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From Indiana I jel (ryliiif (u soothe her. They would IniiiJ tin' ruin." Helen whispered. "They would feur a itturui. Yes, yen! And 1 let hliu go; I let ului go!" rrcssinj close together, clasping each other's waist, the two girls peer ed out at tlio landscape. T'p from tlie dlxtuot fence that bor dered the northern tilde of Jones' field a pal, pelted, flapping thing reared Itself, polned and sceuied, Junt as the blackness caiuu agnia, to drop to the ground. "Ild you see?' Hut Minnie hud thrown herself Into a deep chulr with a laugh of wild re lief. "My darling girl!" she cried "Not a line of white thing Just on Mr. June' scarecrow I And we saw It blown down!" "No. no, no! 1 saw the other. They were In the Held beyond. I saw them. " When I looked the first time they were neiirly all on the feuce. This time we flaw the luNt umn crossing. Ah, I let Mill ko alone!" Minnie sprung up and Infolded her. "No; you dear, Imagining child, you'ra upHet and nervous, that's all the mat ter In the world. Dou't worry; don t, child: It's all rlt'ht. Mr. Uarkless Is home uud safe In bed long ago. 1 know thut old scarecrow on the fence like a hook, and you're so unstrung you fancied the rent, lie's all right Don't you bother, dear." The bl, motherly girl took her com panion In her arms and rocked her back and forth soothingly and petted and reassured her and then cried a lit tle with her, as a good hearted girl al ways will with a friend. Then she left her for the night, with many a cheer ins word and tender caress. "Get to sleen, my dear," she called through the door when she bad closed It behind her. "You in tint If you have to go In the morning. It Junt breaks my heart. I don't know how we'll bear It without you. Father will inixs you almost as much as I will. Uood ulght Don't bother about thut old white scarecrow; thut'a all It was. Uood night, dear; good night." "Uood night, dear," answered a plain tive little voice. Helen's cheek pressed the pillow and tossed from side to side. JJy und by she turned the pillow over; It had grown wet. The wind blew about the caves und blew Itself out. Sleep would not come. She got up and laved her burning eyes; then she sat by the window. The storm's strength was spent at last. The ruin grew light er and lighter until there was but the sound of running water and the drip, drip on the tin roof of the porch. Only the thunder rumbling In the dlstauce marked the storm's course, the chariots of the gods rolling farther and farther away till they finally ceased to be heard altogether. The clouds parted "Look!" iht crUJ, majestically, anil then, between great curtains of mint, the day star was seen ahlnlng In the east. The night was hushed, and the peace that falls before dawn was Ukhi the wet, flat lands. Somewhere in the sod den grass a swamped cricket chirped; from an outlying thing of the village a dog's howl rose mournfully; It wus answered by another far away and by a not nor and a not tier. J tie sonorous chorus rose above the village, died away, and c pi let fell again. Helen s:it by the window, no comfort touching her heart. Tears coursed her cheeks no longer, but her ryes were wide and staring, nud her lips parted rrcHthlessly, for the hush was broken by the far clamor of the courthouse boll ringing In the night. It rang ami rang and rung and ring. She could Tot brcatle. Mie threw open the win now. 1 he l-ll stopped. All was quiet once more. The cant was gray. Suddenly out of the stillness there came the wound of a horse galloping over a wet road. He was coming like mad. home one for a doctorT No; the hoof Iwats j:rew louder, coming out from the town, mining faster and faster, coining here. There was- a plashing nnd trampling In front of the house and a sharp -Whoa!" In the dim light of lirt dawn she mado out a man on a foum deckel horse, lie drew up at the g-ite. A window to the right of hera went screeching up. 8he beard the Judge clear his throat I a for lie spoke. "What is It? That you. Isn't It Wiley? What Is It?" He Usik n good deal of time and coughed between the aontoiieos. His voice was more than ordinarily quiet, and It sounded husky. "What Is It Wiley r "Judge, what time did Mr. Harklesa leave here hint night, and which way did he go?" There was a silence. The Judge turn cd away from the window. Ml mil was standing Just outside his door "It must have teen about half past 0. Wasn't It, father?" she railed In a I . W - 'II UK I Gentleman 2J.K TiOOTH TA.H.K.IMCTOW CBrridf. 1902. kr McClnn. Tktltl, f2l C i . choked voice. "And-you know Helen thought he went west." "Wiley!" The old uiuu leaned from the silt again. "Yes," answered the man on horse back. "Wiley, he left about half past 0 Just before the storm. They think he weut west" "Much obliged. Wllletts la so upset he lsu't sure of anything." "Wiley!" The old man's voice shook. Minnie began to cry aloud. The horse man wheeled about and turned his aul uial's head toward town. "Wiley!" "Yes." Wiley, they haven't you don't think they've got him?" Ha Id the man oil horseback, "Judge. I'm afruld they have." CUAI'TEIt VIII. II B courthouse bell ringing In the night! No besltatlug stroke of Schollelda' Henry, no uncertain touch, was on V1V the rope. A loud, wild, hurried clamor pealing out to wake the countryside, a rapid clung! clang! clung! that struck clear In to the spine. The courthouse bell had tolled for the dentu of Mor ton, of CiarOeld, of Hendricks; had rung Joy peals of peuce after the war and after political campaigns, but It hud rung as It was ringing now only three times once when Hibbard's mill burned, once when Webb I.andia killed Step Hurdlock and Intrenched himself In the lumber yard and would uot be taken until he was shot through uud through, and once when the ltoucu ac commodation, crowded with chlldreu und women and men, was wrecked within twenty yards of the station. Why was the bell ringing now? Men and women, sturtled Into wide wake fulness, groped to windows. No red mist hung over towu or country. Whut was It? The bell rung on. Its loud alurtn beat Increasingly Into men's hearts and quickened their throbbing to the rupld measure of Itsowu. Vague forms loomed In the gloaming. A horse, madly ridden, splashed through the town. There were shouts; voices called hoarsely; lamps began to gleam In the windows; half clad people emerged from their houses, men slapping their braces on their shoulders us they ran out of doors; questions were shouted Into the dimness. Then the news went over the town. It was cried from yard to yard, from group to group, from gute to gate, and reached the furthermost coutlues. Uun ners shouted It as they sped by, and boys panted It, breathless; women with loosened hair stumbled Into darkling chambers and faltered It out to new wakened sleepers, and pule girls, clutch ing wraps at their throats, whispered It across fences. The sick, tossing on their hard beds, heard It The bell clamored It far and near; It spread over the countryside, and It flew over the wires to distant cities. The White Cups bad got Mr. Harklessl Llge Wllletts hud lost track of lilm out neur Ilriscoe's, It was said, and hud come Into town at midnight seeking him. He had found I'urker, the Herald foreman, and Itoss Scholhld, the type setter, and It ud Tlpworthy, the devil, at work lu the printing oltlee, but no algn of Harklesa there or In the cot tage. Together these had sought for him and bad roused others who had In quired at every house where be might have gone for shelter, and they had heard nothing. They had watclud for his coming during the slackening of the storm. He had not come, and there was no place he could huve gone. He was missing. Only one thing could have happened. They had roused tip Warren fnilth, the prosecutor, and Horner, the sher iff, and J a red Wiley, the deputy. Wil liam Todd had rung the alarm. It was agreed that the first thing to do wat to And him. After thut there would be trouble. If not before. It looked at If there would be trouble before. Thf men tramping up to the muddy squurr lu their shirt sleeves were bulgy bIhiiiI the light hips, and when Homer Tibbs Joined Columbus Lamlls at the hotel corner and Lnndls saw that Homer was carrying a shotgun I.andls went back for his. A hastily sworn posse galloped out Main street. Women and children ran Into neighbor' yards and began to cry. Day was coming, and aa the light grew men swore nnd sav agely kicked at the' palings of fences as they ran by them. In the foreglow of dawn they gather ed In the ioiiare and listened to War ren Smith, who made a speech from the coiirtlanise fence and warned them to go slow. They answered him with angry shouts and hooting. Rut he made his big tens voice heard anil bade them do nothing rn-di. No facts were known, he said. It was fir from pertain that harm had been done, and no one knew that the Sit Crossrondi people bud done It even If something had happened to Mr. Harklesa. He de clared that he spoke In Harkless' name. Nothing could distress him so much as for them to defy the law, to take It out of the proper hands. Justice would be done. Yes, It will!" shouted a man below him, brandishing the butt of a rawhide whip aliove his head. "And while you Jaw on about It here he may be tied tip like a dog In the woods, shot full of holes by the men you never lifted a finger to bender, liccause you want tnetr votes wticn you run for circuit Judge. What are we doln' here? What's the good of listening to you?" There was a yell at this, and those who heard the speuker would probably have started for the Crossroad had not a rumor sprung up which passed rapidly from man to man and In a few momenta had reached every person In he crowd. The news came that the shell gamblers had wrenched a bur inder cover of the TJi aitMWirvd him uiti umru uUonU storm, had broken jau ana were s large. Their threats of the day befon were remembered now with convincing Vividness They had sworn repeatedly to Hurdlock and to the sheriff and in tin1 hearing of others thut they would "do" for the mull who hud taken their moil ey from them uud hud them arrested. The prosecuting attorney, quickly per celvlng the value of this complication lu holding back the mob that was ul ready forming, calliil Horner from the crowd and made hliu get up on the feme and confess thut his prisoners hud escaped, at what time he did not kiiow, probubly toward the beginning of the storm, when It wus noisiest. "You see," cried the attorney, "there la nothing as yet of which we can uo cuse the Crossroads. If our friend bus been hurt It Is much more likely that these crooks did It. They escaped in time to do it, and we all know they were laying for him. You want to be mighty careful, fr.'llow citizens. Hor ner Is alreudy In telegraphic communi cation with every town around here, and he'll huve those men before night. All you've got to do la to control your selves a little and go home quietly." He could see that his words (except those lu reference te returning home no one was going home) made an Im pression. There was a babblo of shout ing and argument and swearing that grew louder and louder. Mr. Kphraliu Watts, In spit; of all coufustou, clad as can-fully as upon the preceding duy, dellberutcly cllmbod the feuce and stood by the lawyer uud made a wlmrlu steadj gesture with hi (To be continued.) f1 h IS-- Business K ARE neither tloe tors, lawvere, nor professional experts in the affairs of business, lut when a customer takes n notion that our experience may bo helpful to him, and comes to us for business counsel, we aro always at his service. The women and the young people are especially welcome J. W. SHUTE, Banker, Hillsboro. - Ore r 1 fl I 1 ill 1 J .4 'I VI? "a Chicago3 Portland Special the most liixuru nn tr.nn mthcmirld. I'ulltiiiin sIccpiiiK cos, dining' cars, buffet snmkinz and lilr.iry c.ir Ibarher.ind bath). Less than three d.iys 1'ortLnd to Clticd0- TwoTlirougliTrainsj to Chicago daily from Portland and points in l)rcii n ami h.istern W ash niL'ton via the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co., Oregon Short Line. ' I nion Pacific K. K. and Chicago & Ninth-Western K v.. over Tha Only Doujjlt-Track Railway Tha Miiiouri River and Chfoago Puilr ncurilom In Pullman tnnrlt sl-rjiiriif rar from t'irt n,l tltruuKb lo l.liuHi? without rliantfe. a. a. aiTons. A. G RA.RKSR. O. I Aft P.r. Cnttt, l-fflftil A-f. Ian Pranliwo. i'ai. rum uxn, oi. Chios A North-Wcstrra Ry. if M.'hiH .tf.tt. I Thir.1 Hlrt, awis Counsel 1 1 1 SIT Enjoyed a Day in the W co la Forest Grove, Or., July 5, Yes terday wan the most quiet Fourth that this place has experienced for several years. As there was no celebration here the town was plas tically deserted. The larger turt of the people from here and the surrounding country spent the day in Hillslwro. At Thatcher, six miles north of here, a Nebraska picnic was largely attened by the settkrs who have come in from that state. Many Miiall picnic parties took their outing along the banks of neighboring streams and in the hills west of town, and in the evening about 20 young people gathered about a bonfire on the campus and passed the time with songs and stories. FOR SALE Thirty to 60 acres laud two blinks south of the depot. Good building spot. buOO strawU'rry plants In la'aring. Lind suitable for garden in if. Near the condeuaer. Inquire of V. V. THOHNK, ho.ith eud ol Sect 'in! Si rift. Dou't Ue To U l.euls Till you eall at or write to the CiiicHgo, Milwaukee ami Ht. l'aul lUilroad. OttiVo 131 Third Slreet, Portland, Ort tjou. L w rnte to all points Eist, in connection uiilhall transcoiitiueuta's. II. 8. ItOtt'K. General Agtti', Portland, Oi PUBLIC AUCTION. Sale of Stock on J. C. Hare's Farm, on Saturday, July gth. The uiidcrsigueU wol sell at uti le auction, 011 his farm, at the Miu ter bridge, 3 miles touiheast of Hills ttoro, on Hnur lsy, July Uih, t 10 o'clock In the forenoon, tha following leMTilied proiwriy, to wit: 1 roan cow, 5 years old, frevli h O.ioliei; 1 Jersey cow, 4 years old fresh in Jduusr; ; 1 llolsteln cow, yesrs old, fresh in Augus'; 1 bp jersey cow, 7 years old, fresh in Jan 'isrj ; 1 Jersey cow, 6 years old, Irer-I in January; Z Jt'v cows, 0 and I yeara old, fresh in February: 2 Ilol ilein cows. 4 years old, fresh in Hep 'ember and i-ettruary; 1 Jersey w,w 4 years old, fresh iu Dr-ceints r; I Uuihaui, 3 yeara old, fresh in hen leniher; 1 Durham, 7 years old irinh In January; 2 Durham, 3 and 6 yeara old, fresh In January; 2 Dur Hhui and Jereys, 5 ami 6 years old 'resli In February ; 1 Durham, 3 yr ild, fresh oor ; 1 Durham hull, 3 vears old; I hull calf. 3 weeks old I 2-year Id heifers, Iresh in October I heifers, 4 months old; 3 brood sow 1 span mules, 8 ami 1) years old; 'lime, ueiuti 1,1(0 pound.; 1 mare, weigh-. 900 pound-; 1 nor e, weigh 1)00 pound. Terri.a i.f Wile. All sums under 110 raih; over that amount one yearV iuie witf approved note, at 8 per ent Interest per annun ; 4 per cent neount lor ean on all sums over 110. J C. HA UK. R. P. CORN KLIUs, Auctioneer Mpht M as Her Terror. 'I would cough nearly all night ong," writes Mrs. Cha, Applegitte, f Alexandria, Ind., "and could Hardly get any sleep. I had con urn in ion so bail that 11 1 walked a lock I would cough frightfully ami pit blood, but, when all other inedi lues failed, three ft .00 bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery wholly ured me anil I guineil 68 pounds," fl's absolutely guarantied to cirri 'ough, Cold, La Grippe, Uronchitl nd all Throat and Lung Troubles, Price fiOi and tl.00. Trial hollies free all drugglnts. Raducad Ratas to St. Louis Espoai- tion. The Southern Pacific Co. will sell round trip tickets at greutly reduced rates to St. Louis and Chicago, account of the St. Luils IxoHition, on tlio fol low ing dates : June Id, 17, 18; July 1, 2,3; August 8, 9, 10; Scptcmln'r 5, 0 7; (VtolHT 3, 4, 5. (ioing trip must lie completed within ten days from date of sale, and piien- gers w ill Is? ermitteil to start on any lay tlu.t will t'liiilile them to reach des tination w itliin the ten ihtys limit. Re turn limit ninety ihiys, hut not later hail Decemlicr 31, 1!M)4. For full information as to rates and routes cull on II. A. Ilinshaw, Agent Southern 1'ucillc at llilMjoru. Ilrulalljr Tort an il. A esse csme to light that for per intent and unmerciful lorlure has rierhsps never tieen equaled. Jo U'lloMek, of Oilina. Calif, write. "For 15 year I endured Insufferable uain from Hh urnslism and nothing relieved me though I Irinl every, 'hing known. I rame across Elec tric Hi iters and it's the greatest wed iclne on esrlh for thit trouble. A f.-w but lies of It completely re leved snd cured me." Just as (food for Ller and Kidney troubles and tren eral debility . Oily r0. HntlfaC tion gur.ran'eed by all druggist. Job Printing For anything in the line of Commercial Stationery, aa, en velopes, letter heads, packet heads, bill heads, business cards, etc., we would be glad to receive your order. Our work is neat and guaranteed to salt. Prices are reasonable. Tbc lf)dcpcf)dcQt KLUlt KD IXITKMO RATLS. from it P. aad ('. t E. l'olats te the Sraside aa 1 Vvastaln Krserts far the Mummer. Un and after June I, I'JIM, the Soul hero Pacific', in couueclion with the Corvalll A Ksern railroad, will have on ale round trip tickets from po.ritson their lines to Ncwiort, 'mOhI1iA Und f)tlPf.lft A IfUPl. l,,U' ! rate, jrisal for return until October 10, 1V04. Three day tickets to Newport, Y quina, goinl K'i''K Haturdsya and re turning Monday, are also on salt from all Kast Hide point, Portland 10 Kugi no inclusive, and from al West bide polnls, enabling people li visit their families and spend Sunday at the Seaside. Season tickets from all Kast Sldi points. Portland to Eugene, ineiualve. and from all West Hide point,, an also on sale to Ddlroit at very low rate, with stopover privileges ai Mill City or any point east, enabling tourists to visit IheBauliauiand llrel teubush hot springs In the Cascade mouutnins, w hich can be reached lu one day. Season tickets will bo good for re turu from all points until October 10. Three day II kels will be good going on Saturday-sand returning Mondays only. Ticket from Portland and vi cinity will be good for return via the Kast or West Side at option of pas sengi-r. Tickets from Eugene and vl ciuity will be good going via the I.et-noii-Sprlngneld branch If deolred Higgsge on Newport tickets checked through to Newport ; on Yaquina tickets to Yaquina only. Hmlhern Pacific trains connc! with the C. d K. at Albany and Cor vallls for Ynqulna and Newport. Trains on tlieC. A K. for Detroit will leave Albany at 7 a. m., enabling tourists fo the hot aprlugs to reach there the sauio day. Full Information as to rates, with beautifully illustrated booklet of Ya quina bay and vicinity, timetables, etc, can be obtained on appllcaiion to Edwin Stone, manager C. A K, railroad, Albany. W. K. Coman, O. P. A., Southern Pacific company, Portland, or to any S. 1. or C. A E. gent, IU!e from llillWo lo Newport, fti.OO Kite from Hillsboro to Yaquina fti 00 IUte from Hillsboro to Detroit (5.00 Three-dsy rate from Hillsboro lo Newport $3.00 No I'itjr Shicwa. "For years file wr.s after me con tlnuously" writes F. A. Oulledtre, Verbens, Ala. "I hsd a terrible esse or files esusinir 2 tumors When al! failed Hucklen's Arnica alve cured me. tpially Rod fir Munis and all aches and pains. Only 25c all druggists. UK. W. K. OAKKKTSON WILL FIT TOl'B KVKS With glusses that ara absoliituly correct. He don't have to experiment on you, as his modern iiiHlrunients detect the siniillcKt error. No pain, no medicine or "drops" used. 1 1 0 does not churire fancy prices. Call and see him at V.V Fifth street Corner Alder, Portland Or Bar??$s & Sinjoo, Heal Estate Dealers And Money Loaners, Psrtlci wishing u huf or Mil Ksrtn or Clly i'missriy tluiulil m. W aell al ownnri' pricw. do not rtmnre n-ller (Irs and buy r wn per eim romimwion. We r rioi here lo nib any imp, but we sre here lo ttsr, end don I too forset It. Pure Candlea We have the finest select tion of pure candies in this citr. Our randies are all home made, and we know titer are pure. luncheg We are prepared to fill short order lunches, the liest In this city. Remembftr l'i when in need of fruits, soft drinks and ciirsrs. Heidel'8 Candy Kitchen Hillsbo"o Dray Line . . . H. V. .TIOOItK, I'm p. Light nnd Heavy Drnyngo i'lasos and ll.asehalrl fiaails Marine ir (iperialty. Alaajs prsmpt aad reliable. iIt as 9 trial. Have You Received the Seaside Souvenir For 1904. The A. A C. 1J. K. mill mail to your address fiie, copies of their Summer CHiklct containing 30 )ages of half tone engravings of Columbia Uiver and Clatsop Tfiich scenery. Address J. C. Mayo, li. F. A T. A., Astoria, Ore., or C. A. Ktewart, Agent, IMS Alder St., Portland. Ore. If you want good flour, go to Hob Ureer's, he keeps LiU rty Hell, f 1.05 jM-rsnik and (iilt Klge, 11.10 r sack. H ith hard w heat flour and no be'.ter in town. City Bill Poster and Distributor Spocliil Attention given to Show, Theatre nnd (Jen era I Posting, etc. Trices reasonable and all of my work giiarenleed. Who Fills Your Prescription? If we fill your cijie it is filled with the best quality of drugs and full-weight without over charge fot honest service. We pay no one to send you to us and therelore, it PAYS YOU to hring your prescription here. A Roodly mtmlier of people are al ready aware of this and a trial will convince you. Bailey's Pharmacy. BICYCLE HOSPITAL Jfflcnt for tfie Rambler, fiartford and Racycle Bicycles. Special attention slveii to (inns, Aniinnnltloii, and othor Sportini; (Joods. Second hand vheel lor sale cheap Wheels tor rent. A neat repair shop in comu'Ction, F. R. DAILEY. Prop flAIN ST. HILLSBORO. 1 ! Tourist Cars Going East. Many experienced traveler prefer tourist sleeping cars for the transcontinental jour ney. The Chicago,Milwaukce & St. Paul Ry. can arrange for your trip east in tourist cars, offer you choice of routes ami save you money. II. M. HOW P., General Agt. 134 lLJjraf.f , mMjjm&mamummi3i i The Most ili'lighliul Way to Cross the Continent. Through Salt Lake City, Glenwood Springs, Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver. A Diiylight Utile Thronijli Nature's Art (Jalleiy. Passing Castle Gate, Canon of the Grand, Tennessee Pass, Marshall Pass and the Royal Gorge. Trains Daily netween Ogden and Denver EQUIPMENT and SERVICE SECOND TO NONE SKKK NU Fl'imiKlt, II For detailed Information, address W. C. McBRIBE, General Agent. U4 Third Street Ir. 1, A. Ilurrlk XsKuetie Ural r I Hucfewfullytreat dis-aea with out the une of drugs or surgery, by the Welt m r System rf magnetic healing. Call si d w me. Consul la' ion free. OtlliHA ovtr City Hkery. i Hill-lxiro. Or. Harking Mght aul I'u). The busiest and inlglilie-t little thing that ever wa msde U Dr. King's New I.if.' Pill. Ihesopilis chaiige weak ins Into strength, list lessms into energy, t rain fig Into mental isiwer. Tney're wonderful in building up the healih Only 2'C ;x r box. Sold by ail druggists. r. r. ALMstKN. BEEsnatassaBog iption? I prescription or re- 4 4 Third St.. Portland m 11 KIT I! II i!ANT 111. FOUM) Portland, Oregon
