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DÖINGS OF THE WEEK ^ S E R I A L L Current Events ot Interest Gathered From the World at Large. S TANTO N W IN S E lean o r rre d e ric W itnesses testified th a t G eorge W. P erk in s conceived th e idea o f th e H a r v e ste r tru st. C ap tain D avid E. H an k s, a first cousin o f A braham Lincoln and one of th e oldest pilo ts on th e M ississippi riv e r, is dead. T h irty -n in e women app lied fo r po sitio n s as m atron of th e c ity ja il in P o rtlan d as soon as i t becam e know n th a t tw o places w ere v acan t. A fte r a 30-hour b a ttle M ontenegrins cap tu red a stro n g T u rk ish position, ta k in g four b ig guns and m any p ris oners. Both sides lost heavily. More than 300 young women, boys and men w ere forced to ju m p from second story w indow s w hen fire broke o u t in a m a ttre ss fac to ry in Chicago. W ireless o p era to rs in th e T elegrap h H ill sta tio n a t A sto ria listen ed to m essages se n t from Ja p a n to Ja p an e se vessels a t sea, th e sending sta tio n be ing ap p ro x im ately 4300 m iles d ista n t. G eorge W. B e atty dropped 1500 f e e t in a disabled aeropalne a t N ew Y ork C ity, receiv in g no serious in ju ry , and w as on his fe e t calm y su r v eying th e w recked m achine w hen sp e cta to rs reached him. T he first farm survey e v e r a tte m p t ed w est o f the Rocky m oun tain s is in p rogress in th e W aldo h ills and H ow ell p ra irie section of th e W illam e tte valley, O regon. T u rk s continue ac tiv e p re p a ra tio n s for w ar w ith th e B alkan sta te s. C a lifo rn ia w omen su ffra g ists held th e first political convention e v e r held exclusively by women. A revenue c u tte r in San F rancisco bay fired upon a sm u g g lin g launch, b u t w as unable to stop or o v e rta k e her. P re sid e n t T a f t and p a rty on a vaca tion through V erm ont w ere e n te r ta in ed by a son o f A braham Lincoln. P rosecutions in th e d y n am ite cases charg e th a t it w as a t one tim e planned to blow up th e locks on th e P anam a canal. A t th e c a p tu re of Leon, N icargua, by A m ericans, 3 w ere killed and 4 wounded, w hile th e rebel I osb w as over 60. PORTLAND MARKETS W h eat—T rack p rice s: Club, 77c; bluestem , 80c; forty -fo ld , 75c; valley, 77c. M illstu ffs— B ran, $21 to n ; Bhorts, $23; m iddlings, $29. H ay—T im othy, choice, $17(iil8 ; No. 1, $16; o a t and vetch, $12; a lfa l fa , $12; clover, $10; stra w , $6(</ j 7. O a ts— W hite, $24.50(025 to n ; gray , feed, $24; g ray m illing, $25.50(u!26. F re sh f r u i t s — A pples, 60c(ui$1.50 bo x ; peaches, 60(<i60c; pears, 76c(<iJ $1 .5 0 ; g rap es, 75(u90c; cra n b errie s, $9.60 barrel. Melons — C antaloupes, $1.76(u2 c r a te ; w aterm elons, $1 hund red ; cas ab a s $1.26(<£1.60 dozen. O nions— O regon, $1.10 sack. P o tato e s — Jo b b in g p ric e s: B ur banks. 60(0 75c h undred; sw eet p o ta toes, lf(r£2c pound. V eg etab les — A rtichokes, 76(<l 85c do*.; beans, 6c; cab b ag e, l d / l j c pound; cauliflow er, 50c<(/$l do*.; cel e ry , 36(d 75c; corn, 76c(n$l sack ; cu cum bers, 60c box; eg g p lan t, $1.25(<( 1.60 box; head le ttu c e, 20(u 26c do*.; pep p ers, 6«£8c pound; radishes, 16(r£ 20c d o * .; tom atoes, 60(d!75c box ; g a r lic, 6«.6c pound; ca rro ts, $1.25 s a c k ; tu rn ip s, $1; beets, $1.10; p a r snips, $1.25. E g g s — O regon e x tra s, 38c d o * .; candled. 36c; case count, 36c. R u tte r—O regon cream ery, cubes, 354c pound; p rin ts, 864c. P o rk — F ancy, 11(<£114 c pound. V eal— Fancy, 134«i 14c pound. P o u ltry — H ens. 114(<tl2c; broilers, 114 '<£l 2 c; due. s, young, 12 « / I 24 c; geese, 11c; tu rk e y s, liv e, 18(rt22c; dressed, 25c. Hop*— 1912 crop, p rim e and choice. 17(r£19c pound. C a ttle —Choice ste ers, $6.75<<i'6.9i>; good, $ 6 . 2601 . 6 . 6 6 ; m edium , $601 6.26 , choice cows, $ 6 0 6 . 2 6 ; m edium , $6<«/ 6.2 6 ; choice calves. $7(<»8.60; good heavy calves. $6.25(n.7; bulls, $S(rt6; sta g s, $4.76(0,5.25. Hogs -L ig h t, $8.26(«8.60; heavy, $7(<r 7.75. Sheep — Y earlin g s, $4.25(04.76; w ethers. $3.60ca4.30; ew es, $2.76(<£4; lam bs, $3.85. Ingram lU urtratioru J , T urkey delays peace n eg o tiatio n s w ith Italy by h esita ito n , and w ar may continue. A Ja p an se e ste am sh ip com pany g ives each passen g er on its ships a tic k e t e n titlin g him to a s e a t in a ce r ta in life b o at. By M. A u th o r o f “ T h e C u m a n d t h e C a n d le ," " T h a F l r i n s M e r c u r y ," a te . U tah copper m ines have resum ed w ork under stro n g guards. All records fo r heavy w estw ard tra v e l are being broken on th e tr a n s continental roads. STORY ------------ - G eneral R esum e o f Im p o rtan t Events P re se n te d In C o n d en sed F orm f o r O u r Busy R e ad e rs. T he first an n iv ersary o f th e C hinese revolution is celeb rated in all la rg e c itie s of China. ■ T h u rn b u rg k opyrlgUL l y y . Tb« BuOM-MarnU Compaq/ 14 SYNOPSIS. A t th e beginning of g r e a t a u to m o b ile r a c e the m e c h a n ic ia n of th e M ercury, B t a n t o n ’s m a c h i n e , d r o p s d e a d . S t r a n g e y o u t h , J e s s o F l o y d , v o l u n t e e r s , a n d 1» a c cepted. In th e r e st d u rin g th e tw e n ty - fo u r h o u r race S ta n to n m eets a stra n g e r. M is s C a rlisle , w h o I n t r o d u c e s h e r s e l f . T h e M e rc u ry w ins race. S tanton receives fl o w e rs f r o m M is s C a rlisle , w h i c h h e Ig n o r e s. S t a n t o n m e e t s Miss C a r l i s l e o n a t r a i n . T h e y a l i g h t to t a k e w a l k , a n d t r a i n le a v e s . S t a n t o n a n d M iss C a r l i s l e fo l lo w In a u t o . A c c i d e n t b y w h i c h S t a n t o n Is h u r t Is m y s t e r i o u s . F l o y d , a t l u n c h w i t h S t a n t o n , tells o f his b o y h o o d . S t a n t o n a g a i n m e e t s M iss C a r l i s l e a n d t h e y dine together. S t a n t o n '-omen to t r a c k sic k , b u t m a k e s race. T h e y h a v e a c c i dent. F lo y d h u r t, b u t not seriously. A t d in n e r F lo y d tells S ta n to n of his tw in s i s t e r , J e s s i c a . S t a n t o n b e c o m e s v e r y 111 a n d lose s c o n s c i o u s n e s s . On r e c o v e r y , a t h i s h o tel S t a n t o n r e c e i v e s I n v i t a t i o n a n d v i s i t s J e s s i c a . T h e y go to t h e n t e r t o g e t h e r , a n d m e e t M iss C a rlisle. S t a n t o n a n d F lo y d m e e t a g a in a n d ta lk business. T h e y agreo to o p e ra te a u to m o b ile fa c to ry a s p a r t n e r s . F l o y d b e c o m e s s u s p i c i o u s of M i s s C a rl i s l e . S t a n t o n a g a i n v i s i t s J e s sic a, a n d t h e y b e c o m e f a s t f rie n d s . S t a n t o n b e c o m e s s u s p i c i o u s o f M i s s C a rlisle . J u s t before I m p o rta n t r a c e tire s needed f o r S t a n t o n ’s c a r a r e delayed. Floyd tr a c e s th e tire s a n d b rin g s th e m to cam p. C H A P T E R XI— (Continued). T h e p recau tio n w as Justified. On th e m ost dreaded angle of th e course cam e th e well-known explosion, Im m ed iately followed by a second from th e opposite w heel, th e M ercury top pled perilously. Floyd w as lean in g over th e back, un strap p in g th e e x tra tires, before S tan ton had b ro u g h t th e ca r to a stan d still. T h e tw o m en w ere out on th e ground to g eth er, d ragging forth tools. Ringed ab o u t by pushing, exclaim ing sp ecta to rs, they w orked w ith quick precision, w astin g no tim e In speech. Dust- w rapped, tw o big cars sped by them , th e red one h an g in g doggedly a t th e flank of th e w hite. "G eorge th in k s h e’s w lnnln’,’* lisped Floyd m ockingly. "B ut he Isn’t goln’ to ; w e are .” Stanton w as on his fee t again. "In w ith th e tools," h e d irected , w ith brevity. B ut th e blue-black eyes and gray exchanged one sm iling g lance before th e M ercury sp ran g forw ard. T he raco began Its th ird hour, as S tanton sta rte d o u t to reg ain his lost lead. It w as noon, a dazzling, b rea th less noon of az u re and gold. Down p ast th e g rand stan d w ith Its heaving expanse of color and m ovem ent they sw ept again, th e Joyous ap p lau se com ing to them acro ss th e ro ar of th e ir own m otor, and on betw een th e w alls of people Into th e q u ieter back stretch In p u rsu it of th e ir rivals. T h ere w as a bridge, back there, across a shallow running brook sh u t In by a strip of au tu m n -tin ted woodland. “Car ah e a d !" Floyd cried suddenly, as they rushed around a cu rv e and bore down on th e crossing. “Look out —S tan to n —” In th e ce n te r of th e brid g e w as a reeling, stag g erin g car, com ing to a h a lt and striv in g to m ain tain its equi librium m eanw hile. T h e chain had broken loose, Its d riv er afterw ard ex plained, and w as lashing th e under- m echanism to scrap motnl. Seeing too late to stop his own m achine, S tanton took th e only ch ance of saving any of th e four live:« and tried to tw ist p ast th e o th e r ca r on th e narrow bridge. Only a m aster-d riv er would have at- tem pted th e fe a t; Stanton carried It to th e verge of success. They w ere along side, passing, when th e edge of th e wooden bridge gave way u n d er the double strain . T h e re w as th e rip of sp lin terin g planks, as th e M ercury’s o utside w heels crushed th ro u g h the flooring, a shud d erin g lurch. “Ju m p !” S tan to n shouted his vain com mand to Floyd, as they w ent down. T he cool w ate r lapped around his fingers, trickled revlvlngly acro ss his Intolerably painful arm , g urgling like a Joyous voice as It passed by him. Slowly, w ith Infinite effort, S tan to n dragged him self up upon th e o th e r arm , th e u n in ju red right. H e m ust see; th a t was tho Im perious cry of b rain and h eart, to see. It seem ed to him years ago th a t th o M ercury had gone off th e bridge, y et h e knew th e tim e could be b u t m om ents, since the am bulance had n o t com e and he was still here. H is vision waa clearing. Yea; th e re , h alf In th o d ain ty brook, half on th e g reen bank, lay th e heap of b en t and broken m etal th a t had been th e M ercury racin g car. And beside slim arm crossed by th e zigzag sc a r gained a t Lowell. H e looked very young and stran g e ly grave, as th e su n lig h t and tree-shadow s flickered back and forth acro ss his colorless face and shining bronze w aves of h air. "Floyd,” S tan to n a rticu la ted h o a rse ly. "Floyd 1” T h e brook gurgled cheerfully, a be lated e l i d e flashed p ast a s tre a k of flame. S tan to n ’s head sa n k back down ag ain st his m ech an ician ’s in e rt hand, and th e world fell o ut of know l edge. C H A P T E R XII. Ü .1 Je ss. It w as tw o w eeks la te r w hen R alp h S tan to n first reopened conscious eyes, th is tim e upon th e Im m aculate d re a ri n ess of a h o sp ital room. A linen-clad n u rse stood b esid e him , an d a t th e foot of th e bed w as a g en tlem an un m istakably m edical. “B etter. Mr. S ta n to n ? ” queried th e la tte r, breezily professional. "Floyd?" S tan to n w hispered, w ith difficulty. “W h e re Is J e s F loyd?” T h e doctor surveyed him oddly, h es itatin g . B ut th e n u rse stooped o v er ulm , h er expression a lte rin g to Im pul sive com passion. "W ell, very w ell,” she assu re d h a s ti ly. "Jes Floyd h as gone home. T ry to re st; try n o t to th in k of th in g s.” H e had know n th e tr u th before he asked th e question. S tan to n quietly tu rn ed his face to th e w all an d fa in t ed, being v ery w eak. In ulo ncx* conscious In terv al, he p u t an o th er dem and. “ Miss Floyd? She Is aliv e?” “Yes, oh yes,” th e n u rse h e a rtily a f firmed. "Y es, Indeed.” Once m ore S tan to n tu rn ed to the wall. Je ssic a had n o t died w hen Je s did, then, according to h e r p red ictio n ; th e tie of kinship had n o t held so far. She w as In (he little a p a rtm en t, alone. L a te r In th e n ig h t his stead y , sile n t gaze drew tho a tte n d a n t to his side. “W h at Is It? You a re su fferin g m ore?” “A sk h e r to sto p sin g in g ," h e begged. “It w a sn ’t my f a u lt A sk h e r to sto p .” T he n u rse took a g lass from th e table. “T h ere Is no one singing, Mr. S tan ton, no one a t all. D rink th is." "N o one? N ot o u t th e re In th e d a rk ? ” "N o.” H e av erted h is gaze, and rem ain ed m ute, u n p ro testin g . A fter th a t h e n ev e r lost m em ory ag ain ; n o t even In sleep, for h e dream ed. Day and n ig h t, hour a f te r hour, Je s s ic a ’s mo notonous song b e a t th ro u g h h is sick b rain . • " O f t , In t h e s t i l l y n i g h t —” H la n ig h ts w ere n o t still, alw ays w hen he closed h is eyes h e h eard som e one sobbing, Je ssic a Floyd w eep ing for h e r b ro th er. ■ponslbtlity In th a t m a tte r. May I ask w here you a re going?’’ Before th e spoken n am e S tan to n winced, b u t stead ily m e t th e o th e r’s Inquisitive eyes. “To Miss F loyd,” he responded. The doctor held o ut a h e a rty hand. “Good, I waa su re of It! A p atien t shows a lot of his c h a ra c te r to hla physician. Good luck to you—all kinds.” How did he know of un p ro tected Je s sica Floyd? S tan to n w earily pondered th e question as h e descended to th e carriage. O r ra th e r, how did he know of S tan to n 's feeling of responsibility tow ard h er? T h e m echanician was supposed to ta k e h is chance w ith the driver. P erh ap s delirium had revealed th e close bond of frien d sh ip betw een Floyd and him self. At th e railro ad sta tio n , a ta il young man approached him , as th e train w histled in th e distance. "My nam e Is R ich ard s," h e an nounced diffidently. "Y ou’re hardly on your feet yet, Mr. S tan to n ; If th e re Is anything I can do for you on th e trip Into th e city, I’d he glad.” Stanton su rv ey ed him w ith blank non-recognition. "You don’t rem em b er m e?” th e young m an trie d again. "H ave you forgotten th e cub re p o rte r who fol lowed you on th e aftern o o n you w ere arrested for speeding your m achine in Pelham P ark w ay ? You le t your com-j panlon give m e th e sto ry .” Stanton p ut o u t his hand, th e poign a n t m em ory unendurable. "Yes, yes. W h a t of it? ” "It gave me my sta rt. It m ean t a big life for m e; and I d idn’t fo rg et It. I made th e accounts of th e accid en t a t the Cup rac e as ea sy for Miss Floyd as I could, w hen th ey cam e out. T h ere was bound to be som e sen satio n al ism .” “T hank you," S tan to n m ade brief ac know ledgm ent. "T h e re Is n o thing th a t you can do for m e.” The train w as h issin g a t th e p lat form, b ut th e re p o rte r pursued him a step farth er. “You, you'll look a fte r Miss Floyd, Mr. S tanton? T h a t’s sq u are?" The driv er tu rn ed an am azed rese n t ful glance upon his questioner, hi* hand on th e r til. But. h ard ly aw are why, he answ ered, how ever glacially, “Yeo, sir.” The rep o rter beam ed a t him, r a d ia n t “I knew it,” he called, above the ro ar and clang of th e sta rtin g train. ”1 knew it w as all rig h t." A dull gray sk y arched above a snow-patched landscape, flurries of snow w ere In th e h a rsh air. S tanton sa t with u nseeing eyes d irected out th e window, chin in hand, m uch as he had found Floyd sittin g In th e w est bound train th e n ig h t th ey sta rte d for Indianapolis. S ep tem b er sunlight, Oo- to b er crim son and gold, all gone. A delicate fra g ra n ce drifted around him, th ere w as th e frou-frou of soft g arm en ts as som e one took the seat J. C. LATTA C. W. MERTZ MERTZ & LATTA Forest Grove Steam Laundry Ice, Cold Storage, Wood and Coal Corner Fifth Avenue and Second Street Both Phones South Park Grocery Corner 2nd St. and 4th Avenue ALL NEW GOODS. PRICES RIGHT. FREE DELIVERY TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. Phone 731 J. F. LEISE, Prop’r Main Street Garage. Auto repairing, vulcanizing and general machine work. Storage and supplies. Phone Main 62X W. A. CHALMERS, Main Street, Forest Grove. Phone871 Su n -R ise Grocery Pacific A v e n u e FO R E ST GROVE, - - W e are here to serve your needs. No order too sm all or too large for U3. OREGON J. DODGE, Proprietor Central Livery Earns Me Namer & Wirtz, Proprietor* General Livery and Tillamook Stage Lines. Farm ers' Feed Barn FEED AND SALES STABLE Team work of all kinds. W. W. RYALS, Mgr. Phone 726 Leabo Building, Main St. N. HOME BAKING CO Finest of Bread and Pastry Baked Every Day. W e Sell 6 Loaves of Bread for 25 Cents Free Delivery to All Parts of the City Pacific Avenue, Stanton Surveyed Him With B u t grad u ally th e la st tra c e s of de lirium faded o u t Slowly his superb h ea lth re a sse rte d Its dom inion and brought S tan to n back to norm al life. T h e fractu red bones knit, th e o th e r In ju ries healed. H e n ever spoke Floyd’s nam e a sec ond tim e. N or did any one m ention It to him. T h e head of th e M ercury Com pany cam e o ut from New York to see him and ex p ress cordial sym pathy. George, who had driven the Duplex to victory a fte r th e M ercury’s w reck, cam e to v isit him m ore th an once, a blonde, cheery p resen ce; as did th e d riv er of th e m achine on th e bridge who owned his own life to S tan to n ’s cool fea rle ssn e ss and skill. Mr. G reen b ro u g h t hla fussy condolence. B ut none of th em alluded to Je s Floyd. T h ere w as a curious co n strain t th a t m arked th em all, an a ir of w atch fully keeping silen t upon som e sub 11 — W hen h e d ro v e back th e fain tn ess je c t constantly p resen t In th e tr minds. and th a t blackened th e b rig h t noon. S tan 8 ta n to n looked them through ton began to d rag his pain racked th ro u g h w ith his hollow blue-black body tow ard w h at lay beside th e Mer eyes, and asked nothing It w as tw o m onths before h e could cury. M ovem ent h u rt, h u rt unbear- ably, y e t w as a less an g u ish th an leave th e h ospital. W in ter had sh u t th o u g h t. F or h e knew, knew th e In, raw and bleak. T h e day fixed for his d ep a rtu re , th e doctor lingered In m echanician seldom escapes. Floyd lay n e a r th e m achine, un- bidding him good-by. m arced to o u tw ard view except for a ”1 have n ot w anted you to be w or cu t over h is tem ple and a sta in ot blood ried, Mr. S tan to n ,” he said bruskly. on hla lips. H is m ask and cap w ere "N o t on any account. B ut from th e gone, one hand waa flung out, palm up fac t th a t your first question w as ‘Jea w ard, and th e to rn sleeve left b are th e Floyd?- I Im agine you feel to m * r e Forest Grove Blank Non-Recognltlon. facing him. S tan to n looked up, ar<i saw V alerie C arlisle opposite, her blond fairn ess fram ed In d ark vel v ets and furs, h er am b er eyes reg ard ing him from b en eath th e shadow ol h e r w ide plum ed hat. (TO B E C O N T IN U E D .) U. S. D entistry Abroad. "An A m erican a t home, w ith 01 w ithout toothache. Is not m uch affect ed by th e sign, ’P ain less D entistry,’ b u t at sig h t ot It In a foreign land h« th rills p leasu rab ly ,” a tra v e le r s&ld "It* lu re Is not professional. Every tooth In his head m ay be perfectly sound, y et If stran d e d and homesick he w elcom es th a t sign becaus* all over E urope it Is a su re Indication th a t som ew here In th e neighborhood lives a citizen of tho U nited S tate* From th e n o rth ern m o st tow ns of N o r w ay and Sweden to th e boundaries ol S ah ara th e word* ’P ain less d e n tistry ar* likely to h it you In th e eye at the m ost unexpected tu rn in g . Usually th ey a re followed o r preceded by ’A m erican.’ but th a t qualifying te rn 1* en tirely u n n ecessary .” Increased Honors. F a rm e r Ju d k in s (w ith n ew sp a p er)— W all. I sw an! how th a t boy of 81 Fax on’s 1* g lttin ’ along. L ast year he w as m ads a fu rrln ’ am bassador, an' now, by ertekev, th* p aper say* he's a p ersona non g rata. Forest Grove Planing Mill Co. General Contractors and Builders DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath and Shin gle*. All Finishing Lumber Kiln Dried CEMENT, SAND and LIME Manufacturer* of Frame», Sash, Doors, Mouldings and everything required in the building line W e Sell Flint-Kote and Mikado Roofing Al«o Sherwin-William* Paints Office and Factory, Council St., Forest Grove