Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, October 02, 1914, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextPLACED HQNEY- M)on 1 lAKXJLU RHODES CHAPTER XI Continued. Nora, without relaxing the false mile, suddenly found emptiness la everything. "Sing!" eatd Herr Rosen. "I am too tired. Some other time." He did not press her. Instead, be whispered In bis own tongue: "You are the most adorable woman In the world!" And Nora turned upon him a pair of eyes blank with astonishment It was as though she had been asleep and he had rudely awakened her. HI Infatuation blinded Mm to the truth; he saw In the look a feminine desire to throw the others off the track as to the sentiment expressed In his whispered words. The hour passed tolerably well. Herr Rosen then observed the time, rose and excused himself. He took the steps leading abruptly down the terrace to the carriage road. He had come by the other way, the rambling tone stairs which began at the por ter's lodge, back of the villa. "Padre." whospcrcd C'ourtlandt, "I am going. Do not follow. I shall ex plain to you when we meet again." The fadre signified that he under stood. Harrlgan pretested vigorously, bat smiling end ehal.iug his head, Courtlandt went away. Nora ran to the window. She could see Herr Rosen striding along, down the winding road, his head In the air. Presently, from behind a cluster of mulberries, the figure of another man came Into view. He wns going at a dog-trot, his hut settled at an angle that permitted the rain to beat square ly Into bis face. The next turn in the road shut them both from sight Dut Nora did cot stir. Herr Rosen stopped and turned. "You called?" "Yes." Courtlandt had caught up with him just as Herr Rosen was about to open tho gates. "Just a moment, Herr Rosen." with a band upon the bars. "I shall not detain you long." There was studied Insolence In the tone and the gestures which accom panied them. "Be brief, If you pleaso." "My name is Edward Courtlandt, a doubtless you have heard." "In a large room It Is difficult to remember all the Introductions." . , "Precisely. That Is why I take the liberty of recalling It to you, so that yon will not forget It," urbanely. A pause. Dark patches of water were spreading across their shoulders. Little rlvulot ran down Courtlandt' rm, raised ai It was against the bars. "I do not see bow it may concern tat," replied Herr Rosen finally with an Insolence more marked thun Court landt'. "In Parti we mot one night, at the tage entrance of the Opera. I pushed yoa aside, not knowing who you were. Ton had offered your services; the door ot ills Harrlgan's limousine." "It was you?" scowling. ' "I apologise for that. Tomorrow morning you will leave Dcllagglo for Varenna. Somewhere between nine and ten the first train leaves for Ulan." . "Varenna! Milan!" ' "Exactly. You speak English as naturally and fluently as If you were born to the tongue. Thus, you will leave for Milan. What becomes of yon after that Is of no consequence to me. Am I making myself clear?" "Verdampt! Do I believe my ears?" furiously. "Are you telling me to leave Bellagglo tomorrow morning?" "A directly a I can." Herr Rosen's face became as red a his name. He was a brave young man, but there was danger of an act ive kind In the blue eyes boring Into bis own. If It came to a physical con test, be reallied that he would get the worst of It He put his hand to hi throat; hi very Impotence was chok ing him. , "Your Highness . . ." "Highness t" Herr Rosen stepped hack. "Ye. Your Highness will readily see the wisdom of my concern for your hasty departure when I add that I know all about the little house In Versailles, that my knowledge la shared by the chlof of the Parisian police and the minister of war. If you annoy Mis Harrlgan with your equivocal attention . , ." "Oottl Thl I too much!" . I "Walt I I am stronger than you are. Do not make me force you to hear m to the end. You have gone about thl intrigue like blackguard, and that I know Your Highness not to be. The matter Is, you are young, you have always had your way, you have not learnt restraint. Your presence , her is an Insult to Mis Harrlgan, , sod If she was pleasant to yon thl Hciurcs jraiP s afternoon it was for my benefit If you do not go, I shall expose you." Courtlandt opened the gate. "And If I refuse?" "Why, In that case, being the Amer ican that I am, without any particular reverence for royalty or nobility, as It Is known, I promise to thrash you soundly tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. In the dining room, In the bureau, the drawing room, wherever I may happen to find you." Courtlandt turned on his heel and hurried back to the villa. He did not look over bis shoulder. If he bad, he might have felt pity for the young man who leaned heavily against the gate, his burning face pressed upon his rain soaked sleeve. When Courtlandt knocked at the door and was admitted, he apologized. "I came back for my umbrella." "Umbrella!" exclaimed the padre. "Why, we had no umbrellas. We came up In a carriage which is probably waiting for us this very minute by the porter's lodge." "Well, I am certainly absent-minded!" "Absent-minded!" scoffed Abbott "You never forgot anything in all your life, unless It was to go to bed. Ydu wanted an excuse to come back." "Any excuse would be a good one In that cose. I think we'd better be going. Padre. And by the way, Herr Rosen begged me to present bla re grets. He is leaving Bellagglo in the morning." Nora turned her face once more to the window. CHAPTER XII. The Ball at the Villa. "It Is all very petty, my child," said the padre. "Life is made up of bigger tblngs; the little one should be ig nored." To which Nora replied: "To a wom an the little things are everything; they are the dally routine, the expect ed, the necessary things. What you call the big things In life are acci dents. And, oh! I have pride." She folded her arm across her heaving bosom; for the padre's directness this morning had stirred her deeply. "Wilfulness Is called pride by some; and stubbornness. But you know. a well as I do, that yours is resentmuut, anger, indignation. Yes, you hare pride, but it has not been brought Into this affair. Pride 1s that within which prevents us from doing mean or sor did acts; and you could not do one or the other If you tried. The sentiment In you which should be developed it "Ie mercy?" "No; justice, the patience to weigh the right or wrong of a thing." "Padre, I have eyes, eyes; I saw." He twirled the middle button ot bis cassock." The eyes see and the ears hear, but theBe are only witnesses, laying tua matter Deiore tne court or the last resort, which Is the mind. It ia there we sift the evidence." "He had the Insufferable insolence to order Herr Rosen to leave," going around the barrier of bis well-ordered logic. "Ah! Now, how could he send away Herr Rosen If that gentleman had renlly preferred to stay?" Nora looked confused. "Shall I tell You? I simnerteil- an I questioned him last night. Had I men in nis place, I snould cave chas tised Herr Roeen Instead of bidding him be gone. It was be." "Positively. The men who guarded you were two actor from one of the theatera. Ha did not coma In Vnr. sallies because be waa being watched. He waa round and sent home the night before your release." "I'm sorry. But It was so like him." The padre spread hie hands. "What a way women have of modifying either good or bad Impulses! It would have been fine of you to have stopped when you said you were sorry." "Padre, one would believe that you had taken up his defense!" "If I had I should have to leave It after today. I return to Rome tomor row and shall not see you again be fore you go to America. I have bid den good by to all save you. My child, my last admonition Is, be patient; ob serve; guard againat that Impulse born in your blood to move hastily, to form opinion without solid founda tion. Bo happy while you are young, for old age Is happy only In that re flected happiness of recollection. Write to me, here. I return In No vember. Benedlclte?" smiling. Nora bowed her beard and be put a band upon It Celeste stood behind Abbott and studied bis picture through half-closed, critical eyes. "You have painted It over too many times." Then .h. looked down at the shapely head. Ah, the longing to put her hand upon It, to run bor finger through the tousled bslr, to touch It with her Hps! But no I "Perhaps you are tired; perhaps you have worked too bard. Why not put aside your brushes for a week?" "I've a good mind to chuck It Into the lake. I simply can't paint any more." He fluna down tha hm.ho. "I'm a fool, Celeste, a fool. I'm crying lor me moon, mat's what tho matter Is. What' the use of hnatlna ihnni the bush? You know a well aa I do that It'e Nora." Her heart contracted, and far tint. while ihe could not see him clearly. "But what earthly chance have I?" he went on, innocently but ruthlessly. "No one can help loving Nora." . No, in a small voice. "If all rot. this talk hr.n .mi. tie. There' alwara soma nnnr iiii left outside. But who can help loving iv orai" ne repeated. "Who Indeed!" "And there' not the least chance In the world for me." "You never can tall until von nut it to the test" "Do you think I have a cbanoe? I It possible that Nora may care a tittle ror me?" He turned his bead toward her eagerly. "Who know?" She wanted him to have It over with, to learn the truth that to Nora Harrlgan he would never be more than an amiable comrade. He would then have none to turn to but her. What mattered it If her own heart ached so she might soothe the hurt In his? She laid a nand upon hla shoulder, so lightly that be was only dimly conscious of the contact "If a rummy old world. Here I've gone alone all these years . , ." "Twenty-six!" mlllng. "Well, that's a long time. Never bothered my bead about a woman. Selfish, perhaps. Had a good time, came and went a I pleased. ' And then I met Nora." "Yes." - "If only Bhe'd been stand-offish, like these other singers, why, I'd have been all right today. But she's such a brick! She's such a good fellow! She treats ue all alike; sings when we ask ber to; always ready for a romp. Think of her making us all take the Knolp cure the other night! And we marched around the fountain singing 'Mary had a little Iamb.' Barefooted In the grass! When a man marries he doesn't want a wife half so much as a good com rade; somebody to slap blm on the back in the morning to hearten him up for the day's werk; and to cuddle him up when he comes home tired, or disappointed, or unsuccessful. No matter what mood be' In. Is my English getting away from you?" "No; I understand all you say." Her hand rested a trifle heavier upon bl shoulder. "Nora would be that kind of a wife. 'Honor, anger, valor, fire,' as Steven son says. Hang the picture; what am I going to do with it?" " 'Honor, anger, valor, Are,' " Celeste repeated slowly. "Yes, that is Nora." A bitter little smile moved ber lips a Bho recalled the huppenings of the laHt two days. But no; he must find out fur himself; he must meet the hurt from Nora, not from her. "How long, Abbott, have you known your friend Mr. Courtlandt?" "Boys together," playing a light tat too with his maulstick. 'How old Is he?' "About thirty-two or three." "He is very rich?" "Oceans of money; throws It away, but not faBt enough to get rid of It" "He Is what you say In English . . . wild?" Well," with mock gravity, "I shouldn't like to be the tiger that crossed bis patb. Wild; that's the word for it" "You are laughing. Ah, I know! I should say dissipated." "Courtlandt? Come, now, Celeate; does he look dissipated?" "No-o." "He drink when he chooses, be flirts with a pretty woman when he chooses, he smokeB the finest tobacco thero Is when be chooses; and ho gives them all up when he chooses. He Is like the seasons; h,e comes and he goes, and nobody can change his habits." . "He has had no affair?" "Why, Courtlandt hasn't any heart. If a mechanical device to keep his blood in circulation; that' all. I am the most intimate friend he ha, and yet I know no more thun you bow be live and where be goes." She let ber hand fall from his shoulder. She was glad that be did not know. "But look!" she cried In warning. Abbott looked. A woman was coming serenely dowt the path from the wooded promontory, a woman undeniably handsome in a cedar-tinted linen dress, exquisitely fashioned, with a touch of vivid scar let on her hat and a most tantalizing flash of scarlet ankle. It wa Flora Dcslmone, fresh from ber morning bath and a substantial breakfast The errand that bad brought ber from Alx-lcc-Baln was confessedly a merciful one. But she possessed the drama' tlsfs instinct to prolong a situation, Thus, to make her act of mercy seem Infinitely larger than it waa. she was determined first to cast tbe Apple, of Discord into thl charming corner of Eden. Tbe Apple of Discord, as every man Knows, is the only thing a woman can throw with any accuracy. Tbe artist snatched up his brushes. and ruined the painting forthwith, for all time. The foreground was, in his opinion, beyond redemption; so, with savage humor, he rapidly limned In a score ot Impossible trees, turned midday Into sunset, with a riot of col or which would have made the Chi nese New Year In Canton a drab and lobor event In comparison. He hated Flora Deslmone. as all Nora' adher ents properly did, but with a hatred wholly reflective and adaptod to Nora's moods. (TO BB CONTINUED.) Tha Antl. Dr. Lyman Abbott tha eloauant anrf sincere antl-suffraglst, said at a dinner In Now York: "1 am convinced that, despite all thl sex equality talk, wom an In her heart still longs to look up to man In reverence. A tJfnlnmat dinner In Washington took down the eaaon s oeiie. rou ravish all hearts,' the diplomat said to her. 'Ynu m.i.. a fresh conquest every week.' 'True,' saiu ine nene, ana signed. 'True and a give an my slave for tha maa. ter.' " They Looked Dangerous. A little three-year-old hnr. hn rmm time ot Infancy had been under tbe car of doctor and trained nuraaa. wa visiting bl grandmother after convalescence from tonsllltla. An open nre attracted blm. After watching the spark, which fell Incessantly on tha hearth, be asked, "Grandma, are those rea spot germs?" Christian Regis-Ur. GAME WORTH HUNTING STEWART EDWARD WHITE TELLS OF KILLING OF IMMENSE LION. clve Well-Placed 8hots Needed to Fin ish the Jungle Monarch Its Meas urements Only a Few Inches Under the Record. Those who have been "on safari" hunting big game in East Africa and their number must now amount to thousands will read with great inter est Stewart Edward White's modestly told story of a hunting journey from Mombasa through the Shlmba hills, Nairobi, Kapltl, the Tsavo river and Masalland. Mr. White had tho good fortune to Bhoot almost a "record" big Hon. IIo thus describes the Incident: Wo had proceeded In this fashion for about a mile, when suddenly, and most unexpectedly, the biggest lion I ever saw leaped straight up from a bush 25 yards in front of me, and with a tremendous roar vanished behind an other bush. I had Just tlmo to throw up tho .403 shotgun fashion and let drive a snap shot. Clifford Hill, who was ten yards to my right, saw the fur fly, and we nil heard tho snarl as tho bullet hit. Naturally we expected an Instant charge, but, as things turned out, It wa3 evident the Hon had not seen us at all. Ho had leaped ut the sight of our men end horses on the skyline, and when the bullet hit hlra he must have, ascribed It to them. At any rate, he began to circle through the tangled vines in their direction. From their elevation they could fol low his movements. At once they set up howls of terror and appeals for help. Somo began frantically to run back and forth. Nono of them tried to run away; there was nowhere to go! Tho only thing that saved them waa the thick and spiky character of the cover. The lion, instead of chars lug straight and fast, was picking nu easy way. Wo tore directly up hill as fast as we were able, leaping from rock to rock and thrusting recklessly through tho tangle. About halfway up I Jumped to the top of a high, conical rock, and thence by good luck caught sight cf the lion's great yellow head ndvauclng Bteadlly about SO yards away. I took as good a sight as I could and pulled trigger. Tho recoil knocked nio dear o!T the bowlder, but as 1 fell I saw h!s tall go n; and knew that I had hit. At once Clifford Hill and I Jumped up cn tho rock again, but the Hon had moved out of sight. We all maneuvered rapidly for position. Again luck was with me, for again I Faw his great head, tho mano stand ing out til around it; and for tho Eocond time I planted a heavy bullet iquaro In his chest. Thl Btomird his advance? hn lav down. Ii;s head was up and his eyes glared, as ho uttered tho most rever berating and mugninrent roars and growls. The dogs leaped and barked i.round lilni. Wo came quite close and I planted my fourth bulkt in his shoulder. Eve:i tills was not tnouh. It took a fifth in tho same place to finish him. The howls from the hilltop ceased. All gathered to marvel at the lion's Immense size. Ho measured throe feet nine Inches at the shoulder and nine feet eleven fnrhe hntur.n itakes or ten feet eleven Inches along contour. Thl Is only five Inches un tier record. We weighed blm piccemnul, after a lasnion, and put blm between LZQ pounas ana cuu pounds. Infection From Notea. Owing to the discovery of a new process of destroying bacteria without injury to bank notea. thl medium of inrectlon I to ba eliminated in Can ada. When the Canadian bank net vn under consideration lnnt rlnuse wa added to the effect that bank must sterilize nnner eurrenrv before relesulng It. Experiment have revealed that there la an averago of .'".nog nvlng bacteria on each nolo Sterilization by a chemical was tried but Whllo thl was surecniiful. Inlnr. leu end unpleasant elTect from tho E'i renmlnrd. A hont test was then tried, and wa completely auccesnfnl, note being lubjc-ctcd to n tempera ture of 17fl degree Fahrenheit. It wa found that tnnny dangerous bac teria were destroyed bv the hent tout tho paper remaining uninjured. The fl'innre department ha arranged that bank, whero there Is no assistant re ceiver general' ofllce, may transmit at the bank' risk and exnennn. mu. Mated or unclean Dominion note of denomination up to t to the nearest receiver general, and obtain In return in equal amount of new Dominion notes. Ultra violet Ray. Niagara Fall will have the first mu nlclpal ultra-violet ray storllliatlon plnnt In thl country. Contract nego tiation havo been consummated for a 3' lamp Installation. Mercury vapor lump protruding Into channels through which water will flow, will bo uird. The ultra violet ray from these lamp have the power to kill tho bao terla In the water. There will be even lamp In each of the Are con crete canal, although It I estimated that 26 lamp only will be required to handle the capacity of the plant, 16, 000,000 gallons dally. The coat of the renal and lamp Installation will be 119.800, while the city will erect a building and transformers to ohango the current from alternating to direct, at a cost of 2,200.-Englneering Rec ord. , JUST at sunset It was that our boat sailed Into Hremer-Haven. The Bky was tinted all the shades of pink nnd violet with a tiny bit of yellow at the borl :on. The water was white and imooth, only here and there reflect ng the colors of the sky. Everywhere vorhead, In front and back of the iout sea-gulls were flying. They cut ;reat graceful circles in the sky with holr wings tilted sldewlse. Some were resting on tho water, moving angutdly up and down with the slight 'notion of the wavelota, end still ithers were crying end fighting for ihe waste food that was being thrown from tho back of the ship. Their mow-white wings reflected the pale tun-set colors, writes a correspondent )f the Pittsburgh Dispatch. Slowly the boat was steered In be tween long, narrow points of dark green land. Silhouetted BgatnBt the sky were wind mills and tall straight trees. Nothing seemed real for we gilded so slowly that we seemed to be on a plantom ship In a dream. The bustling stewards and cabin-boys broke our reverie with the exciting lews that tho customhouse ofllclu in were waiting Jo Inspect our baggnge i that night and If anything can bring a dreamer back to earth It Is a prac ileal tlerman customhouse officer with his formal uniform, his great mustache and his guttornl withering luery, "Clgarren oder liquor?" Prcmor Haven Is the homo of the Korth German Lloyd steamer officers. These men love tho sea and they live near to it as possible, even after they have retired from actlvo service. They spend their vacations In the llartz mountains taking walking trips. Sea Captain's History. Last Juno thero was an ex captain an bonrd ond he hod a curious history. At first he Impressed one as being very old, but when ho took his cap off we saw his hulr wns not the least bit gray. Ho was dressed as much tike a real captain as was possible for a man to be. IIo nlways wore dark blue with a cap on his head. He was silent ond molancl'.oly except when the Titnnlc dlraster wns mentioned, and then ho defended Captnln Smith jjrehln to ttARriao with a vim that seemed almost unwar ranted. One duy tho deck steward told us hi history. Tlireo years lieforo he had been a real captain, and no prouder man ever rode the seas. Ha was taking a freighter through tho Mediterranean when suddenly In broad daylight he ran hi ship upon a snndbnr, and the boat went down. Nu lives wero lost but tho cargo was very valuable and his stripe were taken from lit in, and ho was mado steerage. Inspector. It was easy to seo why ho hnd so cham pioned Captain Smith and said that die asters can happen to the best of cap tains. Hut It is one of the tradition of the sea that a man who ha once lost a (hip must never be captain agnln. Ilremen I a vory attractive city. Running through the center of the town Is a long narrow lake, along whose banks all tho fine residences of ths city are situated. They are very charming villa, ornamented with many flowers nnd trailing vines. The lake I full of ducks, little ducks, big ducks, whlto duck and black duck. Their home are little house an chored In the center of the lake. They ars high and dry and filled with straw for ths little ducklings, and far away from the bad boys that grow even In woll-regulatod, military Ger many. One of tho most Important thing n Bremen I the Rolando, a colossal fig ure In stone that stand In the Rathaua square, and Is the aymbol of civic llb- trty. Roland I a primitive a Zublst art and look like he might have been a production of that school He stand very straight and (tiff, hold ing a (word In one hand and a shield la ths oter. Roland Is lb mascot of grp ':. -,rv VlLliri . : . - J tho city and If anything should happen to him tho peoplo would be very much alarmed about their safety. Nearly all the Important buildings In Firemen are gathered arouud the Holartd nnd the Ratliaus square. The old Rothous Is one of tho most Inter esting In all Germany. Tho upper floor of the Ratliaus Is occupied by tho Great Hall, wlileh Is nlwaj-B left open to the public. The celling of tills old hall Is very unique, for It is Bet with the portraits of all tho emperors from Chnrlomafino to Slglsmund. In between the portraits are hung models of famous old ships. The lower floor or cellar of the rtuthaus Is occupied by a famous rathskeller, where only two kinds of drinks nre served Rhine and Moselle wine. No food can be hnd unless the wine is first ordered. The rathskeller Is a great favorite with the men of Ilremen and many have their fnvorlte table, and here they Bit and smoke jmkJ4tgrK"l W ,jft : r.-. v. v .... . - ; " . - . I J t Unloading Train at Ercmer-Haven. and talk and let the outside world wag ns It will. Bltmarck Mott Popular Hero. The end of the Hatham tenure is oc cupied by the cathedral, a lull, unin teresting looking building, with two lig towers Standing at the front door Is lil.iiiKirck on a horse. It Is one ot tho nlciKt statues of Ilismarck yet erected. In time, every city In Ger many will liuve Its lllsmnrck statue, for he Is today tlio most popular Ger man hero. Next to the cathedral Is Ihe ex change. This exchnngo In neither ns largo nor ns Important ns tho ouo In Hamburg, but nevertheless a vast lllvatuu kailway amount of business Is done here with out much apparent effort except nole. Tho men congregate between ono and two o'clock, and seem merely to stand around In grou i. Hack of the cxchr.ngo Is a large square w hero stands tho stntuo of Ous tavus Adiilphu.i, tho Swedish emperor. IIo Is dressed In the costumo of the clays of Charles I, but In spite of I, Is courtly robes ho has tho fire of a great fighter In his eye. Tho statue was originally Intended for tha city of Gottenburg, In Sweden, but a It was being transported from Germany a great storm aroso and the vessel was wrecked. The itatuo was rescued and brought back to Ilremen. The German seamen raised a fund, pur chased tho statuo and stood It In their city. Not far from the Ratliaus Is another square, which Is occupied by a unique fountain. It I a boat containing a beautiful fisher boy, which three mei malds have captured, and they are dragging him Into the water. It la very original In composition and de sign and reminds one nf tha nlntn... of Arnold flochlln. The stores In Ilremen ar very at tractive, estieclallv If v.m .r. . ... mlrer of hnnd embroidery and beauti ful hand sewing. The store window are full of dainty waist and m.i.i,. thing for babies, but a snare, bow ever, ror wnne tney are beautifully aown. tha lit la German In ih. ... treme, with no style whatever. Numerous Ties. "I don't care much for 1-onelyvlll." "Why don't you move then?" "Too many tie. Our neighbor has my card table, another mv whaalh. row and a third my lawn mower." .