SÉPT. 21, 1922 Are You Looking Ahead? K IT C H E N RANGES ever seen in Halsey is on display at the store of HILL & CO., * ilh brigh t porcelain and shining nickel which need no polish. Up- to-date cooking appaiatus ; latest improvements. H A LL E Y E N T E R P R IS E * PASS 3 ^48*«NH!<11 and get prices on implements. The store for quality and promptness I G. W. Mornhinweg % A » *» A » A » * * * * * FURNITURE Our prices sell goods and overpowering wrath—a fury that meant death to the first living crca tore that he met But In a single second he realized that thia wild chase was fairly good tactics, after all. The chances for a meal were still rather good. The fawn and the wolf were In the open now, and It was wholly evident that the gray hunter would overtake the quarry In another moment. It was true that the Killer would miss the pleasure of slaying his own game— the ecstatic blow to the shoulder and the bite to the throat that followed It. In this case, the wolf would do that part of the work for him. It was Just a simple matter of driving the crea­ ture away from his dead. But at that Instant fate took a hand In the merry little chase. To the fawn, It was nothing but a sharp clnng of metal behind him und an answering •shriek of pain— sounds that In Its terror It heard but dimly. But It was an unlooked-for and tragic reality to the wolf. Ills leap was suddenly ar­ rested In mld-olr, and he was hurled to the ground with stunning force. Cruel metal teeth had seized his leg, and a strong chain held him when he tried to escape. He fought It with desperate savagery. The fawn leaped on to safety. But there was no need of the grizzly continuing Its pursuit. Everything had turned out quite well for him, after all. A wolf la ever so much more fill­ ing than any kind of seasonal fawn; and the old gray pack leader was Im­ prisoned and helpless In one of Uud son's traps. e e e • • • • • • In the first gray of morning, Dave Turner started back toward his home. ”111 go with you to the forks In the trail." Hudson told him. "I want to take a look at some of my traps, any­ how.” At the same hour—as soon as It was light enough to see— Bruce was finish lng his breakfast In preparation for the last lap of his Journey. He had passed the night by a spring on a long ridge almost In eye range of Hudson's camp. Now he was preparing to dip down Into the Killer's glen. Turner and Hudson followed up the little creek. The first of Hudson's sets proved empty. The second was about a turn In the creek, and a wall of brush made It Impossible for him to tell at a die tance whether or not he had made a catch. But when still a quarter of a mile distant. Hudson heard a sound that he thought he recognized. It war a high, sharp, agonized bark that dimmed Into a low whine. “I believe I've got a coyote or a wolf up there,' he said. They hastened their steps. The whole picture loomed suddenly before their eyes. There was no woll tn the trap. The steel hid sprung certainly, but only a hideous fragmem of a foot remained between the Jaws The bone had been broken sharply off. ns a man might break a match In his fingers. There was no living wolf Life had gone out of the gray body many minutes before. The two men auw all these things as a backgnAind only—dim details about the central figure. But the thing that froze them lu their tracks with terror was the great, gray form of the Killer, not twenty feet distent, beside the man­ gled body of the wolf. The events that followed thereafter came In such quick succession as to seem simultaneous. For one fraction of an Instant all three figures stood motionless, the two men staring, the gristly half-leening over his prey, his head turned, his little red eyes full of hatred. He uttered one hoerse, sav­ age note, a sound In which all his hatred and Ills fury «nJ his savage power were made manifest, whirled with Incredible speed, end charged. Hudson did not even have time to turn. There was no defense; his gun was strapped on his back, and even If It had been In bis hands, its bullet would not have mattered the sting of a bee tn honey-mbblng. The only possible chance of breaking that dead ly charge lay In the thirty-thirty deer rifle In Dave's arms; but the craven who held It did not even lira. He standing Just below the outstretched limb of a tree, and the weapon feu from hts hands as he swung up Into the limb. The fart that Hudson stood weaponless ten feet away In the clear lag. did not deter him tn the least. Jfo human flesh could stand against that rba rat. Ths P«” f#u w*,h resistless force; and no need arose for a second blow. The trapper's body was struck down aa If felled by a meteor, and the power of the Impart forced It deep Into the carpet of pine needles The savage cretturajnrned, | RUGS L IN O L E U M S CO NG O LEU M S the white fangs caught the light In the open mouth. The head lunged toward the man's shoulder. No man may say what agony Hud­ son would havq endured In the last few seconds of his life If the Killer had been given time and opportunity. His usual way was to linger long, sburp fangs closing again and again until all living likeness wus destroyed. The blood lust -wus upon him; there would have been no mercy to the dy­ ing creature In the pine needles. Yet It transpired that Hudson's flesh was not to know • those rending fangs a second time. On the hillside above, a stranger to this land had dropped to his knee In the shrubbery, his rifle lifted to the level of his eyes. It was Bruce, who had come in time to see the charge through a rift in the trees. The bear was on Hudson, and the man had gone down, before Bruce even Interpreted him. Then It was Just a gray patch, a full three hundred yards away. Hts Instinct was to throw the gun to his shoulder and fire with­ out aiming; yet he conquered It with an Iron will. But he did move quickly. He dropped to his knee the very sec­ ond that the gun leaped to bis shoul­ der. He seemed to know that from a lower position the turget would be more clearly revealed. The finger pressed buck against the trigger. The distance was fa r; Bruce was not a practiced rifle shot, und it bor­ dered on the miraculous that bis lead went anywhere neur the bear's body. And It was true that the bullet did not reuch a vital place. It stung like a wnsp at the Killer's flank, however, cutting a shallow flesh wound. But It wus enough to tnke his dreadful atten­ tion from th'e mortally wounded trap­ per in the pine needles. He whirled about, growling furious ly and biting at the wound. Then he stood still, turning Ills gaze first to the pale fuce of Duve Turner thirty feet above him In the pine. The eyes glowed in fury and hatred. He had found men out at last; they died even more easily than the fawn. He started to turn hack to the fallen, and the rifle spoke ugain. I t was a complete miss, this time; yet the bear leaped In fear when the bullet thwackod Into the dust beside him. llq did not wait for a third. His caution suddenly returning to him. and perhaps his anger somewhat sati­ ated by the blow he lied dealt Hudson, he crashed Into the security of the thicket. Bruce waited a single Instant, hop­ ing for another glimpse of the crea­ ture; then ran down to aid Hudson. But In driving the bear from the trap­ per's helpless body he had already given all the aid that he could. Un­ derstanding came quickly. He had arrived only In time for the Depar­ ture— Just n glimpse of a light as It faded. The blow had been more than any human being could aurvlve; even now Hudson was entering upon that strange calm which often, so merci­ fully. Immediately precedes death.’ He opened his eyes and looked with some wonder Into Bruce’s face. The Automobile Insurance Fire, theft, collision, property damage and personal liability. Protect yourself against loss. C. P. STAFFORD, Agent. Turner,T’ he said wonderinglyl Dim though the voice was, there was considerable emyihasla In the tone. Hudson seemed quite sure of this point, whether or not he knew any­ thing concerning the dark gates he was about to enter. He wouldn't have spoken greatly different If he had been sitting In perfect health before his own comp fire and tjie shadow was now already so deep his eyes could scarcely penetrate it. "No," Bruce answered. "Dave Tur­ ner Is up a tree. He didn't even wait to shoot." “Of course he wouldn't." Hudson spoke with assurance. The words dimmed at the end. und he half-closed hts eyes as If he were too sleepy to stay awake longer. Then Bruce saw a strange thing. He saw, unmistak­ able as the sun in the sky, the signs of a curious struggle In the man's face. The trapper—a moment before sink­ ing Into the calm of death—was fight­ ing desperately for a few moments of respite. There could be no other ex­ planation. And he won It ut last.— an Interlude of half a dozen breathi. "Who are you?" he whispered. Bruce bowed hts head until Ids ear was close to the lips. "Bruce Folger." he answered,—for the first time In hla knowledge speuklng his full name. "Son of Matthew Folger who lived at Trail's End long ugo." The man still straggled. " I knew It." be said. " I saw It— In your face. I see— everything now. Listen—can you hear me?" "Yes.” "I Just did a wrong— there's a hundred dollars in my pocket that 1 Just got for doing it. I made a prom­ ise— to lie to you. Take the money— It ought to be yours, anyway—and hers; and use It toward fighting the wrong. It will go a little way." "Yes." Bruce looked him full tn the eyes. “No matter about the money What did you promise Turner?" “That I ’d He to y,‘,u. Grip iny arms with your hands— till It hurts. I've only got one hreath more. Your fa­ ther held those lands only In trust—the Turners' deed Is forged. And the secret agreement that I witnessed Is hidden— " The breath seemed to go out of the man. Bruce shook him by the shoul­ ders. Dave, still In the tree, strnlnad to hear the rest. "Yes— where?" “It's 'hidden—Just—out—” The words were no longer audible to Dave, and what followed Bruce also strained to hear In vain. The lips ceased mov­ Charter No. 49 » . • • ing. like sliudow grew in the eyes, and the lids flickered down over them. ▲ traveler had gone. Bruce got up, a strange, oold light In his eyes. H e glanced op. Dave I'urner was climbing slowly down the tree. Bruce made six strides and seised his rifle. The affect on Dave was ludicrous He clung fast to the tree limbs, as U he thought a bullet—like a grizzly's claws—could not reach him there. Bruce laid the gun behind him, then stood waiting with hts own weapon resting In his arms. "Come down. Dave," he commanded. "The bear Is gone." Dave crept down the trunk and halted at Its base. He etudled the cold face before hint. "Better not try nothing,” he advised hoareely. "Why not?" Bruce asked. "Do you think I'm afraid of a coward?” The man started at the worda; hts bead bobbed backward as I f Bruce bed struck him beneath the Jaw with hit Gat. "People don’t call the Turners cow­ ards and walk off with It," the man told him. "Oh, the lowest coward!" Bruce said between set teeth. “The yellow­ est, mongrel coward I Your own con­ federate—and you bad to drop your gun and run up a tree. You might have stopped the bear's charge" Dave’s face twisted tn a scowl “You’re brave enough now. W alt to see what happens later. Olve ma my gun. I'm going to go." "You can go. but yon don't get your gun. I'll fill you full of lead I f you try to touch I t " Dave looked up with some care. He wanted to know for certain If this tenderfoot meant what be said. The man was blind tn some things, his vision was twisted and dark, hut he made no mistake about the look on the cold, set face before him. B ru n /t finger wus curled about the trigger, and It looked to Dave as If It Itched to exert further pressure. “I don't see why I spare yon. any way," Bruce went on. His tone was self-reproachfnl. "God knows I hadn't ought to— remembering who and what you are. I f you'd only give me one little bit of provocation—" Dave saw lurid lights growing In the man's eyes; and all at once a con­ clusion came to him. He decided he u make iu> further effort to regain tne gun. His life was rather prertoua to him, strangely, and It was wholly plain that a dread and terrible passion was slowly creeping over his enemy. H j could see It In the darkening face, the tight grip of the hands on the rifle —- — i | Reserve District No. 12 R*port of condition ol the HALSEY STATE BANK at Haleey, in the state of Oregon, at the close of business Sept. IS, 1922. RESOURCES -►»M» 1. Loans and discounts, including rediscounts shown in items 29 and 30, if any ...................................................................... „ ...................... $113,018.32 2. Overdrafts secured and unsecured _____ ___ ____ _______ ______ _ 73.08 3. U. S. government securities owned, including those shown in items 30 and 35. if a n y . . . . _________ ___ _____ ______ ____ . . . 2,600.00 4. Other bonds, warrants and securities, including foreign govern­ ment, state, municipal, corporation, etc., including those shown in items .10 and 35, if a n v ............... ................................... ................ 13,267.33 5. Stocks, securities, claims, Lens, judgments, etc. . . . _____________ 150.00 6. Banking house, furuitiire and fixtu res,_________ . . . . __________ . . . 7,168.00 9. (ab) Cash on hand in vanlt and due from banks, bankers and trust companies designated and approved reserve agents of th is b e n k ...-..................... , ...................................... ............... ............. 91,834.79 11. Checks on banks outside city or town of reporting bank and other cash i t e m s . .. . .. . .......... .................................................................... .............. 12.5” Total cash and due from banka, items 8, 9, 10 and 11, 8 9 1 ,84 7.29 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Total ............................................................................................. . 2.JO.O84'.2 L IA B IL IT IE S Hs Opened H it Eyee and Looked W ith Some Wonder Into Bruofs Face. ....... *I533^5Tu7 light In them was dimming, fading like State of Oregon, county of Linn, ss I. B. M Rond, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the ■ twilight, yet there wee Indication of above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. * neither confusion nor delirium. B. M. Boad, Cashier. There waa. however, tome Indication Correct— Attest; C. H. Koontz. D. Taylor, B. M. Bond. Directors. of perplexity at the peculiar turn af- Subscribed aad sworn to before me this 18tb day of September, 1922 igjrs had taken. “Y o u '« not Dave D. 6. McWilliams, Notary Public. « (To be continued.) Jots and Tittles (Continued from page 1) Miss Nettie Spencer visited county sest Friday. the J. A. McCullough was lu town fioiu Albany Friday, Rev. W. W- R eid has gone from bis Shedd pastura'e to one at Tscoma. E. M . Wright hus returned to Browuaville alter paving Cottage Grove— or part of it. Mrs. A. A, Tussiog of Browns­ ville is to be foreman of the De» cetuber grand jury. been assigned tn Sutherlin, Regu­ lar services are suspended until the church can wipe out a deficit aud get on its feet again financially. The Sweet Home un'on high school district embraces the Sweet Home, Cascadia, Liberty, Pleasant Valiev, Greenville, McDowell Creek, Sunnyside, Foster, Holley, Creseut H ill and Rocky Point school districts and is the richest high school district in tbe county, its combined valuation being $3,- 694,870. L. E. Neil, who took those had eggs to M artig at Harris­ burg, save he carried them aa an accommodation for another man and supposed them to he fresh. I He took them back again He is not selling eggs, having no hens , laying at present- Neal claims, too, that the eggs were not all, nor even any considerable number of them, bad. Henry Zimmerman and wife and little June Layton, when they went to the Calepooia fair at Brownsville Friday, took Mrs. Wheeler along iu their comfort- «b'e car and though she did not leave the car she h'ghly enjoyed Mrs. Edwards of Halsey had her first half day out of doors tiAre her tonsils excised at tue Harris­ paralysis struck her last Decern, ber. M *n v Brownsville friends burg hospital last weeu. greeted her at the car. Among Hulseyites seen at the (Continued on page 4) Brownsville fair Friday were F. B. Penland and J. W. Moors and their wives and Mrs. L. E. W a l­ ton. TRUCKING A grass fire got into a tool ho us stock hauling, etc. Heavy in the Mssnnio oetnelery, Browns­ Hay, Grain, hauling a specialty. ville, Thursday and burned it aud Phone about twenty-five dollars’ worth of W . H. B E E N E tools. Halsey, Oregon Hops of this year’s crop have been taken that were contracted for as high as 85 cents a pound. Uncontracted crops bring 9 cents this year. About the busiest man in Brownsville daring the fair was Jesse Hinniau of the Times. He was a considerable part of the life of the affair. Mrs. D. S. McWilliamv came home from an Albany hospital Friday, well on her way bfc full recovery from an operation fur appendicitis. Fire from a straw stack which L Newton was burning Saturday got away and burned some fenc­ ing. Townspeople responded to a phone call aud helped to quench it. Mrs. Alice Moore, bead of the telephone operating force at Brownsville, and Miss Alda Coch- raue ware in H ilssy Thursday, Mrs. Moore acting at ber own chauffeur. Rev. A M McClain of the Brownsville Presbyterian church it ebairtuao of a committee to or- genii« a county good citisensbip league, whose principal object will be the oombating of bootlegging. Halsey Meat Market Dealer in Fresh and Cured Meats 30 days' credit F A L K BROS., Props. Wo make a Specialty of Friendship, Engagement and Wedding Rings M . F R E N C H A SONS A LBANY OREO. I. O. O. F. Weeden Mother, 71. was drawn W IL D E Y LODGE NO. 65. into the machinery at the Good, Regular meeting next Saturday win sawmill, near Scic, and killed Wednesday of last week, when be night. attempted to put a belt utt a mov­ ing pulley with his foot. Amor A. Tussing The Shedd community fair, tbe oldest of the kind in the county, will he next Saturday. A horse­ shoe pitching contest will be added to tbe attractions. The judging contests ol the calf clubs will be a leading feature. Tbe Harrlsbnrg M. E church 20,000.00 numbers 52 mtmliers. Its late 13,003.00 pastor, Rev. Audley Brown, hts 16. Capital stock paid in ............. ................................................................... 17. Surplus fund ......................................................................................... IS. (a) Undivided p ro fits___________________ ______ __ _ 88 522.37 lb) Less current expenses, interest an<- taxes paid_____ _ 6,492.66 20,029.71 D e m a n d D eposits , other than banks, subject to reserve : 23. Individual deposits subject to check, including deposits due the state of Oregon, county, cities or other public funds ................. 136,694.49 170 54 24. Demand certificates of deposit outstanding____. . . . . . . . . . . . . __ _ 25. Cashier's checks of this bank outstanding payable on demand . . . . 454.66 Total of demand deposits, other than bank deposits, subject to reserve, items 23, 24, 25. 26, 8137.319 69 T im e a n d S a v in g s D eposits , subject to reserve and payable ou demand or subject to notice ; . 51.171 28 27. Time certifies tea of deposit outstanding.....8 . . . . ............. 4.563.34 28. Savings deposits, payable subject to notice______ . . . . . . . . . . r ^ . . . . Total of time and savings deposits payable on demand or subject to notice, items 27 and 28, 8-55,7.14.62 Total ........................................................................................ M y commission expires a- 24-24. «lock.* Uis o»u sbarpTeatur«* grew more cunning. "You ought to be glad I didn't atop the bear with my rifle," he said hurriedly. " I had Hudson bribed— you wouldn't have found out something that you did find out If be hadn't luln here dying. You wouldn't have learned— " Bnt the sentence died tn the middle. Brnre made answer to It, a straight- out blow with his flit, with all his strength behind It. In the very center of his enemy's face. LAW Y ER AND NOTARY B r o w n s v il i . r , O kkoon C .C . B R Y A N T ATTORNEY AT LAW Cusick Bank Building, Albany, Oregon. We sell the Claxton ola Come in and hear it play All phonograph records aud ntedhs. Tbe dry, parched throat of the motor girl craves onr deliciously flavored and tempUng ice cream. Why not gratify her? Could anything I * more health­ ful ? Let the fair ones decide. Cooling sot! drinks, too. C laris Confetti