JPAGE FOUR
The OREGON STATESMAN Salem, Oregoiu Wednesday Morning. February 8. 1933
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?No Favor Sways Us; No Fear SM Awe"
From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
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The Roosevelt Fantasy
IN front of his open grate with a brisk fire burning; Frank
lin Roosevelt last week drew a word picture of the re
habilitation of the Tennessee valley. His scheme embraced
reforestation, flood control, water power development, rec
lamation, navigation, elimination of marginal lands from
arm pursuits. He 'proposes to have the government pur
chase forest lands and marginal lands, and put 50,000 to
70,000 men at work planting trees. He is quoted :
MX regard it as a safe investment to borrow money to bay
and take care of land of this character. The money would
come back through the sale of crops. It is necessary that we
act, for we are now consuming between three and four times
as much timber as we are producing."
Thus we have a revival of his plant a tree scheme to
put unemployed at work, with power trimmings. Mr. Roose
velt evidently does not realize that the government is al
ready deep in the timber business, that it already owns in
this state alone., ovef half the land area. So far as timber
production is concerned loggers'cannot now sell profitably
the timber they have, and are driven to cut it off as fast as
they can before the taxes eat it up. The idea of the exhaus
tion of our timber crop in the early future is a hang-over
myth from Pinchot conservation days which has long since
been exploded. Use of substitutes" has curtailed the lumber
consumption drastically. It may be practical to reforest
some areas in the southern mountains, but nature has a
way of doing that job herself on lands that are valueless
for agriculture.
The possibilities of Muscle Shoals from a power stand
point have- been greatly exaggerated. The Wilson dam has a
50,000 k. w. primary capacity; then there is a steam plant
of 60,000 k. w. The total is small in comparison with other
developments. The Alabama Power company which now buys
the Muscle Shoals power has capacity of its own of 953,000
k. w. Some of our northwestern plants which have gotten no
national attention at all have capacities of some conse
quence. The Ariel dam on Lewis river for instance has 15,
000 k. w. minimum capacity and 90,000 ultimate maximum.
The Oak Grove development on the Clackamas when com
pleted will have 30,000 k. w. minimum capacity; and we do
not anticipate that either or both these developments will
work any revolution in this area.
The country around Muscle Shoals in Alabama and Ten
nessee is agricultural with limited industrial possibilities.
The dam is about 125 miles from any city of size. In 1931 a
commission reported that the plants were not suitably lo
cated to serve as the main generating stations of an exten
sive independent power system; and that the operating def
icits from construction and operation of such a system
would largely exceed the savings from lower rates.
Mr. Roosevelt may be confident of the "bankability" of
J his plans. For ourselves we profess to, have little faith in
4 these grandiose schemes of regional rehabilitation by govern
ment subsidies. The costs are apt to far outrun the social
and economic returns. Before launching the government on
a "vast soap bubble of Tennessee development (a region no
toriously backward) with probable heavy drain on the treas
ury, the congress should examine the specifications crit
ically, and discount the booster ruf f generously.
Educating Post-Graduates
THE Portland school board wants the state law altered so
they will have power to include or exclude post-grad-
" Date students. The Salem schools should have similar au
thority. Why should not the school board charge per capita
tuition to post-graduates who come back to high school? How
- many educations are to be furnished students at public ex
pense? The Salem schools have
before attending as post-graduates. Their ambition to em
ploy -their time usefully is commendable; but it is only fair
that they should nay tuition
The public does well to
which it does at heavy expense. The expansion of the cur
riculum has brought more pupils to high school, so costs
shave gone ahead fast in late
ces a limit: and while there
for undergraduates, such a charge seems equitable for post
graduates.
Senator Corbett in explaining his rote against the proposal to
. repeal the criminal syndicalism statute gare what is probably the
best statement of opinion in Oregon on the subject. This state p
lleves in freedom of speech and of
the present law may trench upon
The definition of the syndicalist is perhaps too inclusive. Senator
Goss who was one of the principal speakers against repeal indicated
: a sympathy with some eliminations from' those now coming under
the definition. But the provision that it should still remain a crime j
to foment violent revolution is one which should remain on the law
' books. In times of peace and concord the enforcement .of the law
is naturally lax; but it is well to have a club in the closet for times
; of war and unrest. It Is unfortunate that some measure retaining
tne neart or the statute but making it less inclusive of those who by
mere affiliation or attendance on meetings of extremists are now
branded as guilty of syndicalism. There is more dangers in sepres
sion then in liberty; but the government must still hold in re
serve authority to preserve Itself.
A few years ago this naoer
Willamette from Salem to Eugene and drew wrath on our heads
from the up-river towns. The renort of tna irm, nrinoor. tnv
short shrift of the proposal which it estimates would cost S 2 0.0 00,
, 000. There is no tonnage in sight to Justify guch expenditure. Even
the section below Salem will have to await more favorable times
! because Itscost of S5.000.000 is too large for the present traffic
i Much as we wouldjlke to see the river developed both above this
city as well as below, we have to recognise that since the state has
. put millions In its highway system it has already provided an ex
peditious and economical means of transportation, supplementing
. rails, and much more flexible than barge transport via river. As
our heavy tonnage develops the time may come when canalisa
tion will be feasible. Meantime the community should keep the pro
ject alive as a potential development .
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'"Crime news" led directly to the arrest of .the man suspected
of murdering a motor tourist on the Colombia highway last sum.
mer. The police had ferreted out
ful work.; When the name and
sunaay oregonian further clues
hours the wanted man was in
where th publication or the news of a heinous crime proved an
aid to Justice. . : - . - 1 -
' Upstate Oregon la not getting excited over tie Multnomah ant.
.baXx?IL3?Pl creek highway.
years, natU -th ntamagsxeat A -
Salem, Oregon, a Seeond-Claee
Business
a larger number than ever
for the benefits received.
maintain free high schools,
years. The present burden for
is no idea of charging tuition
assembly, and to the extent that
that liberty it should be amended,
scoffed at th Mm nt rfnvAinnin? th
the man's name by extremely skill
signature were broadcast In the
came from the public; and In a few
custody. Here is a clear instance
Keep It tm cold storage lor a few
tss
HEALTH
By RoyalS. Copeland. 'BUD.
"8EMPJCR PARATUar is the moU
to of the Boy Scouts ef America, It
ts aa excellent motto and means,
"always prepared".
Tbla organisation deserves exeat
- . Braise for what
tt has done tor
eur youngsters.
Among ether
things tt has
taught the meth
ods ef "first aid".
We often
reports of
dents which
would bar prov
en fatal If first
Id knowledge
had not been
available.
Toe often the
wrong?
Dr. Copeland ta aa
eaae mar de
great harm. For evample. hv a re
cent ease of gas poisoning the neign
bor who detected the accident awak
ened the victim and encouraged
them to walk outdoors. This
unwise.
Oas poisoning is a serious
caused by Inhaling carbon monoxide
gas. This gas takes up an the aval-
able oxygen and produces changes
la the blood. If the kindly neighbor
had opened the windows aad ov
ered the victims with warns bUwksoj
the danger would have been lsesened
materially.
Treating VUtiaa ef Oas
Never walk or move a victim ef
this form of poisoning. Not alone
should he be wel covered, but hot
water bottles should be appUed te has
feet until the doctor arrive. S
breathing is difficult, artificial res
piration should be resorted to aad the
Boy Scout knows how te de shea
When necessary, oxygen should be
given.
Though we have made great ad
vance la eur knowledge ef enUsen
tics and modern surgery, tn certain
quarters there la smaxlng ignorance
of their Importance. There are per
sons who place spider webs, ends ef
tobacco or soot on fresh cuts. X have
beard of some who stfU employ raw
oysters, salt pork or boiled onions as
a means of "removing the poison
from an Infected wound.
A wound or scratch should he
cleansed with soap and water and aa
antiseptic tike iodine or merenre
chrom applied. Carelessness tn re
lation to a trifling cot or minor In
fection leads to blood poisoning er
lockjaw.
There are many false notions oon
corning tn emergency treatment ef
snake bites. Drinking whisky er
placing a freshly killed chicken on
the wound Is of no value. Yet these
are popular methods of treatment,
For Snake Bit
Instead, a tight bandage should be
placed between the wound and the
heart Cut across the fang mark
and suck out the blood and poison
as quickly as possible. Remember
that th poison is harmless when
wallowed.
Snake serum Is of great value ht
th treatment. Unfortunately k m
not always available.
Those who are hurt in auto acci
dents ought not te be moved unfit
th physician has arrived and th na
ture of the injury is known. The
victim may be suffering from shook,
broken bones or internal injury, aad
handling and moving are dangerous.
Above all, th injured person should
never be permitted to walk unless
the doctor who has examined hhn
grants permission.
Each of us should have knowledge
of what te de in an emergency end
how te apply first aid care. Uni
versal knowledge of this sort would
prevent a great deal of unnecessary
sirSering. X am glad to say that
many schools and college otter
courses of Instruction in this sub
ject. (Oopvrigkt. tU, X. F. g InaJ
"What do yon think of the
scrip pUu proposed for Salem?
Statesman reporters yesterday
asKed this question.
O. T. Shaw, visiting merchant i
"I hare beard of these schemes
and that some work, others don't.
It depends largely on how they
are managed. I don't blame the
councllmea for holding off while
they investigate more thorough
ly. The plan yon say is being
used here might work all right."
B. P. Toley. laborer i "It
should be worth, the city's trying
and It might help some of as poor
fellows out. They eould drop out
if the plan doesn't work."
In n series of tests of chemical
solvents for cleaning clothes, the
bureau of standards used materi
als soiled with carbon black, paint.
tea, syrup,- gravy and lipstick.
New Views
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( AS HITLER'S STAR WAS RISING
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Made only last week, this picture ts
German Chancellor, to reach the
shown with his xouowers as they attended the unveiling of the tombstone
over the grave of Herat WesseL en of Hitler's "Brown-Shirts' who was
kiHsd tn a factional fight with Conumxnlsts. When the picture was mad.
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BITS for BREAKFAST
By B. J. HENDRICKS-
Spalding's Mission. IS it:
Old letter tends tn refute
"Whitman savsd Oregon" mythi
c -c
Under the heading, "Spalding
Mission. 1I4I,M Nellie B. Pipes
contributed an article te the cur
rent (December) number of the
Oregon Historical Quarterly which
contains newly discovered matter
tending to farther dissipate the
once famous and now long? since
exploded "Whitman saved Ore
gon" myth. Miss Pipes la librar
ian of the Oregon Historical so
ciety and associate editor of the
Quarterly. Her article follows:
"The following letter, address
ed to Levi Chamberlain of the
American Board mission at Hon
olulu, was written by the Rever
end Henry H. Spalding, who came
to Oregon with Marcus Whitman
In ltt I, and founded n mission nt
Lapwai on the Clearwater, N tn
what la now the state of Idaho.
"The missions at the Hawaiian
Islands had been established a
number of years. There was fre
quent communication between
them and the Columbia river, and
It was to them that the Oreroa
missions looked for many of their
supplies.
"Something of the difficulties
and trials of those early mission
aries may be gleaned from thl
letter, their dependence on the
outside world for the commonest
commodities. The eerlona lUneea
of Mr. aad Mrs. Spalding occurred
in the absence of Dr. Whitman,
the only physician connected, with
the mission. Thus they were left
without professional treatment.
and received only such care a
could be given by members of the
mission family.
"At all the missions the most
earnest efforts were directed to
teaching the Indiana to read and
write. The most successful school
waa at LapwaL and the account
Yesterdays
... Of Old Salem
Town Talks from The 8 ta tee
man of Earlier Days
February S, 1008
With th near approach of the
second week of China New Tear,
activity and celebration will take
on a new life and the rasp of
Chinese fiddles, the shrill squeak
ing or tne oriental fife and the
explosion of thousands more of
the noisy firecrackers will re
sound throughout the various
Chinese quarters of Salem. Fires
will be built, more punk burned
and the further remembrance of
the heathen god invoked by a re
plenishment of dainty morsels at
the Improvised altars of the rov
er an tlal Chinese. Decorations, ex
pensive and Intricate In workman
ship, gilded and bright colors,
will be added to the already nu
merous signs of festivity.
WASHINGTON. The minority
lurrency bill was Introduced In
the house yesterday. It creates a
fund of $15,000,000 for payment
of depositors of failed banks and
a tax of one-sixteenth per cent
on deposits on banks who con
sent to be taxed. The act also
prohibits officers of banks loan
ing money for stock gambling.
February 8, 1028
On motion of Rep. Brownell of
the Joint ways and means com
mittee last night, that body voted
to exclude press representatives.
This action was taken. It was as
serted, to cut off from publicity
Senators Zimmerman, La Follett
and Taylor, whom several mem
hers accused of talking too much
for the press. The trio hare con
tinuously Insisted on catting ap
propriations and lopping off oth
ers entirely.
.Oon are the days when farm
labor could be attracted by fit
or $10 per month and board.
Nowadays the tiller of the sell
demands the use of an automo
bile to motor to th city on
week ends, and that the employer
shall own a radio for the work'
man's benefit, according to City
Recorder Mark Poulsen, who re
ports difficulty In finding men to
take farm Jobs.
8EATTLH. Charles M. Per
kins, assistant postmaster, today
wrote Portland postal officials
asking if n landing field was
available there for aa air mail
service between the two cities.
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th most recant of Adolf Hitler.
United States. The Nasi chieftan la
h!' Fl.1'!
hem given shows th method of
teaching used by th sTpnidingm.
"Th reference to Dr. Whit
man's Journey of ltet la of par
ticular significance, aa tt supports
th opinions of critical historian
that th trip was mad In th in
terest of his mission, not from pa
triotic motive. It was Spalding
who gave circulation to the
"Whitman saved Oregon" story In
hi article printed In the "Paci
fic" in 1811, but In this letter,
written so soon after th event,
there Is n mention of n visit to
Washington or of an Interview
with Webster. Whitman's plans
for colonising th country seem
ingly were confined to gathering
plous settlers' to fill th upper
country In order to strengthen the
mission.
"Th original letter Is In the
Hawaiian Mission Children's so
ciety at Honolulu. Through th
courtesy of Miss Harriet Q.
Forbes, its librarian, a copy has
been obtained recently by the Ore
gon Historical society.
Spalding Lattcs?
"Clear Water. Oct. iff, 1141:
To Levi Chamberlain Esq., Hoao-
lula My Dear Sir: Will yon have
th kindness to send me the fol
lowing articles charge th earn
t onr Mission If they should be
In your store, vis: lOf lbs Tet
brown sugar, in two native sacks
of Iff each bound into one piece
with some coarse cloth aa the
sacks are liable to be broken on
the stones or horses th sugar
wasted A 100 lbs is a piece for
packing. 3 kegs of molesos 9 gal
lons each, one of them If concen-
lent syrmp. 10 lbs arrow-root.
Iff lbs salartu.
A quantity of matches as we
have used nearly all yon sent
our sickness. I pr ladies shoes
common, of the length of the
longest thread. S pr girls length
or shortest thread. (Place of
thread were inserted through slits
in the paper. Iff inches for the
longer, 8 H Inches for the short
er.) S American axes. 1 sash
plane, to lb shingle nails. SO lb
tenpenny. 40 lbs double tens. S
sand boxes. 2 bleeding lancets
l large syringe. If the two last
mentioned articlee are to be ob
tained without Inconveniences, as
we have suffered much in our last
sickness for want of them. My
only lancet I broke some time
since A- can not obtain one at
Vancouver or Willamette. 1 ounce
or spunre. 10 vda of cbMDMt
caiico. x stone Jars of 1 qut, S
qut, 4 qt."
(The American Board missions
were at that time under the Joint
support ana direction of the Con
gregationai, Presbyterian and
Dutch Reformed churches of the
united States. Afterward and tn
the present, American Board mis
sions came and have remain
project of the Congregational
church exclusively. Thus, the
American Board missions in Ha
waii, which had been estahllahad
in th early years of ISffO, were
under the same sponsorship as
the Whitman mission in the Ore
gon country. When Rev. Snald
ing said in his letter to Mr. Cham
berlain that he could not rat a
syringe and bleeding lancets "at
Vancouver or Willamette." he
meant that such' articles ooirid
not be supplied from the Hudson's
ay company's stores at Fort
Vancouver, or from the stocks be
longing to the Jason Lee mission.
men oeing largely removed to
what became Salem, from the, ori
ginal location 10 miles below. The
reader wlU not with Interest that
nMaJ I. f
wvvhuib; lancets- were then con
sidered necessary things In treat
ing sick people. Nearly all if met
all regular ohrsiciana nn a
tim regarded bleeding their pa
tients aa very important aids to
V vv
xvesjummg tne text: "'Myself,
Mrs. Spalding our two chU
dren, th entire family, are just
recovering from sever sickness,
through the astonishing goodness
m .f Qad- Mrs. S's can
-ywauy i a most marked in-
.tB ox uou-s interposing mer
cy. She was taken with fever th
Ust of Aug although th fever
wag broken on th n of Sept her
uwieuBs was mougut to be nigh.
xnougnt herself A.
limbs became cold, she was per
fectly happy, her faith was trt
nmphant she parted with her lit
tle children as calmly, A pleasant
17 as If simply for th night. Let
ters were sent to Clmakaln 140
mil. A WaliUtpu ISO for th
brethren to come attend th
funeral. But about noon her
limbs became warm. This was ear
Monday for th next it f.n
every moment was expected te be
r. v UUTla ost of that
?!Lmiad wandering. A
abl". system uneontrol
(Continued tomorrow.)
Oak Grove Women
Planning Annual
Display of Quilts
a W m n , -
uuuve, Feb. 7 Th
wa: urov Laies' club Is plan
ning ft annual qnilt and styl
show, sponsored In conjunction
with the Orchard Helrht inh
the afternoon and night of Febru
ary . Mrs. Frank Farmer, Mrs.
Oliver Hart and Mrs. John Root
son were named a commute to
complete plans.
xne club met th past week
with Mrs. Herb Lewis, with Mrs.
Kooert Dietrlck assistant hostess.
Chemawa Grange to
Talk Timely Topics
CHEMAWA. Feb. 7. Th next
meeting of th grang will b
held at th hall Thursday. Febru
ary I, Mrs. Helen Kleihege. lec
turer, has arranged for discus
sions on timely topics, a roll can
on "What can I do that will
or greatest . oenent to my rrsnre."
1 "The Challenge of Love" jgjg
- SYNOPSIS
DcJehn Weif. eU Dr. Ifcaxagn
nwendgcJcTg assistant, is stunned
st the unsanitary soadlrlnos he
ads tn the smug Bttlo town of
NaTestosk. Wtf realises his
greatest fight in ridding the town
ef pe&atien wQl no in overcoming
the resentful attitad f th people
Ires who perfectly sat
isfied with their- atd ef Bring. He
enccemtors his Irst obstacle tn the
prsn at Jasper Terrell, the
brewer, who Jct to Welfe tak
ng n aasapl f hi well water far
analysts. Uadaanted by opposition.
Welfe coatiaua his researches and
prepares n snap c th town s un
sanitary areas. The one bright spot
in Nsvestcck is the hesae of lira.
Mary MaaeaQ where Welfe Is al
ways sure ef n welcome. H ts ex
ceptlomaUy fend ef Mrs. MasealTs
yeemg daughter, Jess. Welfe is
aed to the heme f elderly
Bliss Pertreseeni, who feigns heart
attacks to attract attrati . 8ho is
annoyed when Welfe docs not hu-
hr and tolls her there Is no
for alarm. Later, Dr. Thread-
r14 insists that Wolfs be mer
tactful. Welf realize tt is to
rhreadgelsra financial heneit to
ausmer the lady. Th blundering etd
nan cauticn Welfe against uatag
w mash "expensive mesudae
rhen the "rdiaary" preparatiows
rffl do. Wolfe's disgust with the
iboanding Igneranc reaches its
seek whan be lads tare babies in
he ear ef lira. Lacy GaQeo
iragged from n "eerdiar given as
s pndaor. H censnies Hubbard,
th chemist, fee selling it Hahbard
remplalaa to eld Tstfeadweld who
tfitidaes Welfe. Later. Welfe net
ra cMslng free school. Ha sia-
tertty and cenrage give hue a 1
cynical entteek est Hfe.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Mrs. Tbxeadgold had chosen to be
curious as to how this big, lean,
arown man spent his evenings In
lis littl bedroom at the top of
Prospect House, and, sines curi
sity is th clockwork that moves
nany a small mind, Mrs. Thread-
rold renMcnbered that Wolfe's shirt
!uss were badly frayed. It would
oe doing the man a kindness If she
rent through his linen, and ar
ranged for one ef the maids to sew
new cuffs on Wolfe's shirts, and
atend any socks that were in need
sf darning. Mrs. ThreadgoM ao
cepted herself and her moral solid
ity with such complete seriousness
Jhrnt nothing that she ever 'did
i track her as being mean and trlv-
iaL Self-criticism did not exist for
her, nor did ah ever catch
glimpse of bar own smooth face i
fleeted in th distorting glass of
self-Morn. People who have no
sens of humour wQl perpetrate the
most astounding impertinences and
eoavnls n whole household ov
th eiaapeoaraaee of n packet ef
pins.
Slyness was not part ef the ad
venture. In fact, Mrs. Sophia felt
no desire to conceal her exploration
of Wolfe's room.
"Elisabeth. I am going to look
through Mr. Wolfe's linen. I a
that soma of it is Tory shabby. We
oust see if we can do something
for it"
Tea, aWacn, seen of she shirts
are al hole.''
"Indcedl"
"Mr. Wolf has oeay fesr,
Mrs. Tbreadgold may not have
nsHaiii what sho was saying when
she remarked, 1 mast speak to
hint about it, Sh was always
sp sating to people and the
phras waa n habit with her.
Sho went in and rummaged with
tm frafnfn thoroughness, and in
th eowrse of her rummaging she
ilseovered Wolfe' map, Wolfe, Bk
d BttU
the look ef
Wis f i lis ills j won broken. Two
mm!m'mmfmmmmmTmm'm?' -' y . !.te!jllKu
well-worn shirts, and n eocplo ef
pairs ef old socks lay n the bed,
Mrs. Sophia stood by th window.
holding Wolfe's map of Navestock
that waa pinned to n large piece of
cardboard and staring at the multi
colored patterns, and the neat rec
ords written with n mapping pan.
No great ingenuity was required to
disooTsr th tru weiring of th
thing. Mrs. Threadgold had her
spectacle case with her. She laid th
map on th chest of drawers, pot
on her sasscs, and want through
Wolfe's rssesrehes at bar leisure.
Dr. Threadgold, whan he was not
too busy, mad a practice In sum
mer ef taking n glass of port under
th lime tree in the back garden of
Prospect House. His wife had her
basket chair and her wicker work
table carried out into the shade,
and th sunlight would com flut
tering through the lime leaves upon
the two' people who looked so
smooth and pleased and placid.
In n town on may be made the
victim ef vulgarity of one's neigh
bours, and old Johnson, the wine
raeTchant, who lived in the next
house, kept n parrot and thro mu
sical daughters. Old Johnson and
Mrs. Threadgold did not lor each
other. It was n ease of That un
derbred person, th win merchant,''
and That female next door." Mr.
Johnson's green parrot was pot out
Into th garden, and amused him
self there by twanging the wires of
bis cage, squalling like a cat, and
talking as Mr. Johnson's parrot
might be expected to talk. Dr.
Threadgold, who was "Montague'
in the house, and before visitors
and servants, bees me "Monte in
the garden under the ihwdc of the
lime. Mr. Johnson's parrot had
picked trp th cry. He would bob up
aad down on his perch, and shout
"Monte, Monte," in imitation of
Mrs. Threadgold.
"Monte. Monte."
Mrs. Sophia was under the Bme
tree, watching her husband who
stood at the study window turning
over the pages of a book. They had
finished dinner twenty minutes ago,
and Wolfe had been called away
suddenly to a case ef sunstroke in
the "Pardons" hay-fields. Mrs. So
phia had called twice te her hus
band, but apparently he had act
heard.
"Montague."
Dr. Threadgold opened the French
window and came out
"Did yon call, dear?"
"I called yon twice before."
1 thought it was that wretched
bird of Johnson's."
Montagu I De yen mean to
say T"
"No, of courses not."
Tour wine is here."
"Chuck my chin, chuck nry chin,'
said n voice over the waU.
Mrs. Threagold watched her hus
band cross th grass, his hands be
hind him, n broad-brimmed bat
throwing a shadow across his face.
In the couras of some twenty years
Sophia Threadgold had come to
know every hole, cranny, and cor
ner of this little man's souL his
vanities and fotblea, his genial
strutting affectations, his senten
tious timidity, his horror of giving
orrenc. Sh knew bis moods, aad
th symptoms that characterised
them; the remarks he would make
upon any particular subject, the
way he would Jump at any given
flick of her tongue. Her affection
for him was a queer mingling ef
motaerllnesa and contempt. She
owned him, and padded his amiable
fueddity with the buckram of her
rigid selfishness,
"Mr. Wolfe has gone out, Monte t "
Ten, Something wrong ia en
of th hay-fields."
There's your win, dear. I want
to talk to yon about Mr. Wolfe."
"Ohi"
"lata, rata, ratal" abonted th
bird en th other side of the
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red-brick waQ.
Mrs. Thradrld traaxnlse
straight into her subject without
any sensitive hesitation. Sh hW
gon to look through Wolfe's lines
for him, and ah had disoorarec
or than ragged socks aad ton
shirts. That map ef Wolfe's bar
amplified aad explained enrtait
broken pieces ef gossip that baf
com to her ears. Like most selfish
people, she was very shrewd when
sho had to deal with anything that
affected th Bttlo world abort ban
"I can tt gross disloyalty to yen.
If onto. A sort of underhand spying,
and scaadal-tnoagering on paper."
Dr. ThreadroEJ had poured ont
his port, but he forgot to touch th
win, and sat with blank bin eyes
set stanngly behind his glass,
Mr. Johnson's parrot waa sHsnt
listening with bead en one side and
an eye cocked cynically in th di
rection of th lime tree. "What a
woman!" Th bird stretched one
leg with expressive lelsurelinea,
nibbled at bis claws with his beak,
and then sat up with an air ef hv
taraetad attention,
"But, my dear "
Tea know, Monte, what Mr.
Hubbard told yon. It is very easy
to see what this might lead to.
What does the man mean by pry
ing about in Navestock? He must
have some object. Ton doat pay
him to go about to set th whole
town by th ears. Ton must speak
to him about that map. It ought t
be burned."
"But, my dear, X cant say
"What cant yon say, Monte r"
1 eaat know that the mas an
ists."
"I bar told yon."
"But, my dear, be reasonable
How can IT Prying about ia
man's room I Why
"I did not go there to look for tt
It was n coincidence, Montagu
and n very fortunate coincidence,
and yon should have no heattatioa
of taking advantage of it. Suppos
ing it gets abroad that this assist
ant of yours has been awqelng him.
self by condemning half the prop
erty in the town? He may be a
young. fool. Montagu, bnt would
it do you any good?"
The parrot shouted "Hurrah!"
Threadgold gave an irritable jerk
of the head.
"Confound that birdl"
Ton must speak to Wolfe about
this, and absolutely forbid him
"My dear, I can't. I can't aatume
m
There is nothing to assnme.
Surely yon are not afraid ef yowr
own assistant? W bad better get
rid of him nt coco if that is the
case. I will go and fetch that map
and show it to yon."
"Sophia, please do nothing of the
kind."
Ton ought to see it. I insist up
on your seeing it."
"My dear '
The parrot twanged the baas of
his cage, screamed, aad then re
marked in aa undertone: "She's a
devH she's a devfl."
As Dc Threadgold had said, a
sunstroke in the "Pardons" hay.
fields had hurried Wolf away from
the dinner table, A sunburnt n,
costless, his bine-check skirt open
at the throat, had com running at
from the river meadows, his brown
fee wet with sweat under bis
broad-brimmed hat, Th sky was a
clear, sultry bins, and th mulberry
trees on the Green might hare been
ewved out of green marble. Th
air shimmered with boat, and vk
now were open and blinds
Shadows war sharp and
ana us glare at th
paving stones
and tired the
ffcle