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PORTLAND OR
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grade of through service via Bil
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Three connecting train daily from
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fclver RoHlP
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Owneral Aitem, U.U.&Q.
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FlRST
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OF
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Renders the Public
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The latent and simplest
way o( keeping your
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it in a lieliahle Hank.
This Hank receive De
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or on demand Ortillcatt-a
ol ileiumit or on lime
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(In lima deposit e pay
4 PER CENT INTEREST
DRAFTS
The lwt anil elieaiwsl
wav to transfer money
I !r Hank Pratt. We
sell brails payable in all
parts of I he country.
LOANS
One of Urn most Impor
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I lank. We endeavor to
ntipply all reasonable
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U. K. IN.Kxrr, A-sl Cashier
Tie Slat
i-. l uv'.tn a plant at
1'(KT1..NI, OKlOr.ON'
for t'.ie m.iouf.n.'tuio of their
l'OkTAUI.K Will,
DUll.l.INt; M.U'1I1NI-S
for water, oil. cas, etc.. i tc.
A riioic r.irt' .iiiioiiiif of
tinnH-y wl .sf.irf .von in
ii j-rcih'l.i M' Imsiin tm,
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l'Kl! I I Nil M.U'lllM'S
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F VM STAR DfilLLIKS M&CH1KE CO.
!' V poitrtsvp. ofuo,
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Richard
the
Brazen
Caw Hal. 1B04. r Moffat. Yard t Company.
Continued from
There wan aom considerable delay
In sending bis wire, which be further
lengthened by telephoning to his New
York reprcaentatlvea, making an ap
pointment with them for later during
the day. As be bnd plunged straight
for the telegraph office, he neither sow
nor was seen by Mr. Jacob Renwyck
wheu that gentleman, accompanied by
two plain clothes men. got off the rear
car of the same train, rushed across
the platform. Jumped Into a waiting
surrey, the only carriage tbat happened
to meet that train, and drove rapidly
away. Nor did be bear several people
Inquire of the station agent for walk
lug directions to Mr. Renwyck's place.
First there was a well groomed, some
what pompous, official looking Kngllsb
man. with a red face and white side
whiskers, evidently a man of author
ity and Importance. Next there was
a tall, blond you rut woman, with a
ripping" figure, who expressed sur
prise that no vehicle was there to meet
her. And finally there were an excited
old farmer, a bard featured man In
plain clothes also wltb an official look
and a fussy little representative of
a motor company. If one could Judge
by bis cap and general automobile rig.
In despair of a carriage all of these
walked slowlv tin the hill In the direc
tion of ItcHtmore, although 111 the fuel
flint at. It, tlw. .H i n m 41. nl.t.J
that, save the furmer and the plain'
clothes olflclul, each pursued Ms way
alone, holding no communication with
the others, was conclusive proof that
their sliniiltnneous arrival and thelt
common destination were merely coin
cidences. Mr. Itenwyck and his com
panions arrived long before the others.
With the two detectives he went im
mediately Into tbe library, where, he
met bis wife and Mr. Corrtgaiu The
safe was wide open, showing the tum
bled contents Just as thoy bad been
found when tbe Aoot Vvas unlocked
two hours earl to- by 0ncle Michael.
In utter silence the wo sleuths made
sn examination, HJu beyond one tiny
scratch hear ttie keyhole of the Inner
door tfM safe showed no evidence of
I having been tampered wltb. Besides
Mr. ItenwycU, there wss no one elao
who knew tl e combination except the
old butler, who was confined to his
bed wltb rh 'iimatlsni in a small vll
luge several miles away and who was
quite above xiiaptelon anyway. Clear
ly, then, tlir thief bad in some way
learned the combination or eloe bo was
an experlenc -d cracksman.
Uu hearing of the robliery the first
thought tha; flashed luto Mr. Ilea
wyck's mind was bis curious meeting
In tbe library with his English guest
at 3 o'clock In the morning, with the
window open and the burglar alunn
turned off. The prowler's explanation
hud been quite simple. Mr. Itenwyck
had honestly striven to persuade him
self that It was entirely satisfactory,
although he could not drive away a
sneaking suspicion that everything was
not Just right. In the light of present
developments his mind recurred to this
sUHplclou with added force. Then there
was that draft which the earl had bo
Inexplicably refused to sign after first
offering to do ho, a small matter In
itself, jet coupled with the strange
noctui'jnl wanderings of a gentleman
who wished to seek for a book at a
quarter past 3 o'clock In the morning
well, It troubled Mr. Rennyck not a
little. All the nay to Irvlugtoii he had
furred the matter over In his mind.
et on meeting Lord t'royhiml on the
front veranda he was forced to admit
that the frank apix-nring young man
looked us little like n burglar as blm
self.
Mr. Corrlgun was the llrst to give
his evidence, lie explained about the
tramp with a enst In his eye ami told
how be had llrst observed the man on
the train coming from New York, then
bow the same man had come to Rest
more begging. lie offered to bet his
brother In law a thousand dollars to
live hundred that the eoek eyed fellow
was the loblH-r. but Mr. Renwyck cold
ly declined to take the wager.
Mr. t'onlgau described the ipear
uiiee of the in:ii with enthusiastic ml
nuteness, nt which the foremost of
the detectiver smiled an oily smile.
"Well, by Mil." he exclaimed In. h i
Cllli-lv. "If 1 1) : T doesn't llll Jack Hlb!'
then I'm n nitchnmn: If .lack's go!
your shiners, Mr. Renwyck, you'd bet
ter w liiMlo f- r 'em."
'Why':" as .cd Mr. Corrigaii.
"Heeau-e 1 -''s the slickest crook In
s-en staler'' tetuniisl the sergeant,
no.hlii. v:g.".ous', "lie's H limiihcl
and fifty miles away by this tune,
sine."
"l ui!" Mild I'ncle Michael. "If on
hail listeneil to ire. .lake, instead of
tr log to N' hno-.'-rouv nou" -
I'll, -ho! i:;. ul:! y.m grow !,-,! Mr
l.i nwye.. I liis i- u.i tone t or ivcnai ,
I I; I T : 'll 1 oil ,1 ,-ugoc ! hi' r-llll. mo.';i
an. I siai-s out of the sky together If
on l.'iiiul any one to listen to you
"Now. v ho eer saw sun. iiukhi ik.iI
staiN in the sky t the same tune?''
queried the Irrepressible Michael.
There you go." ret r:ed his brother
Inlaw ".u;r -.:or of the trump N
Je.st as al'-t:-d now .:- it was lu t'-.e
CYFCS TOWKSENB
BRADY,
Aothnr of "For the Free
dom of I be Ka." "The
Boothernerm." Ef-.
EDWARD PEPLE,
Aalbor of "A Brakes
Reearr." Tie Priawe
cW" KM.
last week.
beginning- Come: let's get down tc
bimlness. Call everybody In. These
ofrieert. will question every Inmate of
tbe house. Gentlemen," be said, turn
ing to the detectives, "you have my
pernjlsdlon to proceed In any manner
which seems 1 f t to you. We are en
tirely In your hunds."
"All right, sir," answered the de
tective sergeant, whose name was
Flint. "We'll take the servants first"
Richard was crosing tbe hall In a
vain search for Harriet when be
chanced to overhear this last remark.
Ills heart went down again. If Wool
sey Bills were questioned It would
mean far more than turning a guilty
villain over to the authorities. lie, the
master, would be forced to explain
also, and, taken In conjunction wltb
his own meeting with Mr. Renwyck Id
the library, the outcome would be
ghastly, to say the least. Yet he must
act on the detective's suggestion at
once.
"Shall I send for my man?" he asked
of Mr. Renwyck, who nt that moment
came out luto the hull.
"No." said bis lioHt; "we'll take my
own aervunts flrt. James." he called
to a sphiuxllke butler In the hall, "tell
all the servants to come Into tbe libra
ryall of them. Understand?"
"Yes, sir." answered James, wltb a
golemD bow aud dt'l,ar,ed on his rols-
slon.
Richard's heart weiif. lit) again. Ho
hnd a slight reprieve. It would last
nerhans twenly mlmitts. yt wtr.'rk
might hapirn In that span of time.1!
He wolidered Idly If they would put
handcuffs on him. but dismissed th
thought In his determination to pay
for the Btolen diamonds, Inasmuch as
he felt reMnslble for Woolly Bills.
When the time came he would confess
like a man and take his medicine. He
would tie denounced. It would be
dramatic, like the play of the "Man
and the Bird." only the name would
be changed, it would now be tbe
"Mau aud the Jailbird." How simple
to bsve opened tbat library window,
while Bills went out luto tbe tight,
boarded a freight and deposited the
plunder in New York: The Texnn was
Innocent, of course, but would other
peoplo thluk so? Vet she would. There
was comfort In thut. If she believed
In him, nothing else mattered very
much.
At this stnge of the proceedings there
was quite a commotion on the front
porch, due to the arrival of several
visitors. Harriet aud lmogene went
out and greeted Miss Sempton nerv
ously, explaining the state of affairs
briefly, while Mr. Itenwyck also came
to the door. Impatient at the uulooked
for Interruption.
"Sir." questioned the pompous Eng
lish gentleman, who had arrived a few
minutes lifter the lighter footed young
lady, "am I correct In assuming that
that Is Mr. Jacob Itenwyck?"
Mr. Itenwyck boned.
"H'm! My card." went on the visitor.
"I am, as you sec. Sir Rodney Ilick
wlch. itrlllsli ambassador nt Washing
ton. I have written ivix-atcdly on mat
ters of most urgent business to a gen-
Heinan who I learn has lieeu a guest
Bt this clinriuiim homo, but my letters
and telegiaiiis hae elicited no reply
1 1 u ti 1 1 1 1 1 : I allude, sir. to the Karl of
Cropland, lines he chance to be still
with you r"
"Yes." answered Mr. Renwyck.
"feme In. I iiin-t apologise for our up-l-ot
stale, but ihe fact Is we have Just
discovered a serums robbery. Pray be
sealed. Mi Rodney. Lord I'roylaud
was here a moment ago. I will send
for him."
"1 shall be ohllged. I'm sure. I regret
to disturb mi under the clrcuiu
tan. os, but ii s really most Important,
j on l.inni', and"
"No! nt nil " said Mr. Renwyck cour
teously, '.lames." he called to the but
ler, "send some one !.. Lord t 'my land
w itli this earil."
"es. sir." auswensl .Limes. "1 thin1,
I soo him on the lawn, sir. lie's com
lug now "
R,. li.ii'd. I'.,n ing s; 'o.l Mis Sempton
e'mi:u U' the p.i;a. bad promptly
moved out opon the law n in order to
1 "!'' i he Inevitable discovery as
loiu as poss.hie. 11,. saw her go vxitU
Harriet and lmogene up the stairs;
then he turned once more toward the
house. At the steps he was stopp.sl by
a farmer, the hard featured otllolal
and the fussy littV tn,s hanical indl- '
vidual who seemed to have Joined!
forces on i i,e w ay .
" iiiat's one of 'em now," I" :.!ly (e- ;
chili . I Ihe nisti,-. penning a grimy tin 1
' ter at RU !
"d ' 1 re- .gnl e hhn. ot'.i
- there all I
t,,r ,, vv
" l..;''s
demand
out at the
p,)
sotLol ,
the f
a'l
said
"1
tro
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most Intelligent peopl?ttiiion!y
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enterlngTuio them upon the bottle wrap
per and attWl Its correctness under oath,
are daily grbiing in favor. The com
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employed, these nediclnes are entirely
free from tha objection of doing harm
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blood-purifier, stomach tonic and bowel
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time. What do yoq want? lie brief."
"My name," said the hian, "Is Tnr-ker-John
Tarker of the Ijiyton Motor
company. T.ord Croylund here rented
one nf our machines a weok ago and
never brought It back. We learned In
cidentally thnt he smashed It tip ftnA
failed to report the accident. We liV-
'qulred for him at his hotel, buttoe'lad
eft without giving nn address. We
bad a great deal of trouble lb watlug
the damaged motor, but Wn'nd It nt
Inst at New Itochelle. :K& we have
had more trouble In locating him here
too. I have a heavy jlll against bis
lordship."
But here the'finer broke in angrily:
"Vcs, uu' he oke up my waggln an'
ktlt my da'g. I'll have the law on
blm. IMe, you," he cried, turning to
Blcbarvl "you got to come along with
us back to New York'. My lnwyer suys
you've got to pay a thousand dollars
damages. This man has a summons
fer you. That's hlra, constable. Take
him In."
Mr'. Itenwyck turned to the Texan
with a look of refined astonishment.
"Really, Lord Croyland," be began,
but Richard smiled braxenly and
checked further speech.
"Mr. Itenwyck," he said, "I must
apologise to you for this unfortunate
interruption. I did have an automo
bile accident It Is true, but I paid to
have the damaged machine towed to
the nearest garage and thought, of
course, that the matter would be re
ported promptly by the officer employ
ed. I gave my address and beard
nothing further from tbe owners of
the automobile nor from this worthy
farmer whose wagon and dog were
both butted Into kingdom -ome." Rich
ard turned to Mr. Parker. "At -what
hotel did you Inquire for uic7"
"Hotel Astor. sir, the address on our
books."
"Ah!" smiled the Texan. "That ifc
coutits for It. I hud changed my ad
dress to the St. Regis. Meet me there
on Monday morning nt 11. both of you.
The matter will lie adjusted to your
entire satisfaction."
"There." said Mr. Renwyck Impa
tiently to the fanner nud Mr. Parker.
"I ocs that satisfy you : '
"No, it don't!" protested the rustic
one. "He's a slick one. I kin tell ye.
He didn't give no sleh name as Croy
lnu' w'en he run me down. 1 ilisre
meniN'r wot It was. but It wam't
C'roylan'. No. sir; that man's try In' to
squirm out'en It."
"tiet off my place!" shouted Mr. Ren
wyck furiously, these successive con
tretemps proving too much for his un
stable equilibrium. "Is my house to
Ik? overrun by every Imlt'cllc in the
stale of New Yolk? Take him away,
Mr. Parker, before 1 forget myself and
have him elected forcibly!"
Mr. Parker looked doubtful, the fann
er was obdurate, the officer handed
Richard a paper, while Thole Michael
hmked on. rubbing his puimp white
hands and chuckling softly. At this
Juncture Sir Rodney Hickwlcb hnn
I'ened to spy a monocle in the eye of n '
gentleman outside. At the same time
he caught the name of fivylaud. He
rose from ins seal in the drawing room
and appeared upon the scene. He had
been greatly trout.;,-,! ever !he fact
ttiat Lord I'roy land's .-,iis
pur
Inid ' at
the
Tie
chasing submarines
been disclosed lo th
ashmctou. at IN
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Importer Of Pure Tea
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ftv tltlandij(i0peracre
135 acres in town $75 pet acre.
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