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f - SECOND SECTION j ' " ' ! The Statesman reeelTes tms, leased wirs report of the As soelated Pre. ths greatest ; and ncit reliable area as sociation la ths world. u1 t 4 Pages HIXTV-MXTH YEAR SAI.KM. OKtUiON. TIII1CSIAV M(l(.MN(i, J.l.l.UV K.-ISKM. . PKJCK: frlVKCKKTH, "PLEASE 4 pie MOVE'' 1 LOOK backward; LOOK AHEAD AND THEN LOOK BELOW 2J -- --- S? METO By RUTH LEXORE FISHER C i M RS. A. C. BOHRNSTEDT f was hostess yesterday afternoon to the aid society of the Leslie Meth odist church for Its regular monthly meeting. Aiier tue business of the are particularly loyal In their attend ance at classes. On one day when these was a heavy, rain leading ques tions brought ou the fact that not one of the girls had an umbrella; society was finished the afternoon ! one only had a raincoat, and one or two had overshoes. In spite of these few difficulties the .girls manage to attend their classes regularly. . Miss Faye Perringer returned Tuesday from Bellingham. Wash., where she spent the holidays with her parents. . f . The Elite Embroidery club met for Us regular meeting last Friday aft ernoon with Mre. Fred Borker. The afternoon was spent with fancywork and social chat. At the close re freshments were served. was pleasnaity spent- with a eodar , tisie. At the close Of the afternoon ' Mrs. Bohrnstedt served refreshments 'I '' V . . i ''. Mrs. Alfred Lumr Is a house guest 5 at the home of her sister. Mrs. Ilay Burton. , Mrs. Lunn la a former Sa lemwdman for the past few years f making' her home in Vancouver, British oCIumbia. She Is enroute to ; , Corvallis where her husband has ac cepted a position, with the Oregon Agricultural sollege. ,. -. ., i. ' Mrs. , Ray L. Farmer entertained the children of the promary depart , ment of the First Methodist church , Saturday afternoon In the Enworth hall. The afternoon was merrily .V; spent by the youngsters' frolicking .-.over games and music. In serving a dainty lunch Mrs. Farmer was as sisted by Misses Esther Parnbiigian, Genevieve Flndley and Mary Spauld- 1 f Mrs. Charles Dowen left yesterday for Eugene where she will spend sev eral days with her husband who ia doing evangelistic work In that city. - f . J) v . Miss' Muriel Steeves has returned from spending a short tlnre In Port land where she visited with her bro ther and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs. Laban Steeves. , f , Over In Siberia a staff of Young ' Women's Christian 'Association work ers are slowinly but surely making : headway In organizing an association and in Interesting gtrlsln the various activities planned for their benefit. Overclmlng the. mountains of diffi culties whic harlse irom the abnor mal educational and social situation In Vladivostok has been a problem to . be approached fclowly and with eyes '.. open. i " The workers report, finding a few : people interested in the, things which .have to do with girlB and with what- ever Information they have gathered-! they are carefully developing , their ' activities. There are sewing classes andone of . the workers la conducting '..classes in spelling and letter writing; The girls who are studying English "Mrs. George Scott' and small ters, Doris and Veva. are. the house guests of Mrs. Scott's sister, Mrs. Ralph Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Powers and small child have retuTned to their , home in Seattle" after an ex tended visit at tthe home of Mrs. Powers parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Smith. . One of the pretty dinners of recent date was the one at the B. E. Carrier home when Mrs. Carrier and Mrs. William E. Kirk entertained tho .members of the Potlach club. Red was the predominating color and a flarge jardenier of long stemmed po- insettas formed the centerpiece for the long table. At each end of the table a basket of Oregon grape was placed, the handles of the baskets beig tied with red tulle. Red candles finished . the pretty appointments. Plates were laid for 16 members of the club. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Reeder have as theft house guest, Mrs. Reeder's bro ther, Edd D. Merrifield of The Dalles who Is spending a several days' visit in this city. SEE OLD; FADED DRESSIURNNEW "Diamond Dye Add airs.!Ycar - To Discarded Garments, r -.'"-.: - Don't worry .about' perfect results. Use "Diamond Dyes,?, guaranteed to give, a new, rich, fadeless color to . any fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen, cotton or inifed goods dress es, blouses, stockjngs, skirts, chil dren's coats, feathers, draperies, coy . exlngs." - e ' .' . .- The JDrectioa - Byk with- eacn , package, tells so plainly how to dla , mond dye over any color, that you : cannot make a mistake. ; v i -To match any -materialhave drug gist show you ."Diamond Dye"! color ' card. i & i ' "i Mrs. E. Northrup and Mrs. Flora A. Wolfender of McMlnnville arrived In Salem yesterday for, a several days 'visit as the chouse guests of Mrs. F. t. Purvtne and' Mrs. W. F; Fargo. Mrs. Wolfenden. will go from here to Eugene and Roseburg for a visit in. those cities with relatives. vMr. and Mrs. Gus Mankutts of Portland are visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Kurtz, frhile Mr. Kurtz is in San Francisco or several weeks. Miss Alice Seeley of Portland' has returned to her home after being the house guest for several days of her Cousin, Miss Florence Elgin, of this city. - . -. -' "That picturesque" old gentleman .there under the tree musfbe at least an . octogenarian." commented tne motorist. who had stopped for a drink of water. 'Sayriooky yur!" truculently re turned Gabe Yaw of the Sandy Mush, .Arkansas, region. "You're talking about my uncle Rip. 'Jle'a 82 years old - and can't take up for himself. but I want you , to : understand, by thunder, that be hain't no part nig- ' W-: i- MilllsK.. ; mms t :wF, ' lit' ttfi!1 lilt - ! . v J ' ' r- AT THE PRICES OF ARTICLES AT f:0 9 t s : .uiveatofy. Sale! REVELATIONS OF A WIFE The Story of a 'Honeymbbn A Wonderful Roniance of Married Life Wonderfully Told by i ADELE GAIUUSOX . CHAPTER CCCCLXXXVII ROW KATHERINK SAVKD MADGE" FROM MRS. ALL13 All 'the terrible stories of acid with her purpose. She held the bot tle aloft berore uncorking it and laughed into my colorless face. . -1 don't wonder you're pale, my dear." she mocked. "But your face will have color enough in a few mo- throwing of which I had ever read j ments. This is the most effective or heard rushed into my brain as 1 heard Mrs. Allls' threat that "my husband wouldn't want to' spend much time looking at my, face-when ehe got through with me," and saw her draw a small bottle from a pock et In her dress. IT she bad acted with her lsual cat-like quickness Bhe would have accomplished her Durnose. for 1 was too paralyzed with fear, to move.. ... - But she was evidently possessed ger." Argonaut t of an inpane Inclination to taunt nw i r j ' V r WO ;gJEf; " ; mil' m mm If t w lit " These creations are up to our usual standard qualitv. Ma terial Tricotihes, Serges, Silk Crepe, de Chine, Wool, Jersey and Taffeta. They are much below our usual prices K II 1 II ! New Store 416 State Street rouge known." She was so absorbed in her gloat ing that she didn't hear what I did the faintest grating as of a key turning in the lock of my door, the door from which she had reniovedj the key. .The sound roused me made me tense, ready to act, gave my paralyzed muscles strength to move Without taking my eyes 'from the bottle Which she held, I could see that behind her the door was slowly. noiselessly opening, and in the open ing stood Katherine Sonnot, her eye black with excitement, her face white, her whole figure poised- ready for action. In one hand she held something which to my fright ened eyes looked like a pistol. "Dron that!" she commanded, and her voice was such as I never had heard from Katherine's daintily curved lips before. It was the voice of a woman used to deal with any kind of an emergency, and even through the horror of the moment 1 rememoered hearing Katherine say I . t . t . . . ; . l. once inai sne uau tyi-m six mum us in the "dope fiend" ward of a hospital. "Oh. Katherine!" Mrs." Allis whirled, and e"ven as t she did to I saw her fingers uncork the boitle she held in her nana. Tik p fear for Katherine gave me ptrenglb to iring. to seize Ike hand with the bottle and to forcelt downward even as she threw her hand back to hurl it at Katherine. The next moment Mrs. Allis 1 wrenched hOr hand free, put both j hands to her eyes with a gasping' cry j and staggered to the bed, falling up- j on it and clawing it with her bands. Before she could shriek again. Kath erine had stnffed a portion of. the sheet into her mouth, and cooly sat down beside her. holding her down with fingers of steel. In another mo ment a shudder ran through the prostrate woman's figure and the re laxed, her ringers unclasping and resting quietly upon " the overle, while'ner lace grew colorless. Kath erine bent over her, listened to her breathing, tented her pulse, and then straightened her contorted figure on the bed. A pungent odor filled the afr. making me cough. ' Oh. Katherine!" 1 wailed. . "Is she dead? Yon didn't kill her?" For into my "mind leaped the (bought that the weajton Katherine had held in her hands tuuBt be a silencer"- pistol. ' ' "K11J her? No! ' Katherine said explosively. '"She's simply fafnted with the pain. She'll come around again in a few minutes, then I'll have to tie her up to keep her from fcreerhing. hall I call Mr. Gra ham?" - "Oh. no. no." I protested, and wondered at myself at the dread which rwe in my heart 'at .the thought of having Dicky a witness of the terrible experience through which we were passing. "Don't do anything he will hear. Do you sup pose he heard her cry out?" AVon't Hurt You." "Judging riom the way he was snoring when I was getting Into,your room. I should imagine it would take more than one shriek to rouse him." Katherine returned dryly- ",i3 door was closed, but his "slumber was audible through it." "What made her shriek and faint. Katherine?" I persiste'd. "Did she spill that Etuff she had on herself, or did you shoot her?" 'Tsuppose you might call It shoot ing, yes," Katherine returned, hold ing out to me the object I hal thought was a pistol. "Take it it won't hurt you." I looked wonderingiy at he-thing IT STARTS TODAY Knit to Fit Sweater Coats, $L00 Value ...2X5; 4 V ' Neck Sweaters, $7.60 values , . . . $3.65 t Saxonksit Jersevs. S4.50 value $3.45 , Kamp-It Norfolk Coats, $6.50 value. $ir25 ' ROPER KNIT SWEATER COATS, VESTS and ' SLIPOVERS ' ' The newest and classiest thing in town for men' and 'women. The goods arrived .to late for Christmas "sale. Finished in rough wool, leather, gTeen in color. $11.00 value, special dur- " ing this sale. .......... . . ... . . . .".$355 Odd Lots in Brushes Leather Goods, Traveling Kits ; are inclnded in this sale NO CHANCE FOR ARGUMENT :IS A SALE ! THIS Service 372 State Street i A, j - Quality 3 she: put in my hand, shaped like pistol, with a rubber bulb for a handle, and then with a puzzled face back to Katherine. - ' "An ammonia gun,.' she explained. "I always carry one. a habit' or my nursing days when I was called oat at night. . It holds a weak solution of ammonia and is very efficacious with dogs, both four and two-rooted-it certainly settled this one." Her voice was grim, devoid of the slightest hint or pity Tor the inert figure ou the bed. There was a con tempt - in 41. aIo which . I - couldn.t understand until her next words en lightened me. ' ' "This and the dope, she bad alrea dy taken. She's so full of cocaine, the ammonia didn't do much mors than knock her out for a while. To be eon tinned) THK KAIXnOW SQUAD Sheriff Holt captured still 1 Newport. the ether day. . His posse consisted of Charley Brown, Charter White. Harris Green. Oliver Grey- edd McSween. Jim Black and Pink Dawron. (Cincinnati Knqulrer. 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