THUR3PAY, ' MAKCIt -gy 1922.
THE OIIEGON; DAILY JOURNAL, .PORTLAND,. OREGON.
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b lifted th latch and threw the door
open. Aa he did Bo h steppd back. AH
I wan UIL jso one came out of that open
door. J Cautiously Fanner Brown Boy
peered iasMa, "My taad o Coabaa!"
I he exclaimed ha got hia first good
rump i or the Inside of that sugar
bouse. J t , i . j ,
(CaiwrisM. 1923. ay t. T. Borsras)
The Mat atory:
"An ExelUnc Mia-
44TTTJIERB a yon think ure go
lf inr Ma demanded, with an ac
.cent oa th think, aa T. Paer cam
blithely into tha living room after din
ner, all tossed out and ready to rolL
i "Da ra think I'm going to stay her at
; atona all fclghtr aha aeked omlnoueljr.
Wr cola' to Initiate BlU Klernnn,"
i T. Paar informed hr. pauelng nnoer
itelniy by tha front door. "You don't
mjnd my ha I pin do that, do your - -!
"I don't, car what happen to 111,"
Ma anawtred unaympathatically. "but it
enema to ma you might tay homo on
aiht la th weak.
"But. Via," T. Pair 'argued carnoatty,
1 ain't beta dut a single bight thia
Week, 'nd har It la frlday."
"llow many nights' 1 been outt Ma
naked evenly. ' Kvery lime I've ug
reetd going any plao you've had the
lumbago or keen coming down with th
Tv been aavln' up for tonight," T.
Paar said pathetically. "All tha fetlaha're
goin to b ther 'nd gtv BUI what's
uonin' t him."
"Tea," Va retorted, " 'nd , you'll be
straggling back her about the time th
milkman com, dlaturbing th nalgh
bora nd disgracing th family.'
"I eint don aothln' of that kind alnc
1 can remember,' T. Paer Insisted. " 'nd
besides thia bunch ain't that kind."
"What bunch r Ma asked. "Hav you
fell In with a now oner ah added
Ironically.
- "I'm goin' to a meetln' of th Regular
Fellahs." T. Faer announced diffidently,
"fid Bill Kiernan'a the laat convert." ,
"Th Kegular Fellaha 1" Ma sniffed
romfully. "What do you mean, regular
fellahar
"It'a a club." T. Paer explained defi
antly, "that'a made up of fellahe that'
boa In their own home."
"Oh !" Ma remarked thoughtfully, and
that waa all.
"Th only reaaon I Joined. T. Paar
continued pleadingly, "waa because they
told m I didn't dara to, 'nd." he grinned,
"1 got 'eta to Initiate me on noon in
lead of goin' to lunch."
"Who aald you didn't dare?" Ma de
manded. "Nobody got no rlsht to aay
your henpecked. Th idea," ahe
fumed, 'nd ro staying homo while you
tralpa rund night th way you do."
"I know It," T. Paer agreed diplo
matically. "I joined the blame thing
Just to show 'tm that w understand
earh other'n don't row all the time."
"Who belong to that club?" Ma in
quired. "I'm more'n curloua to know
who th bray bdya la."
"Well," T. Paer aatd eonfldentlally,
like all men who belong to secret so
cieties , do sooner or later, "w ain't
'aposed to tell, but I'll tip It to you If
you'll cross your heart nd keep It dark."
"I won't tell nobody," Ma promised,
"but I got a hankering to know."
Thll Crossmayer's president," T. Paer
conf eased, "" nd th directors U Charlie
She,, "nd Rub Adams,- nd Harry
Moore, 'nd Pat. MMAuley, 'nd Dick
Carton.
Humph." Ma said, "so them'r the
Recular Fellaha."
"That'a them." T. Paer told her. " 'nd
I ruesa Jtom what ther aay they tell
their horn folk where to head In when
they want to no out."
Bonus Appraisals
Result in Protests
Bend, March 30. Protest acainst tha
policy of drastic reduction from the ap
praisal of the local bonus board,' which
It ain't nothin to their credit If they I appear to bay been adopted by the
appraiser at Salem, win; b mad Toy
local es-servioe men. The first ap
praisal war returned much reduced
from what; were considered conservative
figures of th Deschutes county board.
Cash bonuses will be demanded by many
who had contemplated loan. If the re
ductions continue, it la said.
do," Ma snapped, "but I 'apoa they're
Ilk all men 'nd you can't expect nothing
better or 'em."
"Well.- T. Par said craftily, "It
seams to ma It's just aa bad for a wife
to bora her husband 'round all tha time
aa for a husband to do it"
"Maybe." Ma answered sarcastically.
"but I ain't seen no husband that'a
was tin' away from confinement yet.
"I know." T. Paer agreed, "but theys
exceptions nd I didn't want any of them
fellaha to think you waa on. It it
wasn't for that I'd never thought of
Jolnin' the club."
"That'a kind of you." Ma said evenly.
"What time do you think you'll get home
irom ltr'
"Oh. about midnight" T. Faer an
swered thoughtfully. "They got a lot
of atuff cooked up for Bill to awallor.
"I don't doubt it," Ma retorted, "but
you see you don't take too much that
Bill 'Ought to have
"Leave it to me," T. Paer said, already
half way through the door. "You go to
bed 'nd , don't worry,
"Well, the Idea." Ma exclaimed in as
tonlshment, aa she gazed over her spec
tacles from T. Paer'a sheepish counten
ance to the clock Just approaching half
past nine. I thought you wasn t com
ing home 'til midnight"
"Bill Klarnan didn't show up," T.
Paer explained simply as he dumped his
hat and coat on a chair. "He couldn't
get away tonight"
"Couldn't get away?" Ma repeated
guilelessly. "Why couldn't her i
'The missus wanted him to atey
horn," T. Paer grinned uncomfortaWy.
"She was havln' some relatives in for
BOO or some thin
"You don't tell me," Ma answered.
"What did ail them other Regular Fel-
lahs think of thatr'
"Well." T. Paer confessed. "Dick
Carlon waa the only one that was
there."
"Th only one," Ma smiled. "What
was the matter with the rent of 'em?"
"I didn't talk to 'em." T. Paer an
swered, "but they phoned to Dick nd
said they had to stay home 'nd keep
peace in "the family tor one reason 'nd
another."
"Well," Ma asked quietly, "when're
you 'nd Dick goin' to initiate Bill?"
"It ain't certain," T. Paer answered
Innocently. "Bill promised to find out
when he could he 'nd let us know."
COXX1SS105 FOBM ADOPTED
Twin Fall, Idaho. March 10. (U. P.)
By the narrow margin of U vote a thia
City adopted the commission form of
government at Tuesday's election.
HER " OWN ' WAY B rME
CHAPTER . !
fCnTTwil. 1051 fttar ronrnart
TTEUSN GORMAN listened in alienee
XX to the story told her.
As she heard the speaker's vole and
watched his pleading eye, ahe had a
sensation of having been needlessly cruel
She had considered 'this man an ad
venturer who had annoyed her with, his
attentions. Then, when aha had dis
covered his identity, ahe had believed
him to be a dishonest rascal. And all
th while he had been bearing tha pen
alty of another's wrongdoing not only
to , protect th memory of a friend but
to ahleld from shame that friend's wife
and child. ,
' For he had loved the wife before her
marriage And ah had discarded him
for a thief.
Surely a man who could be equal to
such self-sacrifice could not be evil.
"I did not understand," she managed
to aay at laat in self-exculpation. "I
thought you were Just a stranger who"
1 know," he nodded. "You thought
that I was what is called a masher.'
I do not blame you for thinking: that
The evidences were all against me."
"But she asked, aa a question formed
itself In her mind, "how did you happen
to speak to me in tha first place, aince
you did not know who- X .waa "TV - ': -i
"Tea. I 4ld at least I bad an idea.
I was determined to learn if X waa cor
rect" - - ,'. - - ; .
"Too see. after th episode of which
I have told you. I was without a Job.
Naturally, I was not going back to the
place where I waa supposed ,to be a
thief. I, waa her in Mew York. Her
I, would stay.
-"Then I got a letter from my friend's
wife, telling me of her husband's death.
"She knew my address, for her. hus
band had It She needed money and
begged me to help her.
"I admit that I was pretty nearly
desperate when I read what ahe had to
tell me. You know" with a alight
quiver in hia voice "that some men
love only once and - then too deeply.
Perhaps I am on of that kind but I
would suffer a good deal for that little
woman."
' "You have proved It," Helen said
I softly.
"Thank you. I only mention thia to
explain why X waa terribly shocked to
learn of her loaa, and distressed that ah
waa in need. Yet there waa ne way
in which I could help her unless I
could borrow from Uncle Dan. He.
belie vina; me to be a diahonest rascal,
would hardly lend m a cent . I knew
that yet ' when X saw his -nam on a
register of a hotel here, I was tempted
to speak to him. .
"Maybe. I am a coward, for 1 could
not summon courage to call on him.' But
i aia wait around , the lobby until ha
earn out that evening. Then, be looked
so severe that X waa actually afraid to
ahow myself to him.
-instead I followed him. When ft
went into s, restaurant I did th san
and took a .table not far from hlnu Hia
back waa to me, but I watched him.
"The more I watched the less courage
"After taking a aandwlch and a cup
of coffee I waa about to leaver when
I saw you and your partner and heard
the old gentleman apeak to von vi.
called you down in a way that shocked
even the." Ton may remember that his
voice waa not low." .
; "X remember, Helen admitted., ':
:; "Of ' course, I suspected ' then ' la" a
Tnoeaent who you were . Th UUJ
couaia whom I knew years ago -o many
year that yoo. had forgotten all about
. -, . . :
"Well, X left th restasraat aad Uaa
red around outside until Cad Dan
came out. X hoped my courage znixat
rise with th necessity for It .
"I stepped forward to speak to bin
aa he appeared. But when I looked tnte
his . face I stopped.
"Again, you may think rae a coward ;
but even the thought t that poor little
girl's need did not make It peenibte' for
me to ask a favor of that grt-viaaed
man who considers m a thief. Aad
while X hesitated, h Stepped Into a taxi
and waa gone. - ,
I walked briskly away. X had Urea
Into the aide street, when I heard scene-
one running after in. Tnen X heard you
call Unci !' I turned aad saw you. Tea
know the rest,-
Helen was grating; at him, trying te
piece together the bit of thia atory. It
waa all strange, tike eom thing; taken
from a book.
"But, ah aaked. "why did yen net
tell me then who you were?"
"Because,' waa the frank answer. X
feared you might be shocked that you
might have heard I had stolen money.
Nor, you see. waa X absolutsiy sure you
were my cousin. The man who hesitate
la loot.-' I fait loot wboa your frier; 1
met you, and bore you away. Xater X
aw yea 1 totte Saves ..X tried la
talk to you.! You silenced me. Then I
followed you to Tert1berrys to aacer--taia
where yea worked. X asked your
nam of a of the clerks.
Tha rest you know how X happened
kpon yo again at t the theatre. . Th
next day X obtained your address from
the head t the department tn which you
are employed." - J - " : -
(Te Be Continued Tomorrow.)
Banquet to follow
Annual Section
The Dalles, March Xfl. The local cham
ber of cenwMro announced Wedaeaday
Its candidates for the directorate, with
a banquet topping off this annual event.
J. W. Hlndley, eecreUry t the Wash
Ingtoa Retail . Dealers association, has
bee InvUad aa the rweot of honor at
thia dinner. The chamber also appointed
a committee to work on plana for the
pageaat to he given tn May. .. Ttta will
he a historical affair aim liar tn magnt
tad and scope to the event laat rum
mer which brought thousands of vislten
te the city. - ,.
BRINGING UP FATHER
By George McManus
By Tseratoa V. Bargeti
Mo uak s ptouent the and
will not aa added pleasure Iced.
farmer Brown Boy.
Farmer Brown's lioy Returns
FARMER BROWN'S BOY whistled
merrily aa he tramped through the
Ureen Forest He was on his way back
to the augar house. The sugar season
waa about over. H and hia father had
taken moat of th sugar and th syrup
home. Ther waa only a little remaining
at th sugar houa to be carried home.
Ther waa atlll some syrup In th evap
orator to be drawn off into cane. When
thia wa don he would have th Job of
thoroughly cleaning the evaporator and
putting thing tn order In th augar
huuse. Then It would be locked up until
the neat year. Farmer Brown' Boy al
way enjoy the sugar seaaon. It means
hard work, but there Is a lot of fun
with It. However, ha waa glad that
thia season was almost over, for it had
been long and hard. 80 he whistled
merrily as h tramped through the
(Jrcen Forest.
Aa he drew n.ir f K . I. n. . - v .
abruptly stopped whistling and stood
sun, tner war Strang noises coming
MEN
For Your Gnatcr
ConvtnUncm
JOY th TAILOR
will open Bptcial
NIGHT
SUIT'
PRESSING
SERVICE
STARTING APRIL I
' REMAINING OPEN
'TIL 10 P.M.
A splendid coftWnlehc for fellows
who must "make trains, unex
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"uim you waib (. :.
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"Xow what under the sun does this
f mean?" be exclaimed.
from the direction of the sugar house
There waa a clattering of tin and strange
little equals and cries and the sound of
things being knocked about. Such a look
Of surprise aa swept over the face oi
Farmer Brovm's Boy. "Now, what under
the sun does this mean?" he exclaimed,
and started to run toward the sugar
house.
Now Sammy Jay had discovered those
two little Bears when they entered the
Sugar house and he had been hanging
around ever since to see what would
happen. Sammy never misses anything,
it be can help It. When the Merry Lit
tle Breezes slammed that door Sammy
could have hugged himself for Joy.
Those little Bears are trapped !" he ex-
elalmad. "Just wait till Farmer Brown's
Boy gat back !"
Of course. Sammy heard the racket
going on in that sugar house," and al
though ho couldn't see he could guess
just shout what was happening in there.
H waa so excited that he- couldn t sit
still. When he saw Farmer Brown's boy
coming Sammy screamed - a warning.
They knew that someone was coming.
They stopped racing about. They sought
the darkest corner and there tttey clung
to each other in silence and waited.
So It happened that as Farmer Brown's
boy drew near the sugar house all was
Silent Outside the door he stopped and
listened. Xot a sound waa to be heard
from inside.
That la queer." mattered Farmer
Brown's Boy. "There waa certainly
racket enough In ther a tew minutes
ago. I expected to find this door open.
i closed it when I left early this mominr.
but I don't see how anybody could eet
In Without opening the door, unless X
railed to latch it and it swung- open. But
rere a is, closed and latched.
Twice he put his hand 'so to ooen that
Hoor and twice he hesitated. He didn't
know What he expected to find in ther
and it cave him a queer feeling. Ffhally
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skin spoil your
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