14 Capital Journal, Salem,
ON TO OREGON
The Way West
By A. B. GUTHRIE, JR.
' SYNOPSIS : A little band of moun
teimnen (lncludlnf a Brltiiher)
may jet spilt the On-to-Orejon
waion train. These men tell of
dancer ahead on the Oregon
Trail and sing the praises of Cali
fornia. But Lije Uvans and the
more stalwart and courageous pi
oneers still say "Op to Oregon"
while unpleasant Tadlock and un
stable McBee think of sunny Cali
fornia where the weather is mild
and the foinf easy. Another
problem bothers Lije Evans' ado
lescent son. Brownie, who has just
asked a word with his friend
Sick Summers, the wise old guide
of the party. It is the end of
August, 1945. Now go on with the
story
(Chapter 19)
Summers asked Brownie, "Where's
this hoss wants to see me?"
"Dick?"
"Uh-huh."
Brownie shuffled to a stop. He
slid his eyes up to Summers and
down to the ground. "You got tune
to talk to me?"
"Sure, boy. Time aplenty. Train
don e rou tm tomorrow.''
..Brownie's lips tried a word
two. not making any sound. Not
until then had Summers noticed
the worry In his face.
'"Me, now, I can't hardly think
to speak unless It's Jy water or
tree. River ain't so far."
Summers had thought maybe the
boy would loosen up, walking but
he didn't. They came to the river
where the bank was open and sat
down by it.
"Flshll do to live on in a fix
Summers said, "but 'hey ain't like
a buffler. That's a trouble with
Oregon, no buffler to spea' of. One
day youll want to toiler up the
Snake. That country's some, now,
Jackson Hole and the Tetons and
ail"
"Can't think of that, Dick. Not
now."
. "No?"
"I been thlnkln" on marriage
The words came tight, the leanness
of strain In them.
"Ain't nothln' wrong with that,1
Summers said.
''Maybe I got no rightful busi
ness taiain', to you or anyrjoay,
On I had to talk."
Summers thought while he wait
ed. Brownie wanted answers. Al
ways people wanted answers, the
lull and final, everlasting answers.
"Supposln" there was a girl, and
a man aimed to marry her If she
aid yes?"
Again Summers held his tongue
and waited for the tight, hard
spoken words.
"Supposln' he found out some
thin' about her?"
"I'm follernlnV
"And might be she wuld have a
baby?"
"Pound out from who?"
"From her. And she didn't know
If she cared for him and she didn't
know If she didn't, but she had to
marry up with someone?"
"Might as well lay it open. I know
It all but for the man."
"It's Mack."
"She didn't have to tell you,
Brownie." he said.
"I already told myself how hon
est It was of her."
"And she could've made out she
took to you, 'stead of savin' she
didn't know."
"Maybe she never will take to
me."
"I ain't In doubt about that."
The boy's voice had a kind of
eagerness In it. "Aaln't you, Dick?"
"Not a mite."
The voice sank back. "Even so,
I don't know. A man don't like less
than what he'd hoped."
Summers said. "Kin you git along
without her. Brownie?"
"I don't feel so. Don't feel like
I ever could. On'y on'y "
"There's your answer then," said
Summers, and knew that there it
was. Closer than his fool thought,
closer than the wide ranging of his
mind, there it was, plain as day.
There it always had Men, and he
had seen it from the first but still
had passed it by.
"You think she's all right, don't
you, Dick?"
It was confidence the boy want
ed, and Summers tried to give it to
him, saying, "Why you ask a fool
question like that! She's tip-top.
She Just ain't been favored In her
pa or ma, and maybe thought what
was the use, or maybe was carried
beyond herself Just because a na
bob played up to her. Pornet. and
take her, and count yourself lucky."
Brownie got to his feet. "I got
to tell Pa that I'm marryln'."
"Llje'U be all right. Hhe thinks
Just of you."
"I know't. I'm thankful to you,
Dick."
"No cause fer it."
"Here, Rock I Where'd that dog
go?"
Lije Evans kicked his horse out
ahead of the train, which was
readying to roll. The wagons were
supplied and repaired. The gab
was gabbed. The marriage was
done. So come out Get started!
Time to move. Can't spend the live
long day on a wedding and a lost
dog. Snow'll be flying In Oregon
Deiore you know it. Follow along.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown Evans I
He would think about the trail or
about the life ahead and the house
he would build or about California
and the folks whod stayed behind
to follow Greenwood Tadlock and
Brewer and Davtsworth, and here
mm
Oregon, Monday, March 6, 1950
was McBee in his thought again,
in-law Hank McBee and his in-law
brood. There was one thing, any
how: he wouldn't have to put up
but with one McBee.
He had cut McBee off when.
Just before the wedding, McBee haa
shown he might change his mind
about going to California. "Never
can tell what'll happen." McBee had
said.
can't teu," Evans moved away
and figured he'd done right. It was
just tnat McBee was McBee and
his woman his woman, and no
worth to either of them. Fine thing
to have them around! Meet my in
law, Hank McBee.
Evans looked back or nun and
saw the train lining out at last and
Dick Summers riding by the lead
team, unaersianaing, ttvans Knew,
that sometimes a man wanted to be
alone and wear himself in to a hurt
ful faot.
Evans yanked his hat tight and
cocked a shoulder against the wind,
telling mmseii tnat what he couldn't
neio ne couldn't nem. so torget it.
And forget Brownie and last night
ana nis own arguments mat came
to nomine.
"Marry l" ne had said, unneueving.
'mat's wnat i aim to do. fa.'
"You ain't but a long seventeen."
"I'm oioern vou was. ana 11 want
ed out good."
can't get a license nere. can't
do it proper."
we un sign a paper, i reckon,
and there's Brother Weatherbv."
"just wait'ii we Kit to Oregon, and
if you feel the same then, we'll do
it up ngnt."
unless i marry ner. sne won t
be goln' to Oregon, for you said her
lamDiy wasn't. Anynow, I ain't wiu-
ur to wait, neitner oi us."
"How you know this girl Is what
you want? Don't hardly know her
out to pass tne tune or aay. -
"Don't say nothln' bad about her,
please, Pa. I Just know. She's all
right, an' more'n that. It's just you
can e see ner xor ner lamoiy."
"uais preeas cats.''
"Please. Pal"
Evans made himself hold silent
Out of the thoughts that ran Inside
his head, he tried to catch a good
ope, one good enough to make the
boy consider. While he tried, anger
died in nun. leaving just its ashes.
You're a man now. reckon, and
i ain't got tne eye to see it, remem
berin baby days. An' I'll see Weath
erby If you're still sot come morn
ln'' Evans turned away, feeling heavy-
rootea. "wneres Kockr"
"He went off somewheres."
Evans glanced behind him. half
expecting to see Rock loping up.
but Jill he saw between him and
the train was the grass running pat.
terns before the wind. He wasn't
anxious, though, not very, for Rock
wouia snow up in course m tune.
. . ....... V. .1.
have hunted more, but the morning
already was halfway gone, thanks
to tne wedding, and tne company
had to roll out miles. Meantime the
train must move. You couldn't ask
the folks to keep on waiting Just for
a misplaced dog, no matter If the
dog was Rock.
Evans sua over in tne saddle ana
cocked the other shoulder to the
wind. Except for the weather com.
lng at htm, a man wouldn't think
that hard miles lay ahead. The road
looked pretty open, as u swue cross.
Ings and rough mountains were Just
dreamed up in ureenwood's neaa.
Eight hundred miles to the home
they hadn't seen. Eight hundred to
the new life. Glddap, horse.
(To Be Continued)
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Health Clinic Held
For Hubbard School
Hubbard A health clinic was
conducted at the Hubbard school
by Dr. W. J. Stone of Salem,
with Miss Jean Wright, public
health nurse, assisting. Five
students from Broadacres were
examined with a parent and the
teacher present, two from White
school with a parent present and
eleven from Hubbard with sev
ACROSS ' U. Umbr11
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farewell of a muih-
6. Stop room
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ntnlnn waste etlk
It, Lane arterlei 87. Transgression!
14. BymDoi ior
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radium
lettuce
40. Wagon tongue
42, Ugly old
woman
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province
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Surpose
(vnces
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of Guido'a
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spirally
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Stance
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IS. Wild animal
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SO. Act
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Rockies
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truck
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At Newtrfsef sres
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HIS PERMANENT
HOME-"AS VOU WILL
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COVERS THE BOX HOLES,
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BY THE WIRE
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eral parents present. Six diph
theria series were completed.
Miss Wright brought two films
which were shown to the sev
enth and eighth grades "It's '
Your Health Dental Care" and
'Another to Conquer" on T. B.
Assisting with the clinic were
Mrs. Rollo Cooper, Mrs. Charles
Vredenburg, Mrs. C. J. Friend,
Mrs. F. Domlnick, Mrs. B. H.
Miller and Mrs, John Strawn.
Solution tf Saturday's Puola
DOWN
1. Month
X Gave
temporarily
I. Alternative
4. Gerden
Implement
4. Bister of nea
parent
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king
T. Before
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person
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particle
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coins
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Instruments
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86, Scotch
comedian
87. Form
39. East Indian
weights
41. Flower
48, Units
44. Circular
Indicator
47. Simple sugar
48. American
Indian
Bl. Pronoun
58. Comparative
ending;
By Gent Aharn
MY SYSTEM IS VERY
SIMPLE- -OM THE
MORNING OF A DAaua
DAY I LIFT THE BOARD. .
rru run feXAMPLew
IF 'MORTOU'COMec
OUT OP THE 4TH HOLE, ,
THAT MEANS THE 4.TH
RACE, AND THE HORSE;
TO B6TON 15
NUMBER. Sf
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