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FOURTH POULTRY SHOW IS BIG SUCCESS
A Fine Exhibit of Feathered Beauties Competition Is
Sharper Than Ever Rock Cockerels More Numerous
Than Ever Some New Species Shown for First Time
Sellwood, Or.; fifth. J. P. Hall, New
berg, Or.
IW iE r n tm
Brown L eghorns Cocks, first. W ar
ren G ray, Jefferson, O r.; second, W
F. L ethim , Hillsboro, Or. Cockerels,
first and second, W arren G ray; third
fourth and fifth, Joe Saunders, Hills
boro, Or. Pullets, first Joe Saunders
second and
third,
W arren Gray
fourth, Jo e Saunders; fifth, Sorenson
Bros., Gresham , Or.
W hite W ayndottes Cocks, first, J
A. Griffin, Eugene, O r .; second, R
CAtIDLEj
J. H am ilton, M etzger, O r.; third, C.
H. Chrism an, P ortland; fourth, D. N
Lash, Portland; fifth, H arry V. Marx
Portland.
Cockerels, first, A. J
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1-ongtine, P ortland;
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H am ilton; third, D. W. Kelley, P o rt
old fellow.
land; fourth and fifth, H arry V. Marx.
T h » « to ry o p e n s on
Is la n d , n e a r
T h e o th e r's g ray eyea w arm ed and
Black Minorcas -Cocks, first, L. H N ew Y ork c ity , w h L e o re n g M
iss E m ily
Baker,
Portland;
second, A. W. F fre n c h , a r e la tiv e o f E t h a n F f r e n c h , cleared . Sm iling, be held o u t hla left
m a n u f a c tu r e r o f th e c e le b r a te d “ M er-
hand.
Parks, Portland.
Cockerels, third 3 u ry ‘* a u to m o b ile , loses h e r w ay . T h e
" I t's m u tu al," be assu red . “ It Isn't
Sorenson Bros.
Pullets, first and sec 3ar h a s sto p p e d a n d h e r co u sin , D ick
f r e n c h . la to o m u d d le d w ith d rin k to
p lay in g th e g am e to tr a p you w hile
ond, L. H. Baker. Hens, first, L. H. F S tree
t It a r ig h t. T h e y m e e t a n o t h e r c a r
you a r e u p se t lik e th is. But I d o n ’t
Baker.
w h ich la ru n b y a p r o f e s s io n a l r a c e r
t e r Axes up b eliev e you'll be aorry.
C om e find
W hite Minorca« Hens, first, Co n th a e m F e d f r e n L c e h s tr c a a n r g e a . n d T d h ir e e c ts l a t M
iss F f r e n c h
som e one to tie th is up fo r m e; I c a n 't
how
to
p ro c e e d
h o m e w a rd .
E th a n
lum bia Poultry Yards, Portland.
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W hite-Faced Black Spanish — All h a s d is a p p e a re d . H e in f o r m s E m ily h av e t t atlff to m o rro w .”
B ut In sp ite of hla profeaaed haste.
aw ards to E. J. Hufford, St. Johns, p la in ly th a t h e w o u ld lik e to h a v e h e r
m a r r y D ick, w h o Is a g o o d - n a tu r e d b u t
L e stra n g e sto p p ed a t th e head of th e
Or.
Irre s p o n s ib le fello w . I t a p p e a r s t h a t a
Silver Spangled H am burgs Cocks, p a r t n e r o f E t h a n F f r e n c h w a n tin g a n e x s ta ir s and w ent b ack to rec o v e r som e
c e w ith th e “ M e rc u ry ” a t a u to
sm all o b ject lying on th e floor be
first, W alter Koswurm, Forest Grove, p e v e e r t n ts to , ra
h a s e n g a g e d I .vet ra n g e , a n d a t
O r.; second, Mrs. E. C. Fety, P o rt th e F f r e n c h fa c to r y E m ily e n c o u n te r s th e n e a th a pool of ch illin g m etal. W hen
a n . T h e y r e f e r p le a s a n tly to he rejo in ed D irk , It w as to lin g er yet
land.
W alter Roswurm took first, y th o e u ir n g m e m e tin
g w h e n D ick c o m es a lo n g a n d
second and th ird for cockerels, hens r e c o g n is e s tn e y o u n g r a c e r. D ick lik es a m o m en t to look b ack a c ro ss th e
th e w a y L e s tr a n g e Ig n o re s th e ir firs t teem in g room.
and pullets.
m e e tin g w h en he a p p e a r e d to a d is a d
" It'a w orth h av in g , all th is ," he
Blue A ndalusians — Cockerels, sec v a n ta g e . L e s tr a n g e te lls E m ily th a t he
e d u c a te h e r I n d iffe re n t co u sin
com m en ted , w ith th e first to u ch of
ond, Sorenson Bros., who also took will tr y a to
u to m o b ile e x p e rt.
D ic k u n d e r sa d n e ss th e o th e r ev e r had seen In
first for hens and pullets.
E. M ta k e s h is b u s in e s s s c h o o lin g u n d e r th e
him. "D o n 't th ro w It aw ay, F fren ch ."
Hurd, o f Portland, took second for tu te la g e o f I .e s tr a n g e .
T h e re Is u su ally a su rg eo n w ithin
pullets.
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reach o f a facto ry W hen Mr. F fren ch
B arred Plym outh Rocks — Cocks,
paesed o u t to th e c a rt w h ere Em ily
first, M. J. Myers, P ortland; second,
"W ell?" Dick a t last queried.
w aited, he p assed Dick and th e vil
H. W. K rupke, P ortland; third and
"H
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lage p h y sic ia n e n te rin g
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fourth, Ladd & Bauer, Portland; fifth,
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J . C. M urray. Portland.
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vey h is n ep h ew 's w hite face.
first, third and fifth, H. W. K rupke;
"A n a c c id e n t? ” he Inquired.
second, J. C. M urray; fourth, W innie lieve— th is Is Mr. F fre n c h 's facto ry .
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T h e casu al cu rio sity w as sufficiently
Braden, D allas, Or. Hens, first, sec
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e x a sp e ra tin g , and D ick's n e rv e s w ere
ond, fourth and fifth, B. F. Keeney,
B ut I am m ore th a n g ra te fu l to Miss badly gone.
E ugene; third, M. J. Myers.
F
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ch
."
"N o th in g w o rth
m en tio n in g ." he
W hite Plym outh
Rocks — Cocks,
T h a t ’s all y ou’re going to do
sn ap p ed . "J u st th a t I n early fell Into
first, W innie B raden; second, J. W.
Yes.
I
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you
would
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sit
th e m ach in ery an d
I.e stra n g e has
Shearer, P ortland; third, R. R. Cou-
done up his arm pulling m e out.
ger, T im ber Valley, W ash.; fourth, th e r e .”
I'm tire d ; I w on't fall In. and
T h a t's all."
Dr. Sivers, A lbany, O r .; fifth, Pearl
And h e h u rrie d th e d o cto r on w ith
V. Freeberg, L ents, Or.
It was in w an t to th in k . W e've b een a lot to
th is class th a t the closest scoring re g e th e r th is sp rin g . L eB lrunge; I don 't out fu rth e r p arley o r ex cu se
I.e stra n g e w as In th e room behind
sulted, and in which the chickens like th is b u sin e ss about th e ste e rin g
th a t reached the show under the g re a t gear. Do you go down to th e Beach th e office, sm o k in g one of B ailey's
cig ars and liste n in g to th a t g e n tle
e st tran sp o rtatio n
difficulties were to m o rro w ? ”
T o n ig h t. T om orrow I m u st put In m an 's vigorous re m a rk s co n cern in g
shown, those of R. R. Couger having
been hauled 28 m iles by wagon to a p ra c tic in g on th e tra c k j I would h av e m a n a g e rs who co u ld n 't keep o u t of
railw ay shipping point. Hens, first been dow n today If th e r e h ad not th e ir own m ach in ery , th e p a tie n t not
and second, G. A. W ashburn, P o rt been so m uch to do h e re
A re you h av in g co n sid ered It w orth w hile to
land; third and fourth, H erm an Sehie- com ing w ith me. o r n o t u n til th e ev en explain D ick’s s h a re In th e m isch an ce.
An om issio n
w hich Dick h im self
we, P o rtlan d ; fifth, J. W. Shearer. Ing of th e s ta rt? "
p rom ptly rem ed ied In his an x io u s con
Pullets, first, H erm an S chiew e,; sec
Dick, stirre d u n co m fo rtab ly .
ond, W innie B raden; third, J . W.
"I d o n 't w a n t to com e a t all, th a n k tritio n .
L ater, w hen th e arm
waa being
S hearer; fourth, G. A. W ashburn; yon. I saw you ra c e once "
fifth, Pearl V. Freeberg.
sw ath ed In w h ite linen. Its o w ner
You had b e tte r g et used to It,
W hite O rpingtons — Cocks, first, L e s tra n g e qu ietly advised. "T h e day spoke to his com panion of th e m o rn
Olive B rutenbach, P o rtlan d ; second, m ay com e w hen th e re Is no one to ing:
"I h o p e you d id n ’t an n o y M iss
Mrs. G. Castendieck, P o rtlan d ; third, ta k e yo u r place. T h is fa c to ry will be
M. Feldm an, P ortland; fourth, Jo h n y o u rs an d you will h av e to look a fte r F fren ch w ith th is triflin g m a tte r, as
son Bros., Hillsboro, O r.; fifth, Bond y o u r ow n In te re sts. I w ish you would you cam e In."
& A rm strong, Portland.
“I d id n 't sp e ak to h e r a t all, only
com e dow n an d re p re s e n t th e com
to my u n cle.”
W hite W y an d o ttes—H ens, first and pany a t th is ra c e .”
"V ery good."
third, D. N. Lash, P ortland; second,
T h a v e n ’t th e head for It.”
J. A. Griffin, Eugene; fourth, H. V.
S o m eth in g In th e too-Indolent to n e
"I do n o t ag re e w ith you."
M arx, P ortland; fifth, J. R. H am il
T h e ir eye# m et In a long reg ard
ton, M etzger, Or.
Pullets, first, H. H ere, In th e crow ded room of w ork
V. M arx; second, th ird and fifth, J. ers, th e c easeless u p ro a r s h u t in th e ir
A. Griffin; fourth, El P orvenir Poul co n v ersa tio n w ith a w alled co m p lete
try Yards, Portland.
n ess of privacy.
W hite Leghorns— Hens, first and
I ’m n o t su re w h e th e r you know It.
second, R. J. Renney, Vancouver, I-eetran g e, b u t y o u 'v e g o t m e all
W a sh .: third, C alkins Poultry Yards, stirre d up sin ce 1 m et you." th e young
L ents, O r,.; fourth, W. B. Brown, e r m an co n fessed p lain tiv ely . "Y o u 're
Sellwood, O r .; fifth, T. J. Newhill, d ifferen t from o th e r fellow s and
Portland. Pullets, first and third, R. y ou’ve m ad e m e d ifferen t. I ’d r a th e r
R enney; second, W. B. Brown, b e a ro u n d th e fa c to ry th a n an y w h ere
fourth, C alkins Poultry Y ards; fifth, else I know , now
B ut h o n e stly I
Browndale Farm , A urora, Or.
like you too w ell to w atch you race."
Single-com h Rhode Island Reds —
“I w a n t you to com e."
Cocks, first and second, L. D. E lliott,
“I—~
P ortland; third, W. B. Bundy, P o rt
O ne o f th e m en w ith a vessel of
land; fifth, L. P. Clark, Portland. w hite, h eav in g m o lten m etal w as tr y
Cockerels, first, F. F. B atten, Hood ing to p ass th ro u g h th e n a rro w aisle
R iver; second, L. D. E llio tt; third Dick b ro k e his se n te n c e to rise In
and fifth, Kiem & Kiem, Ridgefield, h a s ty av o id an ce, an d his foot slipped
W ash.
In a puddle of oil on th e floor.
W hite O rpingtons— Hens, first and
I t w as so b rief In h ap p en in g th a t
second, Bond & A rm strong, Portland; only th e w o rk m an co n cern ed saw th e
third, J. E. Sutherland, Canby, O r.; accid en t. As D ick fell b ack w ard , Le
fifth, M. Feldm an, P ortland.
Pullets, stra n g e sp ra n g fo rw ard and cau g h t
first, Fred C. Hindle, P o rtlan d ; sec him. fa irly sn a tc h in g him from th e
ond, third, fourth and fifth, M. Feld g reed y te e th . T h e re w as th e ren d in g
m an, Portland.
of fab ric, a g asp in g sob from Dick,
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AUTHOR OF THF GAME AMD WE
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A FEW OF THE ARISTOCRATS WHO OPENED THE EYES OF VISITORS AT THE ANNUAL
POULTRY AND PET STOCK SHOW IN PORTLAND.
N°. 1—F irst Prize Single Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerel, W arren C ray, Owner. Jefferson. Or. No. 2 W hite Wyandot tea, J . R. Hamilton, Owner.
f®r* V»r' v,0, v T ? ? ! L'?,h . , "I? CaP°n"' Edward Shearer. Owner. Eataearta. Or. No. 4 Sicilian B u ttercu p Cock. A. N. W etterboric Owner.
Hillsdale. Or. No. 5—Golden Sea b rig h t Bantam s, Sorenson Bros., O wners, Gresham. Or. No. 6—Silver-Laced W yandotte. Isaac S taples. Owner. Portland
CROWDS SEE BIRDS
Poultry Show at Portland Draws
Large Attendance.
Poultry, Guinea I‘¡ kh , Pigeons, Bel
gian Hares, Etc., Make Most
Interesting Variety.
C la ss! T h at is the word.
The
Fourth Annual Poultry show o f the
Oregon Poultry and P e t Stock associa
tion, held in Portland, Decem ber 9-14,
w as th e b est yet. I t was the m ost in
te re stin g and m ost successful ever held
in the sta te .
The e n tries w ere very large. A bout
1500 b in ls w ere shown, and nearly 250
individual exhibitors had birds for
scoring and prises. Beisdes chickens,
which w ere shown in 33 classes, there
w ere some fancy stock, G uinea pigs,
pigeons, Belgian hares, etc. The ap
pliances ex h ib its were also exceptional
ly good and a study o f them was well
w orth w hile to poultry-men and those
in te rested in the business.
Modern
coops, up to date feeding a pparatus
and all sorts o f foods and rem edies
Rain and HTiow Aid Wheat.
w ere shown.
they are handsome in b earing and
The Plym outh Rocks w ere m ost nu plumage.
merous of any single class.
In the
H. H. Collier, o f Tacoma, has the
Rock section th ere w as a really rem ark scoring o f the A m erican breeds, in
able collection o f cockerels the larg cluding the Rocks, W yandottes, Rhode
est and best ever gathered in the Island Reds, etc.
west, and the birds w ere p articularly
Ju d g e M iller Purvis, o f W indle,
fine. E n tries were made from every I Idaho, scores the M editerranean birds,
p a rt of Oregon and W ashington was Many fine birds w ere entered in the
well represented.
Birds from Idaho j show a y e a r ago, and i t is a m a tte r of
were also present, and C alifornia, donbt i f th is y e ar shows any finer
too, had representatives.
Following birds from an individulal standpoint;
the Rocks, the W yandottes w ere per- i but, on the o th er hand, th e en tries w ere
haps n e x t in num ber.
Then came j larg e r th is season, and the grade of
the Leghorns, and then the Rhode b inls on the whole hig h er; th ere were
Island Reds and O rpingtons.
The few er birds o f in ferio r appearance,
showing of gam es was not as heavy as and com petition was very keen and
in some past years, but the represen close.
tativ es o f both p it gam es anil the big
A ttendance was very good, and a
Cornish birds was fair. There w as not notable influx of school children is one
a large representation o f Minorcas o f the m ost encouraging signs the
either, b u t excellent birds, both black m anagem ent has observed. The edu
and w hite w ere on exhibition. Among cational value o f poultry exhibitions
the M editerranean group the Anconas was considerable from an intensely
and A ndaluians w ere noted. A good practical standpoint.
showing of Ham burgs, too, w as noted.
The accomm odations w ere excellent,
For the first tim e in a Portland show j and the room a t E ast F irs t and M orri
the Sicillian B uttercups have been i son stre e ts w as large and well v e n ti
entered. T his is a new breed. The lated.
combs are cupped, and supposed to re- , _
semble the flower for which the birds
Twenty-five silver cups, as well as
are named. These birds are M editer- thl' I>aKe tro Phy and m any a rticle s of
raneans, and appear to be larg e r than ! beauty and
value, w ere given
m ost of th is group. They are o f gold- j ®Peclal prem ium s and sw eepstkes.
en plum age w ith a peculiar dark m o t-! Follow ing is a p a rtial list lis t of
tling,. T h eir ow ners claim a heavier prizes aw arded:
bird, a b e tte r m eat and quicker growth
S. C. W hite Leghorn* -Cockerels,
than any o th er fowl in the group, and first, Industrial Poultry Plant, Rich-
a very large egg
production. They , field, W a s h .; second, H. S. C arter,
are a ttra c tin g no
little
attention ! Salem, O r .; third, R. J. Raney, Van
among the lovers o f new breeds, and eouver, W a sh .; fourth, W. B. Brown
J
Handon Women Plan Club.
D avenport, W ash. — Novem ber, as
Bandon, O r.—A t a w ell-attendis!
observed by the sta tio n a t D avenport, m eeting of th e women o f Bandon it
had a m ean tem p e ra tu re o f 36.9 ile- i was decided to form a wom an’s aux-
grees, which is five and a half degrees iliary to the Bandon Commercial club.
w arm er than the m ean for the sam e Mrs. L. P. Sorenson read to the m eet
month in 1911. Rain o r lig h t snow ing an a rticle from the Oregonian on
fall on 13 days o f the m onth netted commercal clubs for women, which
2.42 inches of w ater, every p article of reading did much to enthuse those
which w ent into the ground and aided present. A box factory is being built
g re a tly in bolsterin g the w in ter w heat n ear here by George G eisendorfer. The
already sprouted.
In Novem ber of hulk o f th e boxes will be spruce. All
1911 the rain fall w as 1.8 inches, modern m achinery is being installed
brought on by the heavy snows o f and the factory will be one of the most
th a t month.
I up-to-date on th e Coast.
Earmers Want New Line.
Railroad Money Coming.
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LOG DEMAND NOW STRONG
Camps May Halt Operations Soon
Till After Holidays.
A storia—The logging cam ps in this
d istric t are running full force b u t it
is understood they close down for the
C hristm as holidays.
W hile th ere is
no shortage o f logs, nor is one a n tic i
pated, the demand is stro n g and prices
good, and p ractically all th e cam ps are
expected to resum e operations as soon
a fte r the first o f th e y e ar as the crews
can be assembled.
The output o f logs from C latsop
county camps will be considerably
larg e r next y e ar th an it has been dur
ing the present season.
T his condi
tion will result from the opening of
the C rossett T im ber com pany’s new
camp in the B ig C reek section, the
opening o f the P alm er L ogging com
pany’s cam p on th e W alluski riv er and
the increased o perations by the W est
ern Cooperage com pany, a fte r the
completion o f the extension o f the A s
to ria Southern railw ay to the cooper
age com pany’s large tra c t o f tim b er
in the C latskanie R iver d istric t.
Oregon Exhibit Admired.
Loan Money for Storage Plant.
Portland “ People here are show ing
active in te rest and a re eag er to learn
about Oregon and its opportunities
is the m essage coming to the Portland
Commercial club from O. E. F reytag,
in charge o f the Portland ex h ib it a t
the M inneapolis and Chicago Land
shows this year.
“ Much in te re st is
shown by the large crowds th a t at
tend the daily lectures and picture
shows. Personal talks w ith people in
the crowds have developed the fact
th a t in alm ost every case the m inds of
inquirers are turned tow ard the farm .
Cashm ere— A ssurances have been
received from the G reat N orthern ra il
road, the T itle A T ru st com pany of
Spokane and the N orthw est F ru it ex
change th a t these corporations will
loan $25,000 for the purpose o f e rect
ing a cold storage p lan t which is to
cost approxim ately $50,000.
Prom i
nent growers, m erchants, rep re se n ta
tives o f banks ar.d o th e r business men
of Cashm ere have already subscribed
$7000 for stock in the concern and 14
o th er men have consented to tak e a
certain am ount o f stock.
Adulterated Milk Found.
Colfax, Wash. — R epresentatives
G rants Pass, O r.—The Pacific In te r
Portland More than 235 gallons of
from the N orthern Pacific, Oregon- ior Railroad company is m eeting w ith m ilk from a prom inent dairy farm
W ashington R ailroad & N avigation!
.
. ..
. . .
McCoy,
O r.,
was dumped
Dr. n ear
company, and Inland E m pire E lectric |
>n Kvttm g subscriptions
into the sew er recently by C ity Milk
line, m et w ith the Colfax Com mercial J . F. Reddy, from Medford, is a t Cres- Inspector Calloway as a result o f the
club and farm ers of W estern W hitm an cent C ity, w here he is organizing th a t discovery in the m ilk o f annato and
county. The farm ers are asking th a t end of the project. It is determ ined w ater. T ests m ade o f the shipm ents
a road be built through a d istric t W est to begin laying ra ils a t C rescent City, from the ranch betw een N ovem ber 27
o f C olfax through a rich farm in g re The D raper rig h t of way, obtained and Decem ber 3 showed th a t the adul-
gion, w here farm ers are now hauling about six y ears ago, will be acquired, te ra n ts w ere used daily, th e form er to
th e ir g ra in 10 m iles to the nearest This will n ecessitate a bridge across give the product a cream y appearance
m ark et. The proposed railw ay would Rogue R iver w ithin the city lim its, and the la tte r to add to the amount,
extend 40 m iles down Akli flat and which will be one o f the expensive In consequence o f the discovery the
U nion flat.
item s a t the comm encement.
, milk sent to the city was seized.
eenie I am a otwmsr M et fte taught
at ma, b u t— ha'd do that snjrhow."
Charge Union With
F ake
Rilling.
N orth Y akim a -A com plaint ch arg
ing the Y akim a County H orticultural
union w ith the falae billin g o f a c a r
load o f apples shipped by its agents
from Naches to th is city over the
lines o f the N orth Y akim a A Valley
railroad was filed b y the atto rn ey gen
eral of the sta te w ith the county clerk.
The com plaint charges th a t agents of
the defendant signed a bill o f lading
representing th a t th e car contained
630 boxes, w eighing 28,980 pounds,
when it contained 1344 boxes anil
weighed 64,000 pounds.
rm
,
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and re e lin g from th e recoil E s t r a n g e
was s e n t sta g g e rin g a g a in s t a flying
w heel n e x t In line.
T h e w o rk m an se t down h is b u rd en
w tth a re c k le ssn e ss e n d a n g e rin g fu r
th e r tro u b le, a c tiv e to o late.
"M r. L e s tr a n g e ! ” h e cried.
But L e stra n g e had a lre a d y reco v
ered him self, his rig h t arm crosaed
w ith a sco rch ed and b leed in g b ar
w h ere It bad to u ch ed th e g litte rin g
wheel, an d th e tw o young m en w ere
sta n d in g o p p o site each o th e r In sa fety
“You a re n o t h u r t? " w as th e first
q uestion.
"I? I o u g h t to be, but I'm not.
Come to a surg eo n , L e stra n g e — Oh.
you told m e n o t to alt th e r e ! ”
I .e s tra n g e g lan ced down a t th e s u r
face-w ound. th e n q uickly back a t th e
tw o p allid faces.
"Go on to y o u r w ork. P e te ra ,” he
directed . "I'm all rig h t.” And a s th e
m an slow ly obeyed. "Now will you
ta k e m y ad v ice an d com e to th e race
w ith m e. F fre n c h ? ”
"R ace! You’d ra c e with th a t a rm ? "
"Yea. A re you com ing w ith m e ? ”
S h ak en and trem u lo u s. Dick passed
a d am p hand s c ro ta his forehead.
” 1 th in k y o u 're m ad to atan d talk in g
here. C om e to th e office, fo r h eav en 's
sake. And. I’d be gro u n d up th e re . If
you h a d n ’t cau g h t m e.” he looked to
w ard th e Jaw s su llen ly sh re d d in g and
reah red d ln g a a trip of cloth from hla
sleev e
" I ’ll do a n y th in g you w ant."
"W ill y o u ?” L e stra n g e
flashed
quickly. H e flung back his h ead w ith
th e re so lu te s e ttin g of ex p ressio n th e
o th e r knew so well, h is eyea b rillia n t
w ith a reso lv e th a t took no heed of
p hysical d laco m fo rt. "T h en giv e me
yo u r w ord th a t you'll stic k to yo u r
w ork h ere. T h a t la m y fe a r; th a t th e
ch an g e In you la Ju st a mood you'll
tire of so m e day I w ant you to sta n d
up to y o u r w ork an d n o t dro p o u t d is
qualified "
“I w ill," said Dtck. aubdued and
e a rn e s t. ” 1 co u ld n 't help d oing It—
yonr a rm —”
L e stra n g e Im p atie n tly d rag g ed out
hla h a n d k e rc h ie f an d w ound It aro u n d
th e cut.
"Go on."
"I c a n 't h elp k eep in g o n ; 1 co u ld n 't
go b ack now
Y ou've got m e aw ake.
No one else e v e r trie d , and I w as hav
Ing a good tim e (t b egan w ith liking
you and th in k in g of all you did. and
feeling fu n n y alo n g sid e of you " He
paused, stru g g lin g w ith Anglo Saxon
"Y es,” ag reed Em ily "H e w ould do
th e t an y h o w .” H er ey ee w ere wide
an d terrified , th e little h an d s she
clasp ed In h e r lap w are q u ite oold. "1
w ish, I w tth h e h ad n ev er com e to
th is place "
"O h, you do?” Diok said oddly
"M aybe h e will, too. b efo re b e g ets
th ro u g h w ith u t. W e're a n a s ty lot.
ws F fra n c h e s; a lo t of blue-blooded
•n o b s w ith o u t an y red blood In us.
Are you g o ing to say good by to m e?
I w o n 't be hom e u n til It’s o v er."
S he looked a t him , a c ro ss th e o d o r
ous d u sk slow ly silv e rin g a s th e moon
roee.
“ You a re g oing to be w ith h im ? ”
Dick sm o o th ed h is leg g in g s b efo re
sta n d in g up, su rv e y in g h is s tr ic t m o
to r co stu m e w ith a gloom y p rid e not
to be concealed.
"Y es; I'm re p re se n tin g o u r co m
pany
L e stra n g e m ig h t w an t som e
b ack in g If an y d isp u te s tu rn e d up.
U ncle E th a n n e a rly b ad a At w hen
Bailey told him w hat I w as going to
do; he called me R ich ard fo r th e first
tim e In my life. I g u ess I'll be som e
good yet, If e v e ry one ex cep t Le
s tra n g e did th in k I w as a ch u m p ."
"1 am very su re you w ill," sh e a n
sw ered gen tly . “Good-by, D ick; you
look very nice."
W hen he reach ed th e foot of th e
ste p s, h e r voice recalled him , a s sh e
stood lean in g o v er th e rail.
“ Dick, you could n o t m ak e him giv e
It up, n o t ra c e th is tim e ? "
H e sta re d up a t h e r w h ite figure.
"No, I could not. D on’t you su p
pose I tr ie d ? ”
"I suppose you did," sh e a d m itte d ,
an d w en t back to h e r se at.
T h e J u n e n ig h t w as very q uiet.
O nce a sleep y b ird s tir r e d In th e
h o n ey su ck je
vines
and
ch irp ed
th ro u g h th e d ark . F a r below th e
th ro b of a m o to r p assed dow n th e
road, d ying aw ay ag ain to leav e si
lence. Suddenly Em ily F fren ch bid
h e r face on th e arm of h e r c h a ir and
th e te a r s overflowed.
T h e re was no co n scio u sn ess of tim e
w hile th a t In a rtic u la te
p assio n of
d read sp e n t Itself. B ut It w as n e a rly
h a lt a n hour la te r w hen she s ta rte d
u p a t th e echo of a lig h t ste p on th e
g rav el p ath, d ash in g h e r h a n d k e rc h ie f
a c ro ss h e r eyes.
It w as Incredible, b u t It w as tr u e ;
L e stra n g e h im self w as sta n d in g b e
fore h e r a t th e foot of th e low s t a i n ,
th e m o o nlight g lin tin g ac ro ss his un
co v ered bronze head an d brig h t, c le a r
face.
"I beg p ard o n fo r tre sp a s s. M ist
F fre n c h ," he said , "b u t y o u r cou sin
te lls m e he h a s been sa y in g a g re a t
d eal of n o n se n se to you ab o u t th is
race, and th a t you w ere so very good
a s to feel som e co n cern r e g trd ln g It.
R eally, I had to ru n up an d se t th a t
rig h t; I co u ld n 't leave you to be a n
noyed by Mr. F f ra n c h 's n erv es. W ill
you fo rg iv e m e?"
L ike sun th ro u g h s m ist his b lith e
voice cleaved th ro u g h h e r d istre s s.
B efo re th e tra n q u il sa n ity of h it re-
?
“ T h a t Isn ’t T ig h t E nough, Doc."
roused D ick's u sually d o rm an t o b se r
vation. S ta rtle d , h e sc ru tin ized L e
stran g e.
"Is th a t w hy you b o th ered y o u rself
w ith m e?" h e sta m m e re d . "Is th a t
w hy—"
"S h u t u p !" w arn ed I-estra n g e fo rci
bly and In eleg an tly . "T h a t Isn 't tig h t
enough. Doc. You know I’m e x p e ri
en ced at th is so rt of thing, an d I'm
going to u se th is arm "
But Dick w as not to be silen ced In
his new e n lig h te n m e n t. W hen th e
su rgeon m o m e n ta rily tu rn e d aw ay, he
lean ed n e a re r, his plum p face grim
"If I b ra c e up. It w o n 't be for E m ily,
b u t for you. D arlin g L e stra n g e ." be
w hispered viciously. "S h e d o n 't w ant
m e and I d o n 't w an t her, th a t way.
I'v e got o v er th a t A nd. a n d —oh. con
found It, I'm so rry , old m a n !"
"S h u t u p !" said L e stra n g e again.
But th o u g h D ick's very sy m p a th y
uncon scio u sly show ed th e hop eless
chasm betw een th e ra c in g d riv e r and
Miss F fren ch . tb e h u r t did not cloud
th e co rd ial sm ile Ivestrsngc se n t to
m itig a te b is com m and.
C H A P T E R VI.
Em ily first b eard tb e full sto ry of
th e accid en t th a t ev en in g , w hen Dick
s a t o p p o site h e r on th e v eran d a and
gave th a acc o u n t In fra n k an x iety and
d ejection.
" W e r e g oing down to n ig h t on th e
n in e o'clock tra in ." h e added in con
elusion
"T o m o rro w
m o rn in g he'll
spend p ra c tic in g on th e tra c k , and to
m orrow ev en in g a t £ th e race s ta r ts
And L e stra n g e s ta r ts crippled
be
g a rd . h e r p ain ted te r ro r s suddenly
show ed a s th e a rtific ia l can v a s sc en es
of a sta g e , u n real, u n tru e .
“ It w as like you to com e," sh e a n
sw ered . w ith a sh a k in g sig h th a t w as
h alf sob “ I w as frig h ten ed , y es.”
"T h e re Is no cau se. A dozen o th e r
m en ta k e tb e sa m e ch an ce a s R u p ert
and I; th e d riv e r w ho a lte r n a te s w ith
me. fo r In stan ce. T h is Is o u r Ufa.”
“ Y our a r m —"
"la w ell en o u g h .", H e lau g h ed a lit
tle. "Y ou will see m any s b an d ag ed
arm b efo re th e tw e n ty fo u r bourn a re
up; few o f us flrttsh w ith o u t a s c ra tc h
o r s tra in o r b lister. T h is Is a m an 's
gam e, b u t It's n o t h alf so d e s tru c tiv e
a s foot ball. You w ished m e good
luck fo r th e G eorgia ra c e ; will you
re p e a t th e h o n o r b efo re I go back to
F fre n c h ? ”
"I w ish you," s h e said u n ste ad ily ,
“ev ery kind of su ccess, now and a l
w ays
You saved Dtck to d a y —of all
else you h av e d o n e fo r him and fo r
m e 1 h av e n o t w o rd s to sp eak . But
It m ad e tt h a rd e r to b e a r th e th o u g h t
of yo u r h u rt an d risk from th e h u rt,
when I knew th a t I b ad se n t Dick
th ere, who can sed it.”
t'rO B E CONTINTTED )
O ne F rem Papa.
'P a p s ,'' ask s tb e lltle boy. “why
do th ey say a w om an ts s e ttin g her
cap' fo r a m an w hen sh e w a n ts to
m arry h im ?"
"B ecause, my son." ex p la in s tha
fa th e r so ftly , "If sh e s e ts h e r bonnet
for him sh e know s blam ed well the
price of It will sc ar# him to d e a th
Ju d g e 's L ib rary