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IIGHT A01 IHOtMNDMCt tNTCBPHIlt. INOlPIWOtNCI, OREGON, UCUT il. IIU- "" THI . . -. - ll 'OLIVS "toi, Il I GAZETTEER The Fighting' n itingi, sum a iwriiii Htlmiiitv Iwrllltl- w Uw. firrl IMpfHiorr f fsirto tua)iur mi I'rufrMtwM. Chance ROBERT W. CHAMBERS H. U l K CO., nr. Krai He, Wriftfi. Copyright, bJ U Curtis publishing Company. Copyright, W, by Hubert W. Chumbers. ElectrB (A coutlnui'd story.) Tha hot mouth drsgKd ou. guar rlcr came. ARiitbo CalUniesa arrived u few daye lutra'boiii of lb ! 'f rail luvolvluu Aldttrdeu-but Ibe wauoa did uut iiiiii, aud 1'lniik ru uuluinf luvlalbla. 111 MortluuT rlvMl froiu Bwiq'i Harbor toward the mlddla of tha month, ofta-lug uu In forniatluu aa to tha whereabouts of what Major liolweihrr Ui'llcaU'ly . dea lKiiutfd aa her "li-glllinate." Hut ev erybody knew be waa at last to 1)0 croaavd off aud atruck clean out, aud tbe ugly blatory of tha winter, uow ao Itnpudeutly corroborated at (Saratoga, gave uiauy boateaa tha opportunity long dislrd. liad." said Alderdede, "abe's well rid of hint!" "A suit U-fore a referes would aettle blm," uuiHed Voucber. "lie baMi't Kg to aland ou. l-rd, tbe same cat that trlpin-d up Stephen 8lward!" Fleetwood's ijulck eyvH glluimered for au Instant lu yuarrler'a dlrmtlou. (juarrlor was In tbe billiard room, out of earshot, practicing balk line prob lems wltb Major llclwether. aud Fleet wood wild: "ibe name cat that tripled up Htepbeu Kiward. Yea. Hut who let ber loosu?" "It wu your dinner. You ought to know," aald Voucher bluntly. I do know. He brought ber," nod dhi toward the billiard room. Helwetberr "No," yawued Fleetwood. Somebody aald pivaeutly: "Isn't be ouo of the governors? Oh. I any, that waa rather rough ou Klward, though." Sylvln, passion the ball, glanced In tbrotigb the gunroom door with ou al acntmlnded smile at the men and their laughing greeting as they roue with uplifted glasses to salute ber. "The sweetest of all," observed a jiihu, disconsolately emptying bis glass. "Oh, irony! What a marriage:" lleverly I'lank bad no time for any thing outside of Ills own particular business except to go every day to tho big, darkened bouse In lower Fifth avenue where tbe duya hail been hard ou Klward and the nights harder. Siward, however, could walk now, using bis crutches still, but often stop ping to gently test his left foot aud dee bow much weight lie wns able to bear ou It, even taking u tentative stop or two without crutch support. Ho drove when be thought it prudent to use tho horses in the beat, usually very early in the morning, though sometimes at night with Flank when tho latter had time to run bis touring car through tho park and out into the Ilronx or Westchester, for a breath of lilr. But Flank wanted him to go away, get out of the city for bis convales cence, and Siwnrd flatly declined, de manding that Flank permit him to do his share in the fight against the Inter county people. When It was that he first began to like Flunk very much he could not ex actly remember. He was not perhaps aware of how much he liked him. Flank's unexpected fits of shyness, of formality, often aud often amused Uim. But there was a subtler feeling under the unexpressed amusement and, beneath all, a constantly Increas ing substratum of respect. Too, he fouud hlwself curiously at ease with Flank as with one bora to his owu caste. And this feeling, unconscious, but more and more apparent, meant more to Flank than anything that had ever happened to him. Then one sultry day toward the last week in August a certain Judge of a certain court, known among some as "Harrington's Judge," sent secretly for Plank. And Plank knew that the crisis waa over. But neither Harring ton nor Quarrier dreamed of such a thing. Fear sat heavy on that Judge's soul the godless, selfish fear that sends tne nrst cowara slinking from the councils of conspiracy to seek immunity from those slowly grinding millstones that grind exceeding tine. Quarrier at o .. tV. Fear sat heavy on Vuit nls private car judge' toul. . h. loc0Ulo. tive within an hour's drive, strolled with Sylvia on the eve of her depart- ; ure for Lenox with Leila Mortimer; then when their conference was ended j he returned to Agatha calmly uncon scious of Impending events. j Harrington at Seabright paced his veranda awaiting this same Judge, an- i noyed as two boats came In without tbe expected guest And never for ouo liiMtaut did b divniu that hi creature not t loaeted with Plunk, tremulous, saL low. Iiesrlug Ihei di-'e of Cl lillil avow al, ouly held binU from Utter collapse by tbe agoiilxlng ingenuity of complet ing a bargain tint might save himself from the degradation of the punish ment that bad seemed Inevitable. All day long he ant v. Uu Flack. Nolwdy KfHt tbo tno kuew S waa tuer. And nfrr a rcry Ion time Flank con aenteil Unit nobody ele except Blward and llnrflugtou und Quarrier should ever know. Ha do called up Harring ton on the telephone, saying that there was In the olilce aomelsKly who do Hired to eak to lit in- And when Har rington caught the Judge's Hint faint, stammered word be reeled where be stood, ashen, unlx-llevlug. B!eecbles. iVi!-r!n-'ion was an old man. a very old i:ii;u. mortally hurt, but be stead ied himself aloug the wall of Ills study to the desk and sank Into the chair. After a little while he passed a thin hand over hla eyes, over bis gray head, over tbe mouth that all men watched with fear, over the shaven Jaw now grimly set but trembling. HI hand. HluMik with palsy aa be wrote, painfully picking out tbe words aud figure or lue cipner irom ins o Imulc. hut he cloned bis thin lips and squared his unsteady Jaw and wrots bla message to Quarrier: It U all up. Plank will take over Inter county. Come at once. Dank alept the Bleep of utter ex haustion that night The morning found him haggard, but strong, cool In his triumph, serious, stern faced, al most sad that his work was done, the battio won. From his own house he telegraphed a curt summons to Harrington and to Quarrier for a conference in his own office, then, finishing whatever busi ness his morning mall required, put on his hat and went to see the one man in the world he was most glad for. "It's all over, Siward," be said, with a laugh. "Ilarrlngtou knows It. Quar rier knows It by this time. Their Judge crawled In yesterday and threw himself on our mercy, and the men whose whip be olieycd will lie on tlielr way to surrender by this time. Well, haven't 3 on a word?" "Many," said Slwurd slowly, "too ninny to utter, but not enough to ex press what I fool. If you will take two on account here they ore in one phrase thank you." "Debt's canceled," said Flank, laugh- lug. "Do you want to hear the de tails?" The narrative exchungi-'d by Flank In return for Siward's Intensely Inter ested questions was a simple, limpid review of a short but terrific campaign that only yesterday had threatened to rage through court after court, year 'after year. Iu the sudden Bboek of tho cessation from battle, Flank himself was a little dazed. Vet be himself had expected the treason that ended all. He himself had foreseen It. "Flank," said Siward at lust, "there is nothing In the world that men ad mire more than a man. It is a good deal of a privilege for me to tell you on " Flnnk turned red with surprise and embarrassment, stammering out some t hlu;? incoherent. That was all that was said about tbe victory. Siward, unusually gay for awhile, presently turned somber, und It was Flank's turn to hit mm out 01 11 by careless remarks about bis rapid convalescence and the chance for va cation be so much needed. Once Siward looked up vacantly. "Where am I to go?" he asked. "I'd tis soon stay here." "Hut I'm going." Insisted Flank. "The Fells is all ready for us." "The Fells! I cnu't go there!" "You once promised" "riaulc, I'll go anywhere except there with you. I'd rather be with you than with anybody. Can I eay more thau that?" "I think you ought to, Siward. A a fellow feels the refusal of bis of fered rooftree." "Man! Man! It isn't your roof I am refusing. I want to go. I'd give any thing to go. If it were anywhere ex cept where It Is, I'd go fast enough. Now do you understand? If If Shot over House and Shotover people were not next door to the Fells I'd go. Do vou know what's the matter with me, Flank?" "I think so." "I have wondered. I wonder now how much you know." "Very little, Siward." 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It isn't easy for me, and I I never perore WILL OPEN in the Campbell Building on or about SATURDAY, AUG. 27 with a complete line of Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods and Shoes spoke this way to any man. It Is likely I should have spoken to my mother about it. I had expected to. It may be weakness I don't know, but Fd like to talk a little about It to some body. And there's nobody fit to listen, except you. You know what a pillow is a tirer v.w: to use your s-v, 'i ". on a moment. It's m tired, Plank." Dr. Allin, Dentist, Cooper BIdg. tf I fttiUoreb Clothe . 4, i WW 1 EXTRA SPECIAL THIS WEEK Boys' School Suit Sale $2.50 THIS IS, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE GREATEST MONEY SAVING SALE IN BOYS' SUITS TO BE FOUND. SAVE YOUR COUPONS THE ASSORTMENT INCLUDES HEAVY WEIGHT MATERIALS, NONE OF WHICH RETAIL FOR LESS THAN $4.00, ALL COLORS AND SIZES. REMEMBER THE SALE WILL CLOSE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. BE FIRST WHILE THE SIZE RANGE IS COMPLETE. SALEM WOOLEN MILL STORE 8ALEM, OREGON inisirn -""T .1 1 1