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FBLLS CITY NEWS té VOL. XIV IK ALLS CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1917 .............................. Taking the Wrong Road A Mistake That W as Not a Cause of Regret. By CLARISSA MACKIE \ ì I >< It was a hard, level road with many a ainuoua curve that kept the airen tooting hoarsely aa the duak .obliterated the atitT sentinel woods on either hand and gave Justin Delos little opportunity to teat the speed of his new racing car. “ Hi, mister, hi 1" shrilled a young voice above the rush of his machine. With a few rapid movements he ■topped dead short and tried to pierce the twilight with hia aand tilled eyes. “ Well, what’s up?” he demanded curtly. “ It's me,” said the small voice, with a hint of u sob in it. “ I'm up in this tree— right over your head.” “ My gracious, w hat are you doing up there?” Justin stared upward to where the limb of a wild cherry tree bent over tho road. There was the glimmer of a small white face and a white blouse balanced on the limb. “ Now, you just slip off that limb and drop— that's tho bov! ( ’ought you, didn’t I ?" said Mr. Deles. Justin tucked the boy in a corner o f the seat ami prepared to resume his ride, but the boy placed a cold little hand on his and raised his voice in protest. “ Please don’t, mister! I'm afrnid to so up that road!” he buwled lustily. “ What are you afraid o f? How do vou expect to go home if you don't take that road?” “ I ’m lost!” wailed the strayed ‘ one. “ Where do you live?” demanded Justin. “ Cro-osa high-wa ay!” "W ei', you’re ell right then. This is tho Cross highway,” reassur ed Justin. "N o, it isn’t, sir, I missed it wav back. I ran away from nurse, and I've been try ing to tind it ever since, and” — A handsome lamppost supported a large electric globe which gave down sufficient light to convince Justin that he was indeed on the wrong road. “ Well, I ’ll be jiggered!” he ex claimed at last. " I told you it was the wrong road,” piped the little voice. “ So you did. Well, it’s the first time I knew this old road went be yond Cross Highway. Seems to stop right here too. Do you know where this drive leads to, son ?” “ To perdition,” said the little fel low calmly. “ Perdition!” repeated Justin, scandalized. “ Who told you that?” “ Mother did. I asked her. I waited in the carriage once when she went inside, and she said it was per dition. So I asked cook w hat perdi tion was, snd she said it was—you know, tho hot place.” “ What’a your name?” "Frederick Templeton I,ee»on. Ttiat's dad s name too.” “ A h! Then you’re Leeson’s lit tle chan, eh ? Well, you are a good wav from home. Guess 1 better run up tins drive and telephone to your folks that you're all right. What do you say?’’ Juattn turned the car into tho drive and sped swiftly up its length. “ I don’t— want to go to that— lace!” wailed Master Frederick 'empleton Leeson. “ Cook say* they fry you on toasting forks if you’re naughty.” “ Never you mind, eon. You’re a ood boy. They won’t fiy you nor ake you.” Justin ran his car to the entrance to a handsome man sion and jammed down his levers. His siren uttered a brief command ing salute, the door opened instant ly, and a manservant appeared. “ I ’ve missed the road, my man,” said Justin, "and I would like to be set right if you can direct me to the Cross highway.” ” A mil« hack, air. You probably passed the turn without noticing. From there on is private property. I f you turn around and go bark over your own tracks you’ll find your way all right.” r‘Thank«,” said Justin, tossing the man a coin. "Oh, I wonder if jo u r pe/iple would allow me to jjs e i S ■ I . . . . ■ a telephone for a moment. I’ve “ It's such a good juae, Justin, it ifOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETINQ seems his mother told him this road picked up a little lost hoy, and” —- "Certainly, sir. If it’s Mr. Lee* led to Perdita’s, and he translated Notice is Hereby Given To the son’s little boy it’s all right. it into ‘ perdition,’ and the rook gave They’ ve been telephoning here to him a literal interpretation of that legal voters of School District No. know if we’ve seen bun. Come word, and he’s been afraid to come 57 of Polk County, State of Oregon, here ever since, haven't you, Fred that a SCHOOL MFETING of right in." He held open the door and ad erick ?" said District will be held at School “ I like Miss Dita, but I don't mitted Justin and bis sleepy < hargo House on the 29th day of October, want to stay in perdition!” yowled into a wide entrance hall softly car 1917. at 7:30 o’clock in the after peted and delicately lighted with Frederick. Justin lifted him to his shoulder noon to vote on the proposition of carefully disposed electric bulbs. A wood fire which burned in the wido and turned to Mrs. Stone with his levying a special district tax. fireplace, and several comfortable old winning snnlo. “ I’m going to The total amount of money need take Frederick home. Would you chaira were gathered around the trust Pcrdita witli me too?" ed by the district during the fiscal hearth, where a white haired woman Without n word Mrs. Stone stood year beginning June 18, 1917, and was dispensing tea There were a tiptoe to kiss the tall young man. ending June 30, 1918, is estimated several other women, some within whilo Pcrdita slipped away to don in the following budget and in the tall shadow of the settle. coat and scarf. cludes the amounts to be received The white haired woman dropped As they whirled down the dark a teaspoon with a silvery clatter and avenue and into the winding road from the county school fund, state arose to her feet. Justin saw with Frederick snuggled between them school fund, special district tax, dazed eyes that her face waa star and uttered a sleepy sigh. and all other moneys of the dis tled out of its customary sweet re “ I guess we’ re out of perdition trict: pose and that she looked at him now.” with astonishment and displeasure BUDGET "And right into paradise,” con rather than welcome. cluded Justin happily. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES "I ask vour pardon, madam— Mrs. Stone, f came upon your place by Teachers’ salaries.......... $8,040.00 SOLDIER BOY'S LETTER mistake, anu I asked vour man if 1 50.00 Furniture.. might telephone to this little boy’* Vancouver, Wash. Oct.3 1917. Apparatus and supplies parents that he was found and that such as maps, chalk, I would return him at once,” ho Falla City News, erasers.stoves,curtains, •tammered after a little awkward Falls City. Ore. silence. 400.00 etc................................. Dear Sir: "Oh, it’s little Frederick! How 75.00 Library Books.................. As today is news|day and every delighted poor Evelyn will be! 25.00 Flags........... ..................... Here is the telephone booth, Mr. man is supposed to write a line to Repairs of school houses, Delos.” outbuildings or fences When Justin emerged after reas 350.00 suring the delighted parents that ho 20.00 Improving grounds ...... would return the wandering Freder fast, that is considering the edu Janitor’s wages.............. 600.00 ick to their arms at once he found cation I had before I enlisted. 100.00 Mrs. Stone awaiting him at tho end The army is a good place for Janitor’s supplies........... 225.00 of the corridor. She held out her any young man, that is, one term F u e l.................................. hand, smiling rather sadly as she 25.00 wont hurt them at all. Hoping to Light................................. did so. W a ter............................... 100.00 “ I must ask your pardon, Mr. see the town of Falls City again, Clerk’s salary.................. 100.00 I remain, Delo«, for not giving you a heartier Postage and stationery . 25.00 welcome. I was so startled at sight Ira A’. Crawford, For payment of bonded of you I quite lost my wita for the Vancouver, Wash, moment." debt and interest there c-o 44th Med. Dept. “ You hardly expected to see me,” on, issued under Sec said Delos, with a rueful smile. tions 117,144,to 148 and “ I’m afraid if I’d known you were 422 o f the School Laws FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY here I ’d never have ventured to of Oregon, 1917........... 2,500.00 OF FALLS CITY knock at your door, hospitable as it Total estimated amount of alwava was in the past. Pardon me The following shows moneys in for that blundering reminder!” he money to be expended the varions departments of the begged hastily. for all purposes during "Certainly, Justin. Will you city: the year............... 12,635.00 come and drink a cup of tea with General Fund $ 535.29 E S T I M A T E D RECE I PT S us?” Slio paused at his protest Improvement Bond No 1 199.05 ing hand. n it a 2 From county school fund 200.08 “ Thank you, dear Mrs. Stone, but during the coming 159.57 I couldn’t— not until you change Water Fund school year ..................$2,525.10 your mind about me, you know,” be Street Fund 53.44 From state school fund said firmly. Sinking Fund 5,219.36 “ Change mv mind I Ah, Justin, during the coming we did that almost immediately aft school year......... ,t ...... . 584.50 er you left in anger. If you had WILL REBUILD F00TBRI0GE Cush now in the hands of only read and heeded our explana The city council at the regular, the district clerk........ 1,257.00 tory letters you would have known that Mr. Stone was quite satisfied meeting Monday night decided Cash now in the hands of that the fault of the accident rest to rebuild the footbridge. Plans the county treasurer, ed entirely on a defect in our ma have been made and bids will be belonging to the district 327.00 chine and not in your driving. But Estimated amount to be received up to Monday night. you never answered our letters, and received from all other you declined to see my husband”— sources during the com “ I never received your letters, J . A. MOTE RE-ARRESTED Mrs. Stone, and as soon as 1 learn ing school y e a r ........... 2,000 00 J.A. Mote who was arrested in Total estimated receipts, ed that Dito— Miss Stone was out of danger I went abroad and havo this city Aug. 13, on charge of not including the money been home only a few weeks. You living in adultery with Mrs. Rose to be received from the see, I bought a place not far from Woodfin. and discharged from tax which it is propos here— thought I’d get in a new part of the country ana wouldn't meet custody on account of death of ed to v o t e .................... 6,693.60 any of the old crowd. But it’a a prosecuting witness, was im m e-, RECAPITULATION small world.” diately re-arrested by the sheriff “ It is indeed, and you haven’ t from Wheeler County on similar expenses for the asked after my daughter, Justin. charge. Mrs. Woodfin was also -Near ••.................. $12,635.00 It’s three years since you last saw arrested and taken to Wheeler ^otal estimated receipts her, isn't it?” She searched his County. not deluding the tax face with anxious motherly eves. to be voted................ 6693.60 “ I haven’t dared ask for her. Balance, amount to be I ’ve felt that I was to blame for N. N. Christy has accepted a reckless driving, and 1 shall never raised by district tax 5.041.40 Local Agency for the National forget her white face as she lay un Dated this 3d day of October 1917 conscious on the stones nor the Surety Company of New York. H. E. Starr, words of vour husband as he accus The appointment permits Mr. ed me of having murdered her— Chairman Board of Directors. Christy with the authority of U. murdering Dita when—oh, what’s S. Government ratings to write A ttest:-R . M. Wonderly, tho uao? You knew how I felt District Clerk. single bonds up to $809,000, this about it, Mrs. Stone.” For an instant her warm hand being the largest which can be ' ” pressed his, and then she glided executed by any one company in S T A T E M E N T OF O W N E R S H I P away to give place to a tall, slender the United States. Management, etc., required by form, crowned with golden hair, ________________ the act o f congress of Ausust 24, whoso face was rosy with health 1 1912, of the Falls City News, pub and whose gray eyea were now alight MANY GOOD POSITIONS lished weekly at Falls City, Ore., with a happiness which had been postponed until this blissful mo Can be had by any ambitious for Octoqer 1. 1917. ment. Justin could scarcely believe Publisher, editor, business man young man or woman in the field his hungry eves when her own an ager and own*r is D. L. Wood, o f railway or commercial teleg- swered his unspoken appeal and the quiet corridor witnessed the reunion raphy. We want a number of Falls City, Oregon, o f the parted lovers. young men and women to prepare Bondholders, mortagees. and After awhile the wailing Master for the telegraph service to fill ° ^ er security holders: None, Frederick Templeton Leeson de vacancies caused by unusual L WOOD., manded to be taken to his mamma. drafting of young men for Signal Sworn to and subscribed before “ I don’t like perdition!” he pro- corps. Prepare to help your me this 4th day of October. 1917. teated Write today for full W. H. Beard, “ Perdition!” repeated Justin for country. the second time that evening. particulars. The Railway Tele- Notary Public for Oregon, “ Why perdition, eh ?” graph Institute, Portland, Oregon. My commission expires March 22, JPeroitA Stone, laughed merrily Spokane, Wash. il920. No. 8. 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