lit OREGON STATESMAN,' Saleo, Oregon," Sundiy "MonvlnsT, . Sepfenoer 22, 1935 . -
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"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe
, ; From First Statesman, March 28, H51
V THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Crablcs A. Spbacuc - Editor-Manager
... Sheldon F. Sackett - - - HanagingEiitor
Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Presa Is exclusively entitled to the dm (or publica
tion of All nws dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In
this paper; . . : .
. As a Business Proposition
LOOKING at the proposed school bond issue as a business
proposition there are taanifestly two sides to the deal.
- On the favorable side is the possibility of obtaining PWA
funds of some $385,000 to supplement the district funds of
$650,000 to provide new school buildings. Another factor is
prevailing low interest rates on bond issues.:
Wtigh against these facts other considerations. The
PWA grant is not an unconditional grant. The money to be
spent must be spent in. compliance with PWA regulations.
Experience has shown that these cause delay and increase
expense. Hockley's office says the increase is about five per
cent Careful inquiry in Portland among contractors develop
ed the fact that the increases run from 20 to 35 per cent. It
is a. fairly safe conclusion that the excess would be at least
20 per cent, which makes a big hole in the gift from the gov
ernment. , There is this further question: do the taxpayers want
now to assume a load of $650,000 in debt? The school district
has been carrying a heavy load over a long term of years. It
has reducecfits bond debt to $42,000 ; and its note debt is
$100,000. It recently wiped out its warrant debt, but that will
probably pick up again in intervals between.tax periods. Do
the taxpayers want to enjoy a respite from the debt service
burdens ; or do they want to tackle new obligations in large
volume? That is for the individual taxpayer to answer with
his cross-mark, not for a newspaper editor to say.
It should be recalled however, that during the depres
sion the frequent comment was that the debt load was what
caused or deepened the depression, and the folly of commun
ities rushing into debt was frequently cited. This issue will
not put Salem in the silly class by any means; but it is siz
able. Our debt-carrying capacity should be considered as a
whole, not just by individual taxing units. The City of Salem
is heavily bonded ; and a new issue of up to $125,000 is con
templated as an aid to the state for capitol construction. The
city's valuation has declined from over $18,000,000 to under
$16,000,000. Purchase of the water system takes that large
property off the tax rolls and increases the levies on remain
ing property. Prospects are for some increases in tax levies
as a result of restoration of wage scales, state capitol build
ing, old age pensions, etc.
Besides considering the effect of the increased costs on
themselves, voters should consider also the effect on others
less fortunately circumstanced, on local industries needed to
provide employment.
The proposal means the abandonment of the present
senior high school plant. While its original cost was $175,000
its replacement value is much higher. The building is of sub
stantial construction. The older portion is 30 years old, which
i3 not long for a building of its good materials ; and the newer
portion only 12 'years. okL. It needs some changes for fire
safety; and additional room is needed. But should the dis
trict abandon this .property and enter into a new $700,000
high school plant? We say abandon advisedly, because the
building is not suitable for a grade school and nobody has
been able to propose a practical use for it.
- It is a practical question, how will the district meet the
. probjem of more , room unless the new high school is builtf
j We-do 'not believe it would be wise to spend a lot of money
enlarging the present plant. Is it not wiser to look ahead to
(the time when Salem will be a two-high school city? Then
the sensible moves would be to rise the present plant with
minor changes or temporary expansion for a five-year period.
About 1940 erect a new high school unit about Olinger field
with provision for future expansion, and continue using the
present high school until such time as a new high school is
required in South Salem.
- If a new high school plant is built near Olinger field it
will not be many years before the call will come for one in
south Salem. Olinger field may be near the geographical cen
ter of the district, but it is far off the convenience center of
the district. The present location is best in that respect, be
cause the normal lines of travel both of bus lines and parents
driving to work are in the business district as a center. Even
. tually the city will require two high schools; and the pres
ent plant may well be utilized after the Olinger unit is built
and before the outh high school is needed. By that time the
present building would be pretty well depreciated and the
ground should be valuable for
In view of the building program already in sight for this
community, is it wise to proceed with a big school construc
tion program now? In sight are
university plant, a new postoffice, an expensive grade sep
.a rat ion project. These will fully employ the building trades
:for a considerable period. Would it not be wiser planning, in
spite of the bait of PWA funds,
tion to a later date, and then
buildings as needed? It is easy
done now labor will flock here
i float away; and then where
' ployment?
The one unit which is urgently needed is the Leslie
school gymnasium. This should be authorized; and if the
present bond proposal fails this project should be resubmit
ted and approved.
The Statesman does not
; res; and does not like to be parsimonious in school expendi
? tares. But' we can see many places where additional funds
iare needed, higher school teacher salaries, attracting and
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noiaing Deuer teacners ; a iuner
sic. .If we start service of principal and interest on a new
5 heavy debt load, these matters would need to be further de-
:f erred.
We desire to have taxpayers study this bond proposal
from all sides; and then to have them vote their convictions
next Tuesday. The question is
i a very large vote.
As.the time approaches tor preparing the county budget it is not
-;- amiss to suggest that more money will need to be spent on the gravel
r reads ot the county. Take the much-traveled road from Salem to In
. dependence, trem the end of the paring at Roberts to the ferry there
- are several Very bad spots. The Mill City-Detroit road now gets very
- heavy travel as it connects with
; bnsh-oiaine Toads. While waiting
portion above Gates, more work
T teaance of the present road. It' is
, xerous because f the famag reck.
pay old age pensions out of money
'Business men are to have a
.."chamber of commerce to get their
i area. We can save the chamber all the expense. The business men
think the new deal is the bunk, but what they think doesn't count.
Opinions wanted new are from the jobless, the brain trusters and the
: Farley political machine. -
! An Oregon City Janitor suddenly remembers that Tom Mooney
. was on a roof with- him In San Francisco the day- ot the bomb kill
. .r tugs, though he can't remember, any others who were; Now you tell
.Three showdowns yesterday.
ricat ship operators caU for a showdown in San Francisco ; and Ralph
. Moody calls for a ihwdwrn fa the local gambling- investigation.
Now who will show p In each
LUllD
business purposes.
a new capitol, perhaps a new
to defer the school construe
build out of our own money, the
to see if all this building is
and when the work is done
will our own labor find em
oppose but support school prog-
scnooi program, sucn as mu
important enough to draw out
, v
the North Santlam and the Breiten-
for complete reconstruction or tne
needs to be done in proper mam
not only rough; bat In places dan-
Th county Just can't continue to
needed for highway maintenance.
referendum conducted by the TT. S.
attitude-toward new deal mean
Italy calls for showdown In-Af
case?
Bits for
Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
How Sheridan got four
trains of rations routed -for
Lee's hungry army the
Lday before its surrender: .
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(Concluding from yesterday:)
Quoting further Sheridan's Mem
oirs: "The capture of-Swell, with
iz of his generals and most of his
troops, crowned our suceess, but
the fight was so overshadowed by
the stirring events of the surren
der THREE DATS LATER, that
the battle HAS NEVER BEEN AC
CORDED THE PROMINENCE IT
DESERVES .... . By General
Grant's directions the 6 th corps
had been following my route of
march since the discovery, about
9 o'clock in the morning, that Lee
had decamped from Amelia court
house.
"Grant had promptly Informed
me of this in a note, saying: 'The
6th corps will go in with a vim
any place you may dictate,' so
when I sent word to Wright of
the enemy's isolation, and asked
him to hurry on with all speed,
his gallant corps came as fast as j
legs could carry them, he sending
to me successively Major McClel
lan and Colonel Franklin, of his
staff, to report his approach.
(This was General Horatio G.
Wright)
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"I was well advised as to the
position of the enemy through In
formation brought me by an in
telligent young soldier, William A.
Richardson. Company A, 2nd Ohio
.... At the close of the battle (of
Sailor creek) sent one of my
staff ... to General Grant to re
port what had been done; that
we had taken si? generals and
from 9000 to 10,000 prisoners . . .
In the same despatch I wrote: 'If
the thing is pressed, I think that
Lee will surrender -
"When Mr. Lincoln, at City
Point (Virginia), received this
word from General Grant, who
was transmitting every item of
newB to tne president, ne tele
graphed Grant the laconic mes
sage: "Let tne thing be pressea.'
(This indicates how great was
Sheridan's part In ending the Civil
war.)
Writing of the morning of April
In his Memoirs, Sheridan said,
In part:
It was clear that Lee had
abandoned all effort to escape to
the southwest by way of Danville.
Lynchburg was undoubtedly his
objective point now; so, resolving
to throw my cavalry again across
his path, and hold him until the
infantry could overtake him, I di
rected everything on Appomattox
depot." ... Of the 8th he wrote:
At break of day, April 8, Merritt
and Mackenzie united with Crook,
. and the cavalary all moved
then toward Appomattox depot.
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"Hardly had it started when one
of the scouts Sergeant White
informer me that there were
FOUR TRAINS OF CARS AT THE
DEPOT LOADED WITH' SUP
PLIES FOR LEE'S ARMY: these
had been sent from Lynchburg, in
compliance with the telegram of
Lee's commissary general, which
message, it will be remembered,
was captured; and transmitted to
Lynchburg by two of Young's
scouts on the 4th.
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'Sergeant White, who had been
on the lookout for the trains ever
since sending the despatch, found
them several miles west of Appo
mattox depot. FEELING THEIR
WAY ALONG, in ignorance of
Lee's exact position.
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'As he had the original des
patch with him, and took pains to
dwell upon the pitiable condition
of Lee's army, he had little diffi
culty in persuading the men in
charge of the trains to bring them
EAST or Appomattox station
but, fearing that the true state
of affairs would be learned before
long, and' the trains returned to
Lynchburg, he was painfully anx
ious to nave them cut off by
breaking the track west of the sta
tion.
"Tne intelligence as to the
trains was immediately despatch
ed to Crook, and I pushed on to
join him with Merritt's command.
Custer, having the advance.
moved rapidly, and, on nearine
the station, detailed two regiments
to make a detour southward to
strike the railroad some distance
Beyond, and BREAK THE
TRACK.
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"These regiments set off at a
gallop, and in short order broke
up me rauroaa enouga to pre
vent the escape of the trains
Custer meanwhile taking posses
slon of the station but none too
soon, for almost at the moment
he did so the advance guard of
Le s army appeared, bent on
securing the trains.
"Without halting to look after
the trains further, Custer at
tacked this advance guard and
had a spirited fight, in which he
drove the Confederates away
from the station, captured 25
pieces of artillery, a hospital
train, and a large park of wag
ons, which, in the hope that thaj
would reach Lynchburg the next
day, were being pushed ahead of
Lee s-main body.
"Devin, coming- up a little be
fore dusk, was put in on t&e
right of Custer, and one of
Cook's brigades was. sent to our
left and the other two held In
reserve. -
"I then forced the enemy back
on the Appomattox road to the
vicinity ot the court house, and,
that the Confederates might have
no rest gave orders to continue
the skirmishing throughout the
night. ;- :
"Meanwhile the captured trains
had been taken charge of by lo
comotive engineers, : soldiers of
the command, who were de
lighted evidently to get back at
their old calling. .
'"They amused themselves- by
running the trains to and xro,
creating much - confusion, ," wad
keeping- up wuch mm unearthly
Wherever Statehbuse is Built
Some Will Growl, Some Will Grin
By D. H. TALMADGE, Sage of Salem
Where'er the it&te house may be
. built, ;
Or what the cost may be,.
Some folks will growl and some
win grin
Sweet human harmonyl
I once knew an old gentleman
who closed the door slaphang in
the faces of a party of friends and
neighbors who
had come to'
surprise him on
h t s birthday.
He said when
he wanted to
have a party
he'd Invite it.
He was a lead
ing citizen ot
the town, and
whatever he did
was accepted
without open
protest. Just
the same, folks
V
did not like him & H. TsfeuAga
very well. When he died, a year
or two after the surprise party In
cident, his funeral was very
sparsely attended. It was not a
very satisfactory way of -getting
even, but it was better than noth
ing. At long Intervals a man wear
ing a full beard appears on the
street, and folks turn their heads
to look at him. Some of the kids
giggle. In the day when nearly
all men cultivated beards gen
eral habit prevailed of licking the
lips with the tongue. This was
done to get the syrup remaining
from the morning buckwheats and
possibly a taste ot the coffee still
lurking in a leng and sweeping
mustache. This is perhaps one
thing an old-timer means when he
says that life had more flavor, in
them days. ,r ?J"
Another lesson we learn In the
course of the years "best" is not
always good nor "worst" always
bad.
Precious is our right to utter
What we think in short,
to
sputter.
It is not always possible to tell
from the way a man goes at an
undertaking how much of a suc
cess he will make of it. The slow-
starter sometimes wins and the
fast-starter sometimes wins, and
at times each loses. Results are
-what count. Still and all, some
question exists as to what results
are worth the counting.
Goosepimples are the penalty
folks pay for not wearing clothing
suitable to the weather. Aunt
Mary Jane used to say that the
biggest goose she knew of was
the person who did not wear suf
ficient clothing to prevent goose
pimples. "Believe me," said she.
I'll wear the duds I've got and
keep myself warm. Maybe I won't
be in style. But what's style?
Humph! Style can go to Hali
fax." Aunt Mary Ann was one of
those folks who never leave any
doubt as to where they stand on
any question. Sometimes she made
a mistake, but not often.
Probably there is no person who
can forecast the weather infalli
bly. However, there are those who
do pretty well at it. They observe
conditions and the subsequent
weather over a term of years, and
by the time their hair turns gray
they are fairly weatherwise. Care
for a reminiscence? Thanks. My
dad and I hitched the old horse
to the old buggy one 30th of Oc
tober several years prior to the
Spanish war and rode seven miles
to the river without coats. Won
derful weather that day, and the
leaves in the timber, nrostly hard
wood, were grand to look upon.
As we drove out of towa that
morning Aunt Mary Smith hailed
us from her doorstep. "You boys
got your overcoats along?" she
asked. "You may need 'em." We
did not bother to answer the ques
tion. Just gave the old lady a wave
and a smile and plodded along.
We returned to town at about 5
o'clock that afternoon in the midst
of a small blizzard. Snow and
wind. Cold as all get out. "Drive
around so we won't have to pass
Aunt Mary's." ordered father.
"She'll be watching tor us, and
we'll fool her." And that is what
we did.
O, well, it was not so smart of
Aunt Mary at that Everybody
knows that any kind of weather
may come at that time of year.
Still, we would have been more
comfortable it we bad taken our
overcoats.
After SO or 60 years ot deter
mined effort I now find myself
able to withstand the allure of a
.passing fire-truck. But I am still
weak. A brass band brings me
running every time.
I trust it Is a favorable sign.
screeching with the whistles that
I was on the point of ordering
the cars burned.
"They finally wearied of their
fun, howejer, and ran the trains
oft to the east toward General
Ord's column.
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The night of the 8th I made
my headquarters at a little frame
house just south of the station.
I did not sleep at all, nor did
anybody else, the entire com
mand being np all night long;
indeed, there had been little rest
in the cavalry for the past eight
days. (The reader will observe
that this was the night before
Lee's surrender. Tense moments,
great minute, epochal hours.)
The necessity of getting Ord's
column, up was so obvtouc now
that: staff officer after staff of
ficer was sent -to him and to Gen
eral Grant requesting that the In
fantry be pushed on i for If It
couia get to the front, au tnw
the rebellion wonld.be ended on
the morrow."
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, Some Incidents of the day of
surrender of the army of Gen
eral Lee wilt "be gives later, -per-Inps
beginning Wednesday.
I have gased at the portraits of
the Capital Journal's bright young
men, printed, in that newspaper
during the week, and have been
much cheered thereby. Another
boy and X had our pictures taken
once In a. Mississippi river city.
The other boy wanted a portrait
to send to his girl, and I wanted
one of me to enter in a he beauty
contest which was going on down
at St, Louis. When my portrait
was delivered I asked the photog
rapher how my faee measured np
to the standards established by
the national academy of design,
or whoever or whatever it was
that was. establishing beauty stan
dards at that period In the repub
lic's history, and he cocked his
head first to one side, then to the
other, and squinted his eyes.
"Well", said he, 'you ain't so
dam handsome, but you're a fair
average."
t have of course, like everybody
else, seen a heap of portraits dur
ing my life portraits of people
celebrated for one thing or an
other, and a number of the orig
inals of these portraits I have met
face to face. Almost without ex
ception my estimates as to their
personalities, drawn from the por
traits, were incorrect All looked
different from their portraits
the same, but different Some bet
ter, some not so good. Portraits
of people with whom we have a
personal acquaintance are inter
esting and ot definite value, but
portraits of people with whom we
have no personal acquaintance
lack definite value. Their value is
indefinite, and sometimes they
are Interesting and sometimes
they are not.
A hick is whatever anybody
thinks a hick is.
I note in the morning paper an
nouncement of the death of Gor
don W. Laflar. He died at his
home on South Liberty street
Thursday of this week, aged 80
years. He had been able to leave
his home only at long intervals
for many months. It seems to me
that his passing deserves more
than the customary notice. He
came to Salem 25 years ago from
Manning, Iowa, where he had
published a newspaper. He had al
so been postmaster, and he had
been a successful operator in real
estate. A man of keen business
perceptions and possessed of an
engaging personality, he did well
in Salem until his health failed,
and there are, I am sure, none of
those who knew him who will not
feel a pang of sorrow in his death.
Twenty Years Ago
September 22, 1915
'ine Oregon Hop Grower's as
sociation estimates the yield of
hops in Oregon this year at 80,-
000 bales.
The state fish hatchery at
Bonneville yesterday shipped to
Salem a carload ot 21,320 trout
to be distributed in streams of
Marion county.
Governor Withycombe has Is
sued a proclamation designating
October 9, the 43rd anniversary
of the disastrous Chicago fire, as
lire prevention day in Oregon.
Ten Years Ago
September 22, 1023
Work of erecting a new guard
tower at the Oregon state pen!
tentiary is now under way. It is
located near the front gate and
will house the arsenal.
Willamette university regents
recommend that plans for a stu
dent cooperative store be aband
oned yesterday.
Mickey Walker of New Jersey
retained his world's welterweight
title last night by defeating Dave
bhade of California.
Editorial
Comment
From Other Papers
THE CENTRAL OREGON
Powerful arguments were pre
sented to the highway commission
at Burns last week for completion.
in this instance, means the grad
ing of the nnfinished 20 mile
section east of Burns, the surfac
ing of the 'whole highway and
oiling of the completed surface as
a means of ending the dust nuis
ance.
Leading in the presentation
were representatives of the Vale
and Owyhee projects who look to
this highway as promising them
their best outlet to- market with
the many, many carloads of agri
cultural produce that will be
coming off their lands beginning
next year. They Tecognlse the
fact that the Willamette valley
raises produce sufficient for the
needs of northwestern Oregon. It
is their belief that If they can go
into northern California and the
bay region they can sell what they
raise profitably and thus achieve
success themselves and at the
same time demonstrate the wis
dom of the many millions of ex
penditure for reclamation in their
country.
Bend, too, figures In their
plans for they wovld bring their
livestock to the railroad and thee
send it either north or south as
the Portland or California mar
kets seemed to promise the best
returns. .
Theirs was the argument from
expediency. Other speakers as
serted the justice of the claim
based on the. original highway act
ot . 1917 with Its assertion, ' ap
proved ; by the people, that . the
central Oregon was one of the
highways of chief Importance in
the state and "should be -permanently
constructed and finished
with a-hard surface.
Further more, the" commission
heard -a- denial of the justice ot
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CAST INTO EDEN
CHAPTER XXVUI
Jerome let the chest wait and
nrent back to go out by the front
ioor and discover what nil this was
about On the threshold he fetched
np with a gasp. His jaw sagged,
which was unusual for Jerome. He
was -the sort of man to become
tight-lipped under the stress of any
sudden strong emotion.
Linda was standing on the edge
of the porch; Her bright hair was
adorned by a chaplet of orange
blossoms and round her neck was
a garland of jasmine. She wore a
garment tnat any man, nowever
much of an ignoramus in the field of
feminine costuming, could not help
but recognize instantly as a bride s
dress. But no modern coutourier
could have created, devised, or then
furnished such a bridal dress as
hers. It was of very old Spanish
lace; not trimmed or bordered or
appliquedk with this priceless mate
rial but completely made of it
This wondrous fabric entirely
clothed Linda, and at the same time
it unclothed her. The lace wedding
dress had been made to wear over
some other garment however light
and not to be put on next to that
finest and loveliest of charm con
tainers, a flawless skin. Linda's
fresh coloring had ripened to the
rich old ivory of the tropic zones
but it was perfectly evident that
the lovely old lace was spread di
rectly over a lovely young skin.
There is a. luminosity about a fresh
cutaneous surface, even when sun
darkened. This glowed through the
open meshes of the lace as a rich old
Amontillado glows through the fig
ured design of rare cut glass.
But Jerome's vision did not at
the moment detail the beauty thrust
upon it so startlingly. He had
'grown accustomed to Linda's gra
cious natural loveliness so that his
first impression was that it had
been profaned by this artificiality
which in its way embellished it
But for the moment his mind fast
ened on the only possible source of
such an exquisite costume.
"Linda . . . you've been into the
chests ..."
"Yes, and if we hadn't been so
dumb we d have been into taem ten
days ago."
"What else was there?
"More clothes, and some lovely
sheets and pillow slips and gor
geous couvre4it all hand embroid
ered. Her face turned suddenly
crave. "Jerrv. it was a bride's
cheat far her trousseau."
"Good Lord, Linda, yon shouldn't
have rummaged it I
' "I didnt realize St nntfl I found
this exquisite lace gown. Then I
couldn't resist tryntr n on. just
for vou to see. Ill nut it back."
"What about the other chests?"
"Ha vent opened them. Thought
I'd wait lor Ton."
"Pitas take this off. Liada
and try to put everything back just
as it was. zou're superb . . glo
rious ... but it isnt right-
She said contritely i "I know it
Jerry." Like rifling a tomb or an
W J A. 1
altar, a just wsnieu jvu w aev
to see me as a bride."
I "Well, rve seen . . . and It makes
- things even harder. Please go tak
it off, Linda, and put things back
as they were."
"All right It was so lovely I
thought I d slip it on and give you
s surprise.
"Ton have. And lt!s premature.'
"X admit that Bat I'm not apt
, to nave a wedding dress when we
are wed and certainly nothing as
gorgeous as -this wonderful lace.
Even my elastic scruples would balk
ne-lootiBr it"
"Heaven forbid.. Jerome mut
tered. "That would be the last
straw . .. and we're already loaded
several bales of It"
, "Yea, and TV a notion that this
old earners back is 'tairbr tender."
"We've got tough Job- ahead
Its arrangement for a percentage
allocation of , funds among; the
four, highway divisions of the
state and also had called to- Its -attention
the agreement of the coast
counties . to ; forego further - im
provements and reconstruction
ot the coast highway in return
for the remission of bridge tolls.
For the camiag year the - high
way eomaUssloa has. in prospect
th expenditure--, a greater snm
; He Seems to Be a Little
r , i ll if l
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and that's no working rig to rassle
a dory down over the dam and coast
her along the slippery stones of
the creek . Go take off the dress and
stow it away Just as you found it"
"Let's get breakfast first Yon
don't know how glorious it feels to
be so beautifully dressed after
skipping round naked for days on
end."
"AH the same it makes me ner
vous. Too much like stealing the
votive offerings from a shrine."
"I felt that but I'm getting over
it It was made for . . . who could
she have been? What has happened
to her?"
"His bride, of coarse. There may
be some awful tragedy for all we
know." He hesitated, thea said in
a lower voice; "Perhaps it suggest
ed that terrible story of KipJlng'a
about BimL the chimpanzee, that
got jealous and tore the naturalist's
bride to pieces."
"No . . . dont ..." the color left
her face. She reached for tne fast
ening of the gown. As she did so
the macaw gave a series of harsh,
grating cries, then screeched with
a different note than that of the
raucous irony that usually empha i
sized its tingle emphatic query t
"What in blazes do you want?"
It launched itself from the branch
and new above the natural dam of
the pool where it fluttered about
gyrating and squawking. Then
came from an invisible source be
low the ledge a deep and resonantly
musical voice.
"Ho, Cocky . The rest of the
greeting was in some Teuton tongue
that Jerome knew to be Dutch.
"Good Lordl" he gasped. "It's
the Duenol"
Linda might have bolted back Into
the house but it was too late. A
dazzling white sun-helmet capping
a strongly animated personality
swept up into view as if carried by
a vicorons bound, and then became
absolutely motionless in the bright
slanting rays ox the sun that had
risen above the plateau to the east
ward. Jerome and Linda standing
on the edge of the porch were also
powerfully illumined. The white
lace wedding dress shone and shim
meted like a creation of frosted sil-
"God ..." said Linda, faintly.
The Sacred Name was not ct
tared blasnbemously. Neither was
it promoted as an expletive. Even
in nis palsied state Jerome under
stood what had inspired It . . . Fear,
Reverence, and Aw ... but chiefly
r ear.
Linda's ejaculation was deserin-
tive. Just as this spot had impressed
them as the Garden ot Eden with
its clamorous beauty and friendly
beasts, the Tree of the Forbidden
Fruit etc, so now did the command
ing figure that bad to suddenly ma
terialized itself suggest the Lord
and Creator ox all that was there.
The man was of magnificent phy
sique s commanding Tisag. with
full and evenly trimmed snow-white
beard. His costume was of
ulate white, like the helmet
-Tor a moment this firure stood
contemplating them mraraved. Then
owe band was raised to remove the
helmet displaying-- a thickrr wavy
mass ex silvery nair.. xnis exnosed
also the splendid forehead with its
white boshy eyebrows set over eyes
that looked dark and lustrous but
were oz a cobalt blue, Ths nose was
straight high-hridred. and com.
mantling, and the cheeks lean but
fresh and fine of skin.
Jerome mattered under his
breath with a sort of grim dereeirt
"So ft is Eden after all! We're
This acted ok Linda like a tonic
Her lithe .ten . straightened.
-npuunrw w sort." she retorted.
-xnere'a.Dsea no Fait'
Thk reminder stiffened I.'.
own back.. Like Adam, na
suddenly conscious of his near naa
of money than has-been available
for , years. The central Oregon
should have a large share of this
money Bend Bulletin. . .
Bin. Rolilsorj. Returns i
KEI2ER Sept 21--Mrs. M. W.
Rullfson has returned from a trip,
north visiting relatives, la Spo
kane and Pvathdum, Idaho.
Late,
By
HENRY C ROWLAND
ednesa. Linda (or Ere) was dad,
but Jerome (or Adam) was in only
shorts and shoes, and he was em
barrassed if not ashamed.
As if to prevent that sort of an-
tfclimax. that seems always a pity,
however preposterous a situation.
the illusory atmosphere waa swept
suddenly away. In perfect English
and in a deep bass resonant voice
the lord of the premises said: "So
I was right Yon made this island
and .repaired your boat- Then it
was perhaps my meddlesome apes
that set her adrift"
"Yes, sir," Jerome answered.
The big man who was in foil rig
or, if at ths same time venerable,
walked over to the verandah. The
cockatoo fluttered over him then
lighted en his habitual branch.
Linda asked: v
' Are yon eoing to be angry with
me for putting on this gown?"
That depends. Why did you put
It on?" A deep furrow drew itself
straight down between his eyes.
"The srorQlas atela oar elath
She described briefly how this des
titution had occurred. The bis man
stroked his beard. His eyes seemed
to bore Into hers, but not accusingly.
i am ur. van xieman Thawed-
gown yon are wearinsr was
le many rears in for mv hHrfa.
If yon are like she was, there is no
offense."
Jerome remarked quietly, "Sir,
she is."
"That. aald T.lnHa fn.n..
Jerome. He said that this miVfct h
the Garden of Eden, and that I
might be Eve, but he declined to be
Adam."
The big man looked quickly from
one to the other. "Sometimes I
think that the sin of Eve was gen
erosfty. "With what was not entirely her
own," Jerome observed.
"Is. anything- entirely one's
?Wn??k?ithadoctot' "Not from
-olniof dahin,-cerUinly."
It relieves me to hear you say
that Doctor," Jerome stated, "be
cause we have helped ourselves to
what we needed here. Even to tear
lngtbe planks off one of your chick
en houses to build a boat"
"And where is the boat?"
"Inside the house, sir. We were
afraid the gorillas might damage
"But those apes ar very shy and
bare been taught to keep away from
the house premises. I am surprised
they ehould bare shown themselves
i D- Yn Dieman gave him a sharp
look. "So vou found the hook I had
madef or him. Yea, I'm afraid that
sometimes in my absence Mateo has
sever. His hot blood. Some
rears age the captain of one of my
freighters brought me a pair of
roung rorfflju from AWcatauW
and Wl, Fear yearsYguh
brought to another pair, but the
male died oa the voyageTrheexi
took kindly to this place."
dmurmured, IwuerW
"The Deb?"
dy that tags after Papa GeriLa.
She's always with him."
grant. Another my captains se
eand me some monaoufrom Bar.
fiaiav Pm very feed of aaS bot
J e the idea f esto
?"bave brongntVsSe!
tmeidereat sortstaatskiS
nvsaaeaably together." mwnut
(To Be Continued)
ms,i
T Goetz Gets School
1 SJBTON. Sept 11 Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Goetx, Jr.; have
ono to Grand Rond wher Goets
will again teach. Goetx Is the son
or Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goets of
SUverton. the elder Mr. Goets be
ing superintendent of th Sllver
toa schools. Mrs. Goetx, Jr., is
th daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Fry ot Sllrertoa.