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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1926)
1 vv ir-ivm W3SAEETCA!.'.Eeotf ! m?. Xf r. I f V K. C- (Pisy) BraiwOM U an amiable Jtovng man with habit of getting int t-srapadt'a 4 the discomfort of hia Bij lluainran. ld. Bjr rbsacr k w placed in position t of aid to a spirited I(nl tadr. Roberta Sk-ott. Her dad i holding 'raptiTe' younjcr aistar be (v ( a tve affair. .' PifKT " d Roborta -elude a drtertlr ho i following ber a prrrautioa of bera fatkor'a and hra4 for the Bcott realrj home where the ainter ia held. They ana PtBfy'a ear.- For aafety'c sake. Kaberta ia diKjfaiiied in widow's weed. On.tbe-wajr, it derelotHs tbat her lather af pi?sy a are baatneaa rivals. Vndi wtafed Ibey harry on to the rountrj pU. They dye I'iusy'a hair Mark to Hare him from reeagnitioa. AIo he dona -a ehauf fevr'a cogtame. Arrired -t the rri of etion. wliirb-; earefolly' irDarded; lobr V rixfy iaveatlfate. Boberta'a father apeed into the tituatloa; ohrionily the MAnptfd "rni baa been reported to Hn. Ie fortanaiely, do not reeoK- iia. them.' Here, the atory paoaea wlwle tbe'eeenla leading up to the adreatare r tflcarrd. It ahovn why Roberta 'a fiacre, Xloa. was foreed to aak Piggy to help ber is bia atead. -Her father wna aoaaidefablo atork in Kixon'a straggling baaineoa aud tbreatena to raia bim if he attempts to help ItoHerta ia ber emsade ia ber einter'a behalf. Piggy and Rober ta mtahlixU a look -oat post overseeing the Krott place. They-' diaeover that C'elia, the younger sister, ia being bullied by her father, i Boberta anggests that ber fiance the maa wbo started Piggy off on the rhax 'should' know what' a going on. Viexr aaorta -indimantlT. Thev wo Sato tbl nearest village, where Piggy ia laeky enoaah- to Strike op a friendship with the rW-ptt rhaaffeur. - lie gets his father's former bovtfekeeper, "- doar bot highly rVspeetabio ,Kcp4oh womaa, to coma to beep house and pKy propriety for "Mrs. hroitb" sadder 'chsoffeor." Piggy esublisnes htsSaelf on the look out 4 eath. ereniftg and. . whittles a Well known eollege air to attract Celia'a at tention and jjet 'ber know they are trying ,ta rosea ber. That failing Roberta re-meenltera- a fodo she and C'elia aaed for aeeret eoaimaniearion when" they -were t4il4ra sad they anaaag to scribble it A ILi- wrapping of a parrel to be do-ltTrr.-d-at Ihe Hrot mansion. Bcott has r btirty barf io' br bo sines io New -trk. leaving C'elia still rebellious. Crlia sees and reeegnisea the rotle. n awef the whistled signal. Piggy and Ro berta thereupon plan and carry oat the resi-ae. 'Tbej ase cats tii deroy the watchdog, a .bonfire to attract the atten f b .. ilri- Aoi'.'sMtt ttt fitint-u -.' it riitt ott llt l'ia -whu uaf.t it .-fiin ber ankle in. fbe fTlghC The only fly in the ointment is the fart that Nixon, see ing ''Mrs. HauthV-in. her widow's weeds, i t truck by her reseuiblaae to Kvtert although he cannot see hr face, and,- be ihs Qfiabta to lqep on the night of the abdaetion of'Celia takes a 'stroll near tit Heott place. ' ,; CIIAI"TKft THIRTV-l-'OCR The doK had 'treed a cat. Alo CTllfJftrd N'ixtm. , In his search thi;uKb the woods for Roberta, he ; had failed 4 to notice a small, firry, fleeing creature, but heard a.4iilck rustle and a growl in time to glimpse liv the checkered moon light the purposeful .advance of ty6j dog. ' 'Leaping upward, he t'Rttkht the Httib. of a tree 16 swing hlrwelf out of reach' and found tni territory disputed "by a"at cla-lkrilnkfKiuattr'8 right, in de fene pt which" sundry .wotinds w'erp Intlict'ed3efore the first Bt-tlert- wlfh ' . felloe ftiaJedictions, seutiil higher refuge. Whereupon the d.ru3ty wardens of a forbidden demesne encamped at; the foot of theUree. presently reinforced by a third.' and gave tongue. jir horH,' to which the cat puppuee a aorid coloratura obib gto. prevented' lils hearing the outcry "At 'BirChirood, though he saw-the-tlare-oMhe-fire through the tte"f--while "eiicklng hl scratched handan cursed long and volubly. For the same reason he caught no hum from the road as Piggy started his car, pulled up through the thicket, and sped away by the same Indirect route he had taken in coming, Celia clasped In Roberta's arms on the back seat," sobbing between tears and laughter aa she heard the sto ry- of her rescue. Neither 'waa the purr of the en gine detected at Rirchwood. where confusion waa thrice confounded. T.he gardener, running behind the stable with a siphon, had found the bonfire .and smelted gasoline. ; Assuming, an attempt to fire the barn, he - had sjibdued the flames with a eray and kicked the em bers apart . before telling Mrs. Scott of (ts apparent purpose. Iter hysteria Increased rather than diminished by this informa tion, she! cried distractedly: f "How 'could U be set on fire? How, could anybody get in, with the dogs- Where are the dogs?" The excited group . of servants uvacu 4x wj u t uisusi;, uuiu sumc one noticed the barks on the op posite hill and 'exclaimed: "There they are! How'd they get over therfe? Maybe they've got the man!" - - The gardener ran for a lantern, and Mrs. Scott continued: "I don't see how anyone could get in. Celia. how could Why, Where's Celia?' - "I ain't seen her at all," said the cook, and the others echoed: "I ain't seen her.'l t . "But sh: must- Why, she woke me! Bhe heard, somebody scream fire. -She must have been out! Oh. the dogs! They've attack ed Celia. Pind hrl Find herl - Even at Piggy lifted Celia over the gate, the gardener rtn with his lantern . to, . Investigate ;the cuarry of the, dogs. During his absence the house and Its immediate- vicinity were ' hastily search ed by the maids, who whispered among themselves, as their paths crossed, thai maybe she had run away. They didn't, blame her; co) body catdd see that the poor thing Iwanri't. craiy ot was she, after all f ' Opinions wavered, changed,: and changed back again. They hoped she had escaped. : " M rs.. . Bcott-, t hi lime, ran hither and yooS wringing 'her Iiuhda in - the ctrtalntj- that? the dogs had killed her daughter and that the gardoner wbtfld "return ttiring ;ker maiglfid ,n;lna1ns:? X Instead. ; be roughr-Cllflfdrd r;iion,,who.was exceeding wroth, lequirla no : Oracle td telt him bat Interpretation " Scott would put upon the situation from which i tbe had Just been' resetted. Livid Where but and grim; he know that the only possibility- remote at - .best of paving from practical annihilation the buttinens interests' he repre wnted lay in prompt and decisive al tion. Now he must find Rober ta, and see to it. , moreover, that Celia was returned to the fpld.' Hta theory of the raid, private ly confided to .Mrs. .- Scott, added the final touch to her deorienta- tion. and she collapsed Into a chair, feebly quavering: "Roberta?- But how -but " i " - ."I don't .know., where tr how, but she did it," .he said -urtly. "Where's the talephone?" She indicated it and he called op officers of the law' at -'Jaffrey, Dublin and Peterborough, Keene, Worcester. Greenfield, aud way points, notifying them that. Miss Celia Scott had been abducted and warning them to watch roads and trains for her. He then put in a call tor Scott himself; but long before the New York connection was made. Piggy, stealing darkly itto Fitrwilliam, had lifted Celia from the car and carried her to the bedroom prepared for her. , There, by the rays of a single c&ndle, lest lights at tbat hour should be seen and reported, he skillfully bandaged the strained and badly swollen ankle with the adhesive plaster that was always a part of his hunting outfit. "There, that's a pretty good job." he said. "Now you go to sleep, and for the love of Mike don't 'show yourself at a window fn the morning! The whole coun tryside will be looking for you." T.esvtr Clfn f r '.Trsrst' rrlf- 1 1 ii 1 1. .Ii .. lioltt-i (;i Miinvk't -! liii-i out into the ball, where another candle burned dimly. But not so dimly that he could not see her glowing eyes. "Peter. Peter, what a 'wonder you are!" she said softly. To his own utter astonishment, Figgy swept her into his arms and kissed her unscientifically, it is true, but more or less satisfactori ly. (To be continued) Dallas Jail Forced; Two Prisoners Still Loose 5 om Case Settlement Re ported - ' y -' If " y .",-u. ; - - - , - A , " r. .-:-i -y : i i -: . X j.- r t &k- f - ; -i.? - i.. , -. ' When Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten's suit for separa tion frdm his wife, the former Millicent Rogers, was adjourn ed till January 17, it was reported a settlement would be made out of court. Above new photo of balm and his son, reter, whose custody he sought. OAK TREES SUITABLE) ROADSIDE PLSFJTI1: Species Native to Every Sec- ! tion, Mapie Comes Next in Importance 0. OF 0. EMM EXAMINATIONS HELD Classes Conducted in High School Building, Over 100 Enrolled member of the Willamette univer sity staff and 'coarse In ;du ca tion by Superintendent? George Hue. ' - The' only charge is a-registra-tion fea whicn entitles the ftudent to carry t.rie.or more coursss for a. term of 2 weeks. Forcing ' the bolt on the jail door at Dallas late "Wednesday, Louis Fox and Francis Bowler es caped and at last reports , were still free, according to - Sheriff Hooker of Polk county! Ted Fox and Pat Devine, two other in mates, did not attempt to escape, but instead warned the Jailer of the break. The two men are serving out fines assessed Tuesday on charges of larceny and possession 6f Intox icating liquor. Oaks are more generally useful j for roadside planting than any other kind of tree, says the United States department of agriculture. There are species of this tree na tive to nearly all parts of the coun try. Maples are next in import ance for a large part of the coun try, but as the most-used species are, not well adapted for the pur pose, .the selection must be care fully made. The most promising trees for the' cooler dry regions are the green ash, black locust, hackberry, thornlessf honeylocust, and pop lars, with boxelder, willows, and poplars' for the extremes of cold and drought, according to Farm ers Bulletin 1482-F, "Trees for Roadside Planting." In warm dry climates the eucalypts, or gums, the palm's, the Jerusalem thorn an dthe mesquite are good. Success in roadside tree plant ing, savs the bulletin, depends on noperly locating the plants aong (i. i.i, !i.iy elcrtins: fiiUabl varieties, and adequately protect ing them from thoughtless per sons, roving stock, and insects and diseases. The best effects in roadside planting are usually produced by giving the predominant place tb the common plants of the neigh borhood, using introduced plants in subordinate positions. Next in desirability are plants from re gions having similar growing con ditions either in this country or abroad. The bulletin gives the caracter istics of the different regions throughout the country and sug gests trees that may be expected to grow in each. A copy of the publication may be obtained free, as long as the supply lasts, by writing "to the United States de partment of agriculture, Washing ton, D. C. i 1IX1VERSITT, OF OREGON, Eu gene, Ore. i Special) The even ing classes sponsored by the Uni versity of Oregon Kxtension Divis ion in the Salem high school building are taking their term ex aminations this week. Friday evening classes will close the fall term. In spite of the fact that the public was scarcely aware of -ne opportunities afforded by thee classes, the enrollment has ap proached 100 and the attendem-e has been good. For several years there hrs been a demand for the establish ment of an evening college In Sa lem as an Extension Center for adult education. Indications are that enrollment during the first week of the win ter term, beginning January 3. will show a marked increase. Time was when such v!a wpre made up only of your. peo ple who were planning to ro to college. Today, men and women of the various occupations, wheth er they have or have not had col lege training find those evning classes a means of keeping them selves mentally alert and abreast of the times in the subjects stud ied. Courses in art. English, educa tion, health and phycholosy have been given by faculty member from both Willamette university nnd the University of Orron. 7vt form tfcore will he adf'el i course in public speaking by a Fontiac Six z'Al sweeping to ward unchallenged leadership, .andau sedan $8S5 t. o. b. factory. Sasy to pay on General Motors lime payment plan. Virk Bros. Judcfs, Kelly Grants Time Extension in'Riggs Case Circuit Judge Kelly has granted an extension of time to the de fendants in the case of ZL. Rigga vs. New Jersey Fidelity and Plate Glass company over ruling the de murrer of plaintiff. The company will have until December 2Z to answer. A demurrer wa also overruk! in the case of K, H. Flagg against Walter Fuller giv ing Fuller until December ?JT In which to answer. , - : Automobile accessories f o r Christmas gifts appreciated be cause of their utility. Perhaps we can help you select a suitable gift for "him." Malcom's T.ire Shop. Cobbs & Mitchell Co.. lumber and building materials for every : purpose. Get estimates. look at quality of material, then you wu j order. 349 S. 12th St. J () r M- MISS JEANETTE BEYER of the Statesman Free Cooking School Chooses li if: Hi; i ! TO USE IN PREPARING ALL HER MENUS As Butter is one of the main ingredients in good cooking it is a great honor to have Miss Beyer choose Butter Cup in preference to all others. AT- YOUR GROCERS Gabriel Powaer Supply Co., lumber, building materials, paints, and varnishes, roofing paper. Get prices here and make a big sav ing. Office. 175 S. Com'l. () w HAT SHALL I GIVE-- Yes that's the question. Many have put off the Christmas shopping effort until the last week. We have expected this. So We are ready with a complete line of useful gifts. We have displayed these articles on tables and placed them so you can look things over at your leisure. Make your selections as you please the goods are all marked, you may wait on yourself. HERE ARE A FEW REMINDERS Rubber tired, roller bearing wagons, from $4 to $7.50 Velocipedes, rubber tired.... : $4 to $15 ... Double frame bicycles.. .$37.50 to $42.50 Pyrex ware in frames, any kind and sxe...l..$1.75 and up Electric percolators $3.50 to $15 Waffle-irons, most any standard make $6 and up Carving sets, good ones $3 to $10 Why not make the whole family a Merry Christmas with one of our fine Great Western Buff e Ranges, all coiled and connected for $69.50 . A Great Multnomah Elec tric Washer would be a gift that will be appreciated every week for years. Onl$ $135 On Easy Payments THAT HIGH GRADE PRICILLA ALUMINUM WARE SUITS ANY HOUSEWIFE " We have most any piece you may want The prices are less than others charge for lighter ware - : 0..E'Alle HARDWARE, PAINTS, MACHINERY r 236 North Commercial Street r i G n :...y GIVE "HER" A UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC RANGE A gift which is so practical and which makes cooking, her biggest task, a pleasure and not a drudgery is sure to please a gift in which she would have the utmost prfde. Beautiful and Serviceable Silver gray finish with Resistain rust proof oven (guaranteed rust proof) , fully, automatic, 4 burner Uni- S:EkctriL $260.00 ii hum. rjtj. t ' ! I V7 9 I H rr 1 i If Special $119.00 During our demonstration this week, we are offering this beautiful 3 burn er Universal Electric Range (full sized over, with mercury thermome ter), installed Cl 1 Q fin in your home 01 lUv Oven Heat Control V Automatic Heat Control keeps the oven at an un varied and even heat, mak ing it always possible to maintain the exact heat de sired in the oven, so previ ous cooking results can be easily duplicated, With 9C www tw ert fnf9 RANGE Demonstration Today and Tomorrow Only Miss Murdoch, factory representative, will be here only today and tomorrow. She will explain to you in detail all the remarkable advantages of the Universal Electric Range which has won such deserved popularity. You can see for yourself the results of cooking with this range Miss Murdoch will show you how well her bakings turn out" and how simple it is to prevent scorching and burning of food. yhy don't you make "her" happy by giving her a Universal fpr Christmas. The gift would give her years of ultimate enjoy mentleisure time, no smoky, dirty, sooty kitchen and the best foods obtainable. , FREE! With each Universal Electric Range of $119 or over sold during this demonstration we will give a 12 niece set of UNIVERSAL CAST ALUMINUM WARE. FREE ? ... i .,.