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Jane Cable
CcpyriiM. 1906.
by
Dodd.
Mead
Company
George Barr
McCutcheon
Author of “Beverly
of Graustark.“ Etc.
CHA TER VI—(Continued.)
a woman can make in time! tor near his words was quickly tiullifi«l by the
prooni » « ► frugal. He was. in truth. ly a year I've waited for this.note. I smile with which sbe was almost in
a miser If any one bad asked him knew it would come; It was bound to stantly favored. "Twenty years, I l»e
what be e ected to do with the money come. Graydon has had everything up lleve—it certainly eauie very near l»e-
ilug away In the bank, he to this time, while I have waited pa
be <»» I’
,ve answered, calculating tiently in the background. Now it 1« lng 'never,'" be went on. abruptly
could ni
changing from harsh to the sweetest of
as be was y nature. He had no rela- my turn.”
tones
"No one could t>elleve that you
,
un
he
would
leave
it.
and
"All
right,
fatber,
”
called
Graydon
tire to »
—you’re simply wonderful!" and add«!
¿e had : Inclination to give up tbe from the ball. "The cab Is at the
pointedly, "But your daughter 1« even
hsbitof ■ »e employment. His salary door."
more L»eautlful, If such is possible,
vt( stun
but be managed to save
Together they went down the steps, than ber—ber mother."
m„re thn
ilf ot ft-for a "rainy day." arm In arm. strong figures.
Apparently tbe innuendo passed un
as he sai l He did his reading and ex
"To Mr. David Cable's," ordered noticed. In reality. It required all her
«riment. it by kerosene light and Ransemer, the father, complacently as courage to appear calm.
went to ■«1 by candlelight, saving a he stepped Into the carriage after bls
“How very nice of you." sbe said
few pennies v week in that way. The
softly. And looking him full in the
windows In his apartment were wash
face. "Her mother thanks you for tbe
ed not oftener than once a year. He
compliment."
wns seldom obliged to look through
It was a brave little speech. Such
them during the day, and their only
bravery would have softened a man of
duty at night was to provide ventila
another mold- changed bls purpose.
tion. and even that was characteristic
Not so with Aausemer. A sinister
ally meager.
gleam came Into bis eyes, aud bis at
He was a man of habit, not habits.
tack became more brutally direct
A pipe at night was his only form of
"But the busband- has be never mIs
dissipation
It was not too far for
tra« ted?'
him to walk home from the office of
Tbe blow told, though her reply was
tvenlugs. and he invariably did so ua-
given with rippling laughter and for
less the weather was extremely un
the benefit of any cbam-e listeners.
pleasant. So methodical was he that
“For shame, Mr. Ransemer!” she
he never had walked over any other
cried lightly. “After flattering me so
bridge than the oue in Wella street,
delightfully you're surely not going to
taming and going.
spoil it all?”
Past sixty five years of age. Droom's
Despite his growing annoyance, ad
CHAPTER
VII
hair still was black and snaky, his
miration shone clearly from Banse-
teeth were as yellow and jagged as
CTAMES BANSEMER
mer's eyes. Ills memory carried him
they were in tbe seventies, and his
J not recklessly rushed Into back some twenty years to the scene
vyes were as blue and ugly as ever.
Q
Mrs
Cable's presence In his office. Was It possible, be Was
He had not aged with James Ban-
YJ with threats of exposure; thinking, that the charming woman
setner. In truth, he looked but little
-'1 but. on tbe coutrury, he before blm exercising so cleverly all
older than n hen we made bis ac-
had calmly, craftily wait- the arts of society, as If born to the
quaintance. The outside world knew
It suited his purpose to let her purple, and the light hearted, frivolous
io more of broom's private transac- wonder, dread and finally develop the little wife of the Central's engineer
tlons than It knew of Bansemer’s. Up trust that her secret was safe wltb were one and the same person? The
In the horrid little apartment In Wells him. Occasionally he had vlsltsd the metamorphosis seemed incredible.
street the queer old man could do as Cable box in tbe theater, not Infre
Unwittingly bis manner lost some of
be willed, unobserved and unannoyed. quently be bad dined with them In the It« aggressiveness, and the woman. i»er-
3e could pursue hie experiments with downtown cafes and at tbe homes of celving the altered conditions, quick
strange chemicals, he could construct mutual acquaintances, but this was the to take advantage, resolved to learn if
add devices with his kit of tools, and first time that Janies Rauaeiuer had en possible his Intentions Presently, go
he could let off an endless amount of joyed the hospitality of Frances Ca ing rigid to ths i«lnt, she asked:
inventive energy that no one knew be ble's home. His son. oa the
of
"Is that extraordinary looking crea
possessed
terms with their daughter, was « fre ture you had in your office atill with
When he left Graydon Ransemer on quent visitor there.
yon, Mr Ranaemec?“
There was a rare bump of progres
the sidewalk In front of the ofllee
"Extraordinary!" Hs langhed Iwuti-
building he swung off with his long siveness in ftie character of Graydon ly
"He Is certainly that and more.
He was go<*i looking Iii<1e«I. the English langn«ge does not
Jtrlde« toward the Wells street bridge Bensemer
Ula brain had laid aside everything enough beyend doubt, aud there was snpply ns with an adjective that •de-
that bad occupied Its attention during a vast degSse of persoual magnetism qnstely describee tbe man “
vice hours and had given Itself over j about “
hhn. . It seemed but iwitural that
The people neanwt to them by this
to tbe project that hastened his steps be should
“ readily establish blmself as time had moved away tn amwber part
someward. His supper that night was a friend and a favorite of tbe fair Miss of the large drawing room. Praetleally I
a small one and hurriedly eaten In Dr Cable. For «»me time James Ban tbe eeuple were by themselves, ftbe
ier that be might get to work on hla semer had watched his son’s progress bad t»een thinking for a moment, rea
MW device.
broom grinned aixl wltti the Cable family, not once allow soning with a woman's logic that It
tickled to blmself all alone up there Ing bls (»ersonal Interest to manifest was always well to know one's enemy.
In tbe lamplight, for he was perf«-ting Itself. It was bqt a question of time When she next spoke It was almost In
an “Invention” by which the honest until Mrs. Cable’s suspense and anxiety a whisper.
"How much does that horrible man
I citizen could successfully put to rout would bring her to him one way or an
I tbe "holdup" man that has made Chi other. Every word that fell from the know?’
"He Is not supposed to koow any
leap» fatuous.
Ups of his son regarding tbe Cables
I Ellas Droom's Inventive genius un- held hie attention, and ft was not long thing.” and then, with an enigmatical
I falllngly led him toward devices that before he saw the family history as smile, promptly admitted, "However.
leould Inflict pain and discomfiture Ills
...» clearly as though it were an open book, I’m afraid that he does.
"Yon have told him? And yet you
■ plan to get the better of the wretched. and he knew far more than the open
promised nobody shou Id know, flow
■ hard working holdup man was unique. book revealed.
I If not entirely practical. He was cou-
France's Cable was not deluded by could”—
"My dear Mrs. (’able. he was not
his silence and aloofness. But sbe was
•tmi’ting the models for two little» unable to devise means to circumvent told, If he has found out I could not |
to'.bs. made of rubber and lined with him. Constant fear of bls power to prevent his discovering the truth 1
«material that would resist the effects crush lurked near her day and night. through his own efforts,” he Interrupt- !
an arid, no matter how powerful, Conscious of her weakness, but eager ed in a tone more assuaging than con- !
pa one end of each bulb, which was to have done with the strife, sometimes rlncing to her. and then, hitching his |
kapable of bidding nt least an ounce she loug«l for the enemy to advance cbalr closer and lowering his voice a
liquid, there was a thin springe at- At first she distrusted aud despised note, he continued: 'The papers bad
pebment. also proof against acids, the son. but his very fairness battered to l»e taken out. But you must not
pbese little bulls» were made so that down the barriers of prejudice, and worry about him. Y’ou can depend on
pbey could lie held In the palm of the real admiration succeeded. Her bus- me.”
"Promise me that you will make him
|*kind. By squeezing them suddenly band llk«l him immensely, and Jane
« liquid
uld be shot from tbe tube was his ablest ally. David Cable re —I am so fearful of that awful"— shs
t^ith considerable force.
garded him as one of the brightest broke off abruptly. Her fears were
I
The bulbs were to contain vitriol.
young men on the stock exchange and proving too much for her, and she was
"hen the holdup man gave tbe com- predicted thnt some day be would be in Imminent danger of a complete
pand to hold up your hands." the an influential member of tbe great brenkdown. All tbe veneer with which
Nctlm b«,i only to squeeze the bulb as brokerage firm for which be now Bct- ahe had bravely commenced the Inter
view had disappeared.
hands went up. and if accurately
Bansemer endeavored to sooths hsr
th miscreant would get the
Ftr»*m of the deadly vitriolic fluid in rd as confidential clerk Mr. Clegg, the with promises, but tbe poor woman
f" eye« a:d—here endeth the first les senior member of tbe firm of t legg, saw only his teeth in the reaasurlBg
p0® Experience alone could do tbe Groll A Davidson, his employers, per smile that be presented to ber, togeth
sonally had recommended young Ban er with tbe warnings that they »««
r”’
was properly likely to be observed With the hard- I
I Young Banaemer hurried to their semer to Cable, and be
1
«it kind of an effort «be succeeded In
pparttnen'.« on the north side. He Impress«!
fS'Und bis fattier dressed and ready to
Graydon’« devotion to Jane did not pulling herself together «ufficlently to
p' out to dinner.
go unnoticed. This very condition bld good night to ber hostess
When Mrs Cable reached home that
I "Well, "w was everything today?" should have assured Mrs. Cable that
pked Ja es Bansemer from his easy James Bansemer had kept her secret night it was with a full realization
p»lr in the library. Graydon threw zealously There was nothing to lndl- that «be was Irrevocably committed
hat a ■ . gloves on tbe table.
cate that the young man knew the Into tbe custody of these cold blooded
I "Terr!
men.
ly dull market, governor." he story of the foundling
hid. -n
They met again and again at tbe
It was not until some weeks after
i that way for a w. ■.
W*ow are ».,n feeling?'
tbe chance meeting In Hooley's theater homes of mutual friends, and »be bad
F'1 1 • ue wltb a queen." answered that Mrs. Cable came Into direct con come to loath« tbe pressure of bls hand
I
Mer man. with a smile.
How tact wltb Jam« Bansemer'« designs when It clasped bers Ona eight be
Sbe had met him at two or three form •xeld her hand long and firmly tn hla.
"»i lresa for dinner. Gray?"
h*t 'Spends on who is giviag tbe al affairs, but their conversatlo:-« had and while she shrank helplessly t*fore
BMW"
b«-n of tbe most conventional tharac- him he even tenderly asked why she
; - pie you like I found the ter. On tbe other hand, her busband bad not Invited him Into her home. It
►W*ub*‘r" “ '"n I came in a little after bad lunched and dined at tbe club was what she had expect«! ami feared.
lawyer
At first she dreaded Her cup of bitterness was filling rap
' hare an hour In which to get wltb the
_____
__
tbe outcome of these meetings, but as idly—too rapidly.
’ *n you be ready?'
His invitation to
i»n you j, security for the affair?” Cable's attitude toward her remained dinner a fortnight later followed.
unchang«l sbe began to realize that
Gordon.
«•••••
► y^111 - T You have been there, my Bansczner. whatever bls purpoM. was
Jane Cable was radiant an she
*n'1 1 ■ * not beard you complain
tered the drawing room shortly after
loyal.
,
Ton mean over at”_
They met at last quite taformajly at tbe arrival of the two Bansemer«
L. **
' * where I mean.” said tbe Mrs. Clegg» dinner, a smal
"It’s quite like a family party. How
r«f. breaking in quietly.
genial affair. When tbe i
splendid." she said to Graydon. with a
L *®nk I < an be ready tn ten mln into the drawin
quick glance In tbe direction of James
trepidi - Bansemer and I»avid Cable, who stood
father “
Mrs Cable. «1
■mer to conversing together, and withdrawing
wan dressing his father sat tiou, motion«!
stared reflectively at tbe draw up bls <-b
her soft, white hand which «be bad
wl
Cis blase In tbe gate. A
“I have I
put forth to meet bls In friendly clasp
k
Ba
•mile unconsciously came pleasure to this 1
"It's too good to be true.“ she went on
k*
■*. tbe inspiration of a tri
In a happy, spontaneous, almost con
T Twke lie read tbe dainty ulat«l way.
It
fiding manner.
►et hint on his return from
The two fathers looked on in amused
• Better late
«ileqcy. the one full of admiration and
ses time can make in
O
■
I
■ ♦«d. "and what changes for
the cl
11
pride fof tbe clean, vigorous manhood
of bis son awaiting to receive welcome
from rhe adorable Jane: the other, long
since Conscious of the splendili beauty
of his daughter, mentally declaring that
she never had appeared so well as
when standing beside this gallant tig-
ure.
Other guests arrived before Mrs. Ca
ble made her a y pt* ran ce in the drà w-
grimly and knowingly when he sa w flcient to drive out even the indignant
that be bad been cut off cleverly from thoughts concerning one Miss Clegg
tbe Cables.
For th«* life of him Bobby Rigby could
"Tomorrow night, then, Jane"’ said tint Immediately frame .i reply to the
Graydon at parting No one was near startling missive. Eddie Dec» er stirred
enough to catch the tender eagerness restlessly ou tbe window ledge
in his voice nor to see the happy flush
"Dni't hurry. Eddie!" called Misa
in her cheek as she called after him:
Keating distinctly and luslnuatlngly
“Tomorrow nightT'
“Oh. I guess I'll Is* going!" he cul.«l
.»ack. beginning to roll a cigarette. "I
have some reading to do today." Mr.
Deever was tall, awkward and homely
and a lot of other things that would
have discouraged a less self satisfied
“lady's man.” Judge Smith Mid he
was h<»pel<*ss. but that he might do bet
ter after be was tweuty-one.
"What are you reudlng now. Eddie?"
asked Miss Keating, coniplaeeutly ey
ing Mr Rigby. "'Rattles?'"
“Law, you idiot!" said Eddie scorn
fully. going out of the door.
"Oh! W«»ll, tbe law la never In a
burry, don't you know? it's like jus
tice—the slowest thing In town!" she
csllsd after tilm as his footstt'ps died
away.
"Ready?" said Bobby, resolutely.
CHAPTER Vili
“Take this, please.” Anil slowly and
OBBY RIGBY and Gray carefully he proc«*»!«! to dictate:
dou Bansemer were bos Mr Denis Harbert, New York:
om friends In Chicago;
Dear l»enls 1 cannot tsll you how rsuch
they had been classmates your letter surprised me. What you «ay
sevnui
1 here must be e
at Yale. It had tieen a mistake preposterous
It cannot l*e this man I know
question of niouey with klm quite well, and he seems as straight
u-iM In Imminent danger '».' <► com Bobby from the beginning. Accordlug aa a string and a gentleman toe. Hla son
you know as well ss 1. There Isn't a lat
plcts breclAdou-n
to his own admission, bls money was ter
fellow In the world. Mr ll. has s
room. Sbe had taken more time a source of greut annoyuuce to blm. fairly good business here Ills tranee-
than usual with her toilet, it was Im- He was not out of debt but ouce aud tlose open sad aboveboard. I'm sure 1
possible for ber to hid« tbe fact that then t»eforv he fully realized It. So un have never heard a word said against
him or Ills methode You ere mistaken,
tbe strain was Rating ou ber percepti usual was tbe conditlou that be could thet a all there Is about It.
not
sleep.
Tbe
first
thing
he
did
lu
the
bly. The face that looked back into
You might Investigate a little further
ber eyes frsrn the mirror ou ber dress morning was to borrow right aud left and. aaaurlcg yourself, do ell In your
power
to chock such stories as you re
Ing table was not tbe fresh, warm one for fear another attach of insomnia late. Ot
oeurse i'll do aa you suggest,
that bad needed so little care a few might interfere with bis training for hut I'm positive t can find nothing dls-
short months before. There was a tbe football eleven.
i-redltal’le hr hla dealings here
Keep me posted on everything. Aa ever,
heaviness at»out tbe eyes, and there
Robertson Ray Rigby, Immortalised
wen* strange, persistent lines gather as Bobby, had gone in for athletics, youre
ing under tbe soft, white tissues of ber where be learned to think aud act
skin. But when she at last stepped ipnekly. He was called oue of tbe
(Continued Next Week )
into tbe presence of ber guests, with lightest but headiest quartertiaek« In
ample apologies for ber tardiness, she the east. No gridiron Idol ever escaped
was tbe picture of life and nerve. Ro his "Jimmy” or "Toppy or "Pop" or
much for the excellent resources of ber "Johnny." AVben dually he huug out
will.
his shingle lu Chicago "Robertson R.
Bansemer was the last to present Rigby, Attorney at l-aw” he lost his
himself for ber welcome, lingering in identity even nmong his clasHtniitca It
the background until the others had was weeks before the fact became gen
There has been more inquiry for
passed.
erally known that it was Bobby who timber In the last tjiree weeks than
“I'm so glad you could come. In- waited for clients behind tlie deceptive there has been for some time, says
the Oregon Lumberman. Few sale»
deed, it's a pleasure to”— Sbe spoke shingle.
clearly and distinctly as she extend
Tbe indulgent aunt who bad supplied h*VB been made but the number ot
ed her band, but as she looked square him with fundi lu college was rich lu sales Is very small compared to the
ly into bis eyes she thought him tbe business blocks and e part men t build number of Inquiries which are com
ugliest man sbe ever had asen. Every ings. and now Mr. Itotiertson R. Rigby Ing In from all over the East. The
largi-st sale effected recently along
other woman in tbe party was saying was her man of affhlrs. \Yben he went the coast was a tract In Northeastern
to herself that James Bansemer was tn for business, the aid inish of tbe Oregon, sold to L. B. Menefee, Hous
strikingly handsome.
football HA1 did not desert him. He ton, Texas, This tract is one of the
"Most pleasures come late In life to wm very much stive and very vigor heaviest timbered sections on the
some ot na,” he returned gallantly, and ous. and It did not hike him long to roast. The total amount of timber
on the six thousand acres was cruised
even Graydon Bannemer wished that "learn the signals.”
it w.u
he could have sak! ft.
Wltti hts aunt'« wnHIterlng perwper- at about 60fi.000.tioo faal
“Your father U a perfect dear," Jane ity, his own ready wtt ssd unbridled sold on a stumpage valuation of one
said to him softly. "It ivas not what verestlllly he was not Imig In estab dollar, which brought the sum up to
$600,000. This Is one of the best
ha said just then that pleased n>«, but lishing himself salHy In his |wwfea»»tnn buys recently noted. In British Co
what be left udm M "
and In society, Everybody liked him. lumbia a sale was made to Ameri
"Father’s no cod ef a go<»d (allow. though no one took him seriously ex cans of timber land for $200,000.
Jans. I'm glad you admire btm.”
As soon as the fall season arrives,
cept when they es me to transnet busi
"Yon are not a bit like bim," ■ he nesa with him. Then the wlttluess of an active timber market may be an-
said reflectively.
tbe drawing room ttrm«l I Mo shrewd- ticlpated. The atmosphere Is full of
smoke, mostly from fires In slash
"TYianks." he enrlatmed. “You ar« neas ns It crossed the office threshold.
causes
net very flattering.”
The day after the < able dlnwer Bob Ings or cut-over lands, which
"But you are a different sort of a by yawned and stretched tlrroogh his the non-coast resident to hesitate be
with
big
good fellow; that's wbat I mean, Den't morning mall. He pad slept twit Itttlo fore buying, especially
scare lines In the dally press, which
be absurd.” she cried in some little tbe night Iwfore. and all on isevonnt of are followed In later Issues by small
confusion.
a certain, or rather iiio-ertiiln. Miss headings, saying the fires were not
"I'm like my mother, they nay. Clegg
That i»etlte and aggravating In the timber.
though I don't remember ber at all.”
young woman bad been «»peclally ex
“Ob, how terrible It must be never asperating at the Cable dinner. Mr.
to have known one's tusther!” said she Rigby, superbly confident of bls stand
tenderly.
lug with her, encountered dlfflcnltlea
“Or one's father,” added James Ban- which put him very much out of tern
semer, who was panning at that in per. For the first time Ciere was an
stant with Mrs. Cable. “Please include apparent rift In ber etfiistaucy. Never
the fattier. Miss Cable.” he pleaded, before bad she shown such signs of
While the lumber business as a
with mock seriousness Turning to fluctuating, He could not understand general thing Is prostrate before the
Mrs. Cable, who had stopped b«»!de it- In fact, be dared not understand It. greed of the transportation lines, the
him, he added. “You, the most ('harm "She was n most annoying young per- local market Is booming because of
ing of mothers, will defend .the fa son." sald Mr. Itlgby to himself wrath- the low prices the lumber yards are
offering to run off their stocks. The
thers. won’t you?"
fully more than once after lie went to
"With all my heart.” she answered l>ed that night. Anyhow, ho could not planing mills and firms that handle
millwork report that they are behind,
so steadily that he was surprised.
see what there was about Howard
"I will include tbe father. Mr. Ban- Medford for any girl to countenance, and apparently unable to catch up.
For this reason contractors are
semer.” said Jane. "If it la guaranteed much less to adtnlre. Mr. Medford cer having trouble In finishing up sev
that he possibly could tie as nice and tainly had ruln«l the Cable dinner par eral structures around
the town,
dear as one's mother, in that case 1 ty for Mr. lllghy, and lie was full of which In turn keep them from taking
think It would lie. oh. dreadfully terrl- resentment.
ot her contracts.
Houses are going up very rapidly,
ble never to have known him.'*
"Miss Keating." called Mr. Itlgby for
“And to think, Mi«s Cable, of the the third time, "may 1 interrupt your but there are plans for some that
unfortunates who have known neither conversation with Mr. Deever long have been waiting bidders and fig
father nor mother.” said Banseraer enough to ask a «piestton that lias been ures for a month As well as Eugene
needing more houses, there la also
senior, slowly, relentlessly. "How on my mind for twenty minutes?’
plenty of room for contractors.
much they bare mlss«i of life and
Mr. iMevrr was the raw young gen
love!”
.
tleman who Send law In tbe office of
"That can be offset somewhat by tbe Judge Smith next door Bobby main
thought of the poor parents who never tain«! that if be read law at all K sin
have known a eon or a daughter,” sal<1 at night, Yor he was too busy with oth
Jack Huffman hag been quite III
over at Coburg. He hag just returned
Jane.
er occupations during tbe day
from a trip to the Hot Springs
_ and
"How can they be parents, then?"
Miss Keating, startled, turned round
demanded Bobby Rigby coming up In about promptly. "Yes. sir." at last seems much Improved
A bunch of fans went over to Hal
time
came from the pert young woman near sey Sunday afternoon In the Douglas
"Go away, Bobby.” she said «com tbe window.
automobile to take in the Halsey-
fully.
The latter won
"I gueSs I'll lie going," said Mr I>ee- Sprlngfleld game.
"That's a nice way to ’rent logic,” he
ver resentfully, rising slowly frotti the out by a «core of 6 to 4. If It hadn't
grumbled, ambling on In quest of Mine
side of ber desk on which be had tieen been for the rotten support given
Clegg.
Teas Morris the Halsey team would
lounging.
have had a walkover
It was his
"The debate will bee me serious if
"Walt a minute, Eddie." protested
you continue." said Mr*. Cable lightly. Ml»« Keating. "W bat's your burry ?" splendid work on the slab that kept
"Come along. Mr. Ba naemer. M ra. And then sbe almost snapped out. the score at a respectable showing
Adolph Senders was up from Eu I
Craven ip waiting”
• What is It. Mr. Rigbyr
gene over Sunday to visit his cousin,
When they were acroa» the room and
"I u^erely want«! to aak If you have J. G. Senders.
When he left for
11 one she tum«l a white faee to blm sufficient time to let me dictate a few home he was mighty glad he wasn't
Ind remonstrated bitterly, “Oh, that abort letters that ought to go out to dead. He had one of the worst time«
day.” said Bobby ssnastlcally. And as well as one of the be«t times of his
life that day. We have been watch
was cowardly of you after yovir prom
ing the Eugene papers for scare-head
with
toork
apoligy:
“
Dal
then
added
ise to me!"
ed articles of hl« trip, but possibly he
r
»rever
If
you're
not
to
move.
Mr
hasn’t caught his breath yet. He la
"I forgot myself," he said quietly.
“Don't believe me to tie utterly beert- Miss Keating's way, you're certainly willing to admit that there are some
not
In
mine."
things around Harrisburg that are a
less.” His band touched ber ann. In
"A great joabar!” that young woman little too swift for him
stantly her assumed calm gave way to
Harrisburg people will learn with
ber deep agitation, and with « swift was heard to comment admiringly.
"You may wake up some morning tn sorrow of tbe death of Mrs J. B.
change of manner sbe t imed on biin.
find that I'm not,” said Bobby sotierly. Harris, of Portland, which occurred
her passion slight
last Saturday.
For twenty years
"You“— she stammered. Then ber Whereupon Miss Keating rose and Mrs Harris was a resident of thia
str'»ie
to
tbe
other
end
of
the
room
and
community, moving from
here to
fears found voice
"What do you
Eugene and later to Portland, where
mean?” she demand«! In smothered, took her place t<e«lde Bobby's desk.
Bobby dictated "half a dozen ln<-onse she made her home for the past sev
slarmed tones
He desisted asvagrly and shrank quentlal letters liefore coming to the en years. She was horn In Missouri
For and came West when a little girl
away, tbe color flaming Into his dis ►me which troubled h(m most
with her parents, who settled near
ile did not many minute« be stared reflectively at Eugene. She was 64 years old at
gust«!, saturnine face
speak to ber again until tie «aid good tbe typewritten message from New the time of her death, the Immediate
York Ml«« Keating frown«l severely ' a use of which was paralysis, she
by long afterward.
As he had expected, hts place at tbe and tapped her little foot somewhat having suffered
two strokes last
The remains wore taken to
dinner table was some distance froth Impatiently on the floor But Bobby June
bers
He was aerm the table frotu would not tie hurried. Ills reflection« Eugene for burtpl the funeral being
..«day
A number from here
Jane and Graydoo and several seats were too serious. Thia letter from I held Tues4
In attendance.— Harrisburg I
removed from David Cable. Ilesmic-l i New York bad come with a force «<•.*- were
Bulletin.
U uUlUs
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s soon disappear
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eased.
Kidney trouble hat
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that it is not uncom
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born afflicted with
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child urinates too often, if the untie scalds
the flesh, or if. »lieu the child reaches an
age alien it should be able to control the
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step should be towards tile treatment of
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the kidneys and bladder and not to a
h.ibit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made tni »er-
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