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CHAPTER 384
THE I PROMISE - MADGE MAN
AGED TO EXTRACT PROM
DICKY
I saw one thing yery clearly as
followed the hurrying veranda
tabbies to the Imng room, i must
placate Mr. 'PkTfeer, feften her at
titude towara Dicty, or my whole
well-laid scheme ; of silencing gos
sip concerning the harmless,; but
bizarre escapade of Dicky and
Claire Foster would fall to the
ground.',' r . '.v -
From the brief encounter. I had
had with her I had recognized a
tpe of woman I had seen before
but rarely. She bad exteremely
strong convictions and prejudices,
some of them, narrow, but Mrs.
Barker was not petty, and Jthe
principles governing her life were
as strong as her prejudices, and
as big as her heart. If I could
only sound the right; ote of aP"
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Meets Each Sunday at the -
BLIGH THEATRE
; 9:30 A. M.
All Men Welcome
Subject this week
"How We Got Our Bible"
Men of Salem
OF
Makes It Possible for Those of Meager Means to
Enjoy the Pleasure Good Clothes Afibrd
MAY
f Men'i; "
35.00 and $6.00
Dress Hats
Mm
Men's
$250 and $3.00
Wool Shirts
S1.9S
Men's
Button and Slipover
Sweaters
peal to her I would find her a val
uable ally to my scheme.
But woe betide me it I tried to
deceive her. Her outburst to me,
"But I don't understand you!"
and her -verbal- tongue-lashing of
Dicky had shown me that she was
hot misled Jby, the ingenuous role
I had . attempted with her, while
her delicacy in hurrying away that
she might not witness my meeting
with Cllare Foster' had confirmed
my impression that any number of
hntamedq.uinescpuldiiipt jwrest
f rom her anything told her in con
fidence. I "
Play UP, Now5
There. was but one thing to do,
to, lay my cards unreservedly upon
the table between us and appeal
tp the justice and warm-heartedness
I sensed behind her grim exterior.-
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' But first I must get hold of
Dicky. I could riot afford to let
his uncertain temper nay, rather,
upon this occasion, -big bad tem
per, spoil my plans. I accelerated
my pace, and was amused to see
that the women ahead of me, evi
dently noticing the increased tem
po of my footsteps, hastened their
own, so that when they reached
the living room door they; were
fairly scurrying like fat breathles3
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. I walked past them with- no in
dication that I had seen themi
and went down the steps to where
Dicky stood moodily smoking. T I
put one hand on his arm for the
benefit of the veranda' audience,
augmented now by the three re-
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530, 535, 540, $457550 and 560
porters standing In a little group
away- from the others. ' " :
"I . want you to J promise "; me
something," I said in; so low a
voice that I knew everi the taxi
drivers standing near us could not
hear, ae,! . mn.-.- - -"It
it's about that cat of . a Bark
er woman-"-' he growled, bnt he
was s careful as -I to keep - his
voice, low and I f interrupted ruth
lessly; "As - '-' -
"It's just that," t ! said 'evenly.
"Ajid all jaiskof you J Jo ,eep
out of the way for a few minutes,
and when you do come In to din
ner, act as if nothing had happen'
ed. . I'll manage her, but, I simply
cannot .have you upset things for
me." -
He waited a sulky minute be
fore answering. .
Madge Has Good Luck. .
"Oh, all right,: bo said sullenly
at last. -'I'll keep my tongue be
tween1 my teeth, but I'll probably
choke in the attempt.; But I warn
you. I'm not going to stay in the
old beldame's house tonight,- so if
you don't want a, taxi bill which
will bankrupt us, you'd bettc
hurry things up." 12 ': ,
I "Play: up. bow," I .whispered.
Then , I said in' my normal , voice.
" "I won't be long," and I let the
veranda ;- audience hare the full
benefit of a tender little pat on the
arm, and an airly little wave of
the hand as I left him.
Dicky "played up" to the extent
of : a debonair answering gesture,
and I mounted, the steps, well
pleased with the completeness of
my first task!
Miss CargHTs smiling nod as I
cams up the steps clinched a de
cision I had made when I had seen
Claire Foster. I went up to the
group of three and said in low, de
cisive tones
. "Miss Foster, Mr. Graham and
I are going to have supper in the
dining room in a very few min
utes. It would 'be too much for
Miss Foster to see you three, but
If Miss Car gill can represent you
all, I am sure we will all be pleas
ed to give through her any infor
mation you need to finish this ab
surd affair. , ; "
?That will be bully," Mr. Rlck
ctt "exclaimed. V
"You are very kind. Thank you
so much," Miss Cargill murmured.
But young. Mr. Smythe turned on
his heels loftily ignoring e. y
knew, however, that he would not
come .near us after the encounter
of the morning, and I went on in
to the house, hoping that my luck
would continue with Mrs. Barker.
I found her in the dining room,
placing a bountiful supper upon
the table. Her "back looked com
promising, and her face as he
turned it upon me when she heard
my footsteps, wag dark and for
bidding. ; r- (To Be. Continued)
Evolution:'; Soft hands; desire
for easy money; No. 3876. .
Vicihitii Should
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SUETS
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HOME AND KITCHEN i
I . ? SUGGESTIONS
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rice with cream and sugar, as well
as' all' other cooked cereals, ' fat
meats and : sweets ' make' "up tbe
preferred diet; list for those who
are underweight." ; Ilowever, green
salads and fro its should be eaten
generously; far; In, one's ardor to
gain one sometimes overloads the
digestive systeim and clogs up, the
avenues, of elimination.
A good plan to follow Is this.
If you - who desire to reduce find
yourself becoming unpleasantly
hungry, drink! a" glass, of 'butter
milk between imeals or . before go
ing to .bed, while rice withlcream
and sugar, between meals. Is just
the thing for those trying to add
to their. weight Rice Is rich in
carbohydrates " and at the same
time easily digested, passing out
of the stomach within one hour,
under ordinary conditions.: : j . "
- To keep dresses from slipping
off hangers, wrap ordinary rubber
bands several ! times around ends.
This successfully holds dresses In
place, r-1---i4 - - - - :' : ;
If your young toddler insists on
following you) each time you step
outride tbe - door,:: have a hook
placed on tbe outside of your
screen door or the storm door, so
it icari' be ' latched ..from the out
side, as well as inside, and so .keep
the adventurous youngster safe."
In preparing cold-slaw an j ex
cellent substitute for vinegar is
th juice from sweet pickle, and
the addition jof a cup of black wal
nuts gives it an entirely new flav
or and is delicious. 1
When- cooking-, cereal 'which
must remain in double boiler "over
night, turn lone cup of cold water
over it justj before leaving. This
will prevent any hard crust form
ing on top In the morning ; the
water may joe turned off. ; -
When whipping cream is expen
sive or unavailable, whip the White
of an egg into your salad dressing
instead of cream. It's delicious. .
To freshen stale cake dip it for
a rnbnientl ln sweet milk, and re
heat it in a moderate oven; it will
be . lik freshly baked.
For crisp pork take an old wire
toaster and lay across the top of
the pan in which beans are to be
baked.. Slice pork down as far as
the rind and lay across wires. The
grease cooks out of the pork and
drips down Into the beans," leav
ing' the pork crisp, but not hard .
i " If the speak of her efficiency,
she remembers sadly that she has
taught for seven years without
getting a husband.
Correct this sentence: "I threat
ened to quit," said the man;
"and you should have seen how
the, boss caved in." I
Dress Well
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Boy.' 2 Panto
; Knicker
Suits
$S.95
Ages 10 to 17 years
Olen's
Tan and Black
Oxfords '
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Dress Shirts
. Collar Bands
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lEBEJBS
liMEJVISED
House Bill 305 in the Legis-
lature Would Bring Injury
to State if Passed "'
(The ; following' letter Is Belt
explanatory,: and would not haye
been written excepting upon con
viction that the situation calls
for it:). - : .
i Salem, Ore., Feb. 12, 1D25
"Hon. John Coffey,; Chairman In
surance Committee' of House of
Representatives, Salem, Oregon
Dear Sir: The -following facts
are submitted for consideration of
the nouse committee on insurance
in connection with house bill No.
3 05, Introduced by J Rep. Hale of
Washington county.-This bill pro
poses "to repeal section 6420 of
Oregon, which ; section provides
the conditions under which mutu
al lire' insurance companies of oth
er states can be licensed In Oregon
and which prescribes the qualifi
cations of such eompanies, which
are to hare at least 1200,000 as
sets of which not less than($100.-.
m ml If 1J ij 0 Hi pt j & M
000 must be net surplus, over
and above all liabilities to entitle
them to be licensed. ; V - ' ' H
"The first law providing for the
admission of such T" companies to
Oregon was passed In 1909. Since
which time anumber of strong
mutual fire companies of other
states have been licensed, and
have been doing business in Ore-
. i"It would seem to be within
the province of this committee to
make a careful Inquiry, to ascer
tain what, if any, class or classes
of p'roperty owmcrs 1 and In what
section or sections of the state
ruch property owners reside who
are now demanding the, doors of
the state to be closed to mutual
fire insurance companies of other
states, which, can qualify under
section 6420 which the bill pro-i
poses to repeal. " ? '-
j"This. class of, companies since
the laws of Oregon have permitted
them to be licensed have assumed
many miIlior j'lars of risks
for Oregon property owners and
have paid "to them : hundreds , of
thousands of dollars in fire losses.
We : know of . no .instance where
these , companies have failed to
promptly meet their obligations.
Certainly' no good reason can be
given ; for ' denying to ' the people
of , the state of Oregon the privi
lege o. Insuring In. mutual com
panies of other states , when such
companies are legally licensed in
this state under laws "which :it
TVTrS1 Sj We mast have more room to display our new lines
JLY,VJ J. JL4 furftlture and have decided to remodel and open a
basement store. T& do this we must unload a number of dining: suites
and other furniture1 ijtfiat is how stored in our basement. If you need
furniture now is the: time to buy ill i a
I HERE
ISPECIAL
45-in. 6-ft. extension jtable of quarter sawed oak with six QQ7
oak chairs to match1.; jllcg. selling price is $51.20. Special tP3 Si
B;ED AVENPOMTS
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JThe Bilt well jhed davenport is the only bed davenport on the
market that completely opens - with one operation. - You will find
ampJe'robm.in the Ililtwell for your bedding and pillows, no running
to the loset when you want to make up the bed. Coverings can be
had ! in 'any material. (Leather included.)
We pave a large selection of bed
ferdnt! coverings priced upwards
USED
DEPARTMENT
I rMany pieces of used furniture were taken in during our January;
Sale. ' Our. refinishing men now have this department in fine shape
and those who desire to get aiv inexpensive piece of furniture, rugs or,
rage will do well to visit this department; Our Liberal credit policy,;
is hisQ. featured in. this. department -just pay a little down and little
caih month. ; No interest. : t.. 1
E!ASY TERMS
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must5 be admitted properly j insure
the financial strength and e?poh
slbillty of such : companies j In
the face; of the situation pan
see no good reason; for any ; de
mand foithe repal of this jljawip
mand for .the .repeal of 4h4 ; jF-l
for mutual fire insurance limpan
ies of other states to rendfeif jtneiri
eligible" to license, in Oregon 1 pre
sach that, as far M we afej aidyis
od. no jmutual fire Insurahcb .com
pany i which could Tiavje qqall;ied
under the Oregon , laws hp-s ver
failed or levied afi extra J kssess
ment to Its policy . hoideVsl! j We
believe that careful consideration
of the interests of the, j pjebptetof
the state will result In the, juhani
mous decision of your j committee
to' report adversely on ,the bll in
question and . that it will j f ejeqm
mend that the bill dai not piss, ! !
.'.. :- Yours Tery trulj'i j ,
"CHARLES K. iSPAtftPING
LOGGING COM PANT.
'By. Lewis p. , Griff
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Salem Boy Is Contend
in
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i Champion Boxing at oau
O RE DON AGRICUT-jTlliAL
COLLEGE. Coryallis' Febljis.--L.
H. Pricheu of Salem is obej of jthe
principal ccntendersj forjjtj"ie 13Et
pound -weight boxing; chaniilons of
the school. Ellminatlonj fcoptests
are being held to djeteiihe iV10
will represent . the ichooll lagalnst
North Pacific Dental 'colUM t'eb-
; Mi ri i III!
IS ONE. ;.
davenports in many dif
form .....
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$42.50
GOODS
l115
NO INTEREST
YVCA to Hold Rumnia:
Sale' Commencing Feb." 17
j - A runrmage ale is to be staged
by the-i-YWCA February 17 at the
United; States , Bank building In
order that ' they may' Increase
funds necessary in J'their. ' work.
Mrs W. I. Staley is chairman of
the coinmittee in charge,
i j Reservations have been made
with, the Business and Profession
al' women's : association : to take
over all goods -that they 'have on
hand and to-continue the sale in
the same quarters that they are
now1 using. ; The YWCA will add
articles of sale to the things left
with them. ; -
Clothing, furnishings of all de
scriptions and other articles that
can be sold by , the organization
are desired. . v -m " i -
I WE PAY CASH FOR
YOUR ;
iFUREJltUn
t AND TOOLS ''
Capital JH ardwaro cz
Furniture , Co,
Beit Price Pml& . .
2S3 If . Com'J fit. Phone 47
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