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Thursday ' i,i arch 2, ltzz THE : OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. OREGON as ' k a ', rf- r m 1 m m. r . UY. KAU?3 WATUCU 4tTX)R THE llf of roe." Polly TldM J; declared while she thoughtfully re , reoved the wrapping from a fresh stick ,f cum. 1 can't see why W. I Thorn p .kon keeps refusing Job that Charlie . VlcNary kNpt trying to lire him." ; "Mart thajr ain't enough Interest In . VirV T. rer nntitM., "But what's Bill turned down nor "Why." Polly said In surprise. "didn't yon m where he wired Charlie he wouldn't b a member of the War Fi nance Corporation- If he was appointed?" "Who offered him the John T. Paer asked enrtaiaiy That's up to the presi dent, ainf urr ' "I don't know who offered It te'hlm U anybody, did," Polly answered, "bat be told Charlie be wouldn't take it If anybody did tell him be could hare It." -Wasn't It Bin.- T. Paer asked re tlsewvely. "that told everybody a little while a he'd dectdd not to take Ralph .Williams' job as national committeeman ,away from him best election r "Tea- Polly answered, -but that was lfrrnrn this thne." "Well. I should think " T. Paer con ceded, -that tt'd be a little easier to cop a Job that didat bay anybody la It than t crab eae with Ralph sittln" on (be Hd." - - "TJb. Bill dldnt stay eat because be was. afraid of. Ralph." Polly aaM con fidently, "but tor Che rood of tbe party." "I don't know Just what yon mean by . that." T. Paer mused, "but I'm agreeable either way." "1 mean." PoTly explained, 'that Bin thought It'd be better for Ralph to keep n belnir national committeemen than tor him to beat him at the election and be It" "I rot a bunch." T. Paer grinned. That was one time Bin bad a popular thought" "I guess to," Pony replied, "bat X cant Jeet get his not taking that Washington "Mayba he's got the habit." T. Paer ha rued. "It seems to me X remember somebody tetlln' me BUI wouldn't be United States senator rren It Ben Ol- eett'd appoint him." , "I low could he?" PoTry questioned. rhre ain't no vacancy In the senate.' "That don't make no difference," T. Paer chuckled. "One of 'em might get hit with a automobile or something." There's not ranch chance "of that so far as Bob Stanfleld's concerned." Polly objected. THe sticks too close In the senate." -' t p ".- "But something might happen to Charlie," T. Paer argued. "When .he gets to talkin' to anybody about aaythlng be never looks where he's gout . "Nothing!! happen to Charlie as long as George Rodrers's In Washington.' 1 Polly said confidently, "George's j awful careful In a crowd." . "I'll say he is." T. Paer agreed. "But maybe BUI didn't want to take that new Job if Charlie had anything to say about it." , "What difference would that, make t" Polly asked quickly. "I dont think ltd make any difference to Bill who give him anything so long as bo got It. "WelL T. Paer answered slowly, "some fellah's Ts telUn' me that Bill 'nd irera Reed 'nd Bob Stanfleld'd like awful wen to see Pat McArthur ekln Charlie for the senatorshlp a couple of years from now." ' - "Where'do you get that dream?" Polly retorted incredulously. "Pat's running for congress right now." res." T. Paer admUted. -TtA nn ne renatn for semethtng two years from now if be aiat got locomotive anacss 700, or whatever that leg tangmr ais se Is. 1 '-But what If be got licked this tbne?" Polly asked doubtfully. That'd j kinds spoil things wouidn t It." ' "He ain't roln' to get licked if Bin -na Ferd nd Bob can help it." T. Paer anr swered. "If Pat?d be sent home from congress nd didn't have no garden seeds to hand out for a couple a years they ' a lot of people in Oregon'd forget about him." "But Z thought BUTd picked Louie Bean for senator against Charlie," Pony armed. Tbaf s the done I ret" i "Sometimes if s safer to doubt shoot a torn'n to single shoot It," T. Paer re pUed sagely. "B01 believes in bettta' 'em from the wire to the flae." "Maybe so." Polly contended, 'fbtrt what If Louie.Bd Pat both get elected ; then whoU run against Charlie T" . "Louie alnt governor yet" T. Paer grinned. "nd anyway if both of 'em'd happen to get by B1U could flip a nickel 'nd pick a victim for Charlie." ; Summer Fares From : Southern California Amiotinced by S. P. Bommer excursion fares from points in Sontbertt California to the Northwest win become effective April tt. and will ne oa sale ' nntn September SO, with a final return limit to October II. aooording to: an announcement received at the Southern Pacific Offices Wednes day. Stopovers will be allowed at ail points, and thettcket win not require validation. : The far from Loe Angeles to Port land win be $7.7S, and the present rate ta 187.28. The new fare from Long Beach to Portland wfil be 180 ; from Riverside to Portland, 882.50, and from Santa Barbara to Portland, 87XQ. HER OWN WRY 6ss VIRGIMIA TERH13HE MM A. WATER--?- CHAPTER 40 (Ooprrtcht 1028. by Star Coeapsay) ' ATTO I3JUBES BOY Herbert Larson. 7 years old, son of a mall carrier' at Lents, suffered a frao tured right kg Wednesday afternoon at East Eighty -second and Division streets, here an automobile driven by L. 'P. Mannin, Gresham, struck the lad as be ran from behind a parked automobile. He Is being cared for at St. Vincents hospital. TTELEN went on up to her room, paus- aL tng long enough to say to Mra Ovlngton: , , . , ; "T am -verv eorrr that one Of inr friends should have taken the liberty of calling me on your telephone. I never authorised anyone to do o." -v - ', "Oh, tnafs all right r the woman said hastily. Ton must not think that X really wrfnded. I suppose your -people did not know that my lodgers are not In the habit of making use of my phoneys T have no people here," the girt remarked.- "I wish I had." - iii-" "Oh. I though perhaps" the landlady began, then waited, expectantly. - ' But If she was hoping to learn who had Just talked over the wire, she was disappointed, for, with k ' brief good night Helen went on to her room. ' She wished now that she had changed her dress when she cam bade from the store. But she bad no dea that: this evening was not to be like Its predeces- bnagin what WHlard wanted to talk to her about, x- "I wish I were not so pale nowadays," aha regretted as ah looked at herself In the glass, n hope the outside air wUl bring np my color. If I keep on getting paler at the rate that X have den since I cam to this town. I shall have to begin using a bit of rouge as other Now Yorkers do." f 5m smDcd at tbe idea. Only a few weeks ago he suggested : would - have shocked her. She had discovered that so-caUed "nice" people did things that she1 had once supposed were practiced rini-r trv oersons of doubtful character. As she completed her toilette, the AnarttAil rane and she answered the summons before tbe maid of aU work eould do so. On the steps stood Luther I WUlard. Tbe collar of bis great coat was turned np about bis neck ana ine eoat whit with snow. This is an awrai nigni vo ssa you vo on lonely and dreary. She could not go ont" be apologised. "But X want to see yon.- And Andrews una me that yon have no sitting; room in which to see callers her." .; : ' , "X should say not" the girl laughed nervously; aa she went down the front steps, her hand holding his arm. "It Is nice or you to think of bringing a taxi- cab iop roe. ' "Of hours 1 did. thav'ehnd. But have not the least idea where we are rolnr. "'Have yon bad your dinner rv "Yesi-that Is I have bad my supper, These Bars I seldom din,- - Theij I guess yon can bold some real food. What do yon eay to a looster t am hnnsTV." ,- Td love some lobster," Helen smiled, nv. tu nn tha honest troth. I have bad only two sandwiches and a couple of small cakes tor ay evening meat When t cat in bit room that Is about an X take for I' am not allowd to cook: there . althoogn my cugnst landlady does anow me to bar an awonoi amp wiia wmc I mab;-my tea and coffee and boll an occasional egg. But that w u w ever do In the way ot hot meals In my wa'rowB.. . .' k'V - - "No wonder yon are pale these daya," the man commented severely. ' - . Vi, Then be, directed the driver to n res taurant where a specialty was mad of seafood.-..-; '?..,'.'., . l . j. .. Th pair wr seated at a small table and the lobster bad been ordered, when Luther introduced the subject uppermost in hht mind. -. "Now." he announced. -I want to taut to you about Betty. "Very wen," Helen agreed. "I mast ask yon a single queetioa Do yon think she care for met I know that sounds like a nervy query to put to you. But yon are her friend. Helen spoke Impulsively. Tea, X her friend but she is ont of bnmor with me." -, ' - . -Why?" T think she has found m on too many in her home especially" since have been aware that you and. she care for each other. And X do know that but if yon will forgive me for aylng so." Tea,-' the man said, "my part of it Is true.' And. Nell may X call . yee Near Nen. Betty tells me frankly Is fond ef me very fond of Then, that aba me. - And yet she will not promise marry ma. Can you explain it?" ' r vtTo be continued tooMTrow.) Convict's - Letter Is Alleged to Clear lTp Eobbeiy atStarbuck. Walla Walla. Wash, March 1. Ken neth Smfley of this city baa been placed nxder arrest by Sheriff Springer for an aHeged participation ,1a the robbery of tlie Starbuck drug star. Starbuck, aab XJeoember IS, when loot valued at 800 was stolen. 'N : Smiley Is alleged to bar been' tm pbcated In tbe crime, with Otto Stoae and Frank Cook, new nervtng term ta the Montana state penitentiary, In a let ter written to Cook by a person whose . Identity Springer has refused to-reveal. Smiley is being held tn th county )aa her, f ! - , v :. - r : - Stone's correct name la said t be Prtc Jones and Cook's ia said to b Arron Labodle. Th Utter, the letter, says, was wounded In the running fight which th' robber bad with Chief of Po lio SuUlvaa of Pasco. Wash. T BRINGING UP FATHER KeittM S S By George McManus 1 mA t - TrVCT KID WOOL-D ' STOP QLOWuvr THAT RELATIVE MAKC ME T1REO- - a mm B ' Ass.! smv lllltHM si m an - m- - .sr s srrfitin THANK OO0NES ! I HR HAVt STOPPCO FCR A MtmiTE rMQHNA j WftlD Or TW HQRJH n i i i i HE. L1- KCveoX FW0!T rOW'I'Vt THJtoV IT OUT OP Tftt WINOOW-j r II v I II I f . i . i j n . I X 1 tm. V I II II i r i -jxi ' . . Wliltcfoot Finds a Uoic JuM In Time . i By Thornton W. Burfess ' ' 3xu ia urn, sot lut too late, WUl stake ynu maater of roar fata WhiUfoot the Wood Mom TtfTHlTEFOOD THE WOOD HOUSE V halfway up a dead tree in the Green i Forest, flattened himself against the trunk of the tree and with his heart go ing pU-e-pat. pit-a-pat with fright peered around tne tree at an enemy he had not seen for so long that he had quite tor- rotten there was such a one. It was Bu tehee- the Shrike. Often he la called Just Butcher Bird. I IT did not look at all terrible. He a as not quite as big as Sammy Jay. I He had no terrible claws like the Hawks and Owla There was a tiny hook at tbe end ef bis black bill, but It wasn't big enough to look very dreadful. But you cannot always 'Judge a person by looks and Whltefoot knew that' Butcher' was on to be feared. t Co his heart went plt-a-pat, pit-a-pat as - we wondered tr Butcher bad seen htm. He didn't have to wait long to find out Butcher flew to a tree back ef Whltefoot and then straight at him. ' WliUef oot dodged around to tbe other I that tree in .the first place to see If it aide of the tree. Then began a dreadful I bad any holes In It hlrher nn. Now he game. At least It was dreadful to White-1 didn't know whether to keep on going ;oot This way and that way around I up or to go down. Two or three times the trunk or that tree he dodged, while the dodged around the tree without doing jMiicnec aia nis cast to eaten mm. i tuner. 1 wmiaroot not nave mtnaea tnw Now Butcher was enjoying this rame r, mucn naa no noi oeen so urea ana of aodKe, u he should Whltefoot if v h knw.n hlM "5 pUc ZioB? n M hv rood dinner. If he did?t . . ill Wl ",rlV7 .Uwd ptcn Whltefoot he would simply 'L7"U,"mVnr ,K,JdJlad h.1 kW" hun Utile longer. So youei here 7,.' wiV";". 'I.;w. " WM a very big dirrerence In the feel Batcher struck at him and Jnst missed him as be disappeared in that hole Corns? ; Blue -jay to your druggist . Stop Pain Instantly Tot hnolett way to end a corn ia Blae-jsy. A touch stops th pain in stantly, i ben the com loosens ana comes out. Made in two forms colorless, dear liquid (one drop does it!) and in extra thin plasters. Use whichever form yon prefer, platters or the liauid -the action is the same. Safe, gentle. Hade in a world-tamed laboratory. Sold by all drafgiiU. n WWf Be r S Wse. Of ssse, DygC 11 - Cmrn Ur ml e IW." ings of Whltefoot and Butcher; White foot had his life to lose, while Butcher rad only a dinner to lose. , Dodging this way and dodging that way wnuerooi cumtea higher and higher. Twice he whisked around the tree trunk barely tn time. AU the time he was growing more and more tired, end more and more discouraged. Sup posing he should find no hole in that tree I j mere must be one. There must be one," be kept saying over and -over to himself to keep his courage up. "I can't keep dodging much, longer. If don't find a hole pretty soon Butcher win surer oaten me. Oh, dear! Oh. dear! Just , above Whltefoot was a broken branch. Only the stub of It nemalned. The next time he dedred around the trunk be found himself Just below that stub. Ob Joy ! Then close under she stub was a round bole. Whltefoot dldnt hesitate a second. He didn't wait find out whether or not any one was In that hoi, tie dldnt even ! think that there might be some one In there. With a tiny little squeak of relief be darted In. He was Just In time. He was lost In the nick or time. Butcher struck him and Just missed him as he disap peared la that bole. Whltefoot bad saved his life and Butcher had missed a din ner. (Oopyrlsht, 1S2X. by T. W. Basa) The next story : pleasant Surprise." "Whttefoofs Jbr eshistUs a.' KILLS SELF BEFORE EX. WIFE Kennewlck. Waah, Uarcb 2. H. O. Kershaw, member of th Loyal Legion. Is dead from a revolver wound. ported to have been self-inflicted. His divorced wife, now. remarried, is said to tare been With him when the shot was tired. 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