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CHAPTER XXIII.
Th« Crash.
I UK Imd no further chance of
. MV, r for ilo- buay m ail llio y p a y fo r i I ioiuho I voh
M|M*iik.ii|( with hu wife, for
\ over.
nfti*r ihc (In nee «he won
--------- whisked iHViiy. leaving him
untlilng inn the memory of un adoring.
F iv e P u a e n g e r i
Puwnger
1,.I »-.fill icliin. e un «lie passed. With
T o u r in g C ar
KuuiielN mid (.'orthdidt mid the rest he
w u n driven 10 the Hotel Ceutrul, where
found 11 very attractive table set
m n private (lining room. It was u
I f t y . and Kirk'« secret elation
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elm. i I im | him to play the purt of Imst
Willi Huron rd geniality. The others
Joln.Nl him In a hearty effort to tdiuw
1 heir guest the high regard in which
Uicy held him. slid If Cortlandt did
um enjoy hluiHelf it wiih entirely hi«
own fault
toward Kirk, however, he preserved
a iHsullar altitude, which only the
>011111; iohii s Ht*ir fiitMorptloii prevented
him from nothing
If he bad been
le s Julnluut he must have felt the un-
natural nl'M>rucHs of the other mairM
I m *; i rime Itul even Imd be done so he
would «IonI>1 « n have attributed It to
fo rt In udt'x well recognized frigidity.-
Its I m *. s I guarantee is that it
A1 the propitious moment Ituiinels,
has been used for many
who had reluctantly agreed to «hare
• he social responsibility. mude a little
years and has given satis­
speech, explaining that he and his
fait 1« >n.
Isiys had I h - cii sensible from the first
of their guest's Interest in them and
were deeply grateful for It. They now
tendered him u token of their regard
In u fonu w hich he could preserve.
AGENTS
He liundcd a handsome loving cup
to fortlandt. who thanked him appro­
•x~o > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * < & > < • * * * * * * * priately,
then waited courteously for
(lie party to break up Mill Anthony
rose, saving:
"I simply have to sny n word on uiy
own account, fellows, for I owe Mr.
Cortland! more than any of you.”
D . S T E R L IN G , M A N A GER
The object of these remarks shot a
swift, questioning glance from bis
stony eyes and raised u hand as If to
it, Oats, Grain, Hay. 1 IlOliK—(lard Wht'dt brands:
check him. Itut Kirk ran on iinhced
Feed — Shorts, ilran,
Olympic and l ’uro White
lug;
tch Seed, Chopped Oats.
”1 want to thank him before nil of
Every sack Guaranteed.
you for what lie has done for me per­
Meal. Gra S...I iR
sonally. When I landed In I’aunnm I
constantly on band.
FLOUR— Soft Wheal brand
got Into (rouble of the worst sort, and
Mr Cortlnudt got me out. lie was my
-Itry Feels ami Supplies.
W h it e S t a r .
ball bond, be put me up at Ills hotel,
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gave me clothes and paid my way until
I got started I was u stranger, mind
you. bul lie s been Just like one of my
own people, and If I ever succeed in
doing anything really worth while it
will be due to the start he gave me."
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Though the words were common­
place enough, they curried a sincere
message, and fortlundt saw by the
faces atmut him that the others were
pleased
Ills own gaunt features
turned more snllow than ever The
memory of what he had heard on the
[Kirch of his own house a few after­
noons ngo. of what he had seen at
other times, of his wife’s telltal^ be­
havior on this very evening, swept
over him, fanning anew the sullen
emotions he had cherished all these
months. How far would this fellow
dare to go. be wondered? He dropped
his eyes to hide the fury lu them.
”1 want to give you a little remem­
brance of m.v own." Anthony was
speaking directly to him
“It Isn t
much, but It means a good (leal to me,
and I hope It will hnve some sort of
personal association for you. Mr.
Cortlandt” He drew from his pocket
a plush case and took from it a very
handsome thin Sw*lss watch with the
letters "S C." artfully enameled upon
the back.
Cortlandt accepted the gift mechan­
ically; then, as it touched his flesh, a
sudden color mounted to his cheeks,
only to recede, leaving them bloodless
again
"I really didn't expect this," he be­
When you go you want to g o w h e r e all the good £ gan slowly ns lie rose. "Anthony ex­
aggerates; he is too kind. Itut since
pl* go. H ere’s a sure rule to follow that will land
he has chosen to publicly call attention
to our relations. I will confess that
'there. G et a lot in Manitou Park Addition (along
W|,at he tells you Is nil (rue. Through
my assistance—partly, at any rate- he
^ Ninth Street), build you a comfortable home,
has made a man of himself. He has
■v,*te with the other good people that are there, keep
been welcome Ht my house, at my
table: he lias come and gone ns he
r temper from getting away with you by doing away
pleased, like one of the family, you
•ndlord troubles, keep your disposition sweet with
might say But those are little things;
Jr pleasant surroundings and good neighbors, and .j. they count for nothing” His tone
gripped ids hearers, and Anthony
J ^ed not worry about your future life. These lots | stirred uneasily, thinking this an odd
* ,nR rapidly to the v ery best people.
Iw enty ... way of accepting a gift.
Unclasping his long, white Angers.
,.,Ve *°W since w e took the agency, and the rest
Cortlandt held up the watch to public
view
1 ely to go rapidly. Four residences now being
••In payment for my poor friendship
efed. Better see us before the ch oice selections
he has given me this magnificent thing
o f gold and Jewels, the finest I ever
e$naP M up.
saw I never counted upon such grati­
tude. It Is too much, and yet n man
cannot refuse the gift of his Wend
and not seem ungracious, can he?
Somewhere In the orient they have a
custom of exchanging gifts. Nci mnn
^*•1 Estate : In su ran ce : Collections
may accept « thing o f value wd hout
making adequate return, and It has al­
AGENTS FOR A. L. WOODARD
ways stru ct me. «a a w ls* Pniftlie.
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(t lini a roto fori lo ilio p o c k e t b ook o f Ilio pu ioliaaor.
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¡E COTTAGE G RO VE GARAGE
THE BEAN
SPRAY PUMP
KNOWLES & GRÄBER
TERLING
F E E D CO
LL CITY O R D E R S
DELIVERED
K MONEY YOU SPEND
for H & H and Pride
of Oregon Flour IS
circulated at Home
ittage grove elour m iiis
^here all the good people |
re going— '
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SPENCER
""'"C '1 r"li U|s.n Kirk for the first
Uni., - luce he had begun speaking, and
ils voice rime „ (one as he said, “l
an t lei rtie obligation rest entirely
M«>n me We have been friends, An-
'""I I am going to give you
! «»metIdng in return which I have
I prized lilghli
It would be counted of
; -" 'a t (aloe by some ” Once more he
I I’aiiHcd and drew his lips back In that
' hmi< c of mockery It could no loug-
••r 1». termed a smile " It Is Mils 1 am
going to give you my wife Yon have
hail lo r from the first and now ahe Is
yours "
I'or one frightful moment there was
no sound even the men's breathing
was Inisliisl and they sat slin k Jawed.
•'"I...... half minded to believe this
■“"m- bid.... is. Incredible )est. Cort-
"Hi'lt turned away gloatingly
Kirk was the last to recover bis pow­
ers but when they did revive they
•■ame with a prodigious rush
Ho
plunged upward out of Ills chair with
a ‘ r> like a wounded animal, and the
other« rose with him The table rock-
**d. something smashed, a chair wax
them, taking pains to keep a t a dis­
tance.
Now thut the full Import o f Cort-
landt's accusation had sunk into his
mind. Kirk lapsed Into a mood of sul­
len bitterness He said little, but his
set face worried his companion, who
was loath to hid him good night even
when they were close to the Tivoli.
After they had parted Runnels was
ii|K»n the point of going back and offer­
ing to spend the night with him, but
thought better of It
Instead of passing through the office
Kirk mounted to the porch of the T i­
voli and entered his room from the
| outside, as he and Chlipilta had done
earlier that evening
lie found Allan
wnting and bursting with a desire to
gossip, but cut him short
"G et my street clothes
I’m going
out." He tore the white tie from his
throat as If It were choking him. " I ’ve
been hurt. Allan
I can't explain, for
you wouldn't understand, but I’ve been
hurt < oine along."
The negro’s lips drew apart In an ex­
pression of apelike ferocity, and he be
Check Your April Cough.
Thawing frost and April rains chill
you to the very marrow, you catch cold
— Head and lungs stuffed—You are
[ feverish—Cough continually and feel
miserable— You need Dr. K ing's New
Discovery. It soothes inflamed and ir
rituted throat and lungs, stops cough,
| your head clears up, fever leaves, and
you feel fine. Mr. J . T. Davis, of .Stick
ney Corner, Me., “ Was cured of a
dreadful cough after doctors’ treat­
ment and all other remedies failed. Re­
lief or money back.
Pleasant—Chil­
dren like it. Get a bottle today. 50c
and $1.00, at your druggist.
H. E. Bucklen ft Co., Phlla. and 8t. Lotus
Cottage Grove Transfer Co.
L. L. H A RRELL, Prop.
DRAYINO AND MOVING
Use Our Auto Dray for
Service.
Every facility for handling
of goods. Feed barn and
vault in connection.
All
Hauling and Piano Moving.
Quick
all classes
fire-proof
kinds of
burled backward. The room broke Into
Instant turmoil. Kirk felt bands upon
him. and tnuu went blind with fury,
struggling in u passion too strong for
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coherent speech. He was engulfed In
•linos lie felt things break beneath
Foley Kidney Pills Successful for Rheu­
His touch, felt bodies give way before
matism and Kidney Trouble.
him
Positive in action for backache, weak
How or when Kirk left the room he
back, rheumatism, kidney and bladder
ueier knew. Kvenlunlly he found him­
j trosbles.
P. J . Boyd, Ogle, Tex., writes:
self pinned in Ids chair, with ltunuels'
I “ A fter taking two bottles of Foley K i d ­
white face close against his own and
ney Pills, my rheumatism and kidney
other hands upon his arms. His first
frenzy quickly gave wry to a sickening
¡trouble are completely gone.’ ’
Hufo
horror
and effective. For sale by all dealers
‘ It's a lie! The inun's crazy!” he
■ everywhere.
cried hoarsely; then, ns his compan­
ions drew away from him. he rose to
; Southern Pacific Railway Time-Table
Ills feel. "Why are you looking at me
COTTAGE GROVE STATION
like that? I tell you It's u d-----d lie!
South Bound
North Bound
I never”—
2:10 a. m.
No. 13
No. 16
1:36 a .m .
liuiiiiels turned to the table and
No. 15
78)6 a. m.
No. 18
10:16 a. ni.
with shaking hand put a glass to his
3:26
p.
m.
No. 20
2:20 p. m.
No. 17
8:20 p. m.
No. 18
No. 14
4:35 p. m.
lips and gul|K'd Its contents.
Wade
and Kimble exchanged glances, then,
Strengthens Weak and Tired Women.
avoiding each other's eyes, took tbelr
“ I was under a great strain nursing
bats from the books behind them.
a relative through three months’ sick­
"W alt!
Bring him back!” Kirk
ness,’ ’ writes Mrs. J . C. Van I)e,Sarnie,
mumbled. "I'll get him and make him
say its a lie " But still no one an­
of Kirkland, 111., and “ Electric Bitters
swered. no one looked at him. “God!
kept me from breaking down. I will
Y' oii don't believe It V”
never be without it. ’ ’
Do you feel
**1*111 going borne, fellows. I'm kind
tired and worn out? No appetite and
of sick.' Kimble said, fine of the
food won’t digest? It isn ’t the spring
others murmured unintelligibly, and,
weather.
You need Electric Bitters.
wetting a napkin, hound up bis baud,
Start
a
m
onth’s treatment today;
which was bleeding They continued
nothing better for the stomaeh, liver
to watch Kirk as if fearful of some In­
The great spring tonic,
sane action, yet they refused to meet "H e’i yours now. You can have him.* and kidneys.
Ills eyes squarely. There was no sym­ gan to chatter threats of vengeance, to i Relief or money back. 50c and $1.00,
pathy In tbelr faces
which Kirk paid little heed. A tew mo­ at your druggist.
The knowledge of what these actions ments later they went out quietly, and H. E. Bucklen b Co., Phila. and St. Loius
meant came to him slowly. W uh It together they took the rock road down
IKissible that Ids friends believed this toward the city, the oue silent aud
incredible accusationV As be began to desperate, the other whining like a
collect himself be saw Ids plight more bound nearing a scent.
clearly
Ills first thought bad been
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THE CITY TRANSFER
that Cortlandt was Insane, blit the
Edith Cortlandt did not retire Im­
A LL KINDS OF
man's actions were out those of a mediately upon her return from the
maniac
No! He actually believed— ball. Her anger at Anthony's behavior
and these fellows also tie wanted to kept her wakeful, and the night bud
shout Ills Innocence at them, to beat turned oft’ so dead and humid thut
it Into tbelr heads.
sleep was In any case a doubtful pos­
Piano Morins' a Specialty
One by one they took their hats and sibility.
W OOD AND COAL
went out. mumbling goodnight to one
Slie was still sitting In ber room at
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another, ns if intending to go borne a lute hour when sbe beard the outside
singly In order to avoid all discussion door close and Cortlundt's footsteps O F F IC E AT EAGLE CIGAR S T O R E
of this thing that had fallen among mounting the stairs. Sbe was glad be
them. Runnels alone remnlued.
Reliable-Foley’s Honey and Tar
had his own room and never entered
“You don't believe I did—that?" An­ hers at such an hour, for even to talk
Compound.
thony asked in n strained voice.
with him in her present state of mind
Ju st be sure that you buy F o ley ’s
“I—I think I do." There was a mis­ and body would have been more thaD
Honey and Tar Compound— it is a reli­
erable silence, and then: " I t Isn't the she could bear.
able medicine for coughs, colds, croup,
thing Itself, you know, so much as the
She was unreasonably, annoyed there­
rotten—underhanded advantage yon fore. when he eniue boldly into bet whooping coughs, bronchial and la
grippe coughs, which are weakening to
took If he'd been a stranger, now — chamber without even knocking.
Honestly. Isn't It true?"
"R ather late for good night.” she said the system. It also gives prompt and
definite results for horseness, tickling
Kirk shook Ills head listlessly. "1 coldly.
wouldn’t lie to you."
“I’ve Just couie from Anthony’s sup­ throat and stuffy, wheezy breathing.
Runnels drew a deep breath. "Oh. per party.”
For sale by all dealers everywhere.
come. now. the man must have known
His voice made her look round sharp­
what he was saying
Mon don’t do ly. She saw that his linen, ordinarily
things like that on suspicion.”
stiff and Immaeulate. was sodden and
"H e misunderstood our friendship.” crumpled, his collar limp, his forehead
said Kirk heavily, then roused himself glistening with drops of moisture.
for a last plea. “Look here!" he cried.
“ Wlmt ails you. Stephen?" shecried.
•‘You know Cortlandt. and you know “Have you been drinking?”
me. The man was Insanely jealous.
"No. 1 didn't drink much. 1 brought
1 know It sounds weak, but it’s the you something."
truth, and It’s all I can say. I’ll go
He took the loving cup from Its
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mad If you doutit me And tonight of flannel hag and set It upon the table.
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a ll"— He broke off sharply. "My “They gave me this.
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God! I’d forgotten that I'm married.
“And tills too.” He tossed the watch
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Siipi>ose Gertrudls hears of tills!” An­ with Its enameled monogram Into hei
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thony seized bis temples In despair.
lap.
Runnels took a sudden Illogical deci­
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"A h! T h at’s very handsome.’’
sion. lie never knew exactly what
"Y'es. I thought you'd like i t It’s $
1
had Influenced him. but his whole past from Anthony."
He laughed, then
knowledge surged up In him with n shuddered.
force that he could not resist. lie laid
"W hy, you seem excited over these
his hand on Kirk's shoulder
"Take souvenirs You surely expected”—
It easy, old man,” he said. ”1 believe
li e broke in—a thing he rarely did $ COTTAGF. GROVE, OREGON $
you. I’ve always known that they while she was speaking:
didn't get along together, although—
“Anthouy made a speech when he
well. I won't try to understand It. lie gave It to m e-n very nice speech, full
may not do anything further, and of friendship and love and gratitude.’’ Spring Laxative and Blood Cleanser.
these fellows won't mention whnt hap­ He repeated Kirk's words ns be re­
Flush out the accumidated waste and
pened here They enn’t ”
membered them. "W hat do you think ! poisons of the winter months; cleanse
"Women are apt to be Jealous, aren't of that?"
your stomach, liver and kidneys of all
they. Runnels? Whnt do you suppose
Mrs. Cortlandt’s eyes widened. This impurities. Take Dr. K ing's New Life
she'd do?"
was not the man s h e knew. At this F ills; nothing better for purifying :ho
••Don't worry about thnt. I'm think­ moment he was actually Insistent, al­
Mild, non-gripping laxative.
ing about Cortlandt. If he finds out i most overbearing, and he was regard­ blood.
Cures
constipation;
makes you feel fine.
he's mistaken whnt will he do?"
ing her with that same Ironical sneer
••He’ll have to find out. I’m going to that had roused her anger earlier In the Take no other. 25c, at your druggist.
B ucklin ’s Arnica Halve for All Hurls.
tell him. His wife will tell him Good e\ citing.
G( k I ! Do you see what an awful light
He began to chuckle, apparently H. E. Bucklen ft Co., Phlla. and St. Louis
It puts me In? You d o n f doubt me. without reason. His shoulders shook
do you really, old mnn?"
feebly at first, then 'more violently.
How’s This*
“No. but whnt n night this has been! (ID fiat chest heaved, and he hiccough­
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
It seems a year old. Come along, now. ed as if from physical weakness. It
You must get out of here You must was alarming, and she rose, staring at ward for any case of Catarrh that
turn In The waiters nre wondering him nffrightedly.
He continued to cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
what this row Is about. I think we’d shudder and shake In uncontrollable Cure.
F. J. CHENET ft CO.. Toledo. O.
better take a walk."
hysteria, but his eyes were bright and
We. the undersigned, have known F. 3.
In passing through the deserted lob­ wat< hful.
Cheney for the teat 16 years, and b e lie v e
by of the hotel they saw Clifford Idling
"Oh. I—I—took it nil In—I let him - him perfectly honorable In all business
and financially able to carry
nbout. But they were too much ab­ p-put the noose around his own neck transactions
out any obligations made by his firm.
sorbed to wonder wlmt had kept him and tie the knot. Then 1 bung him.’*
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
tip so late. By the clock across the His convulsive giggling was terrible,
Toledo, o
plaza they saw It was two hours after forecasting, as It did. his Immediate
Hall's Catarrh Cure ts taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu­
midnight as they stepped Into the breakdown.
cous surfaces of the system. Testlmonl Is
street
Then, finding no coaches In
(Continued next week.)
Bent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. 8. Id
by all Druggists.
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sight, they set out to walk toward An
T a k a H a ll's F a m ily P ills fo r c o n s tip a tio n .
I
f
you
don't
see
what
you
want,
put
con. tH»th badly in need of the open
a want ad. in The Sentinel, and someone
air
X moment Inter Clifford followed will bring it to you. apr22-tf
Calling carda— The Sentinel.
Blackmore & McFarland
Hauling & Draying Done
on Short Notice
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