ana pa»neo open a aoor into anotoer
At a long table
sat seven man. three on either side
Any Old Caat W ith Flapping Tells,
and one at the snd. At the farther
Says Governor Cruoa.
end of the tabla there stood a wide
Another edict aa to nartorlul mode«
armed empty chair Except for a low
ha» come out of the went and thin
swung lamp above the tabla the room
time It la official for gubernatorial In-
was devoid of other furnishing
An Hsnsst Deal.
uuguratlona, ao far aa Governor Lee
“Captain Leeeun,” be announced In
Ill ona of our atalm uot many yearn Cruce of Oklahoma la concerned any­
A Chinese Episode snd Its
a low volee. “on trial for betraying se­
ago It was a sport and a science In way.
Horrible Effect
crets of the White Brothers "
anuie sections to »tuff the bullot boxes
When Mr. Crttce togun to be con-
“Captain lA*eson died, as you all
no that no matter bow the people vot­ aulted about the plan« for lit» Inaugu­
know," sold Nelson sternly. "I saw
ed the machine csndldntes won. In ral ball ho declared hlniaelf. He would
By CLARISSA MACKIE
him die. killed by your orders. He
ona little town an enlliuslast for lion
died In the atreet of"
eat government waa named a» one of
C o p y rig h t, 1911. b y A m o rirá n P r
"Hlleute!" menaced the lender. "He
A ssociation
Ilia board of three election Judge». Ilia '
claims to be Nelson, the one who died
two companions wore ready to »Up i
that night."
lu ti»
t hr MUM bo* enough vote»
The seven nodded In uulaon. but did
A
whole
year
passed
after
Nelson's
to elect t h e I r |
return from Asia, before be found him- not remove their gaze from Nelson'»
m a n. but they
self again treading an oriental street angry face.
c o u l d not get
He kept alienee now. briefly review
the lionewt judge
ami rubbing elbows wltb slant eyed, Ing the Htrange events that bad auatcb
to leave the vot­
blue bloused Chinese. His present po­ ed him from the busy afreets of the
ing tooth l o n g
sition In the custom houae made It city Into aa .dlamal a den o f murderer«
euougb for them
It isn’t a question alone ot whether you
neccaanry that be should visit a well aa one might hope to flud a. ug the
to turn the trick.
want a better salary— it's a hard condition
known silk Importer, whose place of water front of any Chinese city.
Finally, after he
of life that you must face to protect your­
Before hla eye« there flushed a pie
business lay In the heart of Hun Frau
It a (I refused to
self and those dependent upon you.
ture
of
hla
last
year
In
China
Then
cisco's reconstructed Chinatown.
leave long enough
You can't stand still— if you don't want
be liutl been lu the diplomatic service
Juy
Nelson
bad
been
glad
enough
to
for I u it c h. alt
to go backward, you must go forward—
of hla country. Leeson. bla friend, an
ellmltiate
all
memory
o
f
hla
last
year
three went to a
that is, you’ve got to earn more.
In China. There had toen one horri­ Englishman In the British employ ui
neighboring hotel
Earning more means holding a tx-tjer
ble lucldent from wbk'b he hud fled, Hongkong—lua|>ector of beultb or some
for a hasty nieiil.
position— independence, happiness, and a
hut whose shadow hud lurked In the thing of that sort—bad Interested Nel
The
h o n est
chance to provide for the future.
background of bla dully life aluce Ills son In Ilia eatabllahment of a leper col
Judge, who wiin
return to America. In broad daylight ouy down In Anam.
alao very devout,
Thousands upon thousands who once held low,
B Tvrrrn tii « box .
it wna Leeson's ambition to clean
he bud laughed at the fears that pur­
put t|te ballot box
poorly paid positions now earn high salaries as a
out
the
lepers
hidden
lu
the
city,
to
sued hla f in d sleepless, fear buuuted
on the floor between III» feet mid, »bul
result of letting the I nternational C orrespond ­
nights. After aw hile the fear gave root them out from their pla* ea of con
ting hl» eye», bowed bla head for »w
ence S chools show them how to accomplish the
cealment
and
tniua|>ort
them
:>
>
tli
place to a sense o f security fostered
eral minute« while be naked the hies»
change. During last year about 4,000 students vol­
colony where preparations hiol
by
the
practical
workaday
happenings
lug on the meal.
untarily reported increases in salary amounting to
made for their segregation w h-
of hla busy life.
While he waa doing thl»- the othei
their eases should to studied ami ■
over two million dollars! Every month an average of 300 men voluntarily
Today,
however,
aa
he
passed
along
tw o »luffed the tail, and the mm blue
report to us advancement in jxisition and earnings. Why not make
l)ti|a>nt streei and turned Into a nar­ modern met heals to employed
candidate» had a »taggerlug majority.
it happened that the afflicted one-
YOUR start this month?
rower thoroughfare there burst upen
And to thl» day the boneat Judge ml
by A m e ric a n l ’r»»« A ssociation.
hltn the significant fact that thia port looked on the Idea of banishment with
vertlae« the fact that for o w e lie made
laler;:.iHci.u5 cerrcs^Mdtact Scheett
distaste.
They
cared
little
to
be
herd
of u great city waa but a fragment of
HOW TO DO IT
the election Judge« give the people m
uovxumoh l-aa cauca o r O klahoma .
B o x £3?, Scranton, Pa.
ed together In a foreign province fur
the
old
eastern
world
after
all.
m l f u r t h e r o b li< a tk » a o a u»y
bla town an bone»! deal. Hl Imtil« not wear full dreaa, nor would he ;
Pie»*« ex
Simply mark on the coupon
fu r t h e p o lit ic a , tra d « , o r
from friends and familiar scenes
He
had
to
|>auae
once
or
twice
nnd
Republic.
a 1 have m arked X.
dance, but he would wear a "Jlm-
the position you wish to secure,
Inquire hla way, for the house of the They cared nothing whatever for lie
A
u
lo
m
o
**:
•«
k
xr.uixtg
•wlnger."
then tear out and mail the coupon
r t w H r y F » r m i3 <
Inqiorter was set in the heart of the benefits that might accrue to puaterit.i
Laugh a Littla Bit.
BoO».Xe'-> T
Immediately the country was agl- j
to the International Correspond­
web o f street» anil alley«. Then when through tbelr segregation.
St«»CKeropfcer
Ila r e '» a m otto ]u » t y o u r tit—
tatisl by a plensunible excitement.
A J v t z v - t r ja t i * «
Leeson's
efforts
met
with
little
suc­
ence Schools. This puts you
hla goal lay but a few yards abend
la iu g h a llttla bit.
S h o w - C a i J W ' ’ tio tj
Ilert* waa a plume of Oklahoma not \
V iri l o '. T i r
'
W h a n you th in k yo u 'ra tro u b la h it
under no obligation whatever but
there sprang Into sudden view, bob- cess, and be brought the law to hl- .
C on.
ff*» U
treatisl of I ii tliut fnuioua conatltutlon.
Ia tu s h a llttla bit
aid. Thus he gained permission to j
•( U tn i-^ a ir.K
blug
along
In
the
crowd
before
him.
a
allows
our
experts
to
adapt
a
Ixwtk m la to rto n a In I ha face,
A rc ó .'x 'c tu a o i ¿/«s.fu.
What waa a “Jlinawlnger?” Wna It a
(J h r m lH
f i » > • »
certain green and gold paper parasol, capture the afflicted ones, aud so hla
llr a v a th e beld am 's ruda « rlm a e e .
Course to your individual needs
frock cout of the lofty order affected
L a n R u a tto * I F r e n c h
colony
prospered
for
awhile.
Then
T a n to ona 'tw ill ylald Ita pluoa
the meaning of which was all too
J G e rm a i
M
urikinR
and
circumstances.
by Senator Beveridge of Indiana? Wa«
C iv H S e rv fc tK H afto a
I f you h a v e lh a w it and g rit
clear to Jay Nelson. He had a vague there was formed against bltn the so­
You've got to earn m ore money.
It the nifty cutaway of great former
Just *o la u g h a lit t le bit.
realization thnt this emblem of an old ciety of the White Brothers, created to
The I. C. S. w ill help you.
popularity and now struggling for re-
C h e ris h th ia aa sacred w r it —
horror might have lieen evolved from protect the lepers scattered throughout
Will you take the sta rt today?
liiatnllntlon? Waa It th eon lln ary aack
L a u g h a little bit.
St. !» No..
the city from l-eeaon’s agents. Each
hla own morbid fancy.
coat of bualnesa life or the ' round-
K a r p It w ith you. s am p le I t —
_ S ta te _
He pressed forward, eager to stretch one tore some mark of the disease,
Cüy ___
I.a u a b a llttla bit
about” o f Hoosier |s>esy? Wna It a
forth hla band and prove that the and they had u m e other emblem by
L it t le Ilia w ill soon bet lib you.
pair of high cut overalls or a flannel Japanese umbrella was a thing o f air. which they might to knowti to each
F o rtu n a may not alt beside you.
f.W . Smith, Representative, Medford, 3 2 S. Central, Box 8 4 3
M e n m ay m ock and fa m e deride you. shirt set off by a bandanna and n
wna an optical Illusion. But always It other If the mark of the disease wns
cartridge belt?
B u t y o u 'll m ind them not a w h it
danced before him like a wlll-o’-the- not plain enough. And this emblem j
I f you la u g h a llttla bll.
Ho Impon uñate became the inquiries
wlsp, now showing a glint of gold nnd was the green and gold pajier umbrel­
—Edmund V a n c e Cooke.
that the governor elect felt constrain­ green and then melting Into a dozen
la. wltb Its snaky tw isting golden ,
ed to explain to the world the exact
dragon rolling In nnd out of the green
Masiva tints.
An Obedient Ciar.
definition of the term "Jlinawlnger,"
Where It went there he too must painted bamboo shoota.
There 1« a very |H>inp»iia foreign no and here It la:
follow until he could prove by actual
Nelson remembered the first time he
blciuun. a heron, who la residing tem­
"Any old coat with long talla that
porarily In Washington. The bn roti, may flap out behind III the wind. Just contact with Its surface thnt It wns a had seen them—that night of Leeson's I
TH A T M EA N S— GET AN
who. If rc|Mirt speak» true, la some­ at present It applies directly to long creation o f his fancy and not the carefully planned expedition luto a
dreaded
emblem
of
the
White
Brother-
suspected
quarter.
It
was
at
night.
.
what hen|ai'keil. Invited »nine men a Prince Alberts fnshloued much like my
nnd red lanterns had lighted the s tre e i
night or two ago to piny eurda In usual suit for dress occasions. Why hood.
It drew hint on down Into the very down Its crooked length. Suddenly ,
hla house. Tin»
do they call It a 'jlmswlnger?' Why,
bowels o f the earth.
there had burst upon them and t';e
meeting was a
becuiise that's an old expression of the
The paper umbrella collapsed nnd three ugents who accompanied Leeson :
c o n v i v i a l on e,
southern negro which la applied to any
was caat aside, while the liesrer turn­ a hideous bnbel of cracked voices; a j
W e w ill sen d you an iro n on 30 DAYS F R E E T R IA L
nnd all w e n t
long rout with tails that flap behind."
ed to confront Nelson. Then the Int- 1 horrible spectacle of ghastly faces; ii '
“m e r r y aa a
ter awoke from his trsnce-llke state j leprous mob that leered nnd jeered at ;
marriage toll."
A Quick Stop.
and stared first nt the strange face them; that drove them point by point i
It grew late, nud
John Ballard's brother, the Judge, that confronted him. then about the toward the end of the street of le|>ers: I
fenra were ex­
M A I N O F F I C E —M E D F O R D , O R ,
was once hearing a ease where Law small dungeon-llke room, empty of fur a yelling crowd that received the bul- |
pressed by the
yor Lawless prosecuted Lawyer Law­ nlttire and reeking with foul odors lets from their revolvers snd died
party that they
less was notorious fur Ills long wlntl- nnd lighted by a single swinging oil noisily: a filthy crew that tried to
were trespassing
ednesa. Ho would sometimes speak lamp. Nelson's gaze came back to the touch them, that longed to render j
»THE
Bench
ti|M iu the kind­
for day» and days. On this <x*ea- face of the Chinese, nnd he shivered them as louthsome as Itself.
Piade
ness of the m is­
aloti he hud been spouting forth his
slightly,
for
the
face
wns
thnt
of
a
leeson had bteti killed, and Nelson j
t r e s s of the
concluding
argument
for
six
hours
member
of
the
dreaded
order—the
xljn
SHOE
tried to forget the sight as the rest of
houae, who. by
and the end w as nowhere In sight wns written on the man's brow.
them got away. T he^iext day he led |
the way. wna
when Judge Ballard beckoned Ills
Instantly Nelson whipped off his a party back to tbe street, but It was
N o . 2 0 5 5 . A »turdy c o m fo rta b le too
not present.
A M I A M . HOUK.
brother John and whispered:
eoat. holding It tofore him ns n shield deserted. Even |>oor leeson 's laxly
room »hoe fo r h e a v y m en. T w o fu ll
"Not nt all gen­
dou b le soles o f tb e old m eth o d b a rk tan -
"Can't
you
stop
him.
Jack?"
and
backed
to
the
stairway
leading
had disappeared. After this outbreak
tlemen; not ut all. l ’lny a» long aa
n a v e —a fe a tu r e o f a ll “ S e n ate'* kheek.
"I'll stop him In two minutes," John upward.
B road h ee h w id e , round to e.
Uj
you please. I mn czar her,-." said the
tbe matter went under the supervi­
le a th e r is
L »electet
c te d A u s tra lia n kid .
Bailard
replied
confidently.
"Hold
n
moment.”
snld
the
Chinese
sion o f a large tnedienl corps, nnd the
master of the iiimistou.
And he wrote mid passed to Lawyer In the Cantouese dialect; “I am not colony nt Annm w as augmented by
"Yes. gentlemen. I’la.v as long as you
alone.”
please." said n silvery voice, and all Lawless the following t i d e .
several hundrod cases. Nelson resign­
e r C o lo n e l—As soon a i you finish
•"Who else?" demnntled Nelson ed from the service nnd went home,
rose Immediately ns the bitrouess stood y o M u y r D m e ag
nin ccnt a rg u m e n t 1 w o uld lik e
sharply
In
the
same
tongue.
sickened of the whole dubious web of
before them, "but ipt It Is after I you to Join m e at th e R e v e re H ouae In a
"The brotherhood—at each stair oriental life, thankful that he had es­
o'clock the czar Is going to bed." lie b u m p er o f ra r e old bourbon.
head
they
awnlt
your
coming
If
you
caped contact—that he was clean.
Lawyer Lawless, halting In the
went.
_______
Now they had found him out they
midst of an Impassioned |a*rlod, put contemplate flight," returned the Chi­
Ha Was Ssneltive.
on Ills glasses and read the note thnt nese Imperturbably.
would take their revenge’ for his be­
“What do you want with uip?”
The Jape“*"* « e r v m il Is very sensi­ had been handed him: then he re­
trayal of their outbreak
It pleased
“Command o f the big brother that them to call him by Leeson’s name
tive. "A lady friend of mine." says moved Ills glasses again mnl, taking
you
Is*
brought
before
him
for
trial."
Evelyn Adam In "Behind the ShoJI." up his hat and bag. aald:
As Leeson lie would probably die in
" lie came on from Hongkong to
"|H.ssessed n very good n anservnnt.
“And new. may It please the court
this hole In the ground under Han
n perfect treasure. She happened to nnd gentlemen of the Jury, I leave the seek me?"
Francisco.
The Chinese cackled shrilly. Then
be an artlat, mnl every (lay when she case with you.”
Nelson determined to force some Im­
he
spat
contemptuously.
"The
broth­
went to paint In the woods this tiea-
A minute Inter he was proceeding
mediate action from the men who had
erhood
Is
everywhere.
Captain
Léeson
tire carried her easel, du e afternoon In stately fashion In the direction of
sprung up In this faraway city to call
he returned without mi Important the Itevere House bar.—Washington —wherever there are offenders there him to account for his setting the
also
will
be
found
a
tribunal
o
f
the
piece of It. Though greatly aunoyed. Star.
hounds of law upon their trail. All bis
_____
brotherhood."
hideous dreams of the pnst year seemed
she snld nothing, knowing that her
"Why do you call me by Captain to have been realized In the strange
Meyers Trial Postponed.
‘pearl’ w as sensitive to criticism, like
I.eeson's name?” questioned Nelson events of this day that would un­
most of Ills race. But the effort nt
Snlem.—As a result of a conference
doubtedly to his Inst on earth.
self control was «ntlrvly wasted, for held by the attorneys for George warily.
"Because you are he.”
It had beeu a strange day, and even
the man e n tile next day to give formal Meyers and District Attorney John H.
"Suppose I ant not?"
now, face to face with death—for the
notice. 'Why do you wlsi. Io leave';
“You nre!" asserted the man rough­ presence of these White Brothers
the mistress asked, 'ijyroly you are McNary, the second trial of Meyers
not upset over the easel. I said noth­ Tor murder in the second degree has ly. "The brotherhood does not make meant nothing le8s-*-he seemed to be
mistakes."
moving in a dream more frightful than
ing about It, dlil I?' 'No.' the man ad­ been postponed by Judge Percy Kelly
‘‘You blunder this time. I am Nel­ anything hla sleeping nitnd bad cou-
mitted. 'but you made a difficult face. from Monuay, January 16. to Monday,
“ A Square M e a l an d a Square D e a l’
son.”
celved.
And lie went before luncheon.”
February 6. This was done In order
The other laughed derisively.
"1
"Fire ahead," he snld recklessly;
to procure wltneifres that are Import­ was told you would claim that name.
"I'm not afraid of you. Come on.
Like Hit Gun.
ant both to the state and to the de­ Nelson tiled that night.”
every devil’s Imp of you!" He flashed
A Wyoming cowboy called to see
“Ah," cried Nelson suddenly, “you out the revolver he alw ays carried Just
fense.
Owen Wister In l'lilladelplda and was
are the big brother! This Is the tri­ as they arose In a body nnd enme at
Steve Jones, Proprietor
permitted to Inspect the author's city
bunal. You nre alone; you thought to him. a ghastly company with stretch­
Mads Fine Tims.
outflt. Aa he casually examined uu
fool me; see you Inter, Tal Lnno!” He ing. claw ing Angers aud fiendish eyes.
Two negroes on a Louisiana planta­ started to leap up the stairs nnd then
opera hat It sprang open. "A "elf
Then Jay Nelson awoke. He sat up
cocking lint," aald the cowpuneher ad­ tion became Involved In n row with stopped short.
In bed. his brow totpvtng sweat and
T h e B eet th e M a rk e t
’ E le c tric L ig h t m E v e ry
another
Kthoplan
who
was
handy
with
miringly. "Now, don't that bent hell!
Tal baao made no move to arrest his his heart poundtag with excitement,
A ffo r d *
Room
a gun. The two started to run Just flight. He merely folded his long claw
—Everybody's.
for once more be bad dreamed of tbe
alsint the time the had man began to tipped Angers Into either capacious
Japanese umbrella aud the horrible
shoot. The fleeing ones hntl proceed­ sleeve nnd smiled wldelv
dsixsu o n tv s t a r .
band whose emblem It was. This was
ed
about
100
yards
when
the
follow­
It wns this sm ile that halted Nelson's tue worst dream ot au, ana ne mur­ Kong authorities were satisfied that
Uncle Sam Seizes Worship.
Senator Tillman telln of an old man
departure, the smile and a certain hiss­ mured devout thanks that it h d been they had rid that city of Its lepers.
New York.—A wireless from Trnx-
ho used to kuow who drank too much. ing dialogue occurred:
"Ham, you hear dat bullet?”
ing whisper thnt sang down the stair­ a dream.
Ho aald: "He waa a fine old follow In
The White Brotherhood had been lllo, Honduras, to Key West, says that
"Yes, I hearn lt-tw o times.”
way nnd tore warning on Its breath.
other respects, and It waa pitiful to
Sitting there with the morning sun­ broken up, and most of Its members after two hours of defiance from Gen­
1
"How
you
mean
two
times?”
asked
Again he turned to the Chinese. shine streaming into the room and a were In Anam colony. The leader, Tai
see him disgracing himself. One day
eral Bonilla, Commander Archibald H.
I read him a long lecture on the «In of the questioner as he quickened his "Have It over with—this court of fresh breeze from tbe bay ruffling his Ijiao. w as dead. Captain Leeson's
Davis, of the United States cruiser
yours! Be quick, for ! have business hair. Nelson saw the early newspaper death bad been avenged.
drunkenness. ‘Water,’ I aald, ‘la the pace.
“I
hearn
dat
bullet
once
when
It
Tacoma,
seized the armed ship Hor­
to
attend
to—matters
of
Importance.”
thing. Stick to water, Jam es.’
Jay Nelson went forth that morning
slid under bla door. Eager to be In
"Very good. Captain Leeson." com­ tonch w ith the commonplaces of every­ a care free man to Interview the ellk net, General Bonilla’s chief asset, ooot
” 'Well,' the old man answered, passed me, and den unudder time
'there's only one place In the Bible when I passed It," Jerked out Sam be­ mented the man called Tai Laao. "Fol­ day life, he fetched It nud read the Importer In Chinatown. A t last he was the rebel ashore, manned her with
low me.”
where a man naked for water, and I tween short breaths.
headlines. After awhile. In a corner emancipated from fear. H e would | gunners and engineers and ordered
He led thd way to a shadowy corner of the sheet, he read th st the Ilonc- dream no more.
guess yon know where he waB.' "
her out of the inner {¡arbor.
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