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' iii tb« barltarie ages they fought for l> #i>u*si«ion. but they fought openly. t Tiie feudal barons fought for what ' they stole, but It was a fair tight. They didn’t strike iu the dark. At least they gave a mau a chauce for bis life. But wbv<i you modern barons of Industry dou’t like legislation you destroy it, «hen you dou’t like your Judges you remove them, when a eom|ietitor out bids you you squeeze him out of com mercial existence! You have no hearts, you an* machines, and you are cow ards, for you tight unfairly." "It is not true: it Is not true," he pro tested. “It is true,” she insisted hotly. “A few hours ago iu cold blood you doom «1 my father to what is certain death because you divided it was a political necessity. In other words, he inter fered with your personal interests— your financial interests—you, with so many millions you can’t count them!" Scornfully she nddist: “Come out into the light tight in the open! At least let him know who Ids enemy Is!" “Stop! Stop! Not another word!" he cried impatiently. “You have diagnos ed the disease. What of the remedy? Are you prepared to reconstruct hu man nature?” Confronting each other, their eyes met. and he regard«*«! tier without re sentment, almost with teudiTlieis. He felt strangely drawn toward this wom an wlm had detied and accused him and made him see the world in a new light. “1 don't deny," Iu* admitted reluct antly, “that things seem to be as you describe them, but it is part of the process of evolution.” “No,” site protested; "it is the work of God!” “It Is evolution!" lie insisted. “Ah. that’s it,” she retorted; “you evolve new ideas, new schemes, new tricks- you all worship different gods —gods of your own making».” He was alsiut to reply «lieu there was a commotion at the door, and Theresa entered, followed by a man servant to carry down the trunk. “The cab is downstairs, miss,” said the maid. Ryder waved them away imperious ly. He had something further to say which he di<l not care for servants to hear. Theresa and the man precipitate ly withdrew, not understanding, but obeying with alacrity a master who never brooked delay in the execution of his orders. Shirley, indignant, look ed to him for an explanation. "You don’t need them," he exclaimed, with a quiet smile in which was a shade of embarrassment. “I—I came here to tell you that I"— He stopped as if unable to find words, while Shir ley gazed at him in utter astonishment. “Ah," lie «’ent on finally, "you have made it very hard for me to speak.” Again lie paused and then with an ef fort lie said slowly: “An hour ago I hud Senator Itolierts on the long dis- lame telephone, and I'm going to \\ ashington. it’s all right aliout your father. 'I lie matter will be dropped. You’ve beaten me. I acknowledge It. Y< ti’re the first living soul who ever has lie.-iten John Burkett Ryder.” Shirley started forward with a cry of mingled joy and surprise. Couhl she believe her ears? Was it possible that the dreaded Colossus had capitu lated and that she had saved her fa ther? Had the forces of right and Jus tlee prevailed after all? Her face transfigured, radiant, she exclaimed breathlessly: "What, Mr. Ryder, you moan that you ace.gpipyr to help my father?” I THE LION AND THE MOUSE. Ry ~ CHARLES KI EIN. * 1 Stary tf American Lift Nmtliztd Frim the Play by ARTHUR HORN BLOW. COPYRIGHT. 1906. BY C. DILLINGHAM W. “I Lave tried honorably and failed You liaie tii»»l bouo'.Tly and fait-1 Isn't the sjlim of Impotent failure enough to n*«*»*t with »nt -'tri< in - against a h<<|H-le;-.i lore?” lie ap proached her ami rai l softly : “I love you. Shirley—don't drive m<* to <!»•< peratlon. Must I be pimi lie J I»- tn-:.* you have failed? It's unfair The aiiis of the fathers should Dot be visit ed upon the children.” "But they are It's the law," said Rhlrley, with resignation. "The law?” he echoed. "Yes, the law,” Insisted the girl; “man’s law, not God's, the same tin Just law that punishes my father man's law which is put into the hands of the powerful of the earth to strike at the weak.” Hhe sank Into a chair and. covering Up her face, wept bitterly. Between her sobs she cried brokenly! "I believed in the power of love to soften your father's heart. I believed that with God’s help I couhl bring him to see the truth. I believe»! that truth and love would make him see the light, but It hasn’t. I stayed on and on. hop Ing against hop»* until the time has gone by and It's too late to save him too late! What can I do now? My go ing to Washington is a forlorn ho[»e, a last, miserable, forlorn I io | m * k and In this hour, tlie darkest of all, you ask me to think of myself my love, your love, your happiness, your future, my future! Ah, wouldn't it Is* sublime Selfishness?” Jefferson kneeled down beside th«i chair and, taking her baud in his. tried to reason with her and comfort her. "Listen, Shirley." be said; “do not do something you will surely regret. You are ptuiisluyg me not only be»<ausc I have failed, but liecnuse you have fail ed too. It seems to me that If you lie- Ueved It possible to accomplish so much. If you had so much faith that you have lost your faith rather quickly. I believed In nothing, I had no faith, ami yet I have not lost hope.” She shook her head ami gently with drew her hand. “It Is useless to insist, Jefferson. Until my father Is cleared of this stain our Ilves yours and mine must lie ana st.” 801110 one coughed, and. startl»si, they both looked up. Mr. Ryder had entered the room uiiobservetl ami stood watch ing them. Shirley immediately rose to her feet Indignant, resenting this in trusion on her privacy after she had declined to re«*elve tin* financier. Y’et. sin* reflected quickly, how could she prevent It? H»< was at home, free to conn* mid go ns lie please»!, but she was nut coinp<*ll»*d t<> remain in the same room with him. Sin* plckisl up the few things that lay aliout mid. with a contemptuous toss of her bend, re treated into tlie Inner apartment, leav ing father ami son alone together. "Hum," grunte»! Ryder senior. “I rather thought I sliouhl find you here, but I didn't quite exp«*et to timl you ou your knees dragging our prl«l«» in tlie mud.” “That's where our pride ought to Is*,” retorted Jefferson savagely. He felt ¡11 the humor to say anything, no matter what tlie constspienees. “So she has refused you ngniu, eh?” said Ryder senior, with a grin. “Yes,” r<*J<4n»*d Jefferson, with grow ing Irritation. "Siu* objects to my | family. I don't blame her.” Tlie financier aiulled grimly as be an swered: "Your family In gqperal—me in par titular, eh? I gleam*«! that much when I came In.” He hs>k»sl toward the door i of tlu< room In which Shirh-y had taken refuge, ami, as if talking to himself. h«* add«»«!: "A curious girl with an invert ed point of view; secs everything dif fereut to others. I want to see her be fore she goes.” lie walked over to tin* door ami rais ed his hum) as If In* were about to knock. Then In* stop|s*d as If In* had changed his mind. ami. turning toward bls son, In* demanded: 1 "D«> you mean io say that she lias , done with you?" 1 "Y’es,” answered Jefferson bitterly. "Finally ?” "Yes, finally forever!” "l>»s*s she in«»aii it?" ask»sl Ry»1«»r senior skeptically. "Yes; she «III not listen to me while her father is still in |s*rll." Tlier»* was an expression of hair amusement, half admiration, on the , financier's face as Io* again turned to ward th«* door. "It's like her. Just like her." lie mut 1 tered. ! He l,iio»-k»'»l Imldlv nt tin* <1 s»r “M bo’s there?" i-ried Shirley from within. "It Is I Mr. Ryder I wish to s|»eak to you.” "I must la*g you to excuse me." came th»* answer. "1 <’11111101 see you." Jefferson interfered. "Why do you want to a«M to th«» i girl's misery? Don't you think she has suffcre»', enough?" ! "Do you know what she has done?" aai») Ryder, with pretend«»«! indigna tion. "She has lusulted me gn*ssly. I never was so humiliated In my life. Slie has returned the »heck I sent her Innt night in payment for her work on ' my biography. I mean to make her that money, It's hern. Stic need« M Her father 1.» fine must COMPANY. Like it inn k. ,-'s «>..!»• Haunting her contempt lor tn«* in my face, ami > won't permit it.” ”1 don't thhik her object iu refusing that money was to Haunt coutempt iu y»>ur face or iu any way humiliate you.” answered Jefferson. "Sin* feels she has l»eeu sailing under false colors and desires to make some reparation.” "And so she sends me back my mon ey, f«*eling that will pacify me, |>er- haps repair the injury she has done me, [H>rlmps buy me into entering into her plan of helping her fattier, but it won't. It only Increases my determina tion to s«s* her and her" Suddenly changing th«* topi«*, he a>k«sl, "When do you leave us?" "No« at once tlrit is, 1—don't know," answered Jefferson, embar rassed. “The fact is my fa«*ultles are uumbe«!. I seem to have lost my i>ow- er of thinking. Father," he exclaim»*«!, “you s«*e what a wreck you have made of our lives!" “Now, dou't moralize," replied bis father testily, “as if your own selfish ness in desiring to possess that girl wasn't the main .pring of all your ac tions." Waving his son out of the room, he n«l»l«*d “Now. leave m»* alone with her ¡’ »I- a f««v m«*n»«*’its Perhaps I can make her lisieii to reason." Jefferson stared at his father as if be fenr»*»l In* were out of his mind. "What do you mean? Ar«* you”— he ■»Jactil at«*«l. “Go go; leave her to me” command •id the liiianeler "Slam the door when roll ■ ot't. iiul -lie'll think we've Isitll ■ Uli* 'i if» . coll»«* l»|> again pre lent ly.” Tic* si.at i- i -’» i sm-ci*i*dc I admirably l< tier n a\e tin* door a vigorous [ ail. ami John Ryder stood quiet, wait ing f r 1 : ii i t » emerge from sancttJ sty lie «111 not have to «ait long. Tin* ■' » .0011 opened, ami Shirley util»* 1 ul »I >« ly She Imd her lint on (Continued next week.) ST0VÎS AMO Large lot and Dew bouse in Ban don ¿650, good location. 3 lots and nice house, good lo cation iu Bandon $<650. 1 ranch 185 acres 4| miles from B indon’ well stocked ready for buai- ueas, tine orchard, 75 acres ot bottom lhDd ¿13.000 40 acre rtnch 6| miles from Ban d"ii has 400 corns of matchwood on it ¿750. 162 acre ranch io Curry county tie >r Langlois ¿800. Fine residence block. 200 feet river ft ml with landing full bearing or chard, large dwe'lmgs 8 other build ing-. with furniture Hud fixtures, tine location for a store or saloon. ¿2000. Several tine business lots in best business part of Baudou from ¿1,500 upwards. 1080 acres of rauch land, rest ietice building, seven hundred acres of bottom laud, balance number one bench land, tine lake fishing and hunting Price ¿33,000. 5 acres just outside of the corpor ation good level land. ¿750. 2 one acre tracts, adjoining town cheap. 280 acres improved ranch, fine bear ing orchard, 90 acres bottom land, 10 miles from Bandon. Large amount of white cedar on it, price ¿4000. House and 2 lots in town, good lo cation, land set out in strawberries, $<550. *■ • * —NEVER FAIL.** Bandon Hardware Cc- Opposite Post Office. ~ I River front ranch, J mile river front on deep water. 177 1-3 acre coal land—¿3500. The Weinhard's Brewery Depot Houses to rent, Coos and Corry property for sale, ranches of all sizes, iu both counties for sale. GEO. Store room to rent cheap in the best part of Bandon, up and down stairs. General merchandise store with slock and fixtures with building and large lot, doing a business of ¿25,000 t<> ¿30,000 per year, well located, and long established business, which can be doubled by the rigut parties Price ¿9000, A. STOLTZ, Manager WHOLESALE LIQUORS. Napa Soda. W. A Gaines <fc Co's Whiskies, White Rock, Standard Malt and Cream of Malt, and other Standard Brands of Brandies, Whiskies, Gio. Wines, etc. s t : s : Manufacturing plant for sale. Good payiug business. Big frontage on deep water. First class business proposition on Coquille river—¿25,000 A number of first class deep water front mill sites for sale cheap. In the old Panter Building I I f 5 timber claims, cruise 3,000.000 feet each, mostly white cedar, bandy to roads and easy to log. Price ¿2500 each. Lots ¿15 and up. ideated in all parts of town and surrounding ad dition. Property of all kinds bought and sold at living prices. BANK BANDON, of OREGON Capital $25,000.00 We are an old established firm and are reliable. \V e are not curbstone real estate agents. Call and see ns BOARD OF DIRECTORS; J- L. K bonenbebo President, J. D enholm , Vice P ee F. J. F ahy , Cashier, F bank F lam , T. P. H anlt . and if we do not have what you want we will get it. A general banking business transacted, and customers given every accommodat 0» T he B andon R eal E state & L oan consistent with sa e and conservative banking. C ompany , Rooms 2 and 3, Correspondents: The American National Bank of San Francisco, California. New Denholm Bld g and was drawing on h«*r gloves, for through her window sin* hail caught a glbnpM* of th«* eal> standing at the curb. She start«*«! on seeing Ryder standing then* mot ionless, and she would have retreated had he not inter cepted her. “I wish to sp«*ak to you. MiM- R oss more," lie liegan. "I have nothing to say," answered Shirley frigidly. “Why «lid you do this?" he ask«»d. holding out the «‘h«*«k. "Because I do not want your money," sin* repli«*«!, with hauteur. “It was yours Y'ou earn«»d it.” he said. "No. I came lien* hoping to influence you to help my father. The work I did was part of the plan. It happened to fall my way. I took it as a means to get to your heart.” "But it is yours. Please tak«* It. It will Is* useful.” “No." she said scornfully. "I can't tell you how low 1 should fall In my t>wn estimation if I took your money. Money,” she ndd«*d. with ringing con tempt, "why, that's all there is to youl It's your god! Shall 1 mak«> your god my god? No. thank you. Mr. Ryder!” "Am I as bn«l as that?” he asked wistfully. “You are as bad as that!" she an- sw«*r«'«l «hwlslvely. "So bad that I contaminate even good money?" He spoke lightly, but she noticed that he wln<*ed. "Money itself is nothing," replied the girl. "It's the spirit that gives it, the spirit that receives IL the spirit that earns It, th«» spirit that spends it. Money helps to create happiness. It also creates misery It's an engine of destruction w I k ' ii not properly uae«l. It destroys individuals as it does nations. It has «lestroyisl yon, for It has warp ed your soul." “Go on," he laughed bitterly. “I like to hear you." "No, you don't, Mr. Ryder; no you don’t, for deep down in your heart you know that I am speaking the truth. Money and th«* power It gives you has dried up tin* wellsprings of jr«.*ur h«*art” lie affectiM to Is» highly amused at her wonls, but Itehind the mask of cal- lous Indifference th«» man suffered. H«?r wonls seared hliu as with a nxftot Iron. She went on: STttGttfiWWrS Real Estate List. Merchants' National Bank, Portland, Oregon- The Chase National Bank of New York, Bandon, Ore. Bank Is Open from 9 a.in. to 12 m„ and 1 p.m. t McKenzie, The Tailor Style and Fit Guaranteed | 1 CLEANING AND PRESSING 3 p.in. siiiei ; ds a V ▼ BLACKSMITH AND WAGON MAKERS Wagons of all Kinds Made to Order. Horseshoeing a Specialty- Job work attended to promptly and all work guaranteed to give satisfaction. reasonable. Shop on Atwater street. Bandon, Or. Price» TALI Work Done Promptly Opposite Post Office NEED A NEW STOVE? »—J - Bridge A. Beacli Stove*. Hanger and Heaters Have in them so many excellencies that they are now acknowledged the greatest Bellers on the coast, and thev are growing in favor every year. We have the exclusive agency in Bandon for these household and office necess.ties, and prices range exceedinglv modest in either case. Our assortment of hardware, tinware and edged tools is most oorupiete. [ ! Jewelry Tinning «Sc Flu.m.t>in.g a. Specialty A. M c N air , 3. ■ Higher Clasen of Work Solicited BAN DON. Of All Kinds for the Rich or Poor at the right prices. T he H ardware M an . Civil Engineer and Surveyor. ! ; I ■ fT»» — - - - ’OREGON. All Goods Guaranteed as Repre Crosman Timmons, President R. H. Ro»*, Vice-President G. T. Treadgold, Sec A. E. Hadtall, Trees. sented by A. RICE, The Re ' ’ ! liable Jeweler. See window at Furniture Store. Bandon Investment Corporation i-c. m .7 e. 1907 Jk. D Morae, Mgr, i I REAL ESTATE - TOWNSITES - PROMOTIONS BANOOM
