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THE, INDEPENDENT, HILL8B0R0, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON. n K7 .. lva 8YKOPSI8 Or PRECEDING CHAPTEBS. CH.ms I. Tha no. opens with Alfred Blsboo. licorni t!an!, sloslnf a trada or Sta i in mill snicks for ,c iet of auiuuiu land Mrm. Bishop aud their ton Alan objMt to tha trails. Mrs. Bishop s brother, A buer lunl. tails a story. II.-TM.. Bishop boasts thai bla land Is on a prospective railroad. Turn kins, the former owner, has Just unloaded a l,act of 'i.uta acres aJo1niu Biohop's. Buhotj sooi to Atlanta lo Lawyer Perkins, who illd him about tha railroad, lie has betn deceived Tha old man Is so cast down thai ha returns home without seeing h' brother Wiiesis or bisdaushter Artele, who Is at ber uncle s ill Atlanta. IV. Bisboih-s bouKht ).( JU aures of muunialn Und In a.i and nv.ri-.wvd his plania tlon Abner tells Alan to eunsu.t Kaji.uro Mil er a land speculator. V. Miller tell Alan alnt a rtsnce at Parley. Alsi's swretbeari. bully Barclay, will be there. Krenk Hillhiipse I. attentive bollv. 1'rei. the banker. V I -Ixilly tells Aln 'hat her fathetOuiijecis lobrs lose uuesi Barrla" lias alio been cawrbl on moun tain land. VI, end VIII. -Miller given Alan rn i 1 adiiee on love. Holly's mother talks to ner of her own love eiperiuucea. Holly unhappy. IX. -Abner and Kev. Mr. pule discuss religion. Pole Haker. ea-moonshlner, whom Alan has reformed. X. Abner toe to Barclay s. aud Polly talks lo him of Alau. He tails Aim of his own sweetheart who died and he euli lores her Alan will hone and wait. XI and XII. Alan fioes ti Miller with a project for a rs'lroad to tha snd. Ha redeems Pole Baker from tha piuou can.. XIII. Miller sends Daws by Dollr to Alan about bis railroad project. She disputes Miller's cynical Tlewa of love. XIV. -Miller In terests Tillman Wilson, president of the Southern Land and Timber company, U Ih mountain toad. Loan of 125,000 arranged on Bishop's tract. XV nod XVI.-The deal finished with a verbal option for lb company o lake tba land at 1100.000. . XVII and XVIIL -Miller meeu Alan's sitter Adala In Atlanta and In smitten. Craig's bank fall. Bishop loess his money. Dolly aands word lo Also that tha lores him mora than erer. XIX and XX. -Millar takes the news of the failure to the Bishops. Pole Bak ' er and Abner suspect that Craig fa biding his money. XXI and XXII. Pole Baker excites Craig's sapidity by a story about having Ibond gold In the mountain. Ha lakes tha hanker la his old moonshiner ray and eompels him to writ, an order on his wife for 124,000. XXIII XXIV. -Baker tarns over ths money to Bishop, wbopresentshlm with a farm. XXV and XXVI Adele Bishop horns Iron Atlanta. Miller open ly attentive. Baker brings news that Wilson la buying land for the company adjoining B'sl ops. XXVII and XXVIII.-MIUer takes up Bishop's loan and gives tha company two week's time on ths 1100. 000 deal- XXIX. Tha eltl sans vote right of way to the road, Bishop I rich nd tha lovers are happy. CHAPTER XXIII. lAYBCRN MILLER and Ainn spent thBt flay on the river trying to catch fish, but with no luck at all, returning emp ty banded to the farmhouse tor a late dinner. They passed the afternoon at target shooting on tliu lawn with rifles and revolvers, ending the day by reck lean ride on their hornet acroa the fields, over fences and ditches, after the manner of fox hunting, a sport not often Indulged In In that part of the country. In the evening, aa they sat In the big tit ting room smoking after supper ci gars, accompanied by Abner Daniel, with his long, cane stemmed pipe, Mrs. Hishop came Into the room li her quiet way, smoothing her apron with her delicate hands. Tole linker's rid tip an' hitched at the front gate," she said. "Did you end Mm to town fer anything, Alan?" "No, mother," replied ber son. "1 reckon he's come to get more meat Is father out there?" "I think he's some'r's about the sta ble," mild Mrs. Itiidiop. Miller laughed. "I guess Tole Isn't the beat pay In the world. Is he?" "Father never weighs or keeps ac count of anything be gets," said Alan. "TTiar's ynrt moncv.' tt'i nil Ihar." I TTm I Ml By... Wil! N. Harbent Aatkwarf Westerfelt" v v'VfcvS "They both tuuke a guess at It whet cotton Is sold.. Father calls it 'lump Insr" the thing, arid usuully Tole gett the lump. Hut bo's all right, and I wjsh we could do more for him. Fa ther was reully thinking about belplnt him In some substantial way when tht crash came" "Thar'" broke In Daniel, with a pur g'lng lai'h. "I've won my bet 1 be; to uiyse't Jest now thut ten minuter wouldn't pass 'fore Craig an' his btt'si up would be mentioned." "We have lieeu ut It off and on. at! day," said Miller, with a low lausli The truth Is It makes" nre madder thai, anything 1 ever encountered." f"Do you know why '" asked Abner seriously. Just as 1'ole Baker cume through the dining rKiin and" lea net! against the door jamb facing them. "It's beca'se" nodding a greeting to role along with the others "it's beca'se you know In reason thut be t got that money." ' Oh. I wouldn t say that!" protested Miller, in the tone of a man of broad experience In worldly affairs. I wouldn't say that" "Well, I would, an' do," said Abner. in the full tone of decision. "I know he's got it!" "Well, yo're wrong thar. t'nele Ab," aid Pole, striding forward and sinking Into a chair. "You've got as good Judg ment as any man I ever run across. I thought like you do once. I'd 'a' tuck ray oath that be bad it about two hours by sun this evenin', but I kin awear he hain't cent of it now.' "Do you mean that Pole?" Abner tared across the wide hearth at him fixedly. "He hain't got it Tncle Ab." Tole waa beginning to smile mysteriously. "He did bave It but be hain't got it now. I got it rrom 'iui. blast hit ugly plctur'!" "You got It?" gasped Daniel. "Your1 "Yea. I made up my mind be had it. an' it deviled me so much thut I de termlned to have It by hook or crook ef It killed me or put me In hock the rest o my life." Tole nose and took a packet wrapped In brown puper from under his ronct) cout and laid It on the table near Alan, 'tvod bless you, old boy." hu said, "tlmr's yore mouey! It' all thar. I counted It It's In flftkw an' hundreds." 1 Breathlessly and with expanded eyes Alan broke the string about the packet and opened it. "Great God!" he muttered. . Miller sprang up and looked at the stuck of bills, but snld nothing. Abner. leaning forward, uttered a little, low laugh. "You you didn't kill 'lin.' did you. Pole, okl boy you didn't tiid you?" be asked. "Didn't harm a linlr' of h'.s head.' said Pole. "All I wanted was Alan's money, an' thar It Is!" "Well." grunted Daniel. "I'm glad yon spared his life. And I thank God you got the money. ' Miller was now hurriedly rnnnlng over the bills. "You say you counted It. Baker?" he aid. pale with pleased excitement. "Three times fust when It was turn ed over to tne an' twice on the war out heer fr.nu town." Mrs. Bishop Had not spoken until 9ow'. standing in the shadows' of the others, as If bewildered by what seem ed a mocking Impossibility. "Is it our money is It our'n?" she finally found voice to Shy. "Oh. Is It, Pole?" "Yes'm." replied Tole; "it s yo'rn He produced a crumpled piece of pa per and hauded It to Miller. "Heer'a Craig's order on his wife fer It, an' In It he acknowledges It's the cash depos ited by Mr. Bishop. He won't give tne no trouble. I've got 'lm fixed. He'll leave Darley in the mornln. He' afeerd this '11 git out an' he'll be lynched." Alan waa profoundly moved. He transferred his gaxe from the money to Pole's face and leaned toward him. "You did It out of friendship for me,' he said, bit voice shaking. "That't what I did It fer. Alan, an' I wish I could do It over ag'ln. When I laid hold o that wad an' k no wed It waa the thing you wanted more'n any thing else, I felt like flyln'." "Tell na all about It Baker." said Miller, wrapping np the slack of bills. PAH right" said Pole, but Mrs. Blsh op Interrupted him. "Walt for Alfred." she said, her voice rtslna and cracking In delight "Walt I II ma find lm." She went nut throogh the dining room toward the stables, calling her hus band at every step. "Alfred! Oh, Al fred!" "Heer!" she heard him call out from one of the stsbles. i She leaned over the fence opposite the closed door, behind which she baa beard his voice. Oh. Alfred!" she called. "Come out qlil;: I've got news ter j cu bit, big news!" She her.pl him grumbling a be emp tied i-iiiif firs of cin into tae troutjn of the stnll containing Alan's favorite horse, and then with a growl be emerg ed into the starlight. "That fool nigger only give Alan s hoss six eu.-s o' corn." ne ruiueu. know. Iieca se I couuted the cobs. The hoss had licked the trough clean an' gnawed the euds o' the cobs. The idea V starvln' my stock right before my"- "Oh. Alfred, what do you think bat happened?" bis wife broke In. " e ve got the bank money back! Pole Baker managed somehow to get It He's go in' to tell about It now. Come on In!" BlshoD closed the door behind him. ne fumbled with the chain, and pad lock for an Instant then he moved to ward her. his Hps banging, bla eyes protruding. - - . - " "I'll believe my part o' that when "But." she cried, openlnn the gatt for him to pass through, "the money's thar In the house on the table: It's been counted. I say It's thur! Don't you believe It?" , t The old man moved through the gate mechanically. He" paused to fasten It with the IroD ring over the two posts. But after that he seemed to lose the power of locomotion. He stood facing her. his features working. I'll believe my part o that cat-an - bull story when I see" "Well, come In the house, then," the cried. "You kin lay yore hands on it an'conntit. If an awful Dig pile, an' notbln' less than fifty dollar bllU" Grasping bis arm, the half dragged. half led him Into the bouse. Enter ing the sitting room, be strode to the table and, without a word, picked up the package and opened it He made an effort to count the money, but hit fingers teemed to have lost tbelr cun ning and be gave It up. "It'a all there," Miller assured him. "and it' your money. Yon ueedn t bother about that" Bishop aat down In his place In the chimney corner, the packet on bia knees, while Pole Baker modestly and not without touches of humor recount ed hit experiences. "The toughest Job I bad wat ma nag- In' the woman." Pole laughed, "you kin always count on woman to be contrary. I believe ef you waa tryin to git tome women out of a burnln house they'd want to have the'r way about It Kb read Ybe order an' got white about the gills an screamed, low. so nobody wouldn't heer 'er, an then wantU to ax questions. That's the female -of It She knowed in reason that Craig waa dead fixed an' couldn't git out until she compiled with the In structions, but the wanted to know all ubout It. Then I told 'er she'd be ar rested fer told In' tha money, an' that got her In a trot. She fetclied Itout purty quick, a-cryji' au ubusin tne by turns. As soon ns the money left 'er hand, though, she begun to beg me to ride fast. I wauted to come heer fust but I felt sorter sorry fer Craig, an' went an' let 'Jin out He was the gluddest niuu to see me you ever looked at He thought I was golu' to leave 'lm thar. He looked like he wauted to hug me. He says Wlnshlp wasn't much to blame. They both got In 'deep water speculatin", an' Craig was tempted to cabbage on the fjj.uuu. When Pole bad concluded, the group sat In silence for a long time. It looked at If 'Bisbou wanted to openly thank Pole for what be bad done, but be bad never done such a thing in the presence of others, and be could not pull himself to It He iut crouched up In his tilted chair as If burning up with the Joy of .his release. The silence wat broken by Abner Danief as bv filled bis pipe anew and stood over the fireplace. "Tbev ' money's a cuss an' the root of all evil." he said dryly, "but !n this case It's give Pole Baker tbar a chance to sliotv what's in 'lm. I d u en the li.t cent 1 have to 'a' dom what he d; I today. I grant you h used decep.ion. but It was the foi- water sort tnat that Bible king resorted to when be made out be was goin' tu divide tliat baby by etittin it In bnlvt He fetched out the good an' squelched the bad." Abner glanced at Pole and gave one of bit impulsive Inward laughs. "My boy, when 1 reach t'other nor I expect to see whole strings o seen lawbreakers at you a-playin' leap frog on the golden sands. You don't sing an' pray a whole lot, nur keep yore religion In sight' but when thar'e rork to be done you thuck off yore shirt an' do It like a wildcat a-scratcb- ln" No one spoke after tbit outburst for several tu'uut.-a. though the glance cast In bis direction rJhowed the em barrassed ex-moonshlner that one and all had sanctioned Abner Daniel's opin ion. Bishop leaned forward and looked at the clock, and. teeing that It was 9, be put the money In a bureau drawer and turned the key. Then be took down the big family Bible from Its shelf and sat down near the lamp. They al knew w hat the action portended. CHAPTER XX IV. COCT a week after the events recorded In the preceding chapter old man Blslmp, just to Pole Baker's bumble domicile. Pole wat In the front yard making a fire of sticks, twigs and chips. "What'a that ferT' the old man ques tioned us be dismounted and hitched his horse to the worm fence. "To drive off uniuiticss" said Pole, plus lil eyes, which were rvd from the effects of the smoke. "I'll never pass another night like the lust un ef I kin he p it. I 'lowed my hide wo thl' k. but they bored fer oil all over me from dark till sun-up. I never 've tried smoke, but Hank Watts sayt It't ahead o' penityr'yul." "Shucks!" grunted the planter. "You In't work in' It right. A few rags burnlu' In !an ulgb yore bed may drive 'em out but a smoke out beer In the yard '11 Jest drive 'em In." "What?" said Pole In high disgust. Do yon expect me to sleep sech hot weather as this Is with a fire nigh my bed? The durn things may eat me raw. but I It be lilameu ei I Duruecue tuyse'f to pl-.'ase 'em." airs. linker upiieareu in tne cauin door holding two of the youngest chIl-4 dren by their hands. "He won't take my advice, Mr. Bishop." she said. I jest rub a little lamp oil on my face an' bar.', an' they don t teteb me. To ft" ( nn'int 'd. Firms lo rent. Inquire of E . 13. Tongue, H.ilW r.i. Representative B. F I'urdy, of Gaston, was In lown yesterday. Preaching services at Christian Caurcb Sunday nest by Elder Green. R e. 1. Putnam, formerly at Dil ley, but now in charge of tbe Cottage Grove circuit, waa la town wednes day. Two 60 lb- sack of ducks were re ceived Saturday from Geo. Schul merlch and C. Blater, wbo are bunt ing near Arlington. Justice H. T. Bagley is considering suit tried Tuesday In wblch W. D Bradford sued B. S. Bays for s 130 aue bill, amounting with interest to I "0. 3 Graydon of the West SiJe & Suburban Co. was in town Saturday with Mr. Schott, sn engineer wbo Is Investigating the proposed electric Ine for some prospective investor. ConkveKatioual church serl will be held r fuel next Sundty, tn pulpit lining tilled by the pastor Rv. Eiward Currr-i. AH are most rdis'ty InvJind. " AssMsor Uwi, U. Wleo hr fur n'shod three BaMwt", In answer f 'he challenge rolkciiun of A. E Biee'a In 'he f ulependent's w'ndow Tbey are sot'id and weigh a poun I spieca. . F ank Hellebruck. of Detroit, Mich a brother of the "Belgian hoys" of Frnilngton, is vl'Uing his mother whose dangerors 'linens at the je of 76 leaves little hope of it -"oveiy. The n embers of tbe First Congre Rational Church will give a reception o their putor. Rev. Edw, Curran, at the church, Wt lnesday evening, Nov. 18, at 7 :R0 o'clock. All who attend the church and those Interest ed are cordisMy lo viled to be pre nt. - , - I, i. . i - - ii - E Senator Geo. W. Patterson, now a special agent of thGneral Land office and recently with headquarter' at Dulutb, Mion., was in town yes terday. He enjoying a 60 days' leave of absence and glad lo be back e-jaia on he coast. Zina Wood and Mb ; Anna Austin were married Wednesday afternoon at 8:30, at the reddenc of the groom's hro'ber, Dr. W. D. Wood, by Rv. Mr. Dsy. Only Immediate relatives were pnsent and after th eeiemmy light refreshments were seiv "d. Galea Spur is happy over receiving 4 car out of IS needed for shipment of freight on band there, and believes the car famine is over. The little lown is quite boy as Ihe unloading point for tbe material for the Heine Lea Falls electric power plant, eight miles distant. Tuesdav night's slorm blfw 35 miles an hour, with d'trous re sul's Id looee shlnglt l 't town. Mow ing over an old hay barn at Corne- o and a section of fen' ! on ti e S. P. tra-k tetween Forest Grove and Cor nelius. Tbe morning pafaenger Wednesday was delayed a few mom ents bi!e the train crew e'ea-cd the fcotU'R Th (reateit Dramatic eaectacle ef the lentarj te be Maged lu Prlaal After fnur years of patient waiting ' the pjtiilc ol th-j State of Oregou are at last to have a "Beu Hur" teuton. The announcement Is made that ' Klaw A Krlunger's oiiginal,' mass ive tud lusguiQceot production of Gen. Liw Wallaces famous religious romance "Beu Hur" will be stsged at the Marquam Grand Theatre, Portland, for Ave nigbta, commenc ing Tuesday evening, Dec, 1st Spec ial Matinees sre also to be given on Wednesday and Saturday, Dec. Snd and 6tb, respectively. This spec tacle bat scored the biggest kind of triumph in this country - and Europe. It has completely eclipsed t le record of all other stage offerings and is acknowledged t be the grand est, most impressive, instructive and stupendous In-door entertainment ever offered the public." Portland 'is tbe only city In the Stale that "Uen.Uur" will be pre sented In. -The Company, which numbers over !5() pet sons, comes di rect from. San Francisco, where an engagement of a month U now being filled. Ten 60 ft. baggage car are required to transport the ccenic ef ftfctssvf Ben-Hur and two stock cars are pressed into service to car for tbe borses and camels used in the production, while' - ten Pullman sleeping cars, two day coaches and two dining cars mage up a special train for the eomfort of tba Com pany. In tbe great chariot race scene eight bones, barneesed to two cbariotr, are shown in tbelr struggle for supremacy. . v - , -Tbe entire stage of tba Marqusa Grand is to be reconstructed for tba handling of tbis coioeeal attraction. A force of carpenter era now busy putting in a new stage with a sub stage for tbe mechanical effects of tbe chariot race scene and tba mov ing panorama showing the ezcied spectator in tbe . Kuaan, Hippo drome. !'... . During tbe run of Ben-Hur In Portland, ihe Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific Railroads, The Oregon Navigation Company, and the various steamboat lines entering the city, will make special rates for those who d tire to witness It, while the Management ' of tha Marquam Grand will pay special attention to all out of t )i "ail order. THE l'KEllE.VI Hit lllE POLL , ' TUIAS. One aftr another the secret eff rts lo defeat President Roosevelt's re nomination are exposed, .his answer to each trap only enhancing bla pop ularity, for th- min who will not barter bU self repect for position is the tort of president the A merican people wtot. ' Tbe words following were not given out as an interview nor Intended for publication but constitute an unmistakable menage sent by Ihe President to Maryland politicians wh nought to Induce him to be more poi'tic: , ''If I could be absolutely assured of my election rs President by turning my back on th" principles of humau liberty e enu .fisted by Abraham L'ncolo, I wot , lie incapable of do ing it, and utfii to be President if I could bu rtpable of it. I do not ex pect to be elocti d Pn tldent by Ihe trust promoters wbo are now fighting for special privileges, nor by tbe rad ical labor ution men who would shut out a'l other men from an opportunity to work, nor by those wbo would close the door of hope against tbe negro as a citizen. Tbey are all de manding spceiat privileges which cannot he r cognized by the Presi dent, whose oath of office binds blm to execute the laws for all alike -and recognise none as above the law. If I am elected t this high office it must be on my record as Ihe executor of the law without favor or discri mination." Willis Gtlhwsy; son of Mr. and, Mrs. H. Galloway, died at Tbe Dalles Wednesday from an accidental gun shot wound, received from tbe dis charge of a gunjcai.ied by a boy who was riding with him lo town. Tbe remain will be brought to HilLjboro for bti'lai. Auction pendent bills printed by The Indo- at du.k one evening, rode no
