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About Halsey enterprise. (Halsey, Linn County, Or.) 19??-1924 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1920)
re a ...................... .......... "-U.I ovenuucu io .ppesram es, but i . S a le m be could not help adm itting that there i / V i U d l l j tee. was somethin-* so remlnis- wa" something about thia man’« at- A n Independent Newspaper •ent o f the grhnol tereher reprlmand- pect which brought Mrs. P icke tt’s ree*- ' Itra n t nrel in the M r Sny- charge* out o f the realm o f the fa n PUBLISHED EY'P.Y THURSDAY i " a a iien of hum or iam e to h i* rea- tastic Into that o f the possible. Here, to a student of men lik e Mr. tua. CIIAS. BALLARD, E ditor. "W ell, we do our best. Mrs. Piek- Snyder, was obviously a man w ith t t . We are only human. And, remern- something on hla mind. That that Our Sermnnette ier. we guarantee nothing. The public something need n o t7 necessarily be murder, or any crime whatsoever, the ' The church of the livinu God, •ninlovs us at its own risk.” „*,w . I, .'IU1H.LU. the pillar and ground of tht Jeet. She waited g rim ly t ill he nail Hut under the circumstance* the truth. 1 1 ¡m3:15. finished speaking, and then proceeded fact that Captain M uller was In a I he Lord's church, the only to astonish Mr. Snyder s till fu rth e r highly nervous condition wss worthy 59c Instant Postum 42c 1 Hard« heat Flour $ 3 .2 5 a king him to swear out a w a rrant of notice i f nothing more. one to which the name ecclesia, by 3.00 fo r arrest on a charge o f murder. 25c Valley Flour There was something odd—an un 30c Instant Postum body or church, i property ap M r. Snyder's breath was not often natural gloom— about the man. He Fisher’s Blend Flour 3.80 22c plicable, is so insignificant, . o tiik-ii away' In hl« own office; as a bore blm self like one carrying a heavy 25c Plain Postum 2 Cream of Wheat 55c rnle lie received his clients’ commu burden. H is eyes were dull, his face 1 lb Folger’s Tea 45c unostentatious, and comparative ne lions, strange us they often were, haggard. 2 Kellogg’s 25c , , _ 24c 2 Post Toasties The next moment the detective was I t,b 't-i S I »‘a ly so poor in the world s riches. calm lv. 25c B ut at her words he gasped. The reproaching him self w ith allow ing his ] pound Bulk Tea that it is not recognized nor rt- 45c 3 Noodles 25c reco g n izab le from th e worldly ’ll" ILhf cri'sed his mind that Mrs. im agination to ruu away w ith his 4 i • » > m 42c It) bars White Wonder I ii kett was not quite sane. calm er judgment. I t m ortified him to 1-2 pound Llpton 8 le a s ta n d p o in t. I t is n e ith e r m a n l i e d etails of the case were fresh th in k that he was pe rm itting him self i j pound Liptoti’s Tea Soap 80c 65c made n >r man ru n -ii; nor are it In ! memory, and he d is tin c tly rerol- t„ ^e carried away by a tra in o f | pGl|, J C ocoa 45c 10 Bleaching Soap 65c m em bers enrolled on e arth, out ledc,| that thp person she mentioned thought precisely as Oakes would „ 25c i 10 Royal White Soap 65c in heaven. <H eb 12: 23. i i hail been away from the boardlng- have been. 11 2 pound Cocoa head a id bisnop is the L o r ;, its luu -c on the night of Captain Gun 40c Hill’s Red Can Coffee 57c Nevertheless, whether It was a real 1 pound Chocolate law is m e w ord: l l nas o ut one ner death, and, he Imagined, eould. oddness or whether Mrs. P ickett's g Liberty Jello 25c M J B Coffee 55c If n e t' .11, bring witnesses to prove words had overstim ulated his fancy, _ ... . ,, , L o rd , one fa ith , one b a p tism ; D W Coffee 25c 50c there certainly did seem something 2 D \V Jelly Pow I t and l. is b u ilt upon the t s tiiiio n - as much. Mrs. Pi k i l l was regarding him odd about the German. 3 pounds D W Coffee 10c 1.45 | Lipton’s Jelly Powder les o f the holy apostles and w ith an u n fa lte rin g stare. To a ll out Mr. Snyder disposed himself to 2 packages Instant Tapioca 35c 3 pounds M J B Coffee 1.60 prophets Jesns C h ris t him . e ll ward appearances she was sane. watch eveuta. being its d u e l co m e isio n e . 90c 3 pounds Royal Club Coffee 1.45 '6 cans Clams "H ut you can’t swear out w arrants A t this moment Oakes gave evb , 90c 3 pounds Powers Pure Cof- M r and M rs Joe H anley fro m w ithout evidence." denee that he, too, had been struck by 6 cans Corn I have evidence." P o rtla n d visited o ver Sunday the expression o f the other s face. (J cans Peas 90c fee 1.25 "W ha t Is It? " with Mrs Hanley’s m other a irs capt*ln’” 16 cans Tomatoes 85c 3 pounds bulk Coffee 95c “ i f I told you now, you would th in k he"inidre "°‘ '°,,king H ouston. that I was out o f my m ind.” 90c 1 pound Wadco Coffee 48c The German raised hi« heavy eyes. 6 Cans String Beans The Harmonica Mystery. 'Tint, my dear madam, do you " I do not sleep goot." t yon are ask log me to do? She te ll in to none of the grotipa Into I i- nnot make this agency, responsible which ho divided hla fellow men and Women. There tins somelhlne nhnwt fo r the casual arrest of people in tills le r which mill seemed to iiitii un ipie. wav. It m ight ru in me. A t the least m arkable potuta about the meal, which He welcomed his second chance o f It w- ulil make me a laughing-stock.” fo r the rest o f his life had a place of .'li Snyder, listen to me. You shall ¡tg own jn ^ls memory, was the pe- something o f her fo rm e r grim man- lyes o f a fanatic. They held him . itud yln g her nt close range. She “ M r. Snyder, as a detective, you " r " v 11 Judgment whether o r cuna r metamorphosis o f Mrs. P ickett ner, and conversation a t table had puzzled M r. Snyder, and when any one 11 '' or anything puzzled him. he liked to ' not to make the arrest on that w ar from the brooding, silent woman he p ra ctically developed Into u mono w ill he Interested in a curious a ffa ir keep him , her, o r it under ohservutiun. rant. You slm ll hear what I have to had known to the polished hostess, logue on the part o f the unconscious which happened in this house :i few (lays ago. One o f my hoarders. Cap She came In and sat down s illily , say, anil you shall see fo r yourself Oakes, who had dealt w ith her In Onkes. •nluuclng herself on the extreme edge how it is taken. I f a fte r that you her official capacity o f owner nnd man As fo r M r. Snyder him self, he fe lt tain Gunner, was found dead in Ills if the chair In which a short w h ile | fed lic it you cannot make the nrrest ager o f the boarding deprived o f his usual room— the room which he shared w ith house, was m ysteriously ' you need do nothing." tefore young Mr. (lakes had lounged patently struck by the chunge. Mr, healthy appetite and sim ultaneously Captain M uller. H er voice rose. F o r the firs t tim e “ 1 am very proud o f the reputation lo luxuriously. Snyder found him self speculating as of the easy ge niality which distin- i f my house, M r. Snyder, and i t was H er hands were folded on her lap. ; since they met she began to throw to the early history o f this curious old guished him. He, sat and crumbled ? -iim y calm which served to i blow to me th a t th is should have •m l her eyes had the penetrating stare off woman who was so very much at ease bread, nervously w atchful. which In the curly periods o f jh e in n isk a ll her thoughts and emotions. a t the head o f her own table. Oakes picked up his souvenir again. 1 happened. "J know who killed Captain Gun« " I applied to an agency fo r a de- vestigation had dlta oncerted E llio tt Oakes, that buoyant soul, was un- He had been fidd lin g w ith it at in te r i eetlve, anil they sent me a stupid hoy, Oakes. She gave M r. Snyder, an ex ner I can prove It. I knew It from nble to keep his surprise to him self. vals fo r the past q u arter o f an hour. tho beginning. It was like a vision. li l h nothing to recommend him ex- pert ill the d lffle if, a rt o f weighing "S urely now, m a’am?” he said plain- I He had come prepared to steel his Sos : alug m id me. Hut I had no proof, l ‘pt his be lie f In him self. He said people up, a- e .Iru .ird ln a ry linpre - stomach against home-made wine, ab tlvi ly. j Now. thing have come to light, and Lal Captain Gunner had died by ac- •ion o f reser» ed foice. “ I did not w ant them opened t ill sorbed In grim silence, and he found j everything is clear." lident, kille d by a snake which had "S it down, Mrs. P ickett,” snld Mr. him self opposite a bottle o f cham a fte r dinner," said Mrs. I ’ icke tt. “ B ut / i.ii t his judgment Mr. Snyder Snyder genially. “ Very glad you looked t tome out o f a crate o f bananas. I pagne o f a brand and year which com Just as you please." n. V e il, so i t wasn't murder, a lte r wa; iiapre ed. T his woman had tha manded his utmost respect, and a Oakes tore the w rapper eagerly. H e i [new better. tn c i'ii I ism which makes fo r persua- pleasant old lady whose only aim produced a little silve r m atchbox. U..” “ I knew th a t Captain G unner had . sivi ■ s. He wavered. “Sir?" "T ha nk you kin dly, ma’am,” he ' ipen murdered. seemed to be to make him feel at “ l l It sounds Incredible." “ A re you listening, Captain M uller? “ I ’ve Just been seeing M r. Oakes," home. i said. “ Just w hat I have nlways Even as he spoke lie remembered T his w ill interest you, as you were I plained the detective “ He has told Beside each o f the guests’ plates wanted.” th ill It had long been a professional was a neat paper parcel. He picked le a ll about It." M r. Snyder’s parcel revealed a such u frie n d o f his." i el lie that nothing was Incred his up. The Gerjnnn did not answer. He “ I l " >1 .ue n il about it,” said Mrs. u watch-charm fashioned in the shape ible it lie weakened s t ill furthe r. I’iik e t . dr,, ly. was starin g stra ig h t before him , as i f “ Why, ma'am, th is is p rin ce ly! o f a dark lantern. I S .m h i I ask you to swear out Souvenirs! I call thia very hanctenme A.r. Snyder looked nt hpr Inqulrlng- "T h a t." s iilil Mrs. P ickett, “ Is a com he saw something in visib le to oth er h', . le r m anner seemed more sug of you. Mm. PlclR'tt!** plim ent to your profession." She eyes. Th. detective gave In. festive than her word . “ Yesterday we found the body o f “ Yes, th a t la a souvenir. Mr. B ur leaned tow ard the German. "M r Sny “ Very w e ll." "A conceited, headstrong young a dog. I t had been killed , as Captain der is a detective. Captain M uller.” ton. 1 am glad you are pleased." Mi Pickett rose, fo o l.' m id Mrs i 1 tt. Gunner had been, by the poison o f a The German looked up. “ Pleased! I am overwhelmed, ”li you will eoine nnd dine nt my ma'am I t was no new picture o f his ns-¡st I t seemed to M r. Snyder tha t a look snake. !" tonight, I think i can prove to ent tha t she had drawn. Mr. Bnyder bon “ The boy from the detective agency “ You must not th in k o f me sim ply o f fear l i t up his heavy eyes fo r an hml often drawn It himself, hut at you i hat it w ill bo needed. W ill you as the k<*eper of a boardinghouse, Mr instant. I t came and went, if indeed said that th is was conclusive— tha t the present ju n ctu re It surprised him. come,' ' Burton I am un am bitious hostess. It came at all. so s w iftly th a t he could the snake had escaped from the room " I 'll come,” said M r. Snyder. Onkes, In his hour o f trium ph, surely not be certain. a fte r k illin g Captain G unner and k lll- 1 do not often give these little par did not deserve this sweeping Con "So?" said Captain M uller. eil the dog. I knew th a t was impossible, ties, hut when 1 do I lik e to do my best CH APTER V II. di intuition. He spoke quite evenly, w ith Just the for, I f there had been a snake in th a t to make them a aueeess. 1 want each "D id not Mr. Oakes’ solution o f the amount o f interest which such nn an room tt eould not have got out. o f you to remember th is dinn er of The Solution. m ystery satisfy you, Mrs. P ickett?" nouncement would n a tu ra lly produce; " I t was not a snake that k ille d Cap m ine." W'Len M i. Snyder arrived at the "N o." but M r. Snyder was conscious o f n ta in G unner; It was a eat. " I ’m sure 1 shall." "It struck me as logical am i ’ con E tc lor. and was shown Into I he return o f his old feeling of d istru st "C aptain Gunner hud a frie n d . Thia Mrs. P icke tt smiled. llttb private sitting-room where the vincing.” fo r the man. man hated him. One day. In opening ‘1 thin k you a ll w ill. You. M r Sny "Y ou may call It all the fancy propt 'tress held her court on the H e had been lig h tin g against this a crate o f bannnas, the frie n d found der." She paused. “ And you, Captain names you please, Mr. Snyder; hut II rare occasion* When she entertained, M u lle r." a ll the evening, fo r he had a profes- a snake and kille d It. He took out the he f md Dukes already there. Oakes was not the rig ht on e " I’o Mr. Snyder there was so much "«bv case poison. “ Hava you an allern utlve to o i was urprisetl. "H e knew Captain G unner’s h a b its ; in a biased fram e o f mind. He was meaning In her voice as she said this “ V , ler ? ’ ait are you Invited, too? Say I try in g his hardest not to prejudge this he knew that he played a harm onica. th a t he was amased th a t It conveyed ' goes "Y es." th s is tier Idea o f w inding up suspect, hut he found him self waver "T h is man had a eat. He knew th a t I the i fo rm a lly A sort of obl-hinne- no w arning to the German. ? should lik e to hear It." ing. cats hated the souud o f the har Captain M uller, however, was a l week eelelirnt " A t the proper tim e you shall." e i • ci .eerned. ’ “ Now fo r yours, captain," sail) monica. He had often seen th is p a r ready d rin kin g heavily. He looked (1 kes laugh "W h a t makes you so eet In that Onkes. " I guess it's something special. tic u la r eat fly at Captain Gunner and up when addressed and uttered a Mr. Oakes is wrong?" "W e ll, alt I r | f ,t ? hop » It's tw ice the size o f mine, anvwav." •cratch biin when he played. won’t be another ease o f pol sound which m ight have been taken “ He takes fo r granted what Isn’t thei "H e took the eat and covered It* It may have hern something In the lo r nn expression o f (uillte seqnles- possible, und makes his whole ease ar at the Excelsior In the papers flaw s w ilh the iiolson. And then lie old woman's expression as she watched I, ami on It. There couldn't have been ten. ,.wv. A woman lik e our hostess eence. Then he filled his glass again. the German slow ly tenriug the paper le ft It in thp room w ith Captain Gun Mr. Snyder, eyeing his hostess w ith • snake In Ihut room, because It Is i • ain to provide some special that sent a t h r ill o f excitem ent through ner. He knew what would happen.” couldn't have got out. The window II >l: • le wine for nn occasion. We a tense watchfulness which told him M r Snvder Onkes anil M r. Snyder were on th e ir that Ills nervag were strung to th e ir ! Was too high.” " 11 ' io i.ave had the doctor w a it out utm ost fancied th a t . . . . .1 J Something seemed to warn him of feet. The German hHil not moved. H * "H u t surely the evidence o f the dead side w ith antidotes." his fingers gripp ing the fo r a n 'in s ta n t w ith s .n l.ie r . L m ',|,pHr .... ' hl I-.vchnlogieal mo- fo r an Instant w ith sin ister Tight. dog?" M Snyder did not reply. ment. He bent fu r ward eagerly. Un- It faded next moment, as she turned Mrs. P ickett looked nt him as I f he D 1 ' k Oakes that his employer Mrs, P icke tt rose and w ent to a der the table his bands were clutching had disappointed her. was preoccupied and nervous, lie to speak to Oakes, who was s till fin bis knees in a braising grip. closet. She unlocked the door. " I had always heat you spoken won have Inquired in to th is unusual gering hla parcel w ith the restless cu “ K it t y ! ” she called. " K it t y ! K it t y I” There was a atrangled gasp, a f la t • f ns a man w ith eon mon sense, Mr. ft ' o f mind, hut at tha t moment riosity o f a boy. A black cat ran s w iftly out Into tha ter, nnd onto the table from the Ger “ Do wé open these, ma'am?" Snyder." I be rd guest o f the evening entereil. oom. man's hands there fe ll a litt le bor- "N o t yet, Mr. B urto n." "I have always trlei to use com- W ith n fla tte r o f crockery and a ............»••• 1 loosen curm usiy at tne monlea. Dion sense.” "I'm w onderlnr w hat mine la." new mer The big Genuan had a Tnglng o f glass the bible heiiveil, In the silence which followed a ll " I iio | m » it will not be a disappoint- “ Then why r< yon tryin g ro w to III •oekeil. and overturned ns the German I Interest for Idin. Many years l»»cnf to jrnn." the suspicion which M r. Snyder had »lake yourself believe that sone-thing ' a I 'taggered to his feet He threw up bin exer» 1st» ,,f a profession which been so sedulously keeping In check A sense o f the strangeness o f the happened which could not p slldy lands a- If to ward something off, A ' !1|i Io i ti its votaries o f sentiment hurst its bounds. ha e happened Just because It tits in bad uiithei I Mr. Snyder, but there situation came over M r Snyder w ith There was no m istaking the look oo choking cry came from his lips. renewed force as the meal progressed. a I'h something which Isn’t easy to "G fit I G o tt!" n n a il ub Ult the He looked round the table and won the German's face now. H is cheeks vrplnln?" pre t < ireumstaneea which struck Mi I 'ii kett s voice rang through the were like wax, and Ills eyes, so du ll dered I f an odder quartet bad ever ' You mean th a t then» Is another bom to his im agination. room, ro ld and lilt in g : t ill then, blazed w ith a panic and hor been assembled. rxplanatinn o f the dead dog?” "Captain .Muller, you murdered Cap H w i not used to th is fu rtiv e Oakes, his fears that the dullness o f ro r which he could not repress. The ta in G un ner!" Not unothci VI»' (lakes is not an wor T ill now he bsd met his man explanation Hut there is an explana- In II open ns an enemy, nnd It stru<k th is dinner-party would e llip se the glasses on the table rocked as he The German shuddered. Then me at thp <•>'»««). tl, n. and if In- ' ' a .., head- him is an unpleasantly gruesome dullness o f a ll other din n e rp a rtie s In chanically he rep lie d: hla experience, nilra, ulonsly relieved, ; M r'‘ P i',*“ 'u gI " k“ strong und conceited he m ight have l< < that he must presently alt at "G o tt! Yes. I kille d him." was at peace w ith all men. He wss ' " !iy ' C:lP,a,n M uller, has It np- found It." no at w ith one whom It m ight be h i* 1n high sp irits and waxed garrulous 8*‘t y,>u^ * “ You heard Mr. Snyder,” said Mr». ’ l“ »t. ns his best "You s p a k as I f you had found tasi over his W i n e garrulous rleIh| lua|l ,)r , h))j f P ickett. "H e has confessed before end to the electric chair. over his wine. I f lie wHhvil Mr< 'OU would value a niemenlo ot Cap- witnesses. Take him aw ay." " I have." Mr. Snyder could read his m ind eas ; a rm ’ »il th fn irt ** 1 The German allowed him self to be otherw ise; hut *he aln Gunner. How fond you must have M r Snyder stared. ily enough It was when he attempted 1 wag 1« einphiver. noved tow ard the door H is arm in icen o f hlln f o r the sight o f his •You have I" to guesa at the thoughts o f his hostess in t 1 • aervtee oi an employer M r Ur. Snyders grip fe lt lim p and life karnionlca to be such a shock.” “ Yes." and the German that he was baffled. Sm ‘ r w m wont less. The German did not speak. He was "W h a t 11 lt> ' W hat was that heavy man w ith the feeh Mrs. P ickett stooped and took some- (taring fascinated at thp th in g on the “ You shall hear when I am ready d u ll eyes th in kin g o f as he drained and C h ■alti M uller. able. liin g from the debris on the floor. She . was an to te ll you In the meantime try and Inter ' t l i u study refilled his glass? And the old woman? to one in (he de- ®se. holding the harmonica. M n . P ickett turned to M r. Snyde.-. th in k It out fo r yourself. A great teeth s pei u lla r She had slipped hack, once the party "You are fo rg e ttin g you r souvenir, *Ier eyes, as they met hla, were Ue d cte ulve agency like jo u rs, Mr. bay- had begwo to nrorre.u anamthlv Into It waa not Mr. laptaln M u lle r," she said. (T H E END .) The Halsey Enterprise BUSICK’S First Door W est of St Francis Hotel. Phone C O D Orders 77 M id Orders will he Idled at these prices. “ I j l busick & sons