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The Oregon Statesman
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, Manager Job Dept.
REVELATIONS OF
A WIFE
The Story o! a Honeymoon
A Wonderfal Romance ot Married
GARRISON
CHAPTER 612
WHAT THE PEDDLER DID WHEN
MADGE GAVE HIM THE OPPOR
TUNITY TO RE ALOXE.
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I week, SO cents a month. I
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- three months.
-V,X . , ji.a at Art, laoucu m iwo ocuuu x explained for my fear. But at
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months; 26 cents for three months.
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Entered at the Postof tlce in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter.
OLD ABSALOM
' Absalom was ninety years ofd.
figure around the railroad station,
uggage and doing: errands.
One day, after a heavy snow
For years he had been a familiar
picking up odd pennies, carrying
the westbound express stopped
it the station and the passengers warned of a long wait, left the chair
cam to stretch their legs. One of them spoke to Absalom.
! - .'"What community is this, Uncje!" he asked.
Old Absalom scratched his waoly head.
: .."What's a community, mister!"
' "A community is a city or a town or a village where folks are
sociable; where everybody knows everybody else; where the stranger
is made welcome; where every man, woman and child gets together
for common enjoyment and recreation," replied the questioner.
Uncle Absalom opened his e4s wide in astonishment.
.."I'm pretty suah this yeah ain It no community," he said "This
Is jest a place."
Uncle Absalom described the town accurately. It had its cliques,
its-social barriers. . The folks on iety Hill didn't talk to anyone
living beyond Sleepy Hollow. You "belonged" in the best circles,
r you didn't.' Nobody ever thought of some civic organization by
which all classes would get together, forget the social barriers and
work for the common good.
Community Service is making communities out of places.
Through it, selfishness and social
enjoyment. "
prejudice give way to common
Atla. i .t- a i '". m ... delegates excepting a few of the mil
Considering the delegates from the... , , . . .
Houth, the dark horse business at
Chicago looms up - a little darker
very minute. .
t
Chairman. Hays of the Republican
national committee sees harmony at
Chicago. He Is the prize optimist of
the age and optlmisnv Ms a good
thing, too, for a man in his position.
Too much Johnson Is the only
mental conclusion" the ' noisy bunch
it Chicago will force upon all the
President Wilson blames congress
for not reducing the high cost of
tvlhg and failing to conclude peace
rjtn uerraany.' tHe .ts Hie am man
n the jury that failed to agree the
nan who said he never saw eleven
such obstinate men as the other
Jurors who would not agree with
him.
There Is some profiteer in all ot
(us. Why not 'fess op?
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A feeling of dumb terror clutche.1
me &9 I caught sight of the incon
gruous glove upon the hand of the
unkempt, disreputable peddler who
stood at my kitchen door holding
out his wares for my inspection.
There was no reason that could b
at the
so
wild, so fantastic that my reason re
jected it scornfully, seized upon me.
Instinct, my subconscious self
call it what you will told me that
I was In danger, warned me to fie.
Reason, common sense, sanity
laughed at my silly fear of a pro
fessional mendicant who had clum
sily disguised himself with a gray
wig and cosmetics to make him ap
pear old and .suffering. Hesldes. in
his basket the pencil cases whlc'j
had caught my eye lay still unpur
chased. My need of one of them In
which to hide the precious paper
committed to my care by my father
was urgent. I steeled myself to. an
affectation of carelessness.
"Ten cents is too much for the
thimbles." I said. "How mueh are
the oencils?"
"Pencils, two for-a five. Thimbles
verra nice, not a to much ten
cents."
"I. don't want the thimbles." I
aid decidedly. "I will take six of
the pencils, and how much are tbeae
little pencil cases?"
"Twenty-five-a cents
The price was esorbitsnt, but 1
didn't care to argue the matter with
him.
"I'll take three pencil cases." I
ald. "They're just what I want to
give some children I know. Walt
here nntil I get the money.'
"All-a rlghta." Again the haunt
ingly familiar accent. I turned away
with my wild, fantastic suspicion
growing upon me. justifying to my
self the thing I was about to do.
For both the remark about the
children and the request for the man
to wait for the money were ruses.
I instinctively wished to . give him
some plausible excuse for my pur
chase of the three pencil cases so
he would have no ground for specu
lation as to mv need of them. And
I wished to keep him standing at I
a certain experiment I had In mind.
Beckoning Katie into the dining
room I whispered to her to slip out
the back way and summon William
Trumbull, who had elready taken -io
his domicile in the barn.
"Tell him to come to the kitchen
door with a load of kindling wood
in his arms." I said, "and just as
he reaches the man he is to stumble
against him. Remember. I partieu
larly want him to knock against that
gloved hand of this peddler.'
Madge Hides Herself.
OUR BREAD MAN
Is one of the most skillful in .the
business. .What he doesn't know
about bread making isn't worth
knowing. Just to prove to yourself
how foolish it is to swelter over a hot
Oven, try a loaf of our BAKE-RITE
Bread. Once tried it is always a favorite.
BAKE-RITE BAKERY
457 State St. Phone 2GS
rit-
Don't
waste
Hie
youivorksohard
Put it in
OMBMUfi
save it and
have it
. ...... ' .
SAFE
Money M7
for. jhm
7 M
MUmtZiSSs:
Those older men you see
comfort of life, didn't get their money by gambling- or
rich-quick" schemes.
it easy and enjoying the
get-
l While they were working hard for their money, they were
regularly putting gome ox it in
Then they knew where the;
the advice of the banker.
Come into our bank. You
the bank.
could always get it and have
are welcome.
Salem Bank of Commerce
SALEM, OREGON
404 State Street
Katie is nothing If not quick
ted.
"You tink he vun bad man?" she
queried, and then hurriedly at my
Involuntary frown of disapproval.
"All rUht. 1 bring heem here in vun
jiffy. But,- she hesitated. "I do not
like to leave you in house alone."
"Nonsense!" I returned, for the
feeling ot terror which the sight of
the man's gloved hand, had brought
me had fled ashamed, as I realized
that there might be work for me to
do in discovering the truth about
him. "Besides, you won't be gone
a minute."
"I'll joost fly." she 'whispered
back, and a moment later she
crossed the kitchen floor sedately
and disappeared into the small laun
dry leading from It from which a
door led Into the "back yard."
Between the dining room and the
kitchen of the house we have re
cently purchased there is an olJ
fashioned "butler's pantry" with
swinging doors. Leading from It is
a small breakfast 'room, also with
a swinging door. Behind this last
door I waited quietly during Katie's
absence in order to test a theory I
had conoerning this strangely act
ing peddler.
A Noiseless Entrance.
I hadn't long to wait. I heard no
sound of footsteps, but soon the
swinging door from the kitchen door
to the pantry was, pushed cautiously
open, and the man who had posed
as a peddler stood in the pantry an
instant and cast a swift searching
glance around It. I held my breath
that he might not hear the sound ot
it on the other side of the breakfast
room door, a door' which was fortu
nately so shrouded in shadows as to
be practically Invisible to his eyes
even though there was a crevice
large enough for me to see the in
terior of the pantry.
It was the window that he wished
to inspect, however, the high win-.1
dow above the sink. Walking on the .
balls of his feet like a cat he tojk!
the few stealthy, quick steps neces-'
sary to bring him directly beneath!
it, then with a clever acrobatic '
spring, betraying the strong youth !
of him. he was standing upon the
sink.-fumbling with the catch, and,
peering through the, window.
A moment latrr inurMii. satis
fied, he sprang lightly to the ground '
again, thrust open the dining room !
aoor, ana i knew, though his back
was turned to me. that be was giv
ing the room a minute Inspection.
(To be continued)
MURDERER CONVICTED.
MT. CLEMENS. Mich.. June 4.
Lloyd Prevlst was found guilty of
the murder of J. Stanley Brown by
The Jury was out approximately
, three hours. The verdict returned
was 'guilty ot murder la the first
legree." '-' r , :. u-; . , ..
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Nv Colonial Pumps in Mack ami lriwn kid, trim lui ki.l
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'CANNED GOODS
ZITLK, all kinds, 8 cam SI 00
TOMATOES, 8 cns SI 00
.PEAS, 7 cn. SI 00
CLAMS,7 cans... S100
TALL SALMON, 5 cam. SI 00
STEINO BEANS, 7 can 51-00
PEACHES, 4 cans S100
PINEAPPLE, No. 2 Jflc
SOLID PACK TOMATOES, 6 cans SI
DEL MONTE. PORK AND BEANS,
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DEL MONTE CATSUP, pint sise, 5
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VAN CAMP'S ASSORTED SOUPS, 2
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OVAL SARDINES Jgc
NO. 2y2 SAUER KRAUT J 0c
NO. 2y, PUMPKINS J5c
EXTRA FANCY BULK COFFEE,
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57c RELIANCE COFFEE 45c
2 pound can, per pound 54
HILL BROS. RED CAN, 1 lb can 55c
5 pound can, per pouiJd. . . . : 53
HILLS BROS. BLUE CAN, 1 pound
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3 pound can Sl29
M. J. B. COFFEE, pound 53c
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HARD WHEAT FLOUR, VERY BEST
S290
VALLEY FLOUR, Cut Price.. S279
YELLOW CORN MEAL. Special tht
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$12X0 ONE EYELET PUMPS, tht srrtst
rtyle, hifh and low heels SS9S
1 100 GREY SHOES, hin and znCitarr'
keels SS3S
(10.00 BROWN
" heels
OXFORDS,
Sack.
Military
S64S
SZ0 BLACK SHOES, low heels.. S49S
$10.00 TWO TONE SHOES, Lih heels
- S3SS
MISSES'. GROWING GULLS' AND
INFANTS' SHOES AT CUT PRICES
H00 MEN'S BROWN ENGLISH
EHOES S7-6S
$5.00 MEN'S LIGHT WEIGHT WORK
shoes S34S
$350 MEN'S G UNMET AL BLUCHERS
S6SS
$6.50 BOYS' BLACK ENGLISH
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YOUTHS' and LITTLE GENTS' 8H0E3
BELOW WHOLESALE COST -
KOVERALLS
DRESS GOODS
National Price Cutting On Dress Goods
Crepe De Chine Silk
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Ginghams 33c
And Oreralls At Cut Prices
$3.00 WOMEN'S
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CHILDREN'S BLUE
and KHAKI KOVER
ALLS. jg0
Boys' Heavy
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Men's Oreralls
S22S-S198
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