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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1917)
TA SHEEP’S CLOTHING sixty t h o u s a n d tiiui.iiN ,” lie mused aloud. “ You got It cheap, m a'am , If THE CUSTOMS INSPECTORS AT NEW YORK TAKE A HAND I’m any Judge," By DR. 8 A M U S L Q. DIXON, “N onsense 1" Mrs. M errilees re to rt AND THE SUSPICION GROWS THAT LYDIA KNOWS ed Indignantly. “ As If an A m erican Commlsloncr of Health, Pennsylvania. MORE THAN HER NEW FRIENDS SUSPECT ever got an y th in g cheap In P arts— " W a te r ! o f heaven first horn, ever In and from C ottier's, of all places) Ity all ages a sacred eiiihlein from Hint re every right you ought to assess the mote period w hen the e a rth w as w ith Synopsis— Lydia C raven, traveling u n d er th e nam e of Lucy C ar duty on not m ore th an forty thousand out form and void and dark n ess was te re t. runs aw ay from her E nglish home to go to her father. T haddeua dollars." uiM>tt the face of the deep and th e C raven, lu New York, who she hasn 't seen in five years. T hree nights "W ell," the Inspector suggested In S pirit of God moved ii | miii the face of out on hoard the steam er A lsatlu. she ru n s plum p in to her fu ther mak- dulgently, “w e'll Just see w hat the ap th e w aters. A las! in th ese la tte r days In* love to Mrs. M errilees, a young widow, engaged to m arry him By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE p ra ise r says. T h ere he Is now. Hey, m ore ahum sl th an is uuy o th er ele L ater C raven explains his m ysterious conduct and supposed bachelor 1 I - T 1 A .t k .r r ( ------------ . C harlie, step over here a m inute, wilt m ent.’’ hood by telling Lydia he is a B ritish secret service ag ent In America THI LONE WOLF TME B&AÌS WVU** you ?" From th e settlem en t of America by Etc. H e gives her a sm all box to keep for him. She Is attack ed . The 1 k » x In response to this hall, a slender, tin* Spanish, th e bubbling brooks, up Is stolen, but Quoin, a detective, recovers it fo r the girl. bespectacled young mini In O section CmrifEt W to mid including (lie broad w ater high uW V w nodded assen t, picked Ids way through ways of nations, have I msmi used for th e b a rrie r of tru n k s, and, recognizing th e disposal of sew age, and this w ith w ith g rav e and affectionate respect. elsew here, hung in b reath less Interest Mrs. M errilees, touched the vizor of u C H A P T E R V III—Continued. out re stra in t, u n til II few y ears ago “G ra ft and nil, it's one hum an youug upon th e issue of th e fray, one and ull cap hearing the word “A ppraiser." — 10 — when th e work began un d er the law city !’* “ Mrs. M errilees bus declared her grinning broadly. "T hen let tnc see you back to your of U nit * to change tills condition, which In tu itio n enabled I.ydla to in te rp re t stateroom , and I’ll—” Lydia gath ered an Im pression th at necklace, C harlie,” said the Inspector, has resulted in reducing typhoid fever "No, I—I'd ra th e r w ait here. I m ust th is u tte ra n c e a s th e invocation t o the th e D ow ager D ragon hud found a foe- j handing over th e ease. "And here's 74 per cent, us well us lessening th e litany of your tried hut tru e M anhat m an w orthy o f her s te e l; then hu rried | the h ill; hut she w ants you to tuke u know tonight—I c a n 't sleep w ithout Mtiffciing and sorrow of thousand* of tan ite. on to Section M an d Betty M errilees. j slan t a t It for value." know ing—" hum an beluga. T he A isatla w as trudging sedately Nodding again, the a p p ra ise r n a r G reeting Lydia serenely, th is last A dm iration kindled In Q uoin's re Tliu tim e consum ed in cleansing the up th e bay from th e N arrow s, Q u aran rowed his eyes and surveyed th e neck- resum ed her conversation w ith iter as gard. He liked th a t sp irit. She had stream s is not for th e w unt of suffi tin e ten m inutes astern . New York been quick to recover, q uicker th a n th e loom ing over the port bow through h signed Inspector. “ You’ll find every ! lace w ith a n expression of sonic mys- cient leg islatio n ; tlm t is am ple. T he ‘ tltleatlon. T hen he pursed his lips in th ing dutlnhle In the tint tru n k ami av erage w om an would have been. progress bus been Impeded by the fact ten d erly irlsated haze in w hose Illu th a t big d resser tru n k over th ere— la noiseless w histle, looked bew ilder th a t hom es and In d ustries huve growu “Very well,” he assented. sion it becam e a city of m other-of- m ent at Mrs. M errilees, and stepped They moved forw ard. O pposite th e pearl suspended betw een th e blue of the tw o u p per tra y s the receipted aside w ith th e Jewel ease to a spot since our first civilization very much com panionw ay Lydia paused. haze-veiled s k t and th e blue of conflu hills In the first tra y —all excep t— w here sunlight, through a wide open as Topsy did, w ithout any thought of necklace. I have th a t here,” she In “ Will you he long?" the m orrow. H aving this enorm ity of en t w aters. d icated the m etal box in tier hands, ing. threw a b rilliant splash of gold ItiHiiultiiry conditions to m eet, with so “Not ten m inutes," Quoin prom ised. " A rth u r R ackhnm m ust h av e colored a th w a rt the tem pered gloom of the “and th e hill as well." H is figure m om entarily eclipsed the it." L ydia m used aloud. H ere he subjected the m any lives depending upon the prod “T hunks, Mrs. M errilees.” T h e In ; pier-shed, blur of light th a t stood fo r th e door “ W ait—th is is only th e ov ertu re— u e e k la e e p i m inute Inspection with n ucts of Hie offending producers, much way. w ait till you see It as I m ean to show sp ecto r looked up from h er d e c la ra niagnlf/Tng glass. Finally, w earing lltmncliig am i tim e m ust he used to Indeed it was h ardly m ore th a n ten It to you—b rid lep ath s In C en tral park tion In fu tile u ttem pt to tim lutaln his l an Illegible expression, he turned elim inate th e deuth-deullng condition. m inutes w hen the doorw ay w as again of a sunny m orning, B roadw ay a t night official Im p e rtu rb a b ility ; then his eyes T he sew age from Individual source* hack. darkened, an d Quoin cam « to L ydia's w ith a full head of steam on. South tw inkled in n netw ork of w rinkles. ha* lurgeiy been rem oved from our "It's a corking good thing." he a n side. s tre e t a t noon w ith th e old sailing j Ills lips tw itched, and he grlnm-d o u t stream * und our in d u stries have re nounced In an odd tons. "W e don't right. “ W as I long? I’m sorry. I had to be ships a sleep In th e su n nnd th e ir fore- j moved th e ir w astes gradually and con "T h a t's ull very w ell." said th e lady get m any like I t; but th e w orkm an r a th e r severe before th ey gave in— feet up on th e sidew alk. F ifth avenue tinually. This, however, has (s e n a ship on th is Is Im m ense! Call it th ree and up." nt evening, lights like big p earls [nip im pudently. “ Laugh If you lik e! But work th a t of necessity moves slowly, “You succeeded?" l i e laughed q u i ping o u t through th e pu rp le d u sk —’’ please do your w orst us quickly as hundred ut the outside." for upon th e g reat In dustrial plant* our “ W hnU " Mrs. Merrllet-s hlazt*d In etly. “H ere it is." O sten tatio u sly d raw ing a handker- 1 possible.” people depend for Home of th e necessi dignantly. "T h ree hundred thousand “ Very well, m a'am . I'll h u rry you M ute in asto n ish m en t, speechless chief from Ills cuff. P e te r m opped ids do llars! R idiculous! Look a t th e , ties of living and hun d red s of th o u w ith g ra titu d e , she took th e puzzle box brows. “Beg pardon. Being poetical ; through as fa st us I can." sands of our people m ade th eir bread | hill—” It becutne im m ediately nppnront from his extended hand. u n der forced d ra ft is a bit ex h a u st and b u tte r for th e ir fam ilies by w ork “No, nia’nin," the ap p raiser In te r-' th a t th e m an w asn't disposed to doubt “A crook know n as S outhpaw Sm ith ing.” ing in the g reat m an u factu rin g p lants —he deals left-handed— had it, to g eth "Y our prose Isn't an y thing to boast j the sin cerity of h er conversation. The rupted w ith m ournful decision, “not I of th e country. It would not hnve th ree hundred thousand, hut Just , e r w ith th e fa th e r an d m o ther of all of. H enry Jam es nt his most nrro- * luggage she had indicated as Innocent done to a rb itra rily have ordered oil black eyes. I w as alm ost so rry fo r gnnt w as never m ore unintelligible." of d u tiab le goods he passed w ith the th ree hundred d o lla rs; duty a hun-j th ese In dustrial w astes out. us we had him. ‘George T ray m o re’ is his alias “Oh. you'll w ise up to it quick m ost p erfu n cto ry exam ination, w hile dred und eighty (sixty |s-r cent ad i u high ap p reciatio n of the d istress to on th e passen g er list. A tall, slen d er enough. B ut mind th e re ’ll be nothing j the m illinery nnd o th er declnred p u r vul ), and If you like I'll get som eone! our pimple by tile closing down of our else to size It up anil see If muyho scoundrel—very, very sm ooth. Not doing in th e poetry line a fte r w e’re chases detntned him only briefly. factories, und th e re fo re w uitisi in we c a n 't sh ade th a t a h it.” “ E v ery th in g Is qu ite <>. K., th a n k s th a t you 're likely to see him before we m arried. I know my lim itations, und m any way* for M other Invention to " \\ h u -n t!' Mrs. M errilees alm ost to you, m a'am . And now if you will land, if then. H e'll lay very low and I couldn’t stan d the pace.” discover way* nnd mean* of disposing shrieked. let tne h av e n l<s»k at th a t necklnce. H ere an apologetic stew ard caught m ake th e q u ietest g etaw ay from th e “ If It w as real stuff I’d be sure, of In dustrial w astes w ithout In te rfe r P e te r's eye. "B eg pardon, Mr. T ra ft. I I’ve sen t for th e ap p raiser. He'll he dock he can m anage— " m a’am ," th e a p p ra ise r n|siloglzeO ; ing w ith the g reat hubs of InduMtrle*. along In a m inute.” “Mr. Q u o in !” the girl In terru p ted In hut you’re w anted in the dining sa <>ur people during the Inst decade T h e box w as alread y unlocked. Mrs. "but you c a n 't alw ays tell about these loon to acknow ledge your d eclara a trem ulous voice. huve been educated to an understand Im itations like you can reg-ular M errilees prom ptly rem oved the le a th tion.” “Yes?” ing th a t [Hire w a te r Is ns essential for "T h an k s.” said P e te r sulkily. “ 1 er-hound Jewel ru se and handed it to Stones." H er em b arrassm en t wns painful. gisid health us p roper food. This, how th e Inspector. “W hat can I say to you? M ere th an k s presum e it's got to be tended to. You, ever, w as recognized in th e tim e of T ouching the spring, he let th e lid too. M iss C raven.” a re n 't ad eq u ate.” N ero; th a t g reat nnd a rb itra ry em The whole party of friends of “B ut I’ve already m ade my acknow l fly up. exposing the pearl collar. As “P lease say no more. T o know I ’ve peror w as tlnisl for polluting the Nile. If dazzled, he blinked furiously. "S he’s Mrs. Merrilees get the surprise been of some use is enough. B esides,” edgm ent. Mr. T ra ft. I'm so sorry 1” To resto re our stream s to th e ir v ir of their lives, when the customs “I w ish I could believe you w e r e !” n d a isy !” he announced w ith unction. h e laughed boyishly, “I've had a good gin conditions will of course lie som e inspectors make a certain dis tim e bullyragging Southpaw . I like said P e te r vindictively, nnd w ent a mo “F in est piece of the so rt th a t’s come w hat expensive, yet money cannot tie through th is year, o r I’m no Judge." covery. It’s all told In the next rose w ay w ithout her. th a t so rt of thing, you know .” b etter spent, ns the health of isitii man M om entarily his in te re st sh ifted to installment. H e w ould have been less dow ncast “I shall be alw ays g ra te fu l—” nnd heust depends u [ m > ii Improving o u r “T hen do som ething to oblige me. could he have guessed how soon th e th e hill o f the P a risia n Jew eler. doniostle w ater supplies- III fa c t It I* “T h re e hundred thousand fran cs— , I s h a 'n 't be easy in my mind until girl w as to m iss him. Alone nnd w ith (TO B E C O N T I N U E D . ) n great fa c to r In Increasing th e j s i w e r out d istractio n , im agination w as h ag you’re safe In your room .” of o u r nation, because tills depend* T ran sitio n from th e gloom of th e ridden by th e care of th a t w retched 1 Holland to Send Tobacco. upon the health of our people. deck to th e b rillian tly lighted com pan puzzle box. It w as still safe in h er NU REAL BRITISH “ NOBILITY” T his y e a r's export of tobacco from lonw ay w as bew ildering. Instinctively possession—th a t w as th e w orst of i t ! H olland to G erm any Is to he financed Quoin and L ydia paused. T he girl N evertheless, she had as yet said No Member of the English Peerage, by th e N eth erlan d s A ssociation of To Spanish Woman Does Not Lose With Few Exceptions, Can Give sm iled w istfu lly a s sh e offered h er nothing to C raven about th e a ttack Her Maiden Name at Marriage. bacco D ealers, a com pany specially Proof of Ancient Lineage. In the fog. fearin g lest he m ight insist hand. form ed for th a t object with a capital “G ood-night—and th a n k you w ith all resum ing charge of th e puzzle b o x ; T he bride'* m aiden name Is valued In E ngland th e Saxon “th a n e ” wns of $”0,000.000. W ith a view to m ain and so, perhaps, p u t him self in the my h eart, Mr. Q u o in !” In Spain and I* not set aside by m ar tain in g its exchange rate, B erlin stip “Miss C raven,”—he re ta in ed h er way of som e perils m ore vital even tran sfo rm ed , a fte r th e N orm an con ulates th a t G erm an tre a su ry bills of riage. W hen u Spanish woman m ar quest, into a “b aron" unless th e dom i hand for a m om ent—“will you tell me th an th a t w hich had befallen her. And nant pow er en tirely deprived him of two y e a rs' term shall be taken In pay ries she m erely adds her husb an d 's h er fa th e r w as all she had 1 one thing?” It Is m ent fo r such goods, th e bills being nam e to her own. But never does she W hen th ey w ere fre e to stream his position as a noblem an. “If I m ay—an y th in g —” guaran teed l»y th e Itelchshnnk nnd six lose h er id entity by dropping her H is eyes search ed h ers jealously. down th e gangw ay ^o th e p ier Craven, possible th a t m any th a n e s w ero ab o th er leading G erm an banking Insti nam e en tirely nnd taking over tlint of sorbed in th e E nglish yeom anry. In consigning L ydia to the care of P e te r “Do you know w h a t’s in th a t box?” tutions. Should th e presen t shipping her husband. And to her Intim ate* “No, Mr. Q u o in ! Upon my w ord of T ra ft, ru sh ed off to com m andeer the F ran ce and G erniuny th e prefix “de" stag n atio n continue, or the sh ortage she Is know n m ore by her m aiden and “von,” which a re essen tially lo first av ailab le custom s Inspectors for honor, no.” of cargo space becom e such th a t the inline th an her husband's. H er eyes w ere lim pid pools of in him self and Mrs. M errilees. So th a t cal, designated noble rank. E ven In N etherlands E ast Indian tobacco crop More th an th a t, an un m arried per poor old Ireland, w here nearly every genuous candor. Quoin could no it w as P e te r who piloted Lydia to son Is know n by both the m other'* cannot he transporte«] to th e D utch longer doubt. H e nodded, releasing C section, h u n ted up h er tru n k , and m an b o asts of hls descent from kings. m arket, endeavors will doubtless he nnd fa th e r's nam e. Joined by th e le t “O” nnd “Mac” a re a risto c ra tic sym took h e r place in th e ran k a t the h er hand. m ade to ship th e t< Sacco, or a large te r "y." T h a t m akes th e form al “T h an k you.” chief In sp ecto r's d e sk ; w ith th e re bols, although m any Irishm en of today p a rt thereof, to Am erica. T ills would nam e. Inform ally, a son, for Instance, have for one reason or an o th er d iscard su lt th a t th e luggage of “L. C a rteret, “B ut,” she lingered, “do you?” obviate the custom ary pilgrim age of Is know n only by hls fath er'* nam e. “I do,” he adm itted relu ctan tly . S p in ster,” w as quickly passed, and, ed th e prefix. But in E ngland th e cus A m erican buyers to th e A m sterdam T h u s a person may bo Sm ith y tom h as died out. “Not through any wish of mine. B ut P e te r re lu c ta n tly leaving h er to pass Brown, or Its equivalent, th e fa th e r T he w earing of coat arm o r w as for sales. Southpaw had only succeeded in puz his own im pedim enta, she w as a t lib being of one surnam e, and th e m other cen tu ries a badge o f nobility, but the zling th e com bination out w hen I in e rty to g a rn e r w hat diversion she Chinese Labor for English Plants. In her m aiden days of the o th er. W hen rig h t to w ear coat a rm o r w as g ra n t te rru p te d . I m ade him p u t back—w hat m ight from th e tria ls of others. B ritish consuls in S hantung province th a t person m arries, to avoid com pli ed so lavishly th a t th e m em bers of h e’d tak en from th e box. D on’t worry. In th a t section her fa th e r w as d u ti hnve been In stru cted by th e ir home cations the m other’s nam e is dropiasl, I ’ve alread y fo rg o tten w h a t it was. fully b u t p erspiringly in optim istic the E nglish peerage can, w ith few ex governm ent to recru it 10,000 Chinese nnd th e husband’s nam e tncked on ceptions, give no proof o f any ancient And Southpaw w on’t b o th er you again endeavor to persu ad e his p a rtic u la r laborers a t T sln g tau , Uhefon and o ther w ith th e nld of the prefix “de." In —I prom ise you th a t.” Inspector th a t he had n ’t p erju re d him lineage. T h ere is. In fact, no reul p o rts In th e ir province w ithin the next th at way th e "sen o ritn ” or “señ o ra" Is “nobility” In E ngland in th e sense H er eyes questioned anxiously, his self In his sw orn declaration. N otic in w hich th e word Is used In conti th re e m onths. T hese laborers a re to u n n ecessary to distinguish m arried sm iled reassu ran ce. W ith y et an o th er ing L ydia’s Indignant in terest. C raven nental Europe. It Is a curious clr- be sent to England for work in m anu from unm arried women. paused only long enough to lift a fu r good-night, L ydia tu rn ed aw ay. curnstanee th a t m any real “gentlem en,” factu rin g p lants. T hey ¡ire to be paid H e w atched h e r down th e alleyw ay tive eyebrow and draw down th e cor In th e herald ic sense o f th a t u n fo rtu a m onthly wage of $12 sliver, to gether HIT AND MISS to The door of 1575, then tu rn ed to seek ners of his m outh, th u s signifying a n a te w ord, have never w orn coat arm o r w ith a m onthly allow ance of $10 silver onviction th a t his troubles w ere his own berth, shaking his head to rid for th e ir fam ilies. P assage money will Some men never use kind w ords If wholly due to th e pernicious in terfer- nt all and w ere n e ith e r desirous nor he defrayed by the B ritish governm ent, It of torm enting doubts. com petent to exhibit a coat-of-nrm s to th e re Is a club handy. nce of his political an tag o n ists, even Softly closing the door, Lydia as th e persons who a tta c h value to such and the term s of service Is to be th ree An eccentric woman Is one who p re gently shot th e bolt, hoping to gain as predicted. an em pty possession. H erald s have years. fers com fort to style. h er bed unquestioned. B u t as she She retu rn e d th e le a st of nods, in failed to establish an y m an's rig h t to B ritish nrm y officers have been re It flatters a m arried rnnn to tell him moved tow ard It in d a rk n e ss the Dow dicating th a t th e puzzle box was call him self a "gentlernnn,” and th e cru itin g lab o rers nt W elhnlwel for th a t he doesn’t look It. ag er D ragon suddenly sw itched on the safe—ns it w as, in h er suede handbag, m ajo rity of genealogies given fo r the som e time. B arrack s have been erect- W hen fam e comes to th e nverngo lights and lifted from h e r pillow an which, dangling from her w rist by Its B ritish "nobility” nnd “g en try ” a re In isl th ere for th e accom m odation of the m an It ro o sts upon h(s m onum ent. Indignant head fram ed in a nightcap, eath e r stra p , had q u ite escaped the all probability m ythical or, in the laborers, and th a t port will also hu N ever lend m oney to u stran g er. If Hie most coquettishly beribboned im ag Attention of th e inspector. used as a point from which the Chi A m erican v ern acular, “fak es.” you m ust have financial tra n sa c tio n s inable. Then, rem em bering C raven’s h in t nese coolies will em bark fo r England. w ith him, borrow . “Well ?” she dem anded ta rtly . “W here th a t it w ould he well n o t to a ttra c t Australia Drops Foreign Names. “ Know th y s e lf ’ Is all rig h t ns n pro have you been, if you please?” too m uch a tte n tio n to th e ir relatio n Big Distinction. T h e S ooth A u s t r a l i a n p a r l i a m e n t re verb, b u t som e men who know them Lydia showed h er a countenance In ship until c le a r of th e custom s, th e girl He— “Of course th e re ’s a big differ nocent o f any tra c e of guile. “On tu rn ed aw ay to kill tim e until h er cently p a s s e d n bill to change t h e ence betw een n b o tan ist und n florist.” selves do not know much. nam es o f ¡ill tow ns and d istric ts In th e If yo u r h e a rt p rom pts you to do n deck,” she said quietly, rem oving her fa th e r should be free. te rrito ry that, w ere of foreign origin. .S he—“ Is there, really ?” He—“ Y es; n good deed, do It Im m ediately before cloak w ith its sprinkling of m oisture Over the w ay, in Section B, Lydia T he nam es ure being changed to those b o tanist is one who know s all about you have h e n rt failure. th a t g littered like diam ond dust. “T he found M rs. B eggurstaff, su rrounded of E nglish or native origin. T he com flowers, nnd a florist Is one who knows foghorn, you know —and I w asn’t by an a rra y of luggage to do cred it m ittee in charge of th e task found in idl about th e price pimple will pay fo r Place to Be Avoided. sleifiy, anyw ay. I t ’s w onderful out to an arm y corps* light of b a ttle In South A ustralia 07 p laces th a t had them .” " I’m not going n ear th n t re sta u ra n t th ere, so still and dark and uncanny. h er eyes, w ords of b itte r w it upon her been christened to com m em orate some again.” You’d thin k alm ost anything could hap ready lips, In pitched com bat w ith a T o Be Good Patriot. notable alien of foreign origin. ’•Why no t?” pen, and no one be th e w iser.” graceless sk ep tic of an Inspector. To he n good p a trio t, n m an m u st “ Some fool took my um brella nnd N ear by, th re e dock p o rters, tw o ship consider hls countrym en us God’s crea le ft hls In Its place." A Hair's Breadth. C H A P T E R IX. newsm en, h a lf a dozen asso rted citi Technically speaking, a h a ir’s tures, and him self a s accountable fo r “B ut yon m ight run across him ." “Good old tow n I” said P e te r T ra ft. zens, and a brace of custom s a p p ra is b read th Is seventeen ten-thousundths hls actin g tow ard them .—B ishop “I don’t want ta lie left the beet Rem oving his hat, he salu ted Town e rs whose d u ties w ere Im m ediate and of an Inch. Berkeley. umbrella."— London Saturday Jo u rn a l. PURE WATER