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IMMENSE TRACT SOLD.
North Yakima Syndidate Take Over
16,000 Acres In Harney.
Portland A great tract of Eastern
Oregon land, comprising 15,000 acres,
has been Bold by J. O. Elrod, a local
real estate dealer, to Frank H. Clerf
and his mother, of North Yakima, and
associates, at a consideration of $300,
000. The deal represents a profit of
over $100,000 to Mr. Elrod, who pur
chased the land 18 months ago.
The property is located in Harney
county and comprises what is known as
the old John Devine ranch, one of the
most noted ranches in Oregon. One
of the unique features of the place is
that it boBBts a herd of elk, one of the
few herds of this kind in Oregon. The
name of the place is now the Alvord
ranch. It has been rented to the Pa
cific Livestock company, but the recent
purchasers will stock the property and
conduct it themselves.
The land is all fenced and cross
fenced, with about 7,500 acres in hay.
The remainder is good sagebrush land
with a large quantity of available
water for irrigation purposes. Good
buildings have been erected on the
place, and all the improvements are in
good shape.
Mr. Elrod says that the purchase
represents an advance in the price of
the land of something over $100,000
in 18 months. A year ago last June
he purchased it from the Eugene Church
company of Tacoma. The deal has just
been consummated whereby the prop
erty is transferred to Mr. Clerf and
associates.
REDUCE EXPRESS RATES.
New Schedule Goes Into Effect on O.
R. & N. Lines.
Salem October 1 the reduced ex
press rates ordered by the railroad
commission on the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company's lines where the
Pacific Express company operates,
went into operation. The reductions
are material, and in some instances as
much as 20 and 25 per cent.
The Pacific Express company accept
ed the reductions without making a
fight in the courts. Patrons of the
express company will at once feel the
benefits of the reduced rates.
An effort will soon be made to pro
cure a reduction of the rates charged
by the Wells Fargo Express company,
which operates in the Willamette val
ley. Representative B. F. Jones of
Polk county, who brought the success
ful complaint against the Pacific Ex
press company, is also prosecuting the
complaint against the Wells Fargo
company.
Auto Road Is Discussed.
Marshfield The building of an auto
mobile road from Coos bay to Roseburg
was the chief subject under discussion
at a good roads meeting held at Co
quille, the county seat. The plan is
to have the residents along the line
agree to a special tax and the county
appropriate an equal amount. A road,
passable at all times of the year, has
been agitated for some time, but it is
likely that the present movement will
materialize in actual work next sum
mer.
Albany Needs Mora Houses.
Albany The Albany Commercial
club has invited all the people of Al
bany to an open meeting to be held in
the rooms of the Commercial club to
consider a number of questions which
have been under discussion in the ex
ecutive board of the club. One pur
pose of the meeting is to arouse the in
terest of local capital in the erection of
flats for renting purposes, as the de
mand for houses for rent has far ex
ceeded the supply for the past year.
Increased Lien Is Denied.
Salem After a long discussion of
the merits of the case the desert land
board has come to the conclusion that
the Deschutes Irrigation and Power
company cannot demand an increased
lien of 140 per cent, or $40 an acre
from the settlers for reclaimed land,
The matter will probably be taken up
by the settlers, and the reclamation
company and finally threshed out in the
courts. The dispute is one of long
standing.
New Flour Mill Active.
Baker City The Baker flouring mill,
which is now almost completed, has
been an extensive buyer of grain in
Eastern Oregon this season, having
just closed a contract with the North
Powder growers for 26,000 buihels of
wheat. In contemplation of the de
mand caused by the new mill many
ranchers raised more grain this year
than usual, and the result has been
gratiflying, both the grower and the
mill operators.
To Plant Vast Orchard
Albany Articles of Incorporation of
the Llnnhaven Orchard company, the
corporation which plans to set out a
8,000-acre orchard in Linn county, have
been filed in the county clerk's office.
The capital stock of the corporation is
$300,000, divided Into 8,000 shares of
$100 each, $100,000 being pseferred
stock and $200,000 common.
Imports Fine Chickens.
Milton B. F. Williams has received
12 thoroughbred young chickens of the
Buff Plymouth Rock variety from St.
Louis. Mr. Williams will tend tome
of his poultry to the A.-Y.-P. show at
Seattle.
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ROGUE VALLEY LAND SOLD.
Eastern Capitalists Invest in Large
Fruit Tract.
Roseburg Three large realty deals
were consummated in Roseburg last
week. The first was the Henry Riden-
our farm, six miles west of this city,
comprising 314 acres, which was sold
to John Busenbark, of Kansas, for
$40,000. The second was 100 acres at
Dixonville, to C. J. Stoven, of Virgin
ia, the consideration not being made
public. The third was what is known
as the old Booth place, in Garden val
ley, and comprises 320 acres, the con
sideration being $25,000.
The buyers are the Overland Fruit &
Development company, of Boston,
Mass. The purchase by the Boston
company was made by its treasurer and
general manager, Charles A. Brand.
The company will set the entire tract
out in apples and pears and will con
duct the orchard themselves. Mr.
Brand decided upon the purchase after
inspection of the fruit lands of Washi
ngton and the districts of Rogue river
and Hood River, being satisfied that
his present location is the best for the
varieties of fruit the company interds
to raise.
La Grande Has Oat Record.
La Grande One of the largest yields
and records for fast threshing as well
have been enacted here this week,
when the Connaway machine, thresh
ing on the Leander Ferguson ranch,
brought out 129 bushels of oats to the
acre of a 20 acre field. During 10
hours one day the threBher rolled out
5,008 bushels of oats. The yield is'
one bushel to the acre greater than
two crops already reported on 20 acre
fields this season.
Potatoes Success as Fallow Crop.
Weston The Weston mountain coun
try is demonstrating its fertility by
extra good crops this year. Ground
used last year for potatoes is proving
especially productive, showing that the
tubers are a good summer fallow. Al
bert Gould had 84 bushels of barley
per acre from 20 acres of "potato
ground," and from five acres of similar
ground J. E. Walden had the remark
able average of 116 bushels of oats.
Will Irrigate Orchard Land.
Cottage Grove S. T. Nelson has
sold his 375-acre farm to John Spray
for $16,000 cash. Mr. Spray proposes
to place the ranch under irrigation,
The land will be worth from $100 to
$200 an acre as soon as water is on it.
and the increase is large, as the or
chards increase in size. There are
275 acres which can be irrigated, all of
which Is bottom land.
Will Represent Oregon.
Salem Delegates to the annual con-
vention of the Mississipi to the Atlan
tic Inland Waterways association to be
held at Jacksonville, Fla., November
17 and 18, have been announced by the
governor as follows : E. W. Spencer,
of Portland: John Fox, of Astoria; W,
Mariner, of Blalocks; J. T. Peters,
of The Dalles, and O. B. Hinsdale, of
Gardiner.
PORTLAND MARKETS. .
Wheat Bluestem, 96c; club, 89c;
red Russian, 86 c; valley, 91c; Fife,
89c; Turkey red, 89c; fortyfold, 91c,
Barley Feed, $26.5026: brewing,
S26.50(a'27 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $27(27.60 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
$15fifil6 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18
(il9; alfalfa, $14; clover, $14; cheat,
$13)14.50; grain hay, $15((?16.
Butter City creamery, extras, 36
fancy outside creamery, 33(if 36c ; store.
22)c. Butter fat prices average l$e
per pound under regular butter prices,
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 82
32 HC per dozen.
Poultry Hens, 15(fll6c; springs.
15((il6c; roosters, 9(il0c; ducks,
young, 15((fil6c; geese, young, lOtfilllc
turkeys, 20c; squabs, $1.752 per
dozen.
Pork Fancy, 9?9ic per pound.
Veal Extra, 10(fi10Kc per pound.
Fruits Apples, $1.26(1.75 per box
pears, 75c(i$$1.60; peaches, $1(8)1.25
per crate; cantaloupes, 60c($$l 25
plums, 25(50c per box ; watermelons.
le per pound; grapes, 85cf$1.25 per
crate; Z5(ii)50c per basket; . casabas,
$1.60(1.76; quinces, $l(itl.75perbox
huckleberries, 10c per pound.
Potatoes 60((J70c per sack; sweet
potatoes, 2c per pound.
Onions $1.25 per sack.
Vegetables Beans, 4fif5c per pound
cabbage, l(ClWc; cauliflower, 60c(f$l
perdosen; celery, 50((75c; corn, 16fi
20c; cucumbers, lOfa 25c; peas, 7c per
pound; peppers, 4(i;5e; pumpkins, ?i
(lc; squash, 6c; tomatoes, 50(ii;60c
per box.
Hops 1909 crop, 22(fT23c offered
1908 crop, 17c; 1907 crop, 12c; 1906
crop, 8c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 166723c per
pound; valley, 22(iC24cj mohair, choice,
24c.
Cattle Steers, top quality, $4 25(3)
4.60; fair to good, $4; common, $3.50
013.75; cows, top, $3.50; fair to good.
$3(33.25; common to medium, $2.606j)
2.75; calves, top, $6(fl5.60; heavy,
$3.60(4; bulls, $22.25; stags, $2.60
(3.60.
Hogs Best, $8; fair to good, $7.76
617.85: stackers, $67; China fata.
$7.50G8.
Sheep Top wethers, $4614.26; fair
to good, $3.60((3.75 ; ewes, X cent
less on all grades; yearlings, best, $4
04.25; fair to good, $36.03.75
spring iambs, $5.25(5.50.
TAFT IN PORTLAND.
Genial Smile Wins Hearts of Public
Throngs.
Portland, Oct 4. Portland re
ceived President Taft as guest of
honor with splendid hospitality and
limitless expression of hearty
good will and frank affection. To the
Nation's chief executive it proved a
day of good cheer, un marred by a sin
gle untoward incident.
The president enjoyed it all to the
utmost; enjoyed every moment of the
day from the easy formality of the
greeting accorded him upon his arrival
at the Union depot to the afternoon of
golf golf played in the invigorating
tang of a perfect October dav.
Throughout the day he found only the
most proiound consideration for his
comfort and welfare.
There were no exacting demands
upon his energies. The day was bar
ren of tiring programs, long speeches
or Wearisome ceremonies.
An affection manifested itself in the
public greeting which had its orsrin
quite apart from the fact that he was
the great American, the first man of
the land. That infectious smile pos
sessed itself of his features when he
first stepped from his private car into
the cheery sunshine of an ideal Oregon
morning. Its infection of good nature
spread wherever he went Whenever
he appeared he put every one at ease
by the easy informality of his de
meanor and that smile. And then
Portland got a deeper insight into the
real mean ; got a glimpse into the rich
and wholebome nature of which that
smile is the natural expression.
tor when his triumphal procession
through the streets was at an end and
there was a half hour at his disDosal
for a whirl about the city, he elected
to dispense with the tempting spin
and go to the bedside of his friend.
Judge George H. Williams, at the Good
bamaritan bopsital. It was thus that
the brief hour of his morning's leisure
time was spent
It is to the rising generation that
credit muBt go for the predominating
and never-to-be-forgotten feature of
the welcoming demonstrations. There
have been living flags before. But
never have the Stars and Stripes been
wrought into such a wholesome, in
spiring fabric as that formed by Port
land school children. It was an epitome
ol the boundless spirit of youthful pat'
riotism. The President smiling at
hrst, passed to a mood of seriousness
as that wondrous flag waved back and
forth with the life that tomorrow must
possess itself of the Nation.
The President's appearance tapped
exbauetless reservoirs of enthusiastic
and affectionate applause wherever he
went
"This is all splendid, splendid the
day is perfect everything is perfect
he told Mayor Simon, who was seated
beside him in the automobile.
Halt an hour after luncheon a car
drew up for him at the hotel and he
departed for the afternoon for his fa
vorite pastime, golf. Returning with
a keen appetite he ate dinner privately
and made ready for his appearance at
the Armory. The military escort again
accompanied him and thousands of
people were in the streets awaiting his
appearance.
Presiednt Taft closed one of the hap
piest and most delightful visits of his
life late yesterday afternon, when he
boarded his special train at the Union
depot and departed from Portland,
southbound. He said as much himself,
and with unmistakable sincerity, as he
stood on the observation platform of
his car and bade farewell to those who
had assembled to see him on his way,
It has all been delightful. I can't
thank vou enough for the way I've been
treated. I've never had a happier
visit he said not once, but many
times, as he stood Bhaking hands with
friends and officials.
Until the departing train was lost to
view he stood on the platform, smiling
and waving at those gathered about
the depot grounds. He seemed loth to
go, and it was not until the train had
passed onto the Steel bridge that he
turned into his car. The President
took with him from Portland only the
happiest memories. His choice in se
lecting Portland for the longest stop of
his itinerary, New Orleans alone ex
cepted, was justified.
Scientists Excommunicate.
Boston, Oct 4. Alfred Farlow.
chairman of the committee on publica
tion of the First Church of Christ
Scientist confirmed today a report that
Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson, of New
York, had been dismissed - from the
body of Christian Scientists. Mr.
Farlow declined to comment on the
case, but in reply to a question as to
the effect of the action of the members
of the church, said : "It is to be hoped
they will receive it in a Christian
manner and treat it accordingly."
Beat Motorcycle Record.
Springfield, Mass., Oct 4. At Ue
motorcycle stadium this aften.oon
Charles Spencer and Charles Gustaf
son, both of this city, established a
new 24-hour world's record, Spencer
riding 1089 miles, 199 yards in the 24
hours, beating the record of 775 miles,
134 yards established by H. A. Collier,
of England. Gustafson rode 1043 miles,
20 laps and 199 yards in the 24 hours,
being approximately 268 miles ahead
of Collier's mark.
Fair Ones Fed by Force.
London, Oct 4. Writs have been
issued against Home Secretary Glad
atone and the prison officials of Bir
mingham in connection with an action
for assault for the forcible feeding with
a stomach pump last week of a nam'
ber of suffragettes who persisted on
going on a "hunger strike" while in
jail. The suffragettes' leaders contend
that forcible feeding ia illegal.
The
Main
Chance
BY
Meredith Nicholson
CormiOHT 1903
Taa Eobba-Mkhkill Compact
CHAPTER XXII.
There was much to do, and John Sax-
ton bad been back and forth twice be
tween the ranch houie and the village
before the sun had crept high Into the
heavens. The little village had been slow
to grasp' the fact of the tragedy at its
doors which had already carried Its nam
afar. There was much to do and yet it
was so pitifully little after all I Warry
Raridan was dead, and eager men were
scouring the country for his murderer;
but John Saxton sat In the room when
Warry had died. It seemed to John that
the end bad come of all the world. He
sharpened his grief with self-reproach
'that he had been a party to an exploit so
foolhardy : they should never have at
tempted a midnight descent upon an un
known foe ; and yet It was Rarldan's own
plan.
Saxton had ministered to the boy Grant
with characteristic kindness. Grant knew
now of Warry'i death, and this, with his
own sharp experiences, had unnerved him.
He clung to Saxton, and John soothed
him until he slept, in one of the upper
chambers.
Wheaton stood suddenly in the door,
and beckoned to Saxton, whe went out to
him. They had exchanged no words since
that moment when the old bishop's prayer
had stilled the room where Warry Rari
dan died. Through the events of the
morning hours, Wheaton had been merely
a spectator of what was done Saxton
had hardly noticed him, and glancing at
Wheaton now, he was shocked at the look
of great age that had come upon him.
I want to speak to you a minute
you and Bishop Delafleld, said Wheaton
The bishop was pacing up and down In
the outer hall, which had been quietly
cleane dand put In order by men from the
village. Wheaton led the way to the room
once used as the ranch office.
"Will you sit down, gentlemen?" He
spoke with so much calmness that the
others looked at him curiously. The blsh
op and Saxton remained standing, and
Wheaton repeated, sharply, "Will you sit
down? The two men sat down side by
side on the leather-covered bench that
ran around the room, and Wheaton stood
op before them.
"I have something to say to you. be
fore you before we go," he said. Their
Hence seemed to confuse him for a mo
ment, but he regained his composure. He
looked from Saxton to the bishop, who
nodded, and he went on :
"The man who killed Warry Raridan
was my brother." he said, and waited.
Saxton started slightly ; his numbed
senses quickened under Wheaton's words,
and In a flash he saw the explanation of
many things. .
"He was my brother," Wheaton went
on quietly. "He had wanted money from
me. I had refused to help him. He car
ried away Grant Porter thinking to In
jure me in that way.. It was that, I think,
as much as the hope of getting a large
sum lor the boy's return."
A great quiet lay upon the house: the
two men remained sitting, and Wheaton
stood before them with his arms crowd,
the bishop and Saxton watching him, and
W neat on looking from one to the othor
of his companions. Contempt and anger
were rising In John Saxton'a heart: but
tne old bishop waited calmly; this was
not the first time that a troubled soul
lad opened Its door to him.
"Go on," he said, kindly.
"My brother and I ran away from ihe
little Ohio town where we were born,
Oar father was a harness maker. I hated
the place. I think I hated my father
and mother." He paused, as we do
sometimes when we have suddenly spoken
a thought which we have long carried in
our heart but have never uttered. The
words had elements of surprise for James
Wheaton, and he waited, weighing his
words and wishing to deal justly with
nlmeelf. My brother was a bad boy
he had never gone to school, as I hud
he had several times been guilty of petty
stealing. I joined him once In a thefl
we were arrested, but he took the blame
and was punished, and I went free.
am not sure that I was any better, or
that I am now any better than he is,
Hut that is the only time I ever stole."
Saxton remembered that Warry hd
once said of James Wheaton that lie
would not steal.
"I wanted to be honest; I tried my
best to do right. 1 never expected to d
as well as I have I mean In business
and things like that Then after all the
years In which I had not seen anything
of my brother he came Ipto the bank one
day as a tramp, begging, and recognised
me. At first I helped him. I sent hlra
here; you will remember the man Snyde
you found here when you came," turning
to Saxton. "I knew you would not Veep
Dim. mere was nothing else that
could do for htm. I had new ambitions,''
bis voice fell and broke, "there were
there . were other things that meant a
great deal to me I could not hare him
about. It was he who assaulted me one
night at Mr. Porter's house two yes1
ago, when yon," he turned to the bishop,
"came up and drove him away. After
that I gave him money to leave the coun
try and he promised to stay away; but
he began blackmailing me again, and
thought then that I had done enough tor
him and refused to help him any more.
When Grant Porter disappeared I knew
at once What had happened. He hd
threatened but there Is something
something wrong with me I
These last words broke from htm like
a cry, and he staggered suddenly and
would hare fallen If Saxton had no
sprang up and caught him. lie recovered
eaickly and sat down on the bench. -
"Let us drop this now," said Saxton,
standi nf er him; "it s do time
There's something wrong with tne,"
said Wheaton, huskily, without heeling,
and Saxton drew back from him. I was
a vain, cowardly fool. But I did the best
I could," he passed his hand over his
face, and his fingers crept nervously to
his collar, "but H wasn't any use! It
wasn't any user' He turned again to
the bishop. "I heard you preach a ser
mon once. It was about our opportuni
ties. You said we must live in the open.
I had never thought of that before," and
he looked at the bishop with a fcolish
grin on his face. He stood up suddenly
and extended his arms. "Now I want
you to tell me what to do. I want to be
punished I This man's blood Is on my
hands. I want to be punished 1" And be
sank to the floor In a heap, repeating,
as If to himself, "I want to be punish
ed I"
There are two treat crises In the lif".
of a man. One is that moment of dis
closure when for the first time he rec
ognizes some vital weakness In his own
character. The other comes when, under
stress, he submits this defect to the eyes
of another. James Wheaton hardly knew
when he bad realized the first, but be
was conscious now that he had passed
the second. It had carried him Uki a
high tide to a point of rest; but It wrs
a point of helplessness, too.
'It isn't for us to punish your tne
bishop began, "and I do not see that you
have transgressed any law.
"That Is It I that is It I It would be
easier 1" moaned Wheaton. John turned
away. James Wheaton's face was not
good to see.
"Yes. It would be easier." the bishop
continued. "I can see that In going back
to Clarkson many things will be hard
for you "
'I can't I Oh, I can't I" He still
crouched on the floor, with his arms ex
tended along the bench.
"But that Is the manly thing for you.
If you have acted a cowardly part, now
Is the time for you to change, and you
mast change on the field of battle. I can
Imagine the discomfort of facing your
old friends ; that you will suffer keen hu
miliation; that you may have to begin
again; but you must do It, my friend, If
you wish to rise above yovrself, and you
may depend upon my help."
The old man had spoken with empha
sis, but with great gentleness. He turned
to Saxton, wishing him to speak.
"Ihe bishop Is right You must go
baok with us, Wheaton." But be did not
say that he would help him. John Sax
ton neither forgot nor forgave easily. He
did not see In this dark hour what be
had to do with James Wheaton's affairs.
But the Bishop of Clarkson went over
to James Wheaton and lifted him up; It
was as though he would make the physi
cal act carry a spiritual aid with It
"We can talk of this to better purpose
when we get home," he said. "You are
broken now and see your future darkly ;
but I say to you that you can be re
stored; there's light and hope ahead for
you. If there Is any meaning In my
ministry H is that with the help of God
a man may come out of darkness Into
the light again."
There was a moment's silence. Whea'
ton sat bent forward on the bench, with
his elbows on his knees and his face in
his hands.
"They are waiting for as," said Sax
ton. A special train was sent to Great Rlv
er, and the little party waited for it on
the station platform, surrounded by
awed villagers, who stood silent in the
presence of death and a mystery which
they but dimly comprehended. Officers
of the law from Clarkson came with the
train and surrounded Bishop Delafleld,
Wheaton and Saxton as they stood with
Grant Porter by the rude bier of Warry
Raridan. The men answered many ques
tions and the. sheriff of the county took
the detectives away with him. Margrave
had sent his private car, and the return
ing party were huddled In one end of It,
save John Saxton, who sat alone with
the body of Worry Raridan. The train
was to go back Immediately, but It wait
ed for the west-bound express which fol
lowed It and passed the special here.
There was a moment's contusion as the
special with Its dark burden was switch
ed into a siding to allow the regular
train to pass. Then the special returned
to the main track and bsgan Its home
ward Journey.
John sat with his arms folded, sunk
Into bis great-ooat, and watched the gray
landscape through the snow that was fall
Ing fast. The events of the night seemed
h ike a hidoous dream. It was an incon
ceivable thing that within a few hours so
dire a calamity could have fallen. The
very nearness of the city to which they
were bound added to the unreality of all
that had happened. But there the dark
burden lay; and the snow fell upon the
gray earth and whitened it, as if to
cleanse and remake it and blot out its
color and dread. The others left Saxton
alone ; he was nearer than they ; but late
In the afternoon, as they approached the
city, Captain Wheelock came In and
touched him on the shoulder; Bishop
Delafleld wished to see him. John rose,
giving Wheelock his place, and went
back to where the old man sat staring
out at the snow. Ue beckoned Saxton to
sit down by him.
"Where's Wheaton?" the bishop asked,
John looked at him and at the other
men who sat in silence about the car.
He went to one of them and repeated the
bishop's question, but was told that
Wheaton was not on the train. He bad
been at the station and had come aboard
the car with the rest ; but he must have
returned to the station and been left
John remembered the passing of the
west-bound express, and went back and
told the .bishop that Wheaton had not
come with them. The old man shook his
head and turned again to the window
and the flying panorama of the snowy
landscape. John sat by him, and neither
spoke until the train s speed diminished
at a crossing on the outskirts of Clark'
son. Then suddenly, hot at heart and
with tears of sorrow and rage In his eyes,
Saxton said, so that only the bishop
could hear!
"He's a coward I"
' The Bishop of Clarkson stared stesdily
out upon ue snow wltn troubled eyes.
CHAPTEU XXIII.
Porter Insisted that Ma man al, fn til
not have the Traction Company at any
price, tnough the general manager of
Transcontinental wa nerlitnt In
offers. As Margrave did not care to deal
with Porter, who was not, be complain
ed, an easy trader," he negotiated with
Fenton and Saxton. After several weeks
oa ineffectual effort he concluded that
Fenton and Saxton were almost aa U IB
cult He called Saxton a "stubborn
brute" to Saxton'e face; but offered to
continue blm in a responsible position
with the company if he would help him
with the purchase. He still wanted to
control the company for political reasons,
but there was also the fact of his having
invested the money of several of his
friends in the Transcontinental director
ate, prior to the last annual meeting.
These gentlemen had begun to Inquire
In a respectful way when Margrave was
going to effect the coup which, he had
been assuring them, he had planned.
Thev had. they were aware, no rights as
against the bondholders; and as Mar
grace understood this perfectly well, he
was very anxious to buy in tne property
at receiver's sale for an amount that
would satisfy Porter and his allies, and
give him a ohance to "square himself,", as
he put it This required additional mon
ey, but he was able to command It from
his "people," for the receiver had dem
onstrated Uat the property could be
made to pay. While these negotiations
were pending, Saxton and Fenton were
able to satisfy their curiosity as to the
relations which had existed between
Wheaton and Margrave. Margrave naa
no shame In confessing Just what had
passed between them ; he viewed it all as
a Joke, and explained, without compunc
tion, exactly the manner In wmcn ne naa
come by the shares wuich had belonged to
Evelyn Porter and James Wheaton.
When Saxton came bade irom Colo
rado, Porter was ill again, and Fenton
was seriously disposed to accept a price
which Margrave's syndicate had offered.
Margrave's position had grown uncom
fortable ; he had to get himself and "his
people" out of a scrape at any cost His
plight pleased Fenton, who tried to make
Porter see the Irony of It ; and this view
of It, as much as the' high offer, finally
prevailed upon him. He saw at last the
futility of securing and managing the
nroDertv for himself; his health had be
come a matter of concern, and Fenton
Insisted that a street railway company
would prove no easier to manage than a
bank.
Porter was. as John had said, 'a pe
culiar brick," and after the final orders
of the court had been made, and Saxton's
fees allowed, Porter sent him a check for
five thousand dollars, without comment
Fenton made him keep it; Porter had
done well In Traction and he owed much
to John ; but John protested that he pre
ferred being thanked to being tipped but
the lawyer persuaded him at last that the
Idiosyncrasies of the rich ought to be
respected. '
Porter felt his burdens slipping from
him with unexpected satisfaction. He
grew Jaunty In his old way as he chid
his contemporaries and friends for hold
ing on; as for himself, he told them, he
Intended "to die rested," and he adjusted
his affairs so that they would give him
Hula trouble In the future. The cottage
which he had bought on the North Shore
was a place they had all admired the
previous summer. Porter had liked it be
cause there was enough ground to afford
lawn and Sower beds which he cultivated
with so much satisfaction at home. The
place was called "Red Gables," and Por
ter had bought it with its furniture, so
that there was little to do In taking pos
session but to move in. The Whlpples
were their first guests, going to them in
mid-July, when they were fully Installed.
The elder Bostonians whom Porter had
met the previous summer promptly renew
ed their acquaintance with him. He had
attained, In their eyes, a new dignity in
becoming a cottager. The previous own
er of "Red Gables" had lately failed In
business and they found In the advent of
the Porters a sign of the replenishing
of the East from the West, which inter
ested them philosophically. Porter lack
ed their own repose, but they liked to
hear him talk. He was amusing and In
teresting, and they had already found his
prophecies concerning the markets trust
worthy. The ladles of their families
heard with horror his views on the In
dian question,- which were not romantic,
nor touched with the spirit of Boston
philanthropy ; but his daughter was love
ly, they said, and her accent was wholly
inoffensive.
So the Porters were well received, and
.Evelyn was glad to find her father ac
cepting his new leisure so complacently.
She and Mrs. Whipple agreed that he and
the general were as handsome and inter
esting as any of the elderly Bostonians
among their neighbors; and they un
doubtedly were so.
tTo be continued.) ,'
Repartee.
Madame Jules, we have been mar
rled six months, and you no longer
love me. ;
Monsieur My dear! I
Madam Oh, it's no use attempting
to deny it You should have married
a Btupldier woman than I to make
such a denial convincing. ;
Monsieur (a little huffy) Well, It's
not my fault. I couldn't find one.
Le Rlre. " . .
She'd Mind Rim.
Hope was three years older than her
baby brother, and felt herself equal to
assuming the responsibilities of big
sisterhood. When, therefore, her moth
er asked her to "keep an eye" on the
baby and see that he didn't fall out
of bed, Hope answered:
"Yes, mamma, I'll mind him; an' If
he falls, I'll call you the minute he
hits the floor." Harper's Magazine.
" The Trouble. ""
"The poet sat staring at the blank
sheet of paper on the table before?
aim.
"What Is the matter, dearr asked
his sympathetic better half, as she
passed her cool hand over his troubled
brow. "What Is on your mlndT"
"Nothing." answered the poet gloom
ily; "nothing, I assure you. That's
the trouble."
Thea He Got Bur.
Him What would happen If I were
to attempt to kiss you T
Her It would scare me awfully.
Him And would you scream?
Her Oh. no. Fright always ren
ders me speechless.
Ob Kxptataatloa.
"I wonder what produces that tired
feeling In sprlngr
"I gvesa it's thinking sTbout the sum
mer vacation." Baltimore American,