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NEWS OF THE WEEK High Tension of Grain Shippers Fully Relaxed Extra Legislative Session May Be Called for Bec. 1 San F ra n cisco — T h at th e tension w h ich has e x is te d am ong th e g ra in sh ip p e rs since th e b e g in n in g o f th e S alem — G overnor W est, a t a m e e t E uro p ean em b ro ilm en t has begun to re la x and th a t w ith in a few w eeks at ing o f th e S ta te d e s e rt land board th is m ost, g ra in cargoes would be leav in g w eek, announced th a t he probably th is and o th e r Pacific C oast p o rts as would convene th e le g is la tu re in e x t r a usual a t th is season o f th e y ear, w as declared by J . P. D ow ling, local m a n o rd in a ry session D ecem b er 1 to p rovide a g e r of D odwell & Co., one o f th e la r g a plan fo r c o m p le tin g v a rio u s C arey A ct irrig a tio n p ro je c ts. H e said th a t est B ritish sh ip p in g firm s. T u rk e y hag m obilized. Mr. D ow ling, who is co n v ersa n t th e $450,000 a p p ro p ria te ti by th e last le g is la tu re could be used a s a re v o lv M a rtia l law has been declared in w ith th e g ra in s itu a tio n , said th a t sh ip | th e o th e r ! o w ners w ere p re p a rin g to load th e ir ; ing fund fo r finishing S w itz e rla n d . vessels and th a t se v era l o f th e ships p ro je c ts. T h e a c t m a k in g th a t a p p ro A 97-day d ry period in M issorui has w hich have been ly in g idle in th is port p ria tio n provided th a t th e s ta te shall b een b ro k en by a d re n c h in g rain . would proceed to P o rt C osta and ta k e | be re im b u rsed th ro u g h th e sa le o f th e reclaim ed land. A tim b e r fire is th r e a te n in g M acleay on cargoes o f barley. H e said th a t th e app reh en sio n fe lt I T he e x e c u tiv e said if th e sp ecial se s p a rk , a P o rtla n d p le a su re ground. j h ere o w ing to th e rep o rted presence i sion w ere convened he would ask th e T w e n ty -tw o thousand C anadians I o u tsid e th e heads o f th e G erm an j le g isla tu re to determ ine* w h a t should h av e e n liste d in th e E n g lish arm y. c ru ise r L eip sic had begun to w e a r off j be done w ith th e sa lt d e p o s its a t A b ert T e m p e ra tu re a t W alla W alla reached | and th a t it w as his personal b e lie f and ' and S u m m er lak es. T he board h as r e th a t o f o th e r sh ip p in g m en, th a t th e ceiv ed tw o b id s fo r leases o f th e pro p 101 d eg rees, th e h ig h e st o f th e year. e rty , one o f w h ich w as fo r m ore th an P riso n e rs in Folsom , C al., p e n ite n ; w ar vessel would not h in d er B ritis h or $2,000,000, and h as been in fo rm ed th a t tia r y h ave been re le iv e d fro m w e a rin g F ren ch com m erce and th a t th e g ra in th e leases a r e probably w o rth 10 tim e s sh ip s would be sa fe in le a v in g those strip es. th a t m uch. T he g o v ern n o r said he p o rts fo r Pacific C oast. T heodore R oosevelt d e sire s an early In su p p o rt o f Mr. D o w lin g ’s view s, also would ask th e le g is la tu re to pro tria l in th e d am ag e s u it a g a in s t him com es th e decision of th e H ind Rolph vide m eans fo r ta k in g ca re o f th e u n fo r $50,000. com pany to send o u t th e B ritish lin e r em ployed w ith re la tio n to th e Benson- H yde land su its . A sm all E n g lish c ru is e r chased a big M oana on schedule tim e . T he M oana, “ I th in k a m oral o b lig atio n re s ts G erm an w a rsh ip for m any hours off w hich ru n s b etw een th is p o rt and S yd ney and c a rrie s v alu ab le carg o es of upon th e s t a te to ta k e c a re o f th ese th e co ast o f B erm uda. m erch an d ise a s w ell as p assen g ers, C arey a c t p ro je c ts, said th e g o v ern o r. A u s tria n s and S e rv ia n s in Globe, would prove a ric h p rize and th e fa c t “ T he good nam e o f th e s ta te dem ands A riz., m et in a p itch ed b a ttle b u t no th e v e s se l’s o w n ers an d a g e n ts ex p re ss th a t so m e th in g be done to ta k e care o f one w as se rio u sly h u rt. no f e a r fo r h e r s a fe ty s tre n g th e n s th e th e s e p ro je c ts because o f th e fa ilu re o f th e s ta te officials p roperly to sa feg u a rd A n aero p lan e ram m ed a Z eppelin co n ten tio n o f th e g ra in sh ip p ers. th em in th e ir inception. I t is up to balloon, d e stro y in g th e d irig ib le , in th e le g isla tu re to see th a t so m e th in g is th e a tta c k b e fo re L ie g e. American Tourists Now done in th e B enson-H yde case. T h ere T w o b a tte r e d c ru is e rs w hose n a tio n Getting Home Easier is evidence o f 50,000 bogus c e rtific a te s a lity could not be d isco v ered , lim ped and alth o u g h th e le g is la tu re a p p ro London— A d isp a tc h from B e rlin via in to h arb o r a t S h an g h ai. p ria te d $5000 to b rin g s u it no t e s ti C openhagen s ta te s th a t th e r e tu rn of S e c re ta ry H ouston th in k s U n ited th e A m erican s hom ew ard w ill now pro m ony has been ta k e n . T h e s u it is to S ta te s w ill be ab le to co n tin u e e x p o rta ceed m ore speedily, as ra ilw a y traffic recover school lands alleg ed to have been o b tain ed th ro u g h f r a u d .’’ tio n of foodstuffs d u rin g th e w ar. is becom ing m ore re g u la r from all th e A f te r an all-day session o f th e On acco u n t o f th e E uro p ean w ar la r g e r c e n te rs o f G erm any. board, S ta te E n g in e e r L ew is p o sitiv ely A flood of tr a v e le rs w ill s t a r t in a A m erican ch ild ren w ill go w ith o u t re fu se d to c e r tify fo r p a te n t about few days. A sp ecial tr a in w ill leave m any to y s f o r C h ristm a s th is y ear. 3000 ac re s o f land in th e C e n tra l Ore H am b u rg for H olland w ith 400 A m er T he U n ite d S ta te s g o v e rn m e n t has icans. O th e r re fu g e e s w ill proceed on gon irrig a tio n p ro ject. G overn o r W est c h a rte re d s ix s te a m e rs to b rin g A m er th re e tra in s , each c a rry in g 400 persons. ican r e fu g e e s hom e fro m E u ropean S ix ty A m erican s w ill leave M unich p o rts. fo r H olland. A tr a in from B e rlin fo r I ta ly h as m obilized b etw een 200,000 H o lla n d V ill c a rry 400 A m erican s, in and 250,000 tro o p s on th e S w iss and clu d in g 60 from D resden. A m erican s in F ra n k fo r t and Bad A u s tria n f ro n tie r s , a s a p re c a u tio n a ry N au h eim w ill leave fo r H olland in o r m easu re. E u g en e.— F in al a p p ro v a l of th e A l d in a ry tra in s , fo u r o f w hich w ill d e s e a h ig h w ay p ro ject, In w h ich th e S c a n d in a v ia n w a te r s a r e re p o rte d p a r t daily. A m erican s h e re h ith e rto g o v e rn m e n t fo re s try se rv ic e ex p ects c le a r o f w a rsh ip s an d fo o d stu ffs are h ave show n little disp o sitio n to go to said to be g o in g fre e ly fro m D enm ark H olland, a s r e la tiv e s and frie n d s a r r i v to o p en a ro ad c o n n e c tin g W ald p o rt an d th e c o a s t of L an e an d L in n co u n to E ngland. in g fro m th e re say th a t all th e h o tels tie s to th e W illa m e tte valley , w as A m erican v essels p ly in g o u t o f San a r e fu ll and i t is im possible to g e t g iven by g o v e rn m e n t o fficials from F ra n cisco h av e been w arn ed not to s te a m e r p assag e befo re th e en d o f Sep- W ash in g to n , D. C., w ho m a d e a n in sp e c tio n of th e p ro je c t F rid a y and co m m u n icate w ith G erm an w a rsh ip s te m b er. H e n ry V an D yke, A m erican m in is te r S a tu rd a y . T h e w ork will be s ta rte d ly in g o u tsid e th e h a rb o r. to th e N e th e rla n d s, how ever, h as a d n e x t w eek an d ru sh e d to com p letio n , a c c o rd in g to H. B. R a n k in , su p e rv iso r D r. A ked, th e e r s tw h ile p a s to r of vised A m b assad o r G e ra rd a t B e rlin o f th e S iu slaw n a tio n a l fo re st, who th e R o c k efeller church in N ew Y ork, t h a t all A m erican s can e asily find ac r e tu rn e d w ith th e e n g in e e rs today. w onders w hy th e S o c ia lists o f E urope com m odations in H olland. M any T h e g o v e rn m e n t m en w e re O. G. p e rm itte d th e w a r to begin. A m erican s a r e now anxious to proceed M errill, c h ie f e n g in e e r of th e U n ited D en m ark h as notified F ra n c e th a t to H olland, a s th e y h av e le tte r s of S ta te s f o re s try se rv ice, an d A. T. th e w a te r s a b o u t C openhagen have c re d it upon E n g lish b an k s on w hich S ch u y ler, of th e fe d e ra l office of p u b T h e y acco m p an ied Mr. been m ined to g u ard a g a in s t a possible G erm an b an k s re fu s e to pay, as finan lic ro a d s. su rp rise a tta c k by th e G erm an s. cial connections w ith E n g la n d h ave R a n k in in to th e fo re s t on F rid ay . D u r ing th e tr ip th e y w e re im p re ssed w ith T he B ritis h a re re p o rte d to h av e b een suspended. In m any cases, how th e b ea c h r e s o r t p o ssib ilitie s of th e e v e r, th e G erm an banks, esp ecially in c a p tu re d th e lin e r K ro n P rin z W il O regon c o a s t s o u th of N ew p o rt, w h ich helm , of G erm any, c o n ta in in g 6000 F ra n k fo rt, w ill m ak e advances to w ell will be o p en ed to m o to r tra ffic by know n A m erican s w ith o u t se c u rity . to n s of coal and $5,000,000 in gold. General Resume of Important Events Throughout the Worli European Battle Line Now Extends 266 Miles P a r is —T he conditions u n d er w hich th e g r e a t b a ttle betw een th e G erm an s an d allied fo rces w ill be fo u g h t are m ade th e s u b je c t of an official com m u n icatio n issued by th e F ren ch m in is te r of w ar. By its develo p m en t and T he S ta te d e p a r tm e n t is in fo rm ed th e n a tu re o f th e ground on w hich th e th a t J a p a n is a b o u t to d e c la re w a r on b a ttle will be w aged, th is v a s t b a ttle G erm an y an d jo in E n g la n d in an a t w ill d iffe r profoundly from th e b a ttle s ta c k on th e G erm an p o ssessions in th e o f o th e r tim es. “ By reason o f Tthe ab an d o n m en t o f F a r E a st. th e a tta c k w hich th e G erm ans planned T he s te a m e r A dvance m ade a round a g a in s t N a n c y ,’’ say s th e com m unica t r ip su c cessfu lly th ro u g h th e canal tio n , “ our co n cen tratio n has been c a r fro m Colon to M iraflorea L ak es. T he rie d o u t w ith re g u la rity and in its e n s te a m e r C risto b a l m ade th e sa m e tr ip tir e ty , and th u s th e w hole o f th e la s t w eek. F re n c h arm y w ill b a ttle w ith th e w hole T he B ritis h c ru is e r Suffolk w as o f th e G erm an forces, w ith th e ex c e p coaled in te n hours in H a lifa x , c itiz e n s tio n o f th o se G erm an troops concen o f all classes, crew s o f tr a n s - A tla n tic tr a te d on th e E a ste rn f ro n tie r o f th e lin ers and local m ilitia v o lu n te e rin g em p ire. “ T he v io latio n o f th e " n e u tr a lity o f fo r th e job. B elgium has e x te n d e d th e B elg ian and P rovisional P re sid e n t C a rb a ja l and F re n c h a llie s to th e f ro n tie r o f H ol h is ca b in e t h av e abandoned M exico land. T he n e x t b a ttle , th e re fo re , will C ity, and p r e p a ra tio n s a r e m ade for be from Basel to M a estrich t, w ith se v th e triu m p h a l e n tra n c e o f th e C o n sti e ra l m illions o f m en on each side. tu tio n a lists. “ I t is th is enorm ous e x te n sio n o f B elgians appeal to A m erica fo r e ffe c tiv e s and of fro n t w hich w ill c h a r w h eat, b ut th e U. S. e x p o rte rs a r e in a c te r iz e th e b a ttle , and i t w ill be pro clined to w a it u n til th e su p rem acy of foundly d iffe re n t from all o th e r b a t- th e seas is s e ttle d b e fo re a tte m p tin g t los. “ W hen tw o a d v e rsa rie s e n g a g e in to sh ip g ra in . b a ttle alo n g a fro n t o f from 20 to 30 S tern m easu res a r e b ein g re so rte d k ilo m e te rs (13 to 20 m ile s), th e en- to in G erm any to com|«?l m ilita ry j g a g e m e t is c h a ra c te riz e d by tw o seriv ce, according to a d isp a tc h v ia j f e a tu re s — i t is ra p id and im m ed iately London. I t is rep o rte d th a t D r. K arl I d ecisiv e. W ith a fro n t e x te n d in g o v e r L ie h k n ech t, th e fam ous G erm an S o cial 400 k ilo m e te rs (260 m iles), i t is not is t leader, h as been sh o t fo r re fu s in g lik e ly to be th e s a m e .” to jo in th e arm y. T he M exican c a b in e t h as discussed th e ch an g e o f g o v e rn m e n t and it has been decided to p e rm it th e c o n s titu tio n a lis ts a p ea c e fu l e n tra n c e in to th e c a p ita l. Polish Leaders Hitter. M aking no dem ands, b u t s tr ik in g in London— A S t. P e te rs b u rg d isp a tc h sy m p a th y w ith those a t N ew ell, W. | V a., 500 boys em ployed ns mold ru n to th e L loyd N ew s sa y s a n e w sp ap er n e rs and b a tte rs up, w alk ed o ut on a m an w ho h as ju s t a rriv e d from W a r s tr ik e and as a re s u lt 30 p o tte rie s saw re p o rts th a t c ity q u ie t up to th e p ro b ab ly w ill have to suspend o p e ra tim e he le ft. H e say s th a t a lively tio n s, and 5000 m en be th ro w n o u t of cam p aig n is b ein g w aged by G erm an w ork. T he boys a r e re g a rd e d as sy m p a th iz e rs alo n g th e b o rd er fo r the a s s is ta n ts to th e fo rem en and are hired su p p o rt o f th e P oles. by them d irectly . A P olish n ew sp ap er, p rin te d u n d er Ice b e rg s a re th re a te n in g A tla n tic j G erm an su p e rv isio n a t C zestochow a, is ste a m e rs th a t speed th ro u g h th e d a r k p u b lish in g acco u n ts of G erm an su c cesses. In its la te s t issu e i t re p o rte d ness or fo g to avoid h o stile cru isers. t h a t Sw eden an d J**pan had d eclared I t is b elieved th e G erm ans a re p la n w a r on R ussia. n in g an invasion o f R ussian te r rito r y in F in lan d , in th e hope th a t th e people Austria Takes Reprisal. th e re m ay be induced to rise in rev o lt London — A d isp a tc h rec e iv e d h e re a g a in s t th e czar. from V ienna sa y s th e A m erican a m j b assad o r th e re has ad v ised th e A us tr ia n fo reig n office th a t th e A u s tria n vice consul in S t. P e te rsb u rg , w ho w as le f t by th e A u stria n am b assad o r in ch arg e o f th e a rc h iv e s and fo r w hose s a fe ty th e R ussian fo re ig n office a c cep ted all re sp o n sib ility , had been a r re ste d as a p riso n er o f w ar. T he pro F ra n c e is s w e lte rin g u n d er in te n se te s t of th e A m erican am b assad o r h a v h e a t, an d w om en crow d th e w a r offices 1 in g been w ith o u t a v a il, i t w as sa id th e in q u irin g a f t e r re la tiv e s in th e field. A u s tria n g o v ern m en t w'as o b lig ed to S u g a r h a s advanced from 70 c e n ts to o rd er th e a r r e s t o f R u ssian s in V ien n a $ 2 .25 p e r hu n d red a t v ario u s points, o w in g to s c a rc ity caused by th e w ar. Leipsic Puts Into Port . San F ran cisco T he G erm an c ru is e r A w om an c a u g h t a G erm an spy on th e t r a i n fro m A n tw e rp to B ru ssels in L eipsic, w hich, strip p e d for a c tio n , th e a c t o f re le a s in g c a r r ie r pigeons has been p a tro llin g th e co ast off th is w h ich he h ad c o n re a le d in a bag. She h arb o r for th e la s t w eek, e n te re d S an se ized an d h eld h im u n til o th e r passen F ra n cisco bay e arly M onday and a n g e rs cam e to h e r a s s is ta n c e . T he m an choret! ju s t inside th e G olden G ate. w as h anded o v e r to th e m ilita ry a u T he vessel se n t w ord ash o re th a t it th o r itie s , tr ie d by c o u rt m a rtia l and d esired to com m unicate w 'ith th e G e r m an conaul. sh o t. O fficials in W ash in g to n b eliev e th e n e u tr a lity o f C hina is c e rta in to be v io lated by th e w a rrin g n atio n s, and i t is considered lik ely th a t A m erican sh ip p in g on th e Pacific m ay suffer and th is c o u n try becom e involved diplo m a tic a lly , a t least. PLÀCET HONEY MOON and o th e r m em b ers fav o re d it, w ith c e rta in re stric tio n s . Mr. L ew is said th e c o n tra c t w ith th e com pany called fo r one and e ig h t-te n th s a c re fe e t of w a te r and an in v e s tig a tio n show ed th a t th e com pany, because o f se ep ag e, could d e liv e r only one and th r e e -te n th s feet. I t w as arg u e d th a t th e la t t e r am o u n t w as all th a t w as n ecessa ry fo r o rd i n ary cro p s, b u t Mr. L ew is said th e c o n tra c t m u st be lived u p to . E. B. W illia m s, a s e ttle r on th e p ro je c t, who re p re se n te d th e se ttle rs , sa id th ey w ere sa tisfie d w'ith th e a m o u n t o f w a te r b e in g fu rn ish e d fo r th e p re se n t. A su g g e stio n th a t Mr. L ew is c e r tify th e land fo r p a te n t w ith a re s e rv a tio n & A j th a t th e s t a te and th e s e ttle r s r e ta in th e ir r ig h t to o b tain th e fu ll am o u n t o f w a te r th ro u g h legal actio n w as op posed by th e s ta te en g in e e r. A reso lu tio n by S ta te T re a s u re r K ay r e c itin g = p*r th a t th e s t a te e n g in e e r d eclin e to p a t e n t th e list, b u t th a t th e board be- \ liev ed th e w a te r w as sufficient to grow o rd in a ry a g ric u ltu ra l crops, w as ad o p t- | SY N O PSIS. ed and w ill be fo rw ard ed to th e s e c r e - 1 ta r y of th e in te rio r. E le a n o r a <le T o s c a n a w a s s in g in g in In rep ly to a re q u e st by G o v ern o r P a ris , w h ic h , p e r h a p s , a c c o u n te d f o r E d W e s t a s to th e p ro je c ts t h a t had t w a rd C o u r tl a n d t’s a p p e a r a n c e th e r e . M u l tim illio n a ire , h e w a n d e r e d a b o u t w h e r e bro k en t h e i r c o n tra c ts th e s t a te e n fancy d ic ta te d . H e m ig h t h a In P a r is o n e g in e e r said th e re w ere th re e . H e said J a y a n d K a m c h a tk a th e n e x t. F o llo w in g tin* o p e r a lie g o e s to a c a f e a n d is a c th e C e n tra l O regon I rr ig a tio n com pany c o ste d b y a p r e t ty y o u n g w o m a n . S h e had allo w ed th e tim e fo r th e co m p le g a v e h im I lie a d d r e s s o f F lo r a D esim o n e , o ca l r iv a l o f T o s c a n a , a n d F lo r a g iv e s tio n o f th e first u n it to e x p ir e ; th a t v him t h e a d d r e s s o f E le a n o r a , w h o m n e Is th e D esc h u te s L and com pany had f o r d e te r m in e d to s ee. C o u rt la n d t e n te r s K le a a r t m e n t s . S h e o r d e r s h im fe ite d its c o n tra c t by f a ilu re to do th e o u t a n n o d ra 's s h o a p o ts a t h im . T h e n e x t d a y w ork on tim e , and th a t th e P o rtla n d P a r is Is s h o c k e d b y th e m y s te r io u s d is a p p e a r a n c e o f tile n a d o n n a . R e a liz in g I r r ig a tio n com pany had v io la te d its t h a t h e m a y be s p u rir s p e c te d o f th e a b d u c c o n tra c t by allo w in g e n try o f lan d and tio n o f E l e a n o r a C o u rt la n d t a r r a n g e s fo r r ig h ts to w a te r by p u rch ase rs o f sto ck . a n alib i. E l e a n o r a r e a p p e a r s am i a c c u s e s C o u r tla n d t o f h a v in g a b d u c te d h e r. H is G o v ern o r W e s t’s reso lu tio n t h a t th e a lib i is s a ti s f a c to r y to tin* p o lice a n d tin* E l e a n o r a flees to s e c re ta ry o f th e b oard n o tify th e com c h a rg e is d is m iss e d . L a k e C o m o to r e s t a f t e r th e s h o c k . S h e p an ies w h ich h av e not liv ed u p to th e ir is fo llo w e d b y a n u m b e r o f h e r a d m ir e r s , c o n tra c ts, i f th e y fa il to p roceed w ith a m o n g th e m th e p r in c e w h o r e a lly p r o red h e r a b d u c tio n . C o u r tla n d t a ls o g o es th e w o rk and to conform to th e sp e ci cu to C o m o a n d th e r e m e e ts J im m ie H a r r i ficatio n s o f th e ir c o n tra c ts, th e s ta te d a n , r e tir e d p r iz e f ig h te r a n d f a t h e r o f E l o se r e a l n a m e is N o ra H a r r i will d e c la re f o rfe itu re s o f t h e i r con e d a an n . o ra H . a w r r h ig a n ta k e s C o u r tla n d t in to h is tr a c ts , w as n o t seconded. f a v o r a t o n ce . H e in tr o d u c e « C o u r tla n d t & HAROLD MACGPAB4Î Piciurcs j ^ CD. Jii PilODESfe^ Yjtm- Extend New Alsea Road From Wald port to Coast T he c a p ta in o f a D an ish s te a m e r r e p o rts se e in g th e m a s ts o f se v en sunken v e sse ls off th e G erm an c o ast, and he b eliev es th e y w e re G erm an w arsh ip s. are til crazy to marry him became quets. to ills d a u g h t e r , b u t th e l a t t e r g iv e s no -ig n o f e v e r h a v in g m e t h im b e fo re . S h e s tu d io u s ly a v o id s h im . N o r a ’s c o n fe s s o r s c e n ts a m y s te r y in v o lv in g N o r a a n d C o u r tla n d t. H e ta k e s a s tr o n g f a n c y to th e y o u n g m a n . C H A P T E R IX—C on tin u ed . "I w as a s le e p w hen th e p isto l wre n t th e n ew h ig h w ay . M otor c a r s m ay off. Oh, you m u st b eliev e th a t it w as re a c h W a ld p o rt an d w ith th e co m p le p urely a c c id e n ta l! S h e w as in a te r tio n of th e C apo P e rp e tu a ro a d , m ay rib le s ta te u n til m o rn in g . W h a t if re a c h F lo re n c e and r e tu rn b y w ay of sh e had k illed you, w h a t if s h e had th e S iu slaw w ith o u t h av in g to be f e r killed you! S he se em ed to h a rp upon ried . T h e ro ad to A lse a is re a c h e d by th a t p h ra s e .” w ay o f M onroe. T h e new ro a d will C o u rtla n d t tu rn e d a so b e r face to p ro v id e a n o u tle t fo r c re a m a n d d airy re s o u rc e s of t h a t c o ast re g io n , now w ard h er. S he m ig h t be sin c e re , and th e n a g a in sh e m ig h t be p lay in g th e a lm o st InucccsBlble. T h e ro ad p ro je c t Involves th e co n first g a m e o v er ag ain , in a d ifferen t s tr u c tio n of a m ile an d a th ird of new guise. ” It would h av e b een e m b a r ro ad th ro u g h h eav y tim b e r a n d re ra ssin g if th e b u llet h ad found its q u irin g th e rem o v al of h e a v y g ra d e s m a rk .” H e m et h e r ey es sq u a re ly , and an d m u ch ro ck w ork. T o b u ild th is sh e sawr th a t h is w ere to ta lly free d is ta n c e w ill c o st $3000. from s u rp ris e o r a g ita tio n o r in te re st. W o rk on th e co m p letio n of th e P e r “W ill you be h e re lo n g ?” p e tu a ro ad , c o n n e c tin g th e h ig h w ay "It d e p e n d s.” b etw een T illam o o k an d Coos B ay, will “ Upon N o ra ? ” p e rsis te n tly . b e c o m m en ced a s so o n a s L in c o ln "T h e w e a th e r.” c o u n ty c o m p le te s its p a rt of th e w ork, ‘‘You a r e h o p e le s s.” a c c o rd in g to S u p e rv iso r R a n k in . N e a r ly $10,000 h a s been s p e n t by th e g ov “ No; o n th e c o n tra ry , I am th e e r n m e n t o n th is p ro ject. m o st o p tim istic m an in th e w orld." S he looked Into th is rep ly v e ry c a r e fully. If h e h ad h o p es of w in n in g Warehouse Considered. Week-Old fir e Is Halted co .— At a m e etin g of th e d ir e c t N ora H a rrig a n , o p tim istic h e ce rta in ly On Upper Smith River o rs O ren of th e O ren co C o -o p erativ e M ar m u st be. P e rh a p s it w as n o t o p tim A lbany.— A fte r b u rn in g fo r sev en k e tin g a s so c ia tio n it w as d ec id e d th a t ism. R a th e r m ig h t It n o t be a p u r ste p s sh o u ld bo ta k e n a t o n c e to s e pose m ad e of ste e l, b en d ab le b u t not days, th e fo re s t fire on th e hoad- c u re a w areh o u se . A c o m m itte e w as w a te rs of 3 m ith r iv e r n o r th e a s t of a p p o in ted to c o n fe r w ith th e o ffic ia ls b reak ab le, re in fo rc e d by a k n o w led g e of co n d itio n s w hich sh e would have B elknap S p rin g s now is u n d e r co n of th e O regon E le c tric ra ilw a y lo o k in g to th e e re c tio n of th e b u ild in g on th e given w o rld s to le a rn ? trol. “Is sh e n o t b e a u tifu l? ” T h e fire is b u rn in g y et, b u t it is b e ra ilro a d la n d s a t O renco. “I am n o t a p o e t.” A c o m m itte e w a s also a p p o in te d to lieved th e r e is no f u rth e r d a n g e r and in v e s tig a te th e f e a sib ility o f e re c tin g “W a it a m o m e n t,” h e r ey es w id en a lm o st all th e fire fig h te rs w ill be se n t a c a n n e ry fo r u se n e x t se aso n . ing. ” 1 b eliev e you know w ho did out tom orrow . T h e e x p e rim e n t th is y e a r w ith th e com m it th a t o u tra g e .” S u p e rv iso r B ru n d ag e of th e S an tiam public m a r k e t in P o rtla n d h a s p ro v ed F o r th e firs t tim e h e frow ned. n a tio n a l fo re s t, w ho h a s been in p e r a su c cess. N e x t y e a r th e m e m b e rs “V ery w ell; I p ro m ise n o t to ask sonal c h a rg e of th e fig h t on th is fire, w ill bo p re p a re d to sen d a m u c h la rg e r any m o re q u e stio n s .” te le p h o n e d to fo re s t se rv ic e h e a d q u a r su p p ly th a n th is. " T h a t w ould b e v ery a g re e a b le to te r s h e re from F ish L a k e sa y in g th a t i m e.” T h en , a s if h e realized th e ru d e th e fire is u n d e r co n tro l. N o re p o rt River Work Is Refused. w as m ad e on th e te r r ito r y co v ered by ness of h is rep ly , h e ad d ed : “ B efore th e fire o r its d am ag e, b u t it w as S alem — R e p re s e n ta tiv e H a w le y h as j I leav e I will te ll you all you w ish to le a rn e d d e fin ite ly th a t its p ro g ress n o tified th e S alem C o m m ercial club know, upon o n e co n d itio n .” h a s b een stopped. “ T ell it!*’ th a t L ie u te n a n t C olonel M c K in stry , "You w ill sa y n o th in g to a n y one, U n ite d S ta te s e n g in e e r in th is d is tr ic t, 275.000 Wrappers Ready. had re p o rte d to th e W ar d e p a r tm e n t you w ill q u estio n n e ith e r M iss H a rri S alem .— S e c r e ta r y of S ta te O lcott th a t th e r e w as no d a n g e r o f th e co u rse g an n o r m yself, n o r p e rm it y o u rse lf said T h u rs d a y th a t a m a jo rity of th e to be q u estio n e d .” w ra p p e rs fo r th e e le c tio n p a m p h le ts o f th e r iv e r b e in g d iv e rte d a t S alem . “ I a g re e ." to bo se n t to 275,000 p e rso n s h ad been F e a r in g th a t th e r iv e r w ould c u t ' And now', w ill you n o t ta k e m e a d d re ss e d . T h e w ra p p e rs a r e 13 th ro u g h th e wre s t b an k j u s t ab o v e th e in ch es long, an d Mr. O lc o tt’s d ep u ties su sp en sio n b rid g e an d leav e p a r t o f th e o v er to y o u r frie n d s ? ” “O v er th e r e ? ” a g h ast. h a v e fig u re d th a t, if th e y w’e re p asted c ity hig h and d ry , th e clu b a sk e d th e "W hy, yes. W e can s it upon th e to g e th e r, th e y would m o re th a n s tre tc h W ar d e p a rtm e n t to s tr e n g th e n th e from h e re to P o rtla n d , w hich is ab o u t b an k , w hich is b e in g g ra d u a lly w ashed g rass. T h ey seem to b e h a v in g a good 50 m iles. tim e.” aw ay by a s tro n g c u rre n t. Mr. O lco tt h a s an a d d re ss in g m a W h at a m an ! T a k e him over, into c h in e sim ila r to th o se used b y new s th e e n e m y ’s cam p ? N o th in g would be Rain Stops intense Heat. p ap ers. If th e old-style m eth o d of m ore a g re e a b le to her. W ho would a d d re ss in g w ra p p e rs by h an d w ere S ilv e r L a k e L ig h t, s c a tte r in g sh o w be th e stro n g e r, N o ra o r th is p ro v o k em ployed it w ould ta k e a co rp s of e rs h av e b ro k en a 40-day d r o u g h t in ing m an ? c le rk s w eek s to do th e w ork. N o rth L ak e c o u n try . A lth o u g h th e I So th e y c ro ssed o v er an d Joined th e ra in w as too la te an d to o sc a n ty to b e n - ! group. T h e p a d re sm iled. It w as a Woman Is “Rootlegger efit crops, i t cooled th e a tm o sp h e re to situ a tio n su ch a s h e loved to stu d y : E u g en e.— Mrs. K a te W y lie, a lo d g som e e x te n t and b ro k e an in te n se h eat a stro n g m an an d a s tro n g w om an, a t ing-house* k e e p e r, w as found g u ilty of season th a t had caused a c e ssa tio n o f j w ar B ut n o th in g h a p p e n e d ; n o t a v io latin g th e local o p tio n law' by a fa rm in g and o th e r stre n u o u s w ork. rip p le a n y w h e re to disclo se th e a g ita T he th u n d e r sh o w er o f F rid a y w as th e ju s tic e of th e p eace c o u rt ju ry . tion b en eath . T h e m an lau g h ed an d firs t in som e p a rts o f th is v alley sin ce th e w om an lau g h ed , b u t th e y sp o k e T w o m ^n said th a t sh e sold th em Ju ly 2. T he seaso n o f 1914 h a s b ro k en | n o t to ea c h o th e r, n o r looked once into beer. A b a rre l of e m p ty b o ttle s w as se v era l h ig h an d low m a rk s, and has found in h e r h o u se by th e sh e riff, who also been th e d r ie s t in th e h is to ry o f j each o th e r's eyes. T he su n w as d ro p p in g to w a rd th e raid ed th e place la s t w eek. S h e Is th e S ilv e r L ake w e a th e r b u re a u . w e ste rn tops. T h e g u e s ts w ere leav said to be th e firs t w om an found g u il ing by tw o s an d th re e s. T h e colonel ty of "b o o tle g g in g ” in L a n e co u n ty . Fair and Rodeo Planned. J o e Ja c o b s, m an y tim e s trie d for had p rev ailed upon h is d in n e r g u e sts T he D alles—T h e 2 4th an n u al W asco n o t to b o th e r a b o u t going b ack to th e bootleg g in g , an d w ho h a s paid th e co u n ty m ore th a n $1500 in fines, will co u n ty f a ir w ill be held S e p te m b e r 29 | villag e to d ress, b u t to d in e in th e s ta n d tria l tom orrow . and 30 and O cto b er l and 2. M ore clo th es th e y w ore. F in ally , n o n e re th an $2000 w ill b e aw a rd e d in p r e m ained b u t H a rrig a n , A bbott, th e m iu m s fo r a g ric u ltu re , sto ck and m e B arone, th e p a d re and C o u rtlan d t. And Oregon Is free of Debt. S alem .— S e c re ta ry of S ta te O lcott ch an ical e x h ib its, w o rk s o f a r t , fan cy th ey ta lk e d noisily an d a g re e a b ly con took ex cep tio n to a n a r tic le u n d e r a w ork ami school c h ild re n ’s d isp lay s. cern in g m an a ffa irs u n til R ao g rav ely W ash in g to n d a te lin e r e c e n tly p ub M any o f th e d isp la y s w ill becom e a an n o u n ced th a t d in n e r w as served. lished in P o rtla n d n e w s p a p e rs th a t p a rt o f W asco c o u n ty ’s in d iv id u al e x It w as only th e n , d u rin g th e lull P e n n sy lv a n ia w as th e o n ly s ta te free h ib it fo r th e O reg o n b u ild in g a t th e w hich follow ed, th a t lig h t w as sh ed of debt. P anam a-P acific e x p o sitio n . upon th e p uzzle w hich had b een su b H e d ec la re d th a t O regon, also, w as consciously s tir r in g H a rrig a n a m ind: o ut of d eb t an d had n o t h ad a bonded Ashland Men Enlisted. N ora h ad n o t o n ce sp o k en to th e son In d e b te d n e ss sin c e th e s ta te h o u s e w as co m p leted 40 y e a rs ago. In v e stig a A shland — On re q u isitio n m ad e by of h is old frien d . tio n also show ed th a t K e n tu c k y and F o re st S u p e rv iso r E ric k so n , G am e se v e ra l o th e r s ta te s w e re fre e of b o n d W arden H u b b ard e n liste d th e se rv ic e C H A PT E R X. ed In d eb ted n ess. o f a score of m en to fig h t fire in th e G rouse creek d is tr ic t, so u th o f A sh E v ery th in g But th e T ru th . Ixike County Pine Burns . land. T he fire b ro k e o u t, and due to • 1 d o n 't se e why th e colonel d id n 't S ilv e r L ake- F o re st fires n o rth w est th e em erg en cy call, i t is co n sid ered to in v ite som e of th e lad ies," M rs. H ar o f Fre(*m ont h ave cast a heavy pall of be serio u s, in asm u ch a s th e v o lu n te e rs rigan com p lain ed . sm oke o v e r S ilv e r L a k e and C h ristm as a re to re in fo rc e fo re s t ra n g e r s and " I t's a m an p arty . H e's g iving it to L ak e v alley s. T he flam es h av e e a te n m e m b e rs |)f th e Ja c k so n co u n ty fire p lease h im self. And I do n o t blam e th e ir w ay th ro u g h se v e ra l thousand p a tro l alread y in t h a t te r r ito r y . him. T h e w om en a b o u t h e re tr e a t f e e t o f fine pine tim b e r in th e F re e - him abom inably. T h ey com e a t all m ont re se rv e . L ittle d am ag e has t>een tiroes of th e day and n ig h t, u se h is Fire Damages Hospital. done to p riv a te ly ow ned fo re sts. R oseburg. -F ire w’h ic h Is b eliev ed card room , o rd e r h is s e rv a n ts ab o u t, to h a v e ig n ited from a d e fe c tiv e elec d rin k hi« w hisky an d sm o k e h is cig Union High School Planned. trie lig h t w irin g , d am ag ed th e h o sp ita l a re tte s . an d g en e ra lly in v ite th e m sectio n of th e O reg o n s o ld ie r s ’ hom e selv es to lu n ch eo n and te a an d d in n er. St H e le n s.— R e p re s e n ta tiv e s from 10 school d is tr ic ts su rro u n d in g St. h e re to th e e x te n t of $800. W h e n th e And th en , w hen th ey a r e read y to go H e le n s m et to form pine«* an d in v e s ti fire w as d isc o v e re d th e r e w e re a b o u t b ack to th e ir v illas o r hotel, ta k e h is g a te th e n e c e s sa ry legal s te p s to form 40 p a tie n ts in th e h o s p ita l w a rd . T h e y j m o to r-b o at w ith o u t a th a n k you. T h e a u n io n h ig h school h e re . A co m m it w ere q uickly re m o v e d fro m th e b u rn te e w as a p p o in te d to c o n fe r w ith th e lng b u ild in g by v o lu n te e rs. All a v a il colonel h a s a b o u t th re e th o u sa n d b o ard In each d is tr ic t an d re p o rt at a b le fire fig h tin g a p p a r a tu s in th e c ity p ounds o u tsid e h is h alf pay. an d they w as ru sh e d to th e scen e. a la te r m eetin g . J o n e w as an e n o rm o u i kunci of violets. T h e o th e r w as of tliupl. m a rg u e rltle s. She picked lip th e vie lets. T h e re w as a ca rd w ith o u t i n am e; b u t th e p h ra se sc rib b led acrosi th o face of it w as sufficient. S he flunj th e vio lets fa r down in to th e grape v ines below. T h e actio n w as w ith o u a n g e r, ex cited r a th e r by a co n tem p tu ous indifference. As fo r th e sim pli m arg u erites, sh e took th em up g in g ei ly. T h e a rc th e s e d escrib ed th ro u g l th e a ir w as even g r e a te r th a n th a perfo rm ed by th e violets. "I'm a silly fool, I su p p o se,” shi m u rm u red , tu rn in g back in to th e roou again. It w as ten o’clock w hen th e colone bade his g u e sts good n ig h t a s the] tu m b led o u t of h is m o to r boat. The] w ere iu m ore o r less e x u b e ra n t sp irits fo r th e colonel knew how to do tw» th in g s p a rtic u la rly w ell: o rd e r a din ner, and avoid th e m any tr a p s s e t foi him by sch em in g m am m as a n d eli g ib le widows. A bbott, (he B aro n e an< H arrig a n , arm in arm , m arch ed oi ah ead , w h istlin g one tu n e in thre» d ifferen t keys, w hile C o u rtla n d t sei th e pace for th e padre. All th ro u g h th e d in n er th e p a d re hat w atch ed and listen ed . F a c e s w ere gen erally books to him . and he read ii th is young m an 's face m an y thlngi th a t pleased him . T h is w as no nigh rover, a fool o v er w ine an d w om en, i sp e n d th rift. "T h e re h a s been a g ra v e in istak i so m ew h ere," he m used aloud, th o u g h t fully. "I beg yo u r p ard o n ,” said C ourt landt. "I beg yo u rs. I w as th in k in g aloud How long h av e you know n th e H a r rig a n s? ” "T h e fa th e r and m o th e r I n e v e r s a s b efo re to d ay .” "T h en you h av e m et Miss H a rrig a n ? ’ "I h av e seen h e r on th e s ta g e .” "I have th e H appiness of b eing hej co n fesso r.” T hey pro ceed ed q u ite as fa r a s i h u n d red y a rd s b efo re C o u rtla n d t vol u n te e re d : "T h a t m u st be in te re s tin g .’ "S he is a good C ath o lic.” "A h, y es; I reco llect now .” "A nd y o u ?” "Oh. I h a v e n ’t any religion such ai req u ires my p resen c e in c h u rc h e s D on't m isu n d ersta n d me! As a boj l w as b red in th e E p iscopal ch u rch ; h u t I h av e tra v e le d so m uch th a t , h av e d rifted out of th e circle. I fine th a t w hen 1 am o u t in tho open, it th e h e a rt of som e g re a t w aste, sucl as a d e se rt, a sea, th e top o f a m oun tain . I can se e th o g re a tn e s s of the O m n ip o ten t fa r m ore clearly an d hum bly th a n w ithin th e w alls of a ca th e d ra l.” "You believe in th e te n e ts of C hris tia n ity ?" "S u rely ! A m an m u st pin h is faitl and hope to so m eth in g m ore sta b h th a n h u m a n ity .'’ "1 should like to c o n v e rt you to m] way of th in k in g ,” sim ply. "N o th in g is im possible. W ho know s?' T h e p ad re, a s th ey co n tin u ed on w ard ; offered m any o penings, b u t tin young m an a t h is sid o refu sed to b< d raw n into an y confidence. So th< p ad re gave up, fo r th e fu tility of hii effo rts becam e irksom e. H is ow n lipi w ere sealed , so h e could n o t a s k poin b lan k th e q u estio n th a t clam o red a th e tip of h is tongue. "S o you a re M iss H a rrig a n ’s con fe ss o r? ” "D oes it s tr ik e you stra n g e ly ? ” "M erely th e co in cid en ce.” "If I w ere n o t h e r co n fesso r I shoult ta k e th e lib e rty of ask in g you sonn q u estio n s." " I t is q u ite p o ssible th a t I sh ouh d eclin e to a n s w e r them ." T h e p ad re sh rugged. " It is pateni to m e th a t you will go a b o u t th is af fa ir in y o u r ow n way. I w ish yot She P ick ed Up th e V iolets. w ell.” " T h a n k you. As Miss H a rrig a n ’» th e s tra n g e r. E d w ard C o u rtlan d t. W hat co n fesso r you d o u b tless know every a fine looking y o u n g m an he w as, and th in g b u t th e tru th ." how a d v e n tu ro u s, how w ell-connected, T h e p ad re lau g h ed th is tim e. Th< how en o rm o u sly rich , a n d w h a t an ex sh o p s w ere closed. T h e open res c e lle n t ca tc h ! S he an d C eleste— th e ta u r a n ts by th e w a te r fro n t held bu> o n e in n o cen tly an d th e o th e r provo few id lers. T h e p ad re ad m ired tin c a tiv e ly — co n tin u ed th e su b je c t to th e young m an 's in d ep en d en ce. M ost m ei v ery d o o rs of th e villa. All th e w hile would h a v e h e s ita te d n o t a second t< N o ra hu m m ed softly. p o u r th e ta le in to h is ea rs in hope a "W h a t do you th in k of him , N ora?" m a te ria l a s sista n c e . T he p a d re ’s ad th e m o th e r inq u ired . m ira tio n w as equally proportione« " T h in k of w h o m ?” w ith resp ec t. "T h is Mr. C o u rtla n d t.” "I le a v e you h ere." he said. "Yoi "O h, I d id n ’t pay m uch a tte n tio n to will se e m e freq u e n tly a t th e villa." him ," ca re le ssly . B ut o n ce alo n e w ith "I c e rta in ly sh all be th e re freq u e n t C eleste, sh e seized h e r by th e a rm , a ly. Good n ig h t." little roug h ly . "C eleste, I love you C o u rtla n d t quick en ed his pace w hicl b e tte r th a n an y o u tsid e r I know. B ut soon b ro u g h t him alongside th e o th e rs if you e v e r d isc u ss th a t m an in my T h ey stopped in fro n t of A b b o tt’s pen p re se n c e ag ain , I sh all cease to reg ard sion, and h e trie d to p ersu a d e th e n you ev en a s an a cq u ain tan ce . H e h as to com e up fo r a n ig h tcap com e h e re fo r th e p u rp o se of a n n o y "N o th in g to it, my boy,” said H ar ing m e. th o u g h he pro m ised th e p re rig an . "I need no n ig h tcap on top oi fect in P a ris n e v e r to ann o y me a g a in .” cognac 48 y e a rs old. F o r m e t h a t ’i "T h e p re fe c t!" a w hole su it of p a ja m a s.” "Y es. T h e m o rn in g I left V ersailles "Y ou com e. T ed .” I m e t him in th e p riv a te office o f th e (T O B E C O N T IN U E D .) p refe ct. He h ad pow erful frie n d s who aid ed him in e s ta b lis h in g an alibi. I w as only a w om an, so I d id n 't co u n t.” LET ‘HUBBY’ SLEEP AT NIGHT "N o ra, if I h av e m eddled in any w ay ,” p ro u d ly , "it has been becau se If Baby C ries. W alk It to Sleep, Is Ad vice T h a t la O ffered to I love you, and I see you unhappy. W ives. You h a v e n e a rly k illed m e w ith yo u r sp h in x -lik e actio n s. You h av e n ev er If y o u r h u sb an d is of th e r a re an . a sk e d m e th e re su lt of m y sp y in g for you th a t n ig h t. S p y in g is n o t one of ad o rab le v ariety who offers to tak< m y u su a l v o catio n s, b u t I did it gladly ch a rg e of th e child a t n ig h t, th an ! fo r you." h eav en for h av in g given you su ch i "You g av e him my a d d re s s ? ” coldly. m an, and d eclin e th e offer, ad v ises i “ I did not. I con v in ced him th a t I w rite r In M o th er’s M agazine. Shouli h ad com e a t th e b e h e s t of F lo ra D esi y o u r h ealth be u n equal to th e etrali m one. H e d em an d ed h e r ad d ress, of both n ig h t and day w ork, ft wil w hich I g av e him . If e v e r th e re w as probably pay b e tte r in th e long ru i a m an in a fine rage, it w as h e a s he for som e one to be h ired to sp a re yot le ft me to go th e re . If he found out th an for him to give his s tr e n g th t< w h ere w e lived, th e C a la b rian a s siste d th e task . T h at is a problem fo r d r him . I sp o k e to him r a th e r p lain ly c u m sta n c e s to solve. T he point I wisl a t tea. H e said th a t h e had had n o th to em p h asize in th is co n n ectio n Is in g w h a te v e r to d o w ith th e ab d u c th a t you a re n e ith e r to feel aggrieve* tio n , an d I b eliev e him . I am p o sitiv e If y o u r h u sb an d d o e sn 't claim thi th a t h e is n o t th e kin d of m an to go rig h t to sh a re in th e n ig h t c a re of th* th a t fa r an d n o t pro ceed to th e end. child, n o r p e rm it him to lo se h is s!ee| And now, will you p lease tell C arlos if h e pleads a d e sire to a c t a s a s sist a n t nu rse. to b rin g my d in n e r to my ro o m ?” T h e im p u lsiv e Irish h e a rt w as not if you h av e m ade th e m ista k e a to be re sis te d . N o ra w an ted to rem ain a sk in g your h u sb a n d to look a f te r th* firm , b u t in ste a d s h e sw ep t C eleste ch ild a t n ig h t, try to look a t th e m at in to h e r a rm s "C eleste, d o n 't be an g ry ! te r reaso n ab ly . H e m ig h t h av e beet I am v ery , very u n h ap p y .” g racio u s en o u g h to te ll you w hy hi If th e Iris h h e a rt w as im pulsive, th e felt h is sleep of su ch im p o rta n c e t h a F re n c h o n e w as no less so C eleste he w as n o t ju stified in fo reg o in g It w a n te d to cry o u t th a f sh e w as u n ev en to sp a re you. b u t th e re a r e m et h ap p y . too. who d o n 't see th in g s In th a t way an* "D o n 't b o th e r to d ress! J u s t give he m ay b e one of them . T h a t doei y o u r h a ir a p a t o r two. W e’ll all th re e not ch an g e th e fact. I re p eat, th a t h* d in e on th e b alco n y .” can n o t do h is b e s t fo r you a n d th e kid C e le ste flew to h e r room . N o ra w ent dies w hen d ep riv ed of th e prope: o v e r to th e c a se m e n t w indow and am o u n t of slu m b er, an d th e tr u th t h a s ta re d a t th e d a rk e n in g m ou n tain s. it Is fo r you an d th e k id d ies th a t a* W h en sh e tu rn e d to w ard th e d re s s e r w o rk s m ay h elp you to o v erlo o k tk* sh e w as a s to n ish ed to And tw o bou u n g racio u sn ess. “ h is a is ie r ts a co u n tess. As a b ach e lo r he can live like a p rince, but as a m a rrie d m an he would have to dig. H e told m e th a t if lie had been born A dam , he'd h a v e clim b ed o v er E d en 's w alls long b efo re th e A ngel of th e F lam in g S w ord paddled him out. S ays h e ’s alw ay s going to be a bachelor, u n le ss I ta k e p ity on him ,” m isch iev ously. "H a s h e . . .?’’ in horrified tones. "A bout th r e e tim es a v isit,” N ora a d m itte d : but I told him th a t I'd be a d a u g h te r, a co u sin , o r a niece to him , o r ev en a g ran d ch ild . T h e la tte r p re se n te d too m any co m p licatio n s, so we co m p ro m ised on n iece.” "I w ish I knew w hen you w ere s e ri o us an d w hen you w ere fooling.” "I am o ften a s se rio u s w hen I am fooling a s I um foolish w hen I am s e ri o u s . . .” “N ora, you will h a v e m e sh riek in g in a m in u te !” d e sp a ire d th e m other. "D id th e colonel really p ro p o se to y o u ?” "O nly in fu n .” C e le ste lau g h ed an d th rew h e r arm a ro u n d th e m o th e r’s w aist, less am p le th a n s u b s ta n tia l. "D o n ’t you care! N o ra is b ein g p u rsu e d by little devils an d is v en tin g h e r sp ite on us." ’ T h e re 'll be too m uch B urgundy and to b acco , to say n o th in g of th e aw ful s to r ie s .” "W ith th e good old p ad re th e re ? H a rd ly ,” said Nora. C e le ste w as a F re n c h wom an. ‘ 1 co n fess th a t I like a good sto ry th a t is n ’t v u lg ar. And n o n e of th em look lik e m en w ho would sto o p to vul g a rity ." " T h a t's a b o u t all you know of m en," d e c la re d M rs. H arrig a n . "I am w illing to g iv e th em th e bene fit of a d o ubt." "C e le ste ,” cried N ora, gaily, “ I’ve a n idea. S u p p o sin g you an d 1 ru n b ack a f te r d in n e r an d h id e in th e card room , w h ich is rig h t ac ro ss from the d in in g room ? T h en we can ju d g e for o u rselv es." "N o ra H a r rig a n ! ” "M olly H a r rig a n ! ” m im icked th e in co rrig ib le. "M o th er m ine, you m ust le a rn to reco g n ize a je s t.” "Ah, b u t y o u rs!" " F in e ! " c ried C eleste. As if to p u t a final period to th e d isc u ssio n , N o ra beg an to hum au d ibly an a r ia from Aida. T h ey en g ag ed a c a rria g e in th e vil la g e an d w ere d riv en up to th e villa. O n th e w ay M rs. H a rrig a n d iscussed