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J3race Miller White
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CHAPTER XI.
Over a week had passed siiu-o Hop.
kins hud stood before his peers to lie
Judged of (I crime the luw would not
overlook. Ills lawyer, a good one nnd
well paid ljr liohert I'erilviil, had
fought strenuously for a new trial ;
but after much deliberation on the
part of the Judge, the motion hnd been
denied ; nod this whs the last day of
Jeremiah's slay In the county Jail.
It was ku after luncheon time that
a high-powered motorcar was carrying
Evelyu Itobertson and Manas Mac
Kenzle to the Bennett farmhouse. The
purchasing of the farm had been set
tled, as far as Marcus was concerned,
although Kve's pleading and Oscar's
stubbornness had made him offer
more for the place than It was really
worth.
When the fiirtner walked up to the
automobile, as It stopped before his
door. Oscar paid no attention to Eve
lyn, sitting beside MacKenzle, save to
give her an awkward bow.
"You're spoken to this squatter girl
about what you want, Bennett?" asked
Marcus, going to the point at once.
"Yes, sure I have," growled Oscar.
"I told you that t'other day ; but 1'olly
seems to be always holding oft for
something. If she toes the mark, then
I'll sell my (arm and take her West.
I won't have that brat of a Jerry,
though, but I suppose I'olly'll make a
row wbeu I tell her that."
"Yon won't lie worried with the hoy,
Bennett I'm going to have the Chil
dren's society take hira. Hopkins will
serve a ftng term, and If you marry
Polly, the rest of the pests will scatter
after a while. I'll be glad to be rid
of the whole nopkins tribe. But that
girl Is like a burr; she sticks tighter,
the more you pull !"
"That's the bargain, Mr. MacKenxle.
I sell the farm at the price we talked
If I get Tolly Hopkins. If I don't get
'er, then I won't sell. I can make a
good living here for me and my moth'
er. and I don't Intend to leave this
country without Pollyopr"
The thought of his staying around
Ithaca filled Evelyn with dread. She
knew something of the tenacity with
which he clung to any notion that
might take possession of him. How
could she have ever submitted to his
curessesf And the words, "Until death
do us part," rnng In her ears, filling
her with nauseating disgust.
"I wish he were dead this minute,'
she thought passionately.
She was waiting fur Oscar to con
tinue, but he evidently did not intenc
to; so. settling back as if anxious tc
Mart, she said coldly:
"I'll go to her then, as soon as )
can."
"When today, ma'am?" asked Oscai
eagerly.
If she hnd to approach Polly Hop
kins about this disugreeahle matter,
the sooner the better, Evelyn thought.
"Yes," she consented languidly. "I
might go now, I suppose."
"But you won't find her home till
night. Eve," Marcus informed her.
"She's gone to see her father before
he goes to Auburn. I tried to put the
quietus on that, but Bob cut up so I
told the sheriff to let her In."
"Then I'll telephone you later, Mr.
Bennett," said Evelyn, lifting her chin
haughtily as If he were rcully beneath
her consideration. "Good afternoon !"
The hours passed slowly by ! It
seemed nn eternity to Oscar while he
waited the call from Evelyn. When
he heard her voice over the telephone,
he ansivertd gruffly.
"Now, don't be nasty, Oscar," or
dered Evelyn Imperiously. "I'm doing
the best I can. I'm in a booth talking,
and If you'll meet me at seven, we'll
co together to Polly Hopkins. Does
that suit you all right?"
"You don't suit me very well," Oscar
crumbled Into the receiver. "I'd like
to give you the licking of your life,
my lady."
Evelyn's laugh came ringing across
the wire.
"Don't nut yourself out, my dear
man," she taunted. "Now, don't start
bullying me over the phone, Oscar, for
I won't stand It. Hold your temper If
you can possibly do so. Kor once do
as I tell you! Will you?"
"Oh, I suppose so," Bennett rapped
out. "Where'll I meet you?"
"Well, let me see. At seven on the
boulevard, near the lane."
"All right I" and Oocnr slammed up
the receiver without waiting to hear
any more, and proceeded about his
farm tasks. Thoughts of anger toward
Eve, now so overhearing and con
temptuous, were soon crowded out,
however, by anticipation of the time
when Polly would belong to him be
his to love or abuse at his own sweet
will, for Oscur had 111 tie doubt that
the squatter girl would eventually
yield to his will.
Pollyop, meanwhile, nulle uncon
scions of Oscar's vicious Intentions,
iiilv uVU'ily overwhelmed with
was air
misery.
After the meager supper was over
Hint night, she sat crouched near the
wood-box, her arm around Hilly Hop
kins' siring' neck, tlrnnny Hope was
In bed and Woe Jerry, having cried
himself to sleep, was In Jeremiah's
room, rolled up in a blanket.
Kor the first time In her life Polly
had seen her father weep. Mow Im
petuously she hail kissed away his
tears! Mow she had hung to his neck
When they hud been forced to leae
III in. Jerry had shrieked his misery all
the way through the streets of Iiliaea.
To make the matter worse. It begun
to rain, to thunder and lighten. And
now, a forlorn, lonely little creature,
she sat listening to the tempest out
side with no company but the billy
goat.
How listless and hopeless she felt !
Only when the thunder rolled over the
lake, and the lightning flashed across
the sky, did she lift her head. When
she was happy. Polly loved the
storms, but now, with Daddy In Air
burn, how could she bear the thrash
ing rain and the moan of the willow
trees us they swung to nnd fro over
the shanty roof?
She found herself wishing fearfully
that the storm would sweep oiT to the
south aud down behind the hills. Over
and over in her mind went the thought
that perhaps she could have helped
Daddy If she hail done what Evelyn
wanted her to. Why hadn't she con
sented to marry Oscnr two weeks ago?
She knew why, and, blushing, blamed
herself. She could not keep the Imnge
of Hubert Perclval from smiling at
her.
All of a sudden a frightful flush of
'lightning made dim the flicker from
the small candle, and was followed In
stantly by a thunderous roar that
shook the very earth. Mingled with It
come a woman's scream. Polly strug
gled to her feet. Some one was In
trouble! Some squatter-woman was
culling her. She dashed toward the
door Just as It flung wide open, and
Evelyn Itobertson rushed in.
"Polly Hopkius," she cried, grasping
the squatter girl's arm, "Pollyop,
something struck Oscar, and he's dend
In the road."
Frantically she drew the dazed Pol
ly over the threshold. The darkness
was dense, nnd the torrents of rain
pelted their faces. Another zigzag
streak of fire ran across the sky, mak
ing a vivid picture as It blazed Cor
nell university into plain view. In the
white light of It, Polly saw a man ly
ing face down in the path leading to
the shanty. He made no effort to get
up as the two girls bent over him
"Mebbe he ain't dead," muttered
Polly, shuddering. "Let's lug him In
the hut."
Between them they dragged the
heavy. Inert body into the shanty nnd
siiut the door. Oscar looked dead
when they turned him over. His face
was livid, and his eyes tightly shut.
'The thunder hit him, huh? ques
tioned Polly, awestruck.
Shudder after shudder ran over Ev-
elyn.
"I .lon't know, she moaned, "ies.
I suppose so. Oh, It was dreudful !
She began to cry, wringing her hands
desperately.
"Don't do that, begged Pollyop, with
a shiver. "Conic on an' help ine get 'lm
up on my bunk.'
Weak from the .shock, Evelyn wns
of little service in lifting Oscnr. But
the bed was low, and finally after much
tugging, he was rolled lifelessly over
on his hack, stretched to his full length
on the rickety cot
Standing side by side, the girls
looked anxiously down upon him.
"I guess melibc he's dead, ain't he?'
queried Polly woefully.
Shaking off her superstitious terror,
Evelyn touched the prostrate man,
Perhaps he was dead ; and out of some
where u thought shot Into her mind
that If be were, her troubles were over.
"I don't know," she whispered. "But
he looks so!"
Pollyop shoved Evelyn aside and
slipped her arm under Bennett's head.
She seemed to have lost all aversion to
him. She realized then only (but a
human being was suffering, perhaps
dead. At her tender touch the man's
eyes flew open; and, panic-stricken,
Pollyop withdrew her arm and was
hack beside the other girl before she
spoke.
"He's got life In him, Miss Eve," she
chattered between her teeth. "I-ook
at his eyes! find, ain't It awful!"
Quietly Oscar lay gnzlng nl the girls
as they stared at him. Polly wns the
first to go to him.
"Keel awful sick, eh, Oscar?" ahe
inked In a low tone.
The mun did not answer even by a
movement of his lids,
"He enn't talk," she went on, look
ing around at Evelyn, "He ought In
have a do"tor. Cnn't you go up to the
boulevard an' yet Doe Huron?"
TKIEl) TO SELL MAN
HIS OWN PET DOG
SANTA ltOSA, Cul April 28.--
Two men nro reported lo liavo been
battered up at (tiinriMivtllo, olio of
them being sent to the hospital, iih a
result of having tiled to sell lloruitrd
Sears his ow n dog.
The other day Sours luliised his pet
dog. Tho next duy n mun Is dot-lured
to have broiighl tho dog to Sears,
ottering to sell It lo him for $ I f, 0 .
Sears claimed the dog, and thn
mun denied tho claim. Sears thoro
upou turn oil looso on tho visitor, mid
afterward gave his companion a
sound healing.
Soars is once more the undisputed
ow ner of tho dog and tho dog seems
to be very fnmillur with the promises,
JEFFRIES FINDS
NEW WHITE HOPE
l.OS ANtlEI.ES, April 211. - Jim
Jeffries, down on his lliirhiiuk raueli
pondering over Just whul percent of
alcohol will ho penullled III his new
uvuiiKollnlla religion, bus taken lime
enough off to discover a new "while
hope" whom, ho bellves, can event u
ally sock Jack llempsey u "Jack
Johnson" wallop mid win Iho heavy
weight crown ami hunk necoiinl.
Jon's protege Is a homo product,
coining ilghl from his own lliiibank
dairy, where he milks Iho rows. He's
New Curpeuler, and
iihoitl It, either, I'm punier Is 2 1
years old, I Da pounds, and a clever
aiiiuieur honor.
JolT teeouiinended Iho hoy In
I 'l n li k Crowley of Iho Hollywood
niadluui. Crowley gave t'uipculcr u
workout nl Tommy McKurlaiid's gym
mill was so liupreused that he's
going lo give h I in ii i- ii rl ii I ii miner
Hy on the card III Iho nuur future,
mulching him with Jack llruily,
flomovlnu tho PlnfoAthars,
To remove obsilmilo pliifeuthorrt
from ii low I use one of I lie ordinary
lllllo (I in -ii I J xtiuwhorry hulliirs
no Htugn iiauio Hull can be bought almost uuvwhore.
In the White Lloht of It Polly Saw a
Man Lying Face Down In the Path
Leading to the Shanty.
A fresh luirst of leurs so choked
Evelyn Itobertson Hint for a spuce she
could not answer,
"No, I can't go out In this awful
storm again," she finally replied. "Of
course, I can't," she repealed, Bwal
lowing. "I'm afraid. 1 won't go! I
won't take a step. If any one goes "
"Then stay by 111 in." Interjected
Polly, dully, "an' I'll go!"
Ashamed to declare Hint she wns
afraid to be left alone with Oscar,
Evelyn watched Pollyop us she went
out and softly closed the door behind
her.
Polly Hopkins lingered several mo
ments to accustom her eyes to the
night's blackness. Beyond to the east
Lake Cayuga rushed on toward Ithaca
ns If Its intentions were to swallow the
Utile town in one huge mouthful. Pol
lyop crooned over mechanically words
which fell hourly from Cranny Hope.
Ask an' it shall be given thee," she
whispered. "Then If thut's so, let me
get some one to help Oscnr I"
Through the clutter of the elements
he heard the sound of footsteps off In
the dark road. An answer to her
prayer was about to step out of the
night gloom. She IiomI It was Lurry
Bishop or Lye Braeger. Opening her
lips, she gave the weird, crying, squat
ter cull of the Storm country; nnd a
voice that clutched at her heart an
swered her.
Then, by the next flash of Jnggcd
lightning, she saw Kohert Perclval
coming toward her.
"Is Hint you, Polly?" he called.
What's the matter?"
"Yep," she fullered timidly. "I got
some one sick III the shanty."
Of all the people she had expected
to see, he was the last. As she waited
for him lo approach, Poll) op's active
mind grasped the fuct thut now Hubert
would know what his cousin hud done.
She saw no way to keep him In lg-nornii'-e
of Evelyn's relation to Oscnr,
and she was too excited to think of an
excuse to keep him outside.
"Pollyop," commenced Hobert, I
had lo see you If only for n few min
utes. Walt a second before you go
In."
Confused nod agllnted, the girl did
not stir a step until be was bending
over her. One arm went nroiitid her
shoulders, one tender hand pressed her
head against his hreusl.
"Daddy's gone!" she choked almost
Inaiidilily. "They've took him to Au
burn, bull?"
"Yes, dear child," answered Robert,
his own throat full with emotion.
"But what 1 came to tell you Is this,
dear. I've already sel things moving
to bring him back. I couldn't sleep to
night until I saw you."
A long shudder run the lenglh of
Polly's body; her legs grew so weak
she would have fallen but for the
itrotig arms hohllng her up.
"1 want lil in awful bnd," came up !r
a In en Hi to the pale young man.
"And I suy, Polly dear, that he'
coming home," repealed Hobert, "nnr:
every duy 1 want you to expect him
Will you trust me, darling?"
He had usked her that question
once, but that was before Old .Mar'
hud railroaded Daddy Hopkins to Au
burn.
"Will you, Pollyop?" urged Hobert
passionately, lifting her face and lay
ing his wunn lips on hers.
With swift-ciunlng breaths she flunt
both arms around his neck.
"I'll trust you every duy nn' all
day!" She hesitated and turned hei
head. A sound In the hut had fright
ened her. She knew Hobert bud beard
It, too, for he reached out his hand to
open the door.
"We'll go In," said he, taking her
arm and gathering bulb of her lunula
Into his.
By a sudden movement, Polly
pushed Ii S i ii backward.
"I'd mllicr you'd make oft," she told
him, unsteadily. "Mebbe I can find a
squatter."
"No, my dear," returned Koberl,
"When you need help, and I'm here,
you can't cull any one else."
Whllo he was speaking, he had dis
engaged his hands and had lifted the
latch.
Trembling from head to foot, Polly
op followed lilin Into the hut.
When Kohert caught night of his
pale cousin, he stopped short.
"You're not III, Eve, dear?" ho cried,
going to her quickly, "Polly Mil 1(1 some
one was sick here."
He glanced around (he shanty. A
Ihiu'b lit liupp'ness 1111(7,0 Ids pulses
beat faster. "The (ireiitest Mother In
the World" still held her place on the
wall. While he was contemplating the
wonder of Iho picture, his thoughts
went buck to the duy he bad given It
to bis I.ltlle-l Mother ill lliu World.
Hilly -gout Hopkins mousing In the
wood-box brought his thoughts back,
but not soon enough to catch the
meunlng gluiiee thut Evelyn shot at
the sqtiutter girl, who was gazing
steadily lit her. With u lllng of con
tempt Miss Hoberlsou walked to him
und laid her hand on his arm.
"No, I'm not the least sick. Bob, but
but Just now " she hesitated, then
continued hurriedly : "There's a tittle
boy here; mid 1 often bring him food
nnd candy. When I got here," she
whirled nrouiid mid flung her hand
toward the cot, "this man wns so ter
ribly sick Hint 1 told Polly Hopkins
she ought to get u doctor. Naturally.
I consented to stay until some one else
came, but I never expected you !"
The explanation brought a groan
from Pollyop.
Slowly Hobert drew Ills gaze from
Oscar's pnllld countenance and turned
to her. Ilu looked so shocked and
hurt Hint she Impulsively moved to-
wurd lil in.
"How'd he come here?" Hobert ox
ctuimed, going to the bmlslde. "Why,
It's Bennett ! What's he doing here?"
So passionate were his tones, so full
of Hint demanding quality Hint Evelyn,
fearing Pollyop would tell the truth,
again ciiught hold of liliu.
"He's III love with Polly Hopkins,
Bob," she offered, trying to spcuk
rnluily, nnd really It s none or our
business. Is It? Hut I do think he
ought to have n doctor."
Holiert sniggered back, flashing a
glance nt the squntter girl which
seemed to burn her through and
through.
"Are you lunrrled to him?" ho do
intituled of her.
Her pale lips framed tho single
word, "No,"
"Then how In God's name came he
here In your "
(To Be Continued.)
NOTICE OK HHKHIKK'H SALE
By vlrtuo of an execution duly Is
sued by tho Clerk of tho Circuit
Court of tho County of Marlon
State of Oregon, dated tho 10th day
of April, 192!. in a certain action
in the Circuit Court for said County
and State, wherein Cnrrlo E. Blunt
as plaintiff, recovered judgment
agnlnnt M. L. Cray and Kiln Gray
defendants. J. D. Rogers and Hosn
Kogers, defendants, for the sum of
two hundred llfty and no, 100 Dol
lars, and costs and disbursements
taxed at eighteen and no 100 Dol
lars, on the 2tilh day of May, I ! I !i
Notice is hereby given that I will
on the 3rd day of June. 1922.
Hie front door of tho Court House
III Bond, Oregon, Deschutes County
at 10 o clock III the forenoon of
said day, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, for ciish, tint fol
lowing described property, to-wlt:
Lots 3 and 4 of Block 12, Ken
wood Addition to the City of Bend
taken aud levied upon us the prop
erty of the suld M. L. Cray ami Ella
Cray, or as much thereof as may he
nocesBary to satisfy the said Judg
nieut In favor of Carrie E. Blunt
against said defendants with inter
cat thereon, together with all costs
and disbursements that have or may
accrue.
S. E, HOBEHTS,
Sheriff
Dated at Ilnnd. Oregon, April 29
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