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She PILLAR OF LIGHT By LOUIS TRACY. Awttea. «I "Ttee Wuqi «I lb« MendoT* < <>nrrl|bl. IHM. by Edward J. CUide (Continuo«! hom pug» I) eompanlnn and rama bark wlth a glose. 11« imi I mh I it wlth thx proclalou of a Bl»l«»y uiarkamau nuil Ixignu to apcak agntn Jerltl'y; "Htove I ii forrar«!. nlwiv«* the water lino. Wouldu't Uva tnn minutes Iti a e«-a. Komotltln* lylti' In the hows. Cau't muke It out. A tul tli'*re'a a coiiplr of cortnorauta perchad 011 tLe KUnwalr. Itut aba'll pasa wlthlu 2UÜ y ii rila on liar praaaut roiiraa, su' thr ihla'll hohl lona anotiali for tiiat." Tlia otliar íiikii looked n round From tliat alavatail | m » h -I>, lili» f«w*t alióte hlgli watar titark, lia coulil eurvey a viist aran of aon. Exci’ptluic the up- proncliing atraillar wlilcli would Alt paat a tulle awi.y to tila aouta and «■ faw illstniit browu «|H<ck» wlilcb lia tokaniMl n abonl of l’aiixniica tlslilng atiiacka maklnx the lieet of tha tille aaatwnril Ibera waa uot a añil In alglit "I tlilnk wa abould try to get liolil of bar." ba aald. Jim kapt illa aya gluail to tba tele- aco|ie, “ 'Tnln't worth It. cap’n. Tba nal vnge 'II only lia a pouml or two. uot but whet an extry euvrln comea In ** H’Aiil <l<> you nwikr of that f " useful. an* we might tie bar up to the liuoy ou the off clinucv until the relief cornea or we algnnl a amuck itut wliat'a the goi«| o ' lalklu'? We've got no lioiit. mi' uolnxly'd lie nuili n fool a* to awlin to lier." "That In what I bait In iiiluil." Jim lowered the glnnn. "That'a the fuel time I've ever heard you any auch n silly tiling. Stephan Bru ml." There wns no watering Judgment lb lil« voli-e now. Ila was angry ami slightly alarmed. "Why In It no emphatically allly. Jim?" wan the mulling query. "llow d'ye know wbat'a aboard of her? Wbat'a them fowl after? Wlmt's under that anil? Wbat’a that lyin' crumpled up forrnrd? Bend men, uietilie. If they are, she's convoyed by alnirka.*’ "Hliarka! Thin It not the lied aea. I am uot afraid of any mid prowler Ouce— Anyliow, I um going to aak Jouea." "Jonea won't hear of It.” •That la precisely what he will do. within the next minute. Now. don't I m * vexed. Jim. Stand by and alug out directions If needful when I ntu In the water. Hate no four. I am more than equal to Leander In a era like thin." Jim, who trunted to the bend keep era veto—awed, too. by the reference to I*esnder, whom lie haxlly associated with < 'aptaln Weblv made no rejoinder lie focused the teleaco|M* again, gave a moment’s ecrutlny to the steamer and then re-exnmlm«l the boat. The stillness of the morning wna solemn. , Beyond the lazy splash of the sen against the Gulf Rock Itaelf and an oc caalonal heavy aurge aa the «well re vealed and Instantly smothered some dark tooth of the reef be heard no aound aave the ring of Hyphen Brand's tmota on the Iron atalra aa he descend ed through the oil room, the library and office to the tlrat bedroom. In the low er bunk of which lay Mr. Jonea. keeper and chief, recovering from a aharp at tack of selatlca. I luring one fearful night In the March equinox, when the tierce beat of the lamp within and the Icy blnat of the gale without hnd temporarily de ranged the occulting machinery. Jonea experienced an anxious watch. Not for I an Instant could he forego attendance I on the lamp. Owing to the sleet It wna necessary to keep the light nt full pres- I mire. Tlie surplus oil. driven up from the tnnks by weights weighing linlf a ton. must flow copiously over the brane I shaft of the burner or the metal might j yield to the fervent power of the col umn of flame. The occulting I hhm I, too, must I m * help ed when the warning click came or It would Jam and fall to fall pvrlodlcslly, thus changing the character of th« light, to the liewllilrrmeiit and grave peril of any unhappy vessel striving ngiluat the exterior turmoil of wind and wavs. Ko Jones panned four hours with tils henil and nliouldem In the temperature of a Turkish bath and the lower part of Illa lenly chllleil tn the Isme He thought nothing of It at the time. Tills wan duty. lint at Intervals throughout thr rest of bin life the act ntlc nerve would remind him of that lonely watch Tills morning he wan convalescent after a painful Immobility of two days. Watching thr boat. Jim centered her In the telescopic Held and looked anx iously for a sharp arrow nbnpeil rippit on the surface of the sea. Th«* breeze which hnd vanquished the fog now klnnml the smiling water Into dimples, and bin kern night wan perplexed by the myriad wavelets. Each minute the condition of nffnlrs on Iwinrd became more deflnrd. Be ni-nth some oars ranged along th* star- board aide be could nee Severn I tlxa, au*-h ns contain biscuits and compre«« rd beef. The aLa pelees mass Io the bows puzsled him It wan partly cor- ered with broken planks from the dam- uged portlou of the up|M*r works, aud it might I m - a Jib anil fal.ru there when the mast broke. Tlie bints wars busy uud excited. He old not like that. Nearly half an hour passed. Tlie Princesa Boyal, a fine vessel of yacht like pro|H>rtl.JUs «printing for the aft ernoon train, wan stmut eight miles away, aou'weat by west. According to prowtit Indications, steamer and dere lict would be abreast of tlie Gulf Rock light simultaneously, but the big ship, of course, would give a wide tu-rtb to n rock strew u shoal. At Inst the lighthouse keeper beard ascending footsteps. Tills was not Steplivu Ilrnud, but Jones. Jim, wlrme rare Irritated moods found safety in stolid silence, neither spoke nor looked n roll nd when Ills chief Joined him, bin oculars In band. Jones, n man of whitewash, polish nud rigid a lherence to framed rules, found the boat Instantly and recapitu lated Jim's Inventory, eliciting grunts ol agreement as eiu-ii Item was ticked Off. A clan-.- of metal hcmuitb caught tlie’r van* the opening of tin- stout doors, forty feet above high water mark, from whicti a serie« of Iron rungs sunk In the granite wall list to the rocky liase. "Braud's grin* to swim out. It's hardly worth while slgualln' to the laind's End.” commented Jones, No answer. Jim leaned well over and saw their associate, stripped to tils underclothing with a leather belt supporting ii abentli knife slung across Ills shoulders, climbing down the lad der This taciturnity surprised Jones, for Jim was the cln-crlest nurse who ever brought s sufferer n plate of soup. "It's nothing for a g<sst swimmer, is It?" was the anxious question. “No. it's no distance to speak of.“ ■'An' the sea's like a mill pond?" “Aye, It's smooth enough." “lion't you think lie ought to try It? Every flue mornln' lie lias a dip off the rock." "Well. If It's all right for him an' you It's all right for mo." Jim had urged Ills plea to the tnnn whom It chiefly concerned. He was fnr too sporting a character to obtain the Interfetence of authority, and Jones, whose maritime experiences wore confined to the hauling In or inly ing out of a lightship's cable, hnd not the slightest suspicion of lurking dan ger In the blue depths. A light splash enme to them. and. a few seconds later. Brand's head and shoulders swung Into view. After a dozen vigorous breast strokes lie rolled over on to his side and waved Ills left hand to the two men high alsive him. With a sweeping aldo stroke he made rnpld progress. Jones, unlncumls-red by knowledge, blew through Illa lipa. “He's a wonderful eliap. In Brand." be said contentedly. "It licks me what a man like him wants mesnln* nlniut In the service for. He's eddl- cateil up to the top notch, an* lie has money too. Ills lodgln's cost the whole of his pay, the missus says, an* that kid of his has a hospital nuns. If you please." Jones was grateful to Ills males for their recent attentions. He was In clined to genial gossip, but Jim wna watching the Ismt curving toward the lighthouse. The high spring tide was nt the full. So lie only growled: "You can see with half an eye he has taken on thia Job for a change. I wish he was In that blessed lioat." Jonea was quite certain now that Ills sulsirdlnnte harbored aome secret fear of danger. "What's up?" he cried. “He'll board her In two ticks." On no account would the anllor men tlon sharks. He might I m * mistaken, and Jones would guffaw at Illa "deep aea" fancies. Anyliow, It was Brand's affair. A friend might advise; he would never tattle. The head kee|M*r. vaguely excited. Iieered through Ills glass. Both Isiat and swimmer were In the annular field. Brand had resumed the breast stroke. The swing of the tide curried the broken bow townrd him. He was not more than the iMiat's length distant SCHOOL BOOKS Books Bought, Sold and Exchanged. School Supplies. Largest Miscellaneous Stock of Hooks in I'ortlaml HYLAND BROS.’ BOOX EXCHANGE. 229-231 Yamhill St. (bet. First and Second), PORTLAND 4 ( I I I I ( I I I I I 1 ( I < I t 4 J»,<SW8bdh Jr ---------- 190I 8 Jibd^xSxUxS g) ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ « 1 DECEMBER 1 906 SUN i MON TUE WED THU FRI 3 1 8AT 2 3 4 5 6 7 [8 9 10 11 12 13Î14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 t 23 16 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 8 ____ ____ HOWITT’S MARKET Powell, Street, - - Gresham, Oregon ii «HIE FRESH and CURED MEATS WHOLESALE 15 Mnuz’c thp Timo b, l»y in your Winter , «npply of choice meat. IxUw N L11L 1 Hilt. We have just rts-eiv««! Five Cartooda of choice Eastern Oregon B««-f Cattle winch we will place on sale at same old prices, 22 3 l-2c a lb. for Front Quarters, 6c a lb. for Hind Quarters. 30 We are in neol of what you have to sell in the foliowring at market prices: ; [ Veal, 8 l-2c a lb., Pork, 8 l-2c a lb. (iRliRited amut > 3 Mutton 4 1-2 to 5c; dress’d 9 l-2c; Kips, 5 to 7c «► « > < > when lie dived suddenly and the cor "Why do you think thnt?" said Jonea, morants ttapiied aloft. A black flu whose twrv««i were liadly sbnken. darted Into sight, leaving a sharply dl “Well, you saw what happ«oied to vliled trail In the smooth patch of the other pore devil. Either lilm or the water created l>y the turning of thr cap'n had to go. It 'nd be the same If derelict. there was a funeral want««! aft. Them Jones was genuinely startled now. tln-re Idnls— But come along, boas. "My God!" be irled “Wbat Is ItT' Ixt's give him a hand." “A shark!" yelled Jim "1 knew It. They hurrletl down to the Iron barred 1 warmwl him. Eh. but be'a game. I» entrance. Jones shot outward n small the cap'n." crane fitted with a winch. In cane It "Why didn't you tell meT' round might I m * need««!, while the sailor climb- ta coudltloua Jon«*«. Under reveraed e<! to the narrow platform of rock Into would have lieliaved exactly •« Jim which th«* base blocks of tlie lighthouse did. were sunk end bolted. But It was no time for words. Th« Affording but little sui>erflclsl si«a<-e men peered at the sudden tragedy with at low wat«*r, there was now not an an Intensity which left them gasping for breath. More than ’J<<» yards away In reality, the magnifying glasses brought this horror so close that they could see they almost thought they could bear—Its tensely dramatic ac tlon The rapidly moving black signal reached the small eddy caused by the mini's dlsapiHiiraucc. Instantly a greal sinuous, shining tiody rose half out ot the water and a powerful tall struck the side of the Boat a ri-soumllug whack. Jim's first expletive died In hl* j throat. “He's done It!" Jones heerd him atty “He's rip|M<d him. Oh. bully! Muy tin < I>ird grunt there's only one.” For a single Instant they saw th* dark hair nud face of the man nbovi the surface. Tin- shark whirled almu' nd rushed. Brand sank, and again th« glaut man eater writhed In ngmlzeil contortions and the sea showed niasic* of froth und dark blotches The flat tarings of the birds became Irn-gulnt aud alarm«*«!. Their wh«*ellng fllghfl partly obscur«*d events below, fh« gulls. scr«*echlng tlielr 'right, or II A thlntrvj txniy mtt half out of Ui< We are now in the market to pay cash for Butter, Eggs <• and all kinds of Poultry at highest market prices. o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a♦♦♦♦<♦♦♦♦♦« »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ORDINANCE 28. AN ORDINANCE; making certain specifications for sidewalk construction with in the town of Grevham. lie it ordained by the common council of the town of Gresham : Section 1. That all sidewalks hereafter built or constructed within the town of Gresham shall conform to the specifications herein containel and by this or dinance «mtablished FIRST, PLANK WALKS. All plank walks shall lie five f«-et wide; there shall lie laid three stringers, •ize 4x6; all planking to lie of 2-inch plank not lews than 8 inches in width, cve«y eight feet a plank shall extend bi outside if curb line, or seven feet from property line; there shall lie a curb not lews than 3 inches thick by 12 inch««« wide, set edgeways, sa.d plank to be spiked with 20-penny nails, each plank to lie wpik««l with not less than five spikes; SECOND, GRAVEL WALKS. All gravel walks shall have gissi [«u'ln-il foundations to within two inches of height of grade; gravel on this shall be coarse screened at least two inches deep. All gravel walks shall be full seven feet wide. THIRD, CEMENT WALKS. Cement walks shall Lave a curb not less than six inches wide and not l«o-s than 12 inch««« d««-p made of one part cement to six parts gravel, cementeii over by a coat one part cement and two parts wand on top and outside. All cement walks shall be five feet wide composed of gravel or dirt tamjM«i to w ithin thr«-e inches of grade; on top of this two one-half in« has of concrete compoeeti of one |«art cement and 12 parts gravel, well tamped; on this three-fourths inch of one [■art cement to two ]»arte sand. DRIVEWAYS. Wherever driveways shall crows either plank or gravel walks same shall lie planki-d with two-inch plank laid lengthwise full width of said walk with «uitable apiiroaclies. CROSS WALKS. All cross walks shall I m * five feet wide, built of 3 x!2-inch plank, laid length ways on atringerafi x 6 inch««*, spiked with 60-pennv nails. Ad«ipted November 20, 1908. Approved November 23, 1U06. ira ter. LEWIS SHATTUCK, Mayor. inch to spare. Here, at sea level, tbt Atlantic swell, even in calm weather, Attest: IL L. ST. CLAIR. Recorder. rendered landing or Imardiug a boat a matter of activity. At thia stage of tbe F. A. SHORT, M. D. tide «»ecb wave Inpi««! siuie |s>rtlon of 1. M. SHORT, M. D. the granite stone« and r»« ««l«-d quickly down the slo|>e of the weed cover««! rock. Tlie gulls and cormorants, filling tbe air with rau««»UB erica, were rustling In rapid flight in the wake of tbe tK>4t. Pbvsiciaaa-Sargeona. darting ever and anon at tlie water ot Papering. making daring |«ecks at the floating Gresham, - Oregon carcass. PRICES LOW WORK NEAT Soon Brand glanc<«l over his shoul Call or write him at der to measure the distance. With the Do you sell butter? If so, get 1 ease of a practice«! oarsmnn. be turned GRESHANI, ORE. bls craft to tiring her stern on to tbe your butter papers at The Her landing place. ald office. "Lower a basket!” he cried to Jonea. and. while th«» others wondere«l what • • eeeeeeoeooooeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeooee the urgency In h'.a voice betokened, • • •••••••••••••>>•<•••••••••••••••••• •hero reached them tlie deep, strong might be Interest, kept close to the water, and tbs eormorauta sailed In cir cles aloof. Jones was pxllld and streaming w.'h |M*r-ml ration. "1 ■»«•ihln't bnv«- bad It bapiieu for ffty quid." be groaned. “I wouldn't ba' u.lxs«>d It for a bun- dred." yelped Jim. "It's a tight to a finish, and th«* cap'n 'll win. There ain't another sen lawyer on the job. an Brand knows how to handle thia one." Tlielr mate's bend reappeared, and Jim relieved the tension by a mighty shout: "He'll swim wild now, Braud. Keep out of his truck." Bure enough, the ugly monster ln-gan to thrash t>*e water and career around on the surface In frantic «-ouvulslona. Tlie second stub of the knife had reach ed n vital part. Brand, who |H*rhaps bad seen a Malay diver handling his lifelong enemy, coolly struck out to- wanl the stern of tlie Ismt. The shark, blast of a steam whistle, blown four cburulng th«* sea Into a white foam, ttm««> in quick succession. Each and all, they bad forgotten tbe whirled away In blind pursuit of the She was close ta. death which wns rending him. Th«' Pr!n«»esa Royal. man. unliarmis! but somewhat breath much nearer than mall st«»ainers usual less. clamlH*red over the folds of the ly ventured. At first they gaxetl at her with sur sail Into the Ixiat. "Glory lie!" qua vens! Jonea. who prise. Brand even suspending his maneuvers for a moment. Then Jim. wns a Baptist. Jim was atiout to chant bls thanks In knowing that a steamship truuq«ets the other terms when his attention was same note to express all sorts of emo tion. underatotsi that tbe officers bad caught by Brand's curious actions in stepping a«-rosa tlu* after thwart witnessed a good deal. If not all. that he stop|M*«l as though something had had taken place aud were offering stung him. His hesitation was mo their congratulations. "Blow away, my hearties!” crow««! mentary. F*r«*aalng his left hand to mouth and nose, lie imsats! rapidly for Jim. vainly apostrophizing the vessel ward. atoop<*d. caught a limp I hm I. v by "You'll have somethin' to crack about when you go ashore tonight or I'm very the l*«*lt which every sailor wears and. with a mighty effort, slung It Into the much mistaken. Now. cap'n," he wen: sen. where It sank Instantly. So the on. "take the cover off. It’s alive. I shark. Ilk«* many n human congener of suppose. Is It a man or a woman?" higher Intellect, had only mlaoed his CHAITEB II. opportunity by l«elng too precipitate, while tlie cormorants and gulls, eying RANH wns slow to answer. For him ominously, did not know what one thing, be was exhausted. they bad lost. Refreshing as the long swim Then the man returned to the sail was after n night of lonely and peered beneath. Neither of tin* on vigil. Itself the culmination of two days lookers could distinguish anything of of hard work, th«» fieri«» battle with the s | m » c I ii ) Interest under th«» heavy can shark ha«l sliock««l Into active existence vas sheet. Whatever It was. Brand th«» reserve of latent energy which apparently resolved to leave It alone every healthy animal unconsciously for the moment. boards for life and d««itb emergencies. He shlpp«*d a pair of oars and. with But there was another reason. He two vigorous sweepn, lni|M*lled the dere bad scarce gained the comparative lict away from th«* charnel houseaat- safety of the lioat before lie was. In the same instant, liorrlfl«*d and as mosphere which evidently clung to It. Then the shark engag«*«l bis attention. tounded to a dgar««» hitherto beyond It was floating tndly upwnnl, its white his experience. Not even the stiff pull underskln glistening In the sunlight. of 2tM) yards sufficed to restore bls Two long gash«*« were revealed, one senses. Bo Jim's question fell on Ilia transverse, the other lengthwise, prov ears with the meaningless sound of the ing how coolly an«! sclentlflenlly Brand st««imer's siren. "What Is It. mate?” re|M»at««l his fel hnd done his work. An occasional spasm revealed tlint life wns not yet low keeper, more Insistently. "You extinct, but th«» furtive attack of a dog nlu't hurt anyways, are you?" "It Is a baby,” said Brand, In a fish, attract««! by the scent of blood, which stirs allk«» th«» denizens of air. curiously vacant way. “A Imby!" shriek««! Jones, stretched land and msn, wns unresist««!. The rower st«««! up again, drove n out over the cram* above their heads. "A what-a?" roar««! the sailor, whose l»ont hook Into th«» cruel Jaws nml Insh ed the stix-k to n thorl pin with a piece crudely develop««! nervous system was of cordage. This accomplished to his not proof against th«» Jar of incredulity sntlsfnctlon. he look««! t «ward the Gulf Iniluei«! by tills statement. Hail Brand Bock for tin» first time sin««» lie drew said "a tiger" he could not have ex- the knife from Its sheath, gave n cheery hllilteit greater conceru. “Yes. a baby—and It Is living. I hnnd wave to the shouting pair on the balcony and settled down ti pull th«» heard It cry." murmured the other, sit ting down rather suddenly. recover««! ernft clone to th«» rock. Ind««»«l, n faint wall, suggestive of a Jim ek’sed the tel«mcope with a snap. “Ila heaved tlie dead man over- 1 kitten, now camo from beneath the board." lie announced, “so there’s a tumbled ennvaa quite near to Jim. (Continued on png«' ") live qt» under the sail." HARRY HUXLEY, Drs. Short & Short Decorator and Painter Kalsomining, •• •• •e •e •e •e •• •e •• •• •e •e •e •e •e •• •e •• •e •• • e • e • e • e ee I IF MT RIGHT WELCH MAKES IT RIGHT | Suits, $7.45 to $25.00 WELCH The American Clothier <• • e • • • • ee • e >• 221-223 Morrison St., cor. First. 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