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tw o h u n d re d d o lla rs fo r a m a n to rid e
th e n e x t th r e e h o u rs w ith m e !”
“You c a n 't ta k e a m an from a n o th e r
cam p, B tan to n ," p ro te ste d th e fra n tic
Mr. G reen. “ H e m ig h t tric k you, h u rt
th e e a r.”
H is ap p eal w en t dow n th e w ind u n
heeded, e x c e p t fo r one glan ce fro m th e
ra c e r's g leam in g eyes.
“ H e w on’t tric k m e.” said S tan to n .
T h e crow ded sta n d s w e re a bulk of
sw aying, se e th in g Im patience. T h e
paddock w as In a n u p ro ar, th e M er
c u ry cam p th e c e n te r o f I n te r e s t B ut
no v o lu n te e rs a n sw ered th e call. T h e
p a n tin g m ach in e, its hood w rap p ed In
Je ts of v io let flame, h ead lig h ts an d
tail-lig h ts sh ed d in g vivid Illum ination
aro u n d th e figure o f Its baffled m a ste r,
q u iv ered w ith Im p o ten t life and
s tre n g th .
R aging, S u n to n stood,
w atch In h an d , h is face a s e t stu d y In
scorn.
Suddenly th e h a rs h ra sp of th e offi
cial klaxon so ared above th e hubbub,
w arn in g , sum m oning.
“F o u r m in u te s,” p an ted th e d e sp a ir
ing a s s is U n t m an ag e r. “S ta n to n — ”
S om e one w as ru n n in g to w ard them ,
som e one fo r whom a la n e w as opened
by th e sp e c ta to rs from o th e r cam ps
w ho had co n g reg ated .
“G et a b o a rd ,” called ah ead a fresh
young voice. "G et a b o a rd ; I ’ll go."
“T h a n k H eaven fo r a m a n !” sn arled
S ta n to n , a s th e ru n n e r d ash ed up.
"W hy, It’s a b o y !”
"F lo y d ,” Mr. G reen hailed h y ste ric a l
ly. “Y ou'll go?’
" I l l go," a ssu re d Floyd, and faced
th e d riv e r; a slim , youthful figure In
a m e ch a n ic’s b lu e o v eralls, h is sleev es
rolled to th e elbow s and leaving b a re
b is sle n d e r a rm s; h is head, covered
like a 'g irl's w ith so ft closely cropped
c u rlin g brow n h air, tilte d b ack a s his
ste a d y g ray ey e s looked up a t S ta n
ton.
“ You? You co u ld n ’t c ra n k a ta x i
cab," flung th e ra c e r, b ru ta l w ith d is
ap p o in tm e n t an d w rath . "Y ou'd go?
A b oy?”
“ lm as old a s th e d riv e r of th e
S in g e r car, and sc a n t five y e a rs young
e r th a n you— I'm tw enty-one,” flashed
th e re to rt. "A nd I know all th e re is
a b o u t g aso lin e cars.
I guess you’re
big enough to c ra n k y o u r own m otor
a re n ’t you, if I c a n 't? You’ve got
th irty seconds le ft; do you w ant m e ? ”
M et on h is own tone, S tan to n
g asped, th e n c a u g h t h is m ask from
th e m an who held it.
"W hy d o n 't you g e t o n y o u r
c lo th e s? ” h e dem anded
savagely.
"A re you going to ra c e like th a t?
Jum p, you u se le ss co w ard s th e re —
c a n 't you p ass him h is th in g s? T ele
phone th e sta n d th a t I ’m com ing, som e
one.”
T h e re w as a w ild sc u rry of p re p a ra
tion, th e telep h o n e bell Jingled m adly.
" J e s Floyd is one of o u r new facto ry
Tha Man Who Dared.
T h e official s ta r te r le t hta ra ise d
• r m (all and lean e d fo rw ard , p eerin g
ac ro ss th e blended g lare and d a rk n e ss.
"W h a t? " h e sho u ted , above th e pul
sa tin g ro a r o f th e elev e n ra c in g m a
r i n e s lined u p b efo re th e Judges'
stand. “ W hat?"
T h e re w as a flurry aro u n d th e cen
tra l car, w hose d riv e r lean ed from bis
s e a t to s ta re dow n a t th e m an who
had slipped fro m b esid e him to th e
ground. T h e g re a t crow d co n g estin g
th e gran d -stan d p ressed clo se r to th e
b a rrie r, sta rin g also, co m m en tin g and
conjecturing.
“T h e m ech an ician of th e M ercury is
e S his c a r ! ”
" F a in te d — "
; “ F ell— ”
“T h e au to m o b iles h a d n 't s ta rte d ; h e
m u s t be sick .”
T he re fe re e w as alre a d y p u sh in g his
w ay back, b rin g in g th e re p o rt from
th e h a stily sum m oned surgeon.
“ H e a rt d ise a se ,” he announced rig h t
a n d left. “S ta n to n ’s m e ch a n ician Ju st
dro p p ed off h is se a t, dead.
B ut S ta n to n h im self had a lre a d y
sw u n g ou t of h is car, w ith th e e n e r
g e tic decisio n th a t m ark ed h is e v e ry
m ovem ent.
“ My m an Is o u t,” he te rse ly sta te d
to th e s ta rte r . “1've g o t to ru n o v er
to my cam p an d g e t a n o th e r. W ill
you hold th e s t a r t fo r m e ? ”
T h e q u estio n w as ra th e r a dem and
th a n a req u est. T h e re w as scarcely
o n e am ong th e v a st au d ien c e w ho
w ould n o t h a v e felt th e sp a rk le gone
from th is stro n g black w ine of sp o rt
th e y had com e to sip. If R alph S ta n to n
b ad been w ith d raw n from th e tw enty-
fo ur-hou r oon test. H e had n o t only
fam e a s a skilful an d scientific ra c e r;
b e had th e re p u ta tio n of b ein g th e
m o st sp e c ta c u la rly re c k le ss d riv e r In
A m erica, w hose d e a th could be b u t a
q u estio n of tim e and w hose reco rd of
a c c id e n ts a n d v ic to rie s v erged on th e
ap p allin g . He knew h is v alu e a s an
a ttr a c tio n , and th e s ta r te r knew It,
a lth o u g h p re se rv in g im p assiv ity .
“ F ive m in u te s ,” th e official con
ceded, and drew o u t his w atch.
A lready a stre a m of m en w ere ru n
n in g tow ard th e M ercury cam p w ith
th e new s. S ta n to n sp ra n g Into his
m achlno, d eftly se n t It fo rw ard o u t of
th e line, an d sh o t aro u n d in to th e e n
tra n c e to th e huge oval Held ed g ed by
th e B each tra c k ; a m ile of w h ite rib
b o n b o rd erin g a g reen m edallion.
T h e row of elec tric-lig h ted te n ts,
e ach num b ered an d nam ed for Its own
ra c in g car, w as in a tu rm o il of ex c ite
m en t. B ut m ost a g ita te d w as th e
g ro u p before th e te n t m ark ed ”9,
M e rc u ry .”
"D u ran d 's dow n an d ou t—g ive m e
a n o th o r m an ," called S tan to n , h a ltin g
b is noisy, flam irg car. "Q uick, you— "
B ut no one step p e d fo rw ard from
th e c lu s te r of fa c to ry m en and m e
ch an ic s. O nly th e a s s is ta n t m a n a g e r
of th e M ercury com pany responded
to th e dem an d :
“ Yes, go; one o f you boys. I’ll m ake
It rig h t w ith you. You, Jo n e s .”
“I’m m a rrie d , s ir,” refu sed Jo n e s
succinctly .
“W ell, you th e n , W alters. Good
h eav en s, m an ! w h a t do you m ean ?”
F o r th e bu rly W a lte rs b acked aw ay,
a c tu a lly pale.
" I’ll dig p o tato es, first, sir.“
“ W hy, you used to ra c e ? "
“ Not w ith S ta n to n , s ir.”
T h e re w as a low m u rm u r of ap p ro
val am ong h is m ates, and a d raw in g
to g e th e r for su p p o rt. S ta n to n step p ed
dow n from his car, sn a tc h in g off bis
m a s k to show a d ark , stro n g face
Stanton Stood, Watch In Hand,
g rim w ith a n g e r and contem pt.
“ You w retch ed , b ack b o n eless cow
a r d s ! ” he bu rled a t th em , h is blue- m en ," h u rrie d Mr. G reen. In b re a th le ss
black ey es flashing o v er th e group. e x p la n a tio n , a s S ta n to n took his seat.
“ Do you know w h at 1 an d th e com " H e 's a gas-engine w onder—h e know s
pany stan d to lose If I'm disqualified th e m lik e a clock—h e tu n ed up th is
fo r lack of one of you Jellyfish to sit c a r y o u 'v e got. th is m o rn in g — ’’
T h e klaxon b ray ed again . A trim a p
b esid e m e an d pum p oil? Is n 't th e re
a m an In th e cam p? I’ll give fifty dol p a ritio n In ra c in g c o stu m e d a rte d
la r s m yself to th e one w ho goes, a from th e te n t to sw ing Into th e nar-
row s e a t b esid e th e d riv e r, and Stan-
h u n d red if I w in."
"IH pro m ise tw ice th a t,” ea g e rly to n 'a c a r leap ed fo r th e paddock e x it
su p p lem en ted G reen, th e a s s is ta n t w ith a ro a r an sw e re d by th e d e a fe n
m anager. H e had p riv a te b e ts on ing ro a r of w elcom e from th e sp e c ta
to rs.
B tanton.
"S ev en m in u te s,” snapped th e s t a r t
N ot one of th e clu ste re d w orkm en
e r, a s th e M ercury w heeled In line.
moved.
S ta n to n sh ru g g e d h is sh o u ld ers w ith
"D am n y o u !" p ronounced th e d riv er,
b itte rly and co m p reh en siv ely . "I'll re su p re m e Indifference, p erfectly aw are
p e a t th a t offer to th e m an who will of hla se c u rity , sin c e th e s ta r t had
go fo r th e first th re e h o u rs only, and not been m ade. B ut h is m echanician
m eanw hile w e ll sen d to New York lean ed fo rw ard w ith a little gu rg le of
Irre sistib le , su n sh o t lau g h ter.
an d find a red-blooded m ale.”
"D on’t w o rry ." h e b e s o u g h t "R eally,
T h e m en looked a t one an o th e r, b u t
w e ll g et In sev en m in u te s ah ead .”
shook th e ir heads.
H is m ocking y oung voice carrie d
"N o? You w o n 't? T ou w ork your
m iserab le bodies th re e m o n th s to e a rn above th e te rrific din of th e eleven
w h a t I offer fo r th re e hours. W hat'» huge m ach in es, an d S ta n to n tu rn ed
th e m a tte r w ith you. d o n ’t I risk my upon him , am aaed a n d Irrita te d a t th e
week?" H e tu rn e d , sending kls pow au d acity . T h e s t a r te r also sta re d .
e rfu l voice ringing down the line. Just a s a flash lig h t flared up and
show ed fully th e young g ra y ey e s
“ H ere, hunt the paddock, a ll i f
d a n cin g b ehind th e goggles, th e red
young m o u th sm iling below th e m ask,
th e sh in in g young cu rls w hich th e
cap failed to cover. H e sta re d , th e n
slow ly relax ed Into a sm ile, an d w ent
forw ard.
“T h e ta lk in g done w hile I’m np. Is
done b y m e,” s ta te d S ta n to n forcibly.
"R em em b er.”
“D on’t you e v e r need a re s t? “
q ueried Floyd.
S ta n to n opened h is Ups, and closed
th e m ag a in w ith o u t sp eak in g
H is
tra in e d g lan ce w e n t to sw eep his op
p o n en ts , g aging th e ir re la tiv e posi
tions, th e ir p.-"_*bls o rd e r on th e first
tu rn , a n d his ow n b e st m ove. T h e
su ccessiv e flash lig h ts on e ith e r side
w ere blinding, th e a tm o sp h ere w as
suffocating w ith th e e x h a u st gasolene
an d ac e ty le n e fum es. It w as as fa
m ilia r to him a s th e odor of saw d u st
to th e c ircu s d w eller, as th e stro n g
s a lt w ind to a h a b ita n t of th e co ast;
th e u n u su al e le m e n t lay In th e boy
beside him . M an, h e refu sed to
ackno w led g e him .
T h e sh a rp c ra c k of a pistol, th e fall
of a flag, an d th e w hole struggling,
flam ing flock sp ra n g fo rw ard tow ard
th e first tu rn , w heel to w heel In
death-edged co n test. And S ta n to n f o r
go t his »m echanician.
T h e M ercury led th e first circu it, as
usual. I t w as v ery fa st, an d Its pilot
took th e ch a n c e s m o re p ru d en t d riv ers
avoided. S till, th e lead w as less th an
th e c a r’s ow n len g th , tw o of Its clo sest
riv a ls h an g in g a t its flanks, w hen they
passed th e tu m u ltu o u s grand-stand.
J u s t ah ead lay ag a in th e “death
c u rv e.” T h e re w as a sw ift m ovem ent
b esid e S ta n to n , th e p en d en t linen
stre a m e rs floating from h is cap w ere
deftly seised and th e d u st sw ep t from
h is goggles w ith a p racticed rapidity.
"C ar on e a c h sid e a n ' one try in g to
p a ss,” th e c le a r voice pierced th e
h earin g . “No room n e x t th e fe n c e .”
S ta n to n g ra n te d . T h e boy knew
how to rise In a sp eeding m achine,
th e n , and how to ta k e care of h is
d riv e r, he noted. N ev erth eless, be
m e a n t to ta k e th a t fen ce side.
A nd he did. As th e o th e r d riv ers
sh u t off pow er to ta k e th e d angerous
bend m ore slowly, S tan to n sh o t fo r
w ard a t unchanged speed, cut In ahead
an d sw ep t first aro u n d th e tu rn , ta k
ing th e in sid e curve. T he sp e c ta to rs
ro se w ith a u n iv e rsa l cry of co n ste rn a
tio n ; th e M ercury sw erved, alm ost
facin g th e Infield fence, sk id d in g ap
pallingly an d lu rch in g d ra n k en ly on
tw o w heels, th e n rig h ted Itself u n d er
th e steering-w heel in th e m a s te r’s
h an d s, and ru sh ed on, leading by a
h u n d red feet.
T he people c h eered fran tic ally , the
band c rash ed in to rau co u s m usic.
S ta n to n 's m ech a n ician got up to lean
o v er th e back of th e flying c a r and
feel th e re a r casings.
HI* Face a Set Sti jy in Scorn.
“ Y ou're tr y in ’ to tire s," he im p arted ,
hla a c c e n ts close to th e d riv e r’s ear.
T h a t w as th e first tim e th a t S ta n to n
noticed th a t Floyd lisped and b lu rred
h is final "g” In m o m ents of e x c ite
m e n t It m ight h a v e sounded effemi
n a te , If th e voice had n o t been w ith
o u t a tre m o r. As It w as—
A t th e en d of th e first hour, th e
b u lletin b o ard s show ed th e M ercury
five lap s ah ead of its n e a re s t rival.
And th e n Floyd sp o k e ag ain to his
d riv er.
"W h a t? ” S ta n to n qu estioned, above
th e n o ise of th e m otor.
"W e’v e got to ru n In; I'm afra id of
th e re a r Inside shoe. It w o n 't stan d
a n o th e r skid lik e th e l a s t ”
S ta n to n 's m outh s h u t In a h ard
line.
"I w ill not," b e sta te d . “G et back
In y o u r place. You c a n ’t ta ll.”
“1 c an ."
S ta n to n deigned no reply, sliding
p a st one of th e slo w er c a rs on th e
back s tre tc h . To go In m e a n t to loaa
th e w hole tim e gain ed . As th e y took
th e b ack tu rn , F loyd ag ain
over.
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Instructions for ths Making of a Good
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ab le Inside Information Couched
In Homely Phraseology.
In stru c tio n s to a new ly en listee
m an, JuBt published, issued fo r th e in
form ation of th e organized m ilitia ol
New York, co n tain s som e Interesting
Inside inform ation.
A d ju ta n t G eneral V erbeck s ta te s in
a forew ord th a t th e In stru ctio n s are
couched in a hom ely phraseology, such
a s a d rill serg e a n t m ight use in a talk
to a re c ru it In w hom he Is In terested .
H ere, th en . Is th e d rill se rg e a n t In
a c tio n :
"D on’t get m ad b ecau se you don’t
u n d e rsta n d th e reaso n fo r a com m and.
It m ay have a d e e p e r m eaning than
you can fathom . J u s t do it and le t It
go a t t h a t
“T h e o b ject of d rill and discipline Is
n o t to w o rry you. T h e cap ta in Is not
sittin g up all n ig h t to Invent co n trap
tio n s to p ersecu te you.
"If you a re w eak an d easily throw n
off y o u r base, g e t back Into co n tro l of
y o u rself a s quickly a s you can. If you
a re th e kind th a t bolls o v e r a t the
slig h te st ru b b in g th e w rong w ay, put
up th e bluff th a t you a re cool as a cu
cum ber. D isguise your anger.
‘‘D on’t stay m ad long; It uses up too
m uch energy. Save your energy as you
would am m unition. R em em ber th a t It
Is a sign of stre n g th to h ide your tem
per. D on’t copy a fte r som e few offi
c e rs w ho b lu s te r an d storm w ith brave
oath s. T h ey p e te r out on th e firing
line. H ot b ead s m ak e cold feet. Be
afra id of th e q uiet kind.
"R ub y o u rself off th e sla te and you’ll
g e t along w ith th e m en of y o u r com
pany. It Is only th e conspicuous, fresh
re c ru it w ho ta lk s too m uch w ith his
m o u th th a t Is se n t on e rra n d s for
'sk irm ish line,’ ‘sa b e r am m unition,'
‘te n t w ren ch es’ and o th e r Im aginary
o rd n a n c e p roperty.
‘" ’If you a re easy going and a good
sp o rt, you w ill ta k e th e se h arm less
Jokes In a good n a tu re d w ay an d get
along w ith y o u r b unkle an d o th er
com rades. If you can co n tro l your tem
p e r an d h av e th e n e rv e to sta n d a lit
tle te a s in g w ith o u t sp u tterin g , you
w on’t ra n up a g a in s t an y of th e cheap,
high school v a rie ty of hazing.
''« W a r y o u r h a t s tra ig h t on your
head, not cocked saucily on th e side.
Don’t w e a r It on th e back of th e head.
Don’t stic k c a rtrid g e s In th e h atband.
D on’t hav e th e serv ice h a t u sed as an
au to g rap h album .
"L e a rn to sta n d steadily, n o t lik e a
ram rod, b u t w ith o u t stra in . D on’t sp it
in ra n k s ; d o n ’t wiggle. D on’t follow
th e In sp ecto r w ith your eyes.
‘‘W hen your com pany Is dism issed
from drill, d o n 't tu rn a h andspring,
how l w ith Joy o r fire off blank c a rt
ridges. On th e o th e r hand, d o n 't limp
off, cu ssin g out your captain, th u s ad
v e rtisin g th a t you a re all in. J u s t d is
a p p e a r; ev ap o rate.
"D on’t roll up your s h irt sleeves un
less you a re doing d irty w ork and
w ant them k ep t clean. N ever point
your gun a t anyone. K eep It locked.
You m u st h a b itu ally Im agine th a t it Is
loaded. W hen you a re on th e range,
keep th e bolt draw n back ex cep t w hen
you a re actu a lly shooting.
“D on’t fen ce w ith your b ayonet or
sw ing It ab o u t recklessly, as It Is as
sh a rp a s a razor.
“In itia tiv e te lls you w h at to do and
w hen to do It. It's th e b ra in s In th e
head, n o t In th e heels. I t ’s th e stuff
out o f w hich c ap ta in s a re m ade. W hen
you’r e In th e tre n c h e s an d you c a n ’t
h e a r y o u rself th in k fo r th e ra ttle . It
te lls you w hen to cease firing and
w hen to d ash forw ard, stooping low to |
th e ground u n til you com e to th e next
cover. In itia tiv e te lls you w hen you’re
to ‘follow m e.’ It dopes out th e plan.
It c a rrie s It out. In itia tiv e Is th e happy
th o u g h t p u t in to action.
’’O bedience, n e rv e and Initiative, but
’h e g re a te s t of th e se is In itiativ e.”
M other's Only Chance.
Jo h n , th e tw elve-year-old son of a
widely know n co rporation law yer of
K ansas C ity w hose public life often
brings h is p ictu re in th e daily press,
caused h is fa th e r m uch am usem ent
and p rid e w hen h e re tu rn e d hom e from
school th e o th e r night. R unning to
his fa th e r th e boy pointed to a picture
of h im self p rin ted In th e dally paper.
“Pa, I guess I can g et my p ictu re
In th e p aper, too," th e boy proudly
said. “I won th e first prize In th e
school d eb ate ."
T h e boy's m o th er cam e up and
laughingly said : "W ell, I do n o t think
th a t is fair. Y our papa h as his pic
tu re In th e p ap er so m any tim es, and
h e re you begin. W h at can I do to g et
my p ictu re published?”
T h e boy pondered a m om ent and
then sa id : "W ell, m am a, I guess you
will have to s ta r t ta k in g p a te n t m edi
cine. You can get your p ictu re In
h e p ap er th e n .”
Hardness of a Diamond.
A c a rp e n te r ru n s h is p lan e o v er i
piece of wood an d o u t com e th e p re tty
cudly shavings. Now, If a plane is
m ade w ith a diam ond blade Instead of
a steel blade, and th e blad e is set Just
rig h t, th e plane w hen ra n over glass
will tu rn out fine, th in sh a rin g s, som e
th in g like th o se m sd e by a plane un
wood. T h is gives som e Idea of the
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th e re Is so m eth in g h a rd e r th a n a dia
m ond; It Is a n o th e r diam ond o r even
th e sam e diam ond, fo r a diam ond m ay
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Ind. Phones
Attorney-at-LaW
Residence 0332
Office 033 J
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Notary ‘Public
Forest Grove
Hollis & Graham
Oregon
D R . C.E. W A L K E R
Osteopathic Physician
A ttomeys-at-LaW
Forest Grove, Ogn.
J. N. Hoffman
Attorney-at-Law
E Q U IT Y A N D PR O B A T E O N LY
Office H offm an Bldg. Pacific A ve.
Ind. Phone 502
F o rest G rove
Treatment by Special Appoint»
ment Only
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Physician and Surgeon
Calls answ ered prom ptly day or night
P hone: Office 271, R esidence 283.
J. C. LATTA
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Forest Grove Steam Laundry
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Corner Fifth Avenue and Second Street
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Central Livery Barns
Me Namer & Wirtz, Proprietors
General Livery
and
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104 F I F T H S T R E E T
Between W ash, and S tark
P O R T L A N D ,
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B etw een S ta rk and O ak
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Telephone 025
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M AIN STREET. N E A R PA C IFIC A V E N U E ,
FOREST GROVE, OREGON
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