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
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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