Eugene weekly guard., November 26, 1908, Page 11, Image 11

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El GENE WEEKLY Gl 114»»
THl HSU AY. \<H EMBER 2«. I9ON
to be pu
h
llM
*rt
Author of “Beverly of Créantrl ' Etc
me tbe draft for five hut>
X
COPY RIGHT.
lS»a.
DOUD.
CUM’’ !':,t XXVI11—(Continued.)
«g,ir -c-tilng Inc'" about your testi-
mou.r. 1 »*
"'u’u t there?”
“Oh. tti.- whole thing doe n’t amount
tn a ivli«»"!'. I’m trying to get Rod»*
fi'- She oughtn’t to w rite :
an ■ •«
j
«
i;li
that guy.”
111 ’1
i’e l. --uTe twenty-o'ie.
,■
:n office *>f your
icr's _ >t plenty of n-om
v a a library and 11 1
I a yonug lawyer - ■•«■
MIMI
CÜMPAM
*-
about the in«lde workings *f tbe office
«
would not have nix He Biade M«me ar
rangement through his attorney, -m 1
ball was secured. In spite of the fa •
that he was charged with crime he li:
ststed on keeplug th- e off- ,-b mxl tr
It wasn’t because
he neetled money,
but lie
cause he wnr'
nted to lead uu houest life.
he said. Ile ha •! great deal of money.
ed him last t 'ring, but tbe trial did not
come up tn
year later. so
?
meantime I saw but little
of him
and, besides. , here were detectives
movement I made. 1
stuck close to tn. y rooms. By the way.
<?st
rd as
b t
.
earc
Are you buss lb
¡
if that li n't t e I
llou’t get mad. i'll di
man Iclsriely 11
lie s teplmider anil 1
e lash.
. Gr.
on l:.:m
a .'ter ">011."
get tilings de.
• •'I
nd his
•la of
it» a chuuk
air cam«» Into Tils
A l^ok of ut
hard eyes as he slon jr advanced to the
I here?
»vr infant -nd C. :I¿ren.
That w
Kind You Have
Always Bought
Graydon tried to convince him that
•*My G »-!. Graydon. why did you
ML Forgive me. It
Jam- iiad
»t come to gloat, but to ask
come? Why did you come here?*’ he
you know. 1 thought
a favor o him.
muttered
Then
he
caught
sight
of
»ed
A favor, eh? She expi-ets me to tell
Jane and Ritas Drootn. Ills eyes drop
touched IL Ellas Here It
That's
psd. sad hta finger* twitched. To save all I know about her. eh?
u. No. I won’t accept It."
AVcßc table Preparation for As
g- -- ! " laughed Rati seiner.
his Hfe he could not hare kept his low
y " muttered the old man.
simitatlng tócRxxl .nulIh 'Juli
■'Father she has doue you no wrong
er lip from trem big nor tbe burning
ling tie Skjuuuhs anil B owc L s of
■ -«
tears from his eyes, Ills humiliation Why are yon so bitter against her? It's
’tuned bls seat near the
I not right It’s not like you."
was
complete.
na­
Drooni with
an . b
A malevolent grin « as on !'room's! , Binsc-ner looked steadily nt him for
i r.”
e
vied auddenlv to face. 11 is staring blue eyes looked n ltli
;',;-^Ul:£ --We',1 h great Joy np »n the shamed. beaten I “Is she g ling to marry you. Gray
Iromotcs Digestion < hrerful
man In the stripes. Th. one thing that Idonr
iK-ssaiwI ilrst.Contains neilirr
nrl, ' b. ,.„lK,Or,lj'
“
She
refuse*
absolutely.
”
be had longed for am! cherished had
Optum.Morphine nor Mma-tl.
■
’ .
■
“Th-’it h I ic ' s better than I thought
ie to p:iss lie had lived to see
N ot N akco rir.
-s.
t'.e
'ers ■
Janies Bansemef ptttrly destroy e<l Ferti. ps ]’m wrong In I.tiling her as I
■ I-
Th« storage van ins^ even In his own ey<"
: do. I
bl-ei use* she tixtk you away
pre to carry the lioxes away »
Glie me time. Graydou
"E.-’hor. I «-«n't ix-’i'-,«- it | can't tel! from me -
Abv*
&S4M121 HH3U
sat still uud saw the office»»
Some
- I tn.iy tell you all I know
'U !x
¡I hurts m«- I wo-dd -- llliuifly
Sc -’-dhiind dealers httrrk»«!
1 Don't urg me now I can't do It now
.Äv.fw*» *
. 0 yon." I'l-ii o If It wets- possible
the furniture, th«- pictures ami
/««(•/Zf («¿Or -
I
I <i n't want to «ve her again. Don't
■ •■ III? for dv-Tt'!■ ’ JUII." Gi;l>
*
An expres- nan came in for
/hyi rw n ii f .
>
’ - v. s s.v I
Inc ■ -
when Ids 'htnk I'm a ft >1 about it. boy, and
l! it Is'longed to Ellas
M fi*’* «•»W? *
father lifted bls tu-’e smbteuly. n fierce, I don't peak of It 11 tin. Give me time.'*
)htr*t Strd -
woman
In
fla
­
1 "She Is the gvnth-sf 1
clerk, tossing the hi»'i'i;‘-l I.H»k >f tm< ; -ar.; / in the wortil."
that
flashed
up.ni
Ell.-i
■
I'r«xjtu.
tier. “It’s finished,
“» >u love her?"
A perfect . Ih nu'dy I >i C 'nslipa
to do but remove Even as he «-;asp«»d his son's hand in
“Better than my life.”
th«* bittern«- s of small Joy Ills Up»
tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea,
“Grni ' . I 1 I- pi- sb« vvllf i-haii-p-
curie 1 Into a snarl of fur
Drnom'a
Worms,Convulsions.feverish­
her mini aid f-i-.o <- your wife.”
eyes shifted Instantly. Ills imei<y gar«
ness and LOSS OF Si EEI’.
"Y’-n do? 1 don't understand."
thcr's conviction when he offered pie
"That's why I'd rather ’lie never
directing
Itself,
os
m
¡al.
above
t'le
!" asked Gray-
bead of ita victim.
could know who her p i i»niw are. T’-s
did this, cur • f 1!" enmo
onliln'i
shadow I'« Invisi i »le ’
He
.he convict's livid lips. "And thii
« issil i
for h
too! Good God. Jo-.i knew 1 v
■Alb ftHMYth? old**
»nr in
1 a u-r have died than t" meet »• ¡1
D oses -J5Ç€Nl>
I nm uovv. You kn > It. an
brought him here. 1 hope .von vvl
for tills, Ellas Droom. She 1 imii-s
too, to gloat, to rej" e, t-i 1 -.» h
the <»!d man
look la-fore my son lu prison strl
liateil
ng the i
h Droom pre
lie went on violently for a long sti
> mi­
1 with €
-. ami far in.
ending with u sob of ra^e "1 ati|
when he changed tbe
you
are
satlslled,"
In-
said
hoars«
revolver. I d ■liar.c I him f'-r lli.it. t
the garrulous
Droom.
told him to apponr against lie If in
e: plained th»1
Graydon
and
Jane
looked
on
In
stir
Would
III- was free to d.> so; lot
meet
1.ni pun“- of two mode
prist- and distress. DriMun's gaz«- <111 ettrae him. lie would not give mo the
On
of a guillotine
not swerve nor his vvpie-.-" n change
satisfaction of knowing that ho wn-i .i ♦•HUH IHIK
by vi
I'crsou could c hop his own
»♦ -'■-<^■«1 IHlHtHHII IIIIH<
"Father, didu't you expect me to traitor. Hi- knew I'd go over th-- ron 1
head
•luiiice of fail
come?" asked Graydon. "Don't you anyhow, lie's been waiting for this
Headquar.er*»
S.
lire, and the other had to do with the
want to see me?"
day to conn-. Ilo has finally given me
Improvement of sck-nei- in respect to
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
"Not here. Why should I have tried tile unhappiest hour In my lite."
sh-H-liices
to keep you from returning to thia
After tl tew moments lie quloted
35c
country? God knows how I Imped down tin t asked Graydou what Id’
25c
New
and prayed that you'd not s<s- mo here. pluus were for tin- future. In a strain
!nd»’Strurt-
Gold
Ellas Drvxmi knew it. That's why In- ed. uncertain wny the two talked of
ibl Record
Moulds
Don't lie to me.
brought you here.
the yotmg man's prospect» and the ad
FiU Any
Records
Droom. 1 know.it!"
friar tana
vantages they promised.
: mette ..t
513
"What could you cx|H-ct?” mum
"Go ahead. Graydou. and don't let
in
your
lieart
you
bled Droom. "Down
the shadow of your father haunt you.
wanted to mt- him. I've done yon n Don't forget me. liny, liecanse I love
kiudness.”
you better than nil the world. These
"For which I'll repay you some day." are strange words forji ninn who Ims
cried the prisoner, h steady look In his fallen as I have fi lk-n. but they are
eyes “Now go away, nil of you! I'm true. IJsten to Inis: Von will I m - h rich
through with you. You've men tue. man Horn.- day. I have is fortune to
The girl Is HUtistled. Go”—
give vo t. my I hij They can't tuke <115
"Nonsense, father," cried Graydon. moi -y from me, you know It's all to
visibly distressed by bls father's an­ I m - vours. every cent of ft. You xee"
guish. “KII hh isld that you wanted to
“I atlug I let Ils not talk alMiut It
see us. Jaue did not come out of now " mu Id Graydon hastily, a Hliadoiv
CHAPTER XXIX
curiosity. 8lie Is here to ask Justice of of lepugnance In Ills eye«. Bnnuemer
yow She’s not seeking vengeanc«."
studied ills face fur a moment, and a
• •
It. CLEGG was not long
"I'll talk to yon alone," sold the deep roil mounted to Ills brow.
in convincing Graydon prisoner shortly.
“Send her away.
“Yon mean, Graydon,” lie HtHiiiim-red,
yiat bis proposition to I've nothing to Hay to her or Drooni.”
“tl> it you you do not want my
him was sincere and not
Jane turned and walked swiftly
i
the outgrowth of senti­ awnv. followed by Drooni, who rubbed money?"
■'Wli.- should we talk about it now?"
ment. A dozeu men In his long lingers together and tried to
■'Bei-iiuse It suggests my death?"
(lie iillice greeted Graydon with a look sympathetic. The Interview that
"No, no. father. 1”—
warmth tlint hail an uplifting effect. ensued iM-tww-n father mid son was
“You need not say It. 1 understand.
He went away with a heart lighter n-'ver to be forgotten by cither. Gray
than be had once imagined it could ever don In-uni bls fntber'H bitter story In It's enough. You feel that my money
Well, we
be again. In two weeks he wuk to lie nwed silence; heard him curse deeply was mH hoiii-Kily made.
in nlis"lute control of the New York mid vindictively; liranl nil this mid W' n't dlseusa It. I II .nut offer it to
branch. 1k- assured the firm tlint bls marveltal at the new und heretofore you again."
“It won't make any difference, dnil
physical condition was such tlint lie unexposed Fide of hl< nature.
I love you. I don't love your money.’
could go to work at once If necessary.
There was something pathetic tn the
‘■Or the way I earned It. 8<>me day,
As lie hastened to tbe Annex mis haggard face and the expressions of
my boy, you’ll barn that very few
gh Ings lignin entered into Illa ho ill ImjMiteut rage.
Ills heart softened
The newspapers had heralded his re when hla father bared his shame to make money by dealing squarely w It II
th- Ir fell' w men.
it's not the cus
broadly
at
ro
turn and had hinted
him and cried out against the fi
t’lotliods were 11 little broad
mantle developments In i-onueclloii which had brought them together II tvi i.
er than co.nnton.
common, that's all.
nil
I
with Ml-s Calile. "who is at the Annex this day.
notify you that I Intend to leave
There
with Mr. and Mrs Cable”
“It doesn't matter, father.” said have to sweet chnrlty. I <>nrn<«1 mom
were brief n-fereuiess to the ca uses Graydon hoiirsi-ly.
■•«ertod you.
of my III gotten wealth In New York
which sent both of them to the Philip-
a nd Chicago, mid I'm g'dug to give II
pines, and that was all.
back to tbe-♦• cities Charity will take
Without hesitation he came to the
If you arc thinking of buying a graphaphone don t fail
anything iliut Is offered, but It doeim't
point by asking if she knew what had
to
see our new swing arm macnine. No horn crane or
always give In return.”
liefaiien his father. June bad heard
At
the
expiration
of
the
time
allotted
rubber
tubes to wear out. Hom swings m any direction.
the news the night before. He there­
to the visitor Graydon bsik bls de
upon put tin- whole situation before
We
now
have in stock the new Indestructible record—
part ur<-.
her Just as It had been suggested iu
lasts forever. Will not break, and cannot be
O
“Graydon, ask her to think kindly o.'
Drouin's Ironical remark. It was not
surpassed for tone. Come in qnJ hear them
JJV
me If abe can.”
until after the question had been pass­
”1'11 c<,me down again, fallicr, be
ed upon by Mr. and Mrs. c»ble tliat
fore 1 go east.”
she reluctantly consented to visit Graj-
"No!'' almost ahsiuteil Jnines Bans»--
dou's father solely for tbe purpose of
er. “1 won't have It! For my hiih «.
gleaning w bat information she could
Graydon, don't ever come here ugniti.
rt-garilii'g her parentage.
Ibm't shame me more than you tiave
They left the next day with Elias
tislay.
I'll nevgr forget thia hour,
Droom, depressed, nervous, dreading
Stay away and you'll In' doing me tin-
the h'Hir ahead of them. Neither was
greateat kindness hi the world. l*rom
In the miMMl to respund to tbe eager,
Ise me. boy!”
excited remarks of the old clerk. Tbe
”1 can't promise that. dad.
short railroad trip was one never to
a h . •• ri-»pi--st
I a a your »m
be forgotten; Impressions were left in
“My G< m
their lives that could not be <-ffa<-ed
can't lx ar
Jacnea Banaemer, shorn and striped
g
bar j
was not exiiectlng visitors. He was
ryfrm Wr e to tl
"Eus» <M<1 tAla,
rprised
and
angry
w
lien
be
was
told
au
l)»x ('»Irrt th iti 14;».
I
l! It'
visitors were waiting V, see him.
- turni
and
I'tn
sorry
No matter what ymt're
For four wr rks be tud lal»or>d cluinsi-
s If
tllîllt
................. “..................
ly and »»uri r in tbe shoe factory of Die done to bring you here. I'm glad I've
great prison, a hauler and carrier Hla come t», are yvxi. I don’t blame Elias.
ligure was lient with unusual toll, For awhile I'm afraid I rather le-ld
iroom
Il! :i;
bauds were s- re 1 ansi bl< tieart was out a gal net coming. Now I am glad
Al­ for uiy own sake I won't desert you In tin outer offk *• Tbe for i er lookeo
of the esnker of rebellion.
time hi* fare ba 4 now. I am going to work for a par luto lila eyes sear'-hlngly. teuileriy.
“I'm ao sorry. Grayaon," she said
n on the look of f tba coni let. Alt don If your appeal »tees not go
alu- ux»k bls hand In tiers.
vic ions news tn hii a nature had gone through '
Ail the way beck to Chicago El! «
"Don’t— I won’t ba re It!" ««claimed
his face and setti»»! there. He had
for sale. Also timber land. From 12 ; C; < to fii-n a> re tracts, with
Tro g.-lng to atay It out Ltrvxim oat and watcb«-d them from un­
■ sullen, iloggtd. petient I'-ok of tie* tbe other
It Will give me time to forget, ao that der low erad brows wondering why It
Call and look over these
man who baa a number, but no name
prices from 125 per acre to |75 per acre
The one» Iligntficd. aggradai re walk 1 ran be a better mas. If they let me was that he felt so min b lotu-ller than
farms
le-fore
you
buy.
We
can
suit
you
ha 1 d»MT’-n>ws’wd into a «Fewh
He out nos»* I’d do something I’d always he ever hn«l felt Isefi^e wondering,
regtet. I ws nt tn serve my time and too. In n teglie •«-rt of way why bo
m - s . m I ms he ca»-»- t . tie- Lars where
Ixwi't worry
R.L. EDWARDS OR E. R COPENHAVER.
a Der all
tettar«
a. was to meet hla first vtet
’-ws
lie start all over again.
i
I
won't
hamper
yon
I
’
ll
aiemt
me
fait
oe
wae
ra>r1'«is
rv* p’mwwi
Goshen. Oregon.
■ abr-wid. as Harlwrt <»t<
|»>sm te hi’ • cart he found a h- -e go away
(Continued
next
week.)
His
s»tvtee
was
god.
after
I
,ey t’d come with good grated.
thiit bl*
mi tmttiitttt“*******““**
VBderatand. Oesyd • I do rm*
news It w-i « not until be was ala» «t all
-
You most no*
want par ile < < ¡andati
Mrs. Minnie Croner and daughter,
bla moti tbat b»- rwi
f,,.-.. • faor 1
I
am
gntlty
and
«Mbt
Gladys,
have
gone
to
California
In
■rpdert.ikr
Ä.
sot ewtT then th«»
|e>»* wte- It
hop-** of benefiting the latter a
Snbacribe for Th« Dally Guard.
«•w «f »item* >t
Â
b* <»* J»o
health.
Beara the
Signature
In
Ose
For Over
Thirty Y
rT
I. It'll Jar 1 Im II ! it.
-f from the wretch
• .1'
at
x:
in
Well.
h
nr lo<
Wl
MT?«.
GEORGE BARR McCUTCH
I 1
ven.
YVililt'-
“Nc-
books. Eddie,
Than
me. Come In
•Ollie
You fellows—I mein
you p > \ th - roBt of these, and then
I’ll t< •II you what to do next. Come In
Graydon.'
Eddie Deever took his departure.
deeply Insulted Ix-cause he had not
been Introduced to the newvom "
■Grnyd 'i. somewhat bewllderi fl. fol
lowed Iiroo’.n Into '¡is father's
tat I011 room,
lie looked ai' in.l in
qulrl-i
“Wl'i e Is father? I ti -legtap'it I
him."
An 1 Incomprehensible grin ca -• I >
■Droom ■ face,
lie twirled the
•'
brella ia his lingers a inoui'-nt 1 -
Tepljin ng.
His glance nt -t!i<- < ..■> -1
door iv ■ is no more significant t .1’1 !
ioweri-i -.1 tones.
“It < -' ¡n't go very well with Inm.
Grnyik u. He isn't here nny more.'
“Whi it do von mean?"
T tm in the trial. There was a trial
you se
Haven't you heard anything
“Tria al? lie—he was arrested?" cm: ■
Mmblj y from the young man's lips
"I can't ndnee matters. Graydon. I
g"t it over as quickly a« possible. 5 "'tr
father vas tried for blackmail ami
ron- -,-d. He Is In—he's in the p«-nl
t*atiary."
Th- son's face became absolutely
blood:«-.«». His eyes were full of con
prehension and horror, and bls I-1')
stiffen.-d as If he were turning to stom-
Th'- word penitentiary fell slowly, me
chai,; ally, from his lips. He kx»,'-
Into Dr-oom's eyes, hoping It might I --
• Joke nf th«- calloused ok! clerk.
"V 1 - It—It caa't t»e true," be nt nr
nairo-l his trembling hands going to
Ms temples.
"Yet my boy. It to true I didn't
writ'-
voti about It because I w ante I
to put t off as long as 1 could. It's for
five y.
years.”
*Go< ■I!" burst freen the wretched sen
A wa ive of shame arsi grief >eut tie-
tenn flooding to his eyes “F oot o. I
dad? He turned and walked to th-*
Mn-Jo vw. his shoulders heaving. Drooi
•tno.1
»-nt for a long tlnw-
eFs son, pity sn«l triumph
•il» tac«.
"Do you waut to hear about It
askc.| at |M«t. Gray-don's bead was l*i
in assent.
“It ■ ante tte day after you left '
tag-' ' with the remits I kne" y-
tetm : 1 not read th* pow-’p-ipcr* H
he Hartmrt swore out tbe pnp
he 1 s arrestati here tn this sfice,
- he wonld haste kl!1*“Y hli •«' f
‘a I t»en given time His revolver
»- mot I netted Hafner the ifiBce-1
• * be Atvhargod m* I was at II -r
:o or to testify against him I <!!•<
t
Of ramrae 1 was arrested,
<<mM only prore that 1 was
. who kaow
ncAbhis
i want to show *U n couple of mode's
I have perfecto
Don't let me forget
It. They"—
"Yes. yes Itti
“Vi'ell, the trial came up at last
That man Harbert is a devil, lie ha.i
twenty witm <-e-. any one of whom
could have convicted your father. How
he got on to them 1 cannot imagine
lie uncovet' I eve y deal we've—er-
he had in Chicago and’’—
“Then he really was guilty!“ greanet
Graydon.
“Yes, my boy. I knew it, of course.
They could not force me to testify
against him. however I was too smart
for them. Well, to make It short, la
was sentenced live weeks ago. lb-.*
motion for a new trial was overruled.
He went to Joliet. If he had lieen n
popular aiderman or ward lioss be
would have been out yet on contlnu-
antes, i, spending most of his sentence in
S' * fashionable hotel, to say
least.'
“For five years!” The young
sank Into a chair and covered ids
with his hamte
‘•There'll lie something off for
behavior, my boy. lle wanted to be-
have well l«-fori- he went there, so 1
suppose he'll keep It up. The whole
tow n was against him. lie didn't Im ve
n friend.”
"How did you escape." demanded
Graydon. looking up suddenly—“state's
evidence?"
"No; not even after he tried to p't
most of the blame upon mo De tri I
that, my boy. I Just let him tu ■
saved me from prison-u lally the.
•
with the man who keeps b
closed.”
"But, Ella -Ellas, why have I been
kept In the dart? Why did he not tel
“You forget. Graydon. that you turn
ed from him firs’
You were n illy
tbe first to condemn him. lb' vvant
til he la free. That wa» uls plain, lb
didn't want to sc.- you N >" I
you to come to him. He *ai • you
briug Jane Cable to see him.
“What!"
•
to tell her the names of
r . th-
mother. I think he wants her to f
give him. and be wants to bear both
you say It to him
Graydon
window, The old clerk
11. gloadDg "mile I
himself.
would have Ul’ H-ked Baneemer had
turned su-1-1
“H* wanti
tbe penitent
tibie
Do J
. to «nie C »i * * . Î
DOLLS, SOUVENIRS
I
I
Books l or Children—Linen, Cloth and
Story Books
Games. Dolls, Doll Carts, Wagons,
Handcars, E.tc.
Post Card Albums--Large Assortment
10c, 20c, 25 c, 50c, $1, 51.50, $2
Fancy China and Japanese Ware
»•••••••.... HW........ ........ .................
Choice Farms and ''tock Ranches
las.
■’ A«ked <rf>J
Kht yoa I ww a
W»'
T’n
It ax
Foe
dri-L t
"Nor
i
Tie
Gnty;*(
htmT
•T«»
i>- fs'ker
a
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for '«*■" r-h*
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