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I'AOB 0 flKNII ItrM.KTIN, HKfW, OHKOO!, TIH'IWD.W, AFOI'MT ufl, lll'JI. DEMAND REASON FOR DISCHARGE OF LEGION MAN POST RAPS ACTION OF GAME COMMISSION SENATORS CRITICIZED Lealon Will Ask That Member of Tost 1J Made Boxing Mntchmsfc cr Msy (Marti Smokers Meets Socially With The Auxiliary. Demanding that a reason be Riven for tho summary discharge of Earl B. Houston as district same warden. a resolution to tho stato game com mission was authorized at last week's meeting of Percy A. Stevens Post No. 4. Tho motion was made by P, Plerson. Past Commander L. W, Uatchcl! presided whllo this action vrns taken. The romoTSl of Houston was char acterized as "petty politics" by Lc glon men. The reason given by M. A. Lynch, Redmond member of tho com mission that Houston is too well known, was declared "fishy." C. A. Adams of Itedmond has been op pointed to fill tho vacancy. No attempt will be made to have Houston reinstated, but It was Indi cated last night that a resolution con demntng the action of the commis sion will bo passed It no reason is supplied. Discrimination against an ox-servlce man was charged. A resolution condemning the nc tion of two Oregon senators who voted against the national bonus for ex-service men and of President Harding In using his Influence against Its passage, was ordered sent to the state department. To Ask Matchmaker A committee to approach the box lng commission and ask that a Legion man be named matchmaker was or dered. The Legion did not commit Itself to a program of staging pro fessional smokers, but took this step toward such a program. The com mittee to organize an amateur smok er was discharged. A crayon portrait of the late Na tional Commander P. W. Galbralth was ordered purchased. The post will also put up a sign at tho camp ground, telling the location of the American Legion club rooms, and ad vertising the swimming accommoda tions. Attendance at last night's meeting was unusually good for the time of year. Following the meeting. Legion and 'Auxiliary mombers joined in an hour of dancing In the auditorium. Music was furnished by the Legion orches tra. Ice cream and wafers were served. AMATEUR NIGHT IS NEXT WEEK MELTING OF II. A. A. C. MEM IIEItS AND OTHERS FRIDAY NIGHT IB FREE HOARD NAMES DEPARTMENT HEADS. Anybody who misses the big ama teur night and community meeting at the American Legion building Friday night, will regret It, the management promises. The 'meet ing Is planned for B. A. A. C. members and all others who are In terested in the club's activities. No charges will bo made, "We cannot vouch for the excel lence of the performance," Manager Cobb said last night. "We can as sure you, however, that you will en Joy it." A number of entertainers and 6thers who claim to be enter tainers have volunteered their serv ices. At tho last meeting of the gov erning board, the heads of sovoral de partments were manod. They will have captains under them for each actlvjty. Dr. L. W. Gutchell is head of entertainments, Carl A. Johnson has charge of Indoor athletics, Dr. II. C. Dodds of outdoor athletics, and II. J, Overturf retains his super vision over membership. Plans were mudo for opening the pool hall and repairing tho bowling alley. An offer of cooperation from the Slievlln-Hlxon band was acceptod. Tho band will glvo during tho wlntor one free concert a month, and will play for free dancing later. This may bo done In connection with the club's community mootlngs, BULL- DOG ivTmiTMMflNB 'JSVUL f FOUR "Walk right In. Mr. Green." said Hugh, its, three hours later, they got out of a taxi In Half Moon street. This Is my little rabbit-hutch." Ho followed the American up the stairs, and produced Ids latchkey. Hut before lie could even Insert It In the hole tho door was (lung open, and Peter Darrell stood facing him with evident relief In his face. "Thank the. Lord you've come, old son." he cried, with n brief look at the detective. "There's something do ing down at Godalmlng I don't like." Hi' followed Hugh Into the sitting room. "At twelve o'clock today Toby rang up. He was talking quite ordinarily you know the sort of rot he usually gets on" his chest when suddenly he stopped quite short nnd snld, 'My God 1 Whnt do you want?' I could tell he'd looked up, because his voice wits muf lied. Then there was the sound of a truffle, I heard Toby curse, then noth ing more. I pang and rang and mug no answer." "What did you dol" Drummond, with a letter In his hand which he had taken off Uie mantelpiece, was lis tening grimly. "Algy was here. He motored straight off to see If he could tlnd out what was wrong. I stepped here to tell you." "Anything through from him?" "Not a word. There's foul play, or I'll cat my hat." But Hush did not answer. With a look on his face which even Peter Imd never seen before, ho was reading the letter. It was short anil to the point, but he read It three times before he spoke. "When did this come?" he asked. "An hour ago," answered the other. I very nearly opened It." "Read It." said Hugh. He handed It to Peter and went to the door. "Denny," he shouted, "I want my car round at once." Then he came buck Into the room. "If they've hurt one lialr of her head," he said, his voice full of a smoldering fury, "I'll murder that ping one by one with my bare hands." 'Say, captnln. may I see this let ter?" said the American; and Hugh nodded. ' 'For pity's sake, come at once,' " read the detective nloud. " "The bearer of this Is trustworthy.' " He thought fully picked his teeth. "Girl's writ ing. Do you know her?" "My fiancee," said Hugh shortly. "Certain?" snapped the American. "Certain!" cried Hugh. "Of course I am. I know every curl of every let ter." "There Is such n thing as forgery," remarked the detective dHpasslonately, 'I n It, man," exploded Hugh; "do ynu Imagine I don t know my own girl's writing?" 'A good many bank cashiers have mistaken their customers' writing be fore now," paid the other, unmoved. I don't like it, captain. A girl In real trouble wouldn't put In that bit about the bearer." "You go to h I," remarked Hugh briefly. "I'm going to Godalmlng." Well," drawled tho American, "not knowing Godalmlng, I don't know who scores. Rut. If you go there I come too." And me." enld Peter, brighten- lng up. Hugh grlnnned. "Not you, old son. If Mr. Green will come, III be delighted; but I want you here at headquarters." He turned round as his servant put his head In at the door. "Car here, sir. Do you want a bag packed?" No only my revolver. Are you ready, Mr. Green?" "Sure thing," said the American. "I 1 1 ways am." Then we'll move." And Peter, wutehlng the cur resignedly from the window, haw the American grip his sent with both bunds, und then rul.se them suddenly In ulli'iit prayer, while un elderly laily lied with u scream to Hie safety of the area below. They did the trip In well under the tour, und the detective got out of the nr with a f u 1 tit sigh of relief, Drummond dodged rapidly through the hushes on his way to The Larches j and when the American finally over took 111 in, he wax stundlng by a side- door knocking hard on the panels. "Seems kind of empty," sultl the de tective thoughtfully, as the minutes went by und no one cume, "Why not try the front door?" "Because It's In sight of the other house," bald Hugh briefly. "I'm going to break In." He retreated a yard tvtm the door, then, bracing his shoulder, he charged It once. And tho door, as a door, wax not. . , . Rapidly the two men went from room to room bedrooms, herv ants' quarters, even the bathroom. Everyone was empty: not a sound The Adventures of A Demobilized Officer Who Found Peace Dull CYRIL fr-NEILE i "SAPPER v f 1 Illustrations Du IRWIN MYERS " Copyright by Geo H Doran Co could be heard In the house, finally, only the dining room remained, and as they stood hy the door looking round, tho American shifted his chew ing gum to u new point of vantage. "Somebody has been rough-housing by the look of thing," ho remarked Judicially. "Looks like a boozing don after a thick night" "It does," remarked Hugh grimly, taking In the disorder of the room. The tablecloth was milled off, the telephone lay nu the floor. China nnd glass, smashed to pieces. Uttered the carpet ; but what caught his eye, and cau-ed lit tit suddenly to step forward nnd pick It up, was u plain circle of jiltiss with h hluck cord attached to It through a small hide. "Algy I.ongworth's eyeglass." he muttered. "So he's been caught to." And It was at that moment that, clear and distinct through the still evening air. they heanl n woman's ngonlnod scream. It came from the house next door, and then Drummond darted forward. "Stop, you young fool," the Ameri can shouted, but he was too late. He watched Dninimond. running like a stag, cross the lawn and dis appear In the trees. For n second he hesitated; then, with u shrug of .square shoulders, he rapidly left the house by the way tliey had entered. And a few minutes later. Drunmirmirs car was skimming back toward London, with u grlm-fiiccd man at Hie wheel. And the owner of the car was lying In blissful unconsciousness In the hull of The Kims, surrounded by a half a dozen men. CHAPTER X In Which the Hun Nation Decreases by One. ONE Drummond had yielded to Impulse the blind, all-powerful Impulse of any man who Is it man to get to the worn nn he lores If she wants him. As he hud dashed across the lawn to The Elms, with the American's warning cry echoing In hi ears, he hud been Incapable of serious thought. Subcon sciously he had known that, from ev er' point of view, It was the act of a madman, that he was deliberately put ting his head. Into what. In all prob ability, wus a carefully prepared noose; that, from every point of view, he could help Phyllis better by re maining a freo ugent outside. But when a girl shrieks, and the man who loves her In-urs It, arguments begin to look tired. And what little caution might have remained to Hugh com pletely vanished as ho. saw the girl watching him with agonized terror In her face, from uu upstair window, ns he dashed up to the house. It was only for a brief sworn! that he saw her; then she illsuppuiirt-d suddenly, as If snatched away by some Invisible person, "I'm coming, darling." He had given one wild shout, and hurled himself through the door which led Into the house from the garden. A dazzling light of Intense brllllunce had shone In his face, momentarily blinding him; then had como a crushing blow on the back of his head. One groping, wild step forward, und Hugh Drummond, dimly conscious of men nil round him, had pitched forward on his face Into utter oblklon. "It's too easy," Laklngton's sneer ing voice broke the silence, ns he looked vindictively at the unconscious man. "So you huvo thought before, Henry," chuckled Peterson. "Anil he always bobs up somehow. If you take my advice you'll llnlsh hltn off here and now, und rnn no further risks." "Kill him while he's unconscious?" Laklngton laughed evilly. "No, Carl, not under uny circumstances what ever. He has quite a lengthy score to pay, und by God ! he's going to pay It this time," He stepis-d forward und kicked Drummond tulce In the ribs with a cold, animal fury, "Well, tlon't kick him when he's down, guv'nor. You'll 'uve plenty o' time nfter." A bourse voice from tlio circle of men made Laklngton look up. "You cut it out, Jem Smith," ho snarled, "or I might And plenty of time after for others beside this young swine." The ex-puglllst muttered un eutlly under his breath, but said no more, nnd It wus Peterson who broke the silence. "What nre you going to do with him?" "Lush him tip like the other two," returned Laklngton, "und leave him to cool until I get hack tomorrow. But I'll bring him round before I go, und Just talk lo him for it little. I wouldn't like lilm not to know what wus going to happen to him. Antic ipation Is ulwuys delightful," Do turned to two of the men standing neur, "Curry hltn Into my roonj," ho ordered, "and unother of you gut tho roue." 'And II was Hint Algy Longworlh nnd Toby Sinclair, with black rug" iimt fury In their hciirH, Hutched I ho limp form of their leader being cur ried Into the central room. Swathed In rope, they wit motionless nnd Im indent, In Ihelr tvecllo chairs, hlle they Hutched the sumo process being performed on Dninimond. He Mas mi amateur at the giime, was the ropo-wlmler, and by the time he Imd finished, Hugh resembled nothing so much ns a lifeless brown iimiiimy, Only his head was free, and Hint lolled forward helplessly. l.tiMugtoii watched the performance for a lime; then, wear) lng of It, he strolled over to Algy's chair. "Well, you puppy," ho remarked, "are you going to try shouting again?" He picked up tho rhlnooeros-hldo rid-Ing-whlp lying on tho floor, nnd bent It IsHweeti hi hands. "That wale on your face greatly Improves jutir beauty, and next time you'll got two, mid a gag ns well." "How's the Jaw, you horrible bit of dreg?" remarked Algy Insultingly, and Toby laughed. "Don't shako his nerve, Algy," bo Implored. "For the first time In his filthy life he finds wife In the same room as Hugh." The taunt seemed to madden Lak lngton, who sprang ncross the room und lashed Sinclair over the face. Hut even after the sixth cut no sound came from Hie helpless man, though the blood was streaming don Inside Ills collar. Ills eyes, culm and sneering, met those of the raving man In front of hint without n ipiher, and, at last, Peterson himself ltitereneil. "Stop It. LaMngtoii." Ills video was stem as he caught the other's up- "Stop It, Laklngton." His Voice Was Stern as He Caught the Other's Up raised Arm. raised arm. "That's enough for tho time." For a moment It seemed as If Lak lngton would hare struck Peterson himself; then hn controlled himself, and, with an ugly laugh, flung the whip Into a corner. "I forgot," he said slowly. "It's the leading dog we want not the puppies that run after him yapping." He spun round on his heel. "Have you fin ished?" Tho ropMirtlt bestowed a final touch to the lust knot, and surveyed his handiwork with Justifiable pride. "Cold mutton," he remarked tersely, "would be lively compared to him when he wnkes up." "(iixxll Then we'll bring him to." Laklngton took some crystals from a Jar on one of the shelves, and placed them In a tumbler. Then he added a few drops of liquid und held the glass directly under the unconscious man's nose. Almost nt once the liquid begun to effervesce, and In less than u minute Dmmmiind ojient-d his eyes nnd stared dazedly round tint room. Ho blinked foolishly us he saw Longworlh and Sinclair; then he looked down and found he wus similarly bound him self. Flnully he glanced np tit tho man bending over him, and full real ization returned. "Feeling better, my friend?" With a mocking smile, I.n king ton laid the tumbler on a tuble close by, "Much, thank you. Henry." mur mured Hugh. "Ah I and there's Curl." He grinned cheerfully, und Laklng ton struck him on the mouth. "You can stop that style of con versation, Captain Drummond," he re marked. "I dislike It." Hugh stilted at tho striker In si lence, "Accept my congnitulntlons," ho said nt length, In a low voice which, despite himself, shook n little, "You lire the first mini who bus ever done that, nnd I shnll treasure the memory of that blow." "I'd hate It to bo n lonely memory," remorked Laklngton. "So here's an other, to keep It company," Again hu struck hltn, then with n laugh he turned on his heel. "My compliments to Miss Benton," hu said to it man standing neur the door, "und usk bur to bo good enough to come down for a few minutes," Tho volns stood out on Dhimmond's forehead ut the mention of the girl, but 'otherwise, ho gave no sign; und, !n silence, they waited for her arrival. She catno almost at once, n villain-oils-looking bliicli'guuril with her, and us she uw Hugh she gave n pitiful little moo ii und held out her hand to him. 'Why did you ie, boy?" nil crl'd, "Didn't you know It was only n forgery- Hint note?" "Ah! wus II?" Mild Hugh softly. "Wits It, Indeed?" "An Interesting point," murmured l.iiklimloii. "Surely If it c harming girl Is tumble or unwilling- to write her self to her llunt'e, her father Is (I very able person to supply the doll lii'iiey. Especially If ho has been kind ly endowed by Nature with it special aptitude for er liiillnllug writing. "Hut time presses. And I don't want to go without telling nu u little about the program, Captain Drum mond. Unfortunately both Mr, Peter son and I have to leave you for to night but we shall be returning tit morrow morning or, nt any rule, 1 shall. You will be left In charge of Helnrlch you remember the filthy lliH'ho? with whom you had wonls the other night. As you may expect, he entertains feelings of great friend ship nutl affection for you, so you should not lack for any bodily com forts, such us limy be ixwslblc In your present somewhat cramped position. Then tomorrow, when I return. I pro pose to try n few experiments on you. and, though I fear jou will find them painful, It's n gout thing to suffer In the came of science. , . , You will al ways have the satisfaction of knowing that dear little I'll) Ills wilt be well eared for." Willi a sudden, quick With a Sudden, Quick Movement He Seized the Ctrl and Killed Her De. fore She Realized HI Intention. movement, he seized tlm girl and kissed her Is-fore she realized bis In tention. The rope round Drummond creaked as he struggled tmMiently, und LakliiKtiHi's sneering face seemed to swim In a red glow. That Is quite In keeping, Is It not," ho snarled, "to kiss the tsily, and to strike the ninn like this and this nnd this? ..." A roln of blows cumo down on Dmmmond's face, till, with n gasping sigh, the girl slipped faint ing to the floor. "That'll do, Laklngton," said Peter son, Intervening once again. "Have the girl carried upstairs, and send for Helnrlch. It's time wo were off," ' With an effort Laklngton let his hand fall to his side, and Mood buck from Ids victim. "Perhups for the present. It will." hn said slowly. "Hut tomorrow tin morrow, Captain Drummond, you shall scream to heaven for mercy, until I tnke out your tongue and you can screniu no more." Ho turned as the Herman came Into tho room. "I leave them to you, Helnrlch," he remarked shortly. "Use the dog-whip If they shout, nnd gag them." The Gorman's eyes were Hxed on Hugh glouttfgly. "They will not shout twice." he said In his guttural voice. "Tim dirty Roche to it himself will seo." (To bo Continued) STRICTLY FIRST CLASH Downing's Cafe and Rooms WHEN IN TOWN STOP WITH US OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT W. P. 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For the exhibits brought In, lithographed certificates of merit will bo given out. These will Im In three colors lo show comparative do greos of excellence BROWN'S STORK TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 1 Stock and fixtures were moved In today for "Brown's," Hut drygoods. shoes, furnishings and notions store lo l opened In the Minor building by J W Drown, who litis Just ar rived from ltogersou, Idaho, The store will probably open September I Mr Brown will move his fam ily hern litter lie Is still operating his store In ltogersou. i Brand Directory A Right aide; right ear crop- v B. I,. TON!!. HUlrr. Or. sdv.lOOe lU'HI.MSS AM) I'ROI'ISOUoNAI. ARTHUR E. SMITH CUSTOM TANNER AH Wink Giiurnitli-ed West Itnllrond nod He) burn Sis. R. S. HAMILTON Attorney At Low Rooms 13-11! First National Hunk llldg, Tel CI (tlr, tVi farmer Utile) II . C . E L L I S Attorney At Law l'nltr! States Commissioner First National Hank Building Bend, Oregon Phono Ct-W Lcc A. Thomas, A. A. IA. 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