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PAGS FOUH The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oreon, Wednesday Mornm?. December 19, 1S31 . fttuwaaa MM 'Wo Faror Sways Uaj No Fear Shall Awe" -; ' From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. s Chaules A. Spsacvs ..--.. Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett ,"-" Managing Editor , ' Member of the Associated Press The ImoetaUd Press Is exclusively entitled to the oae for ptibllca tlon of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise orodiUd la , jthUjMpcr, ' " ..." r ; ' 1 i",.', ' ' in ii i hi "V "mil' . ADVERTISING , Portland Representative.' v Gordon & Ball, Security Building, Portland. Or Eastern Advertising Representatives Bryant. Griffith A Branson. Ine, Chicago. New Tori. Detroit. , . . Boston. Atlanta Entered at the Potto ff ice at Salem, Oregon, a Stc&nd-Claae Matter, Published every morning except Monday. , Butintte ffUe, US S. Commercial Street. i -'f: -!y SUBSCRIPTION UTESry;-;yv-rV.:?::-. 1 Kail Subscription Rates, In Advance. Within Oregon : Dally and Sunday, 1 Mo. SO cents: a Mo. $1.25; ( Mo. $1.25; 1 year f 4.00. -Elsewhere (0 cents per Mo., or $3.00 for 1 year to advance. Par Copy cents. News Standa t cents. By City Carriers 46 cents a month ; $1.00 a year In advance. . ' . ! , DOUBT ' ' ' . - ' ' "If la oni moon should doubt, - . Tbtyd immtditlrly go out." . i - i I " . VlLUAM BLAEa ' ' " I Grand Coulee Project . rpHE blunt statement of Col. A-that there is no market in and tnat its only, present justification is to provide employ ment is a frank statement of plain truth. The low dam at Coulee will generate power in an area already glutted with .power. It is in the midst of a semi-arid region with no immes diate resources the development power, save only .irrigation of the vast triangle of land be tween the Northern Pacific railway and the Columbia, point ing down to Pasco. The only "out" appears to.be completion of the high dam and using the power to pump water on the . land, over a million acres of potentially very productive soii. " - ; That merely plunges one ever. For there is a surplus of according to the AAA, which is acres, from production. However ditions in the Columbia basin are so favorable; the transpor tation facilities to world markets so good: that it seems feas ible, to proceed with its development if only to give homes to . 41 t j, . . - - muse oeing dispossessed in me aroutn stricken areas. - The' intensive cultivation of a million acres of cround r would call for many thousands of people, would help "build . cities and industries to serve them, provide employment in transportation and commerce. This in turn would create a demand for power. Thus the completion of the Grand Coulee dam to the high level and transformation of the basin area iinto an irrigation agriculture might prove , a tremendous stimulus to aU development in r Unless this is done Grand Coulee promises to be a mon olithic monument, of little immediate usefulness; and a gen- uine tnreat to tne salmon fishing industry of the Columbia. t New Deal mHE publication of figures X as compared with 932 gives the new dealers something ui cuew on. The following table shows ivaz comparea to 1S33: Net Income Classes. (Thousands ot Dollars.) Under I, 1-2, 2-3, 3-5 6-10 10-25 25-50 50-100 100-150 , , 150-300 300-500 500-1000 L. 1000 and orer- .ToUI $11,185,499,309 110.846.652.522 It is evident that incomes creased in the year, while those in the higher brackets in creased. What has happened to those below the renortine scale remains unclear. BuJ Pres, Roosevelt has always talked in terms of the "average man", lifting the load and easing tfte burden for the "average man"; talked in favor of , "fair" v which means modest profits. Yet tbe-first year of the Great Reform shows the rich getting richer and the poor poorer. 4T Not being among the annointed in the faith we are un able to analyze the figures and prove just how the average man is being benefited by the increased incomes in the hitrh- . er brackets. We have no doubt out; ii jfror. warren can't, then the Great Surplus Creator, as Bureiy ce aoie xo ao so. Buying a Water TTTHAT is the old couplet about the king of France march li? ing his men up the hill, then marching them down ; again? It applies to the new action of the city council in ren eging on arbitration. It incurred all the cost of the nroceed- ings, but gets none of the benefits: so the city is back at the beginning in its negotiations. The council should express no surprise that it was. being "stuck" on the purchase price by arbitration, because The Statesman made a prediction that the price would run in excess of what it expected to pay. r And we make this iresh prediction : if the city proceeds - now with condemnation and fights it through all the courts, the final judgment plus the legal expense, will run to a mil- T . lion or more dollars. . : For the interval has worked to the advantage of the company 'and against the city. Not only has the Drice level risen but the data now assembled under arbitration' will be , available for use in the court action. The very fact that the city withdrew from its arbitral engagement weakens its case ; to oegin with. - - ' .- Meantime the delay prospers those who oDDose citv ac- quisition of the plant and disheartens those, who are in the vast majority, who: desire a - .ment oi tne matter and provision for improved water. Congratulations THE Statesman extends its congratulations to the Capital Journal and its owner and editor. Geonre Putnam, on completion and occupancy of itanew publishing house; and on the special edition it printed last night in celebration of the event. The Capital Journal is one of the great and worthy papers of the state. We respect it as an organ of opinion and esteem it as a business competitor. Editor Putnam has given its editorial page a unique flavor, a pungency and a punch which distinguish him as a valiant and forceful fighter. . . The erection of a new building now is a proof of confi dence in the future of Salem the new home of the Capital Journal is one which is well de signed for the present and future needs of that publication; and is a real and lasting monument to Mr. Putnam. - . - WIDENEB IN HOSPITAI 4 'AUBURN. Dec. . 1 8. Prank Widener, Jr., who has been la the reterass' hos'pltal In" Portlaai is recorerlng slowly from a serious Illness. Mrs. Mabel Cady is 1 at her home on Auburn road. - Robins. U. S. arimv engineer. sight for Grand Coulee power of which would consume the - into a fresh difficulty, how acres and -of farm Droducts. busy pulling out 40,000,000 the climatic and other con the Pacific northwest Flare - Back on reports of incomes for 1933 . . the net Income by classes, with 1932. ; 1933: v.. 9-6,792,000,000 11,477.827,461 ' 1,096,874,033 621,181,731 394,766,366 129,275,825" 138,869,938: 58,787,972 59,611,225 ;81,558,981 7,112,060,000 1,594,995,285 1,127,225,987 01,25?,813 376,214,524 116,117,954 117,049,448 ' 60,947,574 64,451,168 35,239,556 in 'the middle brackets de the brain trust can figure it Postmaster General Farley, Frank Kent calls him. will . Plant Backwards prompt and reasonable settle- - and of business in general : and IN KEW RESIDENCE . LABI;3H CENTER,. Dec. It. Mr. aad Mrs. E. J. Weinman re cently znored Into their new brick dwelling. The E. B. Klampe family recently ot Clark. S. D., are oc ctrpying the house they racated. End 'few- 9 r$ s i fX t ui i Hi ii I Ii l . Qmm mm 0m lr I. Bits for Breakfast By R. J. HENDRICKS Resuming reTiew of 1874 Salem Directory: This column on Friday. . the 14th, had some comments on the Salem Directory for 1874, a Tare book. It contained the City Laws, among them this ordinance: "Whenerer 20 residents . . . ot Salem shall ' present a petition duly signed by them to the city recorder, showing that any per son is In the habit ot - becoming grossly arnnk, ana has kept up the habit for a period of one month, the recorder, shall declare such person a common drunkard, and shall cause notice thereof to bo published as an ordinance of this city. Thereafter,-It shaU not be lawful for any person to sell. giro or In any manner assist such drunkard to obtain any wine, spir ituous or malt liquors.' Any per son violating the proTislohs of this act shall, on conTictlon thereof, be fined by the city recorder not less than 35 nor more than $20." This city law was observed : there were a few common drunk ards, and they found it next to impossible to obtain booze. Had one of them tried the validity of the ordinance, and put up to the city officials the task of proving how drunk one must be to be grossly drunk, it might have been interesting; remembering the case of the Scotch gentleman who in sisted that he was not drunk as long as he could lie on the earth without tolling off. The. reader has perhaps heard of several oth er tests and gags of the. kind. V . . S . .V... The 1874 Salem Directory had an introductory, chapter, making these rather interesting claims: "Within the last two years the beautiful city of Salem has steadi ly and permanently improved."-It cited: The completion of the court house at a cost of $100,000. Erection of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, costing $40,000. Finishing the agricultural works at a cost of $35,000. by A. Myers. tms was tne main building of what Is now the cannery of Paul as Bros. A paragraph read: ' 'The elegant and. spacious pri vate residence of Hon. E. ? N, Cooke Is without doubt the most magnificent building north of San Francisco, and cost that gentle man about $30,000. This resi dence is constructed according to the latest and most fashionable style of architecture, and supplied with ail the most modern eonyen lences for health and comfort. It is situated on the corner of Court and Summer streets." (The res idence stands as built; belongs to the Palton estate. E. N. Cooke was the grandfather of Hal and wooae ration.. u was tne sec ond Oregon state treasurer, from to 1870. and was largely Interested In river steamboats and otner pioneer enterprises.) Mention was made of the hand some residence of I. C. Griffith being completed on the corner of Capitol and Court streets, (It was misspelled. Capital street.) ; And oi the new "home of the sic," on "Capital between State and Ferry." (Must hare been southeast corner Ferry aad 12th There is no Capitol street between State and Ferry.) The buiiding was torn down during the past year. - ;. Mention was made of additions to "the flouring mills, the slow manufactory of the Capital Lum- Dermg company, Drake's foundry, Ellison's p 1 o w manufactory," etc. urates foundry is now the Salem Iron Works. Elli son , aV Forstner8 ' plow manufac tory was on' the east side of Com mercial between Ferry and Trade streets. (Evidently between where the Marion 'hotel and the Salem brewery now stand.) Reading on: "The situation ot Salem tor beauty and scenery of the Line -All Out! healthf ulness of locality and homelike influences, cannot be ex celled by any city In the state. . . The streets are 99 feet wide. . . . The -: city.: contains ". two public squares Wills on avenue and Marlon square the former con taining three blocks and lays be tween the state house and the county court . house, INCLOSED WITH A NEAT AND SUBSTAN TIAL FENCE, and the grounds laid off in drives and walks, with shade and ornamental trees ac cording to a beautiful design for a public resort. . . Marion square is ... . inclosed with a fence aim liar to that on Wills on avenue and beautifully shaded with native timber, and at present a favorite resort for celebrations And picnic parties.". (That was too high praise. If not in 1874. by 1884 Wilison avenue was a neglected place infested with Bqulrrel tall grass and weeds. Marion square. primeval forest, presented a bet ter appearance. Wilison avenue originally extended to High street. The court house block had been taken off; later the postofflce block. The beginning of beaut! fication, as seen now. did not come for Wilison avenue until 1895, with the administration of Harrison Kincaid, secretary of state, who selected the trees from the four corners ot the earth.) S ;i ,- Reading one "All the Improve ments now being made are ot a permanent character, . - Including the new state house, on which Daily Health Talks By ROYAL 3. COPELAND, M. D. United States senator from New York Former Committioner of "Health, Veto York City ? A CtREAT - many children are cross-eyed. Thla Is too bad. but when proper steps are taken It Is possible to correct this detect and prevent othe r , r serious . disturb ances of the eye. Iff former years. u a fortunately, little effort made straighten . the, Tea. -"' Today, with our advanced knowledge' of what to do In the treatment of disorders ot the I' "eye and with Im proved skill in the surgery of Or. Copelani the delicate or- gan the defect is readily overcome. This Is a great thing for the hap piness of the child who has been extremely conscious of bis defect Ho 'shuns companions and often develops an inferiority complex in conse- quence Qthla affliction. - X am clad to say most mothers art aware that cross-eye Is a great - handicap. They should consult the physician when the child is ef early are. This la important because energetio measures taken while the child is still young, win result In de velopment of the vision. While the eye snayjM atrenrtbened. lt Is dlffl cult to correct the Impaired function . after the chad reaches puberty. ' Eye Eaercieee Helpfal In many Instances the treatment -consists ot simple corrective eye ex ercises. These are given by means or special contriTancea The former ly popular stereoscope Is useful here. The young child is attracted by stereo scopic pictures portraylnr Mother Goose and. other familiar nursery characters. The use ot these pic tures may afford the necessary cor rective exercises. They strengthen the eye and overcome muscular weakness. In addition glasses are prescribed. When the child Is rid enough to understand and co-operate, if i was t trm i fJJ UKV 4LiaHawle.iraaa some -$50,0 00 has been expended and the walls thus far give prom' is of a . building . which will be worthy of this young and grow ing state;- also the erection of mills,' shops and tannery at the penitentiary, - supplied with water from Mill creek through a spaci ous and well constructed race for that purpose. The establishment and maintenance of state schools for the deaf and dumb. and the blind, the latter commenced 1 in 1873, are also among the notable features of the city." (The schools tor the deaf and blind were ; in rented buildings, very ' - modest ones, heretofore mentioned in this column.) . .- ' I Reading- ; further: i "An " 1m mensa aaa sale water power on the east and south ot the city is rapidly being utilized, and is well calculated to Invite capitalists to erect . manufacturing establish ments," etc. (The power now used by the Salem paper mills Is many times more than the ''im mense and sate water power mentioned, possible .-then (or now) to be economically deliver ed for such an. operation.. And in the offing Bonneville dam. and visioned power of the sun, and the tapping of the heat beneath the earth's crust! And that was short 60 years ago.) Copying further: "The superior goods, manufactured by the WI1 lamette Woolen Mills has placed that , Institution at the head ot the manufacturing Interests of the stated and the demand for their fabrics is so large that the company, : although running the mills at .the fullest capacity, - are unable to fill the orders received." (That was the first mill ot the kind on this coast. -It prospered (Turn to page 7) certain eye movements : are daibr practiced. . When these measures' fan to brlna- about correction It may be necessary to resort to operation. Contrary to the common belief, this Is not at all serious operation and need not be feared. In the. hands of a competent eye surgeon. It la a simple procedure and the results are more than gratl-i lying. : . . : f- YVWt Outgrow Defect Do not be misled Into thinking that a very young child win outgrow thla defect. It Is true that he can be helped to outgrow the muscular weakness, but only If corrective eye exercises are used. Never assume the condition to be a temporary one. Be on the safe aide and consult with your physician. ' , Another mistake often made by . young mothers, is they neglect to provide ' the necessary classes. If your child has been advised to wear glasses, it Is important that they be worn regularly. It wlQ be helpful to know that there is alwaya the probability that the glasses may be discarded after a while. But benefit can be obtained only by conscien tiously wearing the prescribed lenses and strictly following other Instruc tions. . Answers te Health Qoer.ee M. A. E. Q. I am a young wom an, are 11, suffering from cystitis. What would you advise? Aj Reat la most essential. For fuQ particulars restate your question and send a stamped, self-addressed envelope.-.- - . XX B. Q. I would hxe to know how to take care ot the akin and what to do to overcome pimples and ealarged pores. A. For full particulars restate your question nad send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, .- ' Mrs. a E. T. Q. What U tra choma and is It curable? A. This is a contagious disease of the eyelids. Trachoma Is curable but requires the specific attention ot a reliable physician. , (CorvrtrfU, ISSh AV r. JseJ "BEACH ; CHAPTER Try, As Kay passed tha docks she hoked piardedly toward the yacht, One cl the sailors, on the deck, waved to her. Sha waved ' back, Then she saw the car. the big. fa miliar Pierce, parked beside the dock. That meant that Ida Camp bell wij aboard or was out some where with Harrow. Kay was surprised to find that there ma la her even the slightest trace cf resentment, or envy for it eoukfet, she told herself, be such a thinr aa Jealousy. She was sur prised, but she waa frank and she admitted that; whatever it waa, it was thnre. Well, Ida Campbell belonged there, i She belonged in Harrow's life! ah waa bis sort of woman, smart, sleek, modern, very sure oi herself, and she had a bit of a past, a background of wealthy marriage, fast, aonhirtifattd eomnaiiT. ana Nrorld travel. Somehow, thtnkfag about - Ida CampbnU's natural place in Har row's fife, Eay could not help won dermr how she had figured u it at all. wasnt really the sort. Harrow, had said so, but that had been raere talk.- The yacht, which was now Just behind her and only a few Jiuaared feet away, was, in a more subtle sense, miles from her. She f otud it hard to imagine now that aba had danced on it, fished on it, worked, played and lived on it It waa. even more remote than, the grammar school she had attended and not long ago had happened to visit, smiling at the tiny desks, the stuffy little rooms and the' black boards set low for the short reach of childish arms. .By tin time Eay had returned home, the began to see that her problem wu doine what she had hoped it would do: it was begin-J rung to solve itseli. There was no job to be had at the time in Day tona Beach, there waa this vast breach between her world and Har row's, and there waa the devotion and Insistence of Pete close at hand, his contagious recklessness, ardor and enthusiasm, v She felt at this second of consideration that aboard the train to New Orleans she would not be sorry. It waa aa clear aa if she were sitting there now, watch ing the lights of Florida towns drop behind, and chatting: with Pete of their plana for the future. Of course, she could not deceive herself Into believing that she was madly in' love with Pete, but wasnt this enough f How often, she wondered, did people actually marry feeling a really great loveT JWas there such a thing, outside a novel? ' She wondered, when Pete would call, and tried to form in her mind the sentences she -would speak to him, calmly, the deliberate ques tions aha would ask, with the pas sionate hope that neither of them would regret any promise or deci sion they made. It was dinner-time, then eurht o'clock, and -still Pete had not appeared. Kay began to worry and wonder If she shouldn't go look for him at his house. I - . She went upstairs to change and was lost snapping on the light in her bedroom . when she heard a aharp, quick sound that checked her nana om it way to tne Button, it waa shot. And nearby. No mis take. . ; Kay turned and ran downstairs; The cook stood in the doorway be tween the dinlna room and the kitchen, statins at ber in f right. "Did . you hear thatr Kay de manded. ."Yea,u'tr Whara did it come from? It sounded like out in front," the cook managed to stammer. Kay want to the desk in the B ' brarv and took out the old rusty ' revolver Bud had kept there. It looked ancient and u&iy. bat the gray leaden noses of bullets looked out rnenacingly from the chambers in the cylinder. 'Kay took the gun in ber band, got a flashlight and went carefully to the front hall whkh was dark. r She Deered out Into the yard and saw nothinr movina. For several minutes she stood and watched, lis ' tenine. ; Then sha opened the door quietly and stole out. Without us ing' the flashlight, she tiptoed over the lawn, looking behind shrubs, stopping every few steps to listen. She eirclsd the boose carefully. but found nothing; then, growing . bolder and getting- a better nold en her nerves, she walked quietly down the drive toward the front entrance. She wect as far aa the aidewalk . without seeinr anvthinar to arouse her suspicion. andstsrUd back to - MONMOUTH, Dee. 18 Mrs. Hannah-Martin, legislator from Marion county, addressed the members 1 of Monmouth's Civic club Thursday afternoon. "Her talk was related to legislative pro cedure and to a woman's partici pation in It.- She mentioned "that prior to. two years ago a law had been in eff eet In Oregbn making $75 per month a minimum -wage for school teachers. . Due to the depression, a aort of moratorium was declared two yeara ago.' enabling school dis tricts to reduce the wages, until now teachers receive as low as $20 per month in the Willamette valley. This question-will arise before the legislative assembly to convene la January, 1935. - Mrs. Martia said she is inter ested in a better equalization of wages among, men and women. Ia many cases men are receiving more money than women for the same type of work and number of hours employed. At the pie social held here Saturday night, sponsored by the Elklns Woman's club, aa a bene fit for the school lunch fund of Monmouth, .nearly- $60 net was made.- Auctioneers were P. M. Schwelver and O. C Christensen. A short program included dance numbers aad music POUNDS ARE COMING STAYTON, Dec. 18. The J. U Pounds family ot Seattle are ex pected to arrive in Stayton Tues day to spend the holidays with friende.Their daughters have a .17 day vacation from their school wbrk. which will fire the family time for a good visit. MOTES ARE SLATED STAYTON, Dec. 18. Reports are that the first ot the year will see three local families changing residences. As the plans are now. PUKES IHHSE IIITEUSW BE AU I ward the house, wondering- if her nerves had gotten into such a con dition that aha had mistaken the barkfiTtng of an automobile for a pistol shot. - Unworried now, she snapped on the flashlight, and ran its beam easually over the front yard. And then she gasped. Something dark and solid lay on the lawn near a clump ef bamboo that bordered the winaingr automooue onre. amjuuz a firm grip on the gun and snapping off the- flashlight, Kay ran softly forward until she came to the ob ject. . " , . - She had not been wroxur: It waa a body, a man's body. Sha flashed the light down on it and as the first of the bright beam struck, she caught her' breath and felt her knees grow weak as if they had suddenly turned to soft putty. The man was Pete. "Pete, Petal" She 'cried out his name and dropped on her knees beside him. She reached out and touched his shoulder, shook it gently. P aha mmiA k. mIm mi m m, vmv .m WMV uses for waking a sleeper. But there was no sound from the body; there was no movement about it; the shoulder waa aa lifeless aa a dammy's. frantically, aha threw Fete over on his back and flashed the light upon him again. What she saw made ber gasp. The face was cov ered with blood which seemed to have streamed upon it from the right aide of his bead. Kay thrust her hand Inside his shirt and tried to find the sugges tion of a heart beat, but in her tremulous excitement could not tell whether Pete was auve or dead: She drew out ber hand and stared down at him, the horror and the cold fear irrowinsr rsmdiv within her chest, shutting off her breath, drying her throat and mouth and weighing down like lead upon her stomach. Even at that moment Harrow's name and Harrow's fact flashed into - her consciousness and she gripped the revolver that she found was stul in ner rirnt nana, bne anew that if she saw Harrow before her she might begin to squeeze the trig ger 'and not atop until the hammer clicked impotently upon exploded cartridges. Then reason returned to her and she realized that she still had not determined whether there was any Ufa left in Pete's fallen body. By one of those strange quirks of mem ory that psychologists like to dis cuss, a plan came to her. Several years before ahe had seen at the theater on the peninsula a motion picture version of "White Shadows la the South Seas." In the film, a young native boy was injured and appeared to be dead. The white doctor now instantaneously, bow ridiculously easily and vividly it all came back to her J held a shiny belt buckle to the boy's lips and looked at it, then worked furiously to save his life. The Polynesians thought of the buckle aa a charm which had brought back the lad's life, but to the doctor it had been a simple devtca. to see if there waa still a life to save ; it had caught the faint mist from ' the youngster's feeble lungs and had ahowed that breath waa still in the body. Kay held the flashlight dose to Pete'a lips, then looked at the diss of glass, afraid of what ahe might see. with relief as great as any one had ever known, ahe realized that the glass waa fogged by a thin film of moisture. 'Petel" she cried eagerly, shak ing his-shoulders, "Petel" . But he remained limp and silent as a corpse. - - - ' ... nay seized Pete's shoulders and dragged him toward the bouse. It was surprising to her how heavy a limn body could be. When finally she had him lying on the davenport in the living room, a towel under his head, she ran to the telephone. Her hand waa tremblinr so that she dropped the receiver twice and it swung on the end of its cord, hanging against the table. The cook stood ta the doorway huge-eyed, speechless, her sweaty . hands clamped tight together. Kay called two doctors before aha could find one in. And within a space of time that seemed hours but was really only a few minutes, she waa standing anxiously above the bent shoulders of the young doc tor, watchinc every movement. The doctor's presence calmed her im mediately. He was a very compe tent young man, small, wiry, light- naireo, witn a aezt, aura way .ox going about hia business, a manner the Chris Neitlings will move into the Mrs. Anna Adams house,' now occupied by the Dr. W. V. Adams family who will move to the Sls tak house. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lesley now living in' that house will move to the one vacated by the NeitllHgs. 24 - t v -' - HOUR BANKING SERVICE Night Depository Service Available After Baxildng Hours Do not risk keeping money in your safe over night. Funds, accumulated after banking i hours, can be safely deposited in our steel fire and burglary-proof vaults by means of our NIGHT DEPOSITORY SERVICE. This service is available to aU depositors of the SALEM BRANCH of THE FIRST NA TIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND. You have i : only to arrange with' us for a key to the out side door of the depository, and secure the necessary locke coin sacks for your funds. -SALGf.l DRANCE-3 The FIQSTi3A7IOWAL DANK OF PORTLAND -JZSStiS ;. I:t!f!f1 r V By ARTHUR SHUMWAY that was at once easy and frank, yet entirely sincere, untouched by the brisk cocksureneea of some medical men. , Finally the doctor turned to her, smiline boviahv. ?He'a going to be aU right, Kay," urn miu, i Alt VOfl lmt" a Via il.a.. hoping- desperately that he was not merciy vying- to reassure ner.- "As sure aa anybody could be under the eiramstaiw " tK. tor said. "Yes. he Just rot a naatv bumn on the head and had of inches of scalp pretty wall gouged out. There's a slight concussion and hell have to keep ff hia legs and take it pretty easy for a while, but the wound itself doesnt amount to unco. . i "Oh, thank you!" The doctor rVmeVl.J n thank me: thanTr th ksi v. aim the shooting. If I couldnt do better than that Pd quit." TOBl The doctor took out a tiraret. and lit it. "Sit down a ! ute," he said gently. "Well have him moved to the hospital. Mean while there are a couple of things to ret at of the way. "Oh," ahe said. She understood what he meant. "How did young Ryan here hap pen to get shot, Kayl" -I con t know. I waa just going Cnstaira tft rhanir Wk , - T over and see him when I heard the shot. I harried JawmfiiM .. v eook had heard it, too. At 'first, I tnought, in a way, it might be an automobile baxkfirmg, but there have been some prowlers around here lately and I couldnt imagine what it might be." Kay waa won dering how mnrh alia nntrV. t before ahe confronted Harrow. "Prowlers?" One of the doctor's sandy eyebrows rose. "Yea. ah aai1 rnifoVW V see, mother and Bud are up in the mountains ana I've oeen nere alone. i waa worried, of course, so I got Bud's eld revolver and a flaiVJiVt, and went out and looked and that's how I happened to find Pete. There didnt seem to be a soul around."- 'Must have riven von a tiaatv scare?" : "It wasnt fun," she said simply. "Greai girL" he said. v Kay knew that this would be only the becinnin' at T-nlanmtirma TV. town knew that Pete had gone to uuatemaia, tnat ne had been vague ly, at least, connected with her. x r t. , . mow, wm wouiQ peopie say, wnat would the police say. when ther learned that Pete had been living quietly back in Daytona, and had turned tro. shot in tha hA nn k front lawn. . "As she saw it, there was only one thine tn a t Mnfmri H.m and demand an explanation if he wouia give one, to teU him that she considered ahe had no further loy al tv ta him. end then tn. tM (k. chief of police the entire story, be- , minim wua vue mysterious mci ent frn tlta Aid tnr m.t Rt A nmril.. when Harrow had aeen inrnimM t nl lowing them. ibhe rode over, with the doctor and Peta hi tha imhnlM anil tvwiV ear of rto4tHns Vmtm ta tKa Via. pitaL When finally assured that he wwua am weu taaen care oz, sne said, "Doctor, I wonder If you'd come with me to see the police? Somehow, X hate, the idea of going alone."-'" - - The doctor said. "Of -mm Kay" V He drove her ta hia Ettie coupe to the police station. The chief lis tened politely to Kay's story, nod ding at each point aad asking no questions until she waa through. She said nothing, however, of the mVat-rv eaBccmn- Fiarl Rirmw merely that there had been prowl- a a a. a . era near ner nouse ana tnat possibly Pete had come to call on ner and bad been mistaken for an officer n- watchman. This ordeal waa soon over, but when she left the station Kav via nnfe arrr IVtl kw . lr had found belief. The ehief merelv aad said: - -very wen. Miss Owen, 111 see that Tour house is watched. And I may want to see yon again soon," All right.'' ahe said, "thank you.". . What aha vraa thantrfna. Vitm fn she didnt know. As ahe left the station and looked back at its barred windows ahe could Imagine herself held there because ef her part in whatever machinations involved Harrow, or for witholding that part of her story. ! (To Be Continued) 1114, DAKOTAIAN VISITS " STAYTON. Dec. 18. Mrs. Har vey Peterson, of Fargo, North Da kota la a guest at the W. L. Frey home. The Preys formerly lived there. This la Mrs. Peterson's first visit to Oregon and ahe is favor ably Impressed. VAWCI -MIlwrtAI SANK - wtst of mt tooarr V. V - i I f 4 4 I t I
