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Sciturdciy Afternoon W o rld ’s Greatest Short Stories And then SE E U S about N o. V. That Grocery Order TH E MAN WHO WOULD BE KINO SEE The K ree Picture Show You will need for the week. I By Rudyard Kipling Make our Store your stopping place. •t Bring in Your Eggs K Twenty-four famous authors were asked recently to name the best short story in the English language The choice of Irvin & Cobb, was The Man Who Would Be King,’ by Rudyard Kipling. Three other noted authors think this is the best short story W e will pay cash for all the fresh eggs- you have. “The Quality Grocers” Waterbury & Chapman • . R U D Y A K Ü K IP LIN G IR V IN s COBB P A R T 1. Estacada, • Oregon Oats Dining Room Chairs S e t of S ix * $12.50 Call and let us show you the latest improved scrubbing brush, it scrubs, mops and takes up the water, and does away with that tiresome bending over. Estacada Furniture Co. Green Trading Stamp» $ 2 . a day. Undertaker« $10. a week The Hotel Estacada Modern Conveniences One of the most delightful Resorts on the Coast Local and Tourist Trade Solicited Quality is Remembered W e are in business to sell Good Goods at Lowest Prices. The mail order houses neither buy your pro duce, help pay your taxes or sup port your schools. Trade At Home. Estacada Pharmacy m o th ers, but for c e rta in reaso n s, w hich will lie fully a p p a re n t. I saw tit to agree. " I ’ll give th e m essage if I ca tc h him ." I said, "a n d for the* sa k e of yo u r m o th er a s w ell a s m ine I’ll give you si w ord o f advice. D on't try to ru n th e C e n tra l India s ta te s ju s t now a s th e co rre sp o n d en t of the Backw oodsinsin T h e re 's a real one knocking ab o u t tier**, an d it m ight lead to tro u b le ." "T h u n k you.’* said lie sim ply. "A nd w hen will th e sw in e lie gone? I c a n ’t s ta r v e because lie’s ru in in g m y w ork. 1 w an ted to get hold o f th e D egum ber lb ija li dow n h ere about Ills f a th e r ’s w idow and give him a ju m p ." " W h a t did he do to Ills f a th e r’s w id o w , th en ?" "F illed her up w ith red p ep p er and slippered her to d e a th as sh e hung from a beam . I found th a t o u t m yself, an d I'm th e only m an th a t w ould d are going into th e s ta te to get hush m oney for It. But you'll give th e m an ar M a rw a r Ju n c tio n my m essag e?” H e got <»ut a t a little road sid e s ta tion. W hen I left tin* tra in I did b u si ness w ith d iv e rs kings, a n d in e ig h t d a y s passed th ro u g h m any c h a n g e s of life T h en 1 headed for th e g reat Indian d e s e rt upon th e p ro p e r d a te as I had he prom ised, and th e n ig h t m ail se t m e "W ith in te n ." 1 said. d ow n a t M a rw ar .liineticfii ••Can’t you m ak e It e ig h t? " said he T h e Bom bay m ail from Delhi m ak es "M ine is r a th e r u rg e n t business " a sh o rt tin It a t M arw ar. She arriv ed "I cun send y o u r teleg ram w ith in ten a s I got In. and 1 had ju s t tim e to d a y s If th a t w ill se rv e yon." I said. h u rry to her p la tfo rm and go d o w n th e "I co u ld n ’t t r u s t th e w ire to fetch c a rria g e s. T h e re w as only one second ; him . now 1 th in k o f it. i t ’s th is w ay: cla ss on the tra in I c lip p e d th e w in ■ H e leaves D elhi on th e 23d for Horn- dow an d looked dow n upon a flam ing bay. T h a t m eans he’ll lie ru n n in g red beard, h alf covered by a railw ay th ro u g h A Jm ir a b o u t th e n ig h t o f th e m g . 23d.” "T ick et* a g a in ? ” snfd lie | " B u t I’m going Into th e Indian di*s "N o." said I. "I am to tell you th a t i e rf.’* I explained. he Is gone so u th for th e w eek, f ie is j "W ell a n d good." he said. "Y ou'll he gone south for th e w eek!" ch an g in g a t M a rw a r Ju n c tio n to get T h e tr a in had begun to m ove o u t in to Jo d h p o re t e r r ito r y - y o u m u st do t h a t —an d he'll be c om ing th ro u g h Mar- T h e red m an rub b ed bis eyes. " l i e lias w ar Ju n c tio n in th e early m orning of gone so u th for the w eek!" he r e l a t e d th e 24tb by th e Bom bay m ail. C an you "N ow , th a t's ju s t like h is tm pidcnce. lie a t W u rw u r Ju n c tio n th a t tim e? I Did lie sa y th a t I w as to g iv e you a n y would ta k e it m ore th a n kind of you if th in g ? 'C ause I w on't." " H e d id n 't.” I said a n d dfopped. you w as to com e o u t o f c e n tra l India L a te r on I reflected th a t tw o g en tle in tim e to c a tc h him a t M a rw ar Junc- ! tion and sa y to him. H e lias gone m en like my frie n d s could not d o aiiy so u th fo r th e w eek.’ H e'll know w h a t good If they fo re g a th e re d an d |»erson th a t m eans. H e 's a big m an w ith a red a ted co rre sp o n d en ts o f n ew sp ap ers, heard, an d a g re a t sw ell he is. You'll an d m ight, if th ey "stu ck up " one of j Ond him sle ep in g like a g en tlem an w ith t h e little ru t tra p sta te s o f c e n tra l In- | all his luggage ro u n d him in a second diu o r so u th e rn K ajp u tu u a, g e t th e m class c o m p artm en t, i ask you a s a selv es Into serio u s difficulties. 1 th e r e s tra n g e r—going to th e w est.” he said fo re took som e tro u b le a n d succeeded, so I w as Inter inform ed, in h av in g w ith em phasis. "W h e re h a v e you com e fro m ? ” said I th e m headed back from th e D eg u m b er borders. " F ro m th e e a s t.” said he. "a n d I am T h en I becam e resp ec ta b le an d re bopiug th a t you w ill give him th e men sa g e on th e s q u a re —for th e sa k e o f my tu rn e d to a n office w here th e re w ere no kings and no in cid en ts ex cep t th e m o th e r a s w ell a s y o u r o w n .” K nglishm en a r e n ot u su ally so ften ed d a ily m a n u fa c tu re o f a new sp ap er. A by ap p eals to th e m em ory of th eir n e w sp a p e r office seem s to a ttr a c t ever}' co n ceiv ab le so rt of |x*rsou, to th e p re j IIE b e g in n in g of e v e ry th in g w as in a ra ilw a y tra in upon th e road to M bow from AJmir. T h e re h ad been a deficit in the | budget, w hich n e c e ssita te d tra v e lin g I n ot second class, w hich is only h a lf as d e a r a s tirst class, b ut by in term e d ia te, w hich is very a w fu l indeed. My p a rtic u la r in te rm e d ia te happened to be em pty till l reached N nslrabad. w hen a huge g en tlem an in s h ir t sleeves e n te re d and. follow ing th e custom of in te rm e d ia te s, passed th e tiulfc (if day H e w as a w a n d e re r and a vagabond like m yself, b u t w ith .a n ed u cated ta s te for w hisky: H e to ld tales of th in g s lie h ad seen a n d done, of o u t o f th e w ay co rn ers o f th e em p ire into w hich he had p e n e tra te d a n d of a d v e n tu re s in w hich he risk ed Ills life fo r a few d ay s food. My frien d w a n te d to send a telegram back from tin* n ex t sta tio n to A jm lr whic h is th e tu rn in g off place from th e j Bom bay to th e Mliow line a s you trav - I el w estw ard . My friend hud no m oney j beyond X a n n a s, w hich he w a n te d for | din n er, an d I hud no m oney a t all ow ! Ing to th e liitc-h in th e b u d g et before m entioned. I " I d d you sa y you a r e tra v e lin g buck ! along tills line w ith in any d a y s '" asked V udice of d iscipline. B ut th a t Is r t u * am u sin g p a rt of th e year. T h ere a -e o th er six m o n th s w herein n o n e ev er com e to call a n d th e th erm o m e te r w alks Inch by in ch up to th e top or th e glass. It waa^iu th a t seaso n , an d a rem ark uhly evil seaso n , th a t th e p a p e r begun m u n ln g th** h ist Issu e of th e week • * k > S atu rd ay n ig h t, w hich is to sa y Sun day m orning, a f te r th e cu sto m of a Loudon paper. One S a tu rd a y n ig h t It w as my p leas a n t d u ty to p u t th e p ap er to bed alone It w as a |fitchy black night, a s stifling as a J u n e n ig h t cun be. an d tb c loo. th e redhot w ind fro m th e w e stw a rd , w as boom ing am o n g th e tin d e r d ry tre e s and p re ten d in g th a t th e ra in w as on it-* heels It w us a sh a d e cooler in th e pressroom th a n th e office, so I sa t th ere w hile th e ty p e tick ed an d clicked and th e n ig h t Ja rs hooted a t th e w indow s <iiid th e all b u t n aked com p o sito rs wii»ed th e s w e a t from th e ir fo reh e ad s and called fo r w ater. T hen th e ro a r an d r a ttle of th e w heels sh iv e red th e q u iet Into little bits. 1 rose to go aw ay , b u t tw o men in w h ite clo th es stood in fro n t o f me T h e first one sa id . " I t ’s him !" T h e second sa id . "So it Is!” And th e y both laughed alm o st a s loudly a s th e m a ch in ery ro are d an d m opped th e ir fo re heads. T h e sm a lle r of th e tw o w as th e m an I had m et in th e M how train , and Ids fellow w as th e rt»d b earded m an of M a rw a r Ju n c tio n l w as not pleased, because I w ished to go to sleep, n o t to sq u a b b le w ith loafers. "W h a t do you w a n t? ” I asked. " H a lf an h o u r’s ta lk w ith you cool ! an d co m fo rtab le In th e office.” said th e ' red b earded m an. "W e ’d like som e d rin k —th e c o n tra c k d o esn ’t begin yet. 1 P each ey , so you n eed n ’t look—b u t w h at ; w e really w a n t Is advice. W e d on’t ! w a n t m oney. W e ask you a s n favor, because you did u s a bud tu r n ab o u t ! D eg u m b er.” I led from th e p ress m o m to th e j stifling office w ith th e m ap s on th e w all, an d th e # red h aired m an rubbed his bunds. " T h a t’s so m e th in g like," said he. "T h is w as th e p ro p er shop to com e to. Now. sir. let m e In tro d u ce you to B ro th er P each ey C a rn eh an . th a t ’s him. an d B ro th er D aniel D ravot. th a t is me. an d th e less said a b o u t o u r profession th e l»etter. for w e h a v e been m ost th in g s in o u r tim e. C a rn eh an Is sober, an d so am I. W e ll fak e one of y o u r cig ars apiece, a n d you sh a ll set* its lig h t;" f . I w atched th e test. T h e m en w ere ab so lu tely sober, so | g av e th em each a tepid peg "W ell an d good,” said C a rn e h a n o f th e eyebrow s, w ip in g th e fro th from his m u stach e. " L e t m e talk now . Dan. We h av e decided th a t India Isn’t big enough fo r su ch a s us." T hey ce rta in ly w ere too big fo r th e office. C a rn e h a n co n tin u ed : "T he co u n try isn ’t h a lf w orked o u t hecniise th ey th a t g o v ern s us w on’t let you to u ch It. T h e re fo re , such as it Is. w e will let it alone a n d go aw a y to som e o th e r place w h ere a m an isn ’t crow ded und can conic to his ow n W e a rc not little m en. and th e re Is n o th in g th a t we a re a fra id o f ex cep t d rin k , and we h av e signed a c u u tra c k on tli.it. T h e re fo re w e a r e going aw a y to be k ings.” "K in g s in o u r ow n rig h t.” m u tte re d D ravot. "Y es, o f co u rse.” I said "Y ou’ve been tram p in g In th e su n . and it’s a very w arm n ight, and h ad n 't yon b e tte r sleep o v er th e n o tio n ?" "N e ith e r d ru n k n o r su n s tru c k .” said D ravot. "W e h av e sle p t o v er th e no tion h alf a y e a r and re q u ire to see books nnd atla se s, an d w e h av e decid ed th a t th e re Is only one p lace now in th e w orld th a t tw o stro n g m en can Sar-n-w hack T h ey call it K aflrlstan . By m y reck o n in g it's th e to p rig h t Band c o rn er o f A fg h a n ista n , n o t m ore th an 300 m iles fro m P e sh a w a r. T hey h av e tw o a n d th irty h e a th e n Idols th e re , an d w e’ll be th e th irty -th ird . I t 's a m o u n ta in o u s co u n try , an d th e w om en a re v ery b e a u tifu l.” "B u t th a t la provided a g a in s t In th e c o n track ." said C arn eh an . "N eith er wom en n o r Ihiu-or D a n ie l" To be continued.