Good Things
found herself following bis lead, some­
times with a meekness of which she
was wholly unconscious and again
i
with a strange mingling of fear and
4
tumultu' as happiness that proclaimed
4
him master o f her heart.
4
“ But the hoy because his power had
B y M A R G A R E T FOX.
come to him so easily was rnreless of
i
It. Besides, there were so many other
4 »p yrlg h ted . IOCS, by A sso cia ted ► things that were more worth while,
i-llerary
Press.
f
t
lie told the girl about some of them
• f 'f f '/ W W M V i / W W M /W ? •
boastin'"!)', expecting her to share his
Tender, Juicy, Steaks,
It had not been au eveutful summer enthusiasm. And because she seemed
or Marlon l.eigh. She knew It would to him Indifferent and no longer a com­
.ot be when she saw it looming up In rade Intcre cil in the same things o f
Roasts and Stews,
.II its Inevitability—au invalid uunt, au life he sou ht her le«-s and less fre­
isolated mountain retreat and herself quency. and at length they drifted
Sausage and Bacon
in the duul rule of uurse aud compan­ quite apart.
ion.
"But the girl never foreot. She fol
A ll kinds of Fresh
But she was wise enough to recog­ lov-d Ids career from afar and was
nize the time old truth that "beggars prom! o f all Ida su cc-ses. Yet, much
auuut be choosers'’ aud to accept it as site admired and reverenced the
grut lously.
As a dependent orphan man. In her heart It was the boy
¿ie bud little voice In the ordering of whose linage she treasured. She still
aer own career.
Imagined him with her, sharing her
But now us she watched the leaves keen delight In every bit o f benucy
falling silently, somberly, and thought that she chaneed upon, holding her
over the long, tedious days she had hand tight whenever the turbulent wa
lived through and the longer and more ters came near sweeping her on with
edious oues to come her bright cour­ them.
age seemed all at once to leave her.
“ I f the man ever remembered"—
The proverbial melancholy of the sea­
And here the fine spun faney came
son controlled her mood, and she be­ to a full stop owing probably to some
came introspective.
sudden Interruption.
There had been just one bit of bright­
For a few minutes Wolcott sat ab­
at
ness that stood out as a relief against sorbed In deep thought. So she did
the dreary background of that monot love him after all! And what he had
ouous summer, and whether she was overheard her tell her aunt coming
glad or sorry for It Marion herself suddenly along by her open window
hardly knew.
one day had been all a part of her
Everybody knows that
She had welcomed Bruce Wolcott’s
“ The court will take judicial notice
dally heroism. Her lips had said: “ No,
MELONS IN STORAGE.
coming with spontaneous delight, cot
of the defendant's rights, offset or no,”
auntie; I do not love him. He Is only
we keep the best Meats
because It had uny special sigulticance
CLIMBING AN ICE SLOPE.
just a friend. He can never mean
How a Rural J. P. Decided a Suit Be­ said Squire Easley, with some asper­
for her. but because he stood for all
ity.
“
And
your
own
evidence
shows
anything
more
to
me.”
But
her
heart
tween Neighbors.
to be had, but this is to
Hop[>er was diligently guarding Kain's Vain and Perilous Effort to Seals that she had known of youth and free­ had said—
Problems worthy of Solomon’s aeu-
Mount McKinley.
dom and Jollity, of which there was
property for him. That's worth some­
He reread the last part of the con­
meu are often submitted to these rural
remind you to give us a
Tim long trail to the north brings out so little now In her surroundings, so
thing."
fession and then, taking out his pen­
arbitrators, justices of the peace. In
the best in meu aud the worst, declares much still In her natural makeup.
“ Guarding It?”
cil. wrote hurriedly.
the Macon county (Mo.) archives Is a
call.
But Wolcott had proved more than
“ Yea. Kain himself testified Hopper Sir. Robert Dunu in "The Shameless
" I f the man ever remembered.” he
case of this sort:
was there with u shotgun when he Diary of au Explorer." As a member merely young and care free and Jolly
began,
continuing
the
thread
of
the
Timothy Kain, a farmer of Easley climbed o 'e r the fence.” —Kansas City
as she remembered him; he was alertly
of a party which made a vaiu attempt
story. “It was no wonder what had be­
township, set out some watermelon
sympathetic and unfailingly generous.
to reach the top of Mount McKinley
vines which grew so luxuriously that
In recalling the many thoughtful, come of Ills Jolly little playmate and to
he tells something of the hardships of sweet things he had done for her try to recall what It was that had sep­
they trespassed upon the field of his
THRILLING SPORT.
oue day's travel:
neighlior, Felix Hopper. When garner-
Marlon refused to blame herself for arated them. He was glad that he had
lug time came Kaiu's attempt to har­ Rafting Down the Canyons of an Un­
Furtively, imperceptibly, the steep­ misinterpreting them as acts significant done big things, and, although while he
was doing them he did not stop to an­
vest his runaway product was rebuked
ness had stolen a march on us. As of deeper purpose.
mapped Glacial River.
by Hopper and Ills shotgun. The con­
With provisions for only ten days a one line of footholds gave out we had
The change had come almost In a alyze his motive or Ills Inspiration, he
troversy got iuto court, uud Squire party of explorers la Alaska found one to slide dexterously to another. The day. It seemed to her now. It was not knew nfterward that he had done them
Wllllum Easley, for whom the towu- September that they must build rafts steeper slope was swept clear aud hard that his generosity censed, but the per­ for her in the hope that she might
ylilp was named, was asked to decide nnd take their clmuces of letting the Steps had to be cut.
sonal note that had come so near trans- hear of them nnd he proud. And after
they were done and he had earned a
the owner hip o f tcu watermelons swift river carry them to settlements
We have only three Ice axes. As I
worth 15 cents apiece. The lawyer* where final could lie obtained; other­ never gave them a thought this morn­
breathing space he knew that he
for Kain read books to show that Ills wise Ice and snow would shut them In ing. all of them were gobbled up when
should never do anything more worth
rights of property f dlowed the vines from all hope of rescue. In “ The we started, and I was left with only
while until he should find her again
clear into the next county should they Shameless Diary of an Explorer” Rob­ one long willow tent pole. It was never
and have her near him always to love
travel so far. Hopper's lawyers pro ert Dunn tells of the journey on the meant to balance you in half cut steps
and to worship.
duced equally sound reading to prove roughly made rafts.
"H e yearned for a warm clasp o f her
that may or may not hold your toe.
Puts up all kinds
that Hopper was entitled by law to
little hard nnd the sound o f her laugh­
"A t 11 o'clock today began the most
As the steps changed from a stair­
anything that camped on his premises. thrilling sport l know, rafting down way to a steplailder the other three
of
Prescriptions
ter. What a fool he had been to let
It wasn’t Hopper's fault, they said, if the snaky canyons of an unmapped betrayed no excitement, no uneasiness.
such priceless possessions pass when
with the best and
the vines wunted to spread out and go glacial river.
they were his for the taking! Would It
Neither did I at tirst. but l felt both.
visiting. He had the same rigid to
be possible to regain them now? Would
“ Freil and l captained the Mary Ann It was not dizziness, not vertigo, but
PUREST DRUGS
them that he would have to a colony II.. tlie other three the Ethel May We simply that as I looked down the sheer
she forgive him nnd love him nnd en
of honeybees that might get tired of rasped and hauled them over the gravel 2.000 feet from where we clung by
shrine him again as master of her
being with Kaln and eoueluded to move shadows of our tributary, shot out our toes imagination reslstlessly told
heart?"
over and make honey for Ilopper.
between the main walls of tlie stream over how it would feel, how long It
Suddenly Wolcott heard an embar
Squire Kasley let the lawyers spout and seized upon that boiling current.
rassed little laugh behind him.
would last, what the climax in sen­
until they hud read through all their
“ We reached silently from cliff to sation would he. were I to fall.
“ Oh, I—I didn’t realize you were
That’s what you get
then be arose to his six feet cliff, jammed pike poles iuto the slate
here." Marion was saying In almost
As hour succeeded hour I lived each
and said:
shelf overhead, twirled out of eddies. ndnute only to make the false step.
stammering confusion. “ I came out to
when you deal at
“ Mitchell has read hooks ttiat make We bumped and grounded. We dashed Courage Is only a matter of self con­
get a book I loft here this morning.”
It absolutely certain them melons be­ overboard and on the run eased her trol anyway.
"Yes, I found It." Bruce neknowl
long to Kain. I hadn’t any doubt in across shallows. We tugged half a:i
edged awkwardly, the written sheets
('limbing the highest mountain on
the world about that till Guthrie here hour to make an Inch at each shove tlie eontlneut with a tent pole! Some­
scattered In telltale fashion about him.
got up and turned Mitchell's law bot­ through the gravel, suddenly plunged times I boiled In those dizzy, unxlous
"You didn't dare” — began Marlon
FOREST GROVE, OREGON
tom side up. There's no question but In to our necks, and she leaped free ns places that I bad put myself In such ‘‘ T O P M AY BE AU TH E END O F THE STORY blushing and turning white nnd blush
—M A R IO N ."
what there's enough law in the books we scrambled on.
■i position with such men. Yet I must forming kindness iuto love had sudden­ lng again In a way that kept Wolcott
for both Kain and Hopper, and that
“ Bowlders rose through white ruffs reap my own sowing. Once l asked if ly dropped out of It.
staring at her In fascinated admlra
ought to make ’em happy. The court of water In roldcbannel. We might or it wasn't customary to rope on such
tlon.
The
comparatively
cold
courtesy
that
decides under the circumstances that might not hang on them for n perpen­ | steep slopes, hut no one but Fred an­
“ Yes. 1 did. hut I'll play fair." he au
was
left
chilled
Marlon's
heart.
Her
with the law deciding both ways there's dicular minute.
swered. and he said: "Y ' ain't goin’ to pride nevertheless forced her to accept swered, smiling at her with all his old
nothing to do but to huud out Justice
“ You must be very handy with a ketch me tied up to anybody. A mau
engaging frankness. “ You may read
as he sees It. The Judgment o f the pole. You must have a hair flue eye don't want to take chances with any It as If she noticed no difference.
Her lips trembled now as she felt the end of the story—Marlon. I took
court Is that those are K 'i'a ’s melons"— for moving angles, the strength of an one hut himself, haulin' him down
again the bitterness o f the disappoint­ the liberty o f finishing It.”
"Thank you. your honor,” said Mitch­ eddy, the depth of foam milling over i from these places.”
He wntohed her closely while she
ment and the resignation, but she
ell, urlsing and bowing.
a stump. You must be surer of the
One requisite of explorers besides knew that she must not give way ut­ rend It and noticed, with a great
This is the time of year
—“ but that he's Indebted to Hopper length of your pole than a polo player
aversion to soap and water Is Insensl- terly For that, for surrender to un­ bounding of Joy In his heart, how her
20 ceuts apiece for storage," liuished of the reach of his mallet. You must
tlveuess. They can't see; they can't happiness nnd despair, there was no hand trembled as she came to the last
when
heavy work begins
the Justice.
lie quicker than a Slwash dog. You fed. They couldn't do these stunts If
time or place allotted in her life'a words.
“ But, your honor,’* said Mitchell In- must know the different weight of
and
you
will want good
“ But It Isn't finished. Is It?” she
they did.
schedule. She must be always ready,
Ulgnautly, “ you can't do that. They each log down to ounces, the balance
asked
gently
after
a
little
pause.
strong harness.
W e not
a?way. cheerful, always aelf effaced.
haven't (lied auy claim for storage. of Ihe duffel pllisl high like n dais,
‘You are the only one who knows
With characteristic determination she
THE HUMAN BRAIN.
Besides, you're allowing them more covered with the tent nnd the liean pot.
only
have
the
largest
attempted to turn her thoughts Into dear." he answered tenderly. "Am I
for their melons than they're worth on the mackinaws and the ax lashed to
by
any
chance
the
little
boy
In
your
It Is the Most Marvelous Machine In other channels, hut after reading a
stock in the county but
the mnr’ ef "
nil the lashings. It's a pretty gam e"
few pages In the book she had brought heart—the boy you've always loved,
the World.
our prices will convince
Marlon?"
The human brain Is the most mar with her out under the trees she closed
He was holding her hand now. and
you that we
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BUY
"1 could write a better story myself.” he felt the sudden tightening of her
pies less space in proportion to its
capabilities than any machine It ever wns her mental comment. And she clasp.
ror spot cash. lO to
more mono? for you to shin Raw Fun* am! H ide« to qsthan to
•oil at iiouwy W rile for Prion List, Market Report, Snipping T h « n . am! al>out our
"The boy I've always loved," she an­
Invented. It sends a special nerve to was soon deeply engrossed In the ex
swered softly, "and—the master of my
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Some three or four hours later In the heart."
cles. to many thousand branching
tSMsrnl na|»|»ar It . a ragular Kncvc|..pa,D» fri.-a,
To our ruatomer. i l t-*> Hide. Unnnd into
twigs of arteries, to every pinhead day. ou hts customary way to inquire
ftaautirul Kol>aa Our Magnatic Bait and TVcot attract* am inal* to trap*. $t 00 nor hottla Ship rmir
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A Busy Ten Dollar Bill.
area of the numerous glands which after Marlon's Invalid aunt. Wolcott
Mr. Brown keeps a boarding house.
keep the machine properly oiled, heat came upon the book and the loose
ed ir cooled, to some sixteen square sheets of paper carelessly slipped Into Around the table sat his wife. Mrs.
foot of skin, which is the outpost I t or. rather, slipping out o f It. for the Brown; the village milliner. Mrs. An­
guard of Its castle, with such complete­ wind was fluttering the leaves ener­ drews; Mr. Black, the baker; Mr. Jor­
dan, a carpenter, nnd Mr. Hadley, a
ness that the point of a pin cannot getically.
find an area unguarded. It possesses
A chance phrase or two canght his flour, feed and lumber merchant. Mr.
special quarters for the reception and attention. lie read on without stop­ Brown took $10 out o f his pocket nnd
translation of a constant stream of vi­ ping to think o f the breach of etiquette handed it to Mrs. Brown with the re­
Su,.c ” ,.rh. A . (i. W A T S O N
brations that are the product of all that he was committing, and then, mark that there wns $10 toward the
Mrs. Brown
things movable or still In the outer having read through to the last, hs $20 he promised her.
c.rTV a complete line of
60 YEARS'
handed the bill to Mrs. Andrews, the
world. On the retina of every opeu turned back to the beginning.
W A T C M I 'S , C L O C K S A IN I) J L W H L R Y
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milliner, saying. "That pays for my
eve is
picture of the outer view,
It was an Idyllic little fancy.
focused Imprint of every ray of light
"In childhood he had been her play­ new bonnet." Mrs. Andrews In turn
repairing
and color, and In the visual chambet mate.” Wolcott read. "Whenever she passed It to Mr. Jordan, remarking that
o f the mental palace stands a vibra skipped oTer the green o f the fields It It would pay for the carpenter work
scope, a magic lantern that receives was with her hand tight clasped In he had done for her. Mr Jordan hand­
the retinal picture In its billion speed his. I f she slipped on the smooth cross ed it to Mr. Hadley, requesting his re­
lug series of light waves and throws stones In the brook he pulled her up ceipted bill for flour, feed and lumber.
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them upon Its mental screen as a liv­ with a jerk, and they both laughed at Mr. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr.
C o p y r i g h t s A c .
ing moving picture of light and shade her dripping little figure. The other Brown, saying. “That pays $10 on my
An rone Rending a sketch and description tn*y
quickly ascertain cur opinion fre e whether a»
and color. In the chamber of sound Is children didn't hear him laugh, to be board." Mr. Brown again passed It to
inrentlon la probably patentable. CnmejanK*»
a vibraphone, over whose active wires sure, tn fact, they didn't know him. his wife, remarking that he bad now
th hi * strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent*
•cut free, oldest agency fo r securing patent*.
I passes every wave of sound from the because they never saw him. The lit­ paid her the $20 he had promised her.
Patents taken through Munn ft Co. receipt
O u r I ‘ r lc u H T a lle .
\\'*> K v t n l l a t W ’ h o l a a n l a
tftcial notic*, without charge, lu the
d-lpplng of the dew to the orchestra! tle girl kept him all to herself, afraid She In tum paid Mr Black to settle
W r i t « f o r Iv M tlm iitc N o n
fortissimo from the raucous screech to let any one else suspect his exist­ her bread and pastry account. Mr.
W indow s, D o o r s , H eardw are, P a in ts
o f the locomotive to the sighing of the ence.
Black handed It to Mr Hadley, asking
A handsomely liinwtrated w e e k l T . ¡.srgeettdf-
wind through the meadow grass. In
culati««ii of uny *< teniiUc Journal. Terms. *’ 1
"They often wondered—the poor, credit for the amount on his flour ac­
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fear
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service why .he liked to p i.* so much by her- Mr. Brown, with the remark that It
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g 'arils to report ..... . the air .m l food ..„ f o f ro„ r„ h„ aIwilT,
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bT
settled for that month's board, where­
which
g
l'e
sti-tcnan.-e
to
the
palace
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P.H»ee her side when thev went to s c h o o l-« upon Mr Brown put ft back Into hts
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MBs W W k a d upon the • • M qualities of the tac
first adorably shy. Just tagging on he- | pocket, observing that be had not sup­
hind; Ister, growing bolder and en posed a greenback would go so far.—
I couraged by the little girl, he carried Osceola (la.i Sentinel.
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jfjj think In all languages or In no Ian.
her hooks with s swaggering air of
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d o »n the feuee Geras m Proverb
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savs he hates to lose them ."-K an sas
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