne cuuiu ui uiu hiiu wit. in his hand, nil In a rugo and lug he'd have my life. I pushed nnd started for tho door. 1 saw 's no uso to try to reason with jut ho came at mo again, and this ift i'S tin ntnipk mo with his sledge, it 1-icrno harm, though It hurt, and I 'usued lilm out of my way and backed ff toward the door. Tho loot was mtrht. nnd before I could open it he Van within striking distance again ml T had to turn to defend myself. 1 matched up n bar of Iron perhaps a foot long. I had kept my temper down until then, hut tho moment I had a weapon In my hand it got clean away from mo, and in an Instant I was nght- r Just as ho was ligiuing to uiii. Joger Oakley had told tho stqry of ill0 muruer hi u uuiu, buuuuj Sat his fnco was pale and drawn. fan found it difficult to associate tiie nnirlir of violence with tho mau at its side, whoso whole manner Bpoke of ,n unusual restraint and control. That liml killed a man. even hi self de- ffonse, seemed preposterous nnd lneon-celvablo. i jOakloy could not tell and which his IHOIl llau uu urauu iu uvut. ' "Pooplo said afterward that I'd gono thoro punosely to pick n quarrel with Sharp, and his helper, who, It seems, was in tho yard back of tho smithy sotting a wagon tire, sworo ho saw mo through a window as I entered and that I struck tho first blow. Ho may bavo seen only tho end of it and really believed I did begin It. but that's n eamplo of how things got twisted. No body believed my motive was what I said it was. Tho Jury found me guilty of murder, aud the Judge gnvo mo a Hfo sentence, A good deal of a fiibs wna mado over what I did at tho tiro last winter. Hart told mo ho'd sent you tho papers." Dan noddod, and his father contin ued: "Kniim Indies who were Interested In Mission work at tho prison took tho matter up und got mo my pardon. It's , fearful and a wicuea tiling tor u nan to loso his temper, Dannie. At irnt I was bitter niMlnit every ono vho had a hand Ju sending mo to Ison, but I've put that all rroui my art. It was right I should bo pun- tod." f roso from his chair, striking tho JL fromUU dIdo. j THE DAIL1 Harper fc Drothers .4 "Ain't It very Into. Dannie? I'll Just put nwny my things, and then wo cat' go to bed. I didn't mean to keep yon up." Onkloy watched his precise ami or derly arrangement of his few bolon? lntjs. He could see that It was n part of tljo prison discipline under which ho hnd lived for almost a qtinrter of n century. When the contents of his bundle were disposed of to his satis faction ho put on a pair of steel rlmiued spectacles with large, rounu glasses and took up u well thumbed Bible, nhtch ho had placed at ono side. "I hope you haven't forgotten uns book. Dannie," tapping It softly with a heavy forefinger. CHAPTER VI. ROGER OAKLEY went to work In the car shops the day follow ing his arilval In Antloch. Dan sought to dissuade him, lmt lm wns stubbornness Itself, and tho latter realized that the only thing !o do was to let him aiono anu not eek to coirtrol him. After all, if he would be happier at work, It was no one's affair but his own. i It never occurred to tho old convict that pride might have to do with the stand Dun took In the matter. Ho was wonderfully gentle and af fectionate, with a quaint, unworldly simplicity that was rather pathetic. His ono anxiety wns to please Dan, but In spite of this anxiety once a convic tion took possession of him he clung to It with unsbnken tenacity In tho face of every argument his sou could bring to bear. Under tho Inspiration of his newly acquired freedom he developed In un expected ways. As soon as he felt that his place In the shops was secure nnd that ho was not to be Interfered with he Joined tho church. Its services oc cupied most of his spare time. Every Thursday night found him at prayer meeting. Twice each Sunday he went to church, and by missing his dinner bo managed to take part In tho bunuay school oxerclscs. A social threw him Into a flutter of pleased expectancy. Not content with what his cuurcu oi forod. irreboectivo of creed, ho joined i.vorv socletv In the place of a religious or temperance nature and was a zeal ous and active workof among sucu ot tlin heathen as flourished In Alitlocu. There was a stern Old Testament fla vor to his faith. Ho would have drag ged the erring from their peril by mnln strength and bavo regulated their mor als by legal enactments. Those of tho men with whom ho camo in contact in tlm slions treated him with tho utmost respect partly on his own aecount nnd partly because of Dan. Half of all ho earned ho gave to tho church. The remainder of his slender Incomo ho divided ngaln Into two equal parts. Ono of tueso he usca ror nis iim-Konni needs, tho other disappeared mysteriously, no was putting It by for Dannie. Tt wns n dlsannolntmcnt to him that his sou took only tho most casual In terest hi religious matters. Ho com forted himself, however, with tho re- moinbrauco that at his ago his own In terest had been merely traumouai. it was only after his great trouble that the nwnkonlue came. Ho was quite certain Dannio would experience this awakening, too, some day. It was a hot, breathless morning in May. Tho machinery In the shops droned on and on, with the lazy, soft ened hum of revolving wheels or the swish of swiftly passing bolts. A fmlarht was cutting out cars In tho yurds. It wns rnther noisy nnd bump ed discordantly in nnd out or tno siu- lugs. Dnn Oakley wns tho solo tenant of the office, but nresently McCllutock wandered In from tho hot out of doors to tnlk over certain repairs ho wished "i: lertaken in tho shops, no wns a ty leal American mechanic, aud Oak ley liked him, as ho always liked tho man who know his business and earned his pay. They discussed tho repairs, and thou Oakley nskod, "How's my father get ting along, Milt?" "Oh, all right! Ho's a llttlo slow, Unit's all." "What's ho on now?" "Thoso bluo lino cars that camo In last month." "Thoro Isn't much in that batch. I hnd to flguro closo to got tho work. Keep tho men moving." "They are about done. I'll put the painters ou tho Job tomorrow." "That's good." McCllntock went over to tho water cooler Iu tho corner and filled a stem less tumblor with lco wntor. "We'll bo ready to send thorn up to Ruekhorn tho last of next week. Is there anything clso In sight?" Ho gulped down tho water at a sin gle swallow. "No, not at present, but thero are ono or two pretty fair orders coming In next mouth that I was lucky enough to pick up lu Chicago. Ibn't thero auy work of our owu wo can go at whllo things aro slnck?" "Lots of It," wiping his hands on tho legs of his greasy overalls. "All our day coaches noed paint and somo want now upholstery," ivitom lwtlpr bo at that then." COOS BAY TIMifiS, MAR9HFIELD, ...... m IIIIH I I III III " nnn "All right. I'll take a look at tno cars in the yards and seo what I can put out in place of those we call in. There's no use talking, Mr. Oakley, you've dono big things for the shops," he added. "Well, I am getting some work for them, and while thero isn't much profit In It, perhaps, It's n great deal better than being idle." "Just n whole lot," agreed McCIIn tock. "I think I enn pick up contracts enough to keep us busy through the summer. I understand you've always had to shut down." "Yes, or half time," disgustedly. "I guess wo can worry through with out that; at any rate, I want to," ob served Oakloy. "I'll go sre how I can manage about our own repairs," said McCllntock. no went out, nnd from the window Oakley snw him with a bunch of keys in his hand going In the direction of a line of bnttered dny coaches on ono of tho sidings. Tho door opened ngaln al most Immediately to admit Griff Ry der. This wns almost the last person In Antloch from whom Dan was ex pecting a call. Tho editor's cordiality bs ho greeted him made him Instantly 6uspect that some favor was wanted. Most people who came to the office wanted favors. Usually It was either a pass or a concession ou freight. As a rule, Kerr met all such appll ;ants. His manner fitted him for just cucli Interviews, nnd ho had no gift for popularity, which suffeied In conse quence. ' Ryder pushed n chair over beside Oakley's nud seated himself. By slid ing well down on his spine ho mnnaged to reach the low sill of the window with his feet. He seemed to admire tho effect, for he studied them In si lence for n moment. "There's a little matter I want to speak to you about, Oakley. I've been Intending to run in for the past week, but I bavo been so busy I couldn't." Oakley nodded for him to go ou. "Iu the first plncc, I'd 111 to feel that you were fir Kenyon. Vou can bo of a great deal of use to us this elec tion. It's going to be close, and Ken you's a pretty decent sort of a chap to have come out of thoso parts. You ought to take an interest in seeing him re-elected." Oakley surmised that this was the merest flattery Intended to tickle his vanity. He answered promptly that he didn't feel the slightest interest in poli tics one way or tho other. "Well, but one good fellow ought to wish to seo another good fellow get what he'd nfter, nnd you can help us If you've a mind to. But this isn't what I've come for. It's about Hoadley." "What about Hoadley?" quickly. "no's got the ideu that his days with tho Huckleberry arc about numbered." "I haven't said so." "I know you haven't." "Then what Is ho kicking about? When he's to go ho'll hear of it from me." "But, just the same, it's In the air that there's to be a shakeup nnd that a number of men, and Hoadley among them, nre going to be laid off. Now, he's another good fellow, and he's a friend of mine, and I told him I'd come In and fix it up with you." "I don't think you can fix It up with me, Mr. Ryder. Just tho same, I'd like to know how this got out." "Then there Is to be n shakeup?" Oakley bit his lips. "You seem to take It for granted there is to be." "I guess there's someUiing back of tho rumor." "I niny as well tell you why Hoad ley's got to go." "Oil, he's to go then? I thought my information was correct." "Iu the first place he's not needed, nnd In the second placo ho's a lazy loafer. Tho road must earn Its keep. General Cornish Is sick of putting his hand In his pocket every six months to keep It out of bankruptcy. You are enough of n business man to know he won't stand that sort of thing forever. Of course I am sorry for Hoadley If ho needs tho money, but borne one's got to buffer, and ho happens to bo the ono. I'll take on his work myself. I can do It, nnd that's a salary saved. I haven't any personal feeling in the matter. The fact that I don't like lilm, as It happens, has nothing to do with It. If he wero my own brother he'd havo to get out." "I can't seo that ono man more or less Is going to make such n differ ence, Oakley," Ryder urged, with what ho Intended should be an air of frank good fellowship. "Cnn't you?" with chilly dignity. nikley was slow to anger, but ho had always fought stubbornly for wnat no felt was duo him, and he wished tho editor to understand that the manage ment of the B. and A. was distinctly not his province. Ryder's eyes were half closed, and only n nnrrow silt of color showed be tween tho lids. "I am very much nfrnld wo won't hit it off. I beglu to see we aren't going to got on. I want you to keep noad or as a personal favor to mo. Just wait until I finish. If you nro going In for reform I may havo It In my power to bo of somo service to you. You will need some backing here, and even n country newspaper cun manu facture public sentiment. Now If wo aren't to bo friends you will find mo on tho other side and working Just as hard against you as I nm willing to work for you If you let Hond'ey stay." Oakley jumped up. "I don't allow anybody to talk like that to mo. I urn running this 'for Cornish. They are his Interests, not mine, and you can start In nnd rannu facturo all tho public sentiment you please." Then he cooled down n bit and felt ashamed of himself for tho outburst. (To bo continued.) ) OREGON, SATURDAY", APRIL All the latest .. . .. n ri as . K cn furnish the : r foUfiivimr Thoroiurhbrol ftctrs an $aJ0CyPer Settirtg Rhode Island Reds Rnrrkl Plymouth JKOcks Whife Leirhorns Pekn tDucka JOHNW. FLANAGAN Scnq in yJur ordcls Now- Eggs ahij!edvany white in the county. Flanagan & Bennett Bank MAUSIIFIELD, OUKGON." I Capital StiWrlbed MO.OOO , Cnpllftl Paid Up $-10,000 V . Uiralvldul ITollW 000 if ' - Dots a Renaral banking buslneaiid draw ou tho Banff of California, SanVFrancisco Calif., F.nt National Bank PortlnninX)i., Firsl National lliuik, RocburR, Or., llnhVcr Na tional Bant, New York, N. Jf. KVtltehlld A Son, London, England : Also selli'IiaiiRCon ncArlj nil the principal cities of Eprope. , s Accounts kept subject to check, Safo deposit lock boxd for rent at 5 Cunts 4 month or J5 a jeaii I INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS 3 STEAMER. FLYKR M.P. Pendcrgras. Mastew t time table: Lenveajaiarshflold 7:3t 900, and 10:3J0 a. m., and 1:00S:30 nmi 4!0'(i n. Tn. Leavfcs North Bend at p.15. 3;iu iiiiuii..xauj in., uuu u.. 3:15ftind 5:00 D. in. t Mikes dally trips except Sun days! Faro: One wa, 15 cents; iound trip, 25 cents. A. HARIIQ DealovV in Pure Cream Milk andBJrtttermllk. Fieoae. livof y to all parts of tho eityi North BendK - Oregon iNow Ready, .Jf,, ,W, IHU1 tLL, UKCAjUIN Ndw nnd Modorj Sample ooms, in Connection yofej JORTH-BEN i I'ull tli RRLL CWR'D Wet Your Whistle Tnn Blow J. RftHEimONyPrW Tront Streeti : 1 MatfhflclAOreirun llaukV nf M (SauUjflturlt fiilly ualWtu SIl.IHim tJratiarhi uvntntral Hnlann SuBiitaa. NartlkUpitb. (Brromt 9 sa sines a , lit the North Bend News Co. I nokthb3:ni I IMshfielcjr Hdel Home Cookind Good Bd Ita?s--I?0'd nndyoil(;lni!ff5 rW eok; per day, a ; Me.ilH 25. I -f f i " ..".- -'A"' '- " ' rnirnrfrnnfif WffWgnwfBiTiiTTBgTwnaTiinTiiBBiiBniMjj 27, 1007. TheC.B.,R.&R.R and Navigation Co. TltAIN SCHEDULE NO. 2. In Kffect January 1, 1007. All previous schedules are void. Subject to crianse without notice. W. S. Chandler, manager; F. A. Iise, frelglit,ngent; general olllces, Marsh field, Ofegon. No. 1. Trains. Dally Except Sunday. Stations. Leave 9:00 a. m.Mnrshuold. a a I T TT Tiinnllntl ):i) a. m.p. . juuwuuu. 9:45 a. m.Coqullle. Arrive 10:30 n.m.Myrtle Point. No. 2. Dally Except Sunday. Leave 10:45 a. m.Myrtle Point. 10:30 a. m.jcoquiile. 12:00 m. D. H. Junction. Arrive 12:80 p.m.Marsliflol(l. Extra trains will run on dally special orders. Trains to and from Beaver Hill dally. SKATING An n ouncemants: OnenWtornoon alu " ings, 2;o 5 and 7 t week days only. j Prices: 25 cents for use of skateB. 15 cents for. thote their own fckates. 10 jfceiifs rtdmis Gentlemen pvennf Special (attention gl hedinnors Friday: noons. Best of (order alwni tailicd.f Nelson Ir kn Works F. E.jNBLSON, Prop. 3.u I o repair all kfnds Of Jlacblnery, Stclun and Bas Knglfies, Gnns nnd 1!. cjcl. licit of ork our Siyclalty. : : J We mftntifactufe Castlntrs luUroii and Ilrune jc Sai Mills knd U.oggfng .Uiunps. vtcinaKelue bet Sheibcsand s. W'e i SpobU f A j ...... Hoad Spools for loggers. ' TKLEfHOSEl MARSHF1ELD, 'OREGON R H.BRLQHAM i ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT I Plans nnd spefcifations nindev for- all fclnssts of f V buildingsV uldingsV h BendX North egon PHONEl 541 MASTERS & HclAlN MartlifioULnnd NoMiilend NTRACTORS FAR A Wood tnfi Atone block Vdvomsnts. macuiamciud plank sjfreSts, sew er anil w.fter mains, tmeiit side walkt ani'urbs, plaih and reiir forcm concrete forlmudinK, foun dations andf chimin J walla. Firo io6fl!igand naJlwlt roofing Crushed r6cksand binding stone. Grading and excavating. dream uyeworKs V C SLret, ladlesAnd Gehts' if irn.ent:le)in- ed or qfed. Philip Becker, Propriet RINK. . t'Vf'll- I U10' I Kink i fii.liir f"t SSH11 110 g- I 'cn lo nftel- fs inning B I I D L Avery I Manager i s I ur - - -i y v- WhMfesale liquor deTuftra -. N CigaL arid saloon Inn. ij. CfiregjprjL Business Doctors. E. E. STRAW, fa. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUItOEON Diseases of the Eye; Ear, Koti und Throat n apeoialty. OHioe in Lockhnrt's BuildiBf. Murshfield, 0"$ob DR. IIAYDOti OlHoe opposite Union Furnfture Btoro. Bom, 10 tolanrt 2 to ., .... Special attention fmfd lo llea!e of tlic iijj urinary and dlgosmo orgautf V 8' reunion examiner Murshfield, - - Oregon DR. J. W. INGRAM,' Physician and Surgeon. Ofllce over Sengstacken's Drug Store. Phones Ofllco 1621; residence JH, H. M. RICHARDSON, PliySlclnii nnd Burgeon. Diseases of eye, ear, nose and threw a specialty. Ofllce In Eldorado Block. Lawyers. K. L. O.'FARIUN. , Attorney nt-Law. City Attorney. Deputy DIst. Atfy, Lockhart, Building. Mnrshfleld, Ore. Phone 44. J. M. UPTON, I Attori.cy-nt-Litw. Marshfleid. Orogoa. I. W. liENNKTT, Office over Flanagan & Benct ! Bank. ''arshfleld, Orogot c. f. mcKnight, JAttorney-atLaw. Upstairs, Bennett & Walter bloot Marshfleid,, - - r Oregon. I. W. SNOVER Attorncy-nt-Law Office I Rogers building Marshfleid, Oregoi COKE & COKE, Attorncy-nt-Law. Marshfleid, - - - , Oregon PIXLEV & AlAYBEE, Attorneys-nt-Lnw. . Ofllco over Myers' Storo. Phone 701 . . North Bend, Ore, Real Estate Agents. -V I)IER LAND COMPANY Real E4tate Brokers North Bend, -" - - Oregon. OAKLEY & ARNOLD, Civil nnd Mechanical Engineers. All kinds of land e'liryylng, drafting and map making. North Bend Oregon Ready.to show Spring Millinery CLARKE Broadway and Streota inery Correct. Smart slAWs nn ful trimmings combine td make every in the as- fiortment 4 Perfect1 Uiyfrm Dampening Is o teoret of ahr TO3irttm tron- Inglif shirts, collars and nnij Tin. doiwvencd in epott, Iron npfwith a roigji dry flnlali, hai a limpfecHnfl. ad ,1a generally undwliahlo. w uiiiuu uu our wpric Dy band; It takes (linger, but It moans bettetwork. .nrt ihat Is our constant aim. 7 Goos Bay S&m Laundn vci iViut ll tflBM llt 'I McRjiersfon dinser Go. i Bl l1ln t 1 i irrj m I Califofnja Wtaes a Specialty ? Ttn4V Ci r tU l fir S 4Pul wi iuurBnuoia f s a ! ! I a w ,, ' U' -mmsi-