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SUNDAY, MAY fl, 1907, 10 THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. THE CONQUEST f CANAAN By BOOTH TARKINGTON, Author of "Chery," "Montlur Beuclr." Et COPYRIGHT. 109. Y Synopsis of Previous Chapters. CHAPTER 1 Eugene Bantry, a Ca naan (lrnl.) young man, who has been tut to college, returned home and aatounJs the native by the gorgeous neM of his raiment. Ills stepbrother, Joe aged male gossip who dally as semble at the National House for argument a the good for nothing as sociate of doubtful characters. 11 Eugene's appearance has a pronounced effect upon Mamie Pike, whose father. Judge Pike, is the wealthiest and most prominent cltiien of Canaan. Joe worships Mamie from afar. Eugene Interferes in a snow fight be tween Joe and his holdenlsh and very poor girl friend. Ariel Tabor, who Is worsted. Ariel hotly resents the Inter ference and slaps Eugene; who sepJs ber home. Ill Ariel, unbecomingly attired, attends Mamie Pike's ball IV Joe, concealed behind some plants en the Pike varanda, watches hungri ly for a glimpse of Mamie. Artel Is ignored by most of the guests. Ariel discovers Joe, but shortly afterwards, learning that her uncle, Jonas Tabor, haa died KSdJenlxf leaves. V The Dally Tocsin of the next day tells of Joe's discovery on the Pike veranda and of his pursuit and escape there from. It also refers to wounds in the head ot himself and of Norbert Flit eroft, who detected him. Joe retires to the "Beach," a low resort kept by ala friend. Mike Sheehan, who dres ses his wound. VI Joe leaves Mike's place. He visits Ariel Tabor, who by the death of her Uncle Jonas haa be come rieo. She wishes Joe to accom pany her and her grandfather to Parts. Joe refuses and leaves Canaan to avoid arrest for the trouble at Judge Pike's. TO-Joe la heard from two years later as a ticket seller for ft side show. Eugene Bantry also meets him seven years later, In a low resort In New York, but wtsely refrains from adver tising It Vm Joe returns to Canaan a full fledged lawyer. Even his father ignores him, and he is refused accom modations at the National House. EC Joe la welcomed at the "Beach," and "Happy Fear," one of Joe's admirers, seriously assaults Nashville Corey, a detractor. At the end of Happy's term m prison he vislta Joe, who now has a law office on the square, with a living room adjoining. Joe has a large prac tice, principally among the lower classes, and Is frequently attacked by ,. TnMin ln (serins. In his loneli ness, to yield to the seduction, of the bottle. Bantrys engagement 10 mom. Pike Is announced. Bantry la now as sociate editor of the Tocsin, owned by Judge Pike. X Joe awakens after a -Bad night" with the words, "Remem ber across the Main-street bridge at noon." ringing In his ears. He goes there and Is presently Joined by the most beautiful and most beautifully girt he has ever seen. XI She turns out to be Ariel Tabor, arrived in Ca naan the night before from her long sojourn in Paris. She has seen Joe as she alighted from the train and, realis ing his condition, had escorted him borne after exacting from him a prom toe to meet her the next day (Sunday) across the Main-street bridge at noon. Joe learns that Ariel Is stopping at Judge Pike's home, the Judge having entire charge of her money, etc. XII Eugene Bantry. although engaged to Mamie, Is much smitten with Ariel s charms. Judge Pike tries his usual blustering tactics with Ariel, but sub sides when she tells him that he shall ask him to turn over the care of her estate to Joe Louden. CHAPTERS. XlyV-Controued. "And who could of dreamed," Mr. Bradbury was saying, with a side glance of expectancy at Eskew, "that Jonas Tabor would ever turn out to have a niece like that!" Mr. Arp ceased to fan himself with als wide straw bat and said grimly: "I don't see as Jonas has 'turned of not lu particular! If he's turned at all lately I reckon It's la his grave, and I'll bet be has if he bad any tray ef hearin' how much sue must of spent for clothes!" "I believe," Squire Buckalew began, "that young folks' memories are abort." "They're luckyF' Interjected Eskew. "The shorter your memory the leu xwanness you know.?' "I meant young folks don't remem ber as well an older people do," cou tnued the squire. ,"l don't see what's so remarkable In her comlu' back and walkln' up street with Joe Louden. She used to go kltln' round with him all the time before she left here. And jet everybody talks as If they never ieard of sech a thing." "It seems to me," said Colonel Flit croft hesitatingly, "that she did rttfit. I know It sounds kind of a queer thins to say, and I stirred up a good deal of apposition nt home yesterday evening 6y sort of mentioning something of the kind. Nobody seemed to ngvee with me except Norbert, and lie didn't say much, but'V He was Interrupted by an uncontrol lable cackle which issued from the mouth of Mr. Arp. The colonel turned upon him, with a frown, Inquiring the fause of lils mirth. "It put me lu mind," Mr. Arp be;au jromptly, "of something that liapps n d last night." "What wa it?" Bskew's mouth was open to toll, be Be remembered Just in time that th. grandfather of Norbert was not th' audience properly to be selected f ; .HARPER '. BROTHERS this recital, choked a half born word, coughed loudly, realising that be must withhold the story of the felling of Martin Pike until the colonel had tak en his departure, and replied: "Nothln to speak of. Go on with your argument." "I've finished, said lue colonel. MI only wanted to oay tlint It seema to me a good action for a young lady like that to come back here and stick to her old friend and playmate." "Stick to hlmr echoed Mr. Arp. "She walked u; Main street with him yesterday. Do yon call that stlcktu to bint? She's been away a good while: she's forgotten what Canaan la. Tou wait till she sees for herself Jeet what his standing In this com" "I agree with Eskew for once," in terrupted Peter Bradbury. "I agree because "Then you better wait," cried Es kew, allowing him to proceed no for mer, "till yon hear what you're agr tn' to! I say you take a young lad) like that-pretty and rich and all cul hired up, and It stands to reason that he won't "No: it tlon'tr exclaimed Buckalew Impatiently. "Nothing of the sort! 1 tell you"- Eskew rose to bis feet aud pounded the pavement with Ills stick. "It stands to reason tht't she won't stick to a man no other tlceut woman will speak to, a feller that's been the mark for eVery stone thro wed lu th town ever since he ww a boy. an outcast with a reputation as black as a preacher's shoes on Sunday! I don't care if he's ber oldest friend ou earth, she wou't stick to him! She walked with him yesterday, but yon can mark my words, bis goose Is cooked!" The old man's voice rose shrill and high. "It ain't In human nature fer her to do It! You hear what I aay you'll never see ber with Joe Louden again In this llvln' world, and she as good as told me so herself last night You can take your oath she's quit blm al ready! Don'f- Eskew paused abruptly, his eyes wid ening behind bis spectacles. Hla Jaw fell. His stick, raised to hammer the pavement remained suspended In the air. A sudden color rushed over bis face, and be dropped speechless In bis chair. The others after staring at blm In momentary alarm followed the direction of bla gaze. Just across Main street and In plain view was the entrance to the stair way which led to Joe's office. Ariel Tabor, all In cool gray, carrying a big bunch of white roses In ber wblte gloved bands, bad Just crossed the sidewalk from a carriage and was as cending the dark stairway. A mo ment later she came down again empty banded, got Into the carriage and drove away. "She missed him," said Squire Buck alew. "I saw him go out half an bour ago. But" be added and, exercising a elf restraint close upon the saintly, did not even glance toward the heap which was Mr. Arp, "I notice she left ber flowers! Ariel was not the only one wbo climbed the dingy stairs that day and read the penciled script upon Joe's door: "Will not return nntll evening. J. Louden." Many others came, all ex ceedingly unlike the first visitor. Some were quick and watchful, dodging into the narrow entrance furtively; tome smiled contemptuously as long as they were In view of the street, drooping wanly as they reached the stairs; some were brazen and amused, and some were thin aud troubled. Not all of them read the message, for not all could read, but all looked curiously through the half opened door at the many roses which lifted their heads delicately from a water pitcher on Joe's desk to sceut that dusty place with their cool breath. Most of these clients after a grunt of disappointment turned and went away, though there were a few, either unable to read the message or so press ed by anxiety that they disregarded It who entered the room and sat down to wait for the absentee. There were plenty of chairs In the office now, book cases also and a big steel safe. But when evening came and the flnul gray of twilight had vanished frara tlie win dow panes all had gone except one, a woman who sat patiently, her eyes upon the floor and ber hands folded in her lap, until the footsteps of the last of the others to depart bad ceased to sound upon the pavement below. Then with a wordless exclamation she sprang to her feet, pulled the window shade carefully down to the sill and when she bad done that struck a match on the heel of her shoe a soiled wblte canvas shoe, not a small one and ap plied the flame to a gas Jet. The yel low light flared up, and she began to pace the room liuggardly. -The courthouse bell rang l), and as the tremors following the last stroke pulsed themselves Into silence she heard a footfall on the stairs and im mediately relapsed Into a chair, fold- lug her bauds axnlu lu ber Up, her ex predion composlug itself lo passivity, for the step was very much lighter than Joe's. A lady beautifully dressed lu white dimity appeared lu the doorway. Bhe hesitated at the threshold, not, appar ently, because of any timidity (ber ex pression bulug too thoughtfully assur ed for that), but almost Immediately she came la and seated herself near the desk, acknowledging the other1! presence by a alight Inclination of the head. riSPPl FEB 1 tmwx m A lady bwiurtuily -drtwd in vhU d4mv appeared In the doorway. This grave courtesy caused a strong, deep flush to spread Itself under the rouge wuica unevenly covered the wo man's cheeks aa she bowed elaborate ly In return. Tben furtively, durlug a protracted silence, she took stock of the new comer from the Up of ber white suede shoes to the fllmy lace aud pink rosea upon her wide whit hat and the sidelong gaze lingered marvel Ingly upoa the quiet, delicate hands, lender and finely expressive. In their .white gloves. x Her own bands, unlike the lady's, be gan to fidget confusedly, and, the si lence continuing, she coughed several times to effect the preface required by ber sense of fitness before ah felt It proper to observe, with a polite titter: "Mr. -Louden seems to be a good while comta'." "Hav you been waiting very longr asked the lady. Ever since 0 o'clock!" "Yes," said tb other, "that la very long." "Yea, ma'&m, it cert'nly la." The Ice thus broken, she felt free to us ber eyes more directly and, after a long, frank stare, exclaimed: "Why. yon must be Miss Ariel Ta bor, ain't yoor "Yes" Ariel touched on of tb rosea upon Joe's desk with ber finger tip "I am Mlaa Tabor." W1L excuse m fer asking; rm rar It ain't any business of mine," aid tb other, remembering tb man ners due on lady from another, "But I thought it most be. 1 expect" be added, with loud, inconsequent laugh ter, "there's not many In Canaan ain't beard you've come back." She paused, laughed again, nervously, and again, leas loudly, to take off the edge of ber abruptness, gradually tittering herself down to a pause, to fill which she put forth, "Eight nice weather w be'a bayla'." "Yes," said Ariel "It was rainy first of last week though. I don't mind rain so much" this with mora laughter "I stay In th bouse when It rains. Some people don't know enough to, they say. You've beard that saying, ain't you, Mist Tabor r "Yea." "Weil, I tell you," the exclaimed noisily, "there's plenty ladlet and gen Memen in this town that's Ilk that" Her laughter did not cease. It be came louder and shriller. It bad been until now a mere lubrication of the conversation, helping to make ber easier In Miss Tabor's presence, but at It increased In shrillness she seemed to be losing control of herself, as If ber laughter were getting away with ber. She was not far from hysteria when she stopped with a gasp, and the tat up straight In her chair, white and rigid. "There!" she tald listening Intently. "Ain't that him?" Steps sounded upon the pavement below, paused for' a sec ond at the foot of the stairs; there was a snap of a match, then the steps sounded again, retreating. She sank back In ber chair limply. "It was only tome one stoppin' to light bit cigar In the entry. It wasn't Joe Louden'a ttep anyway." "You know bis ttep?" Ariel's eyes were bent upon the woman wonder in gly. "I'd know it tonight" was the an wer, delivered with a sharp and pain ful giggle. "I got plenty reason to." , Ariel did not respond.. She leaned a little closer to the roses upon the desk, letting them touch ber face and breath ing deeply of their fragrance to neu tralize a perfume which pervaded the room, an odor as heavy and cheap tweet as the face of the woman who bad saturated her handkerchief with It a scent which went with her per fectly and made her unhappily defi nite; tutted to ber clumsily dyed hair, to her tolled white shoes, to the hot red bat smothered In plumage, to the restless stub lingered bauds, to the fat, plated rings, of which she wore 0 great quantity, though, surprisingly enough, the large diamonds In her ears . were pur aud of very clear water. It was tb who broke tb tllenc one mora, "well," th drawled, coughing genteelly at tb tarn time, "better late than never, at th saying Is, 1 wonder who It la gits up all them comical sayings r Apparently th bad no gtnulu deslr for light upon this mystery at th coutlnued Immediately: "I hav a geu'teauaa friend tbat'a al ways gUUa 'em off. 'Well,' he tayt, the beet of frleudt must part aud Tbou atrikest u to th bonrt'-all kind of cracks like that lle'a real comical. And yet," th weut on la an altered vote, "I don't Ilk blm much, rd be glad If I'd never teen blm." Th chang of ton wat to marked that Ariel looked at ber keenly, to find herself turprlted Into pitying tbta strange client of Joe's, for tears bad prang toth woman's eyes and slid along tb lids, where th tried vainly to restrain them. Her face had altered, too, Ilk her vote, boggard Hue sud denly appearing about th ye and mouth at If they bad Just been pen ciled tliere-th truth Issuing from be neath br pinchbeck simulations Ilk tragic mask revealed by tb dlp!e ment of a tawdry covering. "I expect you think I'm real foolish," tb tald, "but I be'u waltlu' to awful long, aud I got a good deal of worry on my mind till 1 e Mr. Louden." "I am sorry." Ariel turned from th roses and faced ber and the heavy per fume. "I bone he will come soon." "I bop to," said th other, "It's tometblng to do with m that keep Mitin away, and th longer be It tb more It scare me." She shivered aud set ber teeth together. "It's kind of bard waltlu. I cert'nly got my tbar of trouble." "Don't you think that Mr. Louden will be able to take car of them for your "Oh, I' hop so. Mist Taborl If be can't nobody can." She was crying openly now, wiping her eyea with her musk soaked handkerchief. "W had to tend fer blm yesterday afternoon" "To com to Beaver Beacb, do you mean?" asked Ariel, leaning forward. "Yes, ma'am. It all begun ut there leastways It begun before that with me. It was all my fault. I deserve all that's couiln' to me, I guest. I done wrong! I don wrong! I'd oughtn't never to of went out there yesterday." Eh checked berself sharply, but after a nioment'a pause continued, en couraged by the grave kindliness of lb delicate face In the shadow of th wide whit bat "I oughtn't to of went" tb repeated. "Ob, I reckon I'll never, never learn enough to keep out o trouble, even when I see it romln'l But tbat gen'leman friend of mine Mr. Nashville Cory't hit name be kind o coated m Into It and be't right comical when be't with ladles, and be't good company, and be tayt, Claudia, we'll dance the light fan tastic,' be tayt, and I kind o wanted tometblng cheerful I'd be'a workln' tteady Quite a spell, and it looked like b wanted to show m a good time, to I went, and that's what started It" Now that tb bad begun tb bsbbled to with ber story, at timet Incoherent ly, full of excuses made to herself more than to Ariel, pitifully endeavor ing to convince berself tbat tb re sponsibility for th muddle tb bad made wat not ber. "Mr. Cory told m my husband wat drinkln'and wouldn't know about It nd, 'Betid,' be tayt, wbaft the oddsf Of course I knowed there wat trouble between him and Mr. Fear tbaft my husband a good while ago, when Mr. Fear op and laid blm out Tbat wat before me and Mr. Far got married; I badn't even be'a to Canaan then; I wat on tb stage. I wat on tb stag quit awhile In Chicago before I got ac quainted with my husband." "You were on tb stage?" Ariel ex claimed Involuntarily. "Yet, ma'am-llvin pitchers at Gold berg's rafskeller, and amuncboor nights I nearly always done a sketch with a gen'leman friend. That's tb way I met Mr. Fear. He teemed to be real struck with me right away, and soon at I got through my turn he ait me to order whatever I wanted, He't alwayt gfu'lcmanllke when be ain't bad too much, and even tben be vurry, vurry seldom ackt rough unless be't Jealous. That wat the trouble yes terday. I never would of gone to the Bench If I'd dreamed what was com in'! When we got there I saw Mike tbat the gen'leman that runs the Beach lookin' at my company and me kind of anxious, and pretty soon he got me away from Mr,. Cory and told me what's what Seems this Cory only wanted me to go with blm to make my husband mad, and he'd took good car tbat Mr. Fear beard I'd be there with blm. An' be'd be'n bnngln' around me every time be struck town Jest to make Mr. Fear mad-tbe fresh thing! You see, he wanted to make my husband start tometblng again, this Mr. Cory did, and be was fixed for it" ' "I don't understand," said Ariel. "It't thlt way: If Mr. Fear attacked Mr. Cory, why, Mr. Cory could shoot blm down and claim self defense. You tee, It would be easy for Mr. Cory, be cause Mr. Fear nearly killed blm when they bad their first trouble, and that would give Mr, Cory a good excuse to tboot If Mr. Fear jest only pushed him. Thnt't the way it Is with the law. Mr, Cory could wipe out their old score and git off ecot free." "Surely not!" "Yes, ma'am, that't the way It would be. And when Mike told me that Mr, Cory bad got me out there Jest to pro voke my husband I went straight up to him and begun to give blm a piece fit my mind. I didn't talk loud, because I never was one to make a disturbance and ttart trouble th way some do. and right while I was tslklu w both 10 my husband paw th wludow. Mr. Cory five a kind of yelling laugh and put bla arm round m J at Mr. Fear come In the door. And then it all hap pened 10 quick that you eouiu naruv tell what wat golu' ou. Mr. Fear, w found afterward, had promlted Mr. Louden that b wouuiui com oui ih.r. hut he took too mucb-you could e that by tb look of hlm-and fr lot bit promlse-fergot rryutiog dui me aud Cory, I guest. ''II com right up to ua, wnr 1 waa tryln' to git away from Cory't armIt wat the left on he bad around m and tli other behind bit back-and neither of Vm said a word. Cory kept oa laughln loud at b could, and Mr, Fear struck him In h moutb, u t vnn but h can hit awfui bard, and Mr. Cory let out a tcreeeh, and I hi gun go off right In Mr. Fear"! too. I thought, but It wasn't It only scorch td hint. Moat of th other gn'lmtn bad run, but Mike mad a air ana jianasri-d to knock th gun to on aid lest barely In Mm, Then Mlk and Utre or four others Hint com out from behind thiuga teoarated 'cut, both t era fltilitlu' to git at acb other. They locked Mr. Cory up m Mi t room and took Mr. Fear over to where they bitch the horse. Then Mlk sent fer Mr. Louden to com out to taia to my husband and tk car of blui Vi tb only on can do anything with jlm when be't Ilk tbat-but befor Mr. Louden could git tber Mr. Fear broke Ke and run through a cornfield tud got awy-at least they couldn'f dud bint. Aud Mr. Cory Jumped through a window and tild down Into ou of Mike's boats. o they'd both gou. 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