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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1915)
Groceries A full line of seasonable Roods always on hand Monopole Peanut Butter in bulk Nice and fresh at 15c per pound Highest Cash price paid for fresh Eggs D ry Goods See our new line of Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions A new shipment this week of ladies and misses Low Shoes and Mary Jane Slippers If we havent what you want let us order it for you We need your trade, you need our goods "The Quality Grocers” Waterbury & Chapman Estacada, • Oregon FREE $50. Stove Saturday, May 15th, 2:30 P.M. (Get your tickets together and be here) Rugs $7. to $18.75 Matting Rugs 9 x 9 $3.25 9 x 1 2 $3.50 Linoleum 50c i er sq. yd. and up. Estacada Furniture Co. U $2. a day. ndertakers $10. a week Hotel Estacada Modern Conveniences One of the most delightful Resorts on the Coast Local and Tourist Trade Solicited Don’t Get The Idea that our Stationery Stock is lim ited to writing paper. We sell everything from pencils to carbon paper in the stationery line. Estacada Pharm acy T h e R e x a i . i . S t o r e g re a t deal — iie r n e r t s p e n c e r. M r. ite y - nelds was im pressed, not k n o w in g m uch beyond silks an d th e N a tio n a l league. "S ilen ce r.” M r: H o lc o m b e w ould say - " S p e n c e r show s th a t every occur rence Is th e in e v ita b le result o f w h at has gone before and c a rrie s in Its ¡ t r a in au e q u a lly In e v ita b le series o f results. T r y to In te rru p t th is c h a in In th e s m a lle s t degree and w h a t follow s? c h a o s , m y d e a r sir. chaos " " W e see th a t at th e s to re." M r. Bey nolds w o uld say. "A cc u s to m a lot o f w om en to a s ilk sale on F rid a y s and I t then m a k e it tooth brushes. T h a t ’s ••haos. a d r ig h t.’’ W e ll Mi H olcom !»e c a m e in th a t n iv In •••bout lo o 'c lo c k , a n d I to ld h im ; 4 L a d le * w a s back H e w a s a iu m s t Continued from last Issue w il l w i i l i c x c ite tn e n b w a n te d to h a v e ' w itn w a n t I suppose lie m en u t to ih * u th e ha«*k p a n o r so tm i- o iiid w a r h h im i rep ro ach l'u I look. B u t he could no th r o u g h th e k e y h o le , a n d w a s t e r r ib ly j m ore p u t a u expression o f th a t sort i«j s e t w h e n i to ld h im th e re w a s no j in ilia eyes th a n a tish could “ 1 sup- ke> h ole , th a t th e d o o r fa s te n e d w it h pone, th e n , th e re is no use a s k in g it 1 a th u m b b o lt. O n le a r n in g th a t th e m ay ha v e m y old room — th e fro n t ro o m w a s to he p a p e re d th e n e x t m o r n room . I w o n ’t need tw o ." in g lie g re w c a lu ie r. h o w e v e r, a n d g ot 1 d id n ’t w a n t h im . an d lie m ust h ave th e p it| mm h u n g e r's a d d le s * fr o m m e seen It. B u t I took him . •You m ay H e W e ill o u t ju s t a f t e r th a t. ha v e it, as far as I'm concerned.' i F r id a y , as i say . w as very q u ie t said. " B u t y o u 'll h a v e (o let th e p a M r Ladley m oved to th e back p a rlo r per h u n g e r In to m o rro w . to I# i th e puperliai.iget* in th e fro n t " A s s u re d ly ." l i e c am e in to th e h all room , sm oked and fussed w ith his pa I a n d stood lo o k in g a ro u n d him . a m i i pers a ll d a y . an d M r. H o lc o m b e stayed fa n c ie d lie d re w a b re a th o f re lie f, " it in Ins room , w h ich w as u n usual, hi is n ’t m uch y e t.’’ he said, " b u t it s l e t the n flo n io u ti M o lly M a g u ire put on te r to l«Kik a t th a n six leer o f m udd y ih e s trip e d i i i r ro u t an d w e n t o u t. go w a te r. ' ing slowi.v past ih ^ house so th a t I w o u ld be sure (o >e*‘ liel* Beyond " O r th a n s tone w a lls ." l said. banging the window* d o w n . I gave her H e looked at m e a nd sm ile d . "O r no s a tis fa c i ion. th a n stone w a lls ." lie rep eated, bow A t -t o’clock M r. Uolcom lH* cam e to Ing. a nd w e n t in to Ills room . m y k ib hen. ru b b iu g his hands togeth So I had him a g a in , an d I f 1 gave er. H e had a pasteboard tu b e in his h im o n ly th e d u ll k n iv e s a m i locked hand abou t h loot long, w ith au a r j up th e b re a d k u ife th e m o m en t I had ra n g e m e n t o f s m a ll m irro rs in it. He ttnished w ith it. w h o can blam e me? said it w as m odeled a f t e r th e so m eth in g I took a ll th e p re ca u tio n l could th in k o f —had T e r r y p u t au e x tr a bolt on o»* o th e r th a t is used oil a s u bm arine, and th a t lie a nd th e paper-hanger had e v e ry d o or a nd hid th e r e t poison and fixed a place for it b e tw e e n his floor th e c a rb o lic a d d In th e c e lla r and flic c e llin g o f M r. I.a d le y ’s r«wun. so P e te r w uld not go n e a r him . He th a t th e c h a n d e lie r w ould hide it fro m hobbled a ro u n d on his th re e legs, w ith Irelow , H e tho u g h t he could w a tc h M r th e s p lin t b e a tin g a sort o f ta tto o -o n L a d le y th ro u g h it. an d as it tu rn e d out th e floor, b u t he s tay e d buck in the he coil HI. k itc h e n w ith m e o r in H ie yard . " I w a u r to And his w e a k m o m e n t.’’ I t w as S u n d a y n ig h t r e a r ly .Mon lie sind e x c ite d ly , " i w a n t to know d a y m o rn in g th a t .Jennie B rice disap w h a t lie does when the door Is «dosed peared O n T h u rs d a y e v e n in g h e r hus a iid lie can ta k e oft his m ask. A n d i band c am e back, o n F rid a y th e body w a n t to k n o w it he s te e p s w ith a lig h t, o f a w o m a n w as w ashed ashore at " I f lie does. ’ | rep lie d . ” 1 hope y o u ’ll B e a v e r, but tu rn e d o u t to lie th a t o f a let m e k n o w . M r. H olcom be. T h e gas stew a rd es s w h o had fa lle n o v e rb o a rd i fro m on e o f th e C in c in n a ti packets. I h ills a re a h o rro r to me as it u . I M r. L a d le y h im s e lf show ed m e th e a r 1 th in k he k ep t it on a il last night. tu rn e d off a il ib e o th e r lig h ts and wen» tic le in th e m o rn in g p a p e r w h en I took to file «-elini. The m e te r w as going in his b re a k fa s t. " P u b lic h y s te ria has k ille d a m an be aro und "Fine.*" he said. " E v e r y m u rd e re r fo re th is .’’ he s aid w h en 1 had read It fe a rs the d a r k , and o u r frie n d of the "Suppose th a t w o m a n had been iiih u p a rlo r tiedroo m is a m u rd e re r. M rs gled o r th e s cre w o f th e s tea m e r had c u t h e r head off! H o w m a n y |>eop!e | ! IM tm an. W h e th e r he hangs o r not. he’s a m u r d e re r ” do you suppose w ould have been w ill* iug to s w e a r th a t It w a s m y —w as M rs . ! 'The m irro r affair, which M r. Hot* I The Case of II Jennie Brice f By I WARY ROBERTS RINEHART , V C o p y rig h t, 1013. by th e B obbs- M e rrlll C o m p in y +*+*±*++++**+ *********** * I -ad ley V’’ " E v e n w ith o u t a head I should k n o w M rs. la id le y ." I reto rte d H e shrugg ed his shoulders. " L e t ’* tr u s t she’s s till a liv e , fo r m y s ak e ." he said. " B u t I ’m g lad . a u y h o w , th a t th is w o m a n had a head Y ou’ll a llo w m e to be glad , w o n ’t you?" " Y o u can lie a n y th in g you w a n t as f a r as I ’m c o n c e rn e d ." I snapped a nd w e n t out. M r. H o lc o m b e s till re ta in e d th e sec- • *ud sto ry fr o n t room . I th in k , a lth o u g h he said n o th in g m ore a ls iu t it. th a t he was s till " p la y in g horse." H e w ro te a good h it a t th e w ashstand. a nd. fro m th e loose sheets o f m an u s c rip t lie le ft. I b e liev e a c tu a lly trie d lu begin a p lay B u t m ostly he w a n d ere d a lo n g th e w a - te r fr o n t o r stood on one o r a n o th e r o f th e bridges, looking a t th e w a te r a nd th in k in g . I t is c e rta lu th a t he trie d to keep lu th e p a r t by s m o kin g c ig a re tte « , b u t he hate d th e m . Hiid u s u a lly ended by th r o w in g th e c ig a r e tte a w a y and lig h tin g an old pipe he c a rrie d comlie called a |**rlsco|ie. was put in th a t day a n d w o rk e d a m a z in g ly w ell I w e n t w ith h im to tr y It o u t. an d I d is tin c tly s a w th e p a p e rh n u g e r fa k e a c ig a re tte fro m M r. L a d le y ’s «trse and p u t it in his po cket, .lust a f t e r ttf. t. M r. L a d le y s au n te re d in to th e room a nd looked a t th e new pu|»er. I could both see and he a r nirn It w as ra th e r w e ird . "G ee. w h a t , | j | m w a ll pa|*eri** he said. ilTvfcl J l tX aE S F H.VI w as F r id a y a fte rn o o n , A ll I t hut e v e n in g au d m oat of S a tu rd a y and Su m l« ! Mr. lio n om lir "Mil od \ o r L a d le y . 8 i x t b - a la w y e r —out a t re v iv a l m eetin g. W e n t to th e ch u rc h and w a lk e d hom e w i ili h im . H e know s som ething. A c k n o w le d g e d he k n e w K rousoti. H a d m et L a d ie y . D id not . b e lie v e M rs . Lad;e> dead. B eg re! le d 1 I had not t»eeu to H ie m ee tin g . H ood serm on. A sked m e fo r a d o lla r fo r 1 m issions. P a. m. S u n d a y. L a d le y in had aha|»e. A p p a re n tly l*een d r in k in g a ll n ig h t. C a n n o t eat. Sent o u t e a rly for p apers a nd has searched (hem a ll. F o u n d e n try on second page, s ta re d at it; tlie u flu ng th e paper a w a y . H ave sent fo r s am e paper. 10 a. tn. —P a p e r says: " B o d y o f w o m an washed ash ore y es te rd a y at Be w ic k ley. M u c h m u tila te d by flood d e b ris ." I aid ley lu bed. s ta rin g a t c e ll ing* W o n d e r i f he sees tube? H e is g h a s tly . T h a t Is th e last e u try lu tb e note book fo r th a t d a y . M r . H o lc o m b e c a n ed m e lu g re a t e x c ite m e n t sh o rtly a f t e r 10 au d show ed uie th e ite m . N e ith e r o f us doubted fo r a m o m en t th a t it w a * J e a o ie B r ie * w h o b a d beeu found H e s ta rte d fo r B e w lc k le y th a t earn# a fte rn o o u . and he p ro b a b ly com m uni r a te d w ith tb e po lice b e fo re he le f t . * fo r ouce or tw ic e I l a w M r . G ra v e » th e d e te ctiv e, s a u n te rin g pxat the house 1 C H A P T E R VII. m .Notice th a t w h en M rs. !*. k nocas ue goes to desk aud pre ten d s to lie w rit lug. S— la e x a m in in g book L o o k s lik e a r a ilw a y gu ide. S:30— I t is a s te a m s h ip guide. S:4f»—T a ilo r ’s boy briu gs box. H iv e s tx»y Ó0 c e n t* Q u e ry : W h e re does he get moue.v uo w th a t .1. B In gone? P—T r ie s on new su it «browu» M:HO~ H a s been s p e udiug a q u a r te r of an hour oil nis knees looking behind f u r n it u r e and e x a m in in g base board. H» H e has the key to tile on yx clock. H a s hidden it tw ic e once up Ih e c hilli iicy flue, once behind baseboard. h b l.V H e lias ju s t I b ro w n k ey or s im ila r s m a ll a rtic le o u tside w in d o w in to y a rd I I H a s gone to bed L ig h t h u rtlin g * S b.n i sleep Here ou floor 11 :•'•»» H e c an n o t sleep. Is up w a lk ! m g the tlooi an d s m o king i " a m. - S u iu rd a y . IM u ttirh a n c e be io\v H e had u ig litn iu re and w as c a ll i ing " d e lu d e ." H e got up. took a d riu k a n d is now rea d in g { N a. in. M ust H ave slept H e is s h a V dig. i - in .- N o t h in g this m ornin g He w io te fo r t <»tii hours, som etim es read iug alo u d w h a l he had w ritte n . - p. ill. - H e has a vis ito r, a m au L u ll not he a r a ll w o rd now and th e n " L le w e lly n is ib e very m an . " D e v il o í a ris k .’* " W e ll see you th ro u g h " " L o s t th e s lip .’’ " D id n ’t go to th e ho te l. She w e n t to a p riv a te house. " E liz a S bueflVt W h o w e n t to a p r iv a te house? J e n n ie B rice? C a n not he a r A re w h is p e n u * T h e v is ito r has g ive n la d le y ro ll of b ill«. 4— F o llo w e d m e v is ito r. a w . i uiau w ith a po inted beard H e w e n t to m e L ib e rty th e a te r. F o u n d it was ttro u sou. business m an ag e! there. W ho is L le w e lly n , aud w h o Is E liz a S haef f e r ’r 4 : L > - H a d M r». P. brin g telepho ne book; six L le w e lly n s in th e nook: uo j E liz a S haeflV r. L a d le y apt »ears m ore ! • h e e rfu l since B ro n s o n ’« visit. H e lias bought a ll th e e ve n in g papers a n d is s e a rc h in g fo r s o m eth in g H a s not fou nd it. i - A t e w e ll. H a v e asked .Mrs. I». to la k e my pl»« e here w h ile I in te rv ie w • he six L le w e lly n s II M rs . J* r e p o rts a q u ie t e v e n in g H e re ad and s m o k e d H a s g o n e to I ted. L ig h t b u r n in g Saw fiv e l > w • • " v is \ « > * * o f th e m k n e w Hroi:«c»» ill* Hu«*r I w ith hi« e v e In th e re lta-tin tc m irro r ; j Hhd I I I . DotelMHik lie .ld e h im . I have It b e fo re me. | O u th e f lr .t page la th e doir m eat - I - " e n try . On th e n e x t, tb e deM -hp- tlo n o f wtaat o c curred ou S u n d a y uiRbt. M a rc h 4. a nd M o n d a y m o rn in g , the M b. F o llo w in g th a t c am e a aketch m ad e w ith a carbo u .h e e l o f th e to rn pa p e r found beh in d rbe w a .b r ta n d : O n th a t T h u rs d a y e v e n in g be c am e A n d th e n c a m e tb e e n trie s fo r F r i borne an d sat d o w n to «upp er w ith F r id a y M r. R eynolds. H e a te lit t le an d seemed d a y . S a tu rd a y aDd S u n d a y. e ve n in g : m uch excited . T h e t a lk ran on c rim e , <¡30— E a tin g h e a rtv »upp er as it a lw a y s d id w h en he w as a ro u n d , T - L lk h t a e l" u r r t t e and fun ea floor and M r. 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