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I AN ASTORIA PRODUCT f I Pule Bohemian Peer Pest In The Northwest I Nnrth Parifir s iwi t-u i uviiiv rtlllillttlllial IN PORTLAND The Morning Astorian ( (or tale at the news stands of the OREGON NEWS COMPANY situated at HOTEL PORTLAND 147 Sixth Street 125 Sixth Street M. M. A ... Do USA t.t 1113 1 llilrt Wise People With I2S4 Fli.ANK PATTON, rhler J. W, UAKNEK, AMlxUtul CiMhlor rndlvldod Profits l,rt,000. InWut I'ald ou Tim DrpoelU ASTORIA, OREGON. -n it RrAwinc fn uiviruo vi S When you feel a sense of weight and oppression after meals, it means indi gestion. Hollister's Rocky 'Mountain Tea positively cures indigestion, consti pation and stomach troubles. 33 cents, Tea or Tablets at Frank Hurt's drug store. The Astorian, 73 cents a month. i The Gentleman I From Indiana By DOOIH TARKMGTON CmW IW, k MUr I MitiM c. Cotrrtfrt. I9W, kr Mctlen, NUm I t. MHIMHMMIIIMItH "Mismanagement, I hope," (aid tbe other in a strung voice; "worse, per- j hops. It's this young Flsbee. I can't think what's come over the fellow, f thought he was a treasure beyond drvruis, and he's turning out bad. I'll i wear It looks like they'd been-well. I s wou't lay that yet, but be hasn't print- j d that McCuue business 1 told you of, and he's bad two days. There la leas ' than a week before the convention,! and" lie broke off, seeing the yellow j envelope In Meredith's hand, "la that a telegram for muT Ills companion i gave It to him, lie tore It open ami j rend the contents, lliey were uner and unhappy. Can't you do something? Csn't ' you com duwuT It begin to look the othr way. K. H. "Tom, give tue that pad and pencil," f.-ilil the sick tnun. lie rapidly dashed orT u note to H. Flsbee. g,,,e. I, H. Flsbee, Edlt'T Carlow Herald: Dear Hlr-You have' not acknowledged my letter of tint 24 of Hptemler by a note (whlrh should hav reaehrd me tha fo. V'wlng morning) or by the alteration In the tenor of my columnk whlrh I re quested, or by the publlr-atlon of the M Cun puper whlrh 1 directed. In this I hold you growl y tit fault. If you hav a conselimtMus reason for refusing to carry out my request It ahould have been torn. munleated to ma at on, aa should th fact If such be tha caaw-that you are a peraorml (or Impersonal, If you like) friend of Mr. K'Mlnry McCun. Whatever the mo- i live which prevents you from operating my j paper as I direct. I should have been in formal of It. This is a matter vital to the Interests of our community, and you have hitherto shown yourself wo alert In ac cepting my slight! suggestion for me to cunatru this failure as negligence. You will receive this letter by 7 thls svenrtig by special delivery. You will j print tha fuels concerning McCuna In to morrow morning's paper. I am- well w we of th obligations un der whlrh your extreme eftVlency and your ihoughtfulna In many matters , hav placed me. It Is to you I owe my unearned profits from the trarwarrtlon In I oil. aii-L It Is to you I owe the llerold'sj estfaordlnary present clrrulutl'ui. growth , of power snd Influence. That power is ' still under my direction and Is an added i responsibility which shall not be misap- j piled. I Ar you sorry for McCune? 1 warned ' him long ago that tfsa wprs you hold would bs pulillshml If he ever tried to re- turn to political llln, ana ne is aeuueraieiy counting on my physical weakness and slutetice. lest him rely uwn It I am not so week as hs thinks. I aS sorry for htm from th bottom or my heart, but lh Herald Is pot. You need not reply by letter. Tomor row's laau answers for you. I'ntll I have received a copy I withhold my Judgment. JOHN ItARKLKSA Tomorrow's Issue that fateful print ou which depended John Harkless'i opinion of II. FIslMw'a Integrity-con- j tallied au editorial addressed to the delegate of 'the convention, warning them to act for the vital Interest of the community and d.clarlng-that the op portunity to be given tbem In the pres-, ent convention was a rare one, a sin-, gular piece of good fortuue Indeed. Tbey were to have a chance to vote for man who had won the love and re spect of every persou In the district one who hud suffered for bis champion ship of rlghteousnciia; oue whom eveu bis few political enemies confessed they held In personal affection and es teem; one who had been the inspiration of a new era; one whose life bad been helpfulness, whose hand bad reached out to every straggler and uufortunate; a man'who had met and faced danger for the sake of others; one who lived uuder a threat for years, and who bad been si most overborne In tbe fulfillment of that threat, but who would live to sec tbe sun shine on bhs triumph, tbe tribute tbe convention would bring blin as a gift from a community that loved blm. Ills name needed not to be told. It was on every lip that morning and in every heart, Tom wus eui;erly witdtftg bla com panion as ho read. Htrtless fell buck on the pillows with a drawn face, and for a moment he laid his thin band over bis eyes In a gesture of intense pain. "What Is itr Meredith said quickly. "rtlve. me the pud, please." "What is It. boy r The other's teeth snapped together. "What is It?" he crl.nl. "What la It? It's treachery, and the worst I ever knew. Not a word of the accusation I demanded lying praises Instead! Read that editorial-there, there!" He struck the page with the back of his baud and threw the paper to Meredith. "Head that miserable lie! 'One who has won tho love and respect of every person In the district!' t)ne who has suffered for his championship of righteousness" Righteousness! Save the mark!" ' What does It nieanr "Mean! It means McCune, Rod Mc Cune, 'who has lived under a threat for years' my threat. I swore I would print him out of Indiana if he ever raised bla head again, and he knew I could. 'Almost overborne in the ful fillment of that thrcat'-alraost! It's a black scheme, and t see It now. This man came to Plattvllle and went on the Herukl for nothing In the world but this. It's McCuue'a hand all along. lie dureu't name blm eveu now, the cow ard! Tho trick lies between McCune and young Flsbee the old man is inno cent. Give me the pad. Not almost overborne There are three good days to work In. and If Bod McCune sees cougtvss It will be in bis next Incarna tion." He rnpldly scribbled 'a few Unci on Die pad and threw the sheets to Men titb. "(Jet those telegrams to tto West ern Union office in a rush, please. Read tbem flrsf ' With wide eyes torn read tbem. One wa to Warren Hmltli: Taks possession Herald. This Is your authority. Publish MoCun papers, so labeled, which 11. Flulwe will hand you. boat McCune. ( JOHN IIAKKLKBU. The second was addressed to II. Fls bee: You r relieved from th cares of ed- Horahlp. You will turn over th manage ment of th Herald to Warren Bmlth. You will give him the MnCun papers. If you do not or If you destroy them you cannot bid whir 1 shrill not find you. , JOHN HAHKLES8. CHAPTER XIII. EftY early In the morning a messenger boy stumbled tip tbe front steps of Mere dith's house and handed the colored servant four yellow en velopes, night messages... "mt man carried them upstairs, left three with his master's guest, then knocked on Meredith's door till a response as sured blm that the occupant wai awake and slid the fourth envelope under the door. Meredith lay quits without motion fo several minutes, sleepily watching the yellow rhomboid in tbe crevice, it was a hateful looking thing to mix Itself In with a pleasant dream and Insist on being read, but after a while be climbed groanlngly out of bed and peru. tbe message with heavy eyes, still half asleep. He read It twice before it penetrated. Suppress all newpaprs today. Con vention meet at U. If we succeed, s delegation will rome to Rouen this after nooti. Tbey will come. HELEN. Tom rubbed his sticky eyelids and shook Ms head violently In a Spartan effort to rouse himself, but what more effectively performed the task for blm were certain sounds that Issued from Harkless' room across the ball. For some minutes Meredith had been dully conscious of a rustle and stir In tur Invalid's chamber, and be began tc realize that no mere tossing upon r bed would account for a noise that reached Llm across a wide ball and through two closed doors of thick wal nut. Suddenly be beard r. quick, heavy tread, shod, in Harkless' room, and a resounding hung as some heavy object struck the door. The doctor was not to come till evening. The servant bad gone downstairs. Who In the sick man's room wore slue's? He rushed across the bull In his pajamas and threw ojM'n the unlocked door. Tbe bed was disarranged and va cant. Harkless, fully dressed, was standing in the middle of tbe floor hurliirg garments at a small truuk. Tbo horrified Meredith Btood for a sec ond bleached and speechless; then be rushed upon bis friend and seized blm with both hands. "Mad, by heaven! Mad!" "Let go of me. Tom!" "Lunatic! Lunatic!" "Don't stop me one instant!" Meredith tried to force blm toward tbe bed. "No; get back to bed. You're delirious, boy!" "Delirious nothing! I'm a well man." "HTkU U itr ht cried. "Go to bed! Go to bed;" Harkless set bim out of the way with one arm. "To bed!" he cried. "I'm going to Plattvllle!" . Meredith wruug bis bands. "The doctor"- "Doctor be hanged!" "vVhat In the name of all that's ter rible is the matter, Johnr' His companion slung a light overcoat uufolded. on the overflowing, mis shapen bundle of clothes that lay In the truuk, then he Jumped ou the lid with both feet and kicked tbe hasp into the lock, while a very elegantly lauu dcred cuff and shirt sleeve daugled out from under the fastened lid. "I hnveu't oue second to talk, Tom; I have eight een minutes to catcb the express. It's more than a mile to tbe station, and tbe train leaves here at 9:02. I get there at 10:47. Telephone a cab for me, please, or tell me tbe number. I dou't want to stop to bunt It up." Meredith looked him lu the eyes. In the pupils of Harkless flartid a tierce 11. .he Ills nltortlsa tt'nra mjlil.inMl with an augry, ucauuy giow, uuu uis uviu were clluched till the line of bla Jaw stood out like that of an embattled athlete. His brow was dark, his chest was thrown out ami he took deep, quick breaths. His shoulders were squared, and In spite of his thinness they looked massy. Lethargy or ma laria, or both whatever his ailment It was gone. He was six feet of hot wrath and cold resolution. Tom said, "You are going?" "Yes," he answered quietly, "I am goiug." "Then I will go with you." Thank yon. Tom," said Harkless limply, Meredith ran Into bis room, pressed so electric button and began to dive uto bis clothes with a panting rapidity astonishingly foreign to bis desire. Tha colored man appeared In the doorway. "Tbe cart, Jim!" shouted bis master. ! "We want It like lightning. Tell tbe Cook to give Mr. Harkless bis breakfast In a bnrry. 8et a cup of coffee on the table by tbe front door for me. Run! We've got to catch a train. That will be quicker than any cab," be explained to Harkless. "We'll break tbe ordi nance against fast driving getting down there." Ten minutes later tbo cart swept I way from tbe bouse a) n gait that pained the respectable nei jb'iorbood. The big horse plunged through the air, bla ears laid flat toward bis tall. The cart careened sickenlugiy, and tbe face jf the servant clutching at tbe rail In tbe rear was smeared -with pallor as they pirouetted around curves on one wbeeL To blm It aeeraed they skirted the corners and death simultaneously, and tbe speed of their going made a strong wind la tbelr faces. Harkless leaned forward. "Can yw iinke It a little faster, Tom?" he said. Tbey flashed op to the station amid the cries of people flying to the walls for safety. The two gentlemen leaped from tbe cart, bore down upon the ticket office, stormed at tbe agent and ran madly at tbe gates, flourishing their passports. The offlebjl on duty eyed them wearily. "Been gone twe minutes," be remarked with a peace able yawn. Harkless stamped bis foot on the ce ment 'flags; then be stood stodk "till gazing at the empty tracks, but Mere dith turned to him, smiling. "Won't it keep?" he asked. "Yes, It will keep," John answered. "Part of it may bave to keep till elec tlon day, but some of It I will settle before night. And that," be cried b tween bis teeth, "and that Is tbe part of it In regard to young Flsbee!" "Oil, It's about U. Fisbee. la itr "Yes. it s H. Flsbee." "Weil, we might as well go up and see what tbe doctor thinks of you; there's no train." "I don't want to see a doctor again ever as long as I live. I'a as well as anybody." Tom burst out laughing and clapped his companion lightly on tbe sboukler, his eyes dancing with pleasure. "Upon A miracle wrought by the witch wand. of Indignation! That's rather against tradition, Isn't it? Well, let's take a drive." ! 'Meredith." said the other, turning to htm gravely, "you may think me a fool If you will, and it's likely I am. but I don't leave this station except by train. I've only two days to work In. llarklet, fully dressed, wa $Uiiuilng in tht middle of the floor. Hua every uuuuie lesswus our i-iunro ( to beat McCune, and I bave to begin by ( wasting time on a tussle with a traitor. There's another train at 11:35; I don't j take any chances on missing that one. "Well, well," laughed bis friend, push ing bim good humoredly toward a door by a red and white striped pillar, "we'll wait here If you like. But at least co In there and get a shave; It's a clean shop. You want to look your best if you are going down to fight 11. Fls bee." "Take these, then, and you will un derstand." said HarKlesa. and he thrust bla three telegrams of the morning Into Tom's hand and disappeared into tbe barber shop. When be was gone Meredith went to the telegraph office in tbe station and sent a line over the wires to Helen: "Keep your delegation at borne. He's coming on the 11:53." Then he read the three telegrams narkless had given bim. They were all from Plattvllle. Sorry cannot oblige. Present Incumbent tenacious. Delicate matter. No hop for K. H. But don't worry. Everything all right. WARKEN SMITH, Harkless, If you hav th strength to walk, come down befors the convention. Get her by 10:47. Looks bad. Com If It kills you. - K. H. You Intrusted me with sol responsibil ity tor all matters pertaining to Herald. Declared yourself mer spectator. Does this permit your Interfering with my pol icy tor th paper? Decline to consider any proposition to relieve m of my du ties without proper warning and allow ance of time. Forced to disregard all sug gestion as to policy, which, by your own Instructions. 1 entirely my affair and must be carried out as I direct - H. FI9BEE. . CHAPTER XIV. -plfIE accommodation train wan f I dered down through the aft ernoon stmshlne, stopping at every village and every coun try postoffice on the line. There was a passenger In tbe smoker wbo found the stops at these wayside hamlets in ter. mi ble. He got up and paced tha aisle now and then, and his companion reminded blm that this was not cer tain to hasten tbe hour of their arrival at tbelr destination. "I know that," answered be, "but I've got to beat McCune." . , - "By the way," observed Meredith, "you left your stick behind." "You don't think I need a club to face" Tom cboked. "Ob, no; I wasn't think ing of your giving H. Flsbee a beating. I meant to lean on." "I don't want it, I've got to walk lame all my life, but I'm not going to bobble on a stick." , Tom looked at him sadly for a mo ment It was true, and the Crossroad ers might bug themselves In tbelr cells over the thought. For tbe rest of bis life John Harkless was to walk with Just the limp they themselves would bave bad if, as In former days, tbelr sentence bad been to tbe ball and chain. , "Sit down, boy, alt down," aald Meredith, ami bis friend obeyed Tbe window was open beside tbe two young men, and tbe breeze that blew in soothed like a balm, yet belt a tang and spice in It, a hint of walnuts and of coming frost. There was a newness la tbe atmosphere that day, a bright tnvlgoratlon. that set the blood tin gling. Tbe hot months were done wltb' languor was routed. Antumn spoke to Industry, told of the sowing of another harvest, of tbe tawny shock, of tbe purple grape, of tbe red apple, and call ed upon muscle and laughter, breath ing gayety Into men's hearts. Tbe little stations bummed with bustle and noise, big farm wagons rattled off up the vil lage streets and raced with "cut under" or omnibus; people walked with quick steps; tbe baggagemastera called cheerily to tbe trainmen, and tbe brakemeu laughed goodbys to rollick ing girls. At times the train ran be tween shadowy groves, and delicate landscape vistas, framed In branches, opened, closed and succeeded each oth er, and then the travelers were carried beyond Into tbe level open again and looked out to where the intensely blue September skies ran down to the low horizon, meeting the boundless aisles of corn. It takea a long time for the full beauty of the flat lands to reach a man's soul. Once there, nor hills, nor sea, nor growing fan leaves of palm shall suffice blm. It is like tbe beauty there are people who do not consider Indiana a beautiful word, but let it " ring true In your ears, and It baa a richer sound than Vallombrosa. AH at once tbe anger ran out of Joha Harkless. 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