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rj TUB OREGOX STATESMAIf X srVDAT. LY 4, 101 REVELATIONS OF A WIFE The Story of a Honeyrrioon A Wonderful Romance of Married Life W'nderfnriY Told b v i CHAPTER CCLXXXII "WHY MR. ! GORDON SAID TO DICKY, "I CANNOT TELL YOIT WIL.T TH?S MEANS TO ME.y " "TV 1.-1 rf Ka tlarmii.1 T am all right only a'momentaiy falntness, I assure .you. i - Mr. Gordon, the'mysterious Strang? fff. who after trailing ny move ments and staring me out of coun tenance for several days, had finally secured an Introduction to Dicky, ; : I knew that Dicky was . as much vaIIavaA o a T a f rtn s iiAa4's MHirvl vttv v. .a wa gi wo t, as a v. u u t a to self-command. That he was re sentful as well as mystified at the singular behavior of Mr. Gordon I al bo, gleaned from his darkened face and a little steely glint in his eyes. I .could not blame Dicky.: Mr. Gordon's actions were extraordinary. He had explained his persistent pur suit of me by saying my resemblance to a very dear friead of his boyhood was most startling!; then, when he had asked my name before marriage and I had replied, j "Margaret. Spen cer," he had reeled as if suddenly smitten, and we had thought he was about to faint away. "I hope that you j will forgive me," Mr. Gordon went op, and his rich EVER KICK A BATTERY ,. Of course you wouldn't do it intentionally. No. Good Driver "-would,.! But a lot of experienced drivers of trucks and passenger cars have kicked their batteries to pieces without even knowing it by banging on thet starting button when the motor didn't take hold at once. L ' "" -i 1 ' ' - . ' . ' Perhaps the trouble was was just thick oil;. maybe water load accumulated , in the carburetor; . j 1 ' !: ' - ' : ! ,; Possibly a connection had worked; loose. f . ' f ' 'i ' i'V ' But whatever it was the battery had to suffer. 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IJyer, and bowels. voice was so. filled with regret and humility that I felt my heart sorten toward, him. VI trust you have not gained the impression that my momentary falnt ness had anything to do with, your name," he said. "My attack at that time was merehr a eolacid Anna T am subject to these spoils f f aint- ness. i nope this one did not alarm you." , 'Your Mother's Name- He looked at me directly as If ex pecting an answer, ' fl am not easily alarmed." I re turned, trying hard to keep out of my voice anything save the fndif ferent courtesy which one would be stow upon a straneer. for th at phere of mystery teemed deepening oout mis stranger ana me. I did not believe he had spoken the truth when he said that wr nttm f my maiden name, la response to his question, naa aotning to do with his falntness. I was as certain' as I was of anything that it vm h ntAr. ance of that name, the revelation of my laentity thus made to him, that caused his emotion, t thrin " IllU tense, in anticipation of revelations to- follow. Mr. Gordon's voice was quiet, but poignant mtie tnrtu raa through "w ' ' , www - i ' . : ' " ' The steel used in ihe manufacture of all the important parts of Chevrolet cars represents the highest development in the art of steel making. To this master product of steel' the Chevrolet owes its wonderful stamnia and enduring life. For instance, the axles on a Chevrolet car could be twisted and distorted entirely out of their original shape without breaking. All other such im portant units couldj be subjected, to just as severe strains, which are seldom if ever encountered in actual motoring without damage. V::V. . . V' . f ;-' , . ': !,.. - ,- . This is one of the many reasons that Chevrolet cars give such rice jrr auer yar with remarkably low cost of Salem Automobile Co. F, O. Delano', ! 'A. X Eoff SALEU -1 DALLAS ' I v-. . Cherrolel "Four-Kmety" Tonring Car, $857.20 lo.k Salca-Dallw 2Z I 1 .j, it which I caught as he spoke again. "Was not your mother's name Margaret Bickett and your father's Charles Spencer?" be at-ked. 'You are quite correct." I forced the words through lips stiffened try excitement. I saw Dicky look at me curiously, almost Impatiently, but I had mo eyes, no ears, sare for the mysterious stranger who was quisling me about my parents. "My Other Self." One of Mr. Gordon's hands was beneath the table; as he was sitting next to me(I saw what no one else did that the long, slender, sensitive fingers pressed themselves deeply, quireringly into the palm at my af firmation of his question. But ex cept for that momentary grip there waa no evidence of excitement In his demeanor as he turned to me. thought so," he said quietly. "I have found the daughter of the dearest friends . I ever had. You j resemblance to your mother is mar velous. I remember that you looked much like her when you were a tiny girt." "You were at our home in my childhood, then?" I asked, wonder ing if this might be the explanation of !my uncanny notion that I had sometime la my life seeu this msji bending over his demita3se as he had done a few minutes before. r ' "Oh, yes." he said, "your motier. as 1 have told you. was the dearest f:iend I ever had. And your father was my other self then " His emphasis upon the word "then" gave me a quick stab of pain, for it recalled the odium with which every on? who had knwn my child hood semed to regard the memory of my father. . I. myself, had no memories of my father. My mother had never spok en or himi to me but once, when she had told me the terrible story of his faithlessness. When I was fonr years old he had run away from us both with my mother's dearest friend, and neither she nor any of his friends had ever beard or him afterward. I had al ways . felt a sort of hatred for my unknown father who had deserted me and so cruelly treated my moth erland the knowledge that this man was an intimate of his turned me faint f'No Family Ties." 'But if Mr. Gordon's Inflection meant anything It meant that even if he' had been my .father "other self" my mother's desertion had aroused In him the same contempt for my father that all the rest of onr little world had felt. I felt my indefinable - feeling of repulsion against the man melt Into warm ap proval of hint. He had loved the mother had idolized, had resented her wrongs, and I felt my heart go out to him. "I cannot tell you what this find ing of your wife means to me." said Mr. Gordon, taming to Dicky. The inflection of hU voice, the move ment of his hand, spelled a subtle appeal to the younger man. "I- have been . a wanderer for years," the deep, rich voice went on. "I have no family ties" he hes itated for a moment with a curloui little air 'of Indecision jo wife, no child. I am a very lonely man. I wonder if it would b asking too much to let me come to see you once in a while and renew the memories of my youth in thl dear child?- He turned to me- with the most fascinating little air. of deferential admiration I had ever seen. 9ut I looked-In vatj for any an swer to his appeal in Dicky's eye3. My husband still retained the air of formal, puzxled courtesy with which he had brought Mr. Gordon to our table and Introduced him to ns. I could see that the mysterious stranger's appeal to be made an In mate of our home did not meet with Dicky's approval. ' 'I could not understand the Impulse that made me ? turn toward the stranger and say' earnestly: "i shall be so glad to have you come to see us, Mr. Gordon. I want you to tell me about my mother's youth." chased by A. Howard of Canada. Mr. Howard has already settled In his new home, and is getting the farm In fine runnlhg order. Mrs. Harry Ent and baby spent last , week with Mrs. Ent's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Foster. T. Be rail h and family are enter taining relatives from South Dakota. Evereyone Is looking forward to next Sunday when W. W. Howard D. D.. will speak In the church. Mr. Howard is presiding .elder ' of the f African Methodist Episcopal. Zioa church. He will be assisted by J. W. Miller of Kimball college who will sing. 8KCO.ND CHILD PIKS SILVERTON. Ore.. May 2 ( Special to The Statesman) The two-year-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Selmer Ness died at the home of the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. Evans Monday. The baby had been seriously ill for about a week and the parents of the child brought it to Sllverton. Mr. NVss has been em ployed at Portland for sometime. The funeral services were held rrom Trinity church Wednesday afternoon. Rev. George Hcnricksen officiating About six. weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Nesa lost their youngest child who then was eight months old. samM ST jlr KELLY-SPRINGFIELD Caterpillar Tires Over the hill of Traction Pro frreas has come the massive Kelly- Springfield Cater pillar Tire for tracks. The greatest advance in solid tire construction since the begin ning of the industry. QaackenbnsH Anto Supply & VnlcaTrfririg 219 N. Commercial SL. Phone C6w Senrlca Car" ::?::::::: WOMEN! DRY CLEAN THINGS AT HOME Try it! For a few cents you can dry clean everything. Save five to ten dollars quickly by dry cleaning everything in the borne with gasoline that would he ruined by soap and water suits, coats, waists, silks, laces, gloves, shoes, furs, draperies, rugs everything! Place a gallon or more of gaso line In a disbpan or washboller, then put in the things to be dry cleaned, then wash them-with Solvit e soap. Shortly everything comes out look ing like new. Nothing fades, shrinks or wrinkles. Do not attempt to dry clean without Selvlte soap. This gasoline soap is the secret of all dry cleaning. A package of Solvlte soap contain ing directions for home dry clean ing, costs little at aay drug store. Dry clean outdoors or away from flame. - i r FORD . rlJiBBiS f 1 : j ! - 30x3 30x3 Grey $2.30 Red 3.20 3.00 3.90 All guaranteed ' 30x3 1-2 Grey 30x3 1-2 Red MONTY'S TIRE SHOP 154 S. Com'l St. Phone 428 a a as as M 1 1 1 1 1 If 1 1 f f f II 1 1 II 1 1 1 M iT I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 a 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; j. New Member Named for ; . Higher uricnla Board Governor Olcott yesterday ap pointed Charles A. Brand, of Rose burg, and reappointed Dr. C. J. Smith of Portland, as members of the state board of higher curricula. Mr. Brand, who has been a mem ber of the legislature for several past sessions. Is a graduate of Oberlln college and Is well known for his interest in educational matters. He will succeed on the board O. P. Co show, of Roseberg, whose term ex pired in 1TT17. Governor Olcott con templated reappointing Mr. Coshow when the point was raised that the law provides that no member of the board of regents or of the alumni of any higher educational Institution of the state is eligible to serve on the board of higher curricula. As Mr. Coshow Is an associate member of the alumni of the University of Ore ton he expressed his readiness to re tire from the board. Other members of the board are A. G. Deals of Tillamook, Rev. Jonah D. Wise of Portland and J. E. Hedges of Oregon City. . . J ' LIVES LEY BREVITIES ' G. W. Gerber has been at home working on his farm this week. Pearl Eakin has purchased a pi ano. Mr. and Mrs'.. Howard Rodgers of Pasadena, Calif., spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Carpenter. " Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Lewis who have been. on the sick list for several weeks were able to attend church last Sunday. r Mrs. Clara Langford Is said to be reepvering rapidly from her recent operation. i Mrs. Sophia Mather was. a visitor at Hall's ferry last week. Aubrey Johnson of Portland spent the week-end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Johnson. The Kodgers farm has been pur- Maxwell a car having every except pneV Iinony THAT luxury is brutish bigness, which means weight, which means a large gasoline tank and filled often, and large tires, and several sets a year. -' ' I j Maxwell is neither a big car nor a small car. The big gest car made is less than 4; feet longer, and costs around $10,000 to buy and $5,000 a year to run. i j Most cars are just a foot or a few inches longer. And others are some smaller shorter, lighter, less roomy, and hence lack the luxury of a Maxwell. 1 "1 ' Nor do they cost, on the average, less to run. Gas mileage is very nearly! the same. Tire mileage is very nearly the same. ! But where Maxwell earned its crowning reputation has' been in its ability to run and run and never quit. That means repair bills are amazingly low. ' You therefore never get mad at a Maxwell it's the best friend your pocketbook has. And when you stop to think of all those little ooints of luxury in a Maxwell you're almost sure to whip, out your check book and write a check for one. : j The 300,000-all-alike idea behind the Maxwell thus, you see, is sound. M mtim a mm OSCAR B. GINGRICH MOTOR and TIRE CO. 371 Court St j Phone 635 I