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THR El'GKNg! WEEKLY Ol ARD, sheer volubility and found to its dls- gu-t that the method didn't work. Red listened most zestfully and always j • eu. it h ma am, but wo don’t want that paint. Get us some good paint -bully old paint with stk k'uui lu it. 'ITiis stuff is like whitewash, only feebler We re going to put on a swell front up at the mill, and we've got to have the right thing." And at last the postmistress said that she would, her respect for the ex-cow puncher having risen noticeably in the meantime. '^T p TEK VII ■ continued ! .... Mattie! Run away and shrieked Red. Miss [¿’roll.!««! lhe arm’ °f k z«<t «e'tled enough so that the pillagers could see horse and * former resting easily as if “¡J bad enough athletics for one ' “nd the latter sitting in the road. ,bowed any intention of rto- Laf, the matter, Mr. Saunders, ’„uburtr inquired the fussy post- j'r'-e g> 'way. uia'am.” said Red. 1Tlng bl< ■fm sure you re te you're hurt. # ____ [ her t ground, an’wwlWy at c— . hurt—I'm perfectly she persisted, hold- "Now, do tell us l>e the matter with <Very well.” returned the exas- My Ptei cowpuncher, “I will. tti, ma'am, have suffered In this , up. and they're now in a con- jon to make my appearance in po- , society difficult, if not Impossible; , please go 'way, and somebody th me a horse blanket.” It is regrettable that the dtecom- Ut of the postmistress was received th undisguised hilarity. The blan- waa produced, and Red stalked off Indian dignity, marred by a limp Ills left leg. for he had come upon tier Earth with a force which made t!f felt through all that foot of I dust Bring that durn fool horse along." called over his shoulder. Buckskin e and followed bls owner. There »no light In his eye now; he looked tnghtful. He, too, limped, and ■re was a trickle of blood down his ae. Verily it had been a bard ■aght field. ’ As both men were anxious to see the i of the land as soon as possible d took his place in the wagon it day. after the damages were re- red, content to wait until Ills leg at less sore for horseback riding. There followed a busy two weeks t them. Mr. Bendit had some money I »shed to put into the enterprise, it bi* most valuable assistance was. ' ennrse. his thorough know ledge of »resources of the country. They found an admirable site for the II In an old stone barn which had od the ravages of desolatlou almost Unpaired. Red's mining experience i him that the creek could easily tamed to the barn, and as that was i only objection of the others to il'i atlon they wrote the owner of 1 property for n price. They were oohhed when they received the tig- * It had come by Inheritance to tutu to whom it was a white ele- iul of the most exasperating sott. I he was glad to get rid of It for H» a song. They were a Jubilant * at the news. It saved the cost building a mill, and, including that, ■ Ph«* was as low per acre as any d they could have obtained. Red *■1 the bargain Instantly. lettto’ part of the business was Uy to arrange for the disposal of It product, and when he explained bb partners what he could reason- bope to do in that line the affair its last tint of unreality and be- * » good proposition, for I^ttls au excellent business acqualnt- t who would lie glad to deal with ’tralghtforward young fellow. •c night after the signing of the I* lied sal ! to Miss Mattie: "We « to have a stockholders' dinner rl-ht. Mattie. If you could > tha " ow built girl who wears hair scrambled to come in and ‘.,°u a lift, would you feel e ;ual , always put it that I'm doing '•nvit favor in such things. Will, ' know perfectly well there's J** ' ' rn,h'“r do” replied Miss ”lth a dimpling smile. "How- ’ adds to the pleasure of it to 11 Put In that way, so I won't t.n. in bBve mj. supper . then you men can talk over 1 '"’’'nese undisturbed.” r ’ not~y«i'll eat with the *,,>rkho|ders"— The M Import to Mias Mattle, a ,„,5-“ not regal, nt least a kin klnc Tnder her demorra- % » f°r tb* ffMln”ed tnstl • fflponu.nal, an integral part of m —'. ,!1* *’»te—In fact, a minor ^k, \'r,,h,n nn empire. It*"’*r yourself!" retorted Red ¡Jcan me names.” ju'J'1 J0” »Mn. Winr asked J*. B m - critters in the distauoe. ‘What part do you take? I mean, what's your share of each animal? and does th« last man get the hoofs and the tall?’ *Oh, you don’t understand.’ says fee. ’I’ll explain It to you.' Se he starts in to tell me that ’stock didn't neces sarily mean beef critters' am! a lot more things, whilst old man Ferguson, who was putting the deal through’ stood listening and chewing Ida teeth, thinking I was going to give our friend the frolicsome bee hee at the wlnd- up. But 1 stood solemn and never even drew a smile, for fear of queer ing Ferguson. Well, that’s the proiMjr way to start a company—make it as dreary and long winded as possible. We nln't done that, and perhaps we'll go broke for breaking the rules, and then your stock won't t>e worth a cuss. So don't you get excited about it. I wanted the Saunders family to be rep resented. Tretty soon the old lad with the nose will be around, and you'll , have a chance to read about the ‘par ties of the first part' and 'second parts of the party’ and ’aforesalds' and 'be- hlndsaids' and the rest of the yappl them lawyers swing so that honest men won’t know what the devil they’re up to.” ”Oh, Will! How can I ever thank you?" cried Miss Mattle, her eyes till ing. It seemed a great and responsible position to the gentle lady to be a Btockholder in the corporation, It wasn't the monetary value of the thing; it was the pride of place. "If you don't know how. don’t try.” returned Red. "You give the other ! three stockholders a gival feed tomor- 1 I Six feet »tralaht in the air. row and the thanks will be up to you. Hello! There's the old lad now!” as a trumpet blast rang out from the front porch. "It must take some prac tice to blow your noee like that. I've heard jackasses that could not bray In the same class with that little old gent—come In. Come tn! You needn’t Bound the rally again.” Thus adjured »he lawyer made his entrance, and Miss Mattle became In due and Involved course of law a stockholder In the Fairfield Straw- board Manufacturing company. Fairfield rose to activity like a very Teams and small giant refreshed, their heavy loads kept the respect able dust In constant commotiox A i grtst mil! was added to the Intended plant, thus offering an Inducement to the farmer to raise grain, and incident ally straw, "So we can ketch em on both ends, too," as Red put it. The time seemed like enchantment to Miss Mattle. As a brlnger of the tid ings and a stockholder in the company sue had risen to be a person of impor tance. with tlie result that she was even more modestly shy than liefore. although in her heart she like-! it. but more delightful yet was the spirit of holiday activity which Inspired and pervaded the place. Red had insisted on operating on the lines that are laid down with rail road spikes In the western communi ties—to patronize home industries as much as possible. Therefore the ma j chlnery orders went through Mr. Far rel. the blacksmith, initiating that worthy man into the mysteries of making money without doing anything for it, which seemed little less than a miracle to him Everything that could be bought through local people was ob talned in that way. It cost a trifle more, but It brought more money into the place and enabled the villagers to partake of the enlivenment without the feeling that It was a Barmecide feast. The postmistress furnished the paint, and it is painful to add that she tried to furnish a No. 3 paint for a No. 1 price, arguing that she was a poor, lone woman struggling through an uncharitable world and that the inc nen -I <11 era lac •hare. her a di 1 n opened eyes 0,lro 8 stockholder as good ' b. i * ou've got half my stock. ?" Jn« listen. This Is a t frotn the regulation Un- e **' *b's company of ours. r kJ.a,<81t ftllln’ «nJ hack le,. ■it Vou ought to have ’ Kytn 1 «°J pokin' and nosin' sk tm Bost °n men did tefore ho!t of the i Chanta Reechre •t i st <*t company! <»ne th» ■ ‘■'t dnm fool I ever I *T 1 to let on I didn't ’■oat it ■ ’Now. ex- > him. *You ear 1 • >*?y * KO QUII s-ha res of them rate» Irta» tUy band to a i bunch of I | ! ■ 1 t i CHAPTER vni. HR work on the mill was push ed. and In spite of the asual amount of unforeseen delays it was ready for t*uslu«ws by th« latter part of September. The offioUl •peuln* was set for the 27th. Mixa Mattie's birthday, and the village of Fairfield was invite,! to a picnic to 1* held at the mill in honor of the oc casion. It is needless to say that the Fairfield Strawboard Ainufacturing company did the thing up in shape. Wagons loaded with straw aud drawn by four horse teams went the rounds of the village collecting the guests. It is doubtful if Fairfield was ever more surprised than at the reall’atlon of how much there v. as of her. using the pronoun out of respect to the majority, "when she was bunched." as Red said. You would not have believed that struggling, lonesome looking place held so many jteople. As Red could discov er uo means in the town's resources to provide a meal for 3to» jieople, it was necessarily a basket party, which struck Mr. Saunders ns being grievous ly like a Swede treat. He made up for it In a measure by having barrels of lemonade and cider on tap at the grounds, stronger beverages lielng bar red. and by hiring a quartet of strings "clear from town.” At half past 2 on a resplendent but hot September afternoon the caravan started for the mill grounds, the wom en dressed in the most unplcnicky cos tumes imaginable, nnd the men osten tatiously at ease In their store clothes. Every one was in the best of spirits, keen for the excitement and pleasure that was sure to mark the occasion. Red rode old Buckskin, who bad succumlied to the Inevitable and only “Jumped around a little.” ns lied put it. on lielng mounted. It was pretty lively "Jumping around,” but [»erbaps Mr. Saunders found some satisfaction tn sitting perfectly at bls ease, smok- Ing his cigarette, while Buck jumped and Fairfield admired. And, at any rate. Buck had legs of iron and the wind of a locomotive, carrying Red all day and willing to kick nt anything which bothered him when night came. 3e was a splendid beast through and "l’cs, mo’om, but ire don't want that paint ” be had learned who was his master and obeyed him accordingly. It was a live mile ride, mostly under the shade of flue old trees. The road wound around the hills; here nnd there a break In the arlsireal border showed views of rolling country, well shaped aud pleasing, winding up grassy slopes In groves of verdure. Of course most of the freshness of leaf was past, yet the modest gray green gave a silvery sheen to the landscape that brought it into unity. One member of the party felt that his heart was very full ns he looked at it. That was little. "Blast tbe old office" he kept saying to himself. "Blast its six dingy windows and the clock at tbe end! Doesn't this look good, and doesn't It smell good, duet and all?" and then he'd howl at the horses In sheer exuberance of good feeling, making the mild old brutes put a better foot of It to the front Red cantered up beside bls wagon "Well. I^ttte.” be said, "here we go for the opening overture with the full strength of the company—we're great people this day. ain't weT’ And the big man smiled like a pleased big t«y. •Ob. what a bully old fellow you are"’ thought Bettis as he looked at him. I^ttls was thinking of other qualities than flesh, bat the physical Red Saunders on horsetmek was de serving of a glance from anybody; »he massive figure so well poised: the clear mt. proud profile; th« shapely head with Its <rown of re<l gold hair; tbe easy grace of him by virtue ef his -treng.h It wonld l<e a remarkable .•rnwd In wlib 11 Chanta See< bee R<-<1 mv.'dn’t pas« for a man II" was ev ery in- h of that from the ground up. iAttts had come to t-.w down to him In adoratl u. with all an affe*«1""“’“ Till KsfHY. 6'ERRf ARVlf boy's worship. To tlMse eyes R<->! was Just right In every particular; likewise to Miss Mattie, who even now was filling her eyes with him from behind the vantage of a broad brimmed straw hat. At last the whole party disembarked nt the flat liefore the mill and made ready for the official starting of the machinery. The big doors were thrown open, co that the company could see within while resting outside tn the shade, and uuder the cooling Influence of what breeze there was The mill was officially started. Red climbed the bank to the flume aud raised the gate. The crowd cheered as the im prisoned waters leaped to freedom with a hollow roar, raising tn pitch as the penstock tilled and tlie wheels be gan to go round. Speech was called for. and the vigorously protesting Red was forced to th« front by bls former friends, Itemilt and Iettls. Thus be trayed by th'*ae he trusted. Red made the t»eat of It. "Ladles and gentlemen, fellow citi zens,” said he, "the mill is now open to all comers. We hope to make this thing a success. We hope to see every horny handed, hump backed farmer In the country rosin the soles of his moc casins and shove his plow through twice as much ground as he ever did before, aud If he comes here with his plunder we'll give him a square shake. We'll pay him as much as we dast and not let him in on the ground floor, so he can crawl out through the coal hole, as Is sometimes done. . Now, ev erybody run away and have a good time, for 1 don't like to talk this yappl any more than you like to hear it Kola geus! By-by!” It waa a very successful picnic. They spent the afternoon in wander ing around tn the usual picnic fashion, developing appetites, until it occurred to Red to liven the performance by showing them the art of roping as practiced upon an old cow found in the woods. As a a;>eetacle it was a failure. The combined efforts of all the booting small boys could not make that cow run. She even stretched her neck toward Red. as though saying: "Hurry up with your foolishness. I have a cud to chew and can't stand here idle all day.” So Red golloped by aud threw the noose over her head as an exhibition of how the thing was done rather than how it ought to i>e done. Nevertheless picnic parties aro not hyi>ercrltical in the matter of amusement, and the feat received three encores. The last time he missed his east through overconfidence, where at the old cow tossed her bead and tail in the air aud tore off at an elephan tine gallop, with a bawl that sounded to Red mightily like derision. “Burned if she ain't laughing at me!” he cried. But as a matter of fact It was a hornet and its unmistakable sting that injected this activity into her system. It was all very pleasant to Miss Mat- tie, as one's first picnic In many years should be. She enjoyed the crisp green sol, the great trees standing around, parklike, with the sunlight falling be tween their shade like brilliant tat ters of cloth of gold, while from the near distance came the tiny shouting of cool waters. They had n camp tire at night, making the moonlight still more mysterious nnd remote by con trast. The quartet of strings played for the ears of those who cared to 1 listen and for the legs of those who i chose to take chances on tripping their light fantastic toes over tree roots in the grass. Red loved music, and he loved th« night. The poetic side of his memo ries of watching the Dipper swing around Fol a ria while be sung the cows to sleep came back to him. In hie fliind be saw the vast prairie roll on to infinity, saw the mountains stnnd out, a world of white peaks, rising from a sea of darkness. Again he heard the plaintive shrilling of an Indian whistle or the song of the lad down creek, made tuneful by the charm of dis tance. “Having a good time, Mattle?" hs asked, with a smile. “The best I ever had. Wil!.” she an swered, smiling back unsteadily. I’oor Indy! Tbe size of an occasion is so mauy standards, whether tb« stand ard Le luebes or feet or miles. Miss Mattie's events bad been measured in hundredths of an Inch, and it took a good many of them to cover so small an action as n successful picnic on a beautiful night. Iler eyes were hu mid; her mouth smiled and droojied at the corners alternately. Red felt her happiness with a keen sympathy, ami. as he looked at her, suddenly she changed in Ills eyes. Just what the difference waa be could not have told, nor whether it was In her or In him. A sudden access of feeling, undefln- able. unplaceabie, but strong, pos sessed him. There is a critical tem perature in tbe life of a man. when no amount of pressure can ever make the more expansive emotions assume the calmer form of friendship. There waa something tn Miss Mattle's eye Which had warmed Red to that de gree, but be didn't know It. He only knew that be wanted to sit rather un necessarily close t>eslde her, and that he would be sorry when it came time to go home. And he was very silent During tbe drive back to tbe house be spoke In monosyllables; he went straight to the barn with little after ward. and made no attempt to taks the usual frank and hearty good night kiss. "You’re as glum as an oyster!” said lA-ttls. when they reached their quar ters. "What's tbe matter, old man?” “I don't know. I-et; I feel kind of quiet, somehow." "Sick? Or something go wrong?” “No; nothing of the kind. It's Just sort of an attack of stillness, but I feel durn g’«'J " I-ettia laughed. "If It wasn’t you. Red. I’d say you were in love,” be said. It was w e!! rhe brtm ms dark, or he wvuld lu»» nge wond«»rful to behold come «'Ver th e ex-puncher’s fare. -Thie kxd has hi t It.” he said to hUnrelf iu antouUhu><-ut; aloud he gruut<«i -huutT sco rufully. and aroused himself for an unnecessary joke or two. Miss Mattle had notice»! the "attack of stillness” and lmiuetllatvly tried to fasten the blame up»»n herself. What had she duue? She couldn’t recall anything. She remembered shs had said something atsHit tbe way Ills hair looked with tbe moon shining on it Perhaps he hu.t taken offense at that Tbe remark was entirely «.'oinplimeut- ary, but sometimes p»opie are touchy about such things, still, that was sot the least like Coustu Will. She must have said or done something, though What could tt bs? Oh, what a pitiful memory that could not recollect an in jury done to one's best friend! She tossed nnd wondered over it for a long time before at length she fall asleep. Red also looked up at tbe roof and took account of stock, ills face was rndlant In the dark. "If I could only pull that off!" he thought. "I must seem nn awful rough cuss to her, though. All right for n cousin, but it's different n heu you come to the other proposition. My Jlmlny! I'll take a chance lu the morning and find »Hit, anyhow!" said he. and, eased In mind by the decision of action, he too shook hands with Morpheus and was presently dreaming. It ha»l never occurred to Red Saun ders that he was afraid of anybody. He even chuckled when he got I^ttls out of the way with n plausible ex cuse the next morning. Then he strode briskly Into the house, bls qties tlon on his Ups In a plump out and out form. Mias Mattie looke»l at him with her slow smile. "What Is It?" she asked. Red swallowtHl bls questlou whole. “I—I wanted a little hot water to shave with.” said he. Then a fury took hold of him. “What the devil am I lying like this for?" he thought. He exhorted himself to go on nnd any what he had to say like a man. but the other Red Saunders refused to do anything of the sort. He took the cup of hot water most abjectly and fled from the house. He had to shave then, and In bls hurry nnd Indignation he turned the operation Into a clinic. “Oh. Jlmlny. look nt that!” he cried as the razor open»>d up another part of the subject. "There's a ellt an Inch long! If 1 keep on at thia gait 1 won't have fnce enough to say good morning, let alone what 1 want to do. What alls me? Whnt alls me? Why should I !>e senrt of the nicest woman G»xl over built? Now, by all the Mormon gods. I’ll post right into the house nud say my little say ns soon as these cuts atop bleeding!” Cobwebs stopped the cuts, and other cobwebs stopjH-d Red Saunders, late of the Chanta Seechee ranch, 250 pounds of the very finest ls>ne and muscle. And the cobwebs hekl him. foaming nnd boiling with rage and disgust, calling himself nil tbe yaller pups he could think of. but staying strictly within the safe limits of the liara. It was a revelation to the Idg man, and not n pleasant one. How was be to know that the nn»st salient point of his apparent cowardice tvas nothing leas worthy than resiwct for the woman’« security? That If he would stop swearing long enough to get nt the springs of his action be would find that he hoeltat»»»! because the new light on the matter made huge shadows of the slips in the career of n strong, lawless, untrained but sorely tempted man? He knew nothing of lhe sort, and the funniest of comedies took place in the barn. He would reach the sensible stage "Pah! All foolishness! Go? Of course he'd go, an»l this very minute, and have the thing done with, good or bad.” He was quite amused nt his former con duct until he reached the door; then he’d skip nimbly back again, with a hot filling that somebody vns watch ing him. although a careful Inspection through the crack of the door revealed t»o one. Red discovered another th!-"- fist sítenlo*» i which vhh ti. i* P .« $ IMS. nervous \u«i - i . i * i««* . t v n » ’v.jks you • Misery: 0 -Ohob •! ...» 1 ' .. $ b.r- < .-('<’11 tlw day vJ.eii I u.i,-» to a; .i anybody anything! What's ■ >.ue o er uie any how? It's this ilarn cointry, I Iss- lleve. 'Tuhi't me." Then lie stoppe»! short. "What you saying. Red?" be queried. "Why don't you own up Ilka a man?" The fai t that it had a funny side struck him. nnd he laughed half forlornly and half lu thorough enjoy ment. He suddenly soliered dowa. "Hhe's worth it anyway," salt I m . "Ehe's the l<est there to, and I ought to feel kind of leery of th« outcome. Well, now I guess I won't say any thing till there's a downright go<id chance. I see I didn't savvy thia kind of business like I thought I did. Twouldn't be no kind of manners to step up to a lady and about, ‘I'd like to have you marry me If you feel you've got the time!’ That don't go no more than a Chinaman on roller skates. Your work is good. Red, but It's a lit tle lumpy in a;>ots Them two left feet bother you. You’re good In your place, but you'd lietter build a fence around the place, d n the luck! Rmothera- tlon! I think rhe likes me. ail right, but when It comes to more’n that— oh. blast It. I'll Juat have to wait foe a real good chance! Now come, old man. get four feet on the ground and don't rail your eyes. Take It easy till tbe chance comes.'* Little be knew the chance was com ing up tbe atre*-t at that moment. He only saw Mi«s Mattle step out into the tied of flowers, her face looking un usually pretty and youthful under the big straw luit. aud start to reduce the weeds to order. Rhe glanced arounj! It as Tnotigh in ronreh of some one. nna Red felt it'tuftively that tbe one was himself. "Here's where I ought to act as if I wore long pants," »aid he. "Now. what's to binder me from going out there and get a-talklng?" And then ht> sat down hastily, more disgust»-»! than ever, and »mote the air with his list. "You'd think the nic«»st. quiet est woman that ever lived was a wild beast the way I act; yes, sir, you would!” Meautlme tbe cftance drew nearer It was not a pleasant looking oppor tunity. It» eyes, full of dread and dreadful, ;»eep«d out from t«ne«th a ‘I’ll nsk her now. by the great hor* oon!" said be valiantly. M Mat • Lu a lurloua state tal i I. T! ■ re wr.s an ufter effect >m the fright wliicli mu le h»-r treiu- ■ a <• of t'niisiQ ■ ■ns v i ii:.-i Iwr t rem bl« i ore yet. When she heard him com- , :iz she start»-1 to fly. although now ; -lotlied beyond n-pronch. tint her knee* deserted her. nnd she was forced to sink back In her clialr. Red rum« tn whistling blithely, vainglorious man! He had his suspicions, generated by the peculiar fervor Miss Mattie tu»»I shown in regard to bls hands. "Mattle," quoth he, “I'm tired of Ur- Ing out there in th« tiarn. I want * j respectable house of my own.” “Yes. Will,” replied Miss Matti«. a>- tontohad that he should choose »itch a subject at such a time. “Yes," he continued, "and I want a ’ wife too. You often said you'»! Ilka to do something for me, Mattle. Hup- poee you take the Job?" How much of glancing at a thing tn one's mind as a beautiful improbabil ity will ever make such a cold fact less astonishing? Miss Mattle eyed him with eyes that saw uot. Speech was stricken from her. Red caught fright. lie spring for ward nnd took her hand. "Couldn't you do it, Mattie?” said he. Thera was a world of pleading in the tone. Miss Mattie looked up, her own hon est self. All the little feinluine shrink ing« left her imnn-dlately. “Ah, but I could. Will!” she said. IxsttlH cauie up on the stoop uuheard. He stoppe»!. then gingerly turned and made his way back ou tiptoe, holding bls arms like wings. "Well, by George!” he murmured. "I'll come back in a little while, when I’ll be more welcome.” He spoke to Red in strong reproach ■ that night tn tbe barn. "You never I told me a word, you old sinner!” said be. “Tell you the honest truth, I.et,” re plied Red eam«-stly, looking up from drawing off a tsvot, “I didn't know it myself till you told me about it.” They talked It all over a long ttm« before blowing out the light, but then the little window shut its bright eye, and the only life the midnight stars saw in Fairfield was Miss Mattie, her elbow on the casement, looklug far, far out into the tranquil night anil thinking mistily. She glanced around at though tn search of some one. brush of mutt»-d hair. A tough, ropy foam hung from its mouth. If you put as much of that foam as would go on the point of a pin in an open cut, you would have an end that your worst enemy would shudder at, for this was the most horrifying of dan gerous animals a mad dog! I’oor brute! As he came shambling down tbe road tie was the grisly mask of tragedy. It was near noon, intensely, hot, and the street of Fairfield was d<-serted. TUB END. No one saw the dog. and If bls occa sional rattling, strangling bowl reach- ed any ears they were dead to its meaning. He was unh»-eded until he lurched through tbe gate which Let- tie had left open, ns usual, nnd. spin ning aroun»! in a circle, gave voice to his «ry. It brought Miss Mattle to her feet in nn unknown terror; it brought lleil Congressman Hawley has recently from ttie barn In a full cognizance— i been Instrumental In securing pen- be had heard that sound la-fore when sions for the foliowig old soldiers of a mad coyote landed tn a cnbfn full of Lano county: fairly strong nerve»! cowmen and set Benjamin F. Adams, Cottage them screeching like hysterical wom Grove, $12; Abner T. Andrews, en before a chance shot ended him. Springfield, $15; John Desher, Red saw the brute Jump toward Springfield, $20; Arthur S. Haskell, Miss Mattle. Instinctively hl.» Land | Eugene, $12; John O’Brien, Lorane, flew to his hip, and Instantly he re I $12; Gideon B. Standish, Lorane, membered there was nothing there. $12; Riley Winfrey, Lowell, $12. Then with great, uneven leaps he sprang forward. “Keep your hands up, Mattle, and don't move!” he screamed. “Let him chew the dress! For God's sake, don’t move!" She turne»! her white face toward his. ami through the dimness of sight Washington. Jan. 30.—Th«- war from his straining efforts, he saw her department has been advised of the try to smile as she obeyed him to the death by heart disease of Arthur W. letter, anti without a sound. “Ob, Ferguson, secretary of the Philip brave girl!” he thought and threw the pines commission, at Manila last night. He was appointed secretary ground behind him desperately. of the commission In 189K, and was At twenty f»-et distance he dove like formerly secretary of the French a base runner, and hto hands closed claims commission. He enjoyed a rep around the dog's neck. Over they utation as the ablest Spanlsh-Ameri- went with the shock of the onset, nnd can translator known to official before they were still the hands had Washington. finished their work. A clutch, nnd a gi m i : \ i . I'FN sion snap, and It was »lone. BILL IN’CRKANKD The dog lay quivering. Red rose to his knees, wondering nt tbe humming Washington. Jan. 29.—A general In his head. His wits came back to ! pension bill which, if ratified, will him sharply. 1 Increase the pension roll by *l>out “Did he bite you. Mattle?” lie cried. $12,000,000, was introduced in the But she had already caught Ills hands I house today by Chairman Sculloway, nnd wns lo»»king nt them with n sav- | of New Hampshire, of the committee rge eagerness one would not have l»e- I on invalid pensions. The blii, which has th«- support of Raved to be in her. “There to no mark,” she snld. rud- that committee, provld«-» for the pay- k-niy weak. "lie didn't touch yor?" unent of a pension of $12 a month, instead of $8, as at present, to all "Answer me when I speak to you!” widows of veterans of the Mtsxican shouted R»-d, beside himself. “Did he war, of whom there survive about [7400; of the Indian wars, who ap bite you?" She answered him, with n sob, "No.‘* proximate 3700; all widows of vet And then Ills question asked itself, erans of the civil war married prior and answer«-»! itself, although, again, to June 27, 1890, of whom there are about 186,000, and all widows of he did not know It. II<* gathered her Spanish-American was veterans who up In his arms, kissed her like ore died of disease contracted In the ser raised from the d«-ad and swore and vice. There are about 1000 of these. prayed and thanked God all in the same breath. I>I.I.I\<JI KMT SI IISI ItllU RS Ml'MT HE STOPPED Hto old imperious nature came back with tbe relief. "Here!" said be, put- The Postmaster-General has Just t!u< her away for a moment. “Take off that dree«—that slime on there's Issued a drastic order which went enough to kill a bundre»! men - take it into effect January 1, whereby sub scribers to daily and weekly news right off.” papers, monthly magazines and all Mtos Mattle started blindly to obey, 1 periodicals entitled to second-class tb«n stopped. “Not here. Will—I’ll go postage rates must pay their sub in the houao.” she said scriptions practically up to date If "You'll take It off right here and trey wish to receive the publi<uUk>n The order does now," said Il«d, “and I'll burn tt up after January 1. on tbe spot. I'd ruther have forty rat- not leave any alternative to the pub tleenakes around than that stuff. Off lisher than to collect the subscription with It! This is no child’s play, and price or stop the paper. Publishers will not be permitted to send w«-ek- I don't care a d—n what the old lady ly pap<*rs to subscribers who are more next door thinks.” than a year in arrears after July I, Miss Mattle slipped off her outer 1908. skirt and stood a recond, confuse»! and dainty. Rhe t»s>k flight to the bouse, J. W. Kirk, who has been attend running as llthely as a greyhound. ing the Eugene Business College for "By jingo!” salil Re»l in admiration. some time past, has secured a posi "Let's r«-e yon bring another woman tion as bookkeeper in the big store of Garman, Hetnenway & Co., at Cot that <an run Ilk«* that!” Ik- gather««! some hay an«! piled It tage Grove. on the dress, firing tbe heap. Track Manager Ormond R. Bean Then he tuno-l to hto antagonist. of th«- Fnlverrlty of Oregon has rn- "Foor old boy! Hard luck, cli? Rut I c«-lv«d th" r ntract for a dual field bad to do It,” he said nnd gave him de m-et with Whitman College, and with cent Interment nt tbe end of the gar this step everything is completed for den. wasbetl hto hands carefully an«! the Or«-ir m track team to Invade ths Con went into tbe house on plcasauter inland Empire In the spring tracts with Pullman had already been duties. signed. MORE PENSIONS FOR LANE COUNTY MEN SECRETARY FERGUSON DIES AT MANILA
