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THIS OREGON STATESMAN SALEHf. OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 13, 1021
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(Continued from last week)
CIt?Ti:R FIFTY
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was turned." " Porter had tur r
en days more to serve. Even Bil
ly grew quiet. When Porter
came to the poatorfice, we would
wait on him, yielding him the on
ty comfortable "eta Ir, kiokine a
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mack Trucks
Let the mtensest rays of the nitrogen sweep
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from end to end and then on beyond to the
dealer and factory.
a blotc
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You will not discover
blemish
The recent episode of tumbling prices left
no mark on the MACK escutcheon. Ibices
difir ot to tip witt the rusn and sizzle of
the tiyrocket . nor did they fall and make
owners sick at the stomach,
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ia everything pertaining to MACK trucks.
Judge aQ makes of ; trucks by the MACK
standards1. Many times you win be sur-
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footstool under his feet. Ana
once Hilly grabbed up a pillow
from his cot and stuffed it under
Porter's head. Porter stretched
his ample body and turned on Bil
ly a cherubic smile.
"Gee, Bill, I ain't a gonna die,
am I? Feel my pulse.". ,
It was like that funny but
under the burlesque was the dis
turbing sadness of farewell. We
were full of idiotic consideration
for Porter as people are when
they feel that a friend is leaving
them forever.
We were packing a suitcase of
memories for him to carry along
Into the open world, hoping he
might turn to It now and again
with a thought for the two cons
left in the prison postotfice.
j Goodbyes are almost always
one-sided, as though fate offered
a toast and the one who goes
drinks off the wine and hands the
glass with the dregs to the one
who stays behind.
Porter Pleads
For Old Clothe.
A twinge of regret Porter left
in the parting, perhaps, but it sent
only a tremendous quiver through
the buoyant sweii oi nis joy iu
the thought of freedom. He was
excited and full ct a nervous
gaiety. His whispering .hesitant
voice took on a chirp and bis se
rene face was jaunty with happi
ness. , ,
, vColonel, I want you to do me
a favor I " don'ti mind an obliga
tion to you. 111 ever-pay It back
and you won't hold it against me.
Ypu see, 1, I'm i worried. I don't
want to get arrested for running
around unclad. And that's what
might happen if you dont lend
your valuable aid.
"It's this way. The stuff they
make the golng-away" suits with
goes away too quickly; It melts In
the sun and , It it should rain it
dissolves. A man has no protec
tion newhow.
"Now, when I came to this In
stitution I brought a fine tweed
suit with me. I'd like it back as
a sort of dowry. Will you look it
up for me, please? I do not admire
prison gray. I'm afraid it is not a
fashionable color this summer."
The large, humorous mouth
the one feature that! was a bit
weak grinned. Porter buttoned
bis coat and surveyed himself side
ways with the artist's dandy. A
sheepish, light stole into his eye.
Rich Brown Salt
Asked at Parting. '
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"I feel like a bride getting a
trousseau, I'm so particular about
the sendoff this paternal root is
going U" give me. t
- Porter's old suit had been given
away to some other out going con
vict. -'Use your! Influence. ' colonel
and get jne a Good-looking busi
ness suit. I'll leave It to your
Judgment, but pick out a rich
brown." " A
The. superintendents .of all the
shops knew the : secretary of the
steward's office. They were all
fond of the nimble-tongued, amia
ble dignity that was Bill Porter's;
iyerroue. wanted to rnaae mm a
present as he was leaving.
"Porter's goln on his honey
moon? Sure pick out the best
we've got. Harry Ogle ; was the
outside superintendent of the state
shop. He led me over to the store
room and pulled down bolt after
bolt cf fine wool cloth.
The regulation convict suit was
made of some cotton mixture. The
government paid the state $25 to
clothe its outgoing prisoners. The
raiment was worth about $4.50
"Here's the finest plete of
Brown English worsted in the
state of Ohio." We decided on
that and Porter came over for a
fitting. The men laughed as they
measured him.
Porter Trie III
Outgoing Clothes. ..
"Want the seam runnln crost
wise just-to be otherwise." they
twitted. "If you had the pockets
turned upside down, they'd never
get wise to where this handsome
suit come from. And you ain't
got nuthln' to put in the nockets.
anyways and you'd be sure not to
come back as a sneak thief."
It would have hurt Porter's
pride at another time, but he was
so concerned with the multitude
or small preparations he laughed
and bandied back the crude jests
of the prison tailors. In return
they fashioned a suit that was
without fault, even to Porter i
fastidious taste.
On the night of July 23 the
next morning he was to leave
Porter smuggled ever his outfit.
' "Gentlemen, whenever a great
drama Is to be staged. It is cus
tomary to give a dress rehearsal.
Let the curtain up."
Bill tried on the suit. He had
a black: Katy hat like the derby
worn today and a pair of shoes
made by a life termer. Prison
shoes squeak. They can be heard
a mile off. The cons used to say
it was done on purpose to pre
vent a silent getaway. Porter's
were no exception.
Porter Predicts
Noise In World.
"IH make quite a noise in the
world, colonel. 'I'm bringing my
own brass band along."
: "Your bound to make a noise
there,; Bill." -.
' "Here, try ' some of this hair
tonic on them.'. Billy, got 'down
Porter's remedy. "It can take the
kick out of anything."
Flippant, meaningless banter
we sent the precious hours flip
ping it back and forth. It was like
the empty foam tossed from great
waves against an impregnable
rock. The waves themselves come
with a mighty rush, but at the
base tt the crag they ebb as
thttugh their force were suddenly
spent. .
. Thoughts and a hundred; anx
ious questions .were pusnmg up
ward In a surge of emotions, but
at the tongue they failed and we
dashed out this froth. We talked
Of everything but our thoughts.'
Even the warden was nervous
when Porter-came into the office
for his discharge.
"I worked them all night, colo
nel," Porter pointed to the shoes.
"Their eloquence is irrepressible.'!
"If you looked any better. Bill,
the ladles would kidnap you for a
Beau Brummel."
- "I shall not be taken Into cap
tivity again on any charge." '
i Porter's face was slightly lined.
He looked older for his thirty
nine months fn prison, but even
so, his -was a head and a bearing
to . .. attract attention - anywhere.
There was about him now an atti
tude of confidence, of sell-suffi
ciency, of dignity. He looked
more like a well educated, cul?
tured business man than like an
ex-convict.
, There were visitors in the out
er office. .The warden stepped out
side, telling me to give Bill his dis
charge papers. As soon as we were
alone the intense strain became
unbearable. I 'wanted to cram
everything into those last mo
ments. I wanted to -say: "Good
luck God bless you Go to hell."
But neither of us spoke.. Bill
went over to the window and I sat
down to the desk. For ten min
utes he stood there. Suddenly it
occurred to me that he was tak
ing this parting In a very indif
ferent manner.
"BUI," my voice was husky with
resentment and he turned quick
ly; "won't you be outside soon
enough? Can't you look this way
for the last few minutes we're
got."
The coaxing smile on his lips,
he put out his strong, short hand
to me. "Alr here's a book, I sent
to town for It for you." It was
a copy of "Omar Khayyam." I
handed him the discharge and his
$5. Porter had at least J$6? or
$70 the proceeds from lis last
story. He took the $5.
Meet In Xew York,
Porter's Goodby. -
"Here, colonel, give this to Bil
ly he can buy alcohol for his
locomotor ataxia."
That was alL He went towards
the door and then he came back
the old drollery in his eye.
"I'll meet you In New York,
colonel. You might beat the
brakes there before me. I'll be on
the watch. Goodby, Al."
Porter's voice lapsed into a low
whisper at the end. He went to
the door, and, without looking
back, went out. I felt as though
something young: and bonny
something lovable and magnetic
was gone forever.
"No leaves on the calendar. Al."
Billy Raldler scratched off the
last number, shook his head and
tore off the page. He looked
over at me through a gloom of
Ellence.
"Another day gone Into night.'
(Continued next week.)
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Carrying U. S. Mail, a Stiidetiaker Light-Six has established
four speed records between San Francisco and Los Angeles
traveling taster than any automobile or train ever made the
Here is what the LIGHT-SIX did: ' "
Made the round trip from San Francisco to Los Anzeles, 864.8 miles, in 21 hours 23 tnln.
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j Made the one-way trip' over the Coast Route, 453.7 miles, in 10 hours 12 minutes 30 seconds
elapsed timea new record.
j Blade the 'one-way trip over the Valley Rout e, 411.1 miles, in 9 hours 15 minutes 50 seconds
elapsed time a new record.
j Beat The Lark," fastest express train between San Francisco and Los Angeles, by 3 hours 47
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Touring Car, $1750; Landau-Madsier, $1990; Sedan, $2490
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Phone 362
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REVEUTI0NS OF. A WIFE
CHAPTER 10
HOW MADGE WON DICKY TO
VISIT THE STOCKBRIDUES
I do not know that ever In my
life I have had so gratifying
sensation of purely malicious glee
as came to me with the realiza
tion of the opportunity which the
invitation to Rita Brown's cos
tume party had given me. For
the moment the unexpectedness
of the thing dazed me, then I
marshalled my scattered faculties
planned my response to Dicky
tentative query,- the " while -
sternly repressed a desire to
laugh.
Luckily we were alone in the
library, my father having gone to
his room to read In bed a habit
of years while my mother-in
law had gone to bed early with
a headache. So there were no
witnesses to my carefully staged
scene which, indeed, I couldn'
have airen otherwise.
I leaned back in my chair, put
ting my hands behind my head,
and crossed my feet, carefully
creating an impression of Indolent
indifference. Then, looking at
Dicky coolly. I spoke drawllngly.
"lon't trouble yourself about
my costume. As there is no pos
sible chance of my going to the
party there will be no necessity
or choosing a gown."
Dicky reddened angrily.
Get More Out df Lile-LRide a Bicfd
Harry n. Schlact. former pro-
are the cheapest in the long run. They are built for ttrca.
ous daily service year in and year out.
The world is brighter, the air is sweeter, food.Eu i
keener relish and sleep is more restful to the men aid w
men who ride bicycles' every day. They glory in the
great-to-be-alive" feeling that comes from spinning itL'
throueh the crisp morning air before the day's work
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minent banker of New York, who irom guaing sneniiy inrougn ine cooi urvexes oi uie evcr.
is airecimg the inx-esugatlon into
fraudulent passports with which
hundreds of immtfrants have ar
rived at Ellis Island. Mr. Schlact
declared that Ellis Island has
been crowded with immigrants
from Dantzlg. who carry forged
passports. According to his In
vestigations, most of the fraudulent-passports
are being sold to
immigrant In Dantzlg by Amer
icans, who represent themselves
as officials of the state depart
ment. The immigration officials
are powerless to aid the unfortu
nate foreigners ana their only
course is to send them back.
RAMSDEN '& McMORRAN
Bicycles,; Motorcycles, Repairing, etc. .
387 Court Street Phcre 1
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Madge "Turns. About."
"What do you mean?" he asked
sharply. ."Of course you're go
ing!" I sprang to my feet, turned up
on him with as good an imitation
of his manner on receiving the
Stockbridge Invitation as I could
muster.
"What!" I exclaimed. "Go to
the house of a woman I never
met and strut around like some
peroxtded actorine, spieling to a
lot of smirking, short-haired
Greenwich villagers? Noth-lng-do-ing.
You're crazy, Dicky!
Better go and have your head ex
amined." I was watchtnp him carefully as
I spoke, for my husband is a man
of snch unexpected moods that 1
had no idea whether my crude
Imitation of his own speech
would arouse anger or laughter,
within him. I wasn't long left in
doubt, however. At my first
words he stared at me in blank
amazement. Then the red flush
in his cheeks faded, and as I fin
ished I-was looking Into a face
devoid of color, livid with anger
"I suppose this Is your idea of
a brilliant come-back at me for
balking at that backwoods tea
party you were so keen on." he
said icily. "But you can take it
irom me it s blasted poor taste
Why, I'll wager a fiver that there
are dozens of women with Just
as brilliant social opportunities as
those afforded by the Stockbridg
es" his tone relegated the prin
cipal, his. wife and me to the hin
terland of social exile "who
would give their eye teeth to be
Invited to this stunt of Kit
brown's."
'I Didn't ilean "
I set my teeth with the deter
mination not to let him see me
cry., and waited until I could con
trol' my voice before answering.
."No doubt you're right,'1 I said
Indifferently at . last, "but I will
make you a counter 'wager that
the majority of the married wo
men who attend that party will
do so at the compulsion of their
husbands, not of their own free
will."
I left the room as I finished
speaking, with the best appear
ance of hauty deliberation 1
could manage, although I longed
to rush wildly away. But I was de
termined not to let Dicky guess
the humiliated fury that was con
suming me. even though the ex
plosive oath which echoed
through the room as I left it told
me that my husband was not so
successful in concealing his feel
ings. It seemed miles to the shelter
of my own room, and when at
last I reached it I gave way ror
a little time to the tears which
had threatened me below stairs.
I tried to make myself believe
that my anger and grief were
caused wholly by Dicky's recep
tion of my Imitation of him, but
I was too honest wholly to con
ceal from myself that my deep
est humiliation lay fn my con
sciousness of having forgotten the
primary rules of good breeding in
the parting insinuation I had
thrown, at Dicky.
There was a stabbing hurt, too,
in the knowledge that these
words were the -first bitterly an
gry words Dicky and I had had
since tls home-coming. The dif
ference we had had over my
school work had been a dignified
sort of a thing, one adjusted with
out temper. Hut this fish-wife
cave-man row humiliated me with
its- futility and cheapness, tor
tured me with the fear
that our new : life together
which had seemed so rosy with
promise would b marred as oi
old with ugly flashes of strife.
A low embarrassed laugh
sounded behind me. . Aa I tried
to rise, with the sudden con
seiousness that I had forgotten to
lock my door when I entered the
room, my husband's arms - went
around me, and-1 felt my face
lifted to iis. t -
"You win. hands down, old
girl!" he said with an amused
chuckle, and a sublime indiffer
ence to hiS anger ofa tew min
utes before. "I got you all right.
If it did take me a minute or two
to get over the gtouch. And'l'H
go to dear old Kayvlew with my
hair in a braid and my ears
pinned back if you'll call it
quits." ' " "
l didn't meam a thing I said.
Dicky." Imnrmred' happily to
the tip of his left ear.
(To be continued)
High Price of Gasoline
Can't Kill this Sport!
Soaring gasoline-prices
can't pry root ore jxlirj
enthusiasts loose trca
their H a r 1 e y-Dividca
mounts. There are tw?
reasons why.
First, the extremely low cost of operation I
jThe Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
makes it possible to travel several hundred miles a wttk
at an expense of a mere dollar or two. 45 to 60 miles
per gallon of gasoline, and 800 to 1000 miles per gaEca
of oil are average figures of solo riders. This means less
than 1 cent a mile I , i.
Secondly, motorcycling is the greatest sport in ti
I world. The basis of its popularity is found in the narsr-
al desire of everyone for getting near to Nature.
These are two big reasons. They are your reasccs
for considering buying a Harley-Davidson. Think t
i ; over, and. visit our showrooms . cow. .You can. buy a
4 ' Harley-Davidson on the easy payment plan if you wish.
Harry W.
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DICKENS CLUB
GIVES
WREATH
109th Anniversary of Auth-
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LONDON. March 15 A wreath
presented ;by the All-Hound Dick
ens club of Boston. was among
the dozen floral pieces laid on the
tomb of Charles Dickens in West
minster Abbey laft month when
exercises were held in 'commemo
ration of the 109th anniversary of
the author's birth.
The exercises were conducted
by Edwin Drew, a Dickens devotee
and there was a sprinkling of Am
ericans among the score of per
sons gathered in the poet's corner
of the Abbey during the ceremony.
The presentation of the wreath
by the Boston club was a resump
tion of Its ruFtom followed tor
many years before the world war.
Following the services at the
tomb, there was pilgrimage of
those interested to the "Cheshire
Cheese" and to the Cock Tavern
In Fleet street, spots once fequent
ed by Dickens. j
The Dickens .anniversary was
celebrated by several other gath
erings in Various parts of the city.
R. D. BARTON
171 South Commercial St. " Phone 1107
IDid you notice In our classified
directory the . place to get your
Lauto repaired?
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