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3 FOREST GROVE PRESS, FOREST GROVE, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 16, 1913. Take Your Coupon Book TO Coffee Substitute B Y f i E O R G t B A R R M4CUT<*HEON [ C opyright. 1906. by D odd. M end Ù C om pany. Contains no Coffee, Caffine, Chicory, Bar ley, Peas, Drugs or Chemicals. 8 lbs. $1.00 Sample 10c Manufactured by W m . D E IT Z Gales Creek, Oregon From the preparing of the food to the serving, absolute cleanliness and painstaking care is observ ed by the Forest Grove Oyster House Everything to Eat O ysters and Shellfish a Specialty. Open Day and Night M. S. TAUNTON, Prop-. G. C. G R A Y , Dilley, Oregon Phone 52 Expert Carpet, Rug and Fancy Weaving Orders called for and delivered. Photos for Everybody st si We want to assure you we are prepar ed to give you the very best work in the latest approved designs, and that your early order for Portraits will insure you the perfection of careful attention to detail. 8 8 Forest Grove Studio. •« Beat the Prices at the Farmers’ Grocery and Meat Market Pacific Ave. J. D. R O D E “Yon mean th e law ? is It d ifferent from o urs?" “N ot th at. T h e—e r—situ atio n . Von see, th ey m ight th in k it a trifle odd if they found you here—w ith me. D on't you u n d erstan d ?” H e tu rn e d to her w ith a very serious expression. She sta rte d and sa t bolt u p rig h t to s ta re a t him com prehensively. “ You m ean—it—it isn ’t q u ite—e r ”— "R e g u la r p erh ap s,” he supplied. "P le a se keep y o u r seat. I'm no t th e censor. I’m not even an opinion. Be lieve me, Miss D rake, my only th ought w as a n d Is for y o u r good.” “ I see. They would believe evil of me if th ey knew I had com e to you,” she m used, tu rn in g q u ite cold. "1 know th e kind of people y o u r sls- ter-ln-luw has a t her place. M iss D rake. T h eir so rt can see h u t one m otive in an y th in g . You know them , too, I d are say." "Yes, I know th em ,” she said u n easi ly. “Good heavens, w h at a fool I've been!” sh e added, sta rtin g to h e r feet. “ I m ig h t have know n th e y ’ll say all so rts o f te rrib le things. T hey m ust not find me here. Mr. Shaw , I'm —1 am so ash am ed —I w onder w h a t you a re th iu k in g o f me." H e r lip trem bled, an d th e re w as such a pleading look in h er d a rk eyes th a t he controlled him se lf w ith difficulty. It w as only by im posing tile sev erest re s tra iu t upon his su scep tib ilities th a t he w as ab le to ap p ro ach h er calm ly. “ I c a n 't tell you now —not here—w h at I am thinking. It isn 't th e pluce. May be—m aybe you can read my thought, I’enel—Miss D rake. I.ook up, please. C a u 't you re a d —oh. th ere now —I beg y o u r pardon! You come to me fo r pro tection and 1—well, d o n 't he too hard on me ju s t yet. I'll find the tim e and place to tell you.” H e d rew aw a y ai m ost a s his h and w as ready to clasp hers—all because her sw eet eyes met his tru stin g ly —he could have sw o rn — lovingly. “J u s t now I am a poor little repro bate," she sighed ever so m iserubly. "You a re very good. I'll not forget." •T il not p erm it you to fo rg et,” he said eagerly. “ Isn ’t th e housekeeper a long tim e in com ing?" she asked quickly. He laughed contentedly. “ W e’ve no reason to w orry a b o u t her. It’s th e p u rsu ers from B nzelhurst that should trouble us. W on’t you tell me th e w hole sto ry ?" And she told him everything, sittin g th ere beside him w ith a hot d rink In h er h and and a gro w in g sh am e in her h eart. It w as d a w n in g upon her w ith a la rm in g force th a t she w as exposing a h ith e rto u n know n incentive. It w as not a com fo rtab le aw akening. “And you ebam pion me to th a t e x te n t? " he cried Joy ously. She nodded bravely a n d went on. “So h ere I am ." she said In conclu sion. “ I really conld not have w alked to Ridgely ton ig h t, could I?" ‘‘I should say not." “ And th e re w as really now here else to com e but here?" dubiously. “See th a t light over th e re tip the m o u n tain ?" he ask«- . leading h er lo a w indow . "O ld man G rim es a n d his w ife live up there. T hey keep a light burn in g all nig h t to scare Iteuw ood's ghost aw ay . By Jove, th e sto rm will be upon us in a m inute. I th o u g h t it had blown around us.” T h e roll of th u n d e r cam e up the valley. “ T hank heaven you're sa fe indoors. Let them pursue if they like. I'll hide you if they come, and th e se rv u n ts a re close m outhed." "I don’t like th e w ay you p u t It, Mr. S haw ." “ Hello, hello—th e house!” cam e a sh o u t from th e w ind ridden night o u t side. T w o h earts inside stopped heat ing fo r a second or tw o. She c au g h t h er b reath sh arp ly as she clusjied his arm . "T hey a re a fte r m e!" she gasped. “T hey m ust not find you here. R eal ly, Miss D rake. I m ean It. T hey would not u n d erstan d . Come w ith me. Go dow n th is hall quickly. It leads to the garden back of the house. T h e re 's a gun room a t th e en d of th e hall. Go in th ere, to yo u r r ig h t H ere, ta k e this! It's an electric saddle ' lan tern . I'll head th ese fellow s off. T hey s h a n 't find you. D on't he alarm ed .” She sped dow n th e n arro w hall and he, ta k in g tim e to slip into a > ::x d ressin g coat, stepped o u t upon th e porch in response t > th e now prolong ed and Im patient shouts. ... . . . ,, . . “ W h o a th e r e / be shouted. J h « l i g h t from th e w indow s revealed several horsem en in th e roadw ay. “ F rien d s," cam e back thro u g h the w ind. "L e t us iu o u t of th e storm . It's a te rro r.” "I d o n 't know you.” T h ere w as a sh o u t of lau g h te r and som e pro fan ity . "Oh, yes you do, Mr. Shaw . Open up an d let us In. It's D ave R ank and Ed H un ter. W e c a n 't m ake th e cabin before th e rain ." Shaw could see th e ir faces now and then by th e flash es of lightning, an d be recognized th e tw o woodsmen, who d oubtless bad been v isiting sw e e th e a rts up to w ard Ridgely. "T a k e your horse« to th e stab le, boys, and com e In,” be called, laughing heartily. T hen he hurried off to the gun room. He [inssed Mrs. U lrich com in g d o w n stairs y aw n in g prodigiously. H e called to her to w ait for him In th e lib rary . T h e re w as no one in th e gun room. T h e door lending to th e back porch w as open. W ith an exclam ation he leaped outside nnd looked a b o ut him. “Good heavens!" he cried, sta g g e r ing back. F a r off In th e nig h t, a hu n d red y ard s o r m ore up th e road, leading to G rim es’ cabin he saw th e w obbling, u n certain flicker o f a lig h t w ending its w ay like a will-o’-the-w isp th ro u g h the night. W ith o u t a m o m en t's hesitation nnd w ith som ething stra n g e ly like an o ath, he ru sh ed in to th e house, nlm ost u p se ttin g th e housekeeper In his baste. “ V isitors outside. M ake’ em com fortable. Back soon.” he Jerked out a s he ch an g ed Ills coat w ith sm all re spect fo r ills in ju re d arm . T hen ho clu tch ed a couple o f rain co ats from th e rack nnd flew out o f th e back door like a m an suddenly gone m ad. The leading and enterprising firms with whom we have arranged to redeem Press Coupons. Their prices meet all competition. HOFFMAN & ALLEN General Merchandise Main Street, Forest Grove THE JACKSON PHARMACY Drugs and Medicines Cornelius GOFF BROTHERS Hardware, Implements, Autos Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove GOFF BROTHERS Hardware and Supplies Cornelius GEO. G. PATERSON Furniture and Pianos Main Street, Forest Grove A. S. HENDRICKS General Merchandise Cornelius SHEARER & SON Jewelers Main Street, Forest Grove GASTON DRUG STORE Drugs and Medicines FOREST CROVE PHARMACY Pure Drugs and Medicines Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove BRIGGS BROTHERS General Merchandise SUN-RISE GROCERY Groceries and Provisions Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove G. LUNDQUIST & CO. Hardware Cherry Grove C. G. DANIELSON Bicycles and Sundries Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove ERIC ANDERSON Jewelry and Drugs Cherry Grove C H A P T E R VIII. In Which a Ghost Trespasses. H E im pulse w hich drove Tenel- ope o u t fo r th e second tim e th a t n ig h t m ay be readily ap preciated. Its fo u n d ation w as fear. Its su b o rd in ate em otions w ere sham e, se lf pity an d consciousness o f h er real feeling to w a rd the m an of the house. The tr u e sp irit of w om anhood revolted w ith its usu al w ay w ardness. She w as flying dow n th e stony road, som e d istan ce from th e cottage, in th e very fa c e of th e com ing tornado, her h e a rt h eatin g like a trip h am m er, her eyes b en t ou th e little lig h t up the m ountain side, before it occurred to h er th a t th is la st flight w as not only senseless hut perilous. She even lau g h ed a t herself fo r a fool as sh e recalled th e te llta le h and bag on th e porch and th e dam ning presence o f a B azelhurst la n te rn iu the hallw ay. T h e storm w hich had been raging fa rth e r dow n th e valley w as a t last w hirlin g up to th e hilltops, long d elay ed as if iu gleeful a n ticip atio n of catc h in g her alone an d u n protected. The little electric sad d le lum p th a t she carried gave o u t a feeble glow, scarce opening th e w ay in th e d a rk n e ss m ore th a n teu feet ahead. Rough an d ir k som e w as the road, most stu b b o rn tlie wall o f wind. T lis second th re a t of the storm w as m ore te rrify in g th a n th e first. At an y in s ta n t it w as likely to break forth in all its slash in g fury, and she knew not w h ith e r she w ent. E ven a s she lost h e a rt an d w as ready to tu rn w ildly hack in an effort to reach S h aw 's hom e before the deluge file lig h tn in g flashes revealed to h er th e presence o f a dw elling ju s t off th e road not 200 feet ahead. She stum bled fo rw ard , cry in g like a frig h t ened child. T h e re w ere no lights. T he house looked d a rk , bleak, unfriendly. F a rth e r up th e hillside still gleam ed the little light th a t w as m ean t to keep R enw ood's ghost from d istu rb in g th e slu m b ers of old m an G rim es and his wife. She could n o t reach th a t light, th a t m uch she knew . H er fe et w ere like h u n d red w eig h ts, h e r lim bs alm ost devoid o f pow er. G rim es’ h u t a p p ear ed to be a couple o f m iles aw ay. W ith a last, b re a th le ss effort she tu r n ed off th e road a n d floundered through w eeds a n d b ru sh un til she cam e to w h a t proved to be th e re a r of the d ark en ed house. Long, low, rangy, It reached off in to th e shadow s, chilling In Its loneliness. T h e re w as no tim e left fo r h e r to clim b th e flight of steps and pound on th e back door. T he rain w as sw ish in g In th e tre e s w ith a hiss th a t fo rb ad e delay. She th re w h erself, p an tin g and te r ro r strick en . Into th e cavellke opening u n d er th e porch, h e r knees giving way a fte r th e su p rem e effort. T he g reat storm broke os she crouched fa r back ag a in st th e w all, h er h an d s over her ears, h er eyes tig h tly closed. She w at sa fe from w ind a n d rain, but not from th e sounds of th a t aw fu l conflict. The lan tern lay a t her feet, sending its ray o u t into the sto rm w ith th e senseless fidelity of a beacon light. "P enelope!" cam e a voice through th e sto rm , an d a second later a man plunged Into th e recess, crashing a g a in st th e wall beside her. Som ething told her who It w us even before be dropped beside her and th rew bis Strang arm about her shoulders. He w as crying som ething into her «• ;r— w ild. Incoherent w ords th a t seem ed to have th e pow er to q uiet the storm . And she w as responding—she knew th a t eag er w ords w ere falling , from h er lips, b u t she never knew | w b a t they w ere -re s p o n d ln g w ith a fervor th a t w as overw helm ing her w ith joy. I.lps m et ag ain and again, and th e re w as no th o u g h t of th e night, of th e feud, th e escapade, th e Renwood ghost, or of a u g h t sav e the tw o warm living hum an bodlea th a t had found each other. T he storm , sw erv in g w ith the caprl- clous m ountniD w inds, suddenly sw ept t h e i r refu g e w ith s h e e t s of w ater. R an d o lph Shaw th rew th e raincoats over bis com panion and both laughed hys terically a t t h e i r p l i g h t suddenly re ED FOREST GROVE STUDIO Photos and Photo Supplies Forost Grove R. A. PHELPS A. J. COOK White Palace Cafe Pacific Ave., Forest Grove C. L. BUMP & CO. General Meachandise South Forest Grove MORTON & FREEMAN Groceries and Provisions Hillsboro J. A. HOFFMAN Jeweler Hillsboro THE DELTA DRUG STORE Drugs and Medicines Hillsboro Gaston Dilley FORSBERG & BROSTROM General Merchandise Cherry Grove THE C. C. STORE Day Goods, Groceries, Shoes, Hardware Orenco ORENCO DRUG CO. Drugs and Jewelry Orenco Wm. 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