The Halsey Enterprise
' and T an g e n t were p re se n t and m em b e rs
ut th o rganization, according to the
Albany Dem ocrat:
An In d e p en d e n t N ew spaper
f*rom H alsev. G eo L auhner. H C Da-
via D »yloF, an . Ken I udtell
PUBLISHED EVERS THURSDAY
From dieiid J C Brown, C O riso n -
| Kd M itchell. ' H D avidson, J BCornett*
lohn D annen. W H McBride, and Isaac
C H A S . B A L L A R !), E d itu r
1 W heeler.
E n te red as second-class matt» r October
From T an g en t: R C Bailey, John
3 1912. at the post ott.ee at Hu >*.». OAr A rchibald, Chas K ntcher, A 1. Sheet
goo. u n d e r th e Act of M arch J, 1879.
W E Parker. 1. B Luber, I) W Shir-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __.
le v . and Perry Harker.
rm - a in"m»nT tn e Torn a-m o«pn»ce
of the carcel w as su rc h arg e d w ith an
impending tragedy.
Buck, glaring with malevolent eyes
Info the faces of hi’ guards, i.new that
he could never hope to leav oat hor
rible hole alive If he persisted in his
fruntlc Impulse to force his way out
against such odds.
A curious sense of helplessness over
whelmed him; his strength seemed to
be ebbing away. He paused. Irreso
lutely, unheeding the sharp conn land
of the captain of the guard to surren
der.
Jltendra, Impassive as a sphinx,
D evoted to th e m aterial u p b u ild in g of
Officers for Linn County Fair stood aside, but the glitter of his shy,
H alsey a n d su rro u n d in g couutry aud
brown eyes ihow-ed tha t no detail of
Elected.
L ion county g e n era lly
Subscription
the scene before him was unnoticed.
F
u
tu
re
plans
and
policies
ol
the
Linn
ra te fl.fio per year in advance.
The rifle rattled to the earth nt Buck’s
¡c o u n t) fa ir was discussed in the first
feet.
A D M IN IS T R A T O R S
N O TIC E
Ol , m e e tin g of the new board w hich m et in
He turned nt the Imperative gesture
H E A R IN G OH F IN A L ACCOUNT.
U bany T uesday, aud officers lor th e en- of the commanding officer and meekly
-u in g y e a r were elected as follow s:
entered the cell toward which be and
Notice i* hereby given th at the final
I- Il Ptieffer, presid en t; W R Scott, Jltendra had been walking. Inside the
account of II. C. lh r » M ad m in istrato r vice p r e s id e n t: A C S chm itt, secretary: cell, once the door closed behind them,
ttie light was dim.
of the estate of C lara B Davis, d ecea sed i 1’ A Veiling, treasurer.
Jltendra submissively seated himself
has been filed in tile Com ity C ourt ol
A reso lu tio n was passed to file an cross-legged In one corner und re
L iun C ounty, State ot O regon, and th a t
vuicnded a rticle s
of* Incorporation mained uttetly silent. The American,
the .’4th day ot l-'ebruary. l ’-'U. at the
c h an g in g th e place o( h o ld in g th e lair Inwardly raging at Ids own unaccount
hour of 10 o ’clock A. M has been hil)
Iroin d o to Albany a n d (or pro v id in g able surrender and the memory of the
appo in ted by said court for the h e arin g
,c board ot .11) d irec to rs
No definite ac- Injustice to which he had been subject
of objections to said final account and
i- u will probably lie tak en in m ak in g ed, paced up and down, true to his
the se ttle m e n t there',f. at w hich tim e
' final a rra n g e m e n ts to r the fair u n til the designation of “El Tigre.”
ail) person interested in said estate m ay ’ c m plete board ol 30 m en i« secureed.
The Hindu looked nt him calmly.
“Sahib Buck wishes to leave this
appear and file objectio n s th ere to in
W ayne Stew art who has tieen id e n ti place?”
w ritin g and co n test ttie line.
“Leave It?" roared the American.
D ated a o d first p ublished la n n a ry 22 fied w ith the racing program of tlie fair
at Scio for several years, was present “Did I try io break into it?”
1920.
He loosened the collar of his shirt
amt prom ised a racing program to con-
11. C. DAVIS,
si-t ol both liarue«« and ru n n in g races and mopped the perspiration from his
A d m in istrato r ol the Estate.
w ith purses offered to th e a m o u n t of neck. The foul apology for air was
Amor A. Tns«ing.
• .’"(it) to 13000.
An up-to-date track suffocating.
Atty lor A dm inistrator.
"See here, Jitendra, do you want to
will probably be built at tlie o ld ro u n d
J-22 to 2-19.
help me get out?”
up grounds.
“Assuredly, sahib.”
T he m atter of p erm an en t bu ild in g s ( “Then get up, go to the door, otid
Dr. HAROLD E. JACKSON ' to lie b u ilt a n d placed tinder th e super - I
demand that the British ambassador
vision ol th e w om an'* a u x iliary th a t is * 1 be notified of your arrest. When you
Dentist.
expected to lie organized h e re in the get out, as you stir -ly will, send a tele
304-305 1st N ational Bank
near fu tu re was discussed.
gram to William Scott. International
Building.
The e x h ib it of th e schools of th e covn- hotel. Nogales. Arizona. V. S. A., tell
A L B A N Y - • - - O K m O * ty w hich in tim e , past ha* been one of ing him I’m here. That may heli» a lit
the leading feature* of the county tair tle. There's something going on here
that I don't understand at all. Jltendra.
is expected to aid in m ak in g a credita-
RURAL CREDIT LOANS i hie e x h ib it a* th e conveniences will be 1 didn't ask you to come with me—I
did the best I could to get yon to go on
1 g re ater th an e v er belore. T he gran d ■bout your own business. So there’s
O ar tw e n ty year ru ra l credit
! stand and fence is to lie repaired and a
plan o f loaning money to farmers lia-e ball diam ond in th e c en ter ot tlie no reason nt all for you to be locked
up. and if there's any wliy J »hould
helps you to get out o f debt. ' rave track a rra n g e d lor.
be. I want to know it 1”
Under our form o f loan the tota
“Do you. Indeed?”
Buck leaped toward the sound nnd
amount* o f interest paid durins
peered through the tiny, grated orifice
its e n tire period o f tw e n ty year
In the iron bound oak door. The query
is actually less than 5 1-2 pei
was In English, hut It carried a mock
ing sneer which worked the mine own
cent interest.
er into a new frenzy.
W rite us fo r booklet.
He could not make out the features
OW EN BEAM Agent.
of the speaker In the- emi-darkin-ss. yet
he fancied he had heard the voice on
133 L jo n St.
Albany, Oregot
some other occasion.
"I Ree you do not recognize me.”
blandly
went on the same, speaker.
Our Sermonette.
"Well, Mr. Williams, I'm Herbert
By FRANK BLIGHTON
Ilardlnge—you recall the name, don't
Be ot good courage, and he «hall
s rengtlicii y our heart, all ye that hope r i j - - - ’*'*-' -
- - ' - - ¡g i you—Ilardlnge. agent for the United
Kingdom Exploration company?'
in the Lord. I’» 31: 24.
C o p y rig h t.
”Yes,'’ replied William; brusquely;
It would serin ns though the adversary
SYNOPSIS.
“that Is, If you are the same Ilardlnge
at tu n es a tte m p ts to di e .Mirage us by
C H A P T E R I - W h i l e h is tr a in is h e ld
m aking ns th in k th a t the d ia ls a n d d ilti- on n sittin g T o m D a v e n p o r t, e n g in e e r of that tried to heat me out ot the El
tli» Pa* ilb L im ite d . becom e» In te re s te d In Tigre property live years ago. What
c u ltiea ol th e ' narrow way ol sacrifice th e tu i t. «’ m o v e m e n t» of a binail b ro w n
•
. e v id e n tly a fo re ig n e r, a n d In v e a tl- j of it?"
w ill lie uuav filin g anyhow, and th a t we g m a an
te *
W h a t he »list o v e r» »ends him
“I Just heard of your plight,”
t i k to h is cafc In a h u rr y . Bin h a n a n
m ig h t as well give up
W illia m s, m in in g m a n . b o a rd s th e tra in smoothly answered the syndicate agent,
W hat course should we pursue at such a n d m a k e s th e a u q u a ln ta n c e o f th e , “und hurried down to see If I could be
s
g rao
J lte n d r a ,
w ho '
n tune? We should tollow- th e e x am p le p tr ro a v n e g s e r to , be J a a li n s ln
E a s t In d ia n . T h e lim ited ' of any nsslstiince to you.”
Swami
Ram’s
Reincarnation
ol our Lord. and.seek the B ath e r's lace,
a n x io u s to know w hether o r not our i n
terest* «1« a ll r ig h t w ith linn, anxiov
(or some assurances th a t w hile the world
m ay hate us, anil say all m an n e r ol evil
a g ain st us talsely, we still have h is ap
proval ; a n x io u s for som e iresli a ssu r
ance th a t it will be we ll w a ll us. th at the
Lord w ill g ra n t ns a part in the b e tte r
resu rrectio n to life e te rn sl
irrhul Deafness Cannot Bo C'irfd
jv a l a p iu b a tlo u s .
th e y eaB B ot re a c h
d lH t a c t l p o r t io n o f t h e ear
T h e re is
one w a y to c u r * « a t a r r b a t deafness,
t h a t is by a c o n s t it u t io n a l rem e d»
r r h a l D e a fn e s s Is caused b y an In
fid c o n d it io n o f th e m uc o u a lin in g o f
E u s ta c h ia n T u b e
W h e n th ia tu b e la
m ed yo u h a v e a r u m b lin g s o u n d o r Im
f t h e n rin g , a n d w h e n I I P e n tir e ly
d. D ra in « » » is th e r e s u lt
V n le a e the
m m e tlo ti c a n be re d u c e d a n d th ia tu b .
.red io Its n o r m a l c o n d l i n. h e a rin g
ba d e s tro v e d fore x e r
M a n y ra»ea o f
ne»a art* cau s e d bv c o ta r ; h. w h ic h is
in fla m e d c o n d itio n o f t h * m u c o u s eur
i
H a il's C a ta r r h M e d ic in e a c ts t h r u
b lo o d on th e m u c o u a au> aces o f th «
ey s te m
W e w i ll g le e O ne H u n d re d D o lla rs F ?
an y case o f C a ta r r h a l P e s fn e s s t h a t c a n n o t
ba c u re d by H a ll s C a ta r r h M e d ic in e
Ctr
c a la r» fre e
A ll P ru g g ie ta . 75
1» w rac Red.
C H A P T E R II - W illia m » , th o u g h p a in
fu lly b u rn e d , s a v e s J lte n d r a . w ho h a d
been p in n e d u n d e r th « w re c k T h e H in d u
vow» e te r n a l g r a titu d e
W illia m s r e
c e iv e s a m e ss a g e te llin g him M exican
re v o lu tio n is ts
have
seiz e d
hi» m ine,
k n o w n a» " E l T ig r e ." a n a k ille d o r d riv e n
-w • *»«, A m ericana.
C H A P T E R I I I - O n h is w ay iu . . . . ..........
a lo n e W illia m s d is c o v e rs th a t J lte n d r a II
fo llo w in g him . a n d h e o rd e rs him to tu rn
ba« k
T h e H in d u a p p a r e n tly a cq u iesc es,
b u t w l en W illiam » re a c h e s th e m in e h
finds J lte n d r a th e re .
CHAPTER
IV -T h e
H in d u d e c la re s
F a te h a s b o u n d h im a n d W illia m s to
g e th e r, a n d a s s e r t* m y s ta rto u a ly t h a t th e
god* V ish n u a n d SIV* n ra w ith him W il
liam *. s o m e w h a t to u c h e d , a llo w s him to
sta y W title tn a sle e p o f e x h a u s tio n W il
lia m s la m a d e p ris o n e r by a M exican
fo rce h e a d e d by M an u e l P a c h ec o , h ts fo r
m e r m in e fo re m a n
W ith J lte n d r a . also
a p ris o n e r, five p a r ty se ta o u t for Z a p a -
tillo O n th e w a y P a c h e c o b ru ta lly s trik e s
W ihi.i-
i I
- -st Im m e d ia te ly fa ll* ,
fro m h la h o rs e d e ad , a p p a r e n tly w ith o u t
SWUee.
r>ucx n imams and Jlten d ra jointly
oecttpled u black, fetid bole on the
level of the street. It opened on the
corridor, not far from the main gate.
A soldier In the passage guarded
F. J VUENEY A CO. Toledo. O-
them, notwithstanding the thick earth
en walls, with oak doors, traversed by
Linn County Good Roads Meet* heavy liars of wrought iron, which, ot
themselves, were certainly capable of
ing lie d in A lb in
d.tn nlng two men without tools to
burrow or gnaw through them.
Saturday.
The American had not willingly en
T h? L inn C ountv < <-»>1 R« m »U A < * v i tered the cell.
In fact, he had strenuously objected.
a lu m w hich convened tit AlKtny last
S aturdav elevletl officer* lo t the ensuing In terse (.(vanish idiom he demanded
x ear and pl.tt « to 1 e a fin tor tn the ro v l to be first taken before the Jefe po
litico, an official corresponding to a
d e v elo p m en t »•! the county tnd state in
circuit Judge In his own country.
a U rv e r way th a n ever before. T he » •
IL, demand was Ignored. Then the
liter* elected were
tiger tn him boiled up. Ills hands had
Rex D avis of 11a rn sh u rv . president- been unbound ufter the main gate of
A C S chm itt of A lbany, set ret t n ami the prison closed behind him. With
tr e a s u r e r , for vice p re - g lent« P A character sttc. despernte courage, Buck
V oting aw l F I M iller of All» nx Dr A hurled himself on a soldier and selxed
\V C arm ack of Frv Station A M Reeve« his wi n|>on.
of Lebanon, C II K nonti »»I ll tUex. C F , Itut the others, with a sinister de-
Stan a id of B row nsville. \ \ U Poland of Llx-rutlon. considering the mine own
e r s preconceived theory that some
Sliedd. F C I'rerx of Scio amt V Shelton
mysterious and malign Influence was
a n d O H Rti«scll < i Sweet Home.
behind his seliure, covered hiui—and
The following uien of Halsey, Shedd ( they w»re twalrg to on«.
W illiam s hesitated .
Herbert Ilardlnge had consistently
and relentlessly opposed him In the
past. Their litigation over the owner
ship of El Tigre had been expensive to
both and It had only ended when the
highest court In Mt xico upheld his own
prior rights.
But blood is thicker than water, and
the Anglo-Saxon love of justice some
times causes white men In foreign
lands to forget past differences in new
perils. So Williams replied:
“That’s mighty xthlte of you, Har-
dinge. I don't know why I'm here, for
I've done nothing to merit Imprison
ment, Of course, I don't want to stay
— 1 want to c- I b.H k t " l'.l T ig re —
nnd If vou can help me out I'll surely
be grateful to you.”
"I think the matter can h« very eas
ily arranged,” suavely answered the
Englishman; "otherwise I should not
have bothered about coming down.”
”How?"
"If you will transfer El Tigre mine
to the ownership of my company,
promise to return to the United States
w Ithout delay, and give a pledge not to
re-enter Mexico for five years, you
will be free in half an hour.”
Williams could not credit his hear
ing. What bad El Tigre's ownership
to do with his arrest, or in what man
ner could the abandonment of his
property be made an excuse for re
leasing him?
"I see that yon do not thoroughly
understand your present position,”
satirically observed Ilardlnge as Wil
liams groped vainly for words with
which to voice his indignant surprise.
“You arp r cht--I don't. Ilardlnge.
But. before you go further, let me tell
you this: I returned to El Tigre only
yesterday from the United States. I
was set upon by my former mine
foreman, bound while asleep, and he
started to bring me here. He offered
no explanation for his extraordinary
and illegal cooduct
'He died, from some can»« I can-
M.,t uuueieieuu, »sue uu
--s-
I did uot Jeopardize myself by return,
Ing to Mexico with any intention of
being coerced Into signing away tha
property I have fought for y e a rsto
develop. Why should I purchase free
dom by voluntarily surrendering El
Tigre, when I came back here to hold
It, at all hazards?”
“I would uot advise haste in a de
cision.” Hardlnge s tone was frigid.
•■You ought to think this matter over
and weigh things carefully, Williams,
before coming to a conclusion which
may only Involve you further."
"How can It involve me? What
matter are you referring to?"
"The officials of the government at
M. »co City who decided that you
o , re the rightful owner of El Tigre
have been superseded by other men."
"I know that, Hardlnge. But even
the ones now in power will not pre
sume to declare my titles invalid with
out a hearing on the merits, nor up
hold un arrest for peacefully occupy
ing iny property—surely, at least, not
before the reopening of a case which
was settled before their highest court.”
"No?” The query carried an un
dertone of insolent sarcasm.
•No!” The defiance In the prison
e rs voice was unmistakable.
"I supposed, Williams, that you had
been in Mexico long enough to under
stand the unstable character of the
government. But you are evidently
unaware that since your departure
from the state of Sinaloa it has se
ceded.”
•T had not heard of it.”
“Nor that General Juan Moreno is
now the provisional governor of the
province?”
“it’s ail news to me.”
“I imagined it would be. Now, let
ns be frank. I am uncommonly gener
ous with you, Williams. As governor
of this province, General Moreno lias
declared titles to all property held or
acquired by Americans within the past
ten years void, and they have been
confiscated. Hereafter no American
can acquire, nor hold, by purchase or
otherwise, property In Sinaloa, during
the existence of this provisional gov
ernment, at least. This decree has
tl , support of Moreno's advisors und
tl.e approval of a large majority, at
I, t, of the residents of the province.
You see where you are, don't you?”
Williams gasped.
The sheer audacity of the thing was
incredible. Yet, what could he or
other Americans expect from the bun
gling way the whole "Mexican prob
lem" seemed to have been bundled at
home?
Hut what has this to do with my
arrest?” lie savagely demanded.
“Everything," bluntly retorted Har-
dinge. “You were un Interloper and
u trespasser on property now owned
nnd about to be operated uy me d o
ted Kingdom Exploration company. On-
d e rs w ere Issued by Governor General
Moreno himself that you should be
brought In, if you came back to El
Tigre. You returned and Captain
Manuel Pacheco, one of Moreno’s own
staff, was sent to carry o u t the order.
That Is why you are here.”
“I ace,” bitterly exclaimed the pris
oner. "But why was I not taken be
fore the jefe politico aDd warned about
Ibis new law?"
“Governor Moreno has suspended
the civil statutes until the province Is
entirely pacified.”
"Then why was I not taken before
hint?"
“A h! I think you will scarcely be
anxious to face a military tribunal
composed of General Moreno's officers,
Williams—at least, if you still possess
the discretion with which I have al
ways credited you."
"Why not? What have T to fear
from him or his officers?"
“You ought to know. Captain
Pacheco did not return to Zapatllllo
with his command, did he?”
“I realize It. But what has that to
do with me?”
“You are accused of murdering him
this morning.”
“Rats!"
“The military court," evenly re
sumed Hardlnge, “I am Informed, will
accord you a hearing this afternoon—
probably within an hour. Yon know
what that signifies as well ns I. You
were armed and arrested by Captain
Pacheco. He was murdered—they
have brought In his body. You are
accused. The lieutenant of the com
mand, who succeeded to Pacheco's
title, the sergeant and other officers,
as well as some of the privates, were
giving their testimony before the court
when I was admitted to the carcel."
Buck Williams laughed contemptu
ously.
“That is why I came," severely
continued Hardinge, “to see If I could
help you out of this ugly mess I've
fought you, hut I don’t particularly
wish to see you hacked against the
wail of the carcel and shot to death at
sunrise tomorrow morning. I'm a
persistent enemy. Williams, hut not a
vindictive one. Now, what do you say
to my former proposition about get
ting out of MexicoP’
"If that's the beat card you have
up your sleeve with which to hoodwink
me out of El Tigre, Hardinge. you'd
better go hack to your exploration
company and wait for Moreno's firing
tajuad tv shuvt. Why. man. it's ab
surd! 1 was tied, hand and foot, on
the back of a horse, when Pacheco
kicked off. How can they reason I
killed a man tn such clrcumatancee?”
"They don't need any reasons—an
excuse Is enough," laughed Hardlnge
brutally. “Pacheco was well aud
strong when he left. He died In some
way not yet determined Just after
striking you. The physician who per
formed the autopsy says he was mur
dered.”
“Does that prove I killed him?”
"Who else? Pacheco's own men
certainly did not—they worshiped hltn.
You are against the guns, Williams—
literally. But If you want to be ob
stinate, don’t fancy I’m trying to per
suade you to do the only thing that
will let me help you. Your mine or
your life—take your choice—or lose
them both If you want to ! But when
you look Into the rifles of the firing
squad admit to yourself at leust that
I did all I could to save you."
“Thank you,” dryly answered the
prisoner, “But why this sudden so
licitude, Hardlnge?”
"Purely a matter of expediency—
an anchor to leeward, well say. Gov
ernor Moreno has already Issued us a
legal title to El Tigre. If the provi
sional government is permanent, we’ll
need nothing more. If it falls, we will
then have your transfer of title to us
and continue operating It as If nothing
had happened The exploration com
pany is Interested In mining—not poli
tics.”
“But I see no reason to believe that
you can do what you promise—or will.
Why should I permit myself to be
frightened Into transferring a title to
a five-mllllon-dollar mine—and per
haps he shot down, just the same, be
tween here and the border? If I'm
up against a brace game, Hardinge.
go ahead with it, I have associates in
the United States who put money Into
that property. They trust me.”
"I am fully aware of that,”
“I have full power to act for them
In any way that seems best to protect
their interests," hotly went on Will
iams. "But If I did what you ask me
to do I’d be a blithering ass. You
could take the deed and have me shot,
anyway—they'd only think I'd be
trayed them—and fled with their
money. Then, again, I may be out of
here tomorrow—and then where
would I be? Suppose Moreno s provi
sional government goes down? Your
company would then have El Tigre
without paying a nickel, Nix, Hur-
dlnge; you’ve got to show me more
than that to get iny signature."
Hardinge grinned evilly.
The saturnine features of his pow
erful face leaped suddenly Into the
blaze of the match with which he was
lighting a cigar. His hard eyes
gleamed with amusement ns he half
iurned away from the door.
“All right! A man about to be shot
Isn’t altogether in a position to make
terms, Williams. Believe It or not—
I can do what I've promised, and peo
ple who know ine will tell you that I
always do as I promise. It so happens
that General Moreno will be quite will
ing to mitigate your sentence in uny
way I might request; but you don’t
have to believe that, either, unless It
suits you to do so. Well, I'm going.
This foul air is giving m e a headache.”
He turned nonehulantly awuy. Buck,
with a feeling of supreme despair,
tried to steady his voice for another
question.
“How do you happen to have such
a pull with General Moreno?”
“I’m surprised that you ask, Will
iams. Moreno was ambitious to be
come governor and wanted to start a
revolution. That meant arms, men,
money. He had none. The United
States has forbidden their export to
rebels, so he talked things over with
ua. In return for certain mining con
cessions in Sinaloa we supplied what
he needed. It's very simple, but of
course I'll deny that I ever made this
admission If you should mention it to
anyone else. However, I guess there’s
little danger—you're Incommunicado.
No one will see you until the sentence
Is carried out tomorrow morning.”
Williams pondered.
Hardinge’s
statement Impressed him as truthful.
But be played his last card with all
the coolness of a poker player who
has been called for his final chip.
“This other fellow, nardingc,"—he
Jerked his thumb toward the Interior
of the cell—"he’s a British .subject
and a stranger here, who thinks he
owes me something because I pulled
him out of a train wreck near El Paso
on the way down. As a British sub
ject yourself you won't mind notifying
the British ambassador he's here—will
you—no matter what happens to roe?”
“I certainly will not,” angrily snap
ped the syndicate agent. “W|jat the
devil do you take me for— a fool?"
“No," drawled the American, with a
deliberation that brought a red flush
to the Englishman's face, "not a foot
Hardlnge, but a cold-blooded, calcu
lating dog nho will deliberately plan
to murder a rival to gain his ends.
Go on with your fake court-martial,
you white-livered beast! I'd rather
welter In my own blood a thousand
times thun give you the satisfaction of
putting over a thine like thia—to rob
me and the men who have backed me
with their confidence and money.
Shoot—and be damned to von I”
,
To be continued.