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THE REGISTER. GTTARD, ETJ GENE, OREGON
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
His Memory Book
By HAROLD GRAY
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:L...t fa.
rff '.' "TtI ear They
fUioBl lh. hid
?Sl! .alT tOtoT.ifle
i,mnr her but
F?lr" doubtless wouldn't
W'Jrrow .h. would
' h ,b,! b,d
M h. . food rlrl
I" . ' .-f.,1 fr her U,
.oifdutifuiir
tl'.r.i.i, Brent if he asked
tffi. forth. Florida
fanning. Bonna was rest-
XuresUyUving,'' f
11 vr, .re only oeing
2f liferents, toasod .round
T '. .v.i hn.n't BUT re-
dona i"ab - -
... kj lone since left
'Undines. Out here In the
I ,, it .mined .noosj
L betide her.
t-licciuri. ...
. finny feeling nlong my
to whispered. "As though
pwple roust i
uoeroad tonight.
. .l ' Wirtlr rofnrfpil.
I".! hate
rs . ... lawn rv O I
worry, a ieu j
jH read the newspapers.
oh be most uupivnii
1, l( you're left your money
' Wick
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obnoxious men. Wick might magnify
the Incident and start sametbing. She
smiled at the idea. No, Wick wouldn't.
but ttrent, u be were bere would be
certain to start smschuig thine..
As though her thoughts had turned
into substance, there entering the
room was Brent.
Of all things I Coming bere when be
wouldn't bring her. But of course
Brent was following her, dogging her
footsteps, shadowing her, protecting
her when she didn't want or need
hie protection.
Look wbo's bere! How did tht.
happen?"
Wick's eyes traveled the direction
cf Molly's. Ho laughed. "It might be
a coincidence."
"But it wasn't."
'The truth is, Breut called me and
asked what I was doing to-night, I
told mm w were nigbt clubbng. " I
"I won't have Brent trailing me like I
a bodyguard." Molly spoke indignantly.
"I you shouldn't here told him where
we were going."
"Now, Molly, how could I know
Brent would Lorn In? He isn't that
kind."
Her 'eyes concentrated on the tall,
blond young man who was studying a
menu with such absorbed attention,
so obviously unconscious of bcr. She
was trying not to feci a sudden rush
of pleasure, mingled with relief.
There was surely no need for feeling
hot and bothered. The bold men who
had shown such objectionable interest
were now engrossed in conversation
evidently having forgotton all about
her.
The man she had mentally dubbed
the proprietor" was speaking now
with a newcomer, who had sauntered
by their tabic. The new man was young
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JANE- MV JANE HER
PICTURE AND YOU
THOUGHT I KILLED VOUR
DAD- HOW COULD YOU
EVER HAVE BELIEVED ME
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I WONDER IF VOU DIDN'T
DISCOVER VOUR MISTAKE
I HOPE VOU DID AND
THAT PICTURE" HORACE 6ILA
TIm.k NOW- HE WAS A
HANDSOME CHAP- I CAN'T
BLAME YOU. OANc, FOR
FALLING FOR. HlM-
PPORARIV HP BEM-LV BELIEVED
I KILLED OLD DAN- OTHERWISE
HE COULDNT HAVE TESTIFIED
Aft HE DID-- AND VET-.--
WHO KNOWS? HE WAS LIKE SO
MANY OF HIS TYFfc-" WEAK-
TtiKiJ-M.V.HtwfiUUilt. BBm
I COULD FORGIVE HIM WHAT "
HE DIB TO ME- I COULD
FORGIVE HIM HOUNDING ME
NOW, IF He STILL BcLtEVES
I WAS A KILLLR- BUT He
BROKE POOR JANES HEART-
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KEEP HER
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v 7 c.imnii vmi rpt "J iucir mine, xue uew ojuii wan yuuiig
,t home. Sometime, you i get I han(Isom. Mo, m.kA Hi
r with a Knue. dui iu a
.dr. That bright glow over
the Umous 'Bed Poppy'."
i.i me nearer, squarea oi
la t Ions, low, clubby type
ktrin to prtcn tne aarKness
iron around the side where
Lj i motley asscmbloge of
..I. Some were ratuer swanK,
-eri. Other, looked ns though
L od their last legs.
ns nothing unusual about
cicent the dense woodland
mil sense of isolation. A
Lee, if you wanted crowds.
Seiiore thrilling tnmgs awaii-
Frince. had said this place
lie. It must have points, to be
liter.
I: our cheerful choice, 1 Wick
. H helped Molly from tbe
kt wo late to turn back," be
biilly."
I rotten reputation.'
It s feeling something's going
Molly said in a low tone.
si out of the ordinary."
sty I didn t warn youl
I Kike up behind bars, I'll
:k snd Brent wanted me to be
girt and I wouldn't.' Anyway,
ti.i happen '
... police.
Molly spoke with the
fooe who has known only the
protection of the guardians
kin.
me Inside now, and a tall,
king man came toward them,
Molly felt his gaze rest for
pt with sudden, sharp interest,
hows I'm not a regular
? she hazarded mentally, "and
1m all set for something ex
wietor signaled to a waiter.
M them to a table.
cured ber mouth downward
b to Wick her disappointment.
M been Huffy, deliberately
"P an atmosphere which was
"liapse. There was absolute
? here to thrill or escite one.
; room had the usunt nnllsh-
r Ooor. A large rcvolring
Hie in the center of the ceil
(i tie dancing area in a flood
: rainbow sniuires. Mirror
fat let In the walls between
decorated with vivid red
Pil had not yet come to life.
Pm sitting at table. Indifter-
ting at a quite ordinary show
iMiyes. Perhaps after a while
wia hair like green straw
' "mg In her cup tr.d that
1 Jith her would flourish a
' Brent', edition would have
'lie had begun loudlv. hransilv
r;tly. hit thi, tun. en.
Sothinc; daring or sinister in
I. . Ti. v' l":le. .noiiy
r- The Red 1'oppyi Don't
from poppies? The
1 It could put anybody to
UJHENi 10E tXWORE-
NOIO JOS TO MfSKt SURE.
Mf. SER MtGC POWER
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ME POPPAS
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Mhin nnn'i
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f KfflC ittinif!
Ill rr,.m U..a ...
k, . (gm, ana loen
r Wild ro.nnlm.nl Tl.
I hH dr.med them at the
";nnE Rt hPr intnntly. He
.i " " uiuivt nun
.'t ln bi ohair and stared
Unl Wi,k about these
dark hair grew nicely on a poetic kind
of bead. He was evidently a person of
importance, judging by the interest of
the group. AH three looked pleased
and excited. Tho proprietor was stand.
It'g deferentially, talking in a low tone
while the young man regarded him
coolly, almost with distaste, Molly de
cided. Once he smiled, and she saw
a flash of white teeth. And once he
turned, and his eyes met hers steadily
for a moment.
She flushed a little. There were lots
of staring people in this place. And
she was quite as mannerless, looking
nt others around her as though they
were a new .pocics.
A significant conversation was tak
ing place between tbe dark-haired
young man and the others at his table.
"What's the reason for getting me
into these clot lies the minute I get to
town?" tbe young man asked in a low
level tone.
"The ssme reason that brought you
to town, that psid your train fare
from Chicago, Nelse." Thornton Black,
who was known as "Steve" to a small
group of "special friends," spoke
Quietly.
"Cut the preliminaries. What wed
ding reception am I to crash tonight?"
"lou're wrong this time . . you start
your. job right here, what do you
think, Nelse, the girl walked in tonight!
Looks like everything Is plnying into
our bands. You could bare knocked me
over with a feather when she come
through that door. Ton see. Nelse.
you're graduating from petty jewel
robbery."
The young man took out n ciga
ret and lit it coolly. "You're not talk
big to me, Steve. The word kidnaping
isn't in my vocabulary, but uolan is.
"Got a white liver, Kelso wen,
we've a cure tor tnat, lis preiiy
strong medicine and yon might have
to spend a stretch inside Bome big
house after you tske it"
Nelson Fergusons eyes narrowed
"Somebody else might be keeping me
company.
Here, herer put in one ot tne trio.
a fnt little man with an oily voice. "Is
that any way for friends to talk? Nelse
wnnta to be urged. He doesn't know
what a big piece of pic he'll draw for I
bis share. Only right, too, when he'll
be taking the biggest risk. You could
never mase me ueneve iei vu.u
scare."
"Not scared." Nelse said slowly.
"But this is aright pleasant planet I'm
living on. A lot of the boys have left
It recently."
"Those boys didn't have your
brains," Bill Patrick put in. "Tell me
which one of your absent friends could
have engineered that Dawson deal ex
cept you and pulled three strsisht bank
jobs without leaving a cl-w. Or mad-
tbe police of four cities sit up anu
take notice for nothing. You've got to
band it to yourself. Those boys weren't
as smart as you. That's why we sent
for you. That's why we're willing tn
take a small slice if you pull the job."
"What job?" Nclst sat down.
"Know who that girl Is I pointed
out to you?" Blnrk nsked.
"No."
"Tbey rail her the Oolden Girl."
(To B. Continued)
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tiPPEtl CAMP CKKEK. Aug. 21,
(Special) Monday afternoon a fire
ton discovered burning In the An
drew Fisher woods. The fire warden
called for 10 CCC men from the camp
at Wendling, and they soon hsd the
fire under controL
Frit. Miller went to Portland Sun
day where he tlsited old friends from
Nebraska. Ho returned Monday after
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Chsrlie Wsgner Inrlt
ed all the neighbors to a barn raising
Saturday with a dance in the evening.
Sir. and Mrs. Wagner have moved in
to the new hounc recently built.
Stillman Daniels has purchased a
new tractor to use in the logging at
his milL . ,
France. Tobey of Pleaant Hill Is
.t.vine with Valentine Hay during
ben'n picking. They are picking at tbe
Stump yard.
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