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iL JL JL JL I Louis Tracy,
PILLAftof ta" 1
C - r I ' Morning"
C H H M Rll H I CopyrKht. 1904. by ' C
t " " H F! J Edward J. Clode C
TBe girls have" plenty to endure
here without haying this , surprise
sprung on them," he 6aIL "I will
write to Mr. Traill and . leave events
ashore in his hands."
So for a night and the better part of
a day the pillar locked in Its recesses j
some new doubts and cogitations. As
between the twr men a stronger bond
of sympathy was created. Pyne in
those . restless hours was admirably
tactful. He talked a great deal of his
uncle. Soon not only Brand, but the
two girls, seemed to be well acquaint
ed with a man they had never met.
With the morning tide the, anarchy
of the waves ceased. The children
were brought to the lantern to witness
a more majestic sight than the arrival
of the "milkman." With the dawn the
sun appeared, and the sea seemed to
sink into long deferred slumber .under
liis potency. 1
The flood tide ' of the afternoon
brought the unfailing tug, towing the
Penzance lifeboat. The crane was
swung out, and Jack Stanhope, as was
his right, was first to be hoisted to the
entrance and to exchange a hearty
baud .grip with Brand.
Behind the lighthouse keeper were
ranged many faces, but not that which
the sailor sought.
"Where is Enid?" he asked after the
first worJs of congratulation were
spoken. "Have you told her?"
"Xo. Here is Mr. Pyne. He will
take yon to the girls and tell you what
v.e have tlecidod."
The two young men looked at each
ot".r with frank friendliness.
"When we have a minute to spare
you must take me to the gallery and
explain just how you worked that
t rick," .said Stanhope. "Brand's sema
phore was to the point, but it omitted
details."
"That is where I have the pull of
you," responded Pyne, with equal cor
diality. "I don't require any telling
about your work yesterday."
"Oh, people make such a fuss. What
Is there remarkable in guiding a boat
through a rough sea?"
"I may be wrong, but it looks a heap
harder than swarming up a pole."
In such wise dicT'young Britain and
young America poohpooh the idea" that
they had (Tone aught heroic.
Indeed, their brief talk dealt next
with Enid, and Lieutenant Stanhope,
R. N., did not think he was outraging
conventionality when he found Enid in
the kitchen and took her in his arms
and kissed her.
Constance and Tyne discovered that
the tug as seen through the window
was a very interesting object.
"You don't feel at all lonesome?" he
murmured to her.
"Not in the least."
"It must d3 a fellow a heap of good
to meet his best, girl under such cir
cumstances." "Mr. Stanhope and my sister have
been the greatest of friends for years."
"Is it possible to catch up? The last
few days on the rock ought to figure
high in averages."
"Jack," cried Constance, finding this
direct attack somewhat disconcerting,
"did my father say that any arrange
ments were to be made for landing?"
"Yes, miss." interposed a sailor at the
. door. "The skipper's orders are, 'Wo
men an children to muster cn the lower
deck. "
Then began a joyous yet strangely
pathetic procession, headed by Elsie
and Mamie, who were carried down
stairs by the newly arrived lighthouse
men. The children c:ed end refused
to be comforted until Pyne descend
ed with them to the lifeboat. The
women followed in terrible plight, not
withstanding the wraps sent them on
the previous day. Each as she passed
Stephen Brand bade him farewell and
tearfully asked the Lord to bless, him
and his.
Among them came Mrs. Vansittart.
Her features were veiled more closely j
than ever. While she stood behind the
others ia th entrance her glance was ;
fixed immovably on Brand's face. Xo
Sibyliue prophetess could have striven
more eagerly to wrest the secrets of
his soul from its lineaments. Neverthe
less when lio tamed ta her with his
pleasant smile and parting words of
comfort she averted her eyes, uttered
an incoherent phraso of thanks for his
kindness and seemed to be unduly ter
rified by the idea that he must be
swuug iuto the lifeboat by the crane.
She held out her hand. It was cold
and trembling.
"Don't be afraid," he said gently, pat
ting her on the shoulder as one might
reassure a timid child. "Sit down and
hold the rope. The basket cannot pos
sibly be overturned."
Tyne, helping to unload the tremu
lous passengers beneath, noted the
lady's attitude and added a fresh
memorandum to the stock he had al
ready accumulated.
"Who Is that?" asked Brand from the
purser, who stood beside him.
"Mrs. Vansittart."
Brand experienced a momentary sur
prise. "She seemed to avoid me," he
thought, but the incident did not linger
In his mind. "
The lifeboat, rising and falling on the
strong and partly broken swell, re
quired the most expert management If
the weary people on the rock were to
bff takeo X la Jtafatr
When Constance" and Enid, followed
by Stanhope, reached tile boat after
giving Brand a farewell hug, there was
no more room. The crew pulled -to-'
ward the waiting vessel, and here a
specially prepared gangway rendered
the work of transshipment easy.
Mr. Traill was leaning over the bul
wark as the lifeboat ranged alongside.
He singled out Pyne at once and gave
him. a cheery cry of recognition. At
first he could not distinguish Mrs. Van
sittart, and Indeed it must be con
fessed that he was striving most ear
nestly to descry one face which had
come back to him out of the distant
years.
When his glance fell on Enid, his
nephew, who was thinking how best to
act under the circumstances, was as
sured that the father saw In the girl
the living embodiment of her mother.
He thought it would be so. His own
recollection of his aunt's portraits had
already helped him to this conclusion,
and how much more startling must a
flesh and blood creation be than the
effort of an artist to plstce on canvas
the fugitive expression which consti
tutes the greatest charm of a mobile
countenance.
Enid, having heard so much about
Mr. Pyne's uncle, was innocently curi
ous to meet him. At first she was
vaguely bewildered. -The sunken eyes
were fixed on hers with an intensity
that gave her a momentary sense "of
embarrassment. Luckily the exigen
cies of the hour offered slight scope to
emotion. All things were unreal, out
of drawing with previous experiences
cf her well ordered life. The irregular
twaying of the boat and the tug
fectried to typify the new phase. ,
Pyne swung himself to the steamer's
deck before the gangway was made
fast, thereby provoking a loud outcry
from the deserted children.
Grasping his uncle's hand, he said:
"Wait until you read Brand's letter.
No one else knows." . . , .
So Mr. Traill, with fine self control,
greeted Mrs. Vansittart affectionately
and handed her over to a stewardess,
who took her to a cabin specially pre
pared for her. Her low spoken words
were not quite what he expected.
"Don't kiss me." she murmured, "and
please don't look at me. In my present
condition I cannot bear It."
Relatives of the shipwrecked passen
gers and crew, many of whom were
waiting In Penzance, were not allowed
on board. This arrangement was made
by Mr. Traill after consulting a local
committee organized to help the un
fortunates who needed help so greatly.
The unanimous opinion was. expressed
that a few lady members of the com
mittee, supplied with an abundance of
cWthlng, etc., would afford prompt re
lief to the sufferers, while the painful
scenes which must follow the meeting
of survivors with their friends would
cause confusion and delay on the ves
sel. Pyne, watching all things, saw that
Mrs. Vansittart did not meet his uncle
with the eagerness of a woman restor
ed to the arms of the man she was
about to marry.-
She was distraught, aloof In her man
ner, apparently interested only in his
eager assurance that she would find an
assortment of new garments in the
cabin... ,
(To be Continued)
Additional Local.
There will be regular services at the
Congregational church next Sunday,
both morning and evening.
Rev. Green shipped his household
goods to Ashland, Wednesday. He will
most likely remain here until the middle
of next week.
A dispatch sent out from Albany yes
terday save : A strike of the teachers of
the Albany public schools is said to be
imminent. A petition has been present
ed to the Board of Directors, asking for
an increase in the present salary rate of
$45 a month, and tt is the board has thus
far refused to grant. The amount of the
increase desired is not specified. Only five
of the 20 teachers employed bad signed
their annual contracts up to last night.
F. D. McLouth arrived yesterday from
New York City to begin his duties as
instructor in the art department at
OAC.
L. LI Brooks, the noitbern Benton
rancher, received an order yesterday
from New York City for a carload of
vetch seed, but Mr. Brooks is not cer
tainUhat he can meet the demand at the
present time.
The J. M. Porter residence is being re
shingled this week.
The late rains played havoc with the
Corvallia public school building which
had just been repainted. The rain
washed the red paint off the roof and
smeared it over the white side Valla and
the steps below in sock a way that re
painting these parts will bs necessary.
Real Estate Transfers.
WW McDonald & wtoH Halverson,
6 acres at Summit; $300.
- 3oW Fuller to Emma Fuller, 2 lots
it. Wilkinsadd, Oorvallia; $i.
Emma S Fuller & baa to Etta Fuller
Howard, lot in bl 2 Wilkius add Corval-
j a; $i. " ,
EC Baoghman & wf to B Small, 2 its
and .61 acres near Albany; $700.
S B Irwin to H B Nebibas, 332 aras
south of Philomath ; $10.
14 J Aldricb & hue to F C Walters, 160
b w of Monroe; $2000.
Miriam Malone to F C WalUra 146.25
ac tea s w of Monroe, 2000- ' : .4 , -'
: 'M G Aldrich & wf to F C Walters 152.
56 acres s w of Monroe ; $2000.
FC Walters & wf to The Monroe Mill
Co, 152.46 acres s w of Monroe; 2343.75.
F C Walters & wf to The Monroe Mill
Co, 306 25 acres f w of Monroe ; $4697.'
E Hobson to The Monroe Mill Co, 320
acres 8 w of Monroe, $5120. ..r
UStoWH Livingston, patent, 160
acres s e sec 2 tp 11 s r 6 w. Will Mer.
6 F Farra & wf to E Allen, undivided
yi lot 1 bl 9 CorvalJis; $1.
M L Frantz & wf to C A Frantz, q c
deed, 23 acres at Hoekins; $1
E S King & wf to H K W laylor, 34.67
acres n w of Albany ; $2000.
George Taylor & wf to N Wilkinson,
lot in CorvaliiB , $ls0. J
S W Bowser to G R Taylor, 40 acres
ne of Monroe, $1000. s
T T Thompson to H Weits, agreement
for sale of 128 acres w of Monroe; $700. ,
CEBanton& wf to U W Wren, 21
acres in Alsea; $1. , "r
S Henkle & wf to R S Hughes, 1 acre
south of Corvallis; $1.
R S Hughes & wf to S Henkle. i acres
south of Corvallis, $1.
Notice of Proposed Street Improve
ments. ,J .
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, TO
ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that
the Common Council of the City of Cor.-
vallis proposes to improve at the cost of
the property fronting or abutting thereon
and in the manner hereinafter specified
the following several portions of streets
within said City of Corvallis, to-wit:
Harrison ' Street from the center of
Eleventh Street Westward to a point op
posite the North-west corner of fractional
Lot 7"in Lot 'D" in Wilkin's Addition
to said City.' ; :
Fourteenth Street from the center of
South Street to a point opposite .the
North-west corner of Lot. ten in Block
thirteen in Jobs Addition to said City. .7; .
Center Street from the center of: Elev
enth Street to the center of Fourteenth
Street
Depot Street from the center ofOak
Street to the center of Maple Street.'-' -.-.
Oak Street from the North side of the
County road leading to Philomath North
erly to the Corvallis and Eastern Rail
road company's track.
Oak Street from the Corvallis and
Eastern Railroad Company's track North
erly to the center of Adams Street. 1
Adams Street from the center of Ninth
Street Westerly to the center of Oak
Street. i
Tenth Street from the North side of
Washington Street to the center of Jef
ferson. ''
Fifth Street from the center of "B"
Street to the center of Washington Street.
Van Buren Street from the center of
Fifteenth Street to the center of Eigh-
eenth fetreet (extended).
Harrison Street from the center of Sec
ond Street to the East side of Ninth ;
Street.
Madison Street from the center of
Eighth Street to the center of Ninth
btreet. '
Monroe Street from the center of First
Street to the center of Second Street.
Each sucn street or portion of street
above described is proposed to be improv
ed by graveling the same by placing
tnereon along its center line, the whole
distance of such proposed improvement,
one cubic vara ot gravel tor each, live
lineal feet thereof and distributing and
spreading such gravel to a uniform depth
over a surface extending three feet on
either side of such center line..
Within twepty days after the final pub
lication of this notice, to-wit after Octo
ber sth. 1906, the owner or owners of any
property adjacent to or lronting or a butt
ins uoonanvsuch street -or portion there'
of proposed to be improved as aforesaid
may make and file with the Police Judge
of said City of Corvallis written object
ions or remonstrances to tne proposed
improvement of such street or portion
thereof.
At an adjourned meeting of said Com
mon Council to be held at the City Hall
of said City on the 26th. day of October
19O6 at the hour ot halt past seven o'clock
if. M., said Common Council will consul
er the making of each such proposed im
provement "as aforesvid, and if it shall de
termine to make any such improvement
Will proceed to ascertain and determine
at sucn meeting tne probable cost tnere
of, including the expenses incidental
thereto, and to determine and declare and
assess upon each lot or part thereof or
parcel of land fronting or abutting upon
such portion of street, or any sucbpor-
tion of street so to be improved, its pro-
portionate share of such cost, and to take
such other action as may be necessary or
appropriate to make any such improve
ment.
This notice is given by J. Frea x ates,
Police Judge of said City of Corvallis, by
order of a resolution of the Common
Council of said city passed September
22nd. rood.
This Notice will be published in The
Corvallis Gazette in the issue of Septem
ber 25th 1906 and in each succeeding is
sue of said newspaper up to and includ
ing the issue of October 5th 1906, which
is and shall be the finat publication here
of.
. Dated September 25th, 1906. "
J. RED YATES,
Police Judge of the City of Corvallis. '
V . .: 79-83
. Joseph Ripley of Portland, an old-time
Corvalliaite, has been . renewing friend
ship la this dty tbe past few days.
They are Spoiling.
All kinds of difficulties are be
ing encountered by owners of
prune orchards in. Benton this
season, for there is a scarcity of
help and while there is an abun
dant scrop, the luscious fruit is
falling, and much of it will be
spoiled on the ground.
Seven cents per box is being
paid at the A. J. Johnson orchard
and even at' that price help can
not be secured. At the driers,
the men -cannotbe had to assist
in the labor and this adds greatly
to the difficulties of the situation.
At the Benton county' prune or
chard the same conditions exist
and the same troubles are en
countered, and: that other coun
ties are having trials is evidenced
by a clipping from the Salem
Statesman which says:
Piune packers say that the
fruit is ripening faster than it can
be dried and growers will sustain
great loss on this account. The
unfavorable weather conditions
must bear the blame. The loss
in drying is also great and unex
piainable and any other theory
than the usual overworked
weather one, but this doubtless
is correct this time. There
are plenty of large sized prunes in
the green state but they shrink
so in drying that there will be
few large ones after going
through the dryer. ,
. Had not the weather changed
from the rains of Saturday night
and Sunday every grower would
have been in fai worse plight
than now. The bright sun helps
some and were there more dryers
the crop might yet be saved to a
large extent and such loss as
there will be, aside from the
usual-shrinkage in drying will
be more rom lack of proper fac
ilities for drying than from any
other reason.
How The Jack Died.
Victor Moses celebrated h is
birthday anniversary, Wednes
day, with an informal dinner
party of near relatives. This
fact is not remarkable, but an
incident in connection thereto is
worthy of note. It is the part
that a frisky Jack rabbit played
in the celebration that challenges
attention.
It appears that on the morning
of the feast Rev. Moses discover
ed a Jack in the garden, and in
great excitement the gentleman
hurried to the telephone and tail
ed up Millard Long. As every
one knows, Millard is as mild as
spring moonshine and would
never be taken for a crack shot,
but in some unaccountable man
ner it seems that Mr. Moses lab
ored under the impression that
the bicycle man could - actually
hit that rabbit if he could only be
coaxed to the scene, - and he was
"coaxed" to go.
Mr. Moses really came to the
store alter " man 'and gun, and
after ; circling around through
back alleys and up past the col
lege and then sneaking down "a
side street the two bloodthirsty
hunters neared the spot where
bnngie sunned himself in the
cabbage patch. He might have
been a "stuffed" rabbit so still
did he sit, and Millard felt a
guilty thrill creep up his spine
as he took aim and banged away.
The bullet sung its way
through the fence and went
meandering no one knows where,
and turning to see what had be
come of the Jack, Mr. Long was
amazed to find that the poor ani
mal had died of heart failure,
due to the sudden report ot the
gun.
This is the true story of the
Jack rabbit that figured in the
Moses dinner party Wednesday.
Incidentally, it. may be added
that Jack rabbits are not usually
found within three . blocks of
Main street, in Corvallis..
Additional Local.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Waltz and little
sons, of Belief oun tain, and Miss Una
Waltz were in Corvallis yesterday en
route to Portland. The former family
will attend the-M. E." conference, but
Miss Waltz proceeds to" her home in
Berkeley, California. ,
LOST A fine Maltese cat, white spot
under throat. Reward. . Return to Mrs.
J. C. Fletcher, Ninth Street, Corvallis.
' - 79-80
Miss Laura Persinger, of Bellefountain
was in the city: yesterday on her'way.to
Portland to attend business college . -j j
' In Salem, October 4th and ' 5th, -there
is to be a meeting of Department super
iotendents. including countv bnpennten
dei.ts," iriscipals and : city principals.
The meeiit p is for the purpose of taking f
np the sn je-t of rrhool legislation and
other school questions.
N. A. Fisher wantP to trade r
orpan fm horw. 80 !
Berry Cnmniirgs, the popular R.F.D
carrier, is enjoying a I5 days' vacation
and during bis period of idleness his
wife will carry the mail for Uncle Sam
Mr. Cnmwipgs will go to Suver in a few
days to visit his sister and to be "Johnny
on the spoU' when the China pheasant
season opees. v
Presbyterian church, M. S. Bash, pas
tor. Bihl" School 10 a. m. ; Worship 11
a. m. snbje t : "Love An Over Match For
Law." O E. meeting 6.33 p. m. Even
ing servii-e at 7:30, subject: "Your Mas
ter's Feet "
Zonophorte records, 40 cents each
at N. A Cipher's Music Sore. &C
A carl -ad of brick was shipped a few
davs ago hv W C. Corbett to parties in
Brownsville, Th Corvallis brick yard
has done thet largest business this year of
ever in its history, and shipments have
been made to various points, all of which
goes to show that Corvallis i3 forging
ahead.
Anyone desiring to secure taut" for tag
ging deer hides in order to make afB-la-
vit, can secure eame from Clerk T. T
Vincent. The tags were received yester
day.
Ten hunters' ln-.enses were issued
Tuesday -antf five more on Wednesday.
This brings the total. nuober taken out
to date to 246.
Mrs. J. Frunk Ha',1 and little son left
Tuesday for their home in Albion, Wash.,
after a three weeks' yisit with Benton
-and Polk couaty relatives.
, The route of the Corvallis and Eastern
extension from Yaquina to Newport is
being mapped out and as nearl p as possi
ble will follow the course of the bav.
The passenger depot will be established
on First street, in Newport, and the
freight .depot and train yarrla will be lo
cated at Olsenville, about a quarter cf a
mile up the bay from Newport. A
wharf will alpo be built at ' Olseuville.
Work will be begun on the'exteisioa as
soon -as pos iole Telegram. "
Next Sunday will be rally day t the
Christian Church. A special program
is being piepared for the Sunday School.
At 11 o'clock paster T. S. Handsaker will
preach on "Tie Christidn Sohtier." The
evening theme will be, "The Great Sal
vation " Christian Endeavor at 6:30.
Elmer Taylor, who is suffering with
typnoid fever at tbe home of his sister,
Mrs. iner, in this city, is getting along
as well as could be expected. A trained
nurse from Good Samaritan hospital,
Portland, is at the bedside. Walter Tay-;
lor, a brother,' who' was so low with the
fever at B Hefohntain is now able to sit! -
up.
The conference of the M. E. church,
South, will convene in this city next
Thursday, October 4. Besides the Bishop,
Dr. Lambeth, Secretary of Missions. Dr.
Hammond, . Secretary of Education ; Dr. j
Lamarr, Book A?ent; Dr. Vaughn. Edit
or of the Advocat and other notables
will be jn attendance. An important
gathering. All are. cordially invited. to
be present and after the Ivimiupss m'ee ing
see how we h, A Vat we !, and in what
spirit it will h ilono. P. A. Mosee. On
behalf of the C i.ff reife and the mem
bership. George H. Hiiut-s of Portland, secre
tary , of the Oregon Pioneer Association
and assista 't tei-ietary and curator ot
the Oregon Historical Society, paid a
friendly visit to Corvallis yesterday.
Well Worth TryiBsr.
W. H. Bii'n, ilif iwMlf'r ifii-ii
attorney, of Pittniielj, Vt., wive: ".Next
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