-
Somctblng a movement or peritap» I Will Double Vont Parla Five lo SiiWreki. By
a n II u M sound had druwn hls alien
Ira«hiña You How lo Drive, Kepair and
Iloti frolli Ilio wotnan. 11« auw lite
Adjust Automobile« and (ias turino
other man standing tioldly In full
iiioonllght. all hls attentloii concentrai-
PS,
od mi III« hrlllliint pitture friimed bv
ilio window. Ile w i i s unqueatlnualdy
ultimili ktmwlcdge of thè nearness of
Ih« other of Whltakcr In III« shail
nws. And Ululigli hls back una lo thè
n ioti nini hls face further ahiulowed
hy a peak ed cnp, Wlutnker wna alt*«*-
lulely Mire of Ilio inali li« was cer
tiilidy I»ruminomi.
Wltlmut pansé for tlmught, h« aprnng
lownrd him. In a guaided voice ulter-
ing hls mime “Ortliuiimud I” Bui thè
fellow provcd tuo alert and qulrk for
hlm. Whltnker's lunula elosed mi imth-
I f itimi h « v e (w u
lug more Mubstaiiilal tinti« thlu a lr ; al
I imim I*.
rofm iM in
•«’
»l»«*.
n I mm *k lw»l»e*.
thè sitine tini« In- reeelved a lilow u | hui
(m it « w ln li bmi«*)
Ids brulsed slmiildcr smart and forclbl*
r o ti)« lai Itiy ne li«« »1
ftar
IW « o r
a li
cimiigli lo stagger Idin and cvnk« un In-
w u i'k a « itti I w ili
iruikt* ytiu «ri r»».
abruptly Into the clcmlng of the Fiske
place.
HAVE YOU ANY “ SAND?*
Here he pulled up. for the Hist time
alive
lo the Intrinsic Idiocy of his con­
If you should be mysteriously beaten up when you stepped Into
duct, uml diverted b e s i d e s by the dis­
your home some night, and the following day should be warned that
covery that Ills I m p r e s s i o n of the early
you would be killed next trip, do you think you'd hurry to hiding—or
evening,
that the cottage was tenanted,
would you take defense steps and defy the Mystery to do its worst?
hud been well founded.
The ground floor w ludow s shone with
Supposed to be dead, Hugh Whitaker turns up in New York after
n dim but warm illumination, lie could
five years and hunts for the girl he married there to protect her good
see distinctly part of a living room
name. During the midst of a brilliant theatrical performance, he and
rather charmingly furnished In a sum-
she recognize one another across the footlights. (She Is known as
I tuery way. At Its further end a dark-
Sara Law, a noted actress.) The play stops abruptly, She refuses
haired woman in a plain black dress
to see him. Drummond, his former law partner, engaged to marry
,
with a short apron and luce cap sat
the supposed widow, is reported a suicide. Whitaker's friend. Mar-
t)* r t A lito A lili i$um
reading t>y lamplight evidently a
k n if t r ie HMD. You
tin Ember, former detective, doubts the report and warns Whitaker
maid.
Her
mistress
Judging
hy
ap­
wlll thfifi In» f»r«»
to beware of violence from a mysterious source. The warning is Ig
p f l r n l l o Aa r a p i a«
pearances—was o ut si de on the lawu
|MMIitl4>ll A4
nared Whitaker is murderously assaulted and goes to Ember’s coun-
below the veranda, strolling to and fro
A a I a Drifff
try place to recover. Strange things happen there as told In this In­
In
company with a soiaew hat short and
Tratttr F iiunt
stallment. Queer goings on!
heavy man who wore an automobile
F i| iar«f
duster ami vIsor«-tI cap. By contrast,
A Al« Mrrka«M
A a I a lite rufti Sft
her white-clad figure. Invested with
C H A P T E R IX.
“Xo more than I. But 1 11 try to get the Illusion of moonlight, seemed un­
— 10 —
I h t> U • A 11 <1 • u t
hack tomorrow. If I don’t, the next usually tall. Her hair was fair, shin-
nkilliw )
ru« M- hA li i<
day—or ns soon ns I possibly can. lug like a headdress of palest gold as
The Window.
ar«»
rischi
TWtigli lhoy loft Now York not Ions Meanwhile, please consider yourself she bent her head, attentive to her
n v w fo r t h « Airi«»
l'Ut»*-
Al>«t
o
t
h
e
r ITA«
after three In the afternoon, twilight lord and master here. Sum Fat will companion. And Whitaker thought to
e r ig i l i « «l«»i-Ar<m t «
take
good
care
of
you.
Anything
you
o f t h è A rrtiy
My
was fast ebbing Into night when Kmber
discern an unusual quality In her
M O F H O O K hA»
gave the motor its hentl. Its head­ want. Just ask him. Now I've got to movements, a quality of charm and a
itu u iy
a i><|
lights clove a path through darkness, get Into waterproof*—it’s raining like gruclousaeas of mien rarely to lie m>-
le tte r a
u-
A lee " r iir h t o li t h è
like a splendid sword : on either hand all get-out. hut I can’t wuit for u let­ tlred even In the most beautiful of
>t»b" n m b in if i?»«i(|
woodlnuds imd desolate clearing» up."
At t h è A uto AI m I
the women lie had known.
i r + r Ut r Itu ain eo a.
By the time Whitaker was ready for
blurred into dark and rushing w ails;
Of a sudden tin* man paused, pro­
JtiA t w r t t « y o u r fu u n e aih I AaltlrcwM o r , « ( « « « t a i
breakfast
his
host
hail
splashed
off
to
only the wonderful wilderness of stars
rAT»l «sr A lalAtn |*A|»er Alni tliA il i l U» m e I d i . I l i
duced a watch from beneath Ids dust­
N tlW a m i >ou Mrlll » tittiu .h * l« -ly H e re tv e My II y
his motor car.
remained Imperturbable.
er, consulted It briefly and shut the
Illu n i raU-H! ( AtAUiff aih ] a M l r r t h a l a ili ruA ke y o u
Whitaker, braced against the Jolting,
The wind, freshening and driving ease with a snap, lb- said something
a f i te m i o f m in e f r u m th è « l a r i .
v tolled begrudgtHl mouthfuls of air very respectable If miniature rollers ’ In n brusque t one, and was answered
THE ADtOX AUTO & GAS tNONE SCHOOL.
- rong of the sea. He had no very defi­ against the bench, came in heavy gusts, try what sounded like a pleasant nega­
Cor. Uhlun Ave. |bp|>t. I*. N.
nite Idea of their whereabouts, having alternating with periods of stefldy. tive. Promptly, as if annoyed, he
P O M I L A N D . u K M .O N
neglected through sheer ludlfference to strong blowing. At times the shining turned and strode hastily away. dlsat>-
•)i estion Ember, but he knew that they lances of the raiu seemed to drive penrihg round the house.
v.er drawing minute by minute closer almost horizontally. Whitaker poked
Alone, the won n watched him ns
his head Into the kitchen. In that tm- , long as he was m sight, her head to
Are made frmn your OIJ) CAK»
to the Atlantic.
PETS. IU k Buffa woven all stasa.
After some time the car slowed to maculate place, from which every one side with an effect of crltleul
Mail orders rocefve pronipt and care-
n palpitant pause. Ember Jumped out hint of breakfast had disappeared as amusement. Then, with a low laugh,
ful
attenlion. Sona for booklet.
if
hv
magic.
Sum
Fat
was
religiously
to open a barred gate. then. returning,
she crossed the veriindn uud entered
NORTHWEST KUC CO.
swung the car Into a clear but narrow cleaning his teeth—for the third time the lighted room. At the same time
E. 8th and Taylor Sts.
PortUnd. Or.
woodland road. “Mine own domain.” that morning, pi Whitaker's certain W hi taker, lingering and watching
V* U 4SI
he informed Whitaker with a laugh. knowledge.
without lu the least understanding or
When he had finished, Whitaker put even questioning why lie was doing He Sat Up Tense. Rigid With Surpris«
“Now we’re shut of the world en­
Speaking Gently.
a question:
tirely.”
this thing so contrary to Ids Instincts,
" You say ho has a lovely dlspool-
Whitaker bent forward. Inquiring;
"Sum Fat, w hich way does the wind heard the heavy rumble of a motor <ar voluntary grunt of pain. And before tlon?”
blow, do you know?”
“Where are we?”
on the far side of the house and saw he could regain his balance the fellow "Wonderfully lovely. I have known
“Almost there. Patience.”
Sum Fat flashed him a dazzling the machine swing :? across the clear­ was (brushing noisily away through him to go all over the golf links and
the woodland underbrush.
never say anything more emphatic
Whitaker reckoned idly that they smile.
ing Into the wood-.
Forthwith he struck off and blun­ than 'Ob. fudge!” ’—Exchange.
must have threaded a good two miles
In the living room the woman was
“East’ly," he said In a cheerful,
of woodland, when at length the car clucking voice. "I think vely flue saying: “You may go now. Kllse. I'll der. 1 senselessly through the forest,
misled hy its elusive phantasmagoria,
Gophers. Mc!es.
emerged upon a clearing and Immedi­ three-day blow."
be ready for las! before long.”
until,
realising
at
length
he
did
but
ately turned aside to the open doorway
“Yes,
madam.”
The
maid
rose
und
Rats. Squirrels
“At least." said Whitakdh "you’re a
duplicate an earlier folly, ho gave up
of a miniature garage.
high-spirited prophet of evil. I thank moved briskly out of sight.
Extarminatad
chase In disgust and slowly made
The forest hemmed the clearing on you."
Her mistress, casting aside a scarf the
Ids
way
hack
to
the
bungalow.
13.00 I '» 'V a n * I'C*-
three sides; on the fourth lay water.
He selected a book from several of embroidered Chinese brocade, stood
1>»1»I. l i u i n n M ,
A hundred yards distant the lighted shelres stocked with a discriminating for n moment In deep thought, her
l( - in .l. r " l V. H. I '» l.
windows of a one-story structure shone taste, and settled himself before tbe head bowed, the knuckle of a slender
S»1 m c» . Slack i irkjfr Bii'j P mi I m J. Ore,
What Is the connection be­
pleasantly through a scattering planta­ fire.
forefinger tapping her chin—charm-
tween Whitaker, Drummond and
tion of pine.
Prevent Abortion in Cow*
The day wore out before his patience
Whitaker abruptly un­
the mysterious girl? Is mo r«
If ariy of your cow », hetfera or the
Linking arms the better to guide his did. and with every Indication of ful- '•‘T’ttood why It was he loitered, peep-
h e e l » ire have an u n n atu ra l <)!■-
than one person eager to see
guest. Ember drew him toward the filling the prognosis of Sum F at; by InK—"be wns absolutely beautiful, n
rh arire wash them out w ith l*r
Whitsker
dead?
lia
ttf l Hubert»*
A nliarptu and
lights.
nightfall the wind had developed Into tr,’!,lure both exquisite and sui>erb, a
» I n .b in e Outfit. I’ rtre II Karti.
“Bungalow." be explained, senten- an enthusiastic gale, driving before It r.iutchless ¡»ortrnit for th« galleries of
Thousand» o f ilo llar» anil m any
ralri-e ra n he saved l>y this sim ple
*. -us, flourishing his free hand; “her- sheeted rnin and great ragged wastes his memory.
(TO UK C O N T IN U E D .)
p reven tiv e. Head the fiarted Hsat
m.: a g«—retr **a L "
of mist.
I l C i w u im l 1st few hssbbt as U »IM
a (sea. H M b .ln a rear ke»s et*r
“Paralyse.“ Whitaker summed up. In
And the second day was like unto
Dr Olid Ralerls' lit. C*. 100 CriM kit.. NmtktUi. Sis
Fish Couldn’t Submerge.
the same manner. “No neighbors?"
the first. The third day broke full of MANY BIRDS UNABLE TO FLY
Sitting
mi
|||
porch
the
Othir
morn-
!
“Oh"—Ember motioned to his left as the spirit of the second; but toward
M uh P rices tor S o u p s ' 1*
tV y f_ • -O the ater—“there's a mar- noon the rnin ceased. in the evening, Having No Necessity to Use Wings Ing. J. W. Stewart noticed n good- W h y
Hlzed catfish floating downstream,
to Escape Enemies, Those Mem-
r • — •; .str -r,t over there some- weary of the sedulous attentions of u
i n-c.'lv* by re tu rn m all O w orlh a l
Statesville (N. ( ’.) correspondent o f re ta il u p * rlre am
bers Ceased to Develop.
v :.-re : ut we i n't bother one another. cloud of famished mosquitoes, Whita­
of W ash am i lla rn l Snaps, buret her
the
New
York
Sun
writes.
The
fish
w ith Auto sm l F u rn itu re iiolhihe» uml for a pretn.
JO -, by the name of F:ske. I under- ker sat In darkness, not tired enough
lurn. the Form ulas to m ake a t hotna a t v»-ry low
Of ill»' 70 kinds of birds existing In was very much alive and was lu much coat.
* the p'-tfe !« shut up—Fiske not to go to bed, too tired to bestir himself
W rite today.
commotion,
apparently
trying
to
go
?.nd seek distraction front a tormenting New Zealand, 30 ure found nowhere
com ':.; d wb this year,”
else, and of this number by far the under water and for some reason R . & F . M F ’ G . , C O . , I n c . ,
m
better. I've been w ant-, train of thought
9 * E le v e n t h S t .. P O R T L A N D , O P E .
larger portion Is flightless; this, no unable to.
lr.g . -i t:.i* ti: summer without real-
A pool of limpid moonlight lay like
|
doubt,
owing
to
the
fact
that
for
ages,
Mr.
Stewart
was
Interested
and
he
iz-r.r
milk upon the floor beneath a window
iheL. ìo II&if-a-Loaf and held his dreaming gaze while mem­ ever since the sea swallowed up a con- got Ills bout, went out tut the river and Hides, P e lls ,' C B a s a c i a k r , a Wool & Mohair
ory marshaled for his delectation a | tinent, leaving only the islands cotn- captured the fish. He jiut It lu n tub
9i mut alt res h» Sia» b» Pt»»» ¡»J Sleps, T»r»
T H E H . T. N O R T O N C O M P A N Y ,
and deep Uv- pageant of wasted years. Infinitely des­ ! prising the present Dominion of New of water and found that It wouldn't
h
\ Zealand, there have been no destruc- sink. This led It» further examination l'orth in d. Ore.. S e a ttle , Wn . Ilellinirham . W n.
••-eled logs and, olate and dreary In his vision.
j tive carnivora In the land, except those anti Mr. Stewart says tie found the
eplace wherein
nt
How long he sat unstlrring, preoccu­
fish Imd swallowed a large quantity
'.hZ*r*ì betxr tily. At a cotn- pied with fruitless inquiry, he did not I small ones Imported recently to aid In of
t «
wheat— having access to the Wheat
- u t * fren n the hearth guess. But later he reckoned it could j abating the rabbit pest, and, having no
as
a result of the recent floods—th«
enemies,
tin*
birds
also
had
no
use
for
R augh t, SoUI. K «nt«ri and K ap airA l
bright *1 th linen, silver not have been long after ten o'clock
WAVeKKK KMCCTKIC W ORKS
wheat grains had swelled so the fish
HuniAitl««, «o r. 10th .
ro rtln m l. Or«,
cover« for two. The rear when he was disturbed. The sound of wings, which ceased to develop, and as eouldn't digest them ami altogether
!
yours
rolled
by
left
many
species
with
' ken by t hree doors, la a footfall, hu^h*-«l and ->t*-n*tJiy on the
eh a roti jnd Chinaman veranda, roused him with a start, and i only little nubbins for wings and nb- that gorge of wheat had put that fish
in a Imd fix. lit; not only could not
Kmber hailed almost at the «arue Instant he became j solutely without power of flight.
bea:
go under the water, hut lie was doubt­
title of Sum Fat, ex- aware of
bici
the
'
!1 " * *° tber* Wer* 1,1
less
suffering much “misery” on Ills In­
:.:s name, but pool of moonlight, the for. shortened ! ,*,'cc‘ Ht
pii.,
VMr,«’,,t’" ,,f
sides.
*
citi ì '
ue of exquisite shadow of a man s head und shoulders tlc ,,ir'lK- tww of wt,lrh " " r''
l“rí{•,
In
all
tils
long
experience
on the W ill irunrnntne yr u t >p m ark et p rirm a t all tim e*
fé:.
He sat up, tense, rigid with surprise 1,1
,,H ,he fMblwJ r,M'' ,he r,,*',u,’r river Mr. Stewart says he had never for yo ur V ia l, lln ir», I'o u ltry, Firer*. Itu ite r. Ilidcs,
Ft»-. If you have not shipped to us. try ua.
tb‘‘ *a**or- ^hese Included come ncross n case like that.
T y servant in to^ ■ n. here man- and wonder, and -'nn-d at the sllhou-
«•« I>l«ornls or Mon
of­
: P f« :
. 30 for years; etted borly at pans.; Just outside the 1 ,h"
PORTLAND, OR.
113 Front,
fa; fui ar.d Indi »pensa
window. J he fellow was stiKiping to and the ( ’neiitiornls. which was a gl
On Eugenica.
T r.vard the end of ai excellent din- peer in. Had Drummond hunted him gantlc g'tose. The Mon became ex­
I’rof. Herbert L. Flower said In no
Veal, Pork, B e r i ,
ner Whitaker caught 1 rnself nodding down to this I-oíate hiding place? On tinct some 500 years ago. It was u
Poultry, Butter, F.ggt
anU blinking with drowsiness. Era- j the thought he leaped up, In two flightless bird, said Ity tradition to address on eugenics In Bustini :
and Farm Produca.
“Youth’s point of view Is better
ber took laughing compassion upon strides slammed out through the door. have been a hunter of huiimns, a man
to th e Old ItaHaMa F v n n iln * ho'ian w ith a
hi ri, nd led him forthwith to a bed­
“I say 1” he mied loudly. But he eater, was of varying slse and ex­ than age’s when It comes to questions!
rocord of 4A y a r » ol Snuar»- I s-slln es, and
tremely
plentiful.
•if
eugenica.
l»o
aasured uf I O f M A RK ET PRICES.
room lurru.-hed with the rigid Mmpllc- j Tied, apparently, to empty nlr. The
"Here, for example, Is n dialogue to
Hy of a summer camp. Then he slept man was gone—vanished as strangely
F. M. CRONKHITE
prove tny claim :
In National Forests.
round the clock. The shrill. Impera­ and as quietly as he had appeared.
5-47 F ro nt S tr e e t
P o rtlan d . O raaoo
"A beautiful girl said on n white!
Increasing use of the National for­
tive rattle of a telephone bell roused j Pausing and glaring round the clear­
him. As he dressed he could hear the ing In complete bewilderment, he de­ ests for municipal camp sites und sum­ beach to her fashionable mother:
“ ‘Yes, mother dear, I like Mr. (Johsa
voice of Ember in the living room talk­ tected or eltu; fancied a slight move­ mer school locations Is reported by the
ing over the telephone. Presently there ment In the shadows on the edge of the forest service. Permits have already (ioide, but Isn’t lie too old to ho con­
B U Y D IR E C T
came a tap at his door, and his host encompassing woodland.
Instantly, been Issued to several cities tuid educa­ sidered eligible?'
"The
fashionable
mother
compressed
¡
tional
Institutions
and
other
applica­
entered.
heedless of the risk he ran If the man
"Up, eh?" he said cheerfully. “I was were Indeed Drummond and If Drum­ tions are expected. Officials say thut her rouged lips.
“ ‘On the contrary, my love,’ she
a/rald I'd have to wake you.” His mond were Indeed guilty of the assault far more people use the forests for
smile vanished beneath the clouds of now four nights old, Whitaker broke public playgrounds than for any other said ; 'ho Is too eligible to bo consul- ! [Do Your Own Plumbing |
an Impatient frown. “This Is the levll for the spot. It proved to he the en­ purpose, and that this use promises to ered old.’ ’’
By h u y ln s d lro rt from na a t w holesale p r im
of a note: I’ve got to leave you."
trance to one of the woodland paths, be one of tbe most Important to which
and aave the plum her’a pm flta. W rit* ua to­
they
can
be
put.
Making It Easier.
"What’s the trouble?”
and naturally—whether or no hls Imag­
d ay your need». We w ill r iv a you our roek-
Yeast—The Jolt lias been taken out botlwn "dlrect-to-im ti" prieeo. f. a b. ra il or
"That’s what I’m called upon to find ination were In fault—there was no-
a c tu a lly save you from 10 to M per
Just the Idea.
of tho wheelbarrow hy n Mtilne man boat. A W ll e roods
out. A friend of mine's In a tight body watting there to he caught.
ru aran trw d .
Barber — I want a motto from who tins Invented one with springs eent.
place, and I've got to go and help pull
But If anyone had been there, he had
North W e s t h o ad 'iu artar» f i t l,e a d e r W ater
him through. He Just called me up— unquestionably fled along the trnll. Shakespeare to hang up In my shop, between tho axlo ends and side burn. Ryatem a and F u ller A Johneon Knainea.
t ’rimsonbeak—It won’t he so hard
and I can’t refuse. D'you mind being Whitaker In u r a g e set himself to fol­ t.'an you give me one?
STARK-DAVIS CO.
Patron—Of course. I low will thla now for n fellow to pay an election SIS TMrd Street.
left alone for a day or so?"
low. Before he realized he could have
Partlaad. Ore eon
bet. will It?
“Certainly not—only I’m sorry.”
covered half the di tunee, he emerged do; "’ITien saw you not hls face.”
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