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W. M. Langley & Son W. P. Dyke t b ie d d d o b e c J*y C H A R L E S K L E IN ▼ ■ H o w a r d J e ffr ie s, b a n k er'» «on. u n d er t h e e v il - In flu en ce o f -------- R o b — e r t idi U nderw ood, f e llo w -s tu d e n t a t T a le , le a d s a lif e o f d is s ip a tio n . m a r r ie s th e d a u g h te r o f a g a m b le r w h o d ied In p riso n , a n d Is d is o w n e d b y hlB fa th e r . H e Is o u t o f w o rk a n d In d e s p e r a t e s tr a its . U n d e r w o o d , w h o h a d o n c e b een e n g a g e d to H o w a r d ’s s t e p m o th e r , A lic ia , Is a p p a r e n tly In p r o s p e r o u s c ir c u m s t a n c e s T a k in g a d v a n ta g e o f h is I n tim a c y w ith A lic ia , h e b e c o m e s a s o r t o f s o c ia l h ig h w a y m a n . D is c o v e r in g h is tr u e c h a r a c te r . A lic ia d e n ie s h im th e h o u se . H e s e n d s h e r a n o te th r e a te n in g s u ic id e . A rt d e a le r s fo r w h o m h e a c te d a s c o m m is s io n e r , d e m a n d a n a c c o u n tin g . H e c a n n o t m a k e good. H o w a r d c a lls a t h is a p a r tm e n ts In an in t o x ic a te d c o n d i tio n to r e q u e st a lo a n o f $2,000 to e n a b le h im to ta k e up a b u s in e s s p r o p o sitio n . H o w a r d d r in k s h im s e lf Into a m a u d lin c o n d itio n , a n d g o e s to s le e p o n a d iv a n . A c a lle r Is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d e r w o o d d r a w s a s c r e e n a r o u n d th e d ru n k e n s le e p e r . A lic ia e n te r s. She dem ands a p r o m is e from U n d e r w o o d th a t h e w ill not ta k e h is life . H e r e fu s e s u n le s s s h e w ill r e n e w h e r p a tr o n a g e . T h is s h e r e fu s e s , a n d ta k e s h e r le a v e . U n d e r w o o d k ills h im s e lf. T h e rep o rt o f th e p is to l a w a k e n s H o w a r d . H e fin d s U n d e r w o o d d ead. H o w a r d Is tu rn ed o v e r to th e p o lice . C a p t. C lin to n , n o to rio u s fo r h is b r u ta l t r e a tm e n t o f p r iso n e rs, p u ts H ow ard through th e th ird d e g r ee , a n d A n a lly g e ts a n a lle g aeri e * confi'«« to li fro m th e h a r a s se d m a n . A n n ie, H o w a r d ’s w ife , d e c la r e s her be.llef In h er h u sb a n d 's In n o c e n c e, and c a lls o n J e ffr ie s. Sr. H e r e f u s e s to h e lp u n le s s s h e w ill c o n s e n t to ^ d iv o r c e . To s a v e H o w a r d s h e c o n s e n ts , b u t w h e n sh e fin d s t h a t th e e ld e r J e ffr ie s d o e s n o t In te n d to s ta n d by h is so n . e x c e p t fin a n c ia lly , s h e s c o r n s h is h e lp A n n ie a p p e a ls to J u d g e B r e w s te r , a tto r n e y fo r J e ffr ie s. S r ., to ta k e H o w a r d ’s c a se . H e d e c lin e s. It Is rep o rted th a t A n n ie Is g o in g on th e s t a g e . T h e b a n k e r a n d h is w ife c a ll on J u d g e B r e w s te r to find s o m e w a y to p r e v e n t It. A n n ie a g a in p le a d s w ith B r e w s t e r to d e fe n d H o w a r d . H e c o n s e n ts . A lic ia Is g r e a t ly a la r m e d w hen she le a r n s fr o m A n n ie th a t B r e w s te r h a s t a k en th e ca se. S h e c o n fe s s e s to A n n ie t h a t s h e c a lle d on U n d e r w o o d th e n ig h t o f h is d e a th a n d t h a t s h e h a s h is le tte r In w h ic h h e th r e a te n e d su ic id e , b u t b e g s fo r tim e b e fo r e g iv in g o u t th e In fo r m a tio n . A n n ie p r o m is e s B r e w s te r to p r o d u ce t h e m is s in g w o m a n a t a m e e tin g a t h is h o m e. B r e w s te r a ccu ses C lin to n of fo r c in g a c o n fe s s io n fr o m H o w a r d . A n n ie a p p e a r s w ith o u t th e w itn e s s a n d r e f u s e s to g iv e th e n a m e. A lic ia a r riv es. Notary ‘Public Forest Grove Y Office 0331 D R . C .E . W A L K E R Oregon < Hollis & Graham A itorneys-at-LaW I? Do you u n d e rs ta n d w h a t th e le t te r m e a n s to m e ? ” “H ave p ity !” c ried th e b a n k e r’s w ife, a lm o st b esid e h e rse lf. “You can te ll th e m w hen I'm o u t of th e coun try . D on’t a sk m e to m ake th is sa c rifice now —d o n ’t a sk m e—d o n ’t ! ” A nnie w as b eg in n in g to lose pa tien ce. T h e w o m an 's selfish n ess a n g e red h e r. W ith irrita tio n , sh e sa id : “ You’ve lo s t y o u r n erv e, a n d you don’t know w h a t you’re saying. H ow a rd 's life com es befo re you— m e—o r anybody. You know t h a t ! ” "Y es— yes,” c ried A licia d e s p e ra te ly. “I know th a t. I'm only a sk in g you to w ait. I— I o u g h t to have le ft th is m o rn in g —t h a t’s w h a t I should have done—gone a t once. Now It’s too late, u n le ss you h elp me— ” “I’ll h elp you all I c a n .” rep lie d th e o th e r doggedly, “ b u t I'v e p rom ised Ju d g e B re w ste r to c le a r up th is m a t te r to-night.” S uddenly th e re w as a com m otion a t th e door. C apt. C linton e n te re d , fol low ed by D etectiv e S e rg e a n t M aloney. A licia sh ra n k b ack In a larm . “I th o u g h t Ju d g e B re w ste r w as h e re ,” said th e ca p ta in , g lan c in g su s piciously ro u n d th e room . " I’ll sen d fo r h im ," said A nnie, to u ch in g a bell. “ W ell, w h e re 's y o u r m y ste rio u s w it n e ss ? ” d em an d ed th e c a p ta in sa rc a s tically . H e looked cu rio u sly a t Alicia. “T h is Is M rs. H ow ard JefTries, Sr.," sa id A nnie, “ m y h u sb a n d 's s te p m o th er.” T h e c a p ta in m ade a d e fe re n tia l sa lute. B ully a s he w as, he knew how p e a ra n c e , did I, M aloney. W hy n ot? B ecause, begging yo u r p ard o n for d o u b tin g yo u r w ord, th e r e ’s no such p erso n .” “B egging y o u r p ard o n fo r d isp u tin g y o u r w ord, c a p ta in ,” she re to rte d , m im icking him , “th e r e is su ch a p er son.” “ T h en w h ere is sh e ? " he dem anded an g rily . A nnie m ade no an sw er, b u t looked fo r ad v ice to Ju d g e B rew ster, who a t th a t in s ta n t e n te re d th e room. T he c a p ta in g la re d a t h e r viciously, and u n ab le to lo n g er co n ta in his w rath , he bellow ed: “I’ll te ll you w h ere sh e Is! S he’s rig h t h e re In th is ro o m !” P oin ting his finger a t A nnie In th e a tric a l fash ion, he w en t on fu rio u sly : “A nnie Jeff ries, you’re th e w om an w ho v isited U nderw ood th e n ig h t of h is d e a th ! 1 d o n ’t h e s ita te to say so. I’ve said so a ll along, h a v e n ’t I, M aloney?” “Yes, you told th e n ew sp a p e rs so,” re to rte d A nnie dryly. T a k in g no n otice of h e r re m a rk , the c a p ta in b lu ste re d : “I’ve got yo u r record, y oung w om a n ! I know all a b o u t you a n d your folks. You knew th e tw o m en w hen th e y w ere a t college. You knew U n derw ood b efo re you m ade th e ac q u ain ta n c e of young Jeffries. It w as U nderw ood who In tro d u ced you to y o u r husband. It w as U nderw ood who aro u sed yo u r h u sb a n d 's jealousy. You w e n t to his room s th a t night. Y our h u sb an d follow ed you th e re , and th e sh o o tin g took p la c e !” T u rn in g to Ju d g e B rew ster, he added, w ith a s a r c a stic g rin : “F a lse confession, eh? H ypnotism , eh ? I g u ess It's ln tern a- CHAPTER XVIII.— Continued. " I t does stu n one, d o e sn 't It?" w ent on A nnie. “ You c an ’t th in k w hen It com es all of a sudden like th is. It's ju s t th e w ay I fe lt th e m o rn in g th ey show ed m e H ow ard's co n fessio n .” “P riso n ! P ris o n !” w alled Alicia. A nnie tried to console h er. “N ot fo r long,” sh e said so o th in g ly ; “ you can g e t ball. I t ’s only a m a tte r o f fav o r—Ju d g e Itre w ste r w ould g et you out rig h t aw ay." “G et m e o u t! ” cried A licia d is tr a c t ed ly . "M y God! 1 c a n 't go to priso n ! I c a n 't! T h a t’s too m uch. I’ve done n o th in g ! Look— read th is ! ” H an d in g o v e r U nderw ood's le tte r, sh e w ent on: "Y ou can see for yourself. T he w re tc h frig h te n e d m e Into such a s ta te of m ind th a t I h ard ly knew w h a t I w as d o in g —! w ent to h is room s to sav e him . T h a t’s th e tru th , I sw e a r to God! B ut do you suppose anybody w ill believe m e on o a th ? T h e y ’ll— th e y ’ll— ” A lm ost h y ste ric a l. Bhe no lo n g er knew w h at sh e w as say in g o r doing. Bhe collapsed u tte rly , an d sin k in g down In a ch air, gave w ay to a p a s sio n a te fit of sobbing A nnie trie d to quiet h e r; “H u s h !” sh e said g en tly , "d o n ’t go on like th at. Be brave. P e rh a p s It w on’t be as bad a s you th in k ." Sue unfolded th e le tte r A licia h ad given her an d carefully read It th ro u g h . W hen she had finished h e r face lit up w ith joy. E n th u sia stic a lly sh e c rie d ; "T h is Is g re a t fo r H ow ard! W h at a b lessin g you d id n 't d e stro y It! W h at a w retch , w h at a hound to w rite you like th a t! P oor soul, of co u rse, you w e n t and begged him n o t to do It! I’d hav e gone m yself, b u t I th in k I’d h av e broken an u m b rella o v e r his head o r so m eth in g —• G ee! th e se kind of fel low s b reed trouble, d o n ’t th e y ? Alive o r dead, th e y b reed tro u b le! W hat can we do ?” A licia rose. H e r te a rs had d isa p peared. T h ere w as a look of fixed re solve In h e r eyes. "H ow ard m u st be cle a re d ,” she said, “and I m u st face It—a lo n e !” "You'H be nlone all rig h t,” said An n le thoughtfully. "M r. Je ffrie s will do a s m uch for you a s he did for his aon.” N oticing th a t h e r com panion seem ed h u rt by h e r fra n k n e ss, she ch an g ed th e topic. “ H o n est to G od!" she exclaim ed good-naturedly. " I’m b ro k en -h earted — I ’ll do a n y th in g to sav e you from th is —th is public disgrace. I know w h at It m ean s— I've had my dose of It. But this th in g h a s got to com e out. h a sn ’t itr T h e b a n k e r's w ife w earily nodded a ss e n t “Tea, I realise that,” she said, "b u t the disgrace of arrest—I c a n 't sta n d It. A nnie! I can't go to prison even If l t ‘s only fo r a m in u te.” H olding out a tre m b lin g band, she w en t o n ; "Give m e back the letter. I’ll leav e New York to-night—I’ll go to E urope— I'll sen d it to Judge B rew ste r from P a ris.” L ooking anxiously in to her co m p an ion ’s face, she pleaded; ”Y ou’ll tru s t m e to do that, won’t y ou? G ive It to m e, please—you can trust m e ” Her hand w as still ex ten d e d , but A nnie ignored It “N o —no,” she said, shaking her hand. "I can't give It to you— hew can Residence 0332 and COSYWCXT, no*. SY c . w . 011 . 1 . inghaa consasv 8Y N 0P S I3. Ind. Phones Attorney-at-LaW y A R T H U R * HORN BLOW ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAT WALTERS Office in A b b o tt Bldg. B oth Phones F o re s t G rove, O gn. Osteopathic Physician Treatment by Special Appoint ment Only Forest Grove, Ogn. J, N. H offm an Attorney-at-Law W. Q. Tucker, M. D. Physician and Surgeon “ ‘D ear Mrs. Jeffries." H e stopped, E Q U IT Y A N D PR O B A T E O N LY and g lan cin g a t th e sig n a tu re , ex Office H offm an Bldg. Pacific A ve. C alls answ ered prom ptly day or n ig h t claim ed, “R o b ert U n d erw o o d !” Look P hone: Office 271, R esidence 283. F o re s t G rove ing sig n ifican tly a t A nnie, he exclaim Ind. Phone 502 e d : ‘“ D ear M rs. J e ffrie s !’ Is th a t con clu siv e en ough? W h a t did I tell you?" J. C. LATTA G W . MERTZ C o n tinuing to p e ru se th e le tte r, he re a d on: “S hall be found dead to m orrow — suicide — ’ ”, H e stopped M ERTZ & LA TTA sh o rt an d frow ned. “W h a t’s th is? W hy, th is is a b arefaced fo rg e ry !" Ju d g e B re w ste r quickly sn atch ed th e le tte r from h is hand and, glancing o v er it quickly, said : " P e rm it me. T h is belongs to my c lie n t.” Ice, Cold Storage, Wood and Coal C apt. C linton’s p ro g n ath o u s jaw sn ap p ed to w ith a click, and he Corner Fifth Avenue and Second Street sq u ared h is m assive sh o u ld ers, as he Both Phones u sually did w hen p re p a rin g for hos tilitie s: “Now, Mrs. Jeffries," he said s h a r p ly, "I'll tro u b le you to go w ith m e to h e a d q u a rte rs.” A nnie and A licia both stood up. Ju d g e B re w ste r quickly objected. “M rs. Jeffries w ill n o t go w ith you," Me Namer & Wirtz, Proprietors he said quietly “ She h as m ade no at te m p t to leave th e s ta te .” "S h e’s w anted a t police headquar- te rs ," said th e c a p ta in doggedly. and Tillamook Stage Lines. “ S he’ll be th e re to-m orrow m orn ing." “ S h e’ll be th e r e to-night.” H e looked ste a d ily a t th e Judge, and th e la tte r calm ly re tu rn e d h is sta re . T h e re follow ed an aw k w ard pause, an d th e n th e c a p ta in tu rn e d on hla h eel to d ep art. “T h e m o m en t sh e a tte m p ts to leave th e house.” h e grow led, “I sh a ll a r re s t her. G ood-night, Judge.” P E E R L E S S C A F E T E R IA “G ood-night, c a p ta in !" c ried A nnie m ockingly, 104 F I F T H S T R E E T “I ’ll see you la te r,” h e m u tte re d . 84 and 86 F IF T H ST R E ET Betw een Wash, and S ta rk B etw een S ta rk and O ak “Com e on, M aloney.” T h e door b anged to. T h ey w ere P O R T L A N D O R E G O N alone. “W h a t a sw eet d is p o sitio n !” lau g h ed A nnie. The Best Place in Portland to Eat and at Ju d g e B re w ste r looked s te rn ly at Most Reasonable Prices her. H olding up th e le tte r, he sa id : "W h a t Is th e m ean in g of th is ? You a re n o t th e w om an to w hom th is let-, te r is a d d re s se d ? ” “No,” stam m ered A nnie, “th a t Is— ” T h e ju d g e In te rru p te d h e r. S tern ly he ask ed : “Is It your In ten tio n to go on th e w itn e ss sta n d and com m it p e rju ry ? " "I don’t know. I n e v er th o u g h t of th a t,” she faltered . T h e Judge tu rn e d to Alicia. "A re you going to allow h e r to do C orner T hird A venue and T hird S tre e t so, M rs. Je ffrie s? ” "N o, no," cried A licia, q u ick ly ; “1 n e v e r th o u g h t of such a th in g ." Telephone 025 MRS. C. R. VEDD ER . Proprietor “T h en I re p e a t—Is it y o u r in ten tio n to p e rju re y o u rse lf? ” A nnie w aa si lent, and he w e n t on: "I assu m e It l s, b u t le t m e a sk you; Do you ex p ect m e, a s your counsel, to becom e p a rtlc e p s c rim ln ls to th is tissu e of lies? Am I ex p ected to build up a false s tru c tu re for you to sw e a r to? Am I?” MAIN STREET. N E A R PACIFIC A V E N U E . “I d o n 't know ; I h a v e n 't th o u g h t ol FOREST G ROVE. ORECCN l t, " rep lied Annie. "If It can be done, M u sts a t all H o u rs. Yhu B e s t o f E v e r y th in g w hy n o t? I’m glad you su g g ested It.” S e r v e d R ig h t " I su g g est It?” exclaim ed th e law W m . R uffner, P roprietor yer, scandalized. “Y es,” c ried A nnie w ith grow ing e x a lta tio n ; “It n e v e r occu rred to me till you spoke. E verybody say s I’m th e w om an w ho called on R o b ert Un derw ood th a t n ig h t. W ell, th a t's all rig h t. L et th em co n tin u e to th in k so W h at difference does It m ake so long as H ow ard Is s e t fre e ? ” Going to w ard th e door, she sa id : “Good night, Mrs. J e f frie s !” T h e ju d g e trie d to b a r h er way. “ D on’t go," he sa id ; "C apt. Clin to n ’s m en a re w attin g o utside.” " T h a t d o e sn 't m a tte r ! ” sh e cried. “B ut you m u st n o t g o !” exclaim ed th e law y er In a tone of com m and. "1 w on’t allow It. T h ey 'll a rr e s t you! Mrs. Jeffries, you'll p lease rem ain E are in a better position than ever to h e re .” B ut A nnie w as a lre a d y a t th e door do all kinds of Fine Commercial Print ’’I w o u ld n 't keep C apt. C linton w aitin g fo r th e w orld.” she cried ing on short notice, having just recently "G ood-night, Ju d g e B rew ster, and God b less y o u !” installed new machinery and a com T he door slam m ed, and she was gone. plete line of the latest styles of type faces Forest Grove Steam Laundry Central Livery Barns General Livery THE CASA ROSA ROOM AND BOARD $4 PER WEEK CITY CAFE “ Howard’s Llfa Com et Befora You— Me— or Anybody." to be c o u rte o u s w hen It su ite d his purpose. H e had b e a rd enough of th e w ealth y b a n k e r's a ris to c ra tic w ife to tr e a t h e r w ith resp ect. "B eg pard on , m m ; I w a n te d to te ll th e ju d g e I w as going." T h e se rv a n t e n te re d . "T ell Ju d g e B re w ste r th a t C apt. C linton Is going,” said Annie. A licia, m ean tim e, w as once m ore on th e v erge of collapse. T h e long th re a te n e d ex p o se w as now a t hand. In a n o th e r m o m en t th e ju d g e and p e r h ap s h e r h u sb an d w ould com e In, and A nnie would h and th e m th e le tte r w hich ex cu lp a te d h e r h u sb an d . T h e re w as a m om ent of te r rib le su sp en se. A nnie stood aloof, h e r ey es fixed on th e floor. S uddenly, w ith o u t u tte rin g a w ord, sh e drew U nd erw o o d ’s le tte r from h e r bosom , and q uickly a p p ro a c h ing A lleia. placed it u n n o ticed In h e r hand. T h e b a n k e r's w ife flushed and th e n tu rn e d pale. She u n d ersto o d . A nnie w ould sp a re h e r H er lips p a rte d to p ro te st. Even sh e w as ta k e n back by su ch a n e x h ib itio n of u n se lf ish n ess a s this. She began to sta m m er tban k a. "No. no.” w h isp ered A nnie quickly, "d o n ’t th a n k m e ; k eep It.” Capt. C linton tu rn e d ro u n d w ith a jeer. In so len tly , he said to A nnie: “ You m ig h t a s w ell ow n up—you've played a tric k on us a ll.“ "No. C apt. C lin to n ." ehe replied w ith q u iet d ig n ity ; "I told you th e altnple tru th . N a tu ra lly you d o n ’t be lieve It." "T he sim ple tru th m ny do for Ju d g e B rew ster." g rin n e d th e policem an, "b u t It w on’t do for mo. I n e v e r ex pected th is m y ste rio u s w itn ess, w ho w as going to prove th a t U nderw ood com m itted su icid e, to m ake an ap- tlo n a l and c o n stitu tio n a l law fo r y o urs a f te r th is.” “ You d o n ’t say so?” ex cla im ed An nie, ir rita te d a t th e m a n 's In to le ra b le Insolence. Ju d g e B re w ste r held up a re s tra in in g hand. "P le a se Bay n o th in g ,” he said w ith dig n ity . "No, I g u ess I’ll le t him ta lk . Go on. c a p ta in ," she said w ith a sm ile, a s If th o ro u g h ly e n jo y in g th e s itu a tion. A licia cam e fo rw ard , h e r face pale, b u t on It a look o f d e te rm in a tio n , as If sh e had q u ite m ade up h e r m in d as to w h a t c o u rse to p u rsu e. In h e r h a n d w as U n d erw o o d 's le tte r. Ad d re ssin g A nnie, sh e said, w ith em o tio n : "T h e tru th m u st com e o u t so o n e r or la te r.” S eeing w h a t sh e w as a b o u t to do, A nnie q uickly p u t o u t h e r h an d to sto p her. S he ex p e c te d th e b a n k e r's w ife to do h e r d u ty , sh e h ad In sisted th a t she m ust, b u t now sh e w as re a d y to do It, sh e re a lise d w h a t It w as co st Ing h er. H er p osition, h e r fu tu re h ap p in e ss w ere a t sta k e . I t w aa to o g re a t a sacrifice. P e rh a p s th e re w aa som e o th e r way. "N o, no, n o t y e t,” sh e w h isp ered . B ut A licia b ru sh e d h e r a sid e and. th ru s tin g th e le tte r in to th e h a n d of th e a sto n ish e d police c a p ta in , sh e sa id : "Yea, now ! R ead th a t, c a p ta in !” Capt. C linton slow ly u nfolded th e le tte r. A licia collapsed In a c h a ir. A nnie stood by h elp less, b u t try in g to co llect h e r w its. T he ju d g e w atch ed th e scen e w ith am a se m e n t, n o t u n d e r stan d in g . The captain read from the letter: Commercial Printing (T O B E C O N T IN U E D .) He W as Prepared. B lanche R ing, th e a c tre ss. Is alw ays p re a c h in g cau tio n —w h eth er she p ra c tic e s It o r n o t is. as K ipling says, an o th e r story. "If ev ery o n e w as only as cau tio u s as a m an I once knew .” she esld th e o th e r n ig h t, “nobody would e v e r go broke. H e called a t the m oney-order w indow of th e local post office an d ask ed p erm ission to send an o rd e r fo r 1100 to th e ‘old country.* T hen th e m an w ith th e m oney gave h is ow n n am e as payee. " T m going o v er n e x t w eek.’ he vol u n te e re d . 'a n d I w an t to have th e m oney w aitin g fo r m e on th e o th e r side. §0 th a t I can g ive It to my mother.* " ‘W hy don’t you take It with y o u r asked the clerk. ‘You would save 40 cen ts.’ “ 'Well, suppose the ship »Inks and I d row n ?'” — Youngs Magazine, BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, STATEMENTS, LEGAL BLANKS, POSTERS, BRIEFS, ENVEL OPES, CALLING CARDS, ETC. Up-to-date work on short notice. S A T IS F A C T IO N G U A R A N T E E D Press Job Rooms THE QUALITY SHOP t t M ’. H i r i n i f i r Forest Grove, Ogn. is jb & Physician and Surgeon Lawyers tst A H ^ O B Ä D W E (DU M c m M o m a m s nera H. W. Vollmer, M. D.