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iDLiy:ii;; REV EL ATI O'lS. OF A WIFE . CHAPTER 327 THE REASON MADGE THREAT ENED LILLIAN WITH "THE ' ' ' :Vr ' IRON ' HAND." ' I ... I tried hardto answer Lillian's quehtlon concerning Dr. Pettit'a apparent. Interest In Miss Foster with' .as casual a, manner as she had employed, bat I was miser? ably -conscious of a heightened color and embarrassed : eyes. though my 'words weresindiffer ent enough. ; . - "He Is quite mad about tier as far as I ' cam Judge," I replied, "and X don't wonder at it. She Is very attractive.", , I had overdone It. I saw that by the amused look which flashed into Lilllan eyes and out again, an expression so evanescent that one less used to her. eyery linea ment than I never, would have observed it. j And her answering words held a distinct sting. Y- "Tnat ls most fortunate, I Isn't it?" she said. . ".You'll not have to bother about . him here. : He always has seemed to me- such a nuisance," ( . . ..;.-. From any other, woman in the world I should have resented this speech as impertinence. - But I knew, that Lillian always scrupu lously held loOf from any com ment ,upouf affairs not her to. and that she would not. have spok en as she had unless she had ob served something in my demeanor which ah felt called for a filUp to my ;eommon sense, ..j ,"' My reaction to her stiletto was prompt. , . ' - - " "He was all that." I said. "Bui I imagine Miss ; Foster irnV:hxve him reduced to a palp before she - . . . m - 1. . m mm geis larouga wua una. What Lillian Intended.' 2h looks caable qt doing the Job thoroughly.",; Lillian1 replied, then changed .the subject abrupt ly, st- action for which I mental ly tRkked 'her. ' yj '-; '" ftaf ira nf n1ana fnr in. morrUwf ah asked." 'f - ;To 'investigate every possible renting prospect within ten miles of Sag Harbor,", I replied prompt !T;; Jlc;jto be In. the saddle at "daybreak .W shortly " there after," r " " : "So. early ?T she replied, and I turned Jacd ecrutinized her. close ly, struck ty something odd, 'In dafimtla ia her tone., Zla Fas r railing ; faintly, hut f -i:;3T, c. ra lid. -and- there was the exhausted, pain-stricken look In ' her eyes which .- X - had seen there qnce 'before when she frightened me by her sudden col lapse In Marvin.' I realized with, sudden contrition that the Journey and the excitement attendant up on the removal to tha Hospital of the woman; across the road had sapped . her strength, and that 1 must guard her against a recur rence, of that collapse. T ,' VTes, Just so early," I repled. "But I'm! going to steal out quietly you'll never hear me, and I " want you to promise---" V "Never hear you !" she Inter rupted scornf ully. ). "Why, t'm go ing with you!". ;.v. i.V-p retorted with determination. "I'd like to take Marlon along it youH.Iet me have' her, and I'm going to extract a' - triple-locked promise from you that you'll rest all day." . A Hopeful Toast. , ' There waa no surer ' nroof to r" a w t " hi me . 01 Laiuaa i ' poor pnyBicai condition than her answer to my little speech. If she had possess ed half her usual strength,, and self-control she would have paid no attention whatever to my ulti matum. She r would - simply . have announced! her - determination to go - with , me in a manner which would have admitted of no argu ment. : But Instead, her - protest ing -words were - faltering, half hearted., i -' "A good night's sleep will -set me pp." she said, and I noticed that phe did not deny her patent need tof rest. "And you'll need me t tomorrow" . "Notne-tenth so mqch as I'll need von a Ittle later." I struck In ruthlesa. "; T Look here, mulish lay; Iwaxt M -U H some thing. U you don't rest tomor fbtt'Tii "positive .; thaOyoulf be really 111 there's t every indlca-. tion of it ' riaht now. And will you kindly explain what I would do with you down sick this par ticular. week with all the- moving on "hand t - i Tomorrow , will simply be the preliminary skirmish, the sifting, out .of the 4 impossible places as we did at 'Hempstead. There's really not much In which you could help me until I get the Impossible t places - weeded out. Then I shall need your advice, and I want yon In shape to give It.'V , , v - , She put ' her ' hand to her eyes uncertainly. When It came away I .saw : that tears : were standing in her eyes. f - - " ' ; j "I suppose you are. right," she said falteringly. "But oh! Madge, this Is awful! I'd rather be dead than not able tb do things as I used to do." I looked at her purposely with a grim, mockjng, little, smile. . - ' You're t talking now exactly I' .. I I-., f . I x I as If the good Lord had removed nine-tenths ' of your gray matter and put - the rest in .the wrong place," I said' aterniy. - "I need no further proof thatryoull have to' have an iron hand over you, and that -' , "Tours' is the mitt. I suppose." she countered - with' a -smile.; Lil lian will have ceased to breathe when she cannot make a Jest over her own . hardships. . ., ' ( 1 "Exactly! Go to the head pf the clasa.' I retorted. -"And now, as the first 1 instance of the iron hand's rule, you will go directly to bed. I'll attend to. . Marion when she comes In, or rather I'U go and drag her from thai fas cinating cow In the barn yard." I expect a rather strenuous day to morrow, and I'd like to get to bed early myself.,; Here's a toast In this nice cold water. 'To the home I'm going to find tomorrow " t --.i -( ,.... -v : n i i. CHAPTER 328 V j WHY MRS. TICER BEGGED r MADGE NOT TO WORRY - ;v Alas! for both my boast and my toast. My next day's quest for a home was a fruitless affair, from which-1 returned fatigued and disheartened. - - - 1 J. On account of Marion I had not fulfilled my threat to start at day break but it was at an extremely early hour that the child and L fortified by one of -Mrs. Ticer'a excellent .breakfasts, : turned out of the farmhouse gate : Into the road. I had persuaded Lillian to let Marion sleep with me. so that we ; got 'off without s awakening her from the -? profound restful slumber into which she had fallen soon after I had Insisted upon her going to bed. "Oh, Auntie Madge!" the little girl exclaimed as the car . sped down the road,5 "I think this Is wonderful "to go hunting houses for you. It will have to be a big one, won't It? For you have to have so many bedrooms. And are you going to have a playroom tor Junior? He's 'most big enough now for a playroom. - He's Just getting lots of toys. , And It. he had a playroom 1 1 could come oyer and take care of him when you were busy, and you wouldn't have to know he - was i in the house-Tp:?" V ; - ., ' s, "I hope we can promise tne playroom, Marion," I said smil ing atj her pretty enthusiasm, but before I had proceeded far t upon my . quest I hegi rapidly, to re vise downward my rather exact ing' requirements for comfort in a home, and the playroom was one of the first things I mental ly threw overboard. - ' . v-t-, i 0 Without Luck, .... v-,r.a.; I v ' For I soon found that the hpusing conditions near New York were reproduced in this east end of, the Island, f During my quest. I learned that many , families. finding it impossible to get decent living quarters within the com muting sone had seised the op portunity to give their' children the many advantages of the won derful section, and had rented or bought all the available houses in every village. True, the bread winner of the family, with busi ness or profession In the city could only Join his loved ones at. week ends, but ' most of the people left stranded by the sudden demand had no choice in the matter. They simply were driven like the dove forth f rim the ark of their old time security, and traveled until they found a resting place. My synipathy with that Blbical dove approaehed the teary point as the day wore on. and I found no trace of any' place s to ' rent either In : Sag . Harbor' or any of the neighboring villages. Deter-. mined to 1 leave no stone unturn ed. I conscientiously Investigated the places for sale also.' realising that I might be compelled to purr chase a place If I could not rent one, but I soon found . that all 4 . A' mati Imust .wouk in spite of thouuht on your part to jive him - ; t i breakfasts that loo! so : good lie t" f vill; start eatingr; and taste so - i pood he will finish ths meaL lie I ;yill enjoy- - . .-. v . ; ' ;. Bett'ci'QZHG . ' : ,. ' " Besom - - , ' Kcrp'a side of Fryb's DEuaous Bacow hanj- v y in your cooler ready to -add flavor' to such . . ' pUin dishes as horhinr. fried apples "or spaghetti : ar,d , tomatoes. It' tender, and dce-licious be4 . cau:s jusc me cncicejt ypur-j pcrx; is caxca. aaa srricked under rigidly sanitary ccndltions iy the. exclusive xkYS process. . ;.f " v - A$ jour dealer . . the homes suitable for a family such as mine had been taken.' The ones that were left' were either country -estates, prohibitive ; In size and cost, or tiny cottages, uttsrly impossible from my stand point. - " "Don't You Fret" ? ' - , .;A4 I turned' toward the Tlcer farm at last reluctant to give up. the quest, but warned by the sun that it was growing late, I felt ut teijy beaten, and more than a lit tle frightened. What in the world was 4 to do ? If I could find no place at all I would be compelled to auction all my cherished house hold belongings, and face the pros pect of boarding for an indefinite time. ;:- . j 'L Marion nestled close, to me and spoke softly, reassuringly. . 1 "Don't , ' you:-' worry, ' Auntie .Madge. . Jerry Ticer will find you a place. He said if I didn't, find anything to come to him, and he'd tell me where there was a-house that 'would be Just right tor Mia' Graham, but It v would need con siderable fixing up.' " . I , Her childish, unconscious imita tion of Jerry Ticer was ; inimita ble. I paid no serious attention, however - 1 to her words, for I knew Jerry to be -as his mother expressed It "chuck full" of the most ' ridiculous and far-fetched schemes. If he had a building in his mind for me it was probably of the general dimension of an abandoned hen coop. ', v : j But, of course; I did not wound Marlon with any derogotory reflec tion as to Jerry's ability, to pro duce a home upon a minute's not ice.. In Marlon's childish eyes. Jerry Ticer is a hero, and there is nothing impossible-for him to per- "All- rights Marion," I saidr smiling down at' her eager, up-; turned ' face, ''Wq'll try once more; tomorrow, v and then ' we'll See What Jerry has." ' - But i knew that there would be no-shadow of use to try, again on the morrow. I had exhausted ev ery possibility, and I was so fa tigued myself . that even the terri fying problem before me was be ginning to be dwarfed by need of rest and a warm supper. 1 As the car, turned-0 In L at the gate Lillian and Mrs. Ticer ap peared upon the veranda. "Did you get anything?" Mrs: Ticer called as they ' started ' to walk toward me. I ''" i j I shook my head dumbly, forI was feeling more ' strongly cvoxy second the reaction from my long and fatiguing day. Mrs. Ticer and Lillian .looked at each Mother, then Mrs. Ticer spoke." ; 1 . - "; ,"Now, don't you fret. I've feeen telling Mis Underwood about ; : a place you might get. But you shan't hear one word about it til) you have - had a chance to lie down a bit and eat your supper Get rght out, and - go in and lie down : till supper. ,. it a , almost ready. Ticer will put the car in the barn." . '-' (To.be continued.) IJ 11111 - - No Work On Natron Cutoff; Until Meeting at St.' Paul SAN- FRANCISCO, June 14. In response to inquiries aa to. when - the Southern Pacific com pany would start construction of the Natron- Cut-off, President Wil liam Sproule today made f public a : statement . wired front New York Oby J. Kruttschnitt, chair. man of the executive -.committee of the board of- directors, as. follows:-' . , - - -"Your message twelfth district court has decided that we are en titled ' to relief - under . commis sion's order, but the form and ex tent of relief will not be known until the form of decree has been settled. Hearing as to form of decree is fixed at St. Paul for June 16th. Until the decree has been entered and the Intentions of the United States N ascertained as ; to whether' it will ; acquiesce therein or seek to reverse same hy appeal, it is not possible for me to say whether: our title to the Central Pacific has been so con firmed ty the courts that we can proceed with the constructions of the Natron Cut-off."! :: A copy of the message has been transmitted; to the Klamath Falls county chamber of commerce. picnic FOB , : BY REALTY FOLIC Outing Will Be Substituted . tor Luncheon at Hotel - Next: Thursday ; links t3olf Tropny May Retunf t To U- S. Britafas Fearl , TROON. June 14. (By the 'A Boeiated Press.) Br1tonak' are reartui tonight over the possibil ity that their; long-lost - open golf championship! trophy is going to start .back tort America tomorrow for the third I successive season. Walter Hagan who carried : it over the Atlantic last year to the United States is threatening in a most : Impressive way to do ; It again. Tonight, with half of the struggle over he stands Justs one stroke behind two British; players who are tied far first place. MacDonald Smith of California still has e, chance to winthe cup but it is a woefully weak one. He. got an ugly 80 on the morning I card, and though he played a flaw- (less game after lunch, he could do no "better than 73.' Suggestion that the Realtors dispense with, the noonday lunch eon next Thursday and subsii- tute a picnie was approved by members of ' the organization, at their , Tegular woskly luncheon, at Marion hotel Thursday. Final f rangements.' including, 'location, were left in the hands of the en tertalnment committee. ; - ' i Replete with , descriptive ' pas. sages, the features and benefits that t could be, derived from the Willamette valley were outlined by; Mrs;. 'W. Pettyjohn ; in a' short talk c io : ; the association, f She spoke of the - number of diversi fied crops, the 10,000,000 acres of tillable lands, the 12,000.000 feet- of timber adjacent to Salem, the annual-payroll of f 5,000,000 said to be the largest per capita of all cities in the northwest, and of ; the : : undeveloped 3,0 0 0.00 0 horsepower of the streams in Ore gon, much, of which is in Marion county. t :-:-;r-"- ' Bank deposits, she declared, had - nearly doubled within the last 10 years -and were now in ex cess of $8,000,000. Twenty-tight churches, 'numerous 'trade and public schools, academies and i a university, provided tne best of home conditions and oportunlties for education,' Mrs. "Pettyjohn said. The fact . that . the coast or mountains could be reached with equal facility within a few short hours was also emphasized. Salem was, personified 'by Rich Reiman, with, the features and beauties of the city .being sub stituted for. clothing. - He stress ed its favorable- climatic condi tions and geographical situation. The speaker pointed out that the hills - were covered with' valuable timber, covered untold ' mineral resources - and the ; streams were filled with quantities of fine fish of several varieties. Marion coun-. ty orchards - and farms are the finest in the country, he declared. ; An outline of ; the t meeting, of representatives of the Federated clubs, which are behind the playi ground for the summer, was glv en by D. D.. Socolofsky, who" urg- ed that each, member contribute. his share toward the expenses for the summer season. '.; - A plea for the Chautauqua, which . opens next ; Tuesday. wa$ voiced by Otto Paulus, who ex? plained why a guarantee was necessary to obtain' the fine speak ers who will visit 'Salem ' next week..-"'"',,,;- '-'U ;'.';." -7 r;- - -. Whether or net the Realtors, as a body, will attend the North west. Realtors convention in Port land on July 18 was not defin IteTy settled. A rising vote Was asked, .resulting In, about halt of those present' signifying they would be present. An effort will be made to have every member in attendance " at the ' convention. Pitnono Ranch tr If iltorl r ; In Automobile Accident -:- :., , , - ... . EUGENE,-Ore., June 14. Fred Snell, 50, .Was. killed this after hooa at 5" o'clock when an auto., mobile In which he ': was riding plunged . down an v embankment; near Mapleton in tbevwestern part, of Lane eodnty. ! Snell was rid-f Ing with a' number t!bf 'other meq who had been working on a t ty road when a horse in frc t r the car became frightenci t - backing into tho car r usLcl It . the grade. The other rea i uninjured. Snell was a race!.: r, unmarried, and lived alone. . Joe McGinnlty. the forcicr "Ir. i Man" of New York Giants is .12 years of age, but the other day ! shut out the Marshall, town, (la.) baseball tm with four t!ts. Her a Is & big lesson for these wr- tlsy the game of live. Aga cannct ta staved, but it can be rasfa cf r lent and worth while. , Onitcil Afny Sicr:3 TV li D;.. . Our tents (all new) are cut on a 9-Inch basis (instead cf 31 Inches). Thereforo our 8 ar.l 10 ounce arenas. heAvy as nne 10 and : 11 : ounce tents .' They are pne-third. pitch and have tea re inforcements at corners and i bles. The rope gatles are a spe cial feature of our tents and rnva especially nseful in preTcati-sr severe winds from tearing thf tent. 'We 'also .have a full 11::. of automobile tents, Army lockers, (trunks) ..ta' Automobile trunks . . . .". . .f Men's Ball Band Hip Rubber ; BOOtS Reclaimed O. P. Array Blan rkets ;,.;,;.,... .vr.. AH kinds of Army shops, foil, ing cots, beds, mattresses ail a! kinds ' of camping "goofia. Arm j leather harness (double) JC3.C and $43.00. 23Q Booth CoTTiTnerrl ;l 'fits WG'&ujfe ? 4 v LET JIM&BILL DO IT KTftA?TlRB 1 AUTn Smuui 'JCn Extra Tire Is an Extra Pre caution,. Says Speed Jim and Bill A McCLAREX CORD Once on your car. It will soon convince you why the- Stages and Delivery trucks use them in preference to all others; i , Let Us Explain Their Construction i TIRES & GAS ANYWHERE SMITH&WATKINS AUTO M0 n VESUPPLI ES NMCORXOURT&HIGH TEL44 , - w I Do Your Tradinfj at TI G. & C. STORE : 254 North Commercial 1 Yt v ',!. v.-i . . .. , .-in - - ". -?'.-' . :'- . .i i ; ,. ' I . ' .- ' . ' J . i' ?'. j l. ' :'- Where you can procure your entire needs, In GROCERIES, 1DUY G O O D S, MEN'S FURNISHINGS and SHOES, without tireing yourself out in shopping for Groceries at one store, a man's shirt at another store, . or a pair of ladies' hose at another store. JYith a low running expense and you personal service, we believe We can consistently say: OUK PRICES ARE AS LOW ON ANY LINE AS YOU CAN FIND IN THE CITY. y.y -Vn"!;-l.' IfrM ;i i ;i-r.A;o----?i''i :; v '':: "u ' ''v-::;'v'v . , , . IN DRY GOODS we sell a l&c pkg. of Diamond Dye at 10c; 94 unbleached Pep- . , prill sheeting at I7e yard; a good quality of 3 6-lnch bleached muslin at 16c yard, tall can medium Red Salmon 15c;. or some very fair bulk coffee at 23c lb.; or the i - irty best Peaberry Coffee at 33c. - t These are Just a tew examples of our grocery prices. Tou will bei pleased with the prices on entire grocery line, IN MEN'S FURNISHINGS we havo a man's full cut, well made work shirt, at 79c or ajreclaimed army work Jacket at, 59c, a good full cut well made coverall at S2.S0. ' ; , v . - . ' . f ' - - r - - . , -, . . . IN DRY G.OODS we sell a 15c package of Diamond -Dye at 10c; unbleached Pep prill sheeting at 67c yard; a good quantity, of 36-inch bleached mustln at 15c yard. Wo would like, to enumerate lots of other items, but the printer will make too heavy a bill.: I would rather give. to you In value. r Gale Si Co'0'0 MB SALE Tomorrow evening the doors: close on the greatest east oi bargains that Salem has ever knownSlonday morning this gigantic event will be but a memory and all prices will be back to normal. 42-inch "Pequot" Brand Pillow . on -Tubing, yard . 1...... OaC Ladies' Fancy Plaid Coats Each $11.75 Ladies Polo Coats, new and C"! C - tan models; special each s D Silk Pongee r t H . v Silk Dress Goods 36-Inch Silk Poplin, all colors, Sale Price, no'. per yard ............ y OC 36-inch Black Chiffon- Taffeta, Sale Price. , ; 1 Cl 1 Q " per. yard . . . vll 38-inch Black Silk Messallne, Sale Price, v Cl 1Q per. yard . ..1 ...... vXely Imported Silk Pongee, a QQ rare .bargain for . . . . OOC 40-inch Silk Georg- t ro ette Crepe, Sale Price Vwy 38-inch Chiffon Taffetas', all colors,- ; C t 7Q Sale Priced 3 6-inch Silk ' Messaline, all colors, Cl"70 Sale Price . . . . . . . . V ! f 40-inch Silk Crepe de Chine, Sale Price, ! qq per yard ...... .1.. vitOO -40-inch Special lingerie Crepe, Sale CI OQ price ........ v . y O 40-lnch Satin Faced -Crepe, .V.n.af..............$2.98 Turkish Towels 16x2 6-inch slse Towels. . Special, Sale Price hemmed pec ' 9c 27-Inch Fast Color Ginsharns TIES 33c UUVS HOSE Black or Brown lie Pair Ladies Bungalow APRONS 98c Domestics TABLE LINENS 18x1$ Napkins. ' j "A Sale Prioe- .......... XtC C0-!n. t Table, j Damask 1 CQ pr;yard ' . ... vC 65-inch Mercerized ". no Damask . . i. . . . . , ; . .. VOC 65-Inch half-linen f IQ Damask . ... . . . .... . V 1 flO ' 70-in. heavy , pure vO flQ linen, Damask ...... vmiJO 32-inch Dress Ging- hams. Sale price ; i 36-inch Percales. Sale Price, per yard ." ii 3 6-lnch Cotton Chal Hes.vsale Price n r 36-Inch Curtain Mar quesette, Salo Price: 27-inch Outing Flan nel, Sale Price ... 30-inch Fancy Batiste Sale Price ........ 30-inch Lingerie ': Crepe, Sale Price . . 39-inch Permanent Finish Organdy . 45-inch - Imported . ' Swiss Organdy '. ". " 19c 19c 18c 19c 19 c 24c 33c 59 c 79 c 38-inch All Wool Dress Eerr?. Special Sale , C7 Price .... . . ... w 44-inch All Wool 'serge.. Eala price, f fr per. yard . . ..... O 42-Inch. Air Wool French Serge, -Sale c1 llrlce v - "44-fnch All Wool Pop- r lia, Sale Price . . . . . V - - 40-inch All Wool Cream EerrV Sale . C1 Cf ' . Price . r ..';,. . ., . ', .., . . . 56-Jnch All Wool French tor 3-;, Salo C"i ( Price ... . . . . . . . . . . V X J 62-inch AH Wool Cream "Cerre." Sale (Si price ....V. yl.i 46-inch AH Wool polret Twill. Price ?f'J 55- inch All Wool Tricotine. Sale Price, . r o yard .............. 0Cj O 56- inch All Wool Polret Twill, Sale Price, a yard v J .IU fC0TTCfrBATTS : 1 2V4-pound, 72x90 no. size ......... CUC S pound. Batts, 72x90 ' 3-pound Rock Jatts, on' 72x90 ,.,....;..... iiUC 3-pound Rock C t 1 p River Batts . , . . . . ; . n) 1 1 o nd Wool- ' ' ;' ; . i 'ty p .Batts . . . . . .-. . vXw w 3-pound Wool- Cott 3-pound Wool and Cotton Batts ...... v r I 14 GALE it COMPANY f,.:f Phone 560- ?,,0ThT, '. 254 t3 11 "UkiSL N. Corn. co;.::.:ercial cki court streets - . i 1 ;