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ASK NO M O RE PE N S IO N S .
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B U IL D O W N RO A D .
LINE N E A R S C O M P L E T I O N .
Train*
E x p e c te d t o R e a c h W allow a C o o s
by S e p t e m b e r 2 0 .
•Wallowa.—T r a i n s will b e ru n n i n g
on re g u la r schedule i n t o t h is city o n
S e p te m b e r 20. Suc h is t h e a n n o u n c e
m e n t m ade by H. H. VV eatherspoon,
a g e n t for the O. R & N. a t E lg in,
who received th e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m the
le a d q u a r tc r s of the c o m p a n y last week
a nd such a r e th e i n s t r u c t i o n s receiv ed
by E n g in e e r B r a n d o n , of th e c o n
st r u c ti o n d e p a r t m e n t .
G r e a t p r o g r e s s h a s b e e n m a d e by
th e t r a c k la y i n g crew th e past few
weeks, a n d th e ro a d has e m e r g e d from
th e W a llo w a c anyon a n d e n te r e d the
W a llo w a valley.
l;o r m o n t h s the
r o a d has been building t h r o u g h a
w inding c a nyon, b e tw e e n c r a g s, alo n g
a picturesque m o u n ta i n s t r e a m th at
will r e n d er it o n e of th e m o s t scenic
hits of roa d in the state.
P r o g r e s s n a tu r a ll y h a s b e e n slow
for n e arly all th e rails have b e en laid
on c u r v e s a n d had to be bent. Many
b rid g es , c u lv e r ts a n d t r e s t l e s havt
b e e n n e ce ssa ry , a n d th e r o a d b e d has
n e ed e d m u ch repair. F o r m o r e t h a n
e n t y miles th is w o r k has been fol
ed until the t r a c k r e a c h e d the val
ley.
________
Bay P e o p l e B e c o m in g
W aitin g f o r H a r r im a n .
T ir e d
R o s e b u r g . — If H a r r i m a n will not
a g r e e t o t a k e a c t i o n o n the C o o s Bay-
D r a in road, at th e f o r t h c o m i n g c o n
fere nc e b e tw e e n the r a ilr o a d k in g a n d
the d e le g a tio n o f C oos B a y a n s at
R o se b u rg , n e g o t i a t i o n s will be o p e n e d
with the se v e ra l c a p ita lis ts w h o arc
a n x io u s t o finance an e le c tr ic line
roni R o s e b u r g t o C oos Bay.
T h e c o n d i t i o n s a re such t h a t any
u r t li e r d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e C o o s Bay
o u n t r y a n d d e p e n d e n t c o a s t po in ts
will he r e t a r d e d u n le s s a r o a d is as-
ured.
T h e C o o s B a y pe o p le have n a m e d
the fo llo w in g c o m m i tt e e of busines-
n e n t o a t t e n d th e m e e t in g h e r e : C
V S m ith , D r A. C. S tra w , L. J. S im p
o n , C J Mills and W . I’. E v a n s
with J. E. O r e n a n d W . II. P o w e r s a-
ilternates.
A r m y V o t e s t o S u s p e n d A p
peals to C o n g re ss.
T o le d o , O., Sept. 8.— N o t for t h r e e
y e a r s will th e G r a n d A r m y of the
R e public a s k c o n g r e s s for f u r t h e r r e
lief m e a s u r e s . I t a p p e a r e d t o be the
c o n s e n s u s of o p i n io n of t h e lea d ers
t h a t t o o m u c h h a m m e r i n g for p e n s io n
bills a n d relief m e a s u r e s m ig h t soon
c r e a te a n un d ig n ifie d im p r e s s io n in
th e m in d s of c o n g r e s s m e n a n d reflect
d i s c r e d it o n t h e civil w a r v e te r a n s at
th e t im e in t h e i r lives w h e n they
w o u ld n e e d th e m o s t a s s is ta n c e at the
h a n d s of th e n a ti o n t h e y helped to
save.
A n o t h e r w a y will be s o u g h t by the
v e te r a n s to g e t b e f o r e c o n g r e s s those
bits of le g isla tio n w h ic h t h e y feel can
not wait. T h e a t t e n t i o n of the G. A
R. d e le g a t e s w a s c alled by K ate
B r o w n l e s s S h e r w o o d to the s t a tu s oi
the p e n d in g w i d o w s ’ pension bill, in
w hich a t p r e s e n t it is required that
a p p lic a n ts shall h a v e been m a r r ie d a
n u m b e r of y e a r s p r io r to the present
date. S h e a sks th a t the bill m ay be
iltc r e d to a llo w th e eligibility of
th o s e w h o m a r r y up to the da te of
the pa ssa g e of th e bill and t h a t the
¡na tter m a y be placed in the h a n d s of
the p e n sio n a g en ts. T h e sam e plan
n a y be used w ith r e g a r d to the
a m e n d m e n t to t h e service pension
bill.
A t th e wish of G e n era l I. R. S h e r
w ood his d o l la r - a - d a y pension bill
was n o t b r o u g h t up for co n sid era tio n
ind a r e s o lu tio n a s k in g c o n g r e s s to
>ay e x - p ri s o n e r s of w a r $2 a day pen
lion was laid over.
A f t e r th e i n sta lla tio n of th e newly
lected n a ti o n a l officers, the G. A. R
J e lc g a te s decided u p o n Salt L ake
City as th e n e x t m e e t in g place by a
/ o t e of 4*51 to 104 for W a s h in g to n .
_\fter Salt L ake C ity had been chosen
or the e n c a m p m e n t, V ie e-C om inan
ler-in-C hief S c o tt notified the en
■ampment th a t A t l a n t a w ould be in
the Jjeld for 1910.
I »»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<
The Chauffeur
and the J e w e ls
C o p y rig h t, 1«06. b y J . B. L i p p i h c o t t C o m p a n y .
Ail r ig h ts reserved.
By
Edith M organ W illett
tilted again In front of the Inu^.lTT T"'
of Mrs. W aring's house, as diffident aai
self-distrustful as if he were the h imbW
book agent, instead of the possessor
unquestioned rank and several million, of
good English pounds sterling.
" I t ’s ridiculous, my calling here und,,
the circum stances!” he
told himself
sternly. And then, "Perhaps,” the after
thought came eagerly on tiptoe, “she’ll be
sorry when I tell her the news from Ene
land.”
r
And buoyed up by sudden hopefulne*
Gerald Buist rang the bell.
C H A P T E R XI.
m an who loved her hap p y , th a t h e would
C H A P T E R X.
Dinner a t Chevy Chase was nearing
Som e d ay s a fte r th e P rin c e del P in o be co n ten t— w e ll! w ith w h at she haa to its close.
m ade his first ap p earan ce in W ash in g give?”
Along the broad, trelllsed veranda*,
G erald did not h e sita te an in sta n t. “ I
ton, tw o people were talk in g in th e d ra w
hung with Chinese lanterns and vivid
should
r
a
th
e
r
th
in
k
she
could,”
he
said,
ing room of a sm all house in S stre e t
p o sters, were dotted the small, round ta-
a t th e ho u r which the F re n ch call, so w ith a sin cerity th a t w as alm ost p ath etic. hies, each surrounded by half a doze*
“T
h
e
m
an
who
loved
G
ussie
would
be
curiously, “betw een the dog an d the w olf.”
members and their guests, whose chatter
O f the p a ir in th e gloam ing, th e m an th an k fu l for a n y th in g she could give rose interruptedly.
was sta n d in g u p w ith his back to an a t him .”
I-ooking around him, his impression
Then, stiffening w ith the Inevitable
ten u ated m antelpiece, a g a in s t w hich he
able senses pleasantly thrilled by the
leaned his huge fram e, gingerly looking co n tractio n th a t followed such un accu s
lig h t, th e color, th e movement of the ga;
down from tim e to tim e a t th e g irl oppo tomed expansion, he shook h ands fo rm al
scene, th e mock Prince del Pino felt
site in the d ep th s of a M ark et-H arb o r- ly w ith his sm all hostess.
an e x h ila ra tio n , a rich enjoyment of the
“ Got all my boxes to pack, you see—
ough chair.
p resen t, w hich was not entirely due to
“ T h in k of i t !” he w as saying, in r a th have to be off by th e te n -th irty tr a in so
th e ch am p ag n e he had drunk.
er subdued tones. “ I w as actu ally on as to tak e to-m orrow ’s ste am er from New
This w as to be his last night—he told
my w ay here yesterd ay , ju s t com ing out York. Good-by.”
himself that, as he had many a time be
A n n ette followed him to th e door.
of th e S ho reh ain , when th e cable w as
fore during his Washington week, with
handed me. You got my no te telling you
“ Don’t you th in k ”— she m ade u p her
the secret consciousness that the morrow
th a t I co u ld n ’t keep my ap p o in tm en t'/ m ind quickly— “ w ouldn’t it be possible
would find him still on the stage, playing"
Money f o r C o o s Bay R o a d .
W h at w as it we w ere going to do? Oh, fo r you to sto p in and see G ussie if only
Salem —“ A m a n n a m e d C r o w , iro n
yes, go u p th e M ouum eut.
Y esterday fo r a m om ent th is afte rn o o n ? I think his i>art to the same appreciative audi
Like most successful actors, La-
L os Angeles, o ffere d t o c o n tr i b u t i
seems ab o u t five hundred y ears a g o !”
she’ll be h u rt if she finds .you’ve been ence.
dovic S a rto tiail become dependent on
520,001) t o w a r d the i m p r o v e m e n t o
“ I t w as very good of you to come ami here w ith o u t looking h er u p .”
He really
he ro a d f r o m M a r s h f ie ld t o Rose
tell me a b o u t it,” th e girl said g e n tly :
“ I’m a fra id I ca n ’t fla tte r m yself.” the g la re of the footlights.
b urg," said J u d g e S c o tt u p o n his re
B u ist’s tone w as determ inedly brisk. “ B e could not tear himself away, could not
“ very frien d ly .”
.u rn fro m a n e x te n d e d t r ip in the in
“ W as it? ” (Jerald R u ist wheeled ab sides, w hy should she know ? You’ll have m ake u p his mind to give up the rol*
e r e s t s of th e g o o d r o a d s m o v e m e n
ru p tly aro u n d and sta re d w ith sudden lo keep my secret. M iss B a n c ro ft.” He w hich had become second nature to him.
Union C r o p * A v e rag e Well.
S eated a t M rs. W a rin g ’s right, with
n O r e g o n . J u d g e S c o tt s t a te s tha
ab so rp tio n out of the window. “ I t w as barked in to th e hall. “ T h e re ’s a g reat
La Urando__ Many reports have gone ■very place he visited is cla m oring
k inder of you to let me,” he said. “ T h e re ’s deal to be done and it ’s g ettin g beastly five o th e r chosen s p irits su rro u n d in g her
re garding the crop of Union county
table, him self th e b rig h t, p a rtic u la r lu
o r a g o o d r o a d s c o n v en tio n during
a c e rtain relief in talk in g . W hen th a t late.”
some of these reports have been he w in ter. H e looks t o see a grea
cable cam e y esterd ay ”— He broke off su d
Indeed, the little hall o utside w as u n m inary o f th e occasion, the mock princ*
emely pessimistic; some have been lig h w a y c o n s t r u c t e d from o n e e n d o
kep t th e ta lk an d la u g h te r u p to concert j
denly, and th en continued, in an odd deniably dim.
,-ouraglng.
Now t h a t threshing i) lie s ta te to the o ther, and also a roa>
choked voice, “ W ell, th a t so rt of unex
F eelin g for his h at w ith some h aste in p itch , w hile efficient w a ite rs kept him
•dong, it is known t h a t the cro;
n t o th e C oos Bay c ountry.
pected shock ra th e r knocks over a m an ! the shade. B u ist dislodged a sh e af of supplied w ith th e delicacies which his
s u ss than average, sa y, three quar
To lose poor old Ja c k — my only b ro th er. cards, stuck in the rack , th a t cam e p elting sy b a ritic soul craved, w hile on every sidt
s of a normal yield. Home farmers
M. & M. C o m p a n y at La G r a n d e .
And then th is later new s com ing rig h t him w ith light touches, an d , even a s he stretch ed v ista s very g ra te fu l to the ey,
ve Lot little to show for the y e a r ’s
I a G rande.— T h e Island C ity M. i.
•»u top of it------ ”
irk. Others have an a v e ra g e retu rn
opened the door, one fell flu tterin g out of the exiled E u ro p ean .
“O ne could alm o st fancy oneself at t
A gain he could go no fu rth e r.
ir their labor, and a few of the men M. Com pany, re c e n tly b u r n e d o u t a
on to the step outside, w here th e fain t
stand City, will rebuild at L a Grand«
A n n ette left her ch air im pulsively and Ita lia n sc rip t sta red up a t him im p u d en t P a ris ia n cafe in th e Boia,” he acknowl
vho make fa rm in g their profession, in
T he cumpan.
stead of a mere m akeshift, have bumpei nste ad of Isla n d City
stood beside him. all th e w om anliness, ly, revealed by th e fad in g l i g h t : “ P rin ce edged, w ith a rem in iscen t sigh.
G ussie m et h is g lance smilingly. In
iwns som e lots on J e f f e r s o n avenue
crops. The A m alg am ated S ugar com
the la te n t stre n g th in her, reaching out Roderigo del P in o ,” and a cu rio u s crest.
n<l plans for a t w o - s t o r y brick struc
panv is threshing 2,200 acres of sinal
to th e poor fellow strick en in a stran g e
T he m ark of the b e a s t ! A gain the deed. h e r a tte n tio n had been pretty obvi
urc are now be in g p re p are d . A few
r u n . and expect a t least an avoragi
land.
track of those alien fo o tstep s th a t had ously co n secrated to him th ro u g h o u t th,
e n tire m eal, m uch to th e d isg u st of her
■•ic'd. Home of their farm s will turn oul lays ago the firm p u r c h a se d th e stock
“ I t isn’t c e rta in y et,” she said sooth
invaded his h u n tin g ground.
ouch I e ttc r than average. The best if im p le m e n ts a n d vehicles o w n e d bj
ingly, stro k in g his rough coat sleeve w ith
B uist sta red a t th e little s tr ip of p aste host, a stodgy Senator, at whose right
rank Kilpatrick, a n d will c o m l u o
-i-op will be up to normal, in spite o‘
sublim e
unconsciousness, “ ab o u t
yo u r board w ith a puzzled frow n. W hen had hand she sat.
irlier predictions to the contrary. A ts business in th e location occupiei
fa th e r ; I m ean—th e cable— w as it q u ite he been here? H e closed th e door w ith
"Y es, it is a b it like P a r is ,” she assent
R E V E A L S D Y N A M IT E P L O T .
ro n r n e n t farm er and a well informed by K ilpatrick, until the ne w building
hopeless?”
an ex asp erated slam an d stalk ed down ed, in an sw er to th e o th e r re m a rk , '"lfiis
e, la answer to a questinh about tin
s re a d y for occupancy.
T h ere w as a slig h t pause and G erald th e steps.
op en -air r e s ta u r a n t effect, an d th en th*
Detective Gives S e n sa tio n a l T estim ony tu rn ed to w a rd s her a very
> • - / t ''e valley, said, “ S p o tte d .”
set face.
C e rtain ly A n n ette h ad h ad very little to cosm o|)olitan ty p e of the crow d !”
Buy A s to r i a T id e Land.
a t S t r i k e H e arin g .
“ Q u ite !” he said sh o rtly .
"T h e crow d !’’ echoed th e mock prince.
say ab o u t Del P ino, yef, on th e o th er
S t e a m e r Plies Yamhill.
A s to r ia .— S. D. A da ir ha s sold 50
T h en w ith a c e rta in shy aw k w ard n ess hand, w h at w as th ere to be sa id ? W hy H e shrugged h is shoulders, lowering his
C h e ste r, Pa., Sept. 7.— T e s ti m o n y
c.Miiinvillo. McMinnville has rivei icres of tid e la n d on Y o u n g 's b a y fo
he took h er hand and held it a m om ent should not one fellow p assen g er of the voice sig n ifican tly , th en , in rap id French,
j iv e n by a d e te ctiv e, w h o fro m the
sportntion oa the Yamhill a f te r a r learly $50,1)00. T h e p r o p e r t y is k n o w i
“ T h an k you,” he said h u s k ily ; “ y ou’ve M ajestic h u n t up a n o th e r? an d w h a t pos “ M u st th ere alw ay s be th e cro w d ? Can
s the N o w le n tid e lan d trac t. T hi ■»tart of th e C h e s t e r tr o lle y strike been very good to me, M iss B a n c ro ft.” sible concern w as it o f h is— G erald B u ist? one never see you alo n e?” His heavy
1 1 of about five years. A few
i -o Capta in T urpcr and his crow p u r c h a s e r s a r e Dr. K e en y a n d A. H nose d as a s t r e e t p e d d le r and said he He shook him self determ in ed ly in to th<
I lis mind rev ertin g to n e arer, more eyes m et h ers fo r th e frac tio n of a min
The p r o p e r t y wil had w o r m e d his w a y into th e confi- com m onplace.
lit the little steam er Leona up the May, of P o r t l a n d .
“ You w ere surprised, personal, more yminful m atters, th e E n g ute. "R em em ber, I am to d riv e you back
and have started a regular tri be at once dyked, r o a d s built a n d thei
lcnce of the u n i o n leaders, was to the w eren’t you, when I tu rn e d up th e o th er lishm an made his way th o u g h tfu lly to in my m otor !”
ilatted in 10 a c r e f a rm s a n d placed O'
d: v run tietween McMinnville am
day, an d asked you to ta k e me in hand th e S stre e t corner. B u t a t th e lam p
G ussie's an sw e r w as d ro w n ed In th»
effect th a t he had receiv ed from theit an d show me the sig h ts here? I really
he m ark e t. T h e soil is ve ry rich an
md. The trip up from the L afa y
sudden r a ttle of c h a irs a s th e people at
post he came to a sudden h alt.
iips the c o n fe ss io n of a c o n sp irac y to don’t know w h a t made me come to W ash
locks is quite d iffic ult on account ■vill g r o w a n y kind of crop.
S tan d in g q u ite still, he looked ahead th e tab les rose to th e ir feet.
lie snags and floating logs in tin
l y n a m i te a n d d e s t r o y stre et railw ay ington ! C a n ’t im agine, for the life of of him, a very keen look in his eyes, for
“ No, I sh all n o t forget !” she smiled at
"ini. but the government in n g b o at It
E x p r e s s R ate Reduction.
there, com ing up the avenue to w ard him him over her shoulder, m oving off nnd
property.
T h e t e s ti m o n y cau s ed a m e !”
• f e te d to clear the way soon. Tin
K l a m a t h Fa lls.— A r e d u c tio n in ex s e n s a tio n at th e h e a r i n g of P a t r ic k J.
T h e g irl beside him had a shrew d sus w ith fam iitarly ja u n ty g ait, w as a slim, leading th e w ay to w ard s the verandk
•inn carried a good cargo on her in
>ress r a te s t o a n d from K la m a tl
picion th a t she c o u ld ! E ven when the supple, un m istak ab le figure.
steps.
ial trip.
Shea, v ice - p r e s id e n t a n d na tio n a l o r a ttr a c tin g m agnet is rem oved, the force
•'alls has b e e n o rd e re d , but on ac
A m om ent la te r th e little party wer»
“ Ah !" t j i c w l t t a d B uis t.
ganizer of th e A m a l g a m a t e d Associa- of h ab it still do m in ates us in a m easure,
(»tint of a n e r r o r in tiling th e sched
I lis face set in uncom prom ising creases, o u t on the law n, grouped u n d e r the dens»
T h r e e Township* S w e p t by Fire.
lie with the in te r s ta te c om m erce
d
raw
in
g
us
all
unconsciously
in
the
old
ion of S t r e e t a n d E lectric R ailw ay
he w ent fo rw ard ag ain , looking stiffly shadow of a copjier beech, its rustling
Prineville.— F o r e s t S u p e r v i s o r Ire
om m iss io n , th e c h a n g e will n o t g« E m p l o y e s ; W illia m S t o c k h a r t , presi- directions.
tops b lo ttin g th e n ig h t sky. Settling him
ahead of him.
nd w h o , h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m the fin
n to effect u ntil O c t o b e r t.
lent of th e C h e s t e r division, a n d 13
“ N ot my friend M. B u is t? ” Del P in o self som e distan ce from Mrs. Waring,
“ H av e you seen or h eard a n y th in g of
area s o u t h of Bend, says t h r e e to w n
.tr i k e r s a r r a i g n e d b e fo re J u s tic e of G ussie la te ly ? ” B u is t now asked, w ith stopped sh o rt.
now tete-a-tete w ith h er host, Sarto lean
‘“Phis W ashington, in
ships have been b u r n e d o v e r, half o
he P e a ce W il l ia m s o n , at Media, the m assive carelessness, tu rn in g to go.
M ount H o o d Mill R esum e*.
ed back lazily in th e wide garden chair,
deed, su p p lies th e unex p ected .” H e scru
o n e t o w n sh ip being s w e p t clean am
c
o
u
n
ty
seat.
tinized the E n glishm an w ith sm iling eyes a curiously sard o n ic sm ile on his lips, as
A n n ette shook her head.
Dee.— A f te r b e in g closed d o w n foi
th e o t h e r s d e s tr o y e d , e x c e p t for smal
T h e 15 d e f e n d a n t s w ere held un d e r
“ No,” she said, ta c tfu lly avoiding his th a t told nothing. “ W h a t in th e world he w atched the S e n ato r eag erly making
p i t c h e s here a n d there. Mr, Ireland •ver a m o n th , th e M o u n t H o o d L um
th e most of G ussie's b rief attention.
ber c o m p a n y ha s s ta r te d up again '2 000 bail for c ourt. T h e t e s tim o n y em barrassed eye. “ I saw in the P ost are you doing h ere?”
says it was an u n r e m i t t i n g fight night
■ f the d e te c tiv e m a d e out th e prim a th a t sh e’d been dining a t one of the em
The plant of the c o m p a n y is eqtiippei
B u ist ignored the cord ially o u tstretch ed
llo w little he im agined— this man of
and day b e tw e e n 200 m e n a n d the
i.acie
case
a
g
a
i
n
s
t
th
e
a
ccused
men.
vith electric p o w e r a nd is up t o dati
hand.
bassies last n ig h t.”
politics an d money-—th a t,
under th»
f a m e s , and t h e m e n c o n q u e r e d only
n ev ery re spec t. T w o h u n d r e d mei
“ Del P in o w as there, too,” rem arked
P rin ce del P in o 's m ask, a very humbl»
“ Very much w h at you are, I fancy,
a f te r t h r e e w e eks of th e h a r d e s t kin.
.ill he giv en e m p lo y m e n t.
B uist, com pleting her in fo rm atio n w ith he retu rn ed , w ith such conspicuous lack rival had alread y d istan ced him! How
D I S T R U S T S J A P A N 'S M O V E S .
of work, b a ck-firing be in g largely re
su rp risin g accu racy , “ and he w as a t the of co rd iality on his p a rt th a t th e o th er’s little the wom an opp o site realized that
so rte d to.
D i s b u r s e O v e r Million.
horse show w ith her th a t aftern o o n . I sm ile broadened and deepened.
h er ho;)es, in clin atio n s and
ambition«
A s t o r i a — All th e fisherm en cm C h in a S e e s T r o u b l e B re w in g O v e r supi>ose th ey ’re to g eth er all the tim e.”
"T h en you m ust be am u sin g yourself w ere nil centered o n — her ex-chauffeur!
W om en’* C lu b s at La G r a n d e .
C h e n t a o B o u n d a r y Dispute.
iloycd d u r i n g th e r e c e n t se a so n by
H ere he felt it incum bent to sh ru g his very successfully,” he com m ented airily .
D u rin g th e whole course of Sarto'»
l a G rande.— T h e m e m b e r s of tin
lie local c a n n e r ie s a n d cold sto ra g i
Pe kin, Sept. 8.— C o n t r a r y t o her sh oulders lo ftily . “ T h a t’s w h at he’s here “ F o r me— my kind frien d s here provide p resen t perilo u s c a re e r never had his star
tw o wom en's clubs in th is city, tin
d a n t s have been paid off a n d a loca
for.”
continually some agreeable divertissem ent. seemed more in th e ascendant, never had
N e ig h b o rh o o d clu b a n d the I.ylt l i n k e r e s t im a te s t h a t the a m o u n t dis
a g re e m e n t to m a i n t a i n the s t a t u s quo
“ So you th in k th a t’s w h at he’s here M ais a propos— you com e perchance from the w inning card s seem ed more certainly
T u e s d a y Musicale, a rc m a k i n g g rea
rib u te d a m o n g the then w as not les p e n d in g a s e t t l e m e n t o f the C h e n ta o fo r?” echoed th e girl.
S s tr e e t7” T he sm ile died o u t of the in his g rasp, th a n a t th a t very moment,
p la n s for the re ce p tio n o f the Stati
h a u »1,500.000.
b o u n d a r y disp u te w ith China, J a p a n
T h ere w as th e fa in te st h in t of in te rro sla n tin g eyes, w hich acquired a sudden w hen fate, in the person of a middle-aged
F e d e r a t io n of W o m e n 's clubs, whicl
has r e c e n tl y done a n u m b e r of th in g s g ation, in cred u lity in her tones, th a t made m etallic g lint. “ H ow is the charm ing R u ssian d iplom at, w as pursuing him til
will m eet here som e t im e this fall
PO RTLAN D MARKETS.
unconsciously over th e Chevy Chase lawn.
in th is t e r r i t o r y w h ic h a r o u s e s the B uist glance cu rio u sly a t th e sm all fig M iss B a n c ro ft? ”
T h e ladies are busy g a th e r i n g fund-
F o r on in s ta n t R u ist co ntem plated the
"A h. Meeses W a re e n g !”
for th e e n te r ta in m e n t of the visitors
i p p r e h e n s i o n of th e P e k i n g o v e r n ure, the dim, oiw que sh ad in g of the J u n e
W
h
e
a
t
—
Club.
88c
pe
r
b
u
sh
e
l;
fo
rty
T h e y will soon put on a h o m e -ta le m
A t the sound o f the familiar sibilant
tw ilig h t a c c e n tu a tin g th e blonde fairn ess Ita lia n som berly, and then, tu rn in g on his
m ent. S h e has oc cu p ied the residenc e
'old.
90c;
t
u
r
k
e
y
red.
90c;
fife,
88c
p ro d u c ti o n , T e n n y s o n 's " D r e a m of
of her h a ir an d ch ildish o u tlin es of face heel, “ You will probably have an oppor tones, S arto leaiied fo rw a rd with a start,
blu es te m , (lie; valley, 88c.
bu ild in g s re c e n tl y c o m p l e te d at Yen and figure w ’th mellowed d istin ctn ess.
tu n ity soon of ju dging for yo u rself,” he h ardly able to believe his eyes and hi»
Fair W om en ”
Barley F e e d , $24.50 pe r t o n ; rolled
hi T i n g in th e d i s p u te d d i s tr ic t; she
W hy,” he draw led , “ an y one can see rejoined cu rtly . “ Good aftern o o n .” And ears. F o r, sta n d in g u n d er the beech tre»
527<Vi2S; b r e w in g , $20.
has
b
r
o
u
g
h
t
in
to
th
is
to
w
n
a
jo
int
th at the m an w a n ts to m a rry G ussie, and he strode on w ith a som ew hat unneces only a few feet away, shaking hand»
Say* R ates Are High,
O a t s -No. 1 w hite. $27(527.50 per civil a n d m ilita r y c o m m a n d e r and
I really don’t see any special reason why sa rily m a rtia l tread.
effusively w ith G ussie, was a lithe, well-
S a le m — H. Cotinoway c om pla ins oil; gray. $20(586.50
1,0H) g e n d a r m e s a n d she is p ro c e e d she sh o u ld n ’t ta k e him, do y o u ?”
W hy in the w orld w as Del P in o h an g know n shadow.
t h a t th e r a te s for flour and feed oi
H a y T im o t h y , W il l a m e t t e V alley ing w ith the o r g a n iz a t i o n of th e ex
H is a ir of im personal unconcern and ing aro u n d here? T h a t w as a question
"W ell, you a re a gad about !” Mr».
th e M o u n t H o o d railroad from Hood *14 p e r t o n ; W i l l a m e t t e Valley, ordi
stin g s y s te m for the g o v e r n m e n t of
indifference w as a so rry mask through th a t w as a g ita tin g him as he tram ped W arin g w as e ja c u la tin g .
“One minut»
R iv er t o O d d i are excessive as com
tary, $11; E a s t e r n O r e g o n $10.50
lie C o r e a n p o p u la tio n
C hina has
which a p a ir of m iserably an x io u s eyes down the avenue.
in N ew port, th e n e x t in Washington, and
p a r e d t o r a te s on o th e r lines in O re
m ixed, $13; c lover. $»; alfalfa, $11
protested to T o k i o a n d to the J a p
A
n
nette
w
as
an
uncom
m
on
good
s
o
r
t
;
questioned
A
n
n
e
tte
’s
face.
gon
F o r a d istan c e of ten miles thr illall'a meal, $20.
welcome everyw here. Prince !” she raif
inese dip lo m a tic re p re s e n t a t i v e here
W om an-like, she o u tw ard ly evaded the w ith unw onted en th u siasm the E n g lish ed her voice. “ H ere is a joyful surprise.
r a t e pe r t o n for flour a n d feed on the
F r u it -A pples, new, 5 0 c 5 $ l 75 per but with n o re su lt w h a tev e r. T h e a r
m
an
adm
itted
th
a
t,
even
though
his
loy
M o u n t H o o d r o a d is $1 so. while from box; peaches. 45(u'85c pe r b o x : pe ars rival of a b a t t e r y of J a p a n e s e field appeal even w hile an sw erin g it. “ Do you
Y our long-lost frien d Count Souravieff!"
P o r t l a n d to H o o d River, sixty sis 75e(«i$150 p e r b o x ; plum s, 75c per guns n e a r th e b o r d e r has r e n e w e d the really th in k th e y ’re in love w ith each a lty , his irrepressible pride in the wom
(To be continued.)
an he had loved for so long, told him
m iles, a n d fro m P o r t l a n d to Albany box; g ra p es. 85c(u$ 1.63 pe r c rate
o th e r? ” she asked q uietly.
e a r s of C h in a t h a t J a p a n p r o p o se s to
e i g h t y miles, th e r a te is only I t.jo ,
th
a
t
the
g
irl’s
modest
a
ttra
c
tio
n
s
could
“ L ove I” G erald h a stily assum ed the
P o t a t o e s —• 90c (it'll p e r
h u n d r e d : p re cip ita te som e action.
Hep E x p e rie n c e .
blank,
unrecognizing expression
w ith not be considered in the ru n n in g w ith
weet p o ta to e s 2 Jo p e r p o u n d
'A fter th is I sha ll use safety ra*
G
ussie’s.
vhieh one re p e a ts th e n am e of an unde-
B u r g l a r M an Visits E ugene.
M elons — C a n ta lo u p e s , 90c(fT $1.7.r
ors," declared Mr. Stubb, with muck
New J e r s e y T r o o p e r s Win.
I r a b le and h alf-fo rg o tten acq u ain tan ce.
G erald th o u g h t he understood w h at fo r
Eugene. Several burglaries have nc aer c ra te ; w a t e r m e l o n s , $l(if 1 25 per
S e a g irt, N. J., S e pt 8 — Rifle and “ W h at is love?” H e n arro w ed his eyes, eigners of Del I ’ino's sta m p adm ired in emphasis.
e urred in Eugene during the past few I no loose; c r a te d , tc p e r p o u n d ad
T h e y a r e no good, J o h n ,” scoffed
nights.
Ex Councilman I,. O. Beck
r e v o lv e r e x p e r t s f r o m all p a r ts o f the view ing th e w ord th ro u g h a m ental m i women, w hich made It seem all th e more
litional; casabas. $2 23 pe r d o z en
w :t h ’s residence was entered while the
\ e g c ta h lr s T u r n ip s .
$t 50 sack c o u n t r y t o o k p a r t in t h e 18th an n u al croscope w ith scientific im personality. m ysterious to him th a t thi* m an— In fact Mrs. Stubb.
"W ell. I suppose tne th in g ex ists, but th a t any m an. whom M rs. W arin g de^
fa m ily was a w ay in the m ountain* and •arrots, $t 75; p a rsnips, $1 75; beets.
'No good? W h a t do you know about
e 'o th in g and silvorwnre valued at over $t 50; artichokes, 05c p e r dozen: s h o o tin g t o u r n a m e n t of the N e w J e r it’s ju s t a so rt o f tem p o rary disease th a t lighted to honor, should have the oppor them ?”
r
se
y
S
t
a
t
e
Rifle
A
s
so
c
ia
tio
n
,
w
hich
be
a tta c k s one a t tim e s! M ost of us have tu n ity . let alone the In clin atio n , to a p p re
* ’50 stolen
The residence of County heans 5c per p o u n d ; c abba ge, 2c per
"A g re at deni. I t r ii ^ to «harpen s
Commissioner II. D. Edward* was als bo u n d ; cauliflower, $2.5« pe r c rate gan F r i d a y a n d will he in p r o g r e s s it, o r th in k we have— w hich is the sam e ciate A n n ette B an cro ft.
lend pencil w ith t h a t new one you
e ntered, and the b u rg lar was frightened
B u t if you’ve been th ro u g h it
elery, 7 3 c . i l l pe r d o z e n ; c o r n 23(5 until S a t u r d a y e vening. S e p t e m b e r 15. thing.
W hat ax did the Ita lia n expect to grind
a w av by Misses Zelmn and tn a Ed
prize w i n n e r s ill t h r ty ro c o n once, you’re im m une, t h a t ’s one great, in S stre e t? W as he playing a double bought nnd it w o u ld n ’t even make *
tOc pe r dozen: cu cu m b ers , 30 ( 5 40c oer
ward*, whom he awakened.
bo x ; egg plant, »1 75 p e r c r a t e ; let p an y tea m w o rk w e re : Second T r o o p great comfort—you’ll never catch
it gam e w ith tw o women, or— a very a lert d e n t”
’lice, head, ISe pe r dozen, p a r sle y \ ’cw J e r s e y , j i r s t . 140; F i r s t T r o o p j again P
look came Into G erald 's eye»— w as he
S tation ary.
He spoke with savage conviction, ron- o u t of it en tirely as fa r as one of them
t5c pe r d o z e n ; p -a s, Gc p e r p o u n d ; P h ila d e lp h ia C ity C av alry , se cond
Mill* C l o s e f o r L a c k o f W a te r .
“ I th ought you sa id if I gave you »
1 he c o m p a n y te a m m atc h wa* : scions of scars which were still painful w as concerned? Could it be possible th a t,
O r e g o n C ity
T h e low *tage of be ppers. 8 ri 10c p e r p o u n d ; ra d is h e s
w on by th e S e c o n d T r o o p of New to the touch. “ No. I think Gussie an-1 even a t th is the eleventh hour, w ith ev good meal you would work Mk® *
w ’ t r r in th e W i l l a m e t t e r i v e r h i s 12jc pe r d o z e n ; sp inach. 2c p c Je rse y , with a sc o r e of 307.
sp routs,
10c p e r
pound1
[ I>el Pino are too entirely sane to fall in ery th in g in his favor, the 1‘rince del I’ino h orse?" d e m a n d e d t h e ir a t e house wifi.
e - n s e d m ills A. B a n d C o f t h e W i l p o u n d ;
| love—lucky for them 1 They’re simply, had been tu rn e d dow n?
T>nt'* Just w h a t I a m dolDg, mum,''
l a m e t t e Pittn & P a p e r c o m p a n y to sq u a sh , 40c p e r d o z e n ; to m a t o e s , 3.’
T h r e e B a n k e r s Indicted.
j in cold blood, making what your papers
ee-'se o p e r a t i o n s u ntil t h e r a ip s set (530c
B uist reached th is overwhelming ques replied th e d u s t y t ram p .
R u t te r E x t r a s
3l»r p e r p o u n d
San F ra n c is co . S e pt 8 — A fte r sev . would call ’a brilliant match.' He has tion point and D upont Circle simultane
In T h e riv er is so lo w t h a t a stif
“ B u t you h a v e n ’t m oved all aft®«
f i r :e n t a m o u n t o f p o w e r c a n n o t be d e I fancy, 2Tlc; choice. 23c; store. 18c eral da y s of i n te r m it t e n t investiga tion ! ’he title, and she— everythin* else !"
ously. and stood a m om ent considering noon?”
F
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g
s
—
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e
g
o
n
extra
s.
2
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5
5
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c
:
in
to
the
affairs
of
the
de
funct
M
arket
“
He
has
the
title!”
repeated
Annette.
veloped t o o p e r a t e th e w a te r w h e e ls .
.'he situ a tio n ; then, half mechanically, he
"Well, you see, m um , I m e a n t • ®*w‘
I f ir sts
S4(5!5c;
se conds,
2 2 5 2 3 c s tr e e t hank, the g r a n d ju r y has re
She was atarin* at the honest-faced tu rn ed into Massachusetts avenue. lie
horse. Dey never do move.”
third» 1 5 5 2 0 c ; E a s te r n , 2 4 5 2 3 c p c t u r n e d in d ic tm e n ts a g a in st A F M ar man before her. marveling at his u tte r
walked
rapidly,
with
an
absorbed
look
on
P e s t I n f e s te d O r - h a r d D e s t r o y e d .
[ dozen
tel p r e s i d e n t of the h a nk: \Y B unconsciousness of his own
probably his grave face, his rather slow mind grap
G r a n t 's P a s * — F r u it I n s p e c t o r Fis-
E c on om ic a l.
n ' t r v - M ixed chickens 12c per
....
.
.
.
, P o ...........................
man. o f th is c o u n ty , h a s d e s t r o y e d a n L o m u l ; fancy hen*. I t f f i . V ; ro o ste r*
• J '
, C j m prop-
e r t y w hich had b e c o m e b i d t v infect
r d with scale a n d pr«t*
T h e loca!
fru itg ro w ers* u n i o n has n o w und.'r
c o n s i d e r a ti o n a plan to r c o r g i n i z e and
a d o p t b y - la w s o n b r o a d e r t e r m s th a n
t h e p r e s e n t o r g a n iz a t i o n afford*.
M*t»re** F a c to r y f o r Albany.
A l b a n y .— G u s ta v Messe, o f P o r t
l a n d I* p l a n n i n g th e e r e c ti o n o f a
m a t t r e s s f a c t o r y in A lb a n y in t h e i m
m e d i a te fu t u r e
H e has p u r c h a s e d a
t r a c t o f g r o u n d at T h i r d a n d T.yon
• t r e e t*. a n d will also e s ta b lis h a
w h o l e s a le f u r n i tu r e bo u se
Nash, a f o r m e r c a s h ie r and d ir e c to r
and I R H aven, the c a s t e r w h o V,ic
| ioc: ------ «
N
The
indict tm c n ts charge
------------c
sprinir
145131c:
g r r . e . old. v
the r e tu r n of a false r e p o r t t o the
vonn», 10c; t u r k e y .
old t ”5 l 8 c 1 h.ink c o m m issio n e rs.
M artel. Nash
young. 20c
| and H a v e n s a re h e ld u n d e r $ 10,000
. V e a l F x t r x 8 5 f l c p e r p o u n d ; or bonds in each case.
d i n ir v . 7 5 74c; h e a v y 3c
C o r k — Fsncjr. 8c p e r p o u n d ; ord>
Rain Ruins E nglish H o p s .
narv. 8c: large. 5c
M a id sto n e E n g . Scpr 9 — T h e ex
M u t t o n — F.m cy. 8(5l*c
eessnrely wet w e a th e r , a cc o m p a n ie d
H o n s — 1907. n r 'm e a n d choice. 3 5
by a high wind ha s c o m p le te ly rume«’
4c p e r p o u n d : olds. 1 5 t i c p r r po u n d : | t D r u e p a r t of the K e n tis h hop c rop
c o n tr a c t * 7 5 8 c
T h o u s a n d s of hop-pickers w h o c a n v
W o o l— F .K 'rrn
O regon,
u frijr
fro m I.o n d o n a re »ufferinc
best. 1 0 5 t « l c p r r p o u n d a cc o r d in g tcnte lv
T h e h u ts w h e rein t h e v are
t o sh r i n k a g e : v-tllry 1 3 5 l 3 $ c
i n a r t r r e d a re flooded and in m a m
M o h a i r — Choice. 18q?$$ic p e r lb.
•ases t h e y a r e w ith o u t sufficient food
equal advantages in that respect at that
moment. Certainly, aa far a.* rank and
Ita devotee* were concerned, there was
littl* to choose between the Prince del
Pino and the new Earl of Lindaay. If
Gerald only realised It. chance— the eter
nal chance—was his to-day.
Annette's lipa parted Impnlsivelv and
then closed again. It seemed »„oh a pit
iful waste that a loyal, unselfish love like
his should he sacrificed on ambition's al
tar.
pling with a problem that was bewilder
"H e bought one of those door mat*
ing enough. Why should Mrs. Waring's
with the word, 'W elcom e' on It."
•ocepled lover have called „ „ Annette
“W e l i r
Bancroft twice within three days -unless
"Well, his wife c a n 't get him to
h * , w** not Mr* Waring * accepted
h)Ter?
his feet on I t ”
"I w onder w h y n o t? ”
Gerald', step, unconsciously slackened.
" H e sa ys he d o n 't like t o wear <’**
Half a down door* away from him loom
ed up a white exterior of ornate line*, hla welcome."— H o uston Post.
•n exterior with which, though Gerald
T h r S h a r p C h ild .
” 7 " . " ' . T " 1 i(" threshold, he *eem-
•»i oddly fam iliar.
“ E d m u n d Is t h e s m a r t e s t child I ,Tff
The girl spoke with rodden heat. “Gus-
sa w ,” boasted th e fond mother. "H* **
he muttered,
consulting
sie is my cousin, Mr. Buist.” she said
ki . "I . » .uppow."
. j , ....
~— • -™
o"iu n g
y. "th at it would be a s keen a s a r a z o r .”
ITw'e"hl'tV
<W?° caring ' 5 for
' nk' her,”
knowin*
h" better form t o ”----- l , - W<>uld »*
“Yea,” spoke u p gru m p y graudj*
a* wp both do*
«he look-
ed away as she * p o k e - ’’tell me fmnklv j
' ° < fc t h e d w n ‘ “a n d he r e m in d s m e o f a razor."
"In w hat way?”
—J o f o a think that ahe could
He stepped up th» drlv.way and hesi-
"W hy, be need* stra p p in g .”