TMro 10 BEND BULLETIN, UKNl), 0UK0O.V, TIIUHSDAY, OCTOBKH III, 11)11) The C0PRI6IIT n CO. Following Mime Impulse 1 shook hands with htm, and then plunged Into tho dnrkness, my only guidance nt llrst that single my of light streaming through the unshaded window. As I advanced cautiously ntoiiR ttie fence n low structure built of rough mils, nnd thus nppronched more closely to thd front of the limit) hulIdliiR, other lights bcRnn to revenl themselvcf. enabling mc to perceive Hint the Inner hnllwny wns likewise Illuminated, nlthnuRli not brllllnntly. All about nio. wns silence, not even the sound of n voice or the flap of n wing breaking the Intense stillness Of the nlRht. I ciiine below the veranda, still In tho deep shadow, utterly unconscious of any other pres ence, when suddenly, from Just above inc. and certainly not six feet distant, a man spoke Rrutlly, the unexpected pound of his strange voice Interrupted by the sharp crate of a chair's leg on the porch floor, and a hnlf-stnothcrcd yawn. "Say, sheriff, bow lonR arc we all Roln' ter set yore, do yer know? This don't look much like Saint Loucc nforo daylight ter nio." I stopped still, crouching low, ray I Stopped Stilt, Crouching Low, My Heart Leaping Into My Throat and Every Nerve Tingling. heart leaplnR Into my throat, and every nerve tlURlInR. "No, It sure don't, Tlra," replied nn other, and the fellow apparently Rot down from off his perch on the porch rail. "Yer see Klrby Is bound he'll Ret bold o' them two mlssln' females furst, afore he'll 'let me round up the nig gers. The papers Is all straight 'nough, hut they've Rot ter be served afore we kin lay hands on a durned thing. The Jedge tol' me for ter do everything Just ns Klrby scd, an' I aim icr do.lt, but Just the enmc I Rot ter keep Inside the law. I dunno as it makes much difference when vc strike the ol town." "Tnln't so much that, sheriff. I kin stan' It fer ter be up all night, hut Bill wus tcllln' me we mlRht lmv sotn' trouble down ter the Lnudln' unless we finished up our Job yere afore mornln'." , "Oh, I reckon not; whut was it mil ealdr "Quite a riRinarole frum furst ter last. CIV roc a light fer the pipe, will yer?" TlicYc waB n flure above me, and then darkness once more, and then the slow drawl of the inan'fl voice as he re sumed, "Some feller by the name ov McAdoo, down ter Saint Loucc, who's Just com' down from tho lend mines, tol' him thct Joe Klrby Rot all this yere property In a Rame o kyards on the boat, an' thet It wnn't no square game either. I didn't git it all strnlRht, I reckon, but nccnrdln' ter the deal banded me thur wus two dead men mixed up in the affair Bcuucnlre. an a young army ofllcer. Seems ter nie bis name was Knox." ', "I didn't hear that." t "Well, enyiiow, thaty? the way Bill told It. Beaucnlrc be naturally fell r dead heart, er snmethln an' tho other feller, this yere army num. he vent out on deck fer ter soe Klrby. nn be never cum' back. MeAdoo sorter reckoned as howllkolyhe was slugged, nn throwed overboard. An' then, on top all that, we're sent up yore In tho night like a pussol o' thieves ter tako tbobO n liters down ter Saint l.ouee. What do yer mako ov It, Jako?" t "Va," said the othor slowly, his mouth evidently loaded with tobacco. "I ain't never asked no questions slnco I wus made sliorlff. I'm doln' vhut the 'court says. Klrby's got the law on bis side no doubt 'bout that but I reckon as how ho knows It wus a (liim mean' trick, and so Iio'h sorter Flawed as ter how them fellers llvln' down ter tho'Landln' might act. Thet's why we tied up ter tho shore below town, In (he mouth o' thct crick, nn' then bed ter hoof It up yero in'tho dnrk. Of course we got the law with us, but we wunter pull this Job off an' not stir up no flght see?" "Sure," disgustedly. "I rcckoi I know all that; I heerd the Jedgo tell yer how wo must do the Job. But why's Klrby in such u sweat ter git all these niggers down ter Saint Loueo?" . "Ter sell 'em, an' git tho cash. Onct they're outer Jhe wn,y titers won't bc bHbmJtcjbk'wI Brewer . Deviis Own, ARomanceofilteBlrtck Howls VoT Af her ortbidnAaneCSJicii of fttlAJiBriV1 When mlwmwi wn Kin, ic. lButflcalrWMIfJr,w no row. uellleT TlieTaTin yefc fie Idle fer n year or two, an' by that tfme nobody'll cure n whoop how be got It. But he's got ter Rlt rid o' them tilg gers rlRht away." "Well, who the h s goln' ter pre vent? They're hls'n, ain't they? Thar ain't no Black Abolitionists 'round yere, 1 reckon." "Seems sorter queer ter me," admit ted the sheriff, "but I did Ret a little outer that feller Carver comln' up. Carver Is soui' sorter partner with Klrby a. capper, I reckon. 'Tnln't the nlRgers thet are makln' the trouble leastways not the black 'tins. No body's likely ter row over thcm!6 It seems that Beuucalre kept a quadroon housekeeper, n slave, o' course, nn' n while back she r!v' birth ter n child, the father o' the Infant beln' Judge Bcnucnlre's son. Then the sun skipped out, an' ain't never bin heard frum since dead most likely, fer all this wus twenty years ago. 'Coune tho child, which. wus a girl, is as white as I am maybe more so. I ain't never set eyes on her, but Carver be says she's pood look In'. Knyhnw, the JedRe be brought her up like bis own daughter, sent her ter school In Saint Louce, an' nobody 'round yere even suspected she wus n nigger. I jpekon she didn't know It herself." "Yer mean the Rlrl's n slave?" "Yer bet ! That's the law, ain't It?" "And Klrby knew about this?" "I reckon he did. I sorter Judge. Tim, frum uliut Oror set), that lie wus more anxious for ter Rlt thet girl than all the rest o' the stuff; an' It's her he wants ter git nway frum yere on the ead quiet, afore Haines er nny o them others down at the Landin' kin catch on." "They couldn't do nuthln'; If tlwr ain't no papers, then she's bis, nc cordln' tor law. I've seen that tried afore now." "Of course; but want's the uso o runnln' eny risk? A" smart lnwyer like Haines could make a devil ov n lot o' trouble Just the same, if he took n notion. That's Klrby's Idee ter' cum' up yere ln'n boat, unbeknownst to eny body, tie up down thnr at Saunders', an' nil) the whole liunoli o' niggers off In the night. Then it's done an' over with afore the T.andln' even wakes up. I reckon the'jedge told him that wus I he best way." There waft a moment of silence, the first man evidently turning the situa tion over in his mind. The sheriff bent ncross the rail, and spat Into the dark ness below. "The Joke nf it all Is." he continued with a short laugh, as he straightened up, "ibis didn't exactly work out 'cordln' ter schedule. When we dropped In yere we rouuded up the niggers all right, nn' we got tho girl whnr there's no chance fer hor ter git awliy " "Is that the one back in the house?" "I reckon so; longways she top Klrky her name was Bene Benucalre. nn' that's how It rends In the papers. But thar ain't no trace ov her mother, nor ov the Jedge's daughter. Thoy ain't In the house, ner the nigger cabins. Leaves me In n deuce ov a fix, fer I ran't serve no papen less we find the daughter-. Her name's Ktolse; he's the heir et law. nn' I ain't got no legal right fer ter take them niggem away till I do. Looks ter me like they'd skipped out. Thar's Klrby an Curver, n comln' now, an they're alone; ain't got no trace ov the girl qr her mother, I reckon." Where I crouched In the shadows I could Rain no glimpse of the approach ing figures, but I beard the crunch of their boots on the gravel of the drive way, and it moment later the sound of their feet as they mounted the wooden steps. Klrby muht have perceived 'the forms of the other men us soon as he attained the porch level, and bis nat urally disagreeable, voice bad a snarly ring. "That you. Donaldson? Huvc either of those women come back?" "No," and I thought the sheriffs answer wns barely cordial. "We ain't seen nobody. What did you learn down nt the Lnndln'?" "Nothing," Mtvugely. "Haven't found n d trace except that Haines hnsn't been home since liefore dark; mil fin Borne nigger came for hfin then. Is that girl safe Inside?" "Sure; Just us you left her, but she won't talk. Tim tried her again, but It's no use; she wudn't oven answer him." "Well, by HoovonJ I'll find a way to mako her open her moii'h. She knows where thoso two' are biding. They haven't had no time to gut fur nwav. and I'll bring hor to her sonsos before I am through. Como on, Carver; I'll show the wench who's master here, If I have to lick her like a common nig ger." Tho front door opened, and closed, V'ltvlng tho two without standing In silence, the stillness be! ween them finally broken by a muttered curse, I drew back hastily, but in silence, ?nger to get away beforo tho sheriff and his deputy should return to their gents by tho porch rail. My orlglnul plan of warning tho women of tho house of their peril was blocked, com pletely overturned by tho presence of t,he8,enicn. Jloyond jill question, those LOGGERS OF COAST MAK RIEF IISI1 LUMBERMEN ARRIVE ON SPECIAL. AUTO T0UR1S MADE'pOTl LAND i Member of P.iclllo Logging Congress Tako Long Trip Through Woods StudlngOlcthods Used by Bend Mill Companies. To seo Just how logging operations are handled by two of the leading pine milling companies of (ho United States, nearly ISO lumbermen from all parts of tho Pacific const, Invaded Betid Saturday for tho final session of tho tenth Pacific Logging Con gress. Tho first tltreo days of tho congress wero hold In Portland, to which tho city representatives of tho various const timber districts re turned after completing their trip Into tho woods. Logging exports who visited Bond wero not limited to citizens of the United States, for among them wore C. Brants Buy, of the I ml Inn Nation al forest Mrvlco, from Bullxeniong. Java, I). Uoy Cameron, of the Domin ion Forest Sarviw, British Colum- litn M A If t1IIL'nlia ranrMMIit. "" . ' x lug the government of Holland, and J. It. Lautau Trys. also of Holland. Moat of Uie member of the Con gress arrived in Ilgnd by special train Saturday, hut others were on the rogulnr Oregon Trunk morning train, which, delayed by engine trottblo, r had iHipeT"nrefTa ""wefe "TTI ready nwaro of their position someone had reached them before tne nnd two at least were nlready In biding. Why the third, the one most deeply In volved, had fulled to accompany the others, could not bo comprehended. The mystery only made my present Insk more dltllcult. Why should Delia, the slave, dlspppear In company with EloNe, the free, and leave her own daughter Bene behind to far" n situ ation more terrible tbnn death? I could not answer these questions; hut whatever the cause the result hod been the complete overthrow of the gambler's carefully prepared plans. Not that I believed he would hesitate for long, Inw or no law; but Donald son, the sheriff. refuM to be a party to any openly lllugnl act, and this would for the present tie the fellow's bands. Not until Miss Hlulso was found nnd duly served with the evic tion papers would Donnhlnon consent to take possession of a single slave. This might still give mo time for ac tion. , I slipped nlong In the shadow of the house, without definite plan of ac tion but wlTh n firm purposo to act. The side door I know to be securely locked, 'yet 'first of all It was essen tial that I attain to the Interior. But one means to this end occurred to me the imMiiided window through which the glow of light rontlnued to Btrenm. I found I. could reach the edge of the balcony with extended fin pors. nnd drew myself slowly up un til I clung to the railing, with feet finding precarious support on the onter rim. This wns accomplished noiselessly and from the vantage point thus obtained I was enabled to survey n largo portion of the room. I clambered over the rail, nssured by the first glance that the room was empty, and succeeded In lifting tho henvy snf.h a tvw Inches without nny disturbing noise. Then It Muck, nnd even as I ventured to exert my strength to grenter extent to force It upward, the single door directly oppo felte.' evidently lending Into the hall, wns flung violently open and I sank back out of view, yet litstnntly nwaro that the first party to outer wus Joe KJrby. He strode forward to tho tnble, striking the wooden top angrily with lils fist iiinl knocking something crash' lug to the floor. "You know where sho In, don't you?" lie asked. In the sumo threatening tone he luid used without. "Of course I do;, didn't I help put hor tliece?" It wus Carver who ro piled, standing In tho opon doorwny. "Then bring tho hussy In here. I will mnko tho wench talk If ' I hnve to choko It out of lier; she'll fHn i-'it U inenrm In n f'r," (To Bo Continued.) Cut Tills Out It Is Worth Money. Don't miss this. Cut out this slip encloHQ with Cc to Koloy & Co., 2835 Hliouioiu Ave., uuicago, iu wrlttlng your namo and addrcoB cloarly. You will rocolvo in return a tyaj pacicago coiuuhhiik rum d Honey and Tar Compound, tor coughs, colds and, croup. Koloy Kldnoy Pills and Foieys uamaruc Tablota. 8oId Evorywhoro adv, did not roach horn until 10 o'clock. Methods Aro Noted. lit automobiles furnished by tho Bend Commercial club, the lumber men started out shortly afterward, making n brief, stop nt the mills, mid continuing Into tho woods, visiting tho logging camps of Tito Shevlltt I llxun Company and tho llrookn Scntilott Lumber Co., noting tho tuothodti of logging which have boon found most ollluleut In harvesting tho timber crop of Central Oregon, At noon, luncheon wns ser ved at Tho Tulos, tho trip, to con tltttio Ititmedlntoly afturward, tho schedule hujug planned to allow tho mouthers of tho congress to roach lluud tit tlitto to catch tho evening I rain. ON DECREASE Tho Department of Agriculture has Just completed and Issued u bulletin untitled, "Suggestions Itegnrdlng Kail Sown Crops," In hlch many might provo valuable to tho farmers of Central Oregon. In regard to meadows nnd pastures the bulletin says: "While, accurate stastles of tho acreage of perennial grnsseti ami lugumus rolled upon for liny iuid pnsturago aro lacking, It Is certain that the acreage was not Increased during tho war, but, on the con trary, whs rod u ceil and the laud uti lised for ceretiU and other food crops. It Is hlchly dwlrablo to Increase the acreage of grass, both on account of the very IiIrIi prices of concentrated feeding Bluffs and to restore desira ble crop rotation practices that wilt maintain productivity In regions of general farming. Many farmer In the . Northern nd Western States who Htiileavored to correct this last year by seeding down small-grain acre ages were prevented by tbe disastr ously dry woathor of the early mi ta mer of 19 11), which killed the new seeding of clover In the grain crops Tho Importance of renewed ofort to reetoro normal acreage of grass and clover during the present fall and next spring can hardly be overesti mated. "It would seem wlso policy at pres ent to seed all fall-sown grain to grnss In all states whoro a regular rotation Including grass Is practiced. In the preparation nt tho seed bed for fall grain and grnss, particularly clover Is to bo sown In tho same field next spring. It Is. highly desir able that llmo or sulphur bo applied wherover the soil Is low In this sub stance. Clover seed Is senrco and high priced, and this condition pro bably will continue for at least n year and perhaps s vernl years. Tho searclty of clover seed emphnslzos the Importance of .good preparation of tho soil in tho fall, as this will make It possible to secure a stand of clover with n minimum amount nf sood. The conservation of tho limited supply of clnvur sued is Important. "Land which normally has been In permanent pasture but which dur ing the stress of war was used for other crops may well bo restored to grass, seeding tho graas In a crop of fall grain. "It Is always easy to plow tip grassland for wheat or othor crops when there Is n clear demand for In creased supplies of grain. In tho uh senco of such uood, at- least a normal acreage of grass Is highly advisable, particularly In view of the high cost of labor and of concentrated fcods. "Where pastures have been reduc ed to too great an extent It will In many cases bo. advlsnblo to sow ryo for winter and enrly spring grazing. Potato Crop "LeNS. "Tho potato crop now being' hnr vosted und stored In 13 states produc ing tho commercial potato crop of tho Northern United States showed n con dition September 1 of CO 5 por cont, ns compared with 7G.1 por cent for. a 10-yoar average "The total estimate crop In thesa stntoH nt prosont Is 218.120,000 bushels, ns compared with 2S0.C8II, 000 bushels In 1018, and 280.306,000 bushels In 1017. "With u crop that bids fair to ho 32,220.000 bunbuls short of that of 1018 tho outlook for southern truck production In tho spring of 1020 la oven mure promising than (hat of 1010. War Increases Poultry, , In many of tho Kiiropcun countries the poultry stock was greatly reduc ed during tho war, but accurate In formation regarding tho oxtont of such reduction is not obtniiinblo. With favorable conditions, poultry production can bo increased rapidly, and It is folt that pro war produc- Hon of poultry in most of those coun tries will uoon bo resumed, "Complete data regarding tho pro duction of poultry in tho United States aro not avnllnblo. What Infor mation has boon obtained, howovor, indicates a production of poultry in the- couutry fully as great, -if not '' ' ' '' HiiIIh HI Hi viflr Pvv Ml Urlflnl r W w lull iK w m Sm m n El wk ) P' WtSMamLa wa W' c a pacEtage W 5 5 c a package c a package THE FLAVOR LASTS SO DOES THE PRICE! Wftvai grenter, than the pro war production "At present increased production is not being urged. KinphasU Is be-, lug placed on more efficient methods of production, leaving tho matter of Increased production to each ludlvl dual." LADIES' AID NAMES OFFICERS FOR YEAR The Ladles Aid society of tho Methodist church, meeting nt the homo of Mrs. C. H. Brook Krldny elected Mrs. T. II. Koloy, President; Mrs. It. D. Kotuhtim, vlce-Presldnlit: Mrs. II. C. Nordeen, Secretary; and Mrs. L. M. Lawrence, Trmisurer. Next Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Claud Metz and Mrs. McCliire will give a sliver toa at the Motz home. Tho proceeds will go for missions. A Mc"ngo Por The Mlddle-Agisl. Koluy Kidney Pills give quick re lief from kidney or bladder troubles that have not reached a chronic or bad stage. Thoy stop bladder Irregu larities, strengthen the kidneys and tone up the liver Don't stirrer when rollef can bo had. (let rid of back ache, lameness, rheumatic pains, and stiff Joints. Kohl Kverywhnro Adv. . Having the Largest Line of Used Furniture m In Bend we arc in n position to make you some very attractive offerings. Almost Anything You Want If you are going to have a NEW RANGE tills year, first considcrMic Monarch Range ..:.. .Featuring the Duplex Draft We also Buy See Us first Standard Furniture Co. H before the war l during the war NOW 187 BEND TO MEET EAMATH FALLS LOCAL (JUllHltONSTI.'UH WILL TANdLi: IN TWO (.'AMILS TIIIH KKAKON PLAV IICItK THANKS. (HVINU. In a schedule recently arranged with the manager of the foot-ball team tr Klamath Kails. Uetid high Is tu play two gamoH with them. ,- Tho Drat to bu played nt Klamath J Kails on Nov. 1 mid tho second at llond on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25. Klamath Kallri teams are known ns a fast, hard-hitting bunch mid the game on Thanksgiving Day will bo a sullublu ending for tho largest foot ball season that llund high haa also nmdo that thu visiting team waa to receive $ 100. Put it in "TIIK miliM'TUN." Used Furniture before buying Oregon .If i ... tfltJH t ft