' 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.
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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.
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Bandon Hardware Cc-
Opposite Post Office.
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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.
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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
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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
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CLEANING AND PRESSING
3 p.in.
siiiei ; ds a V
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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?
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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.
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Tinning «Sc Flu.m.t>in.g a. Specialty
A. M c N air ,
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BAN DON.
Of All Kinds for the Rich or
Poor at the right prices.
T he H ardware M an .
Civil Engineer and
Surveyor.
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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
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See window
at Furniture Store.
Bandon Investment Corporation i-c. m .7 e. 1907
Jk. D Morae, Mgr,
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