nlied them before they were In hall ln< distance and waved her hand and harried tow ard-them with a happy i face. . • Where are you going 1” she aaked “T p gee you and your father and The little village was very quiet those hot summer days. The’ sorrow of the pretty maiden had touched the hearts of the simple kindly folk who lived there. For a year or more there had been a tender note In their voice» when they spoke of Ann. They had learned with great gladness of her en gagement to marry Abe. The whole community were as one family with its favorite daughter about to be crowned with good fortune, greater than she knew. Now that she was stricken down, their feeling was more than sympathy. The love of Justice, the desire to see a great wrong righted. In a measure, was In their hearts when they sought news of the little sufferer at the tavern. There was no shouting In'the street, no story-telling In the dooryards, no Jesting In the stores ami houses, no merry parties, gladdened hy the notes of the violin, In the days and nights o f Ann's long Illness. Samson writes In his diary that Abe went about like a man In a dream, with no heart for work or study. He spent much time at the doctor's office, feeling for some straw of hope. One day lute In August, ns be stood talking with Samson Traylor In th> street, Doctor Allen called him from his doorstep. Ahe turned very pale i as he obeyed the summons. “I've just come from her bedside,” ! said Doctor Allen. “She wants to sec you. I've talked It over with her par­ ents, and we’ve derided to let you and her have a little visit together. Yoe ] must he prepared for a great change j In Ann. There's not much left of the ! poor girl. A breath would blow her away. But she wants to see you. It may lie better than medicine. Who i knows?” The two men went across to the tavern. Mrs. llutledge and Abe tip- ' toed up the stairway. The latter on . tered the room of the slek girl. The woman closed the door. Anti Rut- | ledge was alone with her lover. There were none who knew what happened mother,” said Harry. A sad look came Into her eyes. “If I had a atone I would throw It at you." she said. "Why?” Harry asked. "Because I have to get need to beln« miserable, nntt just as I begin to be resigned to?Jt, you come along and make me happy, apd I have It all to do over »gain.” The young man stopped his horse. “I hadn't thought of that," he said, with a sad face. “It Isn't fair to you, Is It? It’s rather—selfish." “Why don't you go to Brlmstead's,” Blw suggested. “A beautiful girl over there la In love with you. Honestly, Harry, there Isn't a sweeter girl In all the world.” “I ought not to go there, either,” said the young man. “Why?” "Because I mustn't let her think that I care for her.” So It happened that Harry went on with Bim and Abe to the little house In Hopedale. They put out the horses. The girl came and sat on her father's knee. Harry sat down by the side of Abe on the grass In the oak's shadow. “It’s a Joy to have the little girl back again,” aald Kelso, as he touched her hair with his hand. “It is still us yellow as a corn tassel. I wonder It Isn't gray.” “Her eyes look as bright as ever today," said Harry. “No compliments, please. I want you to be downright mean,” Blw pro­ tested. Kelso looked up with a sm ile: “My boy. It was Leonardo da Vinci who said that a man could have neither a greater nor a less dominion than thnt over himself. I hold that If our young man are to be trained to tyr­ anny In a lot of little nigger king­ 1 doms, our democracy will die.” Abe made no answer. He was al­ 7/ ways slow to commit himself. "The North Is partly to blame for what has come,” »aid Samson. “I guess our Yankee captains brought over most of the niggers and sold them to the planters of the South.” "There was a demand for them, or those Yankee pirates wouldn't have brought the nlggera," Harry answered. “Both seller and buyer were commit ting a crime.” “They established a great wrong and now the South is pushing to ex n \ tend and give It the sanction of law," said Ahe. "There Is the point of Irri­ tation and danger.” “I hear that In the next legislature an effort will be made to endorse slav­ ery," said Kelso. “It Is a dangerous subject,” Abe answered. “Whatever happens, I shall not fall to express my opinion of slavery If I go back.” “The time Is coming when you will take the bull by the horns," snld Kelso. "There’s no fence that will keep him at home." •T hope that Isn't true," Abe an awered. Soon Mrs. Kelso called Blm to set the tablf. She and Harry brought It out under the tree, where, In the cool Entered the Room of the Sick Girl. shade, they had a merry dinner. In that solemn hour save the two— When the dishes were put away one of whom was on the edge of Percy Brlmstead arrived with his sis ter Annabel In their buggy. Blm went eternity, and the other was never to out to meet them and came Into the speak of It. The only record of that hour Is to he found In the face and donryard with her arm around Anna spirit of a great man. bel’s waist. . “Did any one ever see a lovelier girl Years later Satnson wrote in a let­ than this?" Blm asked, aa they stood ter: up before the dinner party. “I saw Abe when he came out of the “Her cheeks are like wild roses, her tavern that day. He was not the Abe eyes like the dew on them when the we had all known. He was different. There were new lines in his face. It sun Is rising," said Kelso. Abe rose and. said. “The day Is waa sorrowful. His steps were slow. passing. PH start on with Parsons He had passed out of his young man­ hood. When I spoke to him. he an­ and the pony and read my stint afoot You come along in a few minutes. By swered with that gentle dignity now the time you overtake me I'll he ready so familiar to all who knew him. From that hour he was Abraham Lincoln." to get Into the saddle.” Ann passed away before the month Half an hour or so after Abe had gone. Harry's horse, which hsd been ended and became, like many o f her w-blnnylng for his mate, bounded out kind, an Imperishable memory. In of the stable and went galloping down her presence the spirit of the young man had received such » baptism that the road, having slipped his baiter “He will not stop until he overtakes henceforward, taking thought of her, he « a s to love purity and all clean­ the other horse," said Harry. “You can ride with us," Annabel ness. and no Mary who came to his feet with tears and ointment waa ever suggested. to he turned away. 80 the young man brought his sad die and bridle and put It under the oe ' (T o ' - seat of the buggy and got In with Annabel and her small brother These three paragraphs were in type Borne two miles down the road Har­ ry found Abe standing between the for the last page last week but there was horses, holding the runaway by his not room lor tnem : W illiam Preston died at Moun­ forelock. The latter was saddled and tain Home Saturday, aged 77 and bridled, while the buggy went on W HS buried at Brownsville Monday. ahead. “That Is a wonderful girl." said He w as a civil war veteran and Home Harry, as he and Abe were riding had lived at Mountain wentv-five years. along together. “She Is very modest Mias Alda Hayes, daughter of and gentle hearted." “And as pleasant to look at as the Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Hayes, met flowery meadows.” Abe answered. with an accident this week while “I have promised to atop there a ranking her car, breaking one few minutes on our way back.” of the hones in her right arm. Dr. "It la possible Blm could get a dl Marks was called and she is get- vorce." aald Abe, looking down 'ing along as well as can be ex­ thoughtfully at the mane of his horse T i l ask Stuart what he thinks about pected. Mr». C. S- Fuller and eon It when I see him again•" Charles, who live 3 i miles south­ "I hope you'll see him soon." "Aa soon as I can get to Spring east of Halsey, accompanied by Mrs Fuller'« mother, Mrs. 8. K flellj.” Next day a letter came from Doctor Robb, who has been visiting here Allen, telling him that Ann waa far for the past two weeks, left for There they will gone with a dangerous fever Both Portland today. Abe and Harry dropped their work visit relatives before Mrs Robb and went home. Ann waa too tick to takes her departure for her home See her lover. _ ___ - ... — io Wichita, Kauaaa. Í OCT. 6. IMI When in need of repair service, just d rive into Halsey Garage and let us 1 advise you as to your needs. Good line of Ford repairs and other accessories always on baud. Still have a few large sizes of tires at a bargain. We are no w equipped to do B A T T E R Y C H A R G IN G ten tion given trouble calls at any place or tune. Halsey Garage, Prompt at­ Foote Bros. Props, liALbEY ENTEHI’RISH Egg Dance Once Popular In E u r-e * | Not a Goddess. Nemests—not a goddess, but any wife wtio has discovered an Incident in her husband's life which he would Just as soon have forgotteu.—New without any injurious effects, for it is York Suu. all made of the purest materials, and is fresh every day. The purity and fresh­ ness of our cofectionery has always bee« (Continued from page 1) out strong point and it has always Ted Porter was a Corvallis vis- found ready favor with ihe candy eating public. Just try a box audbe convinced. itor Sunday. It is the best candy made. E. H. Russell of Portland Jots and Tittles J. W MOORE S R e a / E s ta te a n d Harvest is Over Now is the tim e to begin a n o th e r y e a r by g et­ ting new im plem ents, such as I.H.C.Tillage TooIs^Tractors Now is th e tim e to use them . to r y o u r fall needs. i Give us a call G.W. Mornhinweg I m p l e m e n t S to r e CLARK’S CONFECTIONERY. • ■ SHORT TERM POLICIES protect you against loss hy fire on your hsy, grain, clover ami other seed for any length of time desired. Policies written and delivered on day of application. Rates on request. C. P. STAFFORD, Resident agent American Eagle Fire Insurance Company. Linn Club Boys at State Fair I club booths were a center of attrac­ tion. Viola Childers of the Charity homemakiug club won third prize for her exhibit; Marcy E. Gather of Waterloo won second for home beautfication exhibit anti Rachel Betts’ canning exhibit won third place. She is a member of the I-iebanon club. Linn county’s club liooth at Ihe state fair was awarded third place in the face of hot competition from all over Oregon at the state fair. Multnomah county was first and Clackamas second. Linn county club exhibits at the state fair were awarded prizes as follows: Farm Bureau Generosity Holstein calves: Paul McCart, That the Linn county Farm Bu­ third, L u 'la McCart fourth. Jersey calves: Clartse McCon­ reau has been generous in its 1921 n e ll, second; H a rve y M cC onnell, policies is shown in the fact that fourth. it lias endeavored to help the non- Angora goats : John Scott, first; members as well as the members. A rn o ld Zysset, second; Lucile Som­ Thus in the tulierculosis eradi- mer, third; Marian Gilkey, fourth; I joiis Zyssei, fifth; Rpy Scott, cation project every farmer in the sixth. county is given an opportunity to Shorthorn calve*: Irene Quim­ have the free test, although the by, first; Dellis C>rnutt, second; Clifford Cornutt, third, io division Farm Bureau has initiated and p ro m o te d the project. four Every wool and mohair grower Shorthorn calves: Katherine Pugh, firs t /J o h n Q u im b y , second, was given the opportunity to affiliate with the marketing asso­ in division five. Shorthorn calves : George Dan- ciation. But this association was lie n , firs t, in d iv is io n s ix . organized entirely through the ef­ Two-year-old shorthorns: George forts of the farm Bureau. D a m ie n , firs t. When the poultry culling dem­ S h o rth o rn s, in w hich all « x h ib - onstrations were promoted there its com peted: D e llis C o rn u tt firs t. was no distinction made a* to B e rk s h ire hogs; L o y d M ille r , where the demonstrations were firs t; K e n n e th S m ith , th ir d ; H a r­ held or who were invited. An extensive rodent control cam­ o ld K oon, fifth Duroc Jersey pigs: Floyd Mul- paign was put on this year. H alf _____ _ G ______ _ of the iarmers who received pois first; ordon __ G ilkey, second; Harold Mullen, third; Norval G ott, oned barley a t cost were not mem hers of the Farm Bureau. third. Whenever drainage projects ate Sheep, Division 1. M illard Shel- promoted non-members have lieen ton, Sheep, D iv is io n 2: M i 11 * H h e l . just as welcome to participate in ion, firs t. Because he had previ­ the benefits as members. Practically all the expense of ously won a firs t, w hich draw s a trip to the O. A. C. summer school the boys' and girls' club work, session, he chose second prize of which is costing nearly 96.00 for every boy and girl enjoying it» |1 0 in cash. Sheep, Division 3; Donald Shel­ benefits, is given to children of nonmemhers. ton, first. Besides these ben* fits the ex­ Linn county’s livestock exhibit wasthe largest at the fair of its ecutive committee and many of the kind It occupied two cars in ninety-aix community project lead­ ers have given unstintingly of their shipping. The Linn county team won prize lime and paid their own transpor­ from Dran J Cordley of the O. A. tation in order to promote com­ C and th« Charity huiueuiaking munity interests. Ed Stortz has sold the Albany The egg dance, oow confined r h 'e fly ice plant. to Spain, among the people of V»leo eta, was a once popular diversion in Ernest Kutsch of Shedd has been England. Scotluud. Holland and olhei ill with pneumonia. •» parts of Europe. A number of eggs I. E W im er of Crawfordsville »ere arranged io a prescribed torn upon the dancing floor. and nnon, left for Beud, via Halsey, Saturday (hem a blind folded dancer moved * i morning. best he might, to music, the object The Southern Pacific has pai