Quality Groceries 3 cans Corn $ .25 3 ” Tomatoes .25 3 ” Milk - .25 3 ” Lye 25 3 ” Old Dutch - .25 3 packages Raisins - .25 3 ” Starch - .25 3 ” Mine«: Meat - .25 10 lb. sack Pancake Flour - .45 9 8-10 lb. sack Far' 1a .45 9 lb. sack Rolled Oats - .45 9 lb. ” Corn Meal .35 10 lb. ” Graham - .35 1 pkg. cow brand Soda, 5c, 6 for .25 After Jan. 1st only two deliveries will be made each day at 10 a. m.and 4 p. m. Please place your orders in time for these. All Jewelry at % price. Waterbury & Chapman ‘ ‘The Quality Grocers” Estacada, • Oregon We Wish You All A Merry Christmas and a Nappy and Prosperous New Year We wish to thank all our Friends and Patrons, for your assi tance and patronage during the past year, and hope by F a i r D e a l i n g s and a Low Margin of Profit, to merit a continuance of your patronage during the coming year. Implements j j Everything in Hardware lie**« after all. added lie. “ Mild If , th«*y*re awake, by tin* Lord. I may com e by a sip per liouestly f«>r on« e ami cheiit tin* d«»vil ** ! aiinS her «•h«,Us liml I hvii heavily ' heaven, where the stars seemed to be He weut Istldly to the d oor and I r«»ugeed name o i whiles. It was little enough, Into his Imagination and gav e him a It were «(lift«* em pty, blit these had ; scarcely I Ills legs and a eold blow seem ed to 1 lampooned them in verses: he had where it Join«*«! a pair o f strong mid fall u| s > ii his scalp. He stood petrified beaten mid rh«*nt«*d tnem. and yet now. honest eyebrow s; the mouth nud ey«*s ! for a m om ent; then lie felt again with I when be was in so « lose a pinch, be surrounde«! w ltb d«*licate markings, i one feverish m ovem ent; then his loss thought there w as at least on e who und tin* w hole face based ii(x>n a thick I burst upon him. He cursed. He threw . might perhaps relent It was a chance white heard. Isddl.v and squarely trim ­ ! the tw o w hites Into the street. H e it was worth trying at least, and he med. shook Ills fist at heaven. He stam p­ j would go and s«*e. “ You knock late, sir." said the old ed and was not horrllled to find him­ He passed a corner where not so ruun In resonant. «*oiitteoiiM tones s e lf tram pling the |*oor corpse Then long Indore a wom an and her child had Villon cling«*«! un«l brought up many he began rapidly to retrace bis steps been devoured bj w«»lv**s. He reiuem servile w ords o f apology. At u « rials I towurd the house beside the cemetery. tiered his m other telling him the story o f this sort the beggar w a# upperm ost | He bad forgotten all fear o f the patrol. and pointing out the s|x»t w hile he was in him. and the mail o f genius hid bis which was long gone by at uny rate. yet a child His m other! If he only head with confusion. 1 and bad no Idea but that o f bis lost knew where she lived he m ight make "Y on are «*uld.” re|w*nt«*d the old p'«fse. It was In vain that he hx»ked sure at *east ut shelter He deter­ man. “ and hungry? Well, step in.” right and left upon the snow. Nothing mined lie would Inquire upon the mor­ Ami he o r d e r «l him into the house w as to be seen. H e had not dropped row ii » i > . lie would go and see her. with a noble enough gesture. it In the streets. Had it fallen in the f«»o. | h tor «»l«l girl' So tldnking. he a r­ “ Som e great seigneur.” thought Villon, house? He w ould have liked dearly to rived at Ids destination his last hope as Ids host, setting dow n the lamp on go In and see. but the Idea o f the grisly for the night. the tla g g«l pavement «»f tbe entry, shot ■ occupant unmanned him. and he saw Tile house was quite dark, like Its the Isdts «»m e m ore Into their places | besides as lie drew near that their ef- neigh I Nil’s and yet after a few taps “ You will pardon me if I go In front.” ! forts to put out the tire had been un­ lu* beard a m ovem ent overhead, a d«x»r he said when this was doue. and he successful. On the contrary, it had opening and a cailtiolis voice asking predated tbe |s»et upstairs Into a large broken Into a blaze, and a cbnugeful w ho was there. T h e |K»et named him­ apartiuetit. w i i i u m h I with a pan o f light played In the chink s o f d<»or and self in a loud whisper and watted, not charcoal and lit by a great lamp bang­ w indow and revived Ills terror for the without som e trepidation, the resu lt ing from the roof. It was very bare authorities and Paris gibbet. o f furniture: only som e gold plate on H e returned to the hotel with the Nor had he to wait long. A w indow a sldelsuii'd. som e folios and a stand porch and groped about upon the | was suddenly opened and a pailful o f «)f arm or lietween the wlm tows. Some snow for the m oney lie bad thrown ■lops splashed dow n U|x»u the doorstep. smart la|H*str\ hung U| n » ii the walls sw a y in Ids childish passion. Hut lie I Villon hud not I hmmi tin prepare«! for representing (lie crucifixion o f our could only find one white, the other som ething of the sort and bad put him ­ Lord in «me piece ami in another u had probably struck sid ew ays and self ns much in shelter as the nature sc«*iie • »t shephenls am! shepherdesses sunk deeply In. W ith a sin gle w hite In J ot the porch adm itted, but for all that 1 by a running stream O ver tlm «- 1 1 1 tu Ids |MM-ket all Ids p rojects fur a rous­ in* was d«*plorab.y drenched below tile Ills Imse began to fr«*«*y.e al­ uey was a sld«*l«| o f arms ing night In som e wild tavern vanish- waist. “ Will y«m seat y ourself.” said the «»Id I ed utterly aw ay. And it was not only most at one«*. Death from cold and ! man ” and forg iv e me it I leave you? I pleasure that fl«*d laughing from tils ex I h . mi re stated him lu the fa««*. He I am alone in my bouse tonight, and | grasp; positive discom fort, positive r*»m«*mber«l in* was «>f phthisical tend- \ if you are t«» eat I must im ag e for I pain, attacked him as lie st«xnl ruefully ency. and began coughing tentatively you m yself.” I before the |s»r«b Ills perspiration lin t But »In* gravity o f the danger sttsnlled j No s«H»iier was Ills Imst ««me than i drbsl upon him. and although the wind his nerves. II«* st«»pp«*d a f«»w hundred j Villon leapisl from Hie ••listIr on which ! had now fallen a binding frost was | yards from the d« mii * w here lie had been i tic bad |ust s e a t « ! him self and b«*gau I setting lu stronger with every hour. h «» rudely us«»d mid reflected with his exam ining the room with Hie stealth and lie felt benum bed amt sick at tlnger to Ills nose. He could se<* oi.ly and passion o f a cat. .Then fie sto«»d ! heart. What w as to be done? Late as one way o f getting a lodging and that • H«> had noticed a In tin* m iddle o f tin* nsnn. drew a long was the hour. Im probable as was su c­ was to lake it. breath, and, retaining it with pulY«*«t cess. he w ould try the house o f his house n«»t far aw ay which looked as If It might I h * easily broken Into, mid ••h«*«*ks looked round and round him adopted father, the chaplain o f St. Be I thither he betook liiins«*lf prom ptly, turning on his h*s»|s. as if t«» Impress uolt entertaining him self on the way with ev«*r> feature o f the apt rtincut on his He ran there all the w ay and k n ock­ : the ld«*a o f a room still hot. with a ta- | meiiM»r> ed timidly. T here was no answer. He -S ev en ph*ces «»f plate.” he said “ If hie still loaded with the remains o f knocked again ai d again, taking heart I sup|H*r. where he m ight pass the rest there tnnl been ten 1 would have risk«*d with every stroke, and at last steps | o f the hlin-k hours and whence he it. A fine house and a hue old master, were heard approaching from within | shoual Issue on the m orrow with an so help ill«* all tile saints!“ A barred wicket fell open in tile Iron And just then, hearing the old m an’s arm ful o f valuable plate. H e eveu studded door and em itted a gusli o f considered «m what viauds and what trend returning m otig th e «*orrl«l«»r. he yellow light | i wlu**s he slmuld prefer, and as he was stole bio k to Ills c h a ir him ! began bum -H o ld up your fa ce to the wicket.** calling the roll o f his favorite dalntl«*s lily to astin g Ills wel U*gs before the raid the chaplain from within. roust ttsli present«*«! Itself to his mind «linrc«»al pan I -I t s only me.” whimper«*«! Villon. His entertainer hint a plate o f meat with au o«ld m ixture o f am usement -O h it s only you. is It?*’ returned In one liaial and a Jug o f wine In the and horror. the chaplain, and he cursed him with He set dow n the plate llput; “ I shall never tlulsh that ballad.” he other j foul, unpriestly oaths for disturbing thought n» him self, and then, with an ­ the table. nii»fioiiing Villon to draw in him at such an hour and bade him la? other sliud«ler at the recollection. “ Oh. his « hair and going t«* the striel»o*rd. o ff to hell where he cam e from. d ----- Ills fill head!” he repeuted fe r­ brought back tw o goblets, which lie **My hands are blue to the wrist, filled. vently anil spat ii|>oii the snow. p le a d «! V illon; ” my feet are dead und ” 1 drink your better f«»rtune.” he said full o f tw ln g s; my nose ache* with the gravely, tom-hing Villon's « up with Ills I sharp air; the cold lies at my heart l •* w i i . H E house In question looked 1 may be dead before m orning Only ” T«» «»nr better M«’«tmiititHn<’e.'' mild this once, father, and. before Hod. I I I I dark at tirst sight, but ms Vill«»n the |Nwt. grow ing I m re now snd found them as black ras ly Into the Interior o f the house. cals as him self. And so lie devoted Villon was beside him self. He beat aw ake! Some student or som e sain t him self to tbe vlunds with u ravenous upon the d oor with his hands and feet confou nd the crew ! Can’t they get gusto, while the old man. leaning ba ck­ and shouted hoarsely after the chap­ druuk and lie In bed nnorjng like their ward. watched him with st«mdy. cu ri­ Delghlx»rs? W hat’s the good o f cur lain. ous eyes. A d oor shut In the Interior, faintly few and poor devils o f bell ringers "Y ou have blood on vour shoulder, Jumping at a rope’s end In bell tow ers? audible to the |x**t dow n long pas sages. He passed his baud over his W hat's the use o f »lay If |H*q>le sit up my man.** he sal«! M ontigny must have laid bis wet mouth with au oath. And then the all night? T he gripes to them !” He humor o f the situation struck him. and grinned as he saw where bis logic was right hand U|wn him aa he left the house. Ue cursed M ontigny In his Ue laughed ami l*x>kcd llghtlv uo to leading him. “ Every man to bis bust heart. A Lodging For The Nig! t Harness Bert H. Finch Estacada, Oregon Ash to see these and many others Real mahogany, $250. Uprights, $98. Better kinds, $325. values, $118. to $145. Three used Pianola Pianos, like new, with free music rolls, $488, $335, $285. Three old-style Pianos, $45. and $35. Beautiful new design mahogany cabinet grands, $335. Smaller $500. sizes, $255. New style $500. Kimball Uprignts, $318. Genuine Autopiano Player Pianos in 17 different designs, $12. a month. Bungalow Player Piano, biggest toned little player piano made, $10. a month. Free music rolls with every player piano. - R. M. Standish, Estacada Agent. Eilers Music H«>use, Broadway at Alder, Portland, Oregon. _____ P A R T II.