Live Lono TheKino w n0' f r cv MARY ROBERTS RINEHARTJfc AU iWra MtamilE ) CtYJM MrH)cns rsJfKr. MY MAtrr) A sudden, itmpirWin .e in Hedvlu mind, nnd made her turn pule. Waal If they hnd Mai him nwuy? Perhnp they fenrcd him enough fur thnt: II thnt were true, she would never know. She knew Ihc vtii.vn (if the pnhiec well i ii'iiiuh for thnt. In u sort of tcrroi whr glanced n round the group, ho rom fortnhly disposed. Her mother wk looking out. with her cool, Impassive pi7.e. Miss Rralfhwulte knitted. The ennnfesw. however, met her eyes, snd there was something strange In them triumph and a hit of terror, too. Iind she hut rend them. For the counlc hud put in her plea (or a holidny nnd Iind been rrfueed. The new fortress fared lli" high rond some five miles from the Knrnian bor der. It stood on a hlufT over the river, and wan. aw the crown prince decided, not bo unlike the desk, nfter nil, el cept thnt It hnd n mont nrotind It. Hedwle iind tnt1 count ens went with the pnrty nround the fortifications. The archduchess nnd Mss Hnilthwiiltr hnd sought n tire. Only the countess, however seemed renlly interested Ileilulg sccini'il more t nt -Tit on l lie ilN- "in line of the border then mi any ihlnc else. Sde -t,,. nn : rampart .ni'l stiiicd out nt It. tonkins.' very sml BeOS the drill- -a hen nl n word nil the erent gUDI rose and peeped ore) fh edge nt the trolley below, nad then dropped hncked ngnln lis If they li:;I seen enough even this failed to rouse her. "I wish yon would Ueteo, lledwig.' snld the crown prince, uliimsl fretfully. "It's so Interesting. The enemy's sol dlers would come up the river in honls. nnd along thnt rond on foot. Ami then we would rnlse the Kims nnd Shoot ut them. And the hums would drop Imek ngnln. before the enemy Imil lime to BitB lit them." Tin iiedwia's interest was -., cm dently aaawnod !' i rned tti the countess. The counteM profeBod smiling terror, nod stood n little way i. rom 'lie guns, looking on. I'm Prince Kerdloand William Otto nt lni coaxed her tO tin I pof the clliphu, mint. "There's n line view up there." lie Orged. "And the .nuis won't hurt. you. There's nothing ill lloiii." To pet up It wns necessary to ellmh nn Iron holder. Moduli.' was already there. About n dozen yotng eflloer had helped her up. nnd mined lis mnny pulrs of white gloves, gHffllfrT lledwlg 'on Id cllmli like a cat. nuit renlly needed nn.help at all. "You go np." snld the crown pttoee eagerly, turning to the eounti'UM. "I'll hold your ling, mo you nn ellmh." He caught her bundling from her. and Instantly something snapped In It. The countess wbb climbing tip the lad der. Itatltpr dismayed. I'rlnce Ferdi nand William ftrto surveyed the has. Something had broken, he feared. And Kilt the Iron hud not yet gone very deep, nnd one thing he would not per nilt. It was when, In the conversation, one of them attacked the king. Then Indeed he wns roused lo liny. Once upon n time u student Batted ilneekel hnd occasionally hacked him up In ids defense of Hie royal r 1 1 1 1 . Hut for some lenson or other Ilneekel cunio no more, nnd old Adelherl missed lit m. He hnd Inquired tor him fre (jiioutly. "Wliere Is Ihe hoy Ilneekel?" he hnd asked one dny. "I have nol seen him lately." No one hnd replied. Hot n sort ol grltt sHence settled over the llttlf room. Old Adelbert, however, won not discerning. Hut, that first day of idleneaa, when he hnd left Ihe cobbler's, he resolved not to return. They had not been unfriendly, but he had seen at once there wns a difference, lie wns m louder old Adelherl of the opern, lit was tin old mini only, nnd out of work He spent hours thut first free lifter noon repairing his frayed Itnea and his ihanby uniform, with his wooden leg stretched ool before him and hli pipe cliitebid llnulv In his teeth Then, freahly ahaved and braeaed, in atarted on a palatal search after work Wiih no re-mil. And. Indeed, he wai hopeleaa before be began. He was old mill infirm, There un. little that at bad even the coarage to apply ior. True, he hud Ills mmiiII pension, ltn it cniiie only twice a yeur mid WSf eeuti lniiiet. to take care of m invalid , daughter in the coaatry., Thnt wai not his. ,' never used u ).eniiy ot It. And he hud saved a III lie, by 1 1 n -ill!; on nlr, us the CUaClOfge deelurcd Hilt inistorluius eouie In Ihrees. like tires and oilier cnlnmltles. Tlie after noon nf ihut very dny hroiicht a let ter, sayimi that the dagghter At Inst he determliu'il to tint! iiiHiiv.i. tin' atodaat He did noi kBOW his I'hi'lslliMi mime, nor wlnn be lodged, Hut he knew the corps he belonged lo, by hli small atajf raft With n red hiiml. He m;is m iy nervous when he linide this Baft) effort, Corps houses were curious pirn is, be had heard, nnd full of aecreta, liviu the jreiM ptjofesson from iiie unlveralty mluht not entei wiiiiuiii Invitation. And hla experifhci hnd been that studeiils paid small re aper! lo uniforms or to age, In truth. lie passed the btllldluff twice before he could summon courage to touch tin mat brass knocker. And the nrrn Wince of lis clamor, when at Inst he rapped, startled him again, Hut here at least he neid not Imve feared. The student who was also door keeper eyed him kindly. "Well, coin rndc7" he said. "I sm seeking; a student mimed .'"gajgrr- In'' -HP1 I "I Am Seckinn a Student Haeckel." Nmeo Haeckel, of this corps." aald old Adel belt sinnly. "liiieckeiv" repeated the doorkeeper "I think come in. comrade. 1 will Inquire." l'"or dM nnme of Ilneekel was. Just wai then, one curiously signitlcnnt. worse ninl must have an operation. He disappeared, anil old Adelherl Old Adelherl went to Church and" I Waited. When UK doorkeeper re burned a candle for her recover), and I iiirncd. It wits to tell him io folloa from there to the haul; to .'.end b him, and to lead Ihe way .In wislnliH reglatered innii the surgeon's fee. Two or three irtndenti came toward lie wns butikriipt in t vcnij-foui him I nt once "You are aeeklni hours. Ilneekel?" one of lln-ni iisl;.d. That I'vi'iiliiL" in Ills etretnln lie did i I '" I know him. lull not well u roekleee thing. Be wrote letter to the king, lie apeut hours over It, first Compoatag It In pencil nnd then copy ing It with Ink borrowed from the concierge. It began "Sire," as he hud leaned was the form, nnd went on lo remind his majesty, first, of the hos pltnl Incident, which, having been for ly years ago, might hac slipped Ihe royal memory. Then in me the facts his lost iHishiou. his diiugbter. the handicap of his wooden leg. It ended with a plea for reinstatement or. full ing that, for any soil of work. He sen It, enfolded, in a large fin i envelope, which nlso he had learned was the correct thing with kings, who for some reason or other do not like folded communications. Then he a few SIMPSON KKOWX AS "L. J." Merchanta and Workera Call Him By Hia Initiate. Down nt Cies liny, I.. .1. Simpson one day hnd oce.eoon to show around a man whom ho was trying to Interest In the 'possibilities of Oregon aa a place In which to Invest. The visitor was well impressed and noted among other things the spirit of comradeship which everyone In the county seemed to share with Kiuipson. Hvery other man they met, workera from the mills and merchanta front the atorea, all had aomethlng to talk over with Hlmpaon, and hailed blm aa "U. J." A whole community In thla unosten tatious way pays uiieoiisilous tribute to thla man. It pleased the visitor aet a little and they atattaaed oa their way, Simpson showing him umnng other things, hla big farm which he has established right at the edge or the I'aelflc, and where he grows many products which formerly were considered as impossi ble of propagation In Oregna. He showed the visitor his chickens, of which there are 1800. Here the vis itor stopped. "Mr. Simpson, this Is positively too much. Kvnn these workers In the hen yard begin chuckling 'I. J., L J,' the minute you approach." FRIENDLY TO SIMPSON Old Time Employes Arc Strong for Him for Governor. Many thousands of men who have worked for 1.. J. Simpson, when he was actively engaged' In the lumber :md manufacturing business at I liny. ii that he in tin ir kind of u man for Governor, Th Ir slogan is "a good man la WOrh for h u good man to Mile for." As Indication of how the wind blowa several men who hud previously work ed for lilm started a petition in the mills and plants of COM Kay and in a short while hud pn iiented an endorse ment in some eight btmdred men. In Ihe eight plants lsited only three men out of over "" n fined to sign. Today Ihc same endorsement has more than 3000 uctuul workers' si? natures on the endorsement of his can didacy. Mr. Simpson is immensely pleased thut these men and workers who have known htm so long anil so well are unnnlmouH In his support. t THE MAN WHO KNOWS FRED GOYT, The Auto Man I don't, have to fumble and fooy.lf and tinker nnd 0XpnilBMlt to tell what is wrong with your car. locate the trouble, go after it and OQBBECT FT. You can't afford to have novicen experimenting on YOUlt car. Bring it to the "Man Who Known-' and have itn WW prolonged. 1 give you BIBYICB PLUS phiK courtesy and fair dealing. See me for AUTO ILLS. Late Thoniburg'i". Steam Vulcanizing Plant is a part of feat equipment. Universal Garage Co. Lately, however, I Imve thought la In beret" The student exchanged glances "He Is nol here." one said. "When did ou know. hlinV" "He cmiie iicimcnlly to a shop 1 know of ii cobbler's shop, u neighbor hood feetiPl place. A tine lad. I liked him. Hut recently he has not come, mil kunuliiK his corps, I came hare to Hnd him." Tiny had Doped to Ii urn BOBMtMaf, from him. mid he knew nol hint'. "He In another moment he saw what it wns. The little wnteh which was set I walled. He considered that in f ae side of It hnd slipped awar. hours should bring a return. laaeftsf a rund hlack hole. Ills heart I s answer came. Sn answer ever heat a trine faster. I came. Vm the king was III. and secre- "I'm awfnlly worried." he called np trlc carefully sifted the royal mail, lo aer, as he climbed. 1 hi arrald Tve . Thlt( ,,,, , ,n, mnclerges hu hrekea your hac Sih. ihinu clicked. ,.,., h m tr.i,.( i., nrnay Incl iibS the watch Is none. It is not on (,rnt n hij,.. The government took, the arennd." Iint gnrv tmHiing. As well esped Ii wns well for the countow thnt the i,,,,,, m( f ,, Inataacae uere colonel vrna talking to Hedwlg. WM j g- heiirtlossiiess piled aa heart' for her. toe, that the other ocers iMmtmt rr, .r,ll,l story on nn were standing behind with their eyes worshlpfnlly on the prlnceas. The ( A(rt (i n Hr ,,rp ,,.,, , , countess turned gray white. ; KA.lhf.ri-n ,u hls iUIMg OVe for his "Hon't worry, highness." she said. w,VPI.WKn n( h haUaf in him. His with stiff lips. "The watch falls hack ,,, (,k m , hlirU ,, llnllnlt.,j (Hki sometimes. I must have it repaired." : ,p(Il ulgU, p wll,kHl pllM ,h ,IMH,.,. Hut leaf after the tour of the ram- ,, ,,,, hM nnt of H(( wnB Pints was over, after ammunition trmJ Hlu.i..e.l of that, however, and r.suns had been visited, with ihelr long, n6Vt!r .,,,. t(., ,, l Mn hu s lines of waiting shells, after the . mw B) tft4.n Mor mi(v fo. ,Ilf,.(.. swltchlioard which controlled Ihe river on mlnea had been lnsiectel and ex- A,'((, It).k in,heit hided hl time, plained, she was still trembliiig. 0n the Any of . ,.X(.urMon to thf Prince Ferdinand William Otto, f0ftrtm oW Adelhert deddad to appeal looking at the hag later on. saw the,(( ,, f4.)ow laiKf 4.rluilll Spier. vM.tch in place, and drew a long l.reuth N(1... . ,,, .,. ,(1 ..friuent. I OX relief. i... l , ,, . I ,.,i,l M.,,,ll irll, ,,,.. ... Ilrnnin i bjf lueuiis of Ihe camp cookery on which he prideil himself. "A soldier's mess!" he would suy. Old Adelbert. ... 1 i.ri,lL, ln 1,,,.. 1 ,,r aotW. or a slice Old Adelbert of the opera had lost:.,. . p ,.,..,.. Iim(i,. ,.v,,r i..,, ,.(.M tils 1.0M1I01.. No longer, a sausage in , ,,, tly hV(. ..Kl, ,, ,,, TI(.N(. ma pocaei ror retresniiieni, uiu ii n.Hiauraiits know nothing of foml." eve Ills mile room iair lor tilt' ; i,.rlllMl. ,..,..1.1 ,, i.,. i,. ;, I opera. A young maa, who made ogling , V((, ,, ,( HltMu.r Bppralalojcly. i's Nl tllga. or 1 lie garue-rooe, uuo .... II,.HHM. nhrewdlv llie-growlna ill. 1 ho was not careful to keep the lenses ,.IIH,IH.HH .,ll( Adelhefs brave front. CHAPTER IX. Is not at his lodging, nnd he bus Vfi his classes. He went sway sudilenlt. leaving everything. That Is all we know." It sounded sinister. old Adelherl. heavy hearted, 1 iniied away and cllmliod again to the street. That gale way was (tooed, tea, A ad he fell a isiiig of uneasiness. What eonld have happened In the hoy? Was lb world, after all, only a place of irnnhleT Hut now came good fortune, and. like evil. It came not singly. The operation wn- o.r. mid his ag ugh tr 1 on the mend. The fee vtns paid also And the second followed on Ihv heel of Ihe first.' He did not like Americans. , vfteit, lu heller days, had he heard tin merit of the American repnldlc com pared ulth Ihe shortcomings of hh ouu goverutnciil. When, as happened now and then, he met the American family, 011 Ihe Minimise, he die sharpie aside that 110 touch of repuh lienuism night eoatanlaate his uni form. On that day, however. things changed. First of all. he met the American lad In the hallway, and araa plenscd to see him doff his hit of a cap. V iiian.v. nowadays, nncovered 11 bend to HOMES r03 SOLDIERS L. J. Simpson Favors Great Hospitals In Oregon. Great hospitals built nl places ot scenic advantage throughout our stale, for the r 1 up. s:ii ion of injured and wounded soldiers returning from the battlefields, is a plan which I.. J. Simp son recently broached to n group ot Portland hotel men. Mr. Hlnipaon believes the plan quite workable and one which would serve the double purpose of aiding in m great work and preparing fur a har vest of tourlata which Oregon Is sure to reap aonie day when she has made has disappeared." they told him. "He I the proper preparations for the tourist. "There Is no reason why these hos pitals, when built, should net be placed at some point 'here, after the war, tbey could be uulekly changed ever ta serve the purpoae of the tourtat trade. "There la talk of sending thousands of the crippled and wounded to the Wst as the place where climatic con dition and changes of recovery seem best. There are today no bulldlage which could be immedlate'y used for this parposv and If In building these hospitals they wire to be located ut points In our state wliere the soldier would have the added inspiration of our wonderful land, It would seem a II step forward." Stats Development. The world cry for greater production of foodstuffs should find s ready re sponse In "regon. At this time aa never before should encouragement be given Irrigation, drainage and the reclamation of logged oft lauds. Our state must awake to its duties snd opportunlUes. I.. J. Simpson, in his campaign for the Republican nomination for Gov- Farming for Profit! The year 1918. more than any previous year,' mark's the papgtfMaiva farmer's harvest season from his soil. The world is clamoriii": for his products. If you would n-ach the top notch in production, you should provide your force with The Latest and Best In Labor-Saving Machinery We have the implements to easily DOUBLE your pro ducinu capacity. Why be content with scant profit when you can have the opportunity to clean up a larj-e one. and at the same time help your oountry in the bij? drive? Come In and See Oar Splendid Line Get into the class of moderns and move on with the procession. You can't afford to be left behind, as you will surdy be if you clini? to the old methods. I. S. GEER & CO. ernor, haa been dwelling a great deal him. ' The America,, lad was going on th" 'l,B8tlon of ' -velopinent. lewu ; Adelhert wns climbing, one step , wl" lne o0.cl ' proaucing more ana lean, bad tnken Ids pluci He wus hurt lu his soldier's soul. I here wus no longer a place In the kingdom for those who had fought for it. The cry was for the young. Ami even In the first twenty-four hours a Subtle change Weill oil III hllll. ills loyally, on which he hud built hi.- creed of life, turned to bitterness. The first day of Ids Idleness he wau- lered into the hack room of the cob Ider's shop neiir by, where the butter seller from the corner, the maker of irtlliclal flowers for graves, and the cobbler himself were gathered, and lis tened without protest to such talk as vould have roused hlin once to white got. If now one could enlist such a mini for tlie riuiMv llial would he worth doing. Among the veterans the old null eaa Influential, and by ibis new policy of substituting Iresh blood for stale, the government had ''made many enemies among them. The old inun's hltlerness had been increased by two tilings. Klrst, al though he hud been dismissed without notice, In the middle of ihe week, he had been paid only up to Ihe hour of leaving. Thut wus a grievance. Sec ond, being slow on his feel, one of the royal motor cars had almost run him down, snd the police had cursed hire round) v for helae In the way. nl n time, and carrying it small basket of provisions. I'lic American boy, having passed. turned, hesitated, went back. "I'd like to carry 1I111I for you, II you dou'l mind." "I 'any If?" "I am very strong," said the Ameri can boy stoutly. So Adelherl gave Up his liuskel, 11, id Hie two weiil up. Four long Might of Hone Mule- led to Adelherl 's room. The iiNcent look lime and patience. Al the door Adelhert paused. Then, loneliness overcoming prejudice, "Come In," he said. (Te he ceatlaued) manufacturing our raw raateriala Into finished products at home. Our Specialty Plumbing, S-eet Metal Work, Repairing Call aid see oa of PUMPS, WINDMILLS, GAS EN'ulNES, PAINTS, OILS GUNS, AMMUNITION, CUTTLERY, ETC. CtMRissiM Orders 01 MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS, STOVES or aiytbiig in the Hardware line THE NEW DE LAVAL A Bigger and Better Cream Separator For The Same Money WORLD'S STANDARD Efficiency, Durability, Simplicity We are Ager.ts THE BURNS HARDWARE COMPANY TeMporiry'iiartcrs ii warekaise it rear of old staad Phoie It might be auggested that Ameri can mobs couldn't harm the enemy aliens If the latter were safely be hind Iron bars. Up to date no enterprising Paris reporter has interviewed von Hln deahurg te leara hew he likes the otty Must Seek Market. Can we guarantee continued proa peril v for tlie state? In a receut talk on this subject, I.. J. Simpson stated very emphatical ly that our future rests largely on the development along modern lines, ot our great basic Industries lumbering, rishlng, farming and stock raising. It those connected with these Industrie are proaperous, all Oregon will pros per. . His contention Is, that Oregon never yet haa made a determined effort to seek a market for Its goods. Thrift Will Hslp. "We must win this war the quicker the better. A little extra effort on the part of everyone will accomplish much. By a little more work, a little leas waate, a UttA more thrift, sack oaa de hie hit" U 4. Blapaea, Eastern Oregon Auto Co. VALE, OREGON H. E. YOUNG, Proprietor Agencies in Huruny County for the following; well known, reliable, and, value reeeivetj linoa of Automobiles and Trucks es-s-7tj aofWWaWgtBBgl BMMWWWWBBBWal Hudson Super Six Vclie Franklin Oakland Republic and Service Trucks Headquarter, at VA1.K, - Branch at ONTARIO Hi I' i vi -a-' n, ceuiUJ JUL J ' ' pn '