Captain's
i Pew.
By FRANK H. SWEET.
Copyright, 1077, by Prank II. Sweet.
"flvELILY. Toil Dellly!" called
I Captain Irew sharply from
WJ 'be door of the cottage which
fronted the marshes at the
mith of Squantoo river.
At the sound of bla voice a girl of
(Jftoen, who had been half hidden by
the marsb grass while slowly making
her way ln.a boat through the narrow,
winding salt stream, stood upright and
looked calmly toward the shore. The
light of the sunset was on her face,
softening Its habitually grave and de
termined expression.
"Come 'ere, I said," repeated the
fnan, coming down the path to the di
lapidated float The girl, still standing,
leaned on ber oar and pushed tha boat
to Its moorings.
"What's wrong, dud?" she said light
ly as she made the rope fast Her face
bowed apprehension of some out
break. "I've been robbed, tfiat'a what.
Look!" he exclaimed, pointing with
long, work stained finger In the direc
tion of the house. "Look a-thar!"
With some dismay Delilah law the
' high backed, old fushloned pew which
they had occupied so long In Bquan
ton church leaning against the porch.
"They've ripped 'em all out," contin
ued her father in a snarling tone. "Illg
glng'a boys been wbeelln' all of 'em
bom this afternoon. They air goln' to
bev op'ry chairs now. l'ewa isn't styl
ish an' society fled enough fur 'em.
They got to bev op'ry chairs."
"Ob, no, dad. They have decided to
put in good, comfortable hardwood
pewa, and they will give you one."
"I don't want It! I won't bev It!" he
cried excitedly. "They didn't bev the
right to rip up my pew unless I aald
they could."
"Rut they voted, dad, and Mr. Doane
aya church property ain't Ilk ether
property."
"Wall, he'll And mine la," aald the
captain sourly. "If I'd '' knowed they
waa goln' to rip up my paw, I'd V stud
over It with pistol!"
Delilah waa silent Bhe could re
member In substance, but could not
repeat, all the minister bad aald In bla
comprehensive, businesslike directions
bout tha renovation of Bquanton
church. Faraeeing, . but saver vision
ary, he bad held before their eyes
pleasing picture of their future pros
perity, when attractive surroundings
would be nn small help In drawing to
themselves people from the outlying
towns. One half the expense of re
pairs he bore himself.
"We air turned outen our rightful
ettln'," reiterated the old man. "My
father's father set In that pew."
"Why, dad," argued bla daughter
gently, "you wouldn't wear the same
clothes your father did. Why should
you mind having a new pew?"
"I ain't goln' to hov no new pew, I
tell yc, nor you nut her. You ain't
never goln' to set jour foot In that
church ng'ln!"
"Oh, dad. I must! I can't mind you
this time!"
"If ever you go In thar ag'ln, Dellly,
you needn't come back here!"
Delilah sat for Home time nn ho had
left her. She was to lx deprived, then,
In a shimmering surface she still sat
as ber father bad left ber.
When a few daya later the Rev.
Howard Doane selected from bis abun
dant library few Interesting books
as an excuse for bis Intended call at
the cottage of Captain Drew, be was
perhaps as near a deception as so con
scientious a man could be. His real
purpose waa to determine In what
way be could best mitigate the bitter
ness toward himself which he knew
the old man felt
Delilah met him at the door with
eyes that he thought more wistful and
features sharper than be remembered.
"I can't take them, tback yon," abe
aid firmly, refusing the proffered
books. "Father would not like It,"
she added, with a blush.
"fine don't want the books," said the
gruff voice of the captain behind ber.
"sua lMiN'T WANT TUB IHHHH," SAID THs I
CAITHIS.
of the chief pleasure In her lonely
life. It meant. t., separations from
those who ha, I Uvn so kind and to !
whom she ohm with girlish adors i
tlmi. It seemed to her to be the cltinuv
of all the troubled, unsatisfied ev.ierl I
emvs of her life Sit thought of ber j
in other, wins,, icentv far., (.he could
eareely rememlier Did she have to
ear Nu,h thin;!'"' In thinking of her
he grew 1'Mi iel,';:biiH. she would
le gentle uixi patient, too to do right,
for what was lite g.xru;
The wliuod iko.I est Hi,, pine tre
o r ., . in, , ,, ., ,...
"TBKIIX'a A WBBCK OFF OOLFIK'a BBACH,
DAD I"
"She won't be comln' over to the
church any mora nuther."
"1 hope you will reconsider," began
Mr. Doana.
"Well, I shan't It don't take me
long to make up my mind, and when
I do It's fur good. Jestlce U Jestlce."
Delilah bad slipped away down the
path and leaned listlessly over tha
gata. Bhe could not bear to bear ber
father's words. After wbat seemed
lifetime aba saw Mr. Doane courte
ously withdrawing In a manner which
politely suggested be was tearing him
self away rather than fleeing from the
captain's Invective and terrible accu
racy of atatement At the gata ha gave
bla band kindly to Delilah.
"We shall ba sorry to loaa yon from
Sunday school for a time," ba aald, bat
be added, with a hopeful smile: "No
doubt your father will think better of
this by and by. If you are In need of
belp, come to ma."
Tha next few weeks were trying
ones for the girl. Whenever she came
npon a group of people talking earnest
ly the conversation, which waa Inva
riably upon church matters, waa Imme
diately bushed. Bhe felt keenly the
looks which the young people csst up
on her. Wheu a kind neighbor axked,
"How's your father feeling today?"
she felt conscious and uncomfortable.
, Iu each yard through the village abe
found an unwelcome reminder, for the
people had utilised the old pews for
garden seats. The postmaster had
placed his against the wall In the of
fice, where it waa speedily occupied by
unemployed male Sciuanton. The chil
dren appropriated the silver numtera
and wore them Jauntily In their hat
bands or on their cont lapela for
badges.
The summer was nearly passed be
fore the church waa opened for wor
ship. It was a and day for Delilah.
When the bell rang, she took her little
Bible and walked across the fields to
the pine woods. Companionship with
nature Boomed to strengthen and exalt
her. Then she felt submissive and
forgiving for the first time.
On n stormy day In November a hur
rloane raw I along the north shore, and
tho little sea girt town of hpjanton
was laboring with It. In the village
store the Idlers-refugee from the hur
rleiino -crow ded about the stove nnd
agreed that the storm wss "peeler."
"It's the kind that sas In"' ei
claimed Captain Drew, rtslng to l!mk
at tho blurred ,,. Wouldn't keer
to le off Thatcher's hs.t n nv."
Stittllng Kick, he stretched his lot!
limbs toward the stove sgaln with au
added M'ti-o of comfort.
The sound of lai'ch'er and greeting
was tVs!.,.,! s:: !.!,.. ,d there was a
perceptible Kiel, v, aid movement near
the doer to admit a (Tripping figure. It
was lv!i!ah, with a white, scared face'
and long hair blown In a tangle about'
her head.
Thctc's a wreck off c.itin's beach.'
dad!" sh,. nasi-ed. "They sav It's the
Magnolia."
Captain I. row- came to hts feet Is
itantlv. w.:h eery man present.
"llow'd Ml knew 'Unit ( l,.MT-!
their way to the ahore. Above the
terrible roar of wind and ses they
shouted to Captain Drew that tha life
boat had been manned and repeated
unsuccessful attempts made to cross
the channel They told Mm that the
efforts to shoot the line across the ves
sel and thus bring It Into communica
tion with the ahore Ud been fruitiest
On evry face there was unspeakable
dread that the helpless men would go
down before their very eyes.
The wreck, though It lay In that part
of the channel where the current waa
not at Its strongest was pounding
Upon a reef of rocks that Jutted out
from the bend. A Band bar, over which
the waves were rolling like snow
crested hills, lay between. To reach
the Magnolia from the other aide of
the bay meant a Journey of ten miles
by land.
The vessel waa pitching about like a
desperate thing, showing first ber keel,
then the full sweep of tbe deck, with
the crew slinging aa they could. The
maat waa broken off alx or eight feet
above the neck and lay over the aide,
with a tangle of broken cordage and
flapping sail.
Before the people crowding the head
land could understand wbat was tak
ing place Captain Drew had mustered
a volunteer crew and In the lighthouse
boat was making bis way along the
shore to cross below the bar. Through
It all Deljlah crouched beside a huge
bowlder, with her deep, concentrated
gaze fixed upon her father's figure.
The distance that Captain Drew and
bis volunteers had to row was not
great but against the power of sea and
wind they made little progress toward
the wreck. Once a great sea broke
over the boat, and a cry went up from
the ahore, but out of the trough the
men rose again and had gained
length toward the other aide.
It was the work of hours to make
tha lines fast and transfer the half
frozen men to the abore. The rain was
falling less heavily, and the agitated
watchers could see the saved and sav
ere climb one by one over the steep
bank. Mr. Donne's strong, light Eg
are, that they all knew so well, was
the last to reach the shore, and hardly
had be dona so when the vessel parted
amidships.
It waa be who first discovered. In the
terrible confusion of storm and wreck
age, that Captain Drew, who bad been
standing far out in the surf, with a
rope slung about his waist, bad been
struck by a floating spar and borne
down by tha current The end of bla
rope, which, bad been colled ashore.
waa already vanishing on a retreating
wave.
Without a word the minister plung
ed Into the surf after the rope. Though
. . . ..n didn't hold OUt '
guess, Deins . rhet
agin me when I was bangln to thet
"r Z. -v.. ( h. stream. I dunno
TlZr hang out agin him any
'""OhTdad!" exclaimed Delilah glee-
has been kinder
fully.
'v. m 'Oh. dad.
era,, fer. spell back, but be", come
to his rightful eenses " V" ".j,
strong. I guess. Dellly. now If you 11
put your mother's Bible 'longslde of
me I'll aet here an hour or two, an
you, Dellly, git your bunnlt on an go
over an' set in t'other paw."
I
TEA
Is there a better way to
keep the family longer at
table, to keep it together?
Yir rroetr retorM ft montf U Ts dos'l
Ilk Scklllisf ' Bait: wt pay kla
SPORTING NOTES.
Scottish curlers have constructed an
artificial rink at Glasgow, the cost be
ing $35,000.
The $10,000 belt presented to John I
Sullivan twenty years ago is at me
bar of Joe White's restaurant and bo- :
tel in Spokaue, Wash.
The veteran baseball player, Dick j
Tftdden, who was laid up with a bro-1
ken ankle nearly all last season, ex-;
pects to expand and become a minor
league magnate this year.
If sbe takes kindly to the change of
gait, Rosa Bonheur. 2:13'.i. trotting,
should make a high "lass pacer next i
season. She was al j0ys a game trot
ting mare and can carry ber speed the '
full mile.
Colin, the two-year-old Keene cham
pion, la the real swell of the thorough
bred world. He bag bla own veterina
rian and an electric lighted and steam
heated stall. It costs about $18 a day
for his maintenance.
It Is now stated ,that John Crabtree
Is not the breeder of Hedgewood Boy,
2:04V4, and I-ady Maud C, 2:0414- He
purchased the former for $150 when a
weanling and I-ady Maud C. for $270.
The horses were bred In Missouri.
They are brother und sister.
Emperor of Norfolk, the great race
horse which In bla two-year-old form
In 1887 was almost Irresistible and
which won the American Derby in
1888 In a common exercise gallop, died
recently at the ranch of his veteran
owner, E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin.
In the seven years of Jockey Fred
Tarsi's riding In Austria and Hungary
be las led the list of winning Jockeys
Ave times and has twice been second.
He has ridden 533 winners In those
countries and Is re-engaged to ride this,
year for Baron Springer, who led the
list of Austrian turfmen last year,
with a total of $78,390.
BANK
Your .Money in Soils of Evans Creek Valley
7
One grower sotf $110 strawberries from acre rows 3 ft. apart
Another grew 16 tons pumpkins on less than 2 acres.
Sold berries to local store $97, besides giving quantities of fait
for picking from 40 hills raspberries and 38 Logan berries.
SrTegrew 380 boxes Yellow Newton Apples on 2 acres young
trees, worth $2.45 f. o. b. Medford.
28 boxes Gravensteins from 1 tree sold $28 f. o. b. WoodviUe.
2-5 Salway Peach Trees in four successive years sold: 1904,
1300 boxes; 1?')5, 2300 boxes; 1906, 1300 boxes, 1907, 1000.
One Royal Ann Cherry. 16 years, picked 500 pounds 1907.
One D'Anjou Pear 7 years picked 6 boxes.
4 acres Ben Davis picked ?500 boxes.
You can get such results as these and better; come to oe
andl wil tell you why.
You can buy a new nine-room house, large lot and barn fa
$1200.
60 acres fine land 2 miles. $1000.
7 acres with 5 acres in alfalfa and berries with water $1000.
10 acres partly cleared and water right. $475.
50 acres fronting on Rogue River 1 mile from town, $1000."
160 acres and three water rights, $5o per acre,
or irrigated lots, irrigated acres, or irrtgated farms close to station,
school and church.
Ben A. Lowell
WOODVILLE, ORE.
ho aVe. n In- l
"l wis on th,'
waves "
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round in so. ! a
unkliM'v.
Shv ,!;vw l.i::, ,
tor Is ,,n
I' 'i f:oui I;,!,.
' Uo '
":ii vl his crmtooat
!nt looking at the
to pi prowllu'
rn." he k.'i!., n.'t
,.
I II
"The inlnlx
was i-oii',!'
n said.
'' dsvwn rUiit
Ithout trr
f.'ivf It to V'Mir
THh UINlhTl H I'l.f.MlKD INTO TI1K BUliP.
, an export swimmer, he was twice
, beaten hack. In vain the men shouted
, to him that It was useless, worse than
( Impossible. Up was deaf to their ap
peal, and Just as the roe appeared on
i the crest of a hiijje swell he made a
leap forward and seized it. The next
instant he was lifted n a tremendous
breaker and throun far up the beach,
i lie had unole a sham turn of the
; rope above his waist, an,.!, though
i shaken an. I bruised, he recovered hlm
' Mf quickly mid helped the men draw
the iMpiulii ashore. They felt his
heart. They watched his lins. Thcv
l'e'lot.,1 h,. v.;1s ,i,..h .,,, ,h, ((;,
manner of S.pmnton had a s;roii liol.l
on life.
It was some wevl.s before Captain
Drew .ouU l. removed to his own
home from the farmhouse to which he
l-ail been carried mil m.mrhs before
, ue rose irom his fd. Meantime Mr
t Ioane bad supplied the best medk-al
, aid. During his frequent visits to the
captain their disagreement wa never
touched upon.
One Sunday morning in spring heU
the sv rings bu.h near the door was
all abloom M:,d ,, billows had put
forth a tender green the captain, leun
Ing heavily upon Ivlllah. hobbled into
the sunlight and sat down upon the
old pew.
it does make a tol'b:
Kefee, don't It, child"-" h
Mr.
l'oMIah did not reply, but -she looked
at him wistfully.
"Yes; my father's father used to set
in It," he continued.
Just then the clear 111 fwm t;i0
church at the head of the cove rang in-
nu' captain listened thought
1 till
ANIMAL ODDITIES.
A lion In a jungle will Jump twenty-
five feet or thirty feet from a standing
start.
Many animals In desert regions nev-
tr have any water except tha dew on
Tcgetatlon.
It Is a singular thing that after years
of captivity and severest discipline
both the lion and the tiger still pre
serve their lunate treachery and feroc
ity, while other creatures of the jungle
have been tamed and even domesti
cated.
Some flab, exhibit great power of en
durance when deprived of access to
tltelr native element. Thua it is a com
mon practice In Holland to keep carp
alive for three weeks or a month, the.
fish being placed In wet moss and kept
In a cool spot.
vSafe and Secure
Is the Man with a good Bank Account By
systematically depositing his earnings each week, he baa
Something for a rainy day
and is prepared for any emergency that may arise.
Are you one of the fortunates? We invite you to open
an account with us. Be it email or great, you will
always receive courteous treatment.
Interest om time depmnltm
If you have some surplus cash why not have it
earning you some interest? We pay interest on time
deposits.
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
in which you can store your valuables, papers and
treasures. You may hava need for just such an accom
modation. Let us serve you,
G. P. Banking & Trust Co.
PLEASANT DREAMS.
Don't doze all evening, but If you
are tired give In and go to bed
Don't He In the same position all
night; turn from one side to the other.
Don't cover your head with bed
clothes. Covers should be light, but
warm.
I'on't go to bed with cold feet. See
to It that your feet are warm before
you get Into lied.
Don't go to bed with a sensation of
hunger. Take any light, simple food
you w i.sh aud that a:.'. a w iti, r,
Exchange.
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THKES!
BUY YOUR TREES FROM
F'MI-W-aft 1 ,ilki
comf'table
said amla
The Home Doctor.
To poultice for a boll scrape eastlle
soap Into cream and sloop tlieiu to
gether till riaht for a salve, the lest
fahe known for a boll at any stage.
Tor enmp apply a cloth wrung out
of cold water to the neck and chest,
cover with dry doth to exclude the nlr
and put a bottle of hot water to the
feet.
Wheu add fruits set tlie teeta on
tdge. the acidity may be counteracted
by a wash made by dissolving a tea
spoouful of bicarlKHiate of soda lu half
u pun or water.
Old Reliable Albany Nurseries'
and you are sure of gettidg just what you
order. We" grow our trees for quality not
cheap prices.
GEO. H; PARKER, - Agent
Congressional Cuts.
In addition to getting J7.500 a year
a congressman Cts Into the Con
gressional liecord a lot of stuff no otb
er newspaper would print-Washing-tou
Toot.
This U eerta
ful coun.ry
When this',
ain.T a great nnd wemder-
m resource and euduranc
.'l.-vie,. i,,. -.. i- . " i. . -j.,,. luccuno
. vo..c m me son earth wi-i luve survived -Ii'
of tllCTU.-
lUiV, SELL or EXCHANGE
Household Goods and my stock is quite complete.. .If you
have anything to sell or exchange come and see me, or if
you need anything in my line see my goods and get prices.
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