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The Redemption By CHARLES FREDERIC GOSS Copjrlffbt, 1000, by The Bowen-MerrlU Company. CHAPTER VI. (Continued.) He did not dare communicate this tory even to his sister; for If eh? knew nothing he feared to poison her existence by telling; her. and If she knew all he had not the courage to listen to the sequel. Perhaps no other experience In life produces a more pro found shock than a discovery like that upon which David had so suddenly tumbled. It leads to despair or to melancholy, and many a life of high est promise has been suddenly wreck ed by it. While he brooded over this mystery the days slipped past the young; mystic almost unnoted; he wan dered about the farm, passing from one fit of abstraction Into another, do ing; nothing, saying nothing, thinking everything. He tried to look forward to the fu ture with hope. But how can a man hope for harvests, when all his seed corn has been destroyed? If his fath er was bad, what hope was there that he could be better? He made innumerable resolves to take up the duties of life where he had laid them down, but they were all lik birds which die in the nest where they are born. Pepeeta was drawing him irresisti bly to herself; he was like a man in the outer circle of a vertex, of whicn she was the center. The touch of her oft hand which he could still feel, the farewell glance of eyes which still frlowed before his imagination, at tracted him like a powerful magnet. It was true that he did not know where she was; but he felt that he could find her In the uttermost parts of the earth by yielding himself to the Impulse which had awakened in his heart. "A dark veil of mystery hangs over my past. My present Is full of misery and unrest. I will see if the future has any joys in store for me," he said to himself at the close of one of his restless days. Without so much as a word of fare well. he crept out of the house in tho gathering dusk, and started in pursuit of the bright object that floated like a wlll-o'-the-wlsp before his inner eye. A feeling of exultation and relief seized him as he left the place made dark and dreadful by the memory of that tragic scene through which he had so recently passed; the quiet of the evening soothed his perturbed splr lu, and the tranquil stars looked down upon him with eyes that twinkled as If In sympathy. CHAPTER VTI. Although David did not know the exact route the quack had laid out for his Journey, he was certain that tt would be easy enough to trace htm In that sparsely-settled region, and so xe turned his face in the direction In which the equipage vanished when he watched it from the barn. It was not until the light of morn ing struggled through this universal gloom that the weary and bedraggled traveler entered the outskirts of the then straggling but growing and busy village of Hamilton. Tired in body and benumbed in mind, he made his way to the hotel, conscious only of his desire and determination to look once more upon the face of the woman whose image was so indelibly impress" ed upon his mind. Approaching the desk he nervously asked if the doctor was among the g-uests, flushed at the answer, demand ed a room, ascended the steep saalr case, and was soon in bed and asleep. Fatigued by his long tramp, he did not awaken until after noon, and then, having bathed, dressed and broken his long fast, he knocked at the door of the room occupied by the doctor and his wife. There was a quick but gentle step In answer to his summons, and at the music of that footfall his heart beat lumultuously. The door opened, and before him stood the woman who had brought about this mysterious train of events In his life. She started back as she saw him, with an involuntary and timid motion, but so gTeat was her surprise and Joy that she could not control her speech or action sufficiently to greet him. "Who is is there?" cried the doctor, In his loud, Imperative voice. "Mr. Corson," she answered, in tones that were scarcely audible. "Corson? Who Is Corson, and what does he want?" he asked, rising and approaching the door. The Instant his eyes fell on the countenance of the Quaker, he threw up both hands and uttered a prolong ed whistle of astonishment "The preacher:" he exclaimed, "The lost Is found. The p-p-prodigal has returned. Come In, and let us k-k-klll the fatted calf:" Coarse as the welcome was, It was full of sincerity, and its heartiness was like balm to the wounded spirit of the youth. He grasped the extended hand and permitted himself to be drawn in to the room. Pepeeta. who had recovered from the first shock of surprise and delight, came forward and greeted him with a by reserve. Bhe gave him her hand, and Its gentle touch reanimated his ouL Bhe smiled at him a gracious mil, and its light Illumined the dark ness of his heart. His sadness van ished. He once more felt an emotion of Joy. The excitement of their meeting having subsided they seated them- elves. David In an easy chair, the doctor on the broad couch, and Pe peeta on a little ottoman at his feet Vlrld green curtains partially obscured the bright sunshine which beat apcfi the windows. The wall-paper was rp, vulgar, faded. Oa the fiaor All Rifhta Reaerrd was an old Ingrain carpet full of patches and spattered with Ink stains. A blue-bottle fly whlazed and butted his head against the walls, and through the open casement hummed the traffic of the busy little town. Nothing could have been more ex pressive of triumph and delight than the face of the quack. Whenever his feelings were particularly bland and expansive, he had a way of taking the ends of his enormous moustache and twirling them between his spatulate thumbs and fingers. He did this now, and twisted them until the coarse hairs could be heard grating against each other. "Well, well!" he said, "so you could not resist the temptation? Ha! ha! ha! No wonder! It's not every young fellow behind the p-p-plow-tall that has a fortune thrust under his nose. Shows your good sense. I was right. I always am. I knew you were too bright a man to hide your light under a half b-b-bushel of a village like that. In those seven-by-nlne towns, all the sap dries out of men, and before they are 40 they begin to rattle around like peas In a p-p-uod. In such places young men are never anything but milk sops, and old men anything but b-b-bald-headed infants! Tou needed to see the world, young man. You re quired a teacher. Tou have put your self Into good hands, and if you stay with me you shall wear d-d-diamonds." "Whatever the results may be, I have determined to make the experi ment," said David, shrugging his shoulders. "Right you are. But what b-b-brought you round? You were as stiff as a ramrod when I left you." "Circumstances over which I had no control, and which I want to forget as soon as possible. My old life has end ed and I have come to seek a new one." "A new life? That's good. Well we will show It to you, P-P-Pepeeta and I! We will show you." "The sooner the better. What am I to do?" "Not so fast! There are times when It Is better to g-g-go slow, as the snail said to the lightning. We must make a b-b-bargaln." "Do as you please. All I ask Is a chance to put my foot upon the first round of the ladder and If I do not get to the top, I shall not hold you respon sible," David replied, dropping the "thees" of his Quaker life, in his de termination to divest himself of all its customs as rapidly as he could. "HI! hi! There's fire In the flint! Good thing. You take me on the right side, D-D-Davy. I'll do the square thing by you see if I d-d-don't. Let's have a drink. Bring the bottle, Pe peeta!" She went to the mantel and return ed with a flask and two glasses. The quack filled them both and passed one to David. It was the first time In his life that he had ever even smelt an Intoxicant. He recoiled a little; but having committed himself to his new life, he determined to accer' all that It Involved. He lifted the fiery potion to his lips, and drank. "Hot, is it, my son?" cried the doc tor, laughing uproariously at his wry face. "You Quakers drink too much water! Freezes Inside of you and t-t-turns you into what you might call two-p-p-pronged Icicles. Give me men with red blood In their veins! And there's nothing makes b-b-blood red like strong liquors:" The whisky revived the courage and loosened the tongue of the youth. The repugnance which he had Instinctive ly felt for the vulgar quack began to mellow into admiration. He asked and answered many questions. "What part am I to take In this business?" he asked. "What part are you to take In the business? That's good, 'Never put off till to-morrow what you can d-d-do to-day.' 'Business first and then pleas ure.' 'The soul of business is dispatch.' These are good mottoes, my lad. I learned them from the wise men; but If I had not learned them, I should have invented them. What's your p-p-part of the business, says you; listen! You are to be Its m-m-mouthplece. That tongue of yours must wag like the tall of a d-d-dog; turn like a weather-vane; hiss like a serpent, drip with honey and poison, be tipped with p-p-persuaslon; tell ten thousand tales, and every tale must sell a bottle of p-p-panacea!" He paused, and looked rapturously upon the face of his puplL "This panacea has It merits? Will it really cure?" asked David. The doctor laughed long and loud. "Has It merits? Will it really cure? Ho! ho! "Is thy bite good for the b-b-bachache?' said the sick mouse to the cat What difference does It make whether it will cure or not? Success in b-b-buslness is not based upon the quality of the m-m-merchandlse, my son." "Upon what, then?" said David. "Upon the follies, the weaknesses and the p-p-passlons of mankind! Since time began, a 'universal panacea' has been a sure source of wealth. It makes no difference what the panacea Is, if you only have the b-b-bralns tfl fool the people. There are only two kinds of people In the world, my son the fools and f-f-foolers!" Even whisky could not make David listen to this cold-blooded avowal without a shudder. The keen eye of the quack detected It; but Instead it adulterating his philosophy, he doubled hi dose. "Shocks you, does It? You will g-g-get over that We are not angels I We are Alr me. Remember what aid Jack Falstarf said? 'If Adam fell in a state of innooeiu'y,1 what sha.ll 1 d-d-do in a state of villainy-."" The boldness of the man and the radlcalness of his philosophy dazzled and fascinated the Inexperienced youth. This was what the astute and unscrupulous instructor expected, and he determined to pursue his advantage and effect. If possible, the complete corruption of his pupil In a single les son; and so he continued: "Got to live, my son! Self-p-p-preservation la the first law, and so we must Imitate the rest of the b-b-brute creation, and live off of each other! The big ones must feed upon the little and the strong upon the weak. 'Every man for himself!' That's my religion." "You may be right," said lvld, "but I cannot say that I take to it kindly. I do not see how a man can practli4 this cruelty and injustice without suf fering." "Suffering! Idea of suffering Is greatly exaggerated. Ever watch a t-t-toad that was being swallowed by a snake? looks as If he positively enjoyed It. It's his mission. Born to be eaten! If there was as much pain In the world as p-p-people say, do you think anybody could endure it! Isn't the d-d-door always open? Can't a man quit when he wants to? Suffer ing! Pshaw! Do I look as If I suf fered? Does Pepeeta look as if she suffered? And yet she b-b-bambooblea them worse than I do. Back In your own little t-t-town she caught some of your long-faced old Quakers, b-b-blg fellows with broad-brimmed hats, drab coats and ox eyes, regular meet-ln'-goers! And there was that little d-d-dove-eyed girl. What was it she wanted to know, P-P-Pepeeta? Tell him. Ha!, ha! Tell him and we will see him b-b-blush." "She asked me if her father was go ing to send her to Philadelphia this winter," she answered, without lifting her eyes. "Why don't you tell me what sho asked you 'bout D-D-Davy?" "It Is time for us to go to supper or we shall be late," she replied, laying aside her work and rising. "Sure enough!" cried thei doctor, springing to his feet. "The Q-Q-Qua- ker has knocked everything out of my head. Come on!" He rose and began bustling about the room. When Pepeeta glanced up from her work she saw In David's eya a grateful appreciation of her courtesy and tact, and his look filled her with a new happiness. The disgust awakened in the Qua ker's mind by the coarseness of tha quack was more than offset by tha beauty and grace of the gypsy. When he looked at her, when he was even conscious of her presence, he felt a happiness which compensated for all that he had suffered or lost. He did not stop to ask what its nature was. He had cast discretion to the wlnda He had in these few hours since hli departure broken so utterly with tha past that he was like a man who had been suddenly awakened from a long lapse of memory. His old life was aa If it had never been. He felt himself to be in a vacuum, where all his ldeaa must be newly created. This epoch of his experience was superimposed upon the other like a different geologi cal formation. Like the old monks In their cells, he was deliberately trying to erase from the parchment of hU soul all that had been previously writ ten, in order that he might begin 9 new life history. (To be continued.) The Dlaadvantasjee of Chlneee. A Chinaman was called as a witness In the police court of Los Angeles in the case of a driver who had run over a dog. The judge asked him what time It was when he saw the man run over the dog. The conversation Is re ported by a writer in Llpplncott'f Magazine. "Me no sabe," replied the witness. "I say," repeated the Judge, "whav time was It when you saw this man run over the dog?" "Me no sabe," repeated John, smil ing blankly. "We shall have to have an inter preter," commented his honor, as h realized that the witness did not un derstand English; and accordingly another Chinaman was haled into court to act as interpreter. "Ask the witness," commanded the judge,"when he saw this man run over the dog." The Interpreter turned to his fellow countryman and said, "We chung lo, ho me choo lung wow, e-ho me no chow chee, loo know so-loo blng gong tong ylt ben." To which the witness replied, "Wong Hn kee, wo hoo, wing chong lung yue lee, kin sing, choy yoke coey ying lung ding wan, sling suey way nan yick ling toy blng coey bow taue, po tong po gou hung mow kim quong yuen lee chow yo ben tong." The interpreter then turned to the Judge and said, "Him say Two o'clock.' " At tha Beach. "Could you love me, and me alone? "Why, what a foolish question. Jack." "Pardon my doubts." "Could I love you alone! Aren't you the only man here?" Washington Herald. Tha Toll. "Where are you going to spend your vacation ?" "I'm not going to." "Huh?" "I JuBt earn my vacation my fami ly spendi it." Cleveland Leader. His Llae. Blnk I don't like the looks of that chap. He has shifting eyes. Wink He can't help that. He it a scenery shifter down at the show. Poor Fallow. Tea, I engaged her on her looks. My husband can't bear plain people about him." Tou may reform a hardened old reprobate, but a fool or a saint Is a hopeless proposition. For Cream Teat Balance. A simple and sensitive weighing In strument to be known as the Wiscon sin hydrostatic cream balance has been devised at the agricultural experi ment station of the University of Wis consin. This In strument meets the long .recognized need for a simple and accurate nieth of weighing cream in the Babcock teat bottle for test ing. The ordinary cheap scales are inaccurate, and the more delicate bal- ! ances are too ex pensive for general use by farmers. The new inven tion consists of a specially devised brass float, similar to a dydrometer, I ! 11 IU which is placed in a cylinder of wa ter. The instru ment floats stead ily (n a vertical position, and sup ports a platform on which a cream bottle and a nine gram weight are are placed. Small, one - tenth gram nroitrhta nra nlaced ill nn thn nlatform until the float sinks to a line C8EAM balance, marked on the spindle. The nine-gram weight is then put into the bottle with a pipette in a sufficient amount to again sink the float to -a line of the spindle. This gives the weight accurately and the devise is so sensitive that it is offected by a sngle drop of cream. The weighing can be done rapidly, however. Skim Milk. At the West Virginia experiment station It has been found that skim milk for feeding laying hens is worth from Hi to 2 cents" a quart. Other experiments have fully proved that it has equally as great value for feed ing pigs. Figuring at this rate, the milkman who sells whole milk is selling from 60 to 80 cents' worth of skim milk to each can, and the general market prices of a can of milk Is close around $1.25. Now, this can of milk contains enough cream to make four pounds of butter, which is worth about $1, leaving only about 25 cents for the skim milk sold, or a loss of from 35 to 55 cents on each can over making the cream into butter and feeding the skim milk. Also, when the milk Is fed on the farm more fertilizer Is made, which makes the difference still greater in favor of keeping and feeding the skim milk. Where lne can secure select trade for whole milk at extra price It will pay to sell the whole milk and buy extra feeds and fertilizers, but sell ing whole milk at, less than $1 for a 40-quart can is not profitable when one considers the future of the land on which he is dairying. New Corn Feeding;. Not all farmers appreciate the value of feeding new corn. When handled properly more good results can be ob tained from it than 'from any other crop grown. When fed in the green stage, from the time when grains are in the mill, till they become hard and the blades dry up, horses and cattle will eat almost, If not all, of the en tire plant, and sheep and hogs will eat much of It, utilizing to advantage all there Is in the crop. New corn, Just after it has passed the roasting ear stage. Is one of the best feeds for poultry, both youig and old, and hens wiy lay eggs much better than on old corn. There Is no feed much better for fattening horses and colts, as well as cattle, than new corn. We always plant some very early, medium and the patches of corn to be cut and fed whole In late summer and fall. In this way we have the best of feed for the stock in August, Sep tember and October, one-fourth of the year. While the new corn Is being fed none of the stock requires much other feed, and the grain In the bin and the hay in the mow are saved. Farm Notes. Get busy with the wobbly colt and teach him that you are his friend and master. It will be easy. The average ewe requires from 3 to 5 pounds of salt a year, the variation depending largely upon the amount of natural salts contained In the pas tures. The bees should have plenly of wa- ter 111 . ...I m irtnir itlatonpa 1st rwr f . Should there be no running stream or lam vi yum " " - wen place a pail of fresh water near i apiary every day. Water Is used . 1 tn flHllt tha hlV tKIWw to the Oy iuc v -- w .v., honey left over from winter to make ii.Ll. V. a a . i n A- IaWAA t by also tVaaleful Hcononif, The number of people Is small, w believe, who, knowing that through their fault some mistake of an injuri ous nature has been made, would want only to attach the blame to Innocent parties. This Is generally done thoughtlessly and lgnorantly, albeit In good faith. The idea is to examine ourselves and methods before condemn ing another. A patron of a Wisconsin creamery recently sent in some vigorous pro tests against its products. It tran spired that the creamery was not in the wrong, except so far as the man agement put faith in a few of the pa trons of the creamery. Several of them had thoughtlessly turned their herds into cabbage, rape and turnip patches immediately after the first heavy frosts, and the milk thus tainted was sent In, with the result of causing Inferiority In the creamery's output. Aside from the fact that we should not Judge too hastily or be too ready to charge moral turpitude, the discern ing farmer will understand from the case in point that feeding the stock any old thing to prevent wate may be the means of producing gifr de struction. j Dairying In Winter, There are many advantages Injhav Ing cows come fresh in winter, -when all dairy products sell at a high price. In many places the price of butter Is from 25 to 50 per cent higher In winter than In summer. When the cows calve in the spring they generally milk well until the pas tures dry up, when the flow of milk quickly falls off, so that by the time stable feeds begin the cows are almost dried up. Now, If the cows come fresh in the fall, they produce a good flow of milk during the winter months, and in the spring, when they are turned on the grass, this acts a3 a second freshening and thus lengthens the period of milk production. Another distinct advantage in win ter dairying is that during this sea son the farmer is not so busy with other work, consequently he can give more time to the care of the cows, the milk and the cream than 13 possi ble during the busy season of the year. When winter dairying becomes more generally practiced, the subject of winter feeds will be given more at tention. Of these silage is one of the most Important, since one acre of good silage material will yield as much feed as three acres of pasture. Forma of Comb a.. No matter how poultry may excel In shape, color, and size, a malform ed comb and bad lobes will detract from the chances of success, especial ly in the non-sitting or Mediterranean breeds, where the ornamental head gear, or comb, is so conspicuously at tractive. There are many kinds of combs, as will be seen In the accom panying illustrations, which are de serving of notice, chief of which are the single serrated comb, as seen In such breeds as MInorcas, Leghorns, Orpingtons, Plymouth Rocks. Lang shans, Dorking, in different sizes; the rose-comb, beautifully worked or cor rugated, and full of small points, as seen chiefly in the Redcap, Hamburg, and Wyandotte family. Then there is the pea comb, or triple comb, that Is, three parallel ridges (or very small combs), as seen in the Brahman or the Indian Game. Water and Air In Soil. There must be a proper balance, of air and water to have the soil work go on. Exclude either and there is failure. Soil work Is stopped when the soil becomes so dry that the water films around the Boll particles are de stroyed. Then is when the plant food ceases to be elaborated, and what plant food there is in the soil Is no longer carried to the roots of the plants. Great losses In crops are annually recorded because these simple funda mental facts are not fully understood. There must be a balance. Drainage will often do much to bring about a good condition of aeration of soil; but in some soils something else is needed. Thus a Bandy soil that is so light that the moisture film soon disappears to a depth of a foot or more will pro duce nothing. In such a case other things must be incorporated with the sand of the soil, such as muck, lime, humus, fertilizer, to give It the power to retain the moisture film. Keeping; Swret Potaioea. There are several different methods for storing and keeping sweet potatoes which have proved successful. Po tatoes, when first dug, have a large amount of moisture in them, which must evaporate. When the weather is good they should be left out in the field until this evaporation is com plete); otherwise the moisture and tho Intense heat generated by their drying In a hill will cause rot. When this Is not possible they should be piled- loose ly In a dry house for a week or two. They may then be stored in the loft of a building or In a room, where the temperature will be such that they do not freese. Have One Doctor No sense in running from one doctor to another. Select the best one, then stand by him. Do not delay, but consult him in time when you are sick. Ask his opinion of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs and colds. Then use it or not, just as he says. A W publish our formulas m w Dftiiirm loonoi from our mdloiui yers W urga you to oomult your dootor Always keep a box of Ayer's Pills in the house. Just one pill at bedtime, now and then, will ward off many an attack of biliousness, indigestion, sick headache. How many years has your doctor known these pills? Ask him all about them. Mad bjr the J, O. Ayr Co., Lowali, M . - A Crjiajr 'Clock. Visiting an old mate, who had tha misfortune to be confined in a York hire asylum, a collier noticed that the large clock in the reception hall was ten minutes slow. "That clock is not right," he ex elalmed. "No, lad!" was the lunatic's reply. "That's why It's here." London Daily News. Caa of Disappointment. "Did you ever know a girl to die foi love?" yes." "Did she Just fade away and dls be cause some man deserted her?" "No, she Just took Id washing and worked herself to death because the man she loved married her." Houston Tost. Illatorjr aa Corrected. "Why came you so late?" asked Da mon. "In another moment I should have been executed!" "I couldn't find you!" gasped Pyth ias. "You failed to notify me that a new system of house numbering had gone Into effect!" Chlcnpo Tribune. A Quirk Finlak. "Have you finished enumerating tht things you want to do?" inquired Mrs. Housekeeper. The prospective cook admitted that she had. "Then perhaps you'll specify the thing you can't do. 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