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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1917)
rv PARASITES FEED ON PLANTS read the riddle o f Its staid, uncommunl Kxninlnntlon prnved lite moni a “ Your father telephoned sometime entive walls. ago. Would you mind stepping up veritnblo stronghold. It hud only th< Kmblttorod, ho walked on to Park stairs?" olle door. The sashes o f thè two win Of All Ols*a«*s and P*«ta teal# In avenue, and found his chartered car at dowa were guarii« I wltli locks ri-qulr- "Rut— I have merely a message— " sects Hava Received Most Atten the appointed place. I'uuslng beside it "Yea, my dear, I know; hut do let me log a key; through thè piines clnaed tion— Ravages Ara Costly. and Ignoring the chauffeur's well-meant consider It In comfort—upstair»." Steel MI iu I n wltli husps nud pudlooks advances (stimulated by the romantic Under the soft glow of the electric were to he seen. There wus not a bell All plnuts are subject to attack« by notion that this swell young guy wus dome Mrs. Ellsworthy's smile and the button oli thè wulls; and thè telepholie parasite«. These piirnsltli' enemies srn trytn' to heat It with the old duffer's gracious Inclination of her head that on thè desk ylelded no responso to thè us different In structure us the plant« daughter, and had stubbed his toe In Invited Lydin anew to ascend the stair glrl's imi ni | min 11« >tt o f thè recelver upon which they feed. Mnmu pura- the getaway), Peter painfully cxeogt- way were alike quite Irresistible, l.ydla hook cvldeiitly mi exlenslou cut off nltea lir e iiileriNM'opIc plant« culled tnted the Inevitable conclusion that the found no excuse for refusing: so sub frinii thè umili line. fungi, mill are the I'ltu s e « of «urli well- ouly thing he could do was wait and dued her Impatience, assented with a At liuigtli l.ydln ylelded to Ilio Inevlt- known diseases ns apple scab, brown watch. lie comforted himself a little murmur, nnd preceded her hostess up nhle, snt down, coniposed berseli to thè rot mid wheat rust, others are known with the cold assurance that Craven the staircase. hest of ber nhlllty. unii «trovo to flt as bacteria, producing the Injurloua was now with his daughter. Whatever " I ’m really delighted to know you. stime reasoiinlile explanatlon to thls fire blight o f fruit trees. Ntlll others old Tail’s shortcomings, I’eter couldn’t Miss Craven. Yes- straight abend. If ntrocloiis nini Itigli halidcd set. There lire not plants nt all, hut are Insects. believe he would suffer a hair of you please. Rut I do need more light wna hut thrcc: o f all plant paraelica, undoubtedly Lydia's lnuoceut head to be harmed. to see you by." Shc wns thè vtetim of a ulghimnro. scale Insects have received most at Only— Mrs. Kllsworthy wns Insane. Entering the designated room. Mrs. tention during the last thirty years. What the deuce was keeping the two Ellsworthy touched a wall switch, add CHAPTER XV—Continued. Or else Crii veli had never menni ber Their small sice has rendered them o f them there so long? — 17— ing the Illumination of an electrolier to tu restore thè nccklace to Mrs. Merrl- obscure. Their nhst-uri-noNs bus al Then abruptly a second taxicab the subdued glow o f the rending lamp It certainty looked all right: no ques lowed them to multiply year after tion about that woman being straight swung round one o f Park avenue's on a desk, and paused to review the Rciidlng forwnrd. mi ethow itlggtng year without being combated. Tltelr goods. O f course Lydia might have scrubby little ovals o f grass and shrub girl with her kindly nnd engaging luto ber kit«-«*, ber chili cllpped hetwoen Increasing number« have resulted In been decent enough to » r it e n more ex bery. slid Into Seventy-sixth street, glance. knucklea ami paini, lo-r umuth iinittn- the death o f thoiisund« o f trees, plicit excuse to “ Dear Peter" Instead checked briefly lu front o f 98, dis 'T v c known your father for many ous, ber eyea sinolderlug, n hot *| mi | In shrub« and greenhouse plnnt« each o f "Dear Mr. T r n f t b u t . then, a cor charged two passengers, and slipped years," she nftlrmcd, nodding: "and cucii check, iiiotlonlcss, l.ydlu hrooded. year throughout thla country. Him* respondence card conTeyed through the away towanl Madison avenue. Peter you've much of his churn). my dear, (TO BK CONTINUICI) ) dred« o f different kind« o f «cale In hands of a third person with whom the recognised something famillur In the though you don't resemble him In the sect« exist. Some are large and active dear girl couldn't feel well acquaint association o f a long nnd slender figure least— rather, I fancy, your mother." throughout their entire live«. The with one short and stoutlsh, ns the ed— You knew my mother?" Lydia asked mealy-bugs o f the greenhouaa nre typi two dodged hastily Into the basement eagerly. "Where to, sir?" Indiana Were P.vld Twelve Dottle* of cal example«, others are small mid Peter came out of morose reverie to area o f number PS nnd disappeared. "No. Won’t you sit down? N o; Tad sedentary, becoming Immovable ««sin Drink and Four Handfula of find himself hesitating beside the taxi. “ Musical comedy rogues," mused the Craven has always been a confirmed after they begin feeding. The Han Powder, It 1« Said. “ I ’ll be darned If I do.'" Peter replied perturbed young tnnn: “ the tall thin bachelor In everybody's esteem since Jose and citrus scales are well known hotly. scoundrel and the short fat sharper; I've known him. Is It true he means to Dover, Del., which one think« of aa specie« o f thla type. The ravage« o f "What's that?’ Messrs. Southpaw Smith nnd Gordon, marry again?" belonging to that sisterhood o f Inter such pests are so expensive that farm "Oh. beg pardon—no offense— was of course. What lu thunder— Confound "Yes," said Lydin: and opening her esting little Colonial capitals of which ers o f the United Htafe« are annually thinking. Just wait, please.” Peter it ! she must be all right 1 Craven wrist bag produced Craven’s note. Williamsburg and Anuupolla are el paying thousand« o f dollar« either di threw himself back Into the cab, slam would never let uuytlilug happen to "N o— please don’t rise," Interrupted ders. ha« celebrated the two hun rectly or llldlri-i’tly to scale Insect« ming the door. "Rotten fix." he grum her." Mrs. Ellsworthy, crossing to her. “ Mr. alone. bled. "Why. she said she'd come back." He began to fume Impotently. No Craven mentioned this over the wire. dredth anniversary of It« founding. The three neighbor Colonial capi Regarding the note critically, he enun good trying the front door again. Pardon— ’’ tals huvo no little historic resem ciated a somber doubt. “ Don’t believe Then he thought o f consulting Quoin Taking a chair beside the rending blance, and, though Dover 1« the she wrote you. It’s all a plant." by telephone, and had started back lamp, she opened nnd scanued the mes The handwriting was unmistakably through Seventy-sixth street toward sage with careless interest. A nod con youngest o f them. It has Its full share When Vegetable Is Not Allowed to that of a woman of culture. How was the corner drug store, when a tnxlenb firmed evident foreknow'Iedg# o f its of historic Interest uml romantic tra Become Tough and Hard It Is of he to say it wasn’t Lydia's hand, who shot round from the avenue, passed at contents. Folding the note abstracted dition. polltb'al mol social. That great Quite Superior Quality. man, William Penn, who had the wie- had never seen a scrap o f It? a sharp clip, and Immediately slid to ly. Mrs. Ellsworthy seemed for some dotn to abolish the tariff dutlea that He would have kissed It, could he ns smart a stop, while the door swung moments preoccupied. Kohl raid belongs to the same clasa he found ham|H-rlng the trade o f the ns rnhhnge and cauliflower, hut pre have been sure. open and a man. Jumping out, hailed Rut Peter Truft had claims not long great river leading up to hi* noble sents n marked vnrintlon from either. Through the forward window he sharply: to be disregarded, and presently Lydia proprietary province, huvtng Induced It Is. pcrhnpn. half way between th* commanded a perspective of the south stirred restlessly, with an Inquiring “ P e te r!” James, duke o f York, to let hltn add cnbbnge and turnip, In thnt It« edible erly sidewulk ns far as to Madison nve- "Quoin— thank heaven! How In the look ready for the eyes that her hostess to Pennsylvania the “ three lower part consist« o f the swollen stem o f nue, where a surface car. swinging up then lifted from the carpet. name of wonder— ” countries on Delaware,“ lost little the plant. The vegetable looks like s town, hesitated with grinding brakes, “ You’ve met this— ah— Mrs. Merrt- “ Found Craven had left the Great time In making provision for the leafy turnip, above ground. I f used and then rumbled on. Eastern, taxied back to the Margrave, lees, no doubt?" Mrs. Ellsworthy founding of Dover ss the county seat when small (2 to 3 Inches In dittine A moment later the shadowy shape queried unexpectedly. "Is she then o f "St. Jones County," n«iw Kent ter) nnd not allowed to hocoina tough of a man darted across the street and got the address Miss Craven gave from such a beauty as they say?" toward the taxicab, and I’eter recog the carriage porter. Luckily yon made county, for he Issued n warrant for and hnrd, It 1« o f superior quality. "She’s very beautiful," L.vdla re nized Craven's characteristic gait. Rut such n sensation bolting after her taxi turned. “ and Pm very fond o f her. Rut, the survey o f the town site In 1688, It should be more generally grown. for that he wouldn't have known the that It had fixed the number In the fe l If you don’t mind, Mrs. Ellsworthy. I nnd eleven years Inter, according to The culture Is very simple. For nn man, who was all but disguised to eyes low's memory. Now what’s up?" have nnother np|*olntmeiit; In fnct, ono authority, says E. N. Vnllamllg- early crop, plant nnd cultivate ns for Rriefly Peter detailed the Inconclu that had never beheld him out of dress hiim In th«- Philadelphia Record, paid with Mrs. Merrllees nnd my father— " clothes after nightfall—Craven wear sive and unsatisfactory circumstances the Indian owners for the Innd “ two "Oh. I beg your pardon, my dear." ing a bowler with a shabby, flapping of his vigil. match coats, twelve bottles of drink “ In through the basement, you say?” Mrs. Ellsworthy assumed a convincing nnd four hundfuls o f powder,“ nn In raincoat, at a midnight hour, was u Quoin pondered this darkly. “ Looks look of contrition. "So thoughtless o f tolerable d«-al o f firewater for so sight unprecedented. me. 1 quite forgot to tell you: Mr. Peter sat up. Rarely In time a devi like a move to trick somebody— Cra Craven wnuts you to wait for him here trifling n supply o f ammunition. ous thought engaged his fancy, and he ven, at a guess. Come ulong.” rather than keep the appointment at acted on It promptly. Ready to his Grasping Peter’s arm, the detective British Army Boot. the Margrave.” hand rested the mouthpiece o f a flex trotted him rapidly back toward num The Rritlsb army boot Is made from The Margrave again! ible speaking tube, ending in a fixed ber 98. “ The Plaza." Lydia corrected absent very stout chrome-tanned leather. It earpiece close by the chauffeur's head. "What are you going to do?" ly ; then In a breath remembered. “ I ’m Is Interesting to note that wlmt la “ Five dollars," Peter said distinctly “ Let developments guide us." sorry." she said rising, "but I can’t called the “ fron t" o f the boot Is un into the mouthpiece, “ if you don't let “ You mean to try to get in?” wait. I f da i ly’s coming here, he'll like th«- average civilian hoot, rut all on I ’m Inside, in case this man ques “ N o: I mean to get In," Quoin cor get tlie answer from you personally; In on«» piece, right from the toe to the tions.” rected grimly. so there's no need,” here Mrs. Ellswor heel, ami seamed up at tb<- hack. The The chauffeur didn’t even signify he "H ow 'll you make 'em admit you?" thy rose in her turn. “ And— I left a toe contains, among other things, a had heard, so positive became his Im "Don’t know precisely, as yet. Rut plate of hard Iron, which Is nnlle<| on friend waiting In the taxi.” mobility at sound of those magic syl we're going to find out something— underneath, on tb<* whole, the British “ A friend?” lables, “ Five dollars." Characteristic Growth of Kohl-Rabl. we're going to see Miss Craven and get Tommy has a small foot, the nvernge It was r » - o f Mrs. Ellsworthy's a f Hastily Peter dragged his overcoat her personal assurance she's all right, early cabbage. For u Into crop, or for slzi's In-lug seven anil eight. Compare across the bosom o f his shirt and or raise the deuce of a row in this fair. but quite automatically l.ydla un- nil season.- In the Mouth, the sei-d may Mr. Atkins’ foot with that of bis Rus crowded himself into the corner near quiet neighborhood. Not only that, but sweri-d, "Mr. Trnft.” he sown In drills where the crop Is sian brother. Here we have tin aver “ Rut really hadn’t you better wait? est the curb. I'm still pining for a chat with Cra I'm sure Mr. ( ’raven won’t be long age o f nine mid ten. The upper i»or- to be grown utid thinned to about eight Rearing out his premonition. Craven ven." tlon of tile Cossack hoot reaches to Inches apnrt In the row. The rows now.” stopped to speak to the chauffeur— They were ascending the brownstone within un Inch or two o f the ktu-e, should he from 18 to Jkl Inches npnrt, Mrs. Ellsworthy was moving slowly and the eavesdropper cursed bitterly steps. Quoin rang imperatively. toward the door, us If she didn’t really nnd lias u buckle at the top. Its con according to the kind o f cultivation to hear no more than the confused "Stand back a moment," be suggest expect her objection to avail, nn effect struction Is very similar to the British employed. It matures ns quickly aa grumble of their voices. ed. “ Let me do the talking." heightened by her manner, which con boot, the essential difference being the turnips. Ono ounce o f «ceil will be Then without the least warning the Peter had barely time to withdraw tinued to t,< perfect, lucking anything b o o t Is not stitched round the "welta” necessury to seed 100 feet o f drill. car shot awav at a round pace west us Is the Rritlsb. to one side when the woman o f the but gracious Interest ward. house came out through the vestibule Lydia, however, was quite settled In Simmering with profanity, Peter Self-Esteem. and hurriedly opened the outer door. her determination to wait no longer. seized the speaking tube to bellow a Nenrly always n human being Is able Animals Keep Noxious Plants Nibbled Craven could lose nothing by being As It opened Quoin entered. Peter demand for incontinent halt; but on to develop n philosophy which savee So Closely That No Seeds Are second thought permitted the car to heard him say pleasantly “ Good eve obliged to foiio-.v tier to the P la in ; nnd him from nn utter loss o f self-esteem, anyway. In all fairness, she owed his Permitted to Form. ning, Mrs. Ellsworthy,” and after that round into Madison avenue before he n sort o f strangled gasp from the wom- wishes little consideration— he who no matter how reprehensible his con gave the order. Sheep are excellent weed destroyers, Again at pause, this time halfway an. A moment later. Quoin moving on, was little enough considerate to her— duct may become. I am told flint even and below In the taxi all eurtbly bup- the men who trnfllc In women attempt ns they keep the W'eeds nibbled so down the avenue block, the cab ejected Peter saw her clearly. to Justify themselves to themselves. A closely that no seeds are formed nud She had fallen back against the piriess waited. an infuriated fare. "I'm sorry,” she repented mechunle- man who Is without self-esteem for any the roots nre exhausted. "W hat the blank did you do that closed door, blanched and trembling, A small Hook of sheep Is nn excel destitute now of every shred of her ally. “ You're very kind; but I reully considerable period o f time Is likely to for?" commit suicide. Remorse Is essential lent scavenger on almost any fnrm, don’t think— ” amiable self-possession of half on hour “ Why in blank shouldn’t I? " the At this point she was Interrupted by ly a loss— In whole or part—o f self-eo- and they make profitable use of wnste chauffeur demanded ns hotly. “ You earlier. Her eyes were fixed In terror a shrill-tongue«! electric bell down teem.— William Maxwell, In Colller’a land, provided thnt dogs and Internal on Quoin’s face. She made an effort told me not to let on, didn’t you? Here parasites can he controlled. to speak, but evoked only a dry, rasp stairs. Mrs. Ellsworthy started nerv Weekly. — come through with that fiv e!” ously, eyed the girl fugltlvely with ing sound. Choking, Peter found his money, dls- I The Changing Times. “ You’re not 111, I trust, Mrs. Ella- what seemed u trace o f doubt, nnd bursed. “ How did it happen?” darted toward the door. This war Is changing all o f our old worthy?" “ Why the old gink says, did I bring "The telephone!" she snld Indistinct est Institutions. In more peaceful There was a sardonic Inflection In a young lady nnd was I waitin’ for her, Where Used to Any Great Extent Soil ly. “ Forgive me if I— ” days the typewriter repair man came ; Quoin’s voice that seemed to Peter a and I says yes, an’ he slips me three It Very Apt to Become Some Her band caught the knob ns If In, turned a screw, untangled the rib bones— the clock says two-forty— and trifle unnecessary. what Acid. thoughtles-ly; but the slam of the door bon, wrote, “ Now Is the time for all | Bays to clear out, I won’t be needed. " I thought,” she gnsped, and gul;>ed, cut short her words emphatically good men to come to the aid of their And what did you want me to do about “ I thought you were the doctor." Htnhlc manure Is used to a great ex that, seein’ you didn’t want him to "Otherwise you wouldn’t have let me enough to have wakened her to appre party,” anil went his way. tent In enriching gardens, nnd when ciation, hud her act been really Rut times are different. The repair know you was Inside?” in, I presume? Is there anything really this Is done the soli Is very apt to be thoughtless. man entered the office this week and "Oh, nil right,” said Peter wearily. serious the matter?” come somewhat ncld. Where the soil For an Instant Lydin paused In w rote: “ A quick movement o f the en “ You did precisely the right thing. Only "Craven— ” the woman panted. Is not naturally strongly Impregnated — I didn’t quite understand.” He eyed Quoin started with horror. “ Craven I” ! amazement. The thing was Incredible, emy will Jeopardize six gunbouts.”— with lime nnd heavy applications of preposterous, outrageous I New York Evening Rost. perplexedly the colored lights o f a he Iterated; then, controlling himself. manure nro made repeatedly It Is al door remained .. ob- drug store across the way. " I was afraid—something of the sort. I , None , the less the ............... most sure to become too acid. Many Immune. “ Well, what’s the good word now, You’ve phoned for n doctor, you say? '1,lr« N’Iy "»•“ *. mutely testifying that “ Br’er Wade,” said nn old Oeorgla crops will thrive In such u soil, bat boss? I f you’re done with me, I ’m on While we’re waiting let me have a look the Incredible was an accomplished thcro nre some that will not stand fact. darkly, “ I ’m mightily feared dia yer my way.” at the poor devil.” nn acid soil at all. No legumes w il) With n little cry o f Indignation the war’s gwineter ruin me.” “ No,” Peter insisted, “ I ’m keeping do well In nn ncld Soil, evun If bat girl tried the knob. It turned freely, “ Well,” snld Brother Wade, “ hit you. Run across the block and wait CH APTER XVI. slightly acid. but without engaging the latch. Infuri ain’t gwineter ruin me.” Just out o f sight on Park avenue. I ’ll ated, she entight It with both hands, “ How come, Rr’er Wade?" walk back.” " I am Mrs. Ellsworthy— yes,” snld Keep Brooder Clean. “ Kaze I come bean m int I” — Atlanta Ruttonlng topcoat to chin nnd sacri the woman with the agreeable voice braced a knee against the wall, and Great care should he taken to keep pulled with all the strength o f her lithe Constitution. ficing his Bond street topper to the who answered Lydia’s ring. "W on’t the brooder clean, and It should be nnd vigorous young body; but failed to elements, Peter trudged back to Sev you come In?” aired every day. budge the door by so much as a hair's For Men With Weak Hearts. enty-sixth street, then eastward past And when Lydia hnd crossed the Doctor— You mustn’t stay out 1st« number 98, regarding the house aggres threshold Mrs. Ellsworthy shut the breadth. And the only discoverable Allow Hens Free Range. keyhole was In the knob Itself— a thin, at night. sively. vestibule door and looked the girl over Irregular Kilt for n combination latch Allow the hens free range. W ire la Patient (a married man)— Is the It looked down on him now, he with smiling Interest. tho gnrden, not the hens. Htron« key, lacking which the door, once night air bad for me? thought defiantly, with a touch o f con “ Miss Craven, I presume?” closed, could never be opened, bat only Doctor— N o ; It’s the excitementaftar fertility Is secured from birds temptuous pity fo r his impotence to “ You were expecting me?” range. getting home that hurts you. hewed or battered down. SHEEP’S CLOTHING By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE WHAT SITE OF DOVER COST CULTIVATION OF KOHL-RABI SHEEP AS WEED DESTROYERS STABLE MANURE FOR GARDEN