EIGHT
THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD. THURSDAY. JULY 21. 1910
=BY LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
(Chapter XXI Continued.)
’Ttn gled to heir rhe's In safe removed the key froni the Inside
’•rie.ise take Mu’reudy tn with you."
**I guess you know that you lur-iu hands." commented Kirkwood.
Th* adventurer's glance analyzed his he continued "By the time you get
t>y thK" he said, tenth ring the weapon
out I'll iv < !<-r <f Antwerp. Flease
ns per Ir.stru t!< tn» . ’I'm dvggooed It face "Ab." he said slowly. "1 see don't think of rc fu>lng me. I reall>
ac-
You
fclh
wed
r
e
on
D.mthy
’
s
1 do. Y< u ll ala w a < ertalu latitude
tn< an It."
tn consideration < f -::y re.'lef I can't c< u"t. Mr K'rkw.H d?"
The tetter clause came shandy as
“
Partly
—
port
ly
on
my
own
■ay we wen* a.:tl lpatlug this—ah—
Calendar seemed to hesitate, bls
me put It to y« u fairly When
heaven sent vi Itatiou “
weary, wary eyes glimmering with
Acce| ling the revolver with hte left forced yourself upon me. I«a k <
doubt. Kirkweed, watching him as
In
London,
j
u
.
ffe:«J
me
some
hand and settling his fore finger on
When I reject'd It a cat her prey. Intercepted a lightning
the trigger. Kirkwood beamed with of emplcymeut.
swift sldel- i c glance that shifted from
pure enjoyment. He found the defer- you used me to your advantage for the hte face to the pert lockers, forward.
•nee of the older man. tempered furtherance of your purp «es, whi. h But the fat adventurer was evidently
though it was by bls indomitable I confess I don't understand, and mpd'* to a considerable degree deluded by
’ me miss my steamer Naturally wh« n
swagger. refreshing In the extreme.
the very childlike simplicity of Kirk
“A little appreciation isn't exactly I found myself penniless and friend
wood's attitude. If the possibility that
out of place, come to think of it.” he less In a strange country 1 thought
his altercation with Mulready had
cotnmeuted, adding, with an eye for again of your offer ai_d tried to Önd
been overheard crossed hte mind. Cal
tb* captain. “Stryker, you bold, bad you to accept it."
endar had little choice other than to
hou
“
Despite
the
fact
that
you're
an
bu.;er_j, have you got a gun conceal
est man, Kirkwood?" The fat li!« accept the chance. Either way be
ad about your unclean person r
' moved the risk was great. If he re-
The captain shook visibly with con twitched with premature eujoyiuent
"I’m a desperate man tonight, what fused to be locked In the captain’«
trition. “No. Mr. Kirkwood." he man
room, there was the danger of the
aged to reply tn a voice singularly lack ever I may have been yesterday." The
police, to which Kirkwood bad con-
young
man's
tone
was
both
earnest
Ing tn his wonted bluster.
vlnclngly drawn attention, If be ac-
and
convincing.
"I
think
I've
shown
“Say Ktrr ’’ suggested Kirkwood.
cepted the temporary 1 mprison men t,
“No. Mt Kirkwood, sir,” amended that by my pertinacity in hunting you he took a risk with tb* gladstone bag.
down."
Btryker eagerly.
"Well—yes." Calendar’s thick fin On the other band, he bad estimated
“Now. come round here and let’s
gers
caressed his lips, trying to hide Kirkwood's honesty as thoroughgoing
have a look at you. Fleas* stay where
from their first Interview. He bad ap
the
dawning
smile.
you are. Calendar. Why. captain, you
praised him as a gentleman and a
"Is that offer still open?”
are shiverlug from bead to foot! Not
Ills nonchalance completely restored man of honor. And be did net be
Ill are you. you wag? Step over to
lieve the young man knew, after all.
the table there. Stry ker, and turn out by the frankness of the proposition.
Derplexed, at length he chose the
y ur pockets; turn em Inside out and Calendar laughed openly and with a
let's see what you carry In the way trace of irony. The episode seemed to smoother way and. with an Indulgent
of offensive artillery. And. Stryker, be turning out better than be hid an lifting of eyebrows and fat shoulders,
don't be rash; don't do anything you'd ticipated. Gentl. his mottled fat fin rose and wadd ed over to Mulready.
"Oh, all right." be conceded, with
gers played about hte mouth and chins
be sorry for afterward."
deep tolenticn In hte tone for the
“No fear of that.” mumbled the cap as he looked Kirkwood up and down
“I'm sorry." be replied, "that It lsu't idiosyncrasies of youth; "It’s all the
tain. meekly shambling toward the ta
You’re too late, Kirkwood. saiue to me. beau." He laughed a
ble and. tn his anxiety to give no cause —now.
nervous laugh. "Come along mid lend
for unpleasantness, beginning to emp I’ve mad* other arrangements.”
us a haul. Stryker."
Too
bad."
Kirkwood's
eyes
nar
“
ty his pockets on the way.
I The latter glam ed timidly at Kirk-
“Don’t forget the ’sir.' Stryker. And. rowed. "You force me to harsher
wood, hte eyes pleading for leave to
Btryker. If you happen to think of any measures. Calendar."
Genuinely diverted, the adventurer move, which Kirkwood accorded with
thing In the line of one of your merry
quips or Jests, don't strain yourself laughed a second time, tipping back In an imperative nod and a fine flourish
bolding in. Get it right off your chest bls chair, bls huge frame shaking with f the revolver. Promptly the captain
ponderous enjoyment. “Don't do any sprang to Calendar's assistance, and.
and you'll feel better."
j Kirkwood chuckled, tn high conceit thing you’d be sorry for.” be parroted, between the two of them, the one tak
with himself, watching Calendar out sarcastical, the young man's recent ad ing Mulready's head, the other hte
feet, they lugged him quickly into the
of the cornet’ of his eye. but with his monition to the captain.
“No fear. Calendar. I’m just going stuffy little stateroom. Kirkwood,
attention centered on the Inflnlrely di
watching and following to the thresh
verting spectacle afforded by Stryker, to use my advantage, which you
whose predaceous hands were trem wouldn’t dispute"—th* pistol described old. Inserted the key.
"One word more.” he counselled, a
bling violently as one by one they an eloquent circle, gleaming In the
hand
on the knob. "Don’t forget I’ve
lamplight
—
"to
levy
on
you
a
little
le
brought to light the articles of which
be had despoiled his erstwhile victim. gitimate blackmail. Don't beatarmed. warned you what'll happen if you try
“Come, come. Stryker! Surely yon I shan’t hit you any harder than I to break even with me.”
"Never fear, little one!" Calendar's
can think of something witty. Surely have to.”
laugh was nervously cheerful. “The
"What?"
stammered
Calendar,
aston
you haven't exhausted the poaslbEltles
I Lord knows you're welcome."
of that almanac Joke! Couldn’t you ished. "What are you driving at?”
"Thank you most to death." re-
“Recompense for my time and trou
ring another variation on the lunatic
«ponded Kirkwood politely, "Good by
wheeze? Don’t hesitate out of consid ble. You’ve cost me a pretty penny, and goodby to you. Stryker Glad tn
eration for me. captain. I’m Joke proof. first and last, with your nasty little ' have humored your desire to meet me
conspiracy, whatever It's all about.
Perhaps you've noticed.”
i soon again.”
Stryker turned upon him an expres Now, needing the money, I purpose
sion at once ludicrous, piteous and getting some of it back. 1 shan't pre
«^HATTER XXH.
hateful. “That's all. air." he snarled, cisely rob you. but this is a holdup, all
F IRKWOOD. turning the key in
displaying his empty palms In token right. Stryker." reproachfully, “I don’t T
1/
the lock. withdrew It and droji-
see my pearl pin.”
of hte absolute tractability.
It on the cabin table. At
1\
"I
got
It
’
ere.
’
responded
the
sailor
“Good enough. Now right about face
A K the same time be swept into
—«julck! Your back’s prettier than hastily, fumbling with his tie.
“Give it me. then.” Kirkwood held bis pocket the m>>ney be bad extorted
your face. and. besides. I want to know
whether your hip pockets are empty out bls band and received the trinket. of Calendar Then be paused an in-
I’ve heard It’s the habit of you gentry Then, moving over to the table, the stant, listening, From the captain's
to pack guns in your clothes. None? young man. while abating nothing of room came a sound of murmurs and
That’s all right then. Now roost on hte watchfulness, sorted out bis be scuffiing. He crossed to the port locker
the transom over there in the corner. longings from the mass of odds and forward.
He bad its lid up in a twinkling
Btryker. and don’t move. Don’t let ends Stryker had disgorged. The tale
»f hear a word from you. Ender- of therj was complete. The captain and lu another bnd lifted out the well
had obeyed him faithfully. Kirk win d remembered black gladstoue bag.
•tand?"
This seems to have been bls first
Submissively the captain retired to looked up. pleased.
!
compound
larceny,
“
Now.
see
here.
Calendar,
this
col
the Indicated spot Kirkwood turned
to Calendar, of whose attitude, bow- lection of truofc that 1 was rubbed of i As if stimulated by some auch re-
•ver. he had not been for an instant by this resurrected Joe Miller here flection, he sprang for tbe companion
cost ne upward of $150. I’m going to way. dropping the lid of the locker
wnmlndfuL
"Won't you sit down, Mr. Calendar?" sell It to you at a bargain—say $50. with a bang which munt have been
excruciatingly edifying to the men in
be suggested pleasantly,
'Forgive me 259 francs."
"The deuce you are!” Calendar’s the captain's room. Whatever tbelr
for keeping you waiting.'
For bls own part, as the adventurer eyes opened wide, partly In admiration emotions, the bang was mocked by a
dropped passively into hte chair Kirk “D’you realize that this is next door I mighty kick, shaking the door, which.
wood stepped over Mulready and ad to highway robbery, my young friend?" 1 Kirkwood reflected, opened outward,
"High seas piracy, if you prefer." as was held only by the frailest kind of a
vanced to the middle of the cabin, at
| io«k and would not bold long
the same time thrusting Calendar’s re sented Kirkwood with entire equanim
volver into his own coat pocket The ity. “I'm going to have the money, I Spurred onward by a storm of curses,
The - Stryker's voice chanting Infuriated ca
other, JI already’a. he nursed signifi and you’re going to give it up
cantly with both bands, while he stood transaction by any name would smell cophony with Calendar’s. Kirkwood
temporarily quiet surveylag the fleshy no sweeter. Calendar. Come — fork leaped up the companionway even ns
the second tremendous kick threatened
face of the prime factor in the intrigue over!"
to shatter the panels. Heart In mouth,
"And if 1 refuse?”
A quaint, grim smile played about
a chill shiver of guilt running up and
”1 wouldn't refuse if I were you."
the American's Ups. a smile a little
down hte spine, be gained the deck,
“Why not?"
contemptuous, more than a little in
“The consequences would be too cast loose the painter, drew in bls row-
scrutable In Its light Calendar grew
tx>at and dropped over the side. then,
restive and lost something of hte as painful."
“You mean yuu'd puncture me with the gladstone bag nestling between bis
surance. His feet shifted uneasily be-
feet, sat down and bent to the oars.
voeith the table, and his dark eyes wa that gun?"
And doubts n“'•ailed him. pressing
“Not unless you attack or attempt to
vered. evading Kirkwood's At length
be seemed to find the suspense unen follow me. I mean to say that the close upon the ebb of his excitement
Belgian police are notoriously a most doubts and fears Innumerable.
durable
There was no longer n distinction to
“Welt." he demanded testily, "what ei.ii lent ix dv and that I'll make It my
be
drawn between himself and Calen
duty
and
pleasure
to
Introduce
'em
to
d’you want Of me?"
“I was just wondering at you. Cal you If you refuse. But you won't” dar; no more could he esteem himself
endar Id the last few days you’ve Kirkwood added soothingly, “will you. a better and more honest man than
that accomplished swindler He was
given me enough cause to wonder, aa Calendar?”
“No.” Th* adventurer had liecome not advised as to the Belgian code, but
you'll admit.”
The adventurer plucked up spirit, de suddenly thoughtful. “No, 1 won’t. English law. be understood, made no
allowance for the good intent of those
luded by Kirkwood’s pacific tone,
I Glad to oblige you.”
He tilted hte chair still farther back, caught In poaa^aalon of stolen prop
wonder at you. Mr. Kirkwood,' ■’ be re
torted “It was good of you to aave straightening out hte elephantine legs. erty. Though he was acting with tb*
Insert'd one fat hand into bls trousers , most honorable motive* In the world,
any life, and”—
pocket and with some difficulty ex the law, If be came within Its cogni
“I'm not so sure of that! Perhaps
1
tracted a combined bbl fold and coin zance. would undoubtedly place him on
ft had been more humane’’—
Calendar owned the touch with a purse, at once heavy with gold and I Calendar's plane and judge him by the
wry grimace. "But I’m banged If 1 bulky with notes. Moistening thumb . aame standard. To all intents and pur
waderstand this high handed attitude and forefinger, “How’ll you have it?” pose* be was a thief, and thief be
he Inquired, with a lift of bls cunning would remain until the gladstone bag
of yours” he concluded heatedly.
“Don't you?" Kirkwood's humor be eyes, and. when Kirkwood bad advised with its contents should be restored to
came less apparent, the amile sobering him. slowly counted out four fifty-franc its rightful owner.
“You will” be told the man. adding notes, placed them near the edge of I Voluntarilr, then, be bad stepped
abruptly. “Calendar, whera'a your the table and weighted them with fir* from the ranks of the hunters to those
ten-franc pieces. And ’’That all?" be of the hunted. He now feared police
daughter?”
Interference as abjectly ns did Calen
The restless cy»a sou-.-ht the com asked, replacing the pocketbook.
"That will be about all. 1 leave you dar and hte set ot rogues, and Kirk
panlonwny.
“Dorothy.” the man 11 d spontane presently to your unholy devices, you wood felt wholly warranted In assum
•usly. without a tremor, “to with and that gay dog over there." The ing that the adventurer, with bte keen
friends in England. Why7 Did you captain squirmed, reddening. "Just by Intelligence, would not handicap him
way of precaution, however. Hl ask self by ignoring this point. Indeed. If
want to see her?”
you to wait In here till I'm off.” Krrk- he were fh lie judged by wbat Kirk
*■1 rather expected to.”
“Weli. I thought It best to leave her wood stepp«*d backward to the door wox! had Inferred of bls character,
qf th* captsln'j room, *g*r\«d it and G>lend»r_ would let nothing whatever
Rome. afUr all.”
___
pant and shabby young uiau carrying
| hinder him. neither n-nr of bodily hurt a black hand bag Without attracting
nor danger of apprehension ut the any attention whatever, indeed, be
!l:tmis of the police. from making a d< mingled with the strolling crowds,
teriulneil anil savage play to regain making lite way toward the Hotel du
possession of his booty.
Commerce. Yet he was not nt all nt
Well! (Kirkwood set his mouth sav ease Ills uneasy conscience Invested
agel.v .) Calendar should have a ruu the ghidstone lui g with a magnetic at
for bls money I
traction for the nubile
For the present be could compliment
hluisel? with the knowledge that be
had outwitted the rogues, had lifted
tiie Jewel| auj| probably. (wo tU|rdi ...
their armament. Tie ’had ul»o the
start, the knowledge of their criminal
guilt mid Intent and bls owu plana to
Ji
comfort him
As for the latter, he
Guard Special Service.
.—■ .
did not believe that Calendar would
Portlund. July 15 — When interviewed by a reporter today
immediately fatbotu them, so he took
John F Stevens said: "The Oregon Electric will go into Hu
heart of grace and tugged at the ours
with a will, pulling directly for the
gene, but how soon mu st be determined by the notion of th«
• ity and permitting the current to drift
people in aiding us to reach there There hit# been no coin pro
blui downstream at its pleasure There
mise regnrding nn entrance to the city ns far as I know Judge
could be n<>more Inexcusable folly than
to return to the Quay Steen landing
Gifford, who has the mutter in hand, is out of town. The ri<ht
and possibly the arms of the despoiled
of-way feature is entirely in the hands of the 1« ,r.l depmtu»»nt
boat owner.
At first he could hear crash after
of the company Our desire is to settle tie matter
splintering crash sounding dully muf
possible, and build ns per plans already outlined
Xli-al from the cabin of the Alethoa. a
Veritable devil's tntt o beaten out by
the feet of the prisoners. Evidently
the fastening was serving him better
than he had dared hope. Rut as the
black rushing waters widened between
boat ami brigantine the clamor aboard
the tetter subsided. Indicating that
Calendar and Stryker had broken out
or l>een released by the crew, in lg-
norance as to whether he were seen
Fifth »tI
or being pursued. Kirkwood pulled on
an* thoroughly s
until
winning In under the shadow if the
Will have I
l t? reach au
quays and permitting the boat to drift
to lay the
down to a lonely tending on the edge
> hl* force •
of the dockyard quarter of Antwerp
■g« litll I«»
Mt
Here alighting, he made the I «oat Tb* btork ruthtni i <;l
iM
If
fast and. soothing his conscience with
twrv»i beat and hrijan1 '■«.
an
arrêta the pubh* .
>:<
1 surmise that Its owner would find It carry It unconcealed iu bl I 'nd fur
ta t that the Hill
there in the morning, strode swiftly nlsbed him with a
is ills
> to Eugene «nd It
aver to the train line that runs along Curbing as though Its worn bte k side«
hr official» of that
the embankment, swung aboard an ad had I'cen stenciled “Stolen!” In lettr*
e out a »tatrment
ventitious car and broke his first ten uf tlnme He felt It rendered blui •
’ Hl * I
hat the p *<>p> her»v
.’rune piece In order to pay tils fare.
cynosure of public interest, nu object
nn»u»S In f»V'< of
The car made a leisurely progress of *us|iiciot> to the wide, cold world.
« ti r; t» within rea
tip past the old Steen castle and the that the gaze wtil.li lit upon the I i*
quuy landing. Klrkn<»d sitting quiet- traveled to hl» fa.e ouly to
y. the gladstoue bag under bis hand. thereon the brand of guilt
1 searching gaze sweeping the water
For euse of mind preseiitly h.
-ide. No sign of the adveuturers re turned luto a convenient shop ai.<
warded him, but It was now all spent ten invaluable frail » f r a han«
■hance. all hazard. He had no more satchel big euougb to bold the glad
heart for confidence.
stone bag.
They passed the Hotel du Com mere*
With mor* ccurnce. now tl. ! tie h <
Kirkwood st u red u¡» at its wiuduws. the hateful thing undercover. !o- I
wouderlug.
aud entered the Hotel du Com .'Ti
A little farther on a disengaged
lu the little closet which sc.' I f
fiacre, Its driver alert for possible an office, over a <le»k tlslbly
fares, turned a corner Into the espla with the weight of an »noru i
nade. At sight <«f it Klrkw.xsl, In- grimy registry bo<>k, a sir*
ft
•pired. hopped nimbly off the tram lilnnd und g->ud i.aturi-d n<
•ar mid signaled the cabby. The lat ! !cd. a l«Milgu ril'd drowsy d. >Uy u
( From Thufsdav ■ Da*!> Guard)
Hon It A. Booth. of Eugene, has
ter pulled up. and Kirkwood start ci men temiervtl courtesy. To
Tn hi«
hl* i.,l>
i.
IsOAsI«* ! ,d>«n haavlty with paawa ■
offer,
d
|500
as
a
nucleus
arour.d
I’ai'iuir
iu (barge him with Instructions, some- lending Inquiry I r M «'aii
i dir ■ Ii
the outgoing Htusisw stag«
which
will
t>e
created
a
students'
Ir
tblug which he did haltingly, hamper- returnad n che«rfttl
to Me
broke down this tn rnlng about •<*
reducible
loan
fund,
for
<he
benefit
ed by a slight haziness of purpose. th. t gent.eienu f< r hli..»> if
lg
' ' >• driver.
hour out <*t
While thus engaged and at rest In the
“TUree fitch:«, m’aieu in the front of young men and women attending Clifford rwk. *l ‘ . rd i broken leg.
Mr» JdMrph Morri» of Msplaton. one
. 4
•tark glare of the -treet lamps, with Sult 17 It .«
M',teu' deva uot u l.’K the Oregon Agricultural College
uf the pa»*«*ag« r». *» • slightly In-
no chance of com-eellng himself, he walkin' up." she f’u;clred
In a
Jured, but the olhei» ri H-aprd unhurt
was aware of a rising tumult In the
M'sleU' dl l ll"t In the least, tbour' w herein
The »lege left thi* nx rnleg at S
(!lr*-etlon of the tending and. glancing by no strain • t lb«- Imagination coni« disposal
o'clock <n He regular trip with the
round, dl «covered a number of people I It l>e truiiiiuily »axl lb.it be walkvt' state*;
folluwlag pa»e«'Uger»
V Heal la.
"It Is not the purpose of this fund Mr». Joe. .Morri» and A child.
running toward him. With no time to Up tie ,e steep aui redolent stairway>
Harry
wonder whether or no be was really of the Hotel du Coalmen e <1 Anvers to Induce students to attend college Tabor. C H Stuno( Joe Newman. Mr
the object of the hue and cry. ba More litem.ly. he flew with winged because ot money easily obtained, *n<i Mr» Honing* and <*hud end Ham
but to ahi thorn- who have determined
A» It reached a point
tossed the driver three silver francs.
feet, spurning ea«b third padded stef to secure .m education, and are mak Ihieotiberr y
"Gar* Centrale,” be cried, “and drive with n force that raised n tiny cloud ing their way either wholly or In about five toiiea west of EtiKt'Ue, juat
«•tiMt
of
the
Uemenway
bill, the allo
like the devlir
of fine white dust from the cart «Ung
part by means ot their own
suddenly broke and let the front of
Diving into the fiacre, be shut the
Breathless, at last be paused at tin- Ings."
the v**hh
fall to th*’ gr m<l
door and stu«k bls head out of the top of the third flight Ills heart was
The only restriction placed upon FUk wo ihmwn between the
window, taking observations. A rag hammering, hi« pulses drumming like the disposal of the fund by .Mr Booth and the «mgletrer» and the atage v»a
ged fringe of silly nibble was bearing wild things; there was n queer eon Is that, until It reaches considerable over him before the horn*» »loppeA,
down upon them, with one or two gen strl tlon In bls threat, a fire of hope In larger proportions. It must be loan They did not attempt lo run Away.
darmes in the forefront *nd a giant, bte heart alternating with the Ice of ed. First, to students In agriculture Mr» Morrla wa » al»o thrown forward
who might or might not be Stryker, n doubt. Sup!«.** she were : >t there.’ and Its various branches; second, to an l »U' gfned a allgJu tnjur>. A» the
students In such branch*•• "f <age pa«*«ed orer the driver It wm
close second, Furthermore, another What If he were mtet .ke-i? What If he those
mechanic* that are most closely re
cab seemed to hnre been requisitioned bnd mtennder«t.■'■«!? Wbat If .Muiready lated to agriculture; and third, to nppuMnt that he waa l*.id!y hurt, aa
he »io unable to move
When the
for the chase, Ills heart ml-gave him and Calendar had referred to another itudents ot domestic science
paaiurngor* alighted from th*- vehkle
momentarily, but lite driver bnd taken lodging house? He pasn-d dowu the
In accepting the $5<»O as a start for they h und that hl» left !«g bad beon
him at hl* word and generosity, and In corridor to the door whose panels wore such a fund. President Kerr Intimat broken between the knee and ankle.
a breath the fiacre bad turned the cor the painted legend 17 and there ed that several men of prominence In \a am'; ilanve wga telephoned for
Oregon who ar« Interested In educa nn«l the Injured man wu» brought In-
ner on two wheels, and the glittering knocked.
tion would, no doubt, gladly assist 1»
Hr
react«* of the embankment, drive and
.
Believing that he overhenrd from Increasing the fund. This money will
boapltal.
promenade were biotied out, as If within n sudden startled exclnmatlon.
be
secured
and
the
6
per
cent
Inter
An<>ther rig was
smudged with lampblack, by the ob b«- smiled patiently, tolerant of her
est accruing therefrom will l>« used J Hang« Live ry comj a
scurity of a narrow and t< rtuous side surprise.
to aid the d< serving young people • it- Stage line. and tbs
street.
Burning with impatience aa with a glble.
1 taken on thin, tne
He drew In hte bead the better to fever, be endured a I'rng mluute’s wait
I being brought bark
preserve hte' brains against further
Clark o ntlnu«d on
Misgivings were prompting him to P. E. & E. SUED
emergencies.
It is not known bow ths axle hap-
knock ugain and summon her by name
After a block < r two Kirkwood pick when be beard footfalls on the other
1 !>ened to break The stage was going
AGAIN
BY
DORITY
ed up the gladstone bag. gently opened side of the door, followed by a click
' along a smooth piece ot nod at the
the door ni.d put a foot on the step, of the lock. The door was oficned
usual speed and an accident of th**1
AND GUY HOVEY kind wu farthest from th« thougbta
pausing to l«< k back. The other cob gr-i1"1'
n hnre »l_y_luc bsa
, cf either drl»sr <r |>aa M* ngefA
was pelting after him with all the en
thusiasm of n hound on a fresh trail
(Con’ aued next week.)
C. M. Dorlty and A. G Hovey,
He reflected that this mad progress
■■ i ~
~iri.
,
owners of a pl«ce of property at the MINISTER SAYS
through the thoroughfares of a civi
end of the P, E A E bridge on th«
HE IS IN FAVOR
SALEM
MAN
LOSES
Springfield side, have again sued the
lized city would not long endure with
OF PUGILISM
railway company to restrain them
out police Intervention. So he waited,
ODD DAMAGE SUIT from erecting their trestle there It Minneapolis. Minn . July 14 The
watching bls opportunity. The fiacre
will be remembered that the same Rev. (I. L Morrell, pastor of th« F'S«
hurtled onward, the driver leaning for
ward from hte 1«>X to urge the horse Claimed $7500 From Water person* sued the company two or ple'a church of thia city, el«< trlD<-d
three years ago for removing an old his congregation Sunday morning by
with lash of whip and tongue entirely
building off the property to make preaching up -n the aermon topic of
Company for Death of
unconscious of hte fare'» lntentli.s.
room for the bridge, and now they why Jeffries lost, trialing hte n«>»el
Spouse by Typhoid
Detween two streets the mouth of a
seek to have the bridge removed them«, from th« standpoint <>f •
narrow and darksome byway flashed
The Honeyman Hardware Company, sporting writer
Salem. Or., July lfl—A Jury In of Portland, Is made a defendant in
Into view. Kirkwood threw wide the
“There nr« five reason* why Jim
the
«»ate
circuit
court
tedav
refused
the suit, tor the reason that they own J«ffr|.-s he th« fight to Johi^dfe^
door and leaped, trusting to the night
to ailow James E. Dorrance the dam a fraction ot the lot. but refuse to -a.'i
i .< <
:i.' 1» t<><>
to lilde bls stratagem, to lu«k to save ages which h« alleged he sustained
hte limbs. Neither failed him. In a in the death of bls wlfh last winter, Join Dorlty and Hovey In thefr I
long
II. lived a life of
twinkling he was on all fours tn the when she died of typhoid fever con against the company.
The plaintiffs allege that the de Ing hte period of non-flgRtlni Tn'.I
month of the alley, and as he picked tracted In drinking water supplied by
company and !,. N. Roney, that did not help him.
himself up th« second Oacre passed. the Salem Water company, against fendant
"Then, again, )>••
surrounded
who Is building the bridge, have
Calendar himself poking a round bald which company th« action was broken down and destroyed the foun by a hunch of fool trainers who di«l
brought. Isorrance alleged that the
poll out of the window to incite bte company was negligent in allowing dations of a warehouse on the lot, not give him the proper advice, and
spent mor« time massaging him than
driver's cupidity with promises of re Its pipes leading across the slough to and the building of the bridge pre- I In giving him the right kind of train
be ome d.-cayed, and be alleged that vents egress from the lot to the city ing for th« fight
doubled fare.
street. They ask for a decree order
Kirkwood mopj>ed bis dripping fore the germ-infected water was sucked ing that the bridge be torn out and
"Another reason 1« Jeffrl«*' race
head and whistled low with dismay. Into the intake pipes through large that the defendants be further re hatred
He was so anxious to win
fissure«*
that
were
allowed
to
open
from
th* black man. and hate.l him
It seemed that from that instant on it In the pipes.
Dorrance brought a strained from constructing It.
i so vigorously that he could not do
was to lie a vendetta with a vengeance. .; mage suit for 17500.
himself justice for fear that he
Calendar, as he had foreseen, was
would loee."
stopping at nothing.
Tell some deserving rheumatic
Mr Morrell declared flatly that he
«
At a dogtrot he aped down tne alley sufferer, that there Is yet one simple
was In favor of pugilism. He said he
BORN
way
to
certain
relief.
Get
Dr.
Shoop
’
to the next street, on which be turned
believed In It aa a manly sport, t«"nd-
back—more sedately—toward the river, book on Rheumatism and a free trial
Ing <o bring out many of the ix*t
test.
This
book
will
make
ft
entire
debouching on the esplanade Just one
things In human being» "I »l»J»
ly
clear
how
rheumatic
pain«
are
At Springfield, July 14. l»lh, to that I could «•« the fight pictures,’’
block from the Hotel dn Commerce.
quickly
killed
by
Dr.
Shoop
’
s
Rheu
As he swung past the serried tables matlc Remedy— liquid or tablets Georg« P, Bowman and wife, a he said. “J «vould not see the fight,
but I <lo not think it la right for any
of a cafe whatever fears he had har Send no money The test Is free. daughter.
governor or mayor to Mek to »«>P
bored were banished by the discovery Surprise some disheartened sufferer
H. A. Boults and John F. Allen
on of lb.- i.i.-T'- "
4
thst the excitement occasioned by the by first getting for him the book have begun suit In the circuit court th" : ■• ••
Th. Rev Mr Morr« II vlal'*'J *l,n,
chase had already subsided. Reuenth from Dr. Shoop, Racine, Win. Bold against Lane county, (}, |, Dryden both
Jeffriea and Johnson «hen they
•he garish awnings the crowd was by Yerington’s Drug 8tore.
and wife, J. II. .Miller and wife and were here on theatrical tokf* before
I
laughing and chattering, eating and
■i. A. McKaln and wife to quiet title •h*' fight
He wanted Jeffries to
That Tlr»-d Feeling
to a certain kn acres of land In ««c- win. During the progress of hl*
sipping Its beer with complete uncon-
That
makes
a dally burden of itaelf.ltlon 1«. tewnahip H 20.
aoiiih VI
of rang« | mon bls congregation so far forgot
MV, WUVil
cern^ be«dless altogether of the bag-
'
~ A. WIntamelar U attor-l <h archly curtonia as to applaud th*.
bas nothing to do with work, with 3 wast.
----- C.
but Q*»y for plaintiff.
mental or physical «xertton. F-*
liaalor.
10 STUDENTS
OF 0. A. C.
DRIVER'S LEG